Love of a Tree Hugger

Chapter 24

Blaze POV

"How is training going so far?" Dom ask me as he starts eating.

"So far so good. It's been mostly fighting and working out so far. The fighting comes kind of natural to me. I think we are done with fighting for a few days though. Today is visiting day then tomorrow I think we start working on weapons." I hope I sound more interesting to him then I do to myself.

"I loved the weapons training. It was really exciting to learn how to throw knives. Physically though it can be very hard so make sure you get plenty of rest and didn't skip any meals. You are going to need your strength."

"Thanks I will remember that."

"Good morning" four says as he sits across from me.

"Good morning. Blaze I have to head back to work I only get a thirty minutes for breakfast but I get off at 1 so if you want to hang after your family leaves I will be around the pit." Dom starts standing up.

"My family won't show. Amity does not come to dauntless so if you want to hang that would be fun."

"Great! You want to meet at the pit at 130?"

"Okay see you there."

Dom leans down and hugs me before he leaves.

Turning to Four "Are you eating again? Didn't you make a tray earlier?"

"I am a growing boy. I need my nutrients." four says while flexing his muscles.

"Four you are such a goofball." I can't help but laugh at his silliness. He is so different when we aren't training.

"I am not. Take it back." four picks up a grape "if you don't take it back I will hit you with a grape."

"Oh you wouldn't dare."

"Oh wouldn't I?" he says as he throws a grape at me. I surprise him and catch it in my mouth.

"Payback is a bitch and so am I." but as I throw a grape back at him he catches it in his mouth.

"You may be a bitch but I am an asshole. How about we throw grapes at each other and see who can catch the most without missing one?"

"Oh you are on. Four you are going down."

I can't believe we sit there and throw grapes at each and catch them in our mouths.

"Okay four this is the last grape. This grape will determine your fate. Catch this grape and you will be forever known as king of the grapes."

I try to throw it high and to the left but he figures out what I am doing and manages to catch the grape.

This has to be the silliest thing I have done since I got here and it feels good.

"I now pronounce you four, the great grape king. You will go down in the history books as the greatest grape king in history."

"I hope I can do justice to such a prestige title. I promise to protect the grapes with my last breath." four says laughing so hard he looks like he is having a hard time catching his breath.

And then I lose it. We have to stop laughing cause my stomach muscles are hurting.

I notice some grape juice on the side of four's mouth I don't know what made me do it but I reach across the table and wipe the juice off with my finger. We both stop laughing and are just looking into each other's eyes. Then four turns his head and opens his mouth around my finger and then sucks on my finger. I can't say or do anything. I feel like I am loss in his eyes.

We are both shocked when we hear a loud bang on our table beside us. I look up to see Eric standing at the end our table. I don't think I have ever seen someone look so mad before. He looks like he is about to tear down the whole place.

Through clinched teeth Eric says "Four, max would like to see you when you are done here."

"Tell him I will be there in a little bit." four says looking amused at seeing Eric so pissed off.

"You better not keep him waiting." Eric sounds like if he could kill four right then and there he would.

I probably shouldn't piss Eric off anymore then I already have but he deserves it. "Go ahead and talk to max. I need to go get ready for my date anyway."

Eric's face turns bright red and he stomps off.

Trying to look and sound innocent "he is sure mad at somebody."

Four looks around like he wants to ask me something but is too nervous to ask. "Are you going to the social tomorrow night?"

I had overheard other members talk about the social but I hadn't had a chance to ask Sophie and Carter if they wanted to go yet.

"If I can get Sophie,Carter and Zach to go. I don't want to go by myself."

"I would ask you if I was allowed but we have that rule." four says blushing and looking away.

"I would have liked to go with you. Maybe you can ask me after inniation is over. Is there a rule about me saving a dance for you?"

"A dance? Nope I don't see why we couldn't dance." he says with a big smile.

"You better go talk to max and I have to go get ready."

"I hope you have a good time. Dom is a very lucky guy." four says as he picks up his trash and walks to the trash can.

Taking my trash to the trash can I am feeling like I am walking on a cloud. Four and Dom seem to be interested in me which makes me feel good but they are no Eric. I would have happily waited for Eric. I really like him a lot. He wasn't willing to wait for me though. Why did he tell me if he wasn't willing to wait? Why did he have to sleep with that slut?

I am totally distracted when I start heading back to the dorm. Until I feel an arm reach out from the darkness and grab me. Before I can even yell a hand goes across my mouth.