Erudite's Experiments

The Challenge

POV Rosalie

I'm peacefully asleep on the first morning of my week off when Four calls me. I internally groan at the sound of it, Miles rolls over into his pillow and huffs.

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" I snap in greeting.

"Seven o'clock. Eric and I need your help."

"You're aware this is my week off right?"

"Yes. I am also aware that you like to stay busy, so come on. Initiates are due in the training room at eight." Four says and hangs up.

"I'm going to kill your brother." I grumble.

"I'll help." Miles says into the pillow. I stroke his hair for a few minutes before getting up and changing.

Once I'm in pants, boots, a red and black tie die tank top I braid back my hair, put on light makeup, and head to breakfast, which consists of me grabbing a muffin and going to the training room.

"You're aware this is my week off right?" I ask of both Four and Eric. I look at the door when it opens, letting in a grumpy Sidney.

"Why am I here on my week off? How come you two can't handle this?" He demands.

"Because my mate is here and I can't rank her." Eric says.

"So? Four's here."

"My mate's here and I can't rank her." Four says.

"So have Eric rank her."

"Look, according the protocol, if this happens there need to be two other trainers watching and helping. Four and I can train them, but we can't rank them." Eric says.

"So for the next week we're training initiates and then what? Who's taking over?" Sidney asks.

"About that."

"What?" Sidney and I demand in unison. Eric hands Sidney and I both paperwork that I am hesitant to even take a look at. Just the heading raises my blood pressure.

"We're supposed to take your pet sperm to work with us?" Sidney demands. I can't help but laugh at how he says it, even Eric cracks a smile.

"If you will read, Hayes, it says that both of you are relieved from your duties next week to show the initiates what being a Faction Guard is like. Then it's back to training and then-"

"You're finding someone else. When did I volunteer to be a glorified babysitter?" I finish for Four.

"Or give up my week of sleeping in. I mean, I hate not having anything to do, but I happen to like sleep." Sidney says.

"You two sure do bitch a lot." Eric says. I look behind Four and Eric when I hear the door open to see both Dauntless born and transfer initiates entering the room.

"Yeah, well, we just got told that we don't get time off for another three weeks after being rudely awoken at the ass crack of dawn. All because the two of you are destined to be with two of them. And why are you training the Dauntless born and transfers together?" I ask, looking down at the paperwork.

"Lauren's out sick, so they're just going to be trained together the whole time." Eric says simply. I sigh and glare at my brother-in-law.

"What?" He demands.

"You're aware my little brother's in this class right?" Sidney asks.

"So is my little sister."

"Apparently Max is more worried about romantic ties than familial ties." Eric says.