Dauntless Brothers

[Chapter 36] Zip Lining.

I wake up the next morning and run several ways of skipping school through my mind. In the end each one ends a dead end, so I get into the shower and take my time getting changed.

I regret choosing Dauntless last night. Tris knows that heights is one of my biggest fears and she'll do anything to help me overcome it. But going straight to zip lining is a bit extreme.

Like always, everyone has already left. I walk out of the apartment's door only to find a not tapped to the door.

It says:

Meet me at the Hancock building.

I know that you're thinking about breakfast but don't. I already took care of it. Just meet me at the building.

-Tris

This girl is going to be the cause of my death. She read my mind. I thought of taking long at breakfast so that I'll barely have enough time to get to school let alone zip line.

But like always she thought of everything.

I sigh and start walking towards my destination with my bag slung over a shoulder.

I meet Zeke coming out of his apartment.

"Hey! See you in school." He says as we part ways.

"I hope." I mutter to myself.

When I get to the foot of the building, I spot Tris waiting for me. She runs over and jumps into my outstretched arms. I hug her tight because for me it's the last time I'll be doing it.

When I set her back down on the ground, she places a quick kiss on my lips before asking. "Ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be." I reply. She laughs and pulls me to the elevators. She hits the close button and the moment the doors close, my breathing quickens.

"Oh my God, Tobias! I'm so sorry! I completely forgot that you're claustrophobic!"

I hunch over and sit on my heels with my head between my legs. Tris sits in front of me and guides my hand towards her heart.

"We're going to get through this. Just focus on the beating and forget about everything else." I do as she says. It helps, just a tiny but it does help.

In a couple of second the elevator stops moving and the doors open. I clamber out and gulp in the fresh air.

"Are you okay?" Tris asks. When I turn to look at her, there are tears glistening in her eyes.

At once I come to her defense. I pull her to me and put my arms around her.

"Hey! I'm alright. I'm perfectly fine." I tell her.

"I could've hurt you." She says.

"No. It's not your fault. Don't ever blame yourself. It's my stupid fear. I'm the one who should've been more careful." I kiss her forehead.

She pulls away and sniffs. "You know. You don't have to zip line, if you don't feel up to it."

"And go back down in the elevator? Not happening." She smiles at this and at once goes back to her confident self.

"You'll go first and I'll follow." She tells me, as she helps me into the sling, head first.

"But what I get scared?"

"You will a bit but don't worry it's fun."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah."

"What if I want to quit?"

"You can't. You'll have to ride till the end."

"What if I faint?"

"You won't!"

"Alright. Alright. I'm just nervous."

"Come on! You'll be fine."

"No I won't."

"Tobias!"

"What?"

"Shut up."

"Alright."

She finishes fastening the straps and says. "You're good to go."

"But I don't want to go." I protest.

"But you have to."

"I-" But she gives me a push and I'm zooming through the air, hundreds of feet above ground. At first I don't look down because I'm too terrified. But when I do a scream escapes my mouth.

"Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhh." But I know that no one can hear me. I pass by a building with a glass side and I can see my reflection. My face is pale and white from fear.

In my mind I keep repeating.

Please let me live. Please let me live. Please let me live.

When I open my eyes again, there's a wall in front of me and with every passing second it's getting closer. I reach up for the brakes and for a split seconds all my hand feel is air.

But then my hands grip the brake and pull on it. At once I slow down and come to halt instead of crashing head long into the wall.

My whole body is shaking and I feel around for the strap which I have to tug on in order to release myself.

The sling opens and I jump to the ground. My legs feel like jelly since they wobbling.

A split second later Tris appears and she smoothly stops unlike me. In no time she's next to me on the ground.

Just like me she's gasping for air. But unlike me she's not scared, her face is full of excitement.

"Well?" She asks.

"No way am I doing that again." I tell her and she laughs.

"Come on. It couldn't have been that bad." She says.

"In case you've forgotten that I'm the one who's scared of heights not you." I remind her.

"Point taken." She says.

I hunch over and try to shake off the weird feeling in my stomach. When I look back up, she's looking at me. I raise an eyebrow at her.

"Nothing. You just look cute when you're scared."

"Uhuh." I say laughing and she nods.

She smacks her forehead. "I completely forgot. Do you want breakfast? I got us muffins."

I stare at her in disbelief. "Seriously?"

"What aren't you hungry? I'm starving." She exclaims.

"I nearly died and you're asking if I'm hungry!" I shake my head as she bursts out laughing.

Hey fellow Initiates!

I'm laughing so hard. I made Tobias scream and I can't imagine Tobias screaming. Just the thought of him screaming makes me laugh.

Hope you liked the chapter :)