Chapter 24 - Initiation preparations

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Tris pov

I went back to work a few months ago and now, it's almost initiation time again. I am so excited to scare the shit out of those initiates with Tobias. And although I still have my fear of intimacy I am going by the name Six.

"Good morning beautiful" I hear the deep morning voice of Tobias. I was staring at the ceiling just then and he startled me a bit.

"Good morning handsome" I turn to face him and when I do we're so close our noses brush against each other. My heart rate speeds up and even though it's been almost a year since we've been together he still makes me nervous. He still makes me blush when I think about that he's mine and I am his. The only thing that changes is how I feel about him because every day I wake up I think I can't love this man more than I already do now. I think that every morning and every morning, again and again, I feel more love for him than I did the morning before. My feelings for him change, but in a good way because they grow beyond my comprehension.

I feel him lean in and he gently places his lips on mine, carefully as though he thinks I may break with any more force. I love this, waking up to the person I love the most, wearing the promise ring he gave me. That ring gives me the knowledge that one day he'll call me his wife and I'll be able to call him my husband. One day I'll wake up with him by my side as my husband, and then we will never be apart. Nothing can separate us then, not that it can now, but then legally.

I look at the clock and get out of bed groaning because I don't want to but I have to if I want to keep my job... I stumble towards the bathroom rubbing the sleep out of my eyes while yawning. I step into the bathroom and close the door. I quickly strip and step under the water letting the hot water consume me. I wash my hair and body and when I'm almost done the water turns ice cold, I let out a high-pitched scream. Then I get soap in my eye and I am blinded for a few seconds trying to wash out my eyes, desperately trying to get the burning sensation of the soap out of my eye, and by doing so I get soap into my other eye. Gee, I'm such a clutz why do I have to be so clumsy? I am trying to rinse my eyes and get the stinging out of my eyes. After a few minutes under the icy water trying to get the soap out of my eyes I succeed and yell at the top of my lungs,

"Tobias Eaton, if you don't get the water hot again in 5 seconds I'm gonna come whoop your ass!" And sure enough in about 3 seconds, the water is hot again. I stand there warming up my too-cold-to-be-healthy body and rinse the soap out of my eyes. When I'm warm and clean I cut off the water and get my towel to dry off. When I've brushed my teeth and peed I step out of the bathroom. I see my sweet, sweet boyfriend standing at the toaster, burning bread. I laugh and rush towards him and press the button to let the toast out and sure enough it's perfectly toasted. He sighs defeated and walks into the bathroom to shower. I toast a few other slices of bread and when he comes out I toss him a few pieces glued together with butter, peanut butter, and chocolate sprinkles. He places a trail of kisses on my neck and jaw and places the last kiss on my lips. We rush out of the door together and where he takes a turn to the control room I run further along the hallway to make a few other turns further down the hall that lead to the ambassador's hallway.

I've built up stamina so I'm barely out of breath when run full speed into the hallway. I see the clock turn 8 as soon as I sit down in my chair.
Almost half a minute later Uriah runs down the hallway and when he passes my door I look at the time.

"You're twenty-two and a half seconds late Uri!" I yell out of my office. I hear an annoyed grunt out of the direction of his office. I chuckle triumphantly. Amar peeks his head through the door connecting our offices. 

"I bet you 50 points that he's right and won't come late for at least half a year" he jokes.

"Oh, it's on! He's gonna come late to work again in a month, mark my words," I laugh, this is gonna be an easy 50 points.

"Yeah, yeah, but you can't be an influence to it in any way!" He warns, probably worried that he's gonna lose.

"Yes sir!" I say, mock saluting while spinning in my chair. We laugh and he retreats into his own office. Time for work.

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I hear two sets of footsteps, both pairs of footsteps seem to be certain of where they're going, like they have a destination. One of the major differences is that one of the pair is loud and almost screams attention, the other one though is quite the opposite, they're footsteps from a male but the sound is light, careful as to if not make more sound than necessary. They sound close to my office door, which I closed because I had an online meeting with Caleb about knee braces that couldn't be delivered to the infirmary here and the possible alternatives the doctors and nurses could provide the patients with. When I hear the footsteps stop I carefully reach into my desk drawer where I taped a gun to the bottom of the tabletop so it was out of sight and even if you searched the drawer you would probably not find it. With the gun in my hand, I continue to work.
I hear two hushed voices having a discussion and I am not surprised when the door opens unannounced and I'm quick to point my gun toward the door.

"Woah, Tris put the gun down!" The voice of the one I adore sounds like music in my ears, like a soft lullaby. Tobias. I lower the gun when I see the door open more to reveal not only him but also Eric standing next to him.

"Tris and a gun, don't let me laugh. She couldn't pull the trigger if her life depended on it," He taunts menacingly. I'm fast to pull the gun out again and shoot a hole into the drywall next to his arm.

"Don't try me," I say while a surprised and irritated look flashes his face. I put away the gun again making sure to put the safety on first.

"We came to discuss initiation," Tobias tells me.

"Well, sit down," I say gesturing to the couch on the other side of my desk. When they sit down I fold my hands and listen to what they have to say.

"Okay, I don't want to do this because I have far better things to do with my time so I'm keeping it short. Initiation prepares the initiates for dauntless and it is crucial that only the true dauntless make it into our faction. Four here convinced Max that initiation doesn't have to be so brutal as last year, Max's words, not mine. Anyhow, they can concede in a fight if two instructors agree that the person can't longer continue. The fights don't have any rules but to stop if the initiate can no longer continue. Make sure you go through guns, knives, fighting, and heavy workout stuff like running, pushups, pullups, and such things. For the second stage, Four will teach you how to do it properly and safely and how you restrain a person in the simulation chair if they trash too much. The third stage is just the landscapes in front of the leaders, so they face all their fears at once. And that's it. Any questions you can ask Four, he probably knows the answer." With that, he stands up and leaves.

"Okay," I say stretching out the word. "He really meant that he didn't want to do that didn't he?" I ask only to see Four nod. Great, the third transfer trainer is completely unmotivated. 

"Any questions?" He asks softly making himself comfy on the small sofa. I shake my head while standing up and walking over to him.

"No," I say short but clear. "However, I'm off the clock now," I say trailing off, after a glance at the clock. I now stand in front of him and lay my arms around his neck.

"Well, in that case," He mumbles while pulling me closer so I'm sitting on his lap. "We can do whatever we want." And he presses his lips to mine. It still feels like I'm floating even if it's almost been a year, he still makes me all giggly and nervous in a good way. In the way that I want to look my best for him on a date and that I want to feel his lips on mine again and again and again. And I know whatever happens, nothing can get in our way.


Hey everyone!
It has been a while since I've updated and I'm so so so sorry for that! I didn't have much time before the summer break and I had a lot to process during summer break. But a little break won't stop me from finishing what I started, and I'm not finished yet! I also need your help a little:

What is Olivia's name gonna be when she transfers?

Liv

Lili

Via

If you have another idea in mind, please comment I would love to hear your ideas. And if you don't feel comfortable with commenting you can leave a sticker at the name you like best! Thank you!

I'll try to update more often now, feel free to message me or leave a comment if you have an idea for the story!

Be brave,
M-


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