Under the armour: a TrisxEric fan fiction

Chapter 6: but did he do this

Tris POV

As soon as I get back from my 'declaration in the cupboard' I see Christina standing there, one hand on her hip, one eyebrow raised. In our dormitory.

I know this sounds selfish, but I'd rather not tell her. I'd rather keep the passionate experience to myself, savouring his velvety lips and remembering his electric touch. It sends goosebumps of warmth through my body at just the thought of our moment.

"Um...I may be mistaken, but you were supposed to get back 15 minutes ago?" jeers Christina.

I play along, acting nonchalant. 

"Oh, I was just taking a walk, exploring." I smile.

Christina snorts.

"Exploring what? Eric's mouth?"

I flush and my eyes turn wide. Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit. One of the many flaws I have is that when I'm embarrassed or caught lying, it really shows.

"Oh my god, you little minx!" She laughs. "You really did kiss him! What a guess!"

"What gave it away?" I demand.

"Well, firstly, your looks that you shared in dinner. Secondly, I saw the note - not what it said, but I saw Eric slip it to you under the desk. But I can pretty much work out that the note told you to meet him somewhere because you split up at the end of dinner. Thirdly, there is no wind down underground in Dauntless, so what explains your hair?'"

Again she laughs, but not menacingly.

Forgot about that part. While one hand was on my waist in the cupboard, his other hand moved from my face to my hair. Oops. Should've checked a mirror.

"Plus" Christina adds. "you've got that flustered look that can only come from one thing; SUCKING SOMEONES FACE!"

"OH MY GOD IT WAS JUST A KISS!" I laugh.

"Well what are you waiting for? Tell me about it!"

"Ok, ok." I guess I'll have to tell her. "Well it started off with him looking really worried, so I asked him what's wrong and he said he liked me. I said the most stupid thing back trying to be funny, and he said  he meant that he really liked me. Oh my god I was so stupid. We stood in silence for a bit, and he was like 'you don't have to say it back' and 'I understand', but I interrupted by saying the right thing for once, which was 'I like you too' and then relief filled both of us and removed tension in the cupboard."

"The cupboard? Ooh confined spaces, cheeky" Christina snorts.

I laugh. "We had finally owned up, and it felt good. But all I wanted to do was kiss him at that moment, not talk. So I pressed my lips to his - god, they were soft - and we stood there and just kissed! With tongues! We started stroking eachother's hair and it was amazing. But I pulled back, and said 'I don't want to take it too fast' and he was like 'ok' and I smiled and came here."

"Deep stuff with a member of authority in a cupboard!" jokes Christina.

"That kiss though!" I groan, as she goes to take a shower.

Suddenly, Peter walks in. "Did somebody say kiss?" Oh god. Peter could've heard all of that. Shit.

"Wow, Stiff. Physical contact. this is a big step. In a cupboard as well. But what would your parents say? I think they would be ashamed that your sleeping your way with 'a member of authority' up to the top of the ranks. Tut, tut, tut. Now let's think. something tells me it's not Four, and it can't be any of the other leaders apart from - Eric. My, my, Stiff, I have to say, Eric's not a bad choice."

Suddenly I find myself diving at him, screaming.

"Fighting starts tomorrow, and if you tell a single person, you won't like what happens to you in front of every single initiate. And NEVER speak about my parents again. Do you hear me?"

I find myself pressing him against the wall. I am proud of myself.

"This must've been what it was like for Eric, in a tight space with you. But did he do this?"

Suddenly, Peter shoves me onto the nearest bed, on my back, with a sadistic grin plastered on his face. I can't get up. Christina can't hear me. He holds my arms above my head, and slowly peels my top off. I scream as he reveals my bra and stuffs my top in my mouth, muffling my scream. I want to kick, but he is standing on my feet and he is too heavy. He gropes my chest. 

"Wow, Stiff, you've actually got something up here" he jeers.

Suddenly, he flips me over, so I'm lying face down, and begins to pull my Trousers down, but then I hear a deep 'hey!' Coming from the doorway. 

Only one person has a voice that deep.

Eric.

Thank god.

He runs over here and uppercuts Peter in the jaw, and Peter tries to kick him, but Eric catches his leg just in time, twists his ankle, and shoves him into the wall, back facing us. Eric then smacks the back of Peters head into the wall and he slumps on the ground, unconscious. By then, I'm standing up, shaking. Eric walks up to me.

I'm blubbering. "Th-thank you. I-"

"Not here and not now. come with me Tris".

Eric's POV

Damn that kiss was good. She may come from Abnegation, but he kisses like she was born in Dauntless. Her old faction must've been strangling her passion, because her eyes demand attention and she is a mystery. She leaves me wanting more.

But when I heard a terrified scream from the dorm, and found Peter on top of her, raping her, everything boiled up inside me and I was seething with rage. I did say that if he so much as touches her I would thrash him. I am still furious.

I'm leading Tris to my apartment now because I can't let her get hurt again by anyone who sees us together.