Strength

Chapter Fifteen: Building Strength

Peter's POV

"You need to take your anger out instead of showing your scared. You've turned into a real pansycake."

"No I haven't." She huffs crossing her arms across her chest covered in the same black fabric that I wear.

"Yes you have." I argue. "Try me." She snaps and I only shrug. Hesitantly, I throw a punch towards her face. She blocks it but winces in pain.

"Exactly now let's get that strength back up." I say feeling like Four.

She swings a punch at me but I quickly grab her fist blocking her move. Then she does the unexpected and kicks a hard kick at my side. "Still have leg power." I say joking while catching the air that was knocked out of me. She laughs and we continue with the basics and a bit of messing around.

"Okay let's do this for real." She says. I agree and take off my shoes so no one gets any serious injuries she's crippled enough. Holding my hands up in my defense position flashes of memories of me and her fight flash through my mind. What also comes to mind is when I knocked her out during Dauntless Initiation. Drew isn't hear anymore though so thank god I don't have that pressure on me.

She gets in her defensive position and that's when I strike. I step forward and swing a punch but she watches my feet then quickly looks at me and blocks my punch.

Good

That guilty feeling still doesn't leave the pit of my stomach when she throws a punch at my stomach which I just barely block. She swings her leg towards my side that I can't manage to block in time. I fall down onto my hands and knees then get back up quickly.

"When do we end this fight?" She asks panting.

"You mean the one right now?" I ask swinging a punch hitting her stomach.

She lets out a groan but doesn't slouch and crouch over in pain. "Something like that." Now confused I raise my eyebrow and don't really pay attention to her moves.

"What do you mean?" I ask ducking under her leg that was coming towards my head.

"I mean you and I. We seem fine alone but when your around others your a complete asshole." She says swinging an almost angry fist at my chest and hits me knocking the wind out of me.

"Am not." I say completely oblivious to what she means by asshole. Doing my job and being a jerk are two totally different things aren't they? Well I guess I have been a bit of an a-Hole.

"Whatever." She sighs then stops. I set my arms down thinking she's tired or just done fighting with me. Then when I least expect it she swings a punch at my nose and hits me causing a pain to shoot up my nose. I begin to feel the start of a headache and blood run down my upper lip.

"Consider this even now." She says pointing between us. Even though my nose hurts like hell I can't help but smile a small smile and shake my head.

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Smiling in satisfaction I watch as Ash puts on her black jacket then as she laces up her boots. She's gotten better in the past few days and I feel I've done something right. Instead of cowering in fear she fights against it physically.

It's been only a few days but she looks healthier than before. I walk over and pop her hood up over her brown hair.

"Remember you convince Tris to come here." I say sternly and she looks up nodding. "Alright let's get going." I say passing one of the guns in my belt to her. She takes it, stands up, then tucks it into the belt of her black jeans.

We walk out into the dimly lit hallways, hands by our sides. I'll admit I do feel sad seeing her go but I'd rather see her alive then dead. "Where are you planning on going?" I ask looking over.

"Home. I need to know if they are there. I want to at least know if my brother is even alive." She says then continues, "But after I plan on getting out of this city."

I can't help but feel that nervous feeling fill my body. "Your going to sneak out beyond the fence?"

She nods. "I want to know what's out there and why we're in here. Aren't you just the tiniest bit curious?"

"A little but it's never slipped my mind of leaving permanently." I say, she seems to slump her confident shoulders. "Oh." Is all she says then we are both silent.

We get to the exit and I explain the way out. "Make sure you don't get caught." I say looking down at her.

"I won't make any guarantees." She says with a small smile on her lips. I smile but then lose my smile. What if she does get out? What if there's more people? Those questions flood my mind but one that seems to be haunting me is,

"What if she falls in love with someone."

I try to put on a fake smile, trying to push that question out of my mind. I give her a nod of reassurance. "Good luck. Don't die." I say trying to joke but being serious as well.

"I won't." She smiles a little and kisses my cheek then leaves me alone in the dark, cold, dimly lit hallways. Now I know what a heart breaking feels likes

Ash's POV

Once the cool autumn breeze hits my face I can't help but let out a sigh smiling.

Freedom

I'm finally free

I look up at the night sky at the stars as I walk in the shadows of old abandoned buildings. I nearly trip over a small pothole in the cement. Looking back to where I'm walking I see train tracks and a stopped train with a few people scattered around and a small orange flickering light.

Soon the horrid smell of the Factionless reaches my nose making me move faster. I don't want to be around this area especially if my mom-I mean Evelyn is here. I hop on the train in hopes of avoiding people and I do.

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It was midnight when I left Erudite headquarters and now I stand on top of the same rooftop I jumped off as a new Initiate. I was eager but only to get it over with. I glance down, my eyes widen and breath hitches in the back of my throat. I close my eyes and stand on top of the ledge.

I take deep steady breaths.

Inhale.

Exhale.

Then I jump falling down into the hole leading soon landing on top of the same exact net that was never taken down from before all this trouble started.

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This was a pretty decent chapter in my opinion I've never written over 1000 word chapters.

(I still don't understand how some people write like 60 pages like jeez oh Petes you creative people kudos to you)

Hope you guys enjoyed