The Future Queen and King of Dauntless

Chapter 16

Tobias POV

I can't stop thinking about Eric, and that pisses me off even more I want to just be able to enjoy my time with Tris. I am in my own mind and barely registered that we had made it back to the archery range. I feel Tris pulling on my hand trying to lead us to the bows.

"Which type should I use?" I look down at her, her eyes are full of excitement.

It makes me smile though it doesn't reach my eyes. I know she cares for me. I quickly pick out a smaller bow that still could dwarf her in size, it is definitely larger than her upper body. I also pull out another for me to show her how to use it. I grab two quivers with 5 arrows each. I help Tris slip hers on and simply sling mine over my head. I take her hand and bring her over to the targets. I help her into her stance and show her how to put the arrow onto her bow. Once she gets that part down I help her raise the bow and show her how to aim. Then I tell her to watch me and I get into stance place an arrow on the bow lift aim and shoot. The arrow flies through the air and lands dead center into the target. I see Tris smiling at me.

"You're good at this stuff you know."

I smile back down at her, "Thanks though I have had years of practice."

"So you're saying you were always good at this stuff?"

"No, actually you're blowing me out of the water on my first day I took a few hours before I could hit the target with a knife."

I hope she is starting to understand how good she really is. I maybe a prodigy in Dauntless, but I really think she is too. I wonder if it is all girls that could be this good or just her, pretty sure it is just her.

"Now you ready to try."

Tris nods.

Tris POV

I can't believe what Tobias is telling me, can I really be as good as he is saying. I mean I hit the target within the first 20 minutes, and I did seem pretty good on Ember without ever having ridden before.

"Now you ready to try?" Tobias asks me pretty emotionless. I just nod trying to get my head back into the game.

I get into the stance Tobias showed me and placed the arrow on the bow. I raised it slowly getting into potion and tried to aim but nothing was lining up properly. I took a chance and let the arrow fly. I was right I couldn't aim it, as the arrow flew far off to the right. I look at Tobias and he looks at me with his brow slightly furrowed. I see him rub the back of his neck and tighten his jaw a bit.

He takes the bow from me and turns my body to the opposite side. I look up at him with a confused look.

"Just want to test something out, do you trust me."

"With my life."

My eyes widen. I didn't mean to say that, it is too soon for me to, but it is completely true. I hope he doesn't think of me being a silly little girl. I feel myself blush slightly as I look up to Tobias who is looking at me with such emotion in his eyes. He definitely doesn't see me as silly.

He places his hands gently on my shoulders as he sets me up into a similar stance just mirrored, and shows me how to hold the arrow with my opposite hand.

"Okay, try again."

I raise the arrow out of the quiver and place it onto the bow raising it up I seem to be able to aim better I take a deep breath and release the arrow. It hits the outer circle of the bulls-eye.

"What just happened?"

"Well my dear Tris, it seems that though you are dominantly right handed you have a better left sight then you do right. It isn't common but it isn't unheard of either. Why don't you shoot the rest of and see if you can hit center. Then we will call it a day and just relax and get to know each other a bit more. Sound good?"