A New Life

Chapter 13: Candor Or Dauntless

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DIVERGENT, THAT BELONGS TO THE VERY TALENTED VERONICA ROTH.

After about two painfully long hours of torture, Christina managed to somehow make me wear layers yet still show as much skin as possible. I'm standing here in a leather pencil skirt with ripped tights and an open black and gray flannel tucked into the skirt with a black lacy bandeau underneath covering my lacy bra and underwear. Thank God that she at least let me wear my combat boots. My hair is pulled into a high ponytail with some bangs hanging over my left eye. I have simple makeup of eyeliner, mascara and red lipstick as a final pop. She claims she has a final surprise for me as she drags me through The Pit. She stops me in front of the tattoo parlor and I raise an eyebrow at her.

"Nose, belly button or eyebrow?" She crosses her arms over her chest and stares at me.

"For?" I ask her stretching out the 'O' in the word.

"A piercing obviously." She exclaims giving me a shove through the door.

"Are you crazy?" I say. "I don't need a hole in my body!"

"Nobody needs anything." She groans. "But you know you want this, now choose." She gives no chance to back out as she pushes me down in the chair.

"Um, nose." I say softly almost like a question. I tense as the guy working the shop leans forward with the needle gun in hand. There's a small pinch before he pulls the needle back and replaces it with a small black stud. He holds a mirror in front of my face and I can't help my smile. The right side of my nose is a little red, but it looks good, it looks Dauntless. Chris lets out a small squeal and I laugh before the man tells me the cleaning instructions and we're on our way to Zeke's place.

Chris knocks on his door and shuffling is heard from the other side before the door swings open. Zeke stands in front of us with a bottle in hand and a grin plastering his face.

"Trissy, Chrissy you're here!" He grins and pulls us through the door. I stumble into Chris before catching and straightening myself out. "Beatrice Eaton!" Zeke yells drawing my and most others attention to himself. "What on earth are you wearing!" His eyes scan me and my cheeks grow red. "And what the hell is in your face!" He says as his attention lands on my nose.

"Ask her." I grumble pointing to Chris who simply smiles innocently.

"You have to admit she looks good." Chris shrug and slings her arm over my shoulder grinning at Zeke.

"That's what we don't want." Zeke groans walking past me to go further in the room.

"Hey!" I say and slapping him across his chest. We walk into his living room and I look around to see everyone in a circle. My eyes scan the room and land on a pair of silver eyes staring back at me.

"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I may have invited him." Chris whispers and I elbow her in the ribs breaking eye contact and sitting between Tobias and Uriah. Toby puts his arm over my shoulder and Uriah puts his around my waist leaning in the whisper that he likes my nose piercing.

"Ok, let's get this started." Zeke says clapping his hands together and sitting between Will and Shauna.

"What exactly is 'this?'" I ask and everyone turns to look at me. "What! Games aren't an Abnegation thing." I groan and cross my arms with a slight pout.

"Well basically someone asks another person Candor or Dauntless. If they choose Candor they have to answer a question truthfully, and if you choose Dauntless you have to do a dare. If you refuse to do either than you have to take off a piece of clothing excluding shoes and socks. Tights count. Got it?"  Uri explains to me and I nod. "I shall start then." He smiles and scans the circle. "Chris Candor Dauntless?" He grins evilly and rubs his hands together.