Divergent UNIVERSITY ✅

chapter 47

Chapter 47

While Tris and Four lie together and enjoy being together, there is a knock on the door."Who is it?" Tris calls from the bed."Come one Tris, we have to get ready for the party. You know we aren't going to let you dress yourself."She sits up and looks at Four and smirks."I'm fine Mar, I don't need to..."Four sits up behind her and starts kissing her neck trying to distract her."I don't care that Four is in there, I'll burst in there and drag you out. You have ten minutes to get a shower and we're coming in."Tris swats at Four as he continues to kiss her neck, jaw, and ear. The fact that he's trying to distract her is working well."Ten minutes!" Marlene announces.Four stops at Tris' ear and whispers, "You better go play Barbie, you probably don't want them bursting in here."She smirks, "What are you going to do?""Well, I was thinking. You have your own shower in here, maybe we should conserve water and get a shower together."Tris stands without a word and pulls him into the shower.Ten minutes later, she leaves her room in shorts and a tank top ready to get made up."So, what are you and Four doing locked up in your room?" Chris asks with a smirk.Tris looks at her and just smiles, "Nothing, just dress me.""Okay, anyway..." Chris says smiling. "I was shopping the other day and I saw this and thought it was perfect for you."She pulls out a light blue ruffled dress with thin straps. It is not revealing at all and it's not short, it comes down to just above her knees. It is something that Tris would pick out for herself.Tris slides the dress on and is comfortable in the cotton material. She looks at Christina surprised, "This is perfect.""I thought you would like it," Chris says. "Now let's do something with your hair. I'm thinking a high ponytail and a little makeup.When they are done with her, she looks in the mirror shocked. She looks like herself. She doesn't feel like she's been made up like a Barbie."Thanks," Tris smiles at her friends. She leaves the room and returns to her room to find Four sleeping on her bed.She climbs next to him and kisses his cheek. "Are you awake?"He snickers, "Yeah, I just wanted to see how hard you would try to wake me up." He opens his eyes and looks at her. "You look beautiful." He furrows his eyebrows a little and smiles, "You look like yourself. They usually put lots of makeup on you and put you in really short skirts.""Chris said she was shopping and saw this in a store and immediately thought of me when she saw it. I think it is perfect. I feel comfortable in this dress."He stands and takes her hand, "Well, I definitely like it. You look like you are ready to have fun."They leave the room and walk down the stairs. Standing in the foyer are Zeke and Zia. The first thing that Tris notices is that they are holding hands. Zia is wearing a light and flowy floral racer back sundress that goes down to her ankles. The dress is formfitting on top and flows away from her body at the bottom."Zia, you look great!" Tris says."Thanks Tris, so do you. So, I've never been to a fraternity party before, should I be intimidated?"Tris smiles, "No, not at all. We're going to have fun."Before the girls came down the steps they made an agreement to try to get to know Zia and not judge her because she is seeing Zeke. Even Lynn reminds the other two that it was Shauna that left him, not the other way around and Zia was nowhere around when that happened."How are you so diplomatic about this Lynn, Shauna is your sister," Marlene says."Yeah, Shauna's my sister and I love her, but I don't like her right now. Even after she knew what happened with Kenzie she still did that to Zeke. She could have broken up with him at any point. Instead she cheated on him. I'm sorry, but I don't like that. Zeke has every right to find happiness. If Zia makes him happy then I'm all for getting to know her. Besides she's friends with Tris, so that is good enough for me.""Alright then, let's go," Chris says smiling.Chris, Marlene, and Lynn come down the steps all dressed up and ready to party. They all greet Zia and Zeke.Zia's nervous when she sees the other girls. She knows that they were all really good friends with Shauna. She's nervous about being here with Zeke. Things have been getting more serious between the two of them over the past couple months. They spend every possible moment they can together, either at her apartment or his. She was always friends with Tris, and she has become pretty good friends with Four since they worked together this summer."Wow, you ladies look wonderful," Zeke says smiling. He's also a little nervous for Zia. He can feel her grip on his hand tighten as the girls walk down the steps. He had to convince her to come so he really hopes that there are no problems. His fears are erased when Lynn steps forward.Lynn goes up to Zeke and hugs him, "How's it going brother?" She's always called him brother, even before he and Shauna started dating. He was always just like a big brother to her when they were in high school. He would defend her and watch out for her. That was another reason everything with Shauna was so wrong, they had been friends for so long."It's good sis. How are you?""Same old. All I do is dance and go to class it seems." She turns her attention to Zia. "How are you Zia? Haven't seen you in a while.""I'm good. Just working a lot. End of summer is always a busy time for tattoos for some reason.""Did you see my new one?" Zeke asks everyone listening. He lifts his shirt and show is ribcage. It is an image of a pit with what looks like zombies rising from its depths."That is amazing," Tris says."Wow Zeke. It is great!" Christina says. "Did you do that Zia?""Yeah, it was just a design I was playing with. I kind of have an obsession with zombie lore. When Zeke saw it, he begged me to turn it into a tattoo for him.""I didn't beg," Zeke protests."Yes you did," Four says. "I was there. You promised her cake and flowers if she did it for you."They all snicker at the idea of Zeke promising cake for a tattoo."Are we going to this party or what?" Tris asks.The group starts out the door toward Phi Delta. Once they are there the girls head to the dance floor while Zeke and Four stand on the patio and watch."Zia's pretty great," Four tells Zeke."Yeah, I like her a lot. She's so easy to be around. She's not demanding and she doesn't get upset if we are just hanging around the apartments. So many girls want to go out and do things all of the time. She's happy to just sit and watch a movie.""Tris is the same way. She doesn't need to go somewhere all of the time. Speaking of which, she's coming to the apartment tonight. I was thinking the four of us could hang out and watch a movie or something.""I'll have to see what Zia is doing tonight, but sounds good to me."The ladies dance to several songs before they decide to go and sit for a while. Zeke and Four have disappeared into the house so it's just the girls for a while."So Zia, you used to play softball with Tris in high school?" Marlene asks.Marlene's the one that Zia has been most intimidated by. She's Zeke's brother's girlfriend and she seemed to be the one that was closest to Shauna, other than Lynn. She always seems to look at Zia funny when she's around."Yes, I played first base. I haven't played since high school though, I probably couldn't hit a ball anymore if I wanted to.""Are you into sports at all?" asks Marlene. She's trying to get to know Zia, but she right now she feels like she's giving her the third degree."I do. I like to watch baseball, football, and Hockey.""Who are your favorite teams?" Marlene continues."Seriously Mar, what's with all the questions?" Tris asks."I'm just trying to get to know a little about her," Marlene retorts."It's fine Tris, I don't mind. I like the San Francisco Giants, the Penguins, and I really don't have a favorite football team, I just know that I don't like the Ravens. So usually my favorite is whoever they are playing against."Marlene laughs, "That's funny, I love the Steelers, so I hate the Ravens too." This seems to lighten the mood a bit. "So, did you go to school?""I went to the Art Institute in the city. My degree is in computer design and I am a painter. But there isn't much work here for that. When I saw Tris last summer and saw the tattoo on her ribs that her mother had done, I wanted to learn. Tris took me to meet her mother and she hired me on the spot.""That is really cool. Do you like tattooing?" Chris asks joining in the questioning."I do, I love working for Natalie and Bud too. I learn so much from them."The girls continue to talk and ask each other questions. Tris decides that she needs a drink so she goes into the house. In the dining room she sees Zeke and Four playing beer pong with Uriah and Will. She grabs a bottle of water and starts to head out the door when she accidently runs into someone.She looks up almost expects to see Four. She panics when she sees the face before her. She is so shocked that she doesn't see the person come up to her from behind and hit her in the leg with a bat. She just gets a glimpse of the person when she gets hit in the head and the world goes black.~oOo~Four hears a scream in the kitchen and he knows immediately it was Tris. He runs into the kitchen to find her unconscious and in Eric's arms and a girl running from the kitchen."What the hell did you do to her?" Four asks.Hearing Four yell, Zeke, Uriah, and Will all come in to see Eric with Tris in his arms. She's bleeding from the head and her leg looks like it might be broken."It's not what you think. They let me out on bail. I know there's a restraining order, but I wanted to apologize." Eric tries to explain. "You might want to go after that girl because she came out of nowhere and hit Tris with a bat."Will runs out the door to find the girl with Four takes Tris from Eric's arms. Zeke snatches Eric up and shoves him against the wall."So you had nothing to do with that girl hitting Tris?" Zeke asks him."No I swear.""Uriah, call Brian and tell him who's here." Uriah rushes out of the room to get his phone and to call Brian.Four carries an unconscious Tris into the living room and lays her on the couch. Her head is bleeding pretty badly and her leg looks to definitely be broken. Marlene, Zia, and Chris come running into the living room. "What happened?" Chris asks. "Will said someone hit her?""That someone was Sam, I saw her run out of the kitchen just before Will. She had a bat in her hand," Marlene says. "Lynn tripped her so Will could get her.""Four, you have to take her to the hospital," Zia says. "She needs medical help."Four nods, "Can one of you go to Kappa and get her car for me. I can't take her on my motorcycle like this."Marlene runs out of the house to get Tris' car. She is terrified of what Sam did to Tris. She could have killed her. And since Tris is still unconscious, that worries her even more.Four gathers Tris into his arms and carries her outside to wait for Marlene with the car. While he's waiting, Will comes around the side of the house with Lynn and a furious looking Sam. Zia goes up to Sam and snatches her up by the shirt."What the hell did you do this to her for?""The bitch deserved it," Sam says without remorse.Zia punches her square in the face. She hears the crack of a nose breaking on impact. Blood gushes from Sam's face. "Just so you know, a broken nose is the least of your worries. When Tris wakes up, you better be in another state because she will find you," Zia tells her.Marlene pulls up in Tris' car just as another car pulls infront of the house."What the hell is going on here?" Brian asks. Two other agents pull up also."This girl hit Tris in the head with a bat, we need to get her to the hospital now," Four tells him."Eric is inside. Zeke and Uriah are holding him in the kitchen. He said he's out on bail and he came here to talk to Tris," Will explains."Okay, take her to the hospital," Brian says. He turns to one of the agents, "Give them an escort. Agent Rivera, call in the local police to take this girl in on assault charges. Will take me to where Eric is."