Resurgent: A Divergent Fanfiction

Chapter 11

V

I wake up the next day and sit up. My arm stings slightly from the cut, but I am fine. I stand up, and put on my shoes.

Tobias comes out of the shower again. His hair is slightly damp.

He smiles at me, "Sleep okay?"

"Yeah." I nod.

I walk down to the Pit with him. He sits by me and we eat breakfast. I see Maddie walk in. Her nose is an ugly purple, and she's bruised all over her body. Four looks smug. Her eyes glare onto me, and she picks up her speed, striding over to us.

She sits by him and asks quietly, "Can I ask you something?"

Four doesn't look at her, "What?" He says and continues eating,

"Can you give any advice on how to pass Stage 2." She looks warily at me and Four.

He smirks, "Are you kidding? Just face your fears."

"Can I get a sneak peek in my fear landscape to practice?" She shivers.

"No, nobody else does. So why would I let you?" He gives her an odd look.

I bite my lip and focus on my muffin to keep myself from laughing.

"Cause I like you, and its okay to show favoritism in Dauntless you know. No need to make it like hatred so nobody will notice." She says.

I choke a little, and laugh

Maddie glares at me, "What's so funny Stiff, not like he likes you. He's just being nice to all the initiates."

"Whatever you say." I grin and bite into my muffin.

"I know your fear Maddie, if it helps I could make it real. Help you visualize it." Four says, "Or you can leave and choose to overcome your cowardice instead of ridding your rivals."

She bites her lip. "Fine, I'll see you later then."

He turns and I laugh, "Didn't know you had a sense of humor Four. Used to always be cruel instructor or concerned boyfriend."

He smiles, "People change over three years."

Zeke comes to us.

"Hey Four, Tris." He says, "We're trying something new tonight. Doing a little initiates-leader bonding with a game of Truth or Dare in Uriah's dorm."

Four nods and Zeke pats us on the back before walking away.

"What's Truth or Dare?" I ask

"Dauntless game that we sometimes play. Jacob will explain the rules tonight." He says.

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The day passed by quickly and after dinner, I head up to Uriah's dorm.

I walk in warily and sit down. Most of the initiates are already there, and Four checks off names for attendance as we walk in.

Once everybody has arrived, Jacob explains the rules.

"This is a game to prove whether you are truly Dauntless, or a mere pansycake." He says and goes over rules.

The longer I sit here the longer I dislike the idea.

Jacob starts, "Maddie truth or dare?"

"Truth."

Jacob shakes his head disapprovingly, "What's your worst fear?"

She curls her lips, "Seeing Four with someone else other than me." She whispers. Most of us laugh, but I look up at him. He sits on Uriah's bed, arms crossed.