Selfless And Honest

Chapter 3

"Great. I have to share a room with you." I groan, glancing at Peter.

"Why? Is there a birthmark I shouldn't see?" Peter asks with a teasing grin as he starts to get changed. I take off my dress and put my hands on my hips.

"I dunno. You tell me." I say with a grin. He rolls his eyes and tosses a black long sleeved shirt to me.

"Cover up, Feisty. Don't want any of the wrong people seeing your breasts, now do we?" Peter asks. I blush when I realize I didn't bring a shirt and the shirt he gave me is his. He's just standing there shirtless, waiting for me to finish changing.

"Uh...thanks." I say shyly before putting his shirt on. He winks at me.

"Why so shy all of the sudden?" Peter teases. I pull my pants on and poke him in the chest.

"Well you practically just saw me naked. So I have a good reason to be shy." I reply. He rolls his eyes.

"I didn't look much at all. I may have been teasing and making fun, and all that. But I'm not a pervert." Peter says. I smile at him. Oh my God, I never thought I would actually give him a genuine smile. Maybe he isn't so bad after all.

"Don't you need your shirt?" I ask.

"I'll just grab one on our way out. You need it more than I do." Peter replies. I blush and nod.

"Don't you want to brush your hair out. Or are you leaving it up like that?" Peter asks. I look in the mirror to see my hair is still up in its knot. I close my eyes and undo it. My light brown hair falls to my shoulders in waves. Peter smiles at me in the reflection.

"You look better with your hair down." He says. I blush.

"Well. I guess I'll leave it down then." I reply. Peter leans against the wall by the door.

"Ready?" He asks. I nod.

"Yeah." I reply. He opens the door and let's me out first.

"Hey, Lily! You coming?" Tris asks as she stands beside my cousin. Megan changed her name to Ember. We also have friends named Christina, Will, and Al. I glance at Peter, whom is putting a shirt on.

"Uh. I'll see you guys later. I think I'm gonna stay with Peter for a bit." I reply. They stare at me in shock but shrug and leave. Peter walks over to me with a black short sleeved shirt on.

"You look kinda hot with my shirt on." Peter says teasingly. I roll my eyes at him.

"Come on Peter. I'm hungry." I say and grab his wrist.

"I'm not." Peter says with a grin as I drag him to the dining hall.

"I'll go get us some cake!" Peter says and hurries of to get some chocolate cake. I smile and take a seat beside Ember.

"Hey, that's not the shirt I picked for you." Ember points out.

"That's not even a girl shirt." Christina adds. I blush and shrink down as I cuddle into the warm shirt Peter gave me.

"It's cause it's not mine. I forgot a shirt when I went to change. So...uh..." I begin. Peter sits next to me.

"So I gave her mine." Peter finishes for me. I blush even more.

"Cute but ew." Ember says and cringes at the table.

"How is it ew?" I ask. She looks at me.

"Cause you're wearing a guy's shirt." Ember replies. I roll my eyes.

"I don't know how you'll ever get a boyfriend." I tease. She pouts at me.

"Well it seems you have one." Christina says. I glare at her.

"He's not my boyfriend. He's just a friend." I say defensively. She holds her hands up.

"Whatever you say, Lily." Christina says. I shake my head and look down at the empty spot in front of me.

"Oh! Right! Here's your slice." Peter says and puts a slice of chocolate cake in front of me. Christina and Ember make kissy faces at me. I stick my tongue out at them.

"Thanks, Peter." I reply and start eating.

"You look really pretty with your hair down." Tris compliments me. I glance at Peter to see him grinning.

"Well I was gonna put it back up but Peter said I look better with it down." I reply.

"Are you sure he's not your boyfriend?" Will asks. I begin to get irritated and I slam my fork down on my plate.

"He's not my boyfriend!" I shout before storming out of the dining hall and into the hall with the Chasm. I sit with my back against the wall as I watch the water stream down into the void.

"Hey there, Feisty. You okay?" Peter asks.

"I'm fine. Just irritated." I grumble. He sits beside me.

"They were only teasing." Peter tells me.

"I know. But it still makes me mad." I reply.

"Would dating me really be that bad, Lily?" Peter asks. I look at him, he's serious considering he used my actual name. Or...well...my new name.

"No. I didn't mean that. You know I didn't mean that." I say quietly.

"Well, actually I don't know if you meant it or not. You're hard for me to read." Peter replies.

"Sorry for being so difficult." I grumble.

"And you know I didn't mean it like that." Peter says. I look at him.

"I don't get it. How come you're so nice to me? How come you aren't mean to me like you are with pretty much everyone but Molly and Drew?" I ask. He sighs.

"Figure it out, Feisty." Peter says before going to the dorm. I sigh and look at the water as it flows. When did life become so complicated?