Selfless And Honest

Chapter 6

"When did she get there?"

"She had a nightmare so she came to me."

"Why wouldn't she come to me? I'm her cousin."

"It was dark Ember. She couldn't see all the way to your bed."

"So?"

"You're impossible."

"Shut up you two she's waking up. Jeez."

I groan and sit up to see that I'm laying in Peter's bed. Oh. Right. The nightmare last night. Peter is sitting beside me and Christina and Ember stand at the foot of the bed.

"Peter said you had a nightmare. How come you didn't come to me?" Ember asks.

"I told you why!" Peter exclaims. I sigh and place a hand on his arm.

"I couldn't see very well and I didn't want to walk far in the dark. So I just went to Peter." I reply.

"You could've made it to my bed!" Ember argues.

"Peter can we get ready?" I ask pleadingly. He nods and starts to get us some clothes.

"Take a damn shower. You're all stinky." Ember says. I then remember I was sweating a lot. I sigh and follow Peter to the bathroom.

"Um. You can take a shower first if you want. I'll stand guard." Peter says. I blush.

"Okay. Thanks." I reply before stepping into one of the showers and stripping down. I start the water and take my shower. After I'm done I realize I don't have a towel or anything to cover myself.

"Um. Could you hand me a towel please?" I ask awkwardly.

"Sure." He replies and his arm appears and a black towel is in his hand. I take it.

"Thanks." I say gratefully.

"No problem." He replies. I wrap it around myself and step out of the shower. He stares at the ground.

"I'll take my shower and you can get dressed awhile." Peter says and steps into the shower.

"Okie." I reply. I start to get dressed quickly. I pull on my undergarments and pants. The extra shirt of his he brought makes me smile. I pull it on and start drying my hair. Peter comes out with a towel around his waist. I blush and look away so he can get dressed.

"Okay. You can look." He says. I look at him and he's fully dressed and brushing his hair out. I grab my brush and start doing my hair as well. I look at the clock and realize we might be late to training.

"We have to go." I say. Peter nods and we run to the training room just as training is beginning.

"Alright. Today we will be learning to throw knives." Four tells us before demonstrating. His knife hits the center of the target.

"Now you all give it a try." Four says and gestures to the targets. I grab my set of knives. Peter and I take targets next to each other. Tris is next to me. I take the stance Four had and ready my first knife. I throw it and it hits the center of the target. I grin.

"I like knives." I say happily. Peter chuckles and throws one of his. It also hits the middle. We grin at each other before throwing our other two knives and going to retrieve them. I hear multiple clanging noises to my right and look to see Al's knives bounce on the floor.

"That was pathetic! Go pick them up and try again!" Eric exclaims.

"What while they're still throwing their knives?" Al asks nervously.

"Yeah. Why? Are you scared?" Eric asks.

"Yeah. Yeah I'm scared of being stabbed by airborne knives." Al replies.

"Everyone stop!" Eric exclaims. We all stop throwing our knives and look at him.

"Initiate go stand in front of that target." Eric tells Al, pointing at the middle target. Al walks towards the target with a look of fear on his face. I raise my hand and Eric looks at me.

"Yes, Lily?" Eric asks. I lower my hand.

"Can I do it instead. I think it'll be fun." I say. Eric raises an eyebrow at me.

"Uh. Alright I guess. But if you flinch you're out." Eric tells me. I nod and go to take Al's place but Peter stops me.

"Are you fucking crazy?" Peter asks me. I sigh.

"I have to protect my friends." I whisper.

"You're crazy. But I love you for it." Peter says with a small smile. My eyes widen in shock and I go to reply but am cut off by Eric.

"Peter. You'll be the one throwing knives at her." Eric says. Peter goes to protest but stops himself. I walk over to the target and position myself. Peter takes three knives.

"Remember. If you flinch you're out." Eric tells me. I nod and stare right into Peter's eyes. He loves me...the first knife lands a few inches away from my left leg.

"You can get closer than that initiate." Eric tells Peter. He gives me a sad look and I nod at him. He throws the second one and it's only about an inch away from my right shoulder.

"Closer!" Eric exclaims. The third one grazes the back of my left hand. I move my hand and see blood coming out of the long, thin cut. I shrug and walk over to Peter.

"Points for bravery. But a few points off for interrupting a punishment." Eric says to me.

"You're all dismissed. The scores will be shown tomorrow." Eric says before leaving. Peter grabs my hand and frowns.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you." Peter says as he cleans the cut and wraps it in the gauze Four gave him before he left.

"It's fine." I reply. Peter sighs and gently massages my hand. I stand on my tiptoes and kiss his cheek.

"It's fine. Really. I promise." I reassure him. He gives me a smile.

"You were a badass up there." Peter says. I roll my eyes.

"Don't act all tough on me Peter." I say. He sighs and pulls me into a hug.

"Never interrupt Eric like that ever again." Peter says.

"Fiiiinnneee." I grumble. He chuckles.

"Okay. You're my girlfriend now right?" Peter asks. I raise an eyebrow and grin at him in amusement.

"Yeah." I reply. He smiles happily and drags me off to dinner. Even though I'm not hungry. I want to go so I can be with him.