Selfless And Honest

Chapter 8

We've had the weekend off. But I spent most of my time practicing in the training room. Four would come in and give me ideas when he thinks I need them. Tris also practiced with me. Peter would come in when Tris wasn't there. But today we're doing more fights. Eric puts the fights up on the board just as we enter the training room.

1. Will and Al
2. Drew and Ember
3. Christina and Molly
4. Lily and Myra
5. Peter and Edward

Awe. Tris doesn't get to fight today. Oh well. At least she can train while the fights go on. But I'm a bit worried about Peter. I mean, it's not that he couldn't handle it. It's just that I'm worried that he'll do something stupid. Like try to actually kill Edward to get into first place. Or make a wrong move and get severely injured. Peter stands beside me and wraps an arm around my shoulders.

"You'll do great. Nothing to worry about." Peter reassures me. I roll my eyes.

"It's tiny little Myra. She'd go down with a single punch. I'm worried about you, Goofball." I reply. Peter looks offended.

"Are you trying to say I suck at fighting?" Peter asks. I grin.

"Not at all. I'm saying that you might do something stupid." I reply. He kisses my cheek.

"Put some faith in me. I'm not a total idiot." Peter laughs.

"I can object to that." Ember says from behind us.

"Hey!" Peter exclaims with a grin and sticks his tongue out at her. I shake my head at him in amusement.

"Winner, Al." Four says. I look away from my boyfriend and realize Will and Al already had their fight. Al helps Will off the floor and out of the training room. I hope he's okay.

"Next, Drew and Ember." Eric says. My cousin and Peter's friend enter the ring. I watch as Drew tries to punch Ember but she grabs his wrist and twists it behind his back before kneeing him in the stomach three times. She shoves him to the ground before getting down beside him and giving him the knock out blow.

"Winner, Ember." Four says. Ember walks away and Four helps Drew off to the infirmary.

"You and your cousin are scary when you fight." Peter teases. I smirk.

"That's cause we can kick ass." I reply. He grins and wraps his arms around me.

"This is why I love you." Peter says. I raise an eyebrow.

"And why is that exactly?" I ask.

"You're so cute and feisty...Feisty." Peter says and winks at me. I stick my tongue out at him.

"Well I love you too, Goofball." I laugh. We both go silent for a second to hear Christina groaning as Molly beats her up. I turn away from them and stand in front of Peter so I can't watch.

"You've never said that back before...in the five days we've been dating." Peter says. I sigh and run a hand through my hair.

"I don't know why. You've said it many times to me...but I kept avoiding it. Maybe I was just scared." I reply. He looks at the floor.

"You were scared...of me?" Peter asks. I shake my head rapidly.

"No! No! I didn't mean it like that! I don't know what I was scared of. But it definitely wasn't you." I reply. He frowns.

"What else could it have been? I say I love you and you change the subject. Of course it has to do with me." Peter says. Tris looks at us.

"Well. You did like her right after she kicked you in the shin. While I think she hated you." Tris says. Peter doesn't say anything. Which really worries me.