"The first thing we are going to do is to show you how to throw knifes." Eric says. I look at Four and the way he is standing shows that he doesn't like this at all. "We know you already learned this a bit before mixing with the Dauntless born, but this time it's going to be harder" Eric says. "This time there will be a new target. You make a group of 2 and one is going to throw the knifes." The Dauntless born smile and are clearly excited, Christina and I... not so much. 'Shit' is the only thing I think. "This is insane." I hear Molly whispering next to me. Well great I think I'm not the only one who doesn't like this... Eric looks at Molly, right after she said it, he hears literally everything! "Well Molly, you're first, and I'm your partner. Molly go stand in front of the target." I can see Molly is scared, but she does it, she doesn't dare to go against Eric. Everybody's looking at her but Molly is looking at me, with an arrogant look on her face. She's obviously mad that I was the best initiate in our group. "Why can't Tris go instead of me? She is the hero here." Even I can hear the sarcasme in that. I look at Eric and hope he will be mad at Molly or atleast refuse what she just asked. Eric smiles. "Are you scared?" Molly shakes her head and then looks at me again. "I just want to prove that she's not as brave as brave as you all think she is." My mouth drops open, the bitch. But then Tobias steps forward. "She's isn't healed enough." He says. "What do you care, if she wants to be in Dauntless it doesn't matter how she feels or if she is healed or not." Eric replies. "Hey stop it, I'm standing right here! It proves nothing but fine I will do it." I hear myself saying. Four was right about Eric his mood...
I walk to the target and push my back against it, and of course, Eric wants Four to throw the knives at me. I see Four grabbing the knifes and I'm sure he won't hit me. He is the best in throwing knifes that I know. He won't hurt me. I will be fine. The first is above my head, and I flinch a little when it hits the target. "Don't flinch, Stiff." He says. "Keep your eyes open." He says. The second one is close to my face I take a deep breath. "It is not too late to stop, stiff." "I'm not going to stop, just throw the last knife." I say, and it suprises me how steady my voice sounds. When he throws the knife I know that it is going to hit me. It is weird but somewhere I am not even suprised. I feel a sting by my ear and bring my finger up, when I remove it there's blood on. My eyes start to fill themselves with tears. For a moment I'm staring at Four and he is staring at me. "Thanks Tris you proved that you belong here." Eric says and I look up at him, he is standing there with a big smile what makes me hate him even more. After this the training is over, Eric had to go and he didn't want to leave Four as leader. I walk over to Christina and together we run back to the initiate room.
"How are you feeling?" Christina asks me. "I am fine." I tell her. I see that she wants to tell me something. "What's wrong?" She doesn't answer and looks away from me. Well now I'm getting suspicious. "Christina? You can tell me." I say. "I know that Tris, I just want to make sure that you are doing fine because tonight I have a date with Will." She tells me. I smile bride. "I'm fine, I will just sit on my bed, read a book or something. Or I'll practice for training, just go, I'll be okay." I say. "You sure?" she asks again. I nodd to her and she starts talking about their date I really try to listen to her but the only thing I can think about is Tobias, how he smells and how he moves and that I want to know everything about him. Tris? You like him don't you? I saw the way you looked at him when his knife hit you." Christina suddenly says. I look up and forget about Tobias' smell. "I-I think so.. but he obvious ly doesn't like me and I don't know what to do." I tell Christina. She knows it when I lie, she learned that in the faction she was born in, Candor, who values honesty. She is about to say something but gets interrupted by, you'll never guess, Four. "Tris, can I uhm talk to you?" He asks. "Sure." I say. I see Christina giving me a wink before she is walking away.
"What do you want to talk about?" I ask him. Suddenly I feel nervous, about what he's going to say. "You did great, with the training by the way. I just wanted to ask if you wanted to avoid Molly a little longer?" He says and blushes, HE BLUSHES. The Great Four blushes. Unfortunately, I feel my cheeks warm up too. "I don't want them to think that I am weak, besides what made you throwing that knife is my ear?" I say. "You're not weak, you're the bravest person I see in this faction, in every faction to be honest. And I had to, they can't know that I don't see you as a regular initiate, Tris." He says. I feel myself blush. "Then how do you see me Tobias?" I whisper. I hear footsteps in the hallway and he says nothing know that I have to decide now, risking Molly and her crew or go with Tobias to his room? "Would you mind if I come with you now? Or maybe I can see you tonight..?" His answer is grabbing my arm, but he's so strong and he hurts me. Plus his long legs are much faster than my short ones. "Tobias wait, ouch, wait, I'm not as fast and strong as you are, a little slower maybe, and a little less presure on my arm?" I say. He immeditely releases me. "Sorry, I forgot you're fragile." "I'm not fr- ugh never mind." I say. And he goes ahead of me, and I follow. While I'm following Tobias to his room I can see his strong shoulders and the tattoo on it. I wonder how the whole tattoo looks like.
