DAUNTLESS (Divergent sequil, no war)

chapter 16

AN,

for the few that have already read chapter 15 before I publish this part I have added a few paragraphs onto the end of it. It's just a bit about the morning after. I was going to do it as a separate part but there wast very much to say.

to everyone, I'm now skipping forward a bit, well about 10 months or so to be exact to the night before the next choosing day.

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(The night before choosing day.)

"So what are the rules again?" I ask for the 3rd time. My head feels foggy and I can't really process what's going on, everything is so funny tonight!

"Oh Tris, it's not that hard!" Lynn complains. "You spin the bottle, whoever it lands on you have to kiss, on the lips, for 30 seconds." I giggle uncontrollably.

"It seems so silly, why can't I just pick someone?"

She groans at me and the others all laugh. "Because, you would just pick Four. This is a game of chance, you don't get to pick, the bottle does." she hands me the empty bottle.

"How can a bottle pick?" I ask and scratch my head. I pout as I ponder but I place the bottle on the floor and spin it. It points at everyone in the circle in turn. Four to my left, then Christina, Uriah, Lynn, Eric, Zeke, Shauna, Marlyne, Tom, Jack, Mel and then Will on my right, then it points at me again, I clap as it goes past and continues on its path.

"Has she ever drank before?" Zeke asks, I don't know who he is asking or who she is. It could be me but I don't care I'm watching the bottle.

"Yeah, but never this much or this fast. This is on you Uriah." Tobias says. He had two names. I like that. Only I get to call him Tobias. Tobias is mine. The bottle begins to slow on its Fourth spin around the circle. It stops on Zeke. I don't want to kiss Zeke, I want to kiss Tobias.

"Do I have to kiss him?" Everyone laughs but it wasn't a joke. I don't want to kiss him.

"Yes!" Lynn demands. "That's the game."

"Aw come on Tris, it could be worse, you could be kissing metal face over there." He points at Eric who throws something at him. I laugh so much I fall over, then I forget why I'm laughing so I sit back up. Zeke says something to Tobias but I don't hear what it is. But Tobias nods so it must be okay. I trust Tobias.

Zeke comes really close to me and takes my face in his hands.

"What are you..." he stops me with his lips. This isn't a real kiss. He doesn't move his lips he just touches them to mine. I'm too shocked to move. The others count. Why are they counting?

When the stop he pulls his face from mine and sits back down.

"That was awful!" Christina moans. "Give me the bottle, I'll show you how it's done." It spins and spins and spins eventually stopping on Tom. They both stand in the middle of the circle, she wraps a leg around him and he grabs hold of it. They kiss for a lot longer than the count lasts, there is far too much toung for a public kiss, but I guess it's not public, we are in Tobias' room.

When they eventually stop Mel takes the bottle and spins it. Watching it makes me feel dizzy, but it lands on Tobias.

"No I'm not doing it!" She says.

"Wow thanks. I'm flattered." He retorts. I don't like Mel.

"No offence Four, but I think she would kill me. I'm off." Mel leaves. I don't care. I don't like her.

"Fine, you pansycake." Someone yells. I love that. Pansycake. I giggle.

"You're not dangerous are you Tris?" Uriah laughs, "You're just drunk."