Enigmatic - Divergent/Eric Fanfiction

Chapter Three

The next three days followed pretty much the same routine. We were woken up by Four, and spent the days training, too tired to do anything in the evenings. A few of us had gone out to see what goes on in the Pit, but I wasn't one of them. In fact, every day I'd had dinner, then hopped in the shower and climbed straight into bed.

I'd sit and talk with Talulah and Nathan if they stayed in the accommodation, and I think we'd all become quite good friends. Nathan was surprisingly friendly, and tried his hardest to not blurt out the things that came into his head, a trait that most Candor's had. I was also certain that Talulah had found him attractive. I'd read once that if someone found another person attractive, their pupils in their eyes would dilate... Talulah's did every time she looked at Nathan, and I always had to try and suppress a smirk.

Last night, I'd had to pretend to go to sleep, or else they'd have seen me grinning like crazy. Talulah had said that her neck ached, and Nathan had offered to massage it for her. It had been absolutely adorable, and if I hadn't of wanted them to have a little alone time, I'd probably have been cheeky and asked him for one too.

My limbs were constantly aching throughout the day, and sometimes a dull throbbing ache in my legs would wake me up at night, as well as the constant ache of my neck. The training was intense, and with the knowledge that Eric could appear at any moment, I didn't even stop for a second, in fear that he would pick on me again.

Every time I thought about what had happened during the first knife throwing session, I felt uneasy. It probably wouldn't have bothered me that Eric had touched me if he had been a bit gentler. The way he had grabbed my hips had hurt, and it worried me that he was okay with being so rough with people. I doubted that Four would have done it that hard.

Luckily, Eric had left me alone since then, although I had the feeling that it was because he hadn't seen me with Talulah. I wasn't normally one to ditch my friends, but Eric scared me, and I was kind of doing her a favour anyway. Talulah paired up to work with Nathan most of the time, and I worked with the Erudite, Freddie, that had previously been Nathan's partner. Freddie was surprisingly strong, and I felt that he helped me to improve by constantly urging me to hit harder, stating that I wouldn't hurt anyone with the amount of effort I put in.

Today was another one of those days. Freddie and I were on a mat a few metres away from another pair, practising punches and blocking them. I threw a punch towards Freddie's cheek, and he instantly blocked it.

"You're going to have to hit harder again, Jac!" He told me. "I could take you out in a second."

"Oh yeah?" I challenged, launching another punch towards his stomach, putting more force behind it.

He blocked it, but I had only narrowly missed, the left side of my knuckles swiping across the material of his shirt. "Better, but you're going to have to try harder!"

I grinned and quickly lifted my leg to kick his side that was exposed from where he was protecting his stomach. It knocked him sideways slightly, but he managed to grip ahold of my leg and twist slightly, causing me to lose my balance and fall onto my back.

I frowned and grumbled. "I hate it when you do that."

He chuckled and released my leg, standing up properly before offering me his hand. I took it with my right and stood up, rubbing my backside with my left.

"You're getting good now, but I'm still quicker than you." He stated, grinning at me, then his eyes moved behind me to look at the entrance to the Pit.

I glanced over my shoulder to see that Eric had entered the room, and was walking towards the group, talking with Four.

I sighed, and turned back to Freddie. "Lets go again?"