Enigmatic - Divergent/Eric Fanfiction

Chapter Five

Just as I thought that I'd started to feel a little better, I'd arrived at training with Eric to find that I had been set up to fight with James. I had a feeling that Eric had some how planned it, being the seemingly evil guy that he was, knowing that James would want to get me back for breaking his best friend's nose.

I definitely hadn't been wrong about the last part. James' deathly glare when I stepped up onto the ring had my stomach churning all over again. I very nearly turned around and begged the two instructors on my hands and knees to let me out of this one, but that was a cowardly thing to do, and I wasn't a coward.

"I'll go easy on you, seeings as you've not stopped throwing up." James sneered. "I'll just break a few bones then leave you be."

My heart pounded and I positioned myself, ready for his attack. "Bring it on. I can handle myself, your buddy learnt that yesterday." I sneered back, the faux confidence in me sounding sickly sweet.

He threw his head back and laughed, so I took the opportunity to quickly jab him in the throat.

He choked on his laugh and spluttered, then lurched forwards to grab me. He wrapped his hands tightly around my wrists, which I tried to shake loose, before he yanked me towards him and stuck his leg behind me. The next thing I knew, he'd released my wrists and shoved me backwards, causing me to trip over his leg and land on my back.

I laid on the floor breathlessly staring up at him, wondering what his next move would be. I wouldn't have the time to get up and be prepared for whatever he did next, and I feared that if he kicked me in the stomach I might just throw up everywhere.

James circled me a few times, and I heard Eric sigh impatiently.

"Stop playing with her." He muttered. "You're supposed to be fighting."

James looked up at Eric, and I took the chance to roll to the side and boot him in the back of the knees as hard as I possibly could. He jerked forwards and fell down onto his knees, snapping his head round to look at me. I sat up and shoved my foot into the small of his back, so that he fell onto his stomach, however, he placed his hands down and pushed back up.

I quickly scrambled back to my feet, and watched as he did so too. I didn't waste a second, and swung a punch to his face, hitting him under the chin, the sound of his teeth smacking together making me cringe.

He growled and I felt the back of his hand hit my left cheek, exactly how Amiee had done it yesterday, and yet again I stumbled to the side.

Without a second thought, I swung to punch him again and he blocked it, before kicking me in the left side, a whimper escaping my lips.

As I tried to steady myself again, something hard connected with the right side of my jaw, knocking me off balance so I fell to my knees right in front of Four, drops of blood dripping onto the floor from somewhere on my face. I glanced up at him as I felt a harsh tug on my bun, pulling me backwards onto my ass. I clenched my teeth together and let out a hiss of pain, before reaching around to grab James' wrists, squeezing and scratching them as hard as I could to get them off of my hair.

So he was going to fight dirty? Fine.

I kicked my leg up as high as I could, managing to catch James on the chin, knocking him off guard, feeling him release my hair. I then proceeded to roll over backwards and hop to my feet, before turning around and swinging as many punches at him as I could.

In fact, I got so carried away with swinging punches at him, he had the opportunity to launch himself at me and knock me over backwards. Instead of letting go, he fell heavily on top of me, and the back of my head hit the floor with a sickening crack.