Enigmatic - Divergent/Eric Fanfiction

Chapter Nine

"Right, the other team's flag couldn't been seen, so we need to get ready to protect our own." Eric ordered as he entered the centre of the funhouse, with me on his heels. "Little miss loud-mouth over here let out a scream on her way down, the other team would have heard her, so we're definitely short on time. I'm estimating that we'll have about ten minutes."

I bit down on my bottom lip, feeling awkward that he was blaming me for the lack of time.

"Indi and James, I want you upstairs with the flag. James has a good aim, so you'll be able to shoot at the other team before they make it into the house." Eric dictated. The slim Dauntless-born and James ran off in the direction in which Eric and I had just came, the girl grabbing the flag on the way out.

"Dale, Leigh and Ben, find somewhere in the hallways to get them away from the stairs."

The three of them nodded and hopped over the railing on our right.

"Luke and Daisy, I want you out front, in the doorways." Eric told them, and the boy with flicky hair and the short girl nodded and ran off.

I glanced at Talulah. We were the only ones left.

"Are we staying in here?" Talulah questioned.

"No." Eric looked down at both of us. "I'm changing the plan a little."

I frowned. "Are you sure?"

He shot me an intimidating glance, then spoke again. "We're going to hide out the front, grab the last member of their team to get them to tell us where the flag is."

I thought about it for a second. That could work... But what if they don't tell us? "What if they don't cooperate?"

"We'll sort that when we come across it." I noticed a glint in Eric's eye as he said this, and I shuddered.

He wasn't just going to shoot them with paintballs.

"Lets go." He ordered, then started to walk towards the door.

Talulah and I followed him, but hung back a few metres.

"Why does he want me with him?" Talulah questioned, her voice only loud enough for me to hear it. "I can understand you, but I'm hopeless..."

I shrugged. "I have no idea. He's scaring me a little."

"Because of what Four told you?"

"Not just that.. It doesn't make sense as to why he wants both of us together. No offence, but the way he acts.. He hates you." I frowned.

She pulled a face. "Thanks for the reminder."

The cool air felt like a slap to the face as we stepped out of the door. It had only been minutes since I had been on the roof, but it felt like it had gotten colder.

"You two, over there." Eric pointed towards two large metal containers. I shared another look with Talulah, then slipped into the gap between the two containers.

"Stand behind me." I told her, and pressed myself against one of the containers so that she could slide past.

"Okay." She squeezed past, then knelt down, holding her gun in position.

I smiled at her, then looked over in Eric's direction. He was stood behind a brick pillar that stood out a few metres from a building.

It was silent for a few minutes and I leant against the container, filling my gun up with the paintballs, feeling bored yet anxious.

And then I heard the footsteps.

They were quiet, fairly far in the distance, so I stood up and grabbed a hold of my gun properly. I got into position and listened as the footsteps came closer.