Faction Center: Dauntless High

Chapter 21: I Win

Chapter 21: I Win.
"Can I be forgiven for all I have done to get? I want to be. I can. I believe it."
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"So..." Tobias and I walk hand in hand down the hall, trailing behind Christina, Uriah, and Zeke. "What's the surprise?"
"I don't know, Trissy Poo. Why don't you tell me?" he kisses me on the cheek, and smirks. "Later." I frown at him, when he picks me up and runs to catch up with the others.
"Meanie" I pout.
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"Um... I'll have the shrimp pasta." I order. The waitress, Searra, grabs our menus and tells the cooks to prepare our food.
"So." Zeke begins. "What d'ya wanna do tomorrow? it's our last day."
"We could go scuba diving!" Christina yells.
"Chris, the ship isn't stopping again." I say to her.
"We should explore the ship! like, play games, swim, do fun stuff!" Exclaims Uriah. Most of us nod In agreement, but Chris still has her mind set on scuba diving.
"Well, Chris, we could have gone scuba diving earlier, INSTEAD of shopping." her eyes widen in disbelief
"You can't just replace shopping!" I nod while smiling, and she gasps in shock. "You're one of...them!" She gestures at the boys, who hate shopping. I shake my head at her, and everyone at the table is laughing at her.
At this precise moment, our food comes to our table. I'm starving, and almost forget all my manners. Just as I'm about to gulp down my food like an angry pig, Tobias whispers in my ear.
"Come with me" he smiles. We eat a bit, this time I remember my manners. Once we finish, and pay, tobias leads me like he said. I follow him, where he stops t the edge of the boat.
"Come here." He motions toward himself. I walk there, when he grabs me and places me in front of him.
"Put your arms out like this" he shows me how to do it, and I listen. He wraps his arms around my torso, holding me close to him. We stand there, gazing at the setting sun across the ocean.
"I love you so much. You know that right?" he asks. I look behind me at him, and whisper,
"I know." I smile at him, and attempt to connect our lips together.
"Later" he smiles. "Enjoy it while it lasts." I nod, because I know Christina will ruin the moment sooner or later.
"FourTris!" I hear a yell. That a cute name for us both, although it's very simple. It repeats, making it obviously masculine. Uriah.
"Told you" Tobias says, as if it was a proven fact. I roll my eyes.
"To be continued?" I ask.
"To be continued." he confirms.
"There you guys our. Did you like the 'Ship' name?" Uriah snickers like a little kid, which is not unusual for him. "We're playing Never have I ever in the pole with shots." We follow him willingly.
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I am determined to stay sober.
It's three rounds into our night game, and Zeke and Christina are already drunk, Uriah and Tobias pretty tipsy.
"Trisssssss, your turnnn. Confesssssss to uussssss." Christina slurs out to me.
"Hmmm." I think. "Never have I ever.... Kissed Uriah." Zeke and Christina take a shot. I look at Zeke curiously.
"Longest story everr, don't want to talk about it. Saving it for later guyz. Gotta wait for it honeybuns" he says, letting his inner sweetness come out.
"Never have I ever," starts Tobias. "Owned a dog." Only Uriah and Zeke take shots, putting Uriah over the edge. He runs towards the railing and pukes out all the alcohol.
"I think we'll be going." I grab Tobias by the hand, leading him to our room.
"Babe, watcha wanna do now?" I ask him. He answers by kissing me on the lips. Hard. He grabs hold of the zipper that pieces my dress together, and slowly unties the bow. He slides it off of my body, leaving me in just a bra and underwear. In return, I grab the hem of his shirt after unbuttoning it. I pull it off of him, throwing it on the floor. This leaves him shirtless, and suddenly in only his Spider-man boxers. He tackles me onto the bed, where we kiss. A lot. I know that I have a fear of intimacy, but I pretend it's not there. We passionately cuddle, not doing anything too dirty. At least not yet.
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I wake up, sprawled across Tobias, gathering his warmth and protecting it like a blanket.
"Toby" I whisper in his ear. He stirs softly, kissing me on the neck. I try to get out of bed to get breakfast food from the buffet, but realize I'm only wearing undergarments. Tobias is only wearing boxers, the same ones from last night. I almost forgot that we slept this intimately last night, and just hope that the others didn't see. I walk to the other part of our room after slipping on one of Toby's long T-shirts. Only Zeke and Uriah are even in the room, but barely. They are cuddling together in the bathtub. I quickly snap a picture for future blackmail, before setting off to find Christina.
The search doesn't take to long; she's just outside the room, laying in the middle of the hallway in just leggings and a two piece swimsuit thrown on top, both top and bottom.
"Oh my Gosh, Christina." I mutter to myself, and her if she can hear me. "Can you please not get drunk for once."
Christina groans in reply. I grab her legs and drag her inside our room. I'm sure we got a lot if weird looks and calls from anyone who saw her, but at this point I don't think it matters. Dauntless are known for partying, after all.
When I get back in, Uriah is awake and barely walking with a horrible hangover. He's trying to get out of the bathroom, but keeps ramming himself into the wall over and over again. This wakes up Zeke, who makes a beeline for the toilet. His long hair is super close to being soaked with alcohol mixed puke. I shudder, and then feel two strong arms around my waist. Tobias.
"I'm so glad you saved me from this." I whisper.
"I'll never see again" he laughs at himself.
"Absolute torture." I mutter
"Did ya get a picture of them earlier?" he asks.
"Of course" we crack up.
"You do know how much I love you, right?" he questions me.
"Yes, but not as much as I love you." I reply.
"Not possible" he smiles.
"But it's already been proven." I triumphantly smile, but apparently it's not over yet.
"Oh yeah? how?"
"By this," I lean in towards him, planting a kiss on his lips, my hands grazing his hair. I feel warmth up my back, and know his hands are exploring the area. I pull back, giving him a 'to be continued' look.
"I win"