Dauntles Black Heart

Ch8

DBH ch8
When we get to the chasm I hang my feet over but Thomas doesn't. "Emerald, I need to tell you something."
"I need to tell you something after."
"I only have 7 fears and one of them includes hanging over the chasm," he says.
"But we hand out feet over the edge all the time and you took my place so I didn't have to," I say.
"That's becayse when I'm with you I'm not afraid." After saying that he sits next to me.

I lay my head on his shoulder, then there's a slow clap. I turn around and see Eric. "How cute," he spits out the word cute. I stand up. "I hate cute," he finishes. "You know what I hate," I say back. "I hate when a younger brother looks up to his older brother, and then the older brother leaves and the younger follows just to get his heart ripped to peices because the older brother changed." I yell at Eric.
Thomas stands next to me, "how did you find out who my brother is?" Thomas asks me confused. Before I could answer, Eric says with a face that looks like he could cry, "Thomas, I didn't know I hurt you like that." Thomas doesn't say anything, just looks at me.

Eric walks forward, "don't come near me or her!" Thomas yells, putting a protective arm in front of me, although I'm not afraid of Eric. "I'm sorry..." Thomas cluthes his fist, I walk out from behind Thomas, walk up to Eric, and punch him in the face. I go to punch him again but Thomas grabs my arm before I can. "Thomas, I'm sorry..." Thomas doesn't say anything, just looks at me. "I know your the one that killed your neighbors daughter," I say. "I'm so sorry," Eric says as he grabs Thomas in a hug, after a few seconds Thomas hugs Eric back.

I step back to admire my work. "Emerald, thank you. Is there any way to start to pay you back?" Eric says almost crying.
"No... wait there is one thing. There's this girl that has a crush on you and you need to ask her out."
"Who is she?" He asks me."
"Payton, from my class." His face brightens even more. "She likes me?" I nod. "Today is one of the best days of my life." He continues.
"Well go ask her out," Thomas says.

Eric turns around to go find Payton, Thomas hugs me, and we start to walk back to his aparement when I notice everyones jaw is dropped. I turn to face them, "close your mouths, you'll catch flys," I say and continue walking. There are many reasons they hade their jaw dropped: Thomas and Eric being brothers, them almost crying, or me saying and doing what I did. "That's my girl, thank you." He whispers in my ear.

When we get back to the room Thomas asked me how I found out they were brothers. "I have connections," I respind.
"Tris and Four?" I nod. Then he asks, "why did you help Payton?"
"Well she said she was sorry, but that doesn't mean we're friends, it just means we're not enemies. I think-" then I hear someone yelling my name, I jump up and to the door as soon as I do, Payton runs up to me and hugs me. "Thank you," she says. Thomas now standing behind me asks, "what's going on?"
"I'll explain later," I say.
"Um... Emerald could you maybe help me get and outfit?"
I smile, "I know some people that would love to help us, can they come?"
"Yes." She is almost bouncing off the walls. "Emerald, you can only go if Tris goes." Thomas says, he is still worried about Payton.
"Okay, mom," I say back. He rolls his eyes, "teenagers," he says. I smile, he kisses his hand and puts that hand on my cheek, I do the same. "I'll walk to to Six's," he says. He slips a pocket knife that he always has on him, into my hand.

We stop at Tris' apartment, Thomas leaves with Four and I explaun what happened. She smiles, "let's go get the rest of the girls." Christina seems the most excited. Tris and I sit on the floor while Marlene, Shauna, and Christina uses Payton as a dress up doll. Payton gets a dark purple shirt with a leather jacket and a black shirt with black leggings and small black wedges.

"Okay, Emerald, your turn." Christina says. I walk up ther and play as the doll. I get black legging pants, a black shirt with a small red rose over the heart, and a leather jacket, a glove with two purple and black checked rows, and black converse. I refused to wear high heels. Then we all go back to Christina's apartment, Tris sits on the bed and Payton and I are told to sit in two chairs. Christina starts doind my make-up and Marlene is doing my hair, while Shauna is doing Payton's hair. When Christina finishes my make-up, she starts on Payton's then Marlene starts to do my nails. "Can we look now?" Payton asks.
"Not yet" They say at the same time.
"Wait why are you doing my hair and make-up?" I ask. "I'm... because, well you'll find out later."

They finally let us look in the mirror I look amazing. Then there's a knock on the door, everyone squeals, Christina opens the door by that time everyone is by the door, except Payton. She walks into the room and Eric's jaw drops.
"Payton... you um... look... wow." She blushes. They walk out the door hand in hand. Since her father is not her I will play dad. "Eric, if you hurt her I will skin you alive then put you in a pool of lemonade." Payton smiles. Eric nods. "Hey," I turn and see Thomas, "come follow me."

We walk to the chasm, I hand Thomas bath the knife. "I want to give you something special that is special to me." He then takes out a silver necklace chain and puts his knife on it, then he puts the necklace around my neck. "I know its just a pocket knife, but it means something to me and you mean something to me." I smile. He yawns then I yawn. "I'm tired," I say. We get up and walk to his apartment, I see Payton and Eric walking towards the dormitory, I think it went well.