Dauntles Black Heart

ch25

Today a fresh group of initiates come. I can't believe it's been a year since I left my mom and Matthew.
"A year ago today is when I first saw the most beautiful girl in the world." Thomas says hugging me from the back, I turn around to face him. Then Uriah comes screaming down the hallway,
"The initiates are coming, the initiates are coming." He then bangs on our door," come on love birds you don't want to be late for breakfast"
"Come on lets go" I say. Thomas and I walk hand in hand to the cafeteria.

"Hey Scar," a little dauntless boy waves to me.
"Who gave you that nickname, again?" Thomas asks.
"Some dauntless kids were talking about me and couldn't remember my name so they started calling me Scar." I say. The little boy that waved to me runs up to me and hugs me, he is as tall as my legs so he hugs them.
"Have a good day at school" I say.
"Good luck with the initiates" he says then runs to his friends.
"Do I have some competition?" Thomas asks.
"Maybe, I don't know, he is a charmer" I say, "Thomas, you have nothing to worry about. Wait, are you jealous of a seven year old?"
"No" he says.

We sit down with our friends. Christina is eight months pregnant, her and Will are getting married after the baby is born, Zeke and Shana are engaged.

"Scar, are you ready for the initiates?" Zeke asks.
"Yes" I say.
"They won't know what hit them." Thomas says.
"Just scare the crap out of them and you will do fine" Marlene says.

After we eat we go to the net.
"I bet a dauntless born will be first jumper." Uriah says.
"I think candor" Christina says. We wait patiently for them to jump. I can see Max giving his speech about them jumping off the building. Max and I still don't see eye to eye but we are friends, he comes to me when he needs someone to talk to about his daughter, Jasmin. After about a minute a blur of black and white falls into the net.
"What's your name?" Four asks her.
"Claire" she says.
"First jumper Claire" four announces. After everyone has jumped we end up with five candor and five erudite.
"My name is Four this is Six-" Four says.
"Like the numbers?" a blonde candor girl asks.
"Yes do you have a problem with that?" Tris barks. The girl doesn't say anything but she doesn't look scared.
"That is Thomas" Four continues, "and that is Scar"
"Why is your name Scar?" the condor asks. I turn and face them showing my scar.
"Any more questions?" I say. The girl rolls her eyes.
"I usually work in the control room" Four says.
"I'm usually an ambassador to other factions" Tris says.
"I usually work in a tattoo parlor" Thomas says.
"And I'm usually a dauntless leader's assistant, but we will be your instructors for your initiation." I say.
"Great I get to see you every day" the candor says.
"Is there a problem, candor?" I ask, she doesn't say anything, just rolls her eyes. Then four starts the tour. Tris and I stand in the back.
"I think I found the teacher's pet" Tris jokes. Thomas and I decided not to let the initiates know we are dating, we don't want them to know we have a weakness.

After dinner I decide to walk to the chasm, I have noticed that Thomas isn't wanting to spend much time with me. I hang my feet over the side of the chasm, I can hear that blonde candor girl talking to some other girls.
"How do you feel about Six?" someone asks.
"She is okay" someone answered.
"What about Four? He is hot." Someone else says.
"He's cute but I've got my eyes on Thomas." The blonde candor says.
"So that Scar chick, how do you feel about her?"
"Don't get me started on her, I can't stand her." That candor says. Then Tris sets next to me
"Better keep an eye on some of those girls over there." I say.
"I'm not worried" she says.
"Have you noticed that Thomas hasn't been spending much time with me?" I ask.
"Now that you mention it, it does seem like you two aren't together as much. I mean you two were inseparable." She says, then quickly adds, "It's probably nothing"
"Maybe" I say.
"I have to go" she says and walks away. I get up and start to wander around, I end up at the training room. I practice fighting twice a day, and what could more practice hurt, I mean beside the person I fighting with. I start punching and kicking, I then move to the knifes, as I throw the knifes I feel like I'm being watched. I pick up the next knife, and hold it so I can see behind me. The only thing I can see is a black blur in the corner. I quickly turn around and jump towards them, still holding the knife. I see it's the first jumper.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
"s-sorry, I saw you coming this way." she says.
"It's okay, what was your name?" I ask.
"Claire" she says.
"You shouldn't be in here" I say.
"But you're here" she says.
"I'm not supposed to be here either" I say.
"See you tomorrow" she says and walk away. She is about an inch taller than me and has brown hair that is shoulder length. I walk back to the chasm and hang my feet over, and get lost in thought. When I look up its 7:50, I get up. Then I run into something.
"Isn't this how and when we meet?" Thomas asks.
"Yes, 7:50 a year ago we ran into each other" I say.
"Are you going to run off again?" he asks.
"Only if you come with me" I say, we walk hand in hand back to the apartment.