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15). Sugar

Ro's POV -

I drag my feet back to the dorms and see that it's empty. I guess it's still to early for everyone to sleep. I take this as my chance to shower as I realize it's been at least a full day since my last one.

I make my way past the bunks and go for a pair of sweatpants only to realize, I don't have any comfy sweatpants, or a cute outfit or anything besides the clothes they gave us. I'm still in my training outfit from yesterday so I grab a clean pair of workout leggings and the black hoodie and I go for the shower.

I stop at the mirror and strip down.

My tattoo.

How could I have forgotten about that! I gently take off the beaten up wrap and see a beautiful dead rose in some red skin. It mostly looks good and I think I'm going to apply that cream after the shower. The bruising has significantly gone down and now it's only a little yellow in those spots.

I hop in the shower and wash up as fast as I can. I shut off the water as I start to hear people fill in the dorm and dry off. I change into my hoodie and then my leggings and head for my bunk.

I'm almost there when I hear a high pitch squeak. "Ro! Your back! It's about time we were starting to get worried!"

I turn around and Elena skips over with Terrence and Sam behind her. "I know, I'm back from the dead" I say sarcastically. "I wanted to come visit but we got caught up with training. You missed gun practice and knife throwing but I'm sure you'll catch up. Your at number two! Probably would've been first but you know" she says the last part looking at her feet. I know she feels bad and she should. I'm not gonna try and make her feel better about it, Terrence can do that.

"Ya well, I get extra training with Eric now so I guess I'll catch up." I try not to get mad at losing first. That's my spot. "Who took the number one spot?" I couldn't help but ask. I need to know my competition. "Just some Dauntless born I think his name is Tyler? I'm not too sure." Sam pipes in now and I notice his hands are bruised up.

I look at everyone's hands and I see they all the look the same.

Used.

Maybe for the first time. Terrence yawns and Elena looks at her wrist. She has a watch now I guess. "It's almost 9. I think I'm gonna head to bed we have more training tomorrow." Everyone nods and off to bed we go.

I hop in my bunk after I apply the tattoo cream and make a mental note to go shopping after all my training tomorrow.

I can't help but wonder how training is going to go. I'll catch up with the rest. I know I have throwing down it's just the gun part I'm concerned with. They have a day on me now. I guess this whole Eric thing will work to my advantage then. I could use the extra gun practice maybe even work on my fighting with him. He beat me so he could teach me to win better than I usually do.

My mind keeps drifting to Eric and not in a training way. I keep thinking about his tattoos which make me think about his arms and his neck. I can't help but blush at the thought and I try to push them out. Every time my eyes shut I see his face and now I'm getting mad.

He's some stupid guy who could care less about me. He wants to see me lose not win, he wants to be a challenge. I can't stand him. He knocked me out because he tricked me. I thought he regretted what he did but he probably enjoyed punching me.

I keep tossing around on my bed and finally I just give in. I look up at the ceiling and I let the thoughts pass through. Just for tonight.

I fall asleep thinking about beating him in a fight instead of fighting someone else in my head.