Cold

Happy

The next two days past quietly to say the least.For the most part it was a series of dull works Amity had made us do,such as collecting crops and feeding the animals.
Eric who from the first minute didn't look in the mood to help us was put to the care of horses.
As he said it was the only aspect of the faction he was slightly familiar of as he used to ride a lot back in Erudite.

Me,Tobias and Tris were working in the fields for the most part.
It wasn't ideal but I did prefer it over blood tests and injections.
Actually I realized life in Amity wasn't bad at all.
We would spend the mornings in fields and later we would sit with the rest of Amity people to drink,eat and talk.
It was peaceful and nothing like the constant nervousness of Dauntless.

Today i was supposed to pick strawberries from the fields and send them to the kitchens where they prepared for the feast that was tonight.
It was quite sunny and hot.
Some women were kind enough to lend me and Tris some clothes and style our hair in their own way.Some men tried to do the same with my brother and Eric.
Eric refused at first but later realized he wouldn't stand a second with the thick,black Dauntless clothes and miserably took the Amity ones.
Me and Tris were given long,thin white skirts.I had paired it with a yellow shirt I had tied up just bellow my chest.I also had sandals and my long brown hair was carefully braided together with flowers.

As I picked the strawberries I couldn't help but still one or two.They tasted so sweet and were so different from anything we were given in Dauntless or Abnegation.

I heard a shuffling behind me and turned to see Eric walking towards me,a beautiful white horse walking beside him.
He had the same colors as me.White thin pants and a pastel yellow shirt with the sleeves rolled up,revealing the tattoos on his hands.
For a moment we both seemed like we were in the faction we chose and this was a normal day of a married couple in a sunny day.
Even the thought of Eric doing this for the rest of his life seemed like a funny scenario to me and i couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Eric stopped and frowned.
"What's so funny." he asked irritated.

I stopped laughing and got to my feet.
"Nothing.Just a thought I had.What are you doing with this beauty?" I asked and walked over the horse petting it's nose.

"She needs to run.They claim to know about horses but they are not unicorns.They are beasts.They need space to run and blow some steam." I could feel Eric's eyes on me as he spoke.

I turned my head to look at him.
"Could you teach me how to ride her?"
I stared up at him with hopeful eyes.

He stared back for a moment and to my shock smiled the most genuine smile he had ever given me.

"Be my guest princess." he bowed theatrically.

I couldn't help but giggle and stood in front of the horse.
The only problem was I was 1.55m and it was impossible for me to climb the animal.
Eric knew that and placed his hands on my waist,effortlessly lifting me and placing me on the horse's back.
He climbed as well and sat right behind me.

I tensed a little bit at the warmth of his body.

He either didn't notice or didn't say any smart remark.
"You have to slightly kick the horse to start walking.Just a small push nothing too harsh."

His voice came as a whisper and along with the sun warming our skin,the ideal landscape and the fresh smell of strawberries made it seem like the perfect day.
I ignored my emotions and followed his instructions.
The horse started walking right away.
Eric grabbed gently the horses hair and moved his body even closer to mine,his chest now resting on my back.A slight tug was all it took for the horse to run across the fields and towards the forest.
At first I must confess I was a bit scared but as the adrenaline kicked in I felt myself becoming weightless.The worried that once troubled me fading along with the field behind us and all there was was me,Eric and the horse.

A few minutes later I saw a small pond right in front of us and Eric tugged the horse's hair again making her stop.
He helped me climb off the horse and we stared at the beautiful pond in front of us for a little while.
Suddenly Eric started taking off his clothes.

"What are you doing?" I asked startled.

Eric took the last piece of clothing he had,grinned at me and jumped in the water.
He slowly rose out,the water stopping just under his stomach revealing the wound the bullet left.

I couldn't help but smile at the sight in front of me and I stripped out of my clothes as well and joined him.

We played in the water for a while,laughed at each other and then Eric pulled me into his arms.
And for a while we were the only people in this damned world.
And i was happy.