Eric: The Dauntless Traitor - Divergent

Tattoos

Eric: The Dauntless Traitor

Chapter 15

Eric Pov.

I watch the computer as the fear appears on the screen. It looks like her room back in Erudite. She lays on her bed, feet and hands tied to the bed posts. She just looks around and just lays there waiting. Then the door opens and I knew who was going to walk through that door.

Not Jennie.

Not Peter.

Me.

And that's who exactly walks through that door, me. Simulation me walks over to the bed and looks all over Shai's body. "Eric?" I hear Shai's little but strong voice come out. Simulation me doesn't make eye contact until she yells, "Eric!"

Then simulation me grabs a knife and starts cutting her clothing away while Shai starts thrashing. "Eric what are you doing?!" She shouts at simulation me. "Pleasuring myself." Simulation me snaps at her and I watch closely as a tear escapes her eye. That makes my stomach drop to the ground.

"I thought you were my friend not my rapist!" Shai screams and I look at the ground. I sigh looking back up at the screen to see simulation me ripping the clothes off faster. Then I say to the computer screen, "Come on Shailene it's not real."

I think she heard me because she looks less scared. Simulation me gets on top of her and just then she shouts something. "I'm not having sex with you in a simulation!" And the scene disappears from the screen.

I stare at the ground putting my head in my hands. A thousand questions run through my head. Why is she scared that I will do that to her? Why did this have to happen to her? Why does she have to be divergent? What can I do to get her over this fear?

I hear her gasp as I think about answers to my questions. She breathes heavily as I finally look up at her with sad and worried eyes. The look she gives me makes my heart shatter. You can see the fear still in her eyes.

I slowly stand up and walk calmly over to her. When I reach her she stands up in front of me. I see tears fill her eyes and I pull her into an embrace. She starts to sob into my shoulder as I hold her tightly.

I kiss her forehead as she pulls away slowly. "Hey," I say but she doesn't look at me. "Shailene look at me." I say sternly and she slowly looks up at me. "Listen, I don't care that the person in that simulation was me. All I care about is you. And I want you to know that I will never do anything to hurt you like that. I promise." I sooth her and she gives me a sad smile with a small nod.

"What was my time?" She asks and I glance over at the computer screen. "5 minutes and 28 seconds." I tell her and her eyes widen in surprise. "Its because your divergent." I say and she frowns. "Don't worry I will help you with this so you can make it look like your not divergent." I add and she nods whipping away her tears.

Shai Pov.

I sit on the chasms and stare at the water below me. Why do I fear that Eric will do that to me? I ask myself. I mean I never really thought Eric would do that so why do I fear it? I just shake my head and sigh heavily.

"You okay?" I hear a strong female voice say from behind me. I turn around to see a girl with dark brown hair with blue at the ends. She also has green eyes and is quiet tall, she has a tattoo with birds flying from her collar bone to her cheek. And has piercings on her ears and bottom lip.

I stare at her for a moment before I respond. "Yeah its just we had fear landscapes today." I say and my voice is a little shaky. She gives me a small smile before she sits down next to me. "It feels just like yesterday when I went into it the first time last year." She tells me and I glance at her to see her looking at me.

"Its just the fear I went through today was something that had to do with my past..." I trail off and she nods looking down at the water. "Did you expect it?" She asks. "Yes I did, but the thing is there was a person in it that I didn't expect to be." I say remembering the look in simulation Eric's eyes.

She nods and sighs while looking at me smiling. "Well I know a way to get if off your mind." She says and I raise my eye brows. She grins and stands up pulling me with her. "How?" I finally ask as she pulls me through the Pitt. "You'll see." Is all she says before we stop in front of the tattoo parlor. My eyes widen at the next thing she says with a grin.

"Tattoos!"