𝑬𝑳𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑪 𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑪𝑯, eric coulter

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Tessa

"Hey, you know what? We should get tattoos." Christina exclaimed, catching my attention.

"Did you know they had a tattoo of your face?" Will said while I snickered.

"Like it?"

"Yeah." he said, smiling. "Where would you get it?" I looked up.

"I don't know. Where do you suggest?"

"Anywhere you want."

"Here, it's this thing here."

"You remember me right," I asked once I saw Tori, "I was just wondering if I could-." I was cut off before I could finish my sentence.

"No," Tori said, "I just do tattoos."

"Okay," I nodded, "I'd like this one. Please." Tori powered up the tattoo pin before I spoke again. "Can I just ask you-," I was cut off once again. "You and your sister made a mistake choosing Dauntless. They'll find out about you two," Tori said.

"Who?" I asked unsure on if I really wanted the answer, "Who will?"

"The people you two are a threat to," Tori told me. "What people? Who, Dauntless?" Tori looked at me as if I was stupid, "No, Society."

"Wait, you said you and your sister?" I asked as I looked over to Tris. "My sister's like me," I asked causing Tori to nod. "Hm, she never told me," I sighed to myself, but decided to shake off the hurt I was feeling when I realized I had never told her either.

"If you two dont fit into a category, they cant control you two," Tori then went back to the topic at hand. "I dont get it," I told Tori, "I'm Dauntless, I'm going to be Dauntless, I choose Dauntless and so is my sister."

"For your sake, I hope so," Tori mumbled.

"You're weak. you have no muscle. You're never gonna win not like that." Eric says to my causing me to roll my eyes.  "That's good to know," I replied shortly.

"Yeah, your gonna have to use your whole body. Keep tension here," He said while placing his hand on stomach causing my breathing to shallow.

"Okay," I mumbled.

"And go on offense. Your fast so you could win if you attack first. You get inside, You jab to the throat," Eric spoke. "Four," Eric called before turning to me, "Keep working."

Will groaned. "Sorry about that, Will," Al said. Suddenly Christina began grunting. "Come on Chris!"

"Stop...stop! I'm done. I'm done," she cried out. "You need to stop?" Eric asked causing her to nod. "Okay," he said, "Let me give you a hand." "Thanks," she said softly as a anxious pit filled my stomach. "All right, let everyone take a break! You feelin' a little better," Eric asked her.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she told him, but suddenly screamed when she was thrown onto the ledge. "Whoa," I gasped quietly. "Grab the rail," Eric said, "Or don't. You got three options. Hang there and I'll forget your cowardnece. Fall and die. Or give up. But if you give up, your out."

"Come on, Chris!"

"Time," Eric said as she pulled herself up.

"Dauntless never give up."

• • •

"As Dauntless, we fight to ptrotect every life inside the fence, without fail.That why we train you the way we do.To teach you not to give up, and to find out who has what it takes. Even though it's been quiet out there for years, that could change at any moment.so we have to be ready for anything," Four said.

"Whoo!" One of the boys cheered. "Whats out there?" A boy asked. "Monsters," another joked. "Amity farms," Four shrugged lightly. "No I know, But beyond that? Places that never recovered from war. Do you know?" The first boy spoke again.

"Lets just say they built their fence for a reason." Four said shortly.