'And if I lost my memory, will you tell me our story?'
Grace POV:
Punch to the left
Punch to the stomach
Jab to the jaw
Tris falls to the ground, breathing heavily and groaning in pain.
That last one must have hurt really bad.
But i didnt really care that much, i needed to let off some steam and she offered herself.
I wipe off some sweat from my forehead while Tris comes to her feet again, barely.
"It'll come to...", Tris starts and dodges another blow to the stomach,"you eventually."
I huff and block another kick from her.
"That", i punch her in the jaw,"isnt", kick to the waist, she stumbles,"enough."
I wait for her punch, just to catch her wrist midair and turn her force against her so that she is lying on the floor, soon after.
I block her hands with my knees, sitting on her chest.
"I won", i huff and smirk,"again."
She rolls her eyes and i let go of her wrists and get off her, and soon after we head towards our water bottles.
"Why cant you just tell me? It would make things so much easier.", i say between sips.
Tris turns around and looks at me sympathetically.
"Stan says that that serum is wearing off slowly and we would just complicate things if we'd tell you.", she explains, but that didnt ease my thoughts one bit.
"But why cant i remember him, of all people.", Tris gives me a look," i know that what Eric and i had was an important aspect in my life. Dont you think i deserve to know?"
She sighs. "I cant tell you. Seriously. Im sorry you have to go through this. I mean, after all that's happened to you. You dont deserve this.", she says indicating that this coversation was over. She wouldnt budge.
I sigh and put my now empty water bottle down.
My muscles were aching from the workout but it was a good kind of pain. I had missed it.
"So how about another round then?", i ask making her groan.
"Come on Grace. You're just fighting her because you know you cant beat any of us.", Max taunts from the other side of the room.
I laugh. I hadnt noticed him coming in and neither did i notice Four, who followed close behind a smirk plastered on his face.
"No. Im just fighting her, because i know i an beat you with my eyes closed, so i thought why not freshen up the game?", i tease back making him chuckle.
"Well then, its been a while since we fought. Why not play another game, old school style?", he asks as he shrugs of his jacket, throwing it at Four who just shakes his head at him.
I smirk, cracking my knuckles.
"Very well.", i say stepping onto the mat for the 5th time now,"prepare to lose, boy."
"You wish.", he retorts as we get into fighting stance.
We circle eachother waiting for the other to make the first move, and as i assumed, Max throws a punch to the jaw, first.
I dodge it easily, grabbing his wrist and twisting it around, so i had him in a headlock. I jump onto his back to make him fall to the ground but all he does is cough and stumble back and forth, before elbowing me into the stomach, which knocks the breath out of me temporarily, making me stumble back on my feet.
I groan but throw a hard kick to his side, hitting him hard. He yells out in pain but still manages to stay on his feet.
"Damnit..", i mutter under my breath and go into defense mode.
We circle eachother again and soon he charges forward, trying to tackle me down, but i quickly move to the side, grabbing his shoulder and using his running force to finally throw him to the ground, face forward. He groans but quickly jumps to his feet before i even manage to think about keeping him from doing so.
He charges forward again but this time he manages to jab me in the side and kick my feet from the ground, making me fall onto the mat forcefully.
I groan as my vision gets blurry from the impact on my head but manage to block his arms which were slowly closing in on me, trying to hold my wrists down.
"You are going.... easy on me..", i hiss through gritted teeth as my arms start shaking from the weight he puts into his.
He scoffs. "Im not. You're hallucinating.", he retorts, his voice sounding muffeled.
I chuckle. "Well, then you are getting weaker.", i tease and knee him into his groin, making him yell out and fall to the side.
I quickly get to my feet and hold down his wrists. My face inches closer to his as i give him a teasing smirk.
"I won.", i say and see him roll his eyes, before getting up and helping him get up too.
"I let you.", he tries to defend but i just laugh.
"Yeah yeah. Whatever helps you sleep at night, big bear.", i taunt and look at Four who sat on the bench beside Tris.
I raise my eyebrow at him.
"You wanna have a go?", i ask but he shakes his head.
"I think I'll pass today. My foot's still got to heal from last time.", he says.
I pout fakingly. "You're such a pussy, Four. I dont remember training such a pussy.", i say and grab Tris' still half full bottle of water, chugging it down in one go.
"Hey, you wanna hang out tonight?", Tris asks.
I throw the now empty bottle into a trash can nearby.
"I cant, Cole promised me some drinks so we're going to the bar tonight.", i say,"we're most certainly going to get wasted."
I move towards the exit.
I wait for them to catch up to me and we make our way to the messing hall.
"You and Cole got pretty close.", Tris says with an undertone i couldn't quiet decipher.
I shrug but cant help but smile.
"I guess. Eventhough its kind of his fault i cant remember Eric, he also saved my life.", i say and its quiet for a while.
"You like him dont you?", Max asks now.
I hesitate. Did i like Cole? Well, i liked him as a friend, that was sure as hell. But that wasnt what Max was asking about. He asks if i loved him. And i seriously have no idea. Maybe i even was. But it also seemed that i had some feelings for Eric. And i couldnt help but wonder if those feelings developed after i lost my memory. I mean he was barely there, how could i feel anything for him. He was cruel.
And Cole, he was sweet and carrying. He helped me out when i was literally on the verge of death. So did i really like him?
"Im not sure...", i trail off. And it was the truth. My mind was a mess, i felt like a pregnant woman, my emotioms all over the place. I was feeling things i wasnt supposed to feel.
I look at Max to see his expression fall to a frown, aswell as Tris' and Four's.
They sure as hell weren't expecting that answer. But what were they expecting?
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3rd person:
"What did you call me here for?", Cole asks grumpily while rubbing the sleep of his eyes. He had just taken a nap after he finished training those transfers, just to be called by Rob's daughter Lilly as she claimed that it was an emergency.
She was currently making some coffee while Rob let himself fall onto the couch next to Cole who was on the verge of dozing off again. Rob pinches Coles side, making him jolt up and rub the aching spot.
Just then Lilly turns around with two steaming mugs of coffee in her hand. She walks over to the men and hands both of them a mug which they start sipping immediately.
"Okay, ive been talking with a few Erudites the past few weeks.", Lilly announces with a serious expression.
"And...?", Cole urges.
"And they told me a few things about memory loss.", Lilly clarifies," i think i have a plan how to make her remember Eric again."
Cole and Rob raise an eyebrow.
"And what plan might that be?", they both ask.
Lilly sighs annoyed before she starts explaining.
"Grace is starting to have a thing for you, Cole.", Lilly says," we cant let that evolve or Eric might loose her forever, and im not really down for an all-day-grumpy Eric."
Cole narrows his eyes at the blonde before him, by now he was wide awake and he wasnt sure if that was the coffee's doing.
"So what you are suggesting is...?", Rob now says urging her to talk.
"We need Cole to make her hate him.", she pauses," the Erudite say that memory loss is often caused by pent-up emotions. Which means that we basically have to intensify one emotion which might cause a chain reaction in her head and with a little luck let her memories flood back like water into a bottle."
Cole shifts in his seat.
"With a little of luck...sounds pretty vague don't you think? Im risking a pretty nice friendship here.", he says making Lilly sigh.
"Its the only chance we've got. Eric is suffering, and Grace is too, believe it or not." , Lilly says in a stern tone.
Cole runs a hand down his face. This was not going to end well for him.
"Fine. But i gotta make her love me first, before i go all heartbreaker on her.", he says, thoughtfully.
Lilly smiles and gestures to the door.
"Off to work then, big boy.", she encourages.
*4 hours later*
Grace POV:
"I'll take a vodka cranberry, please.", i say, to the bartender while sitting down into the bar stool. "Ill take a bourbon...No wait, You know what? I'll take two.", Cole orders.
I lean back into my seat, cracking my knuckles.
"Rough day, huh?", i ask smirking.
He waves my question off, indicating that he wasnt going to answer that.
The bartender sets down our drinks and leaves soon after.
"Cheers.", we say and take a sip out of our drinks.
I order a whole bottle of vodka as soon as i finish my glass.
"Okay. Lets play, who am i.", i say eagerly.
He nods filling up his glass with the clear alcohol.
"Okay, how does it work?", he asks.
"Okay, im gonna describe a person and you have to guess who it is. And as soon as one guesses it the other one has to take as many shots as the other person needed hints to guess the person, got it?", i explain.
Cole nods slowly. "Okay, seems logic.", he says.
"Okay ill start... Think of a person.", i instruct.
He taps his chin, deep in thought and then he nods.
"Okay, she has blue eyes.", he hints.
"Hmmm...", i hum thinking about who that could be.
*Midnight*
3rd person
Eric grips the roses, Tris had given him, tighter. He had thought about this moment the whole day, trying to think of the ways he could approach her.
He never would have thought that he could become so nervous around Grace. He never was in the past. But this was different now.
He would win her back, one way or another. She was his, end of discussion.
He walks down the almost empty hallways, dodging the few drunks that were still trying to find their way home.
He was about to pass the bar when he suddenly sees that Cole guy stumble out of the bar with Grace on his back giggling like a little school girl.
He glares at them and grinds his teeth together. He was fuming.
He watches as Grace jumps down from his back, starting to run away and how Cole starts chasing after her catching her with ease. He pulls her back into him and his lips crash into hers.
Erics arms start to shake from anger and he was about to rush forward and rip this bastards head off when he suddenly feels a hand on his shoulder, pulling him back.
"Don't. Eric, just don't.", Four mutters.
Eric looks at the couple, his girlfriend who was making out with that coward infront of him and then back at Four, before throwing the roses at the wall with such force that the rose petals crumble and the roses break in half.
He glares at Four before bumping his shoulder into his and stomping away.
He couldnt look at her anymore.
She was lost. He had lost her.
My fingers hurt!! :((((
But it was worth it hahah
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