David - Uglies

David was first mentioned in Uglies since he is a very important part of the Smoke. He and Shay are the first to find Tally at the pick-up point and take her to the Smoke. David teaches Tally the ropes of being a Smokie and Tally decides to stay. The night before the Smoke is discovered by Special Circumstances, David admits his feelings to Tally and they kiss. Tally then feels the same way as David, which is shown many times throughout the book.In the morning when Special Circumstances is destroying the Smoke, Shay finds out about Tally and David's kiss, and is upset because she had feelings for David before Tally did. During Tally's stay at the Smoke, she learns about the hardships of being a Pretty from David's mom, Maddy. Tally learns about the lesions that come with being a pretty and with the help of David and Shay, attempt to defeat the system. Later in the book Tally becomes pretty.