Ever since…

The little four year old little Beatrice watched the boy with dark hair sitting in the frontyard of the house opposide of hers threw her bedroomwindow. She couldn`t remember if dhe had seen him bevor but something in the back of her mind even had a name for him. Tobias. She watched as the boy ripped some of the brown grass out. It was summer. And here in Abnegation nobody would even think of watering the grass just because it would look better. That would be selfish.

Little Beatrice gripped the curtains tigher as she stood on her tiptoes to get a better look at the boy. She saw him throwing a fist full of grass away from him. He turned his face to the sky and she could see the tears falling from his eyes.

Little Beatrice let go of the curtains and jumped of the chair she used to look out the window. She decided to go and take care of him since everyone else in Abnegation had gone to a factionmeeting. Even Caleb had gone, acting like an adult, though he was only five years old.

Beatrice ran down the staircase. She pushed open the heavy wooden frontdoor and ran over the street to the boy. Her blonde curly hair waving in the wind. She dropped to her knees in front of a very suprised looking Tobias. He didn`t expected the little blue-eyed angel running out of the house on the opposide of his. He did noticed her peeking out from behind the grey dull curtains but he never thought she wold see that he is bothered by something. She was so young. There were just two years between them but to the six years old boy they meant the world.

„Are you okay?", the little girl asked.

He nodded too stunned by her apirience to do somthing more.

Little Beatrice forgot that she was only wearing some ripped trousers she cut so they were only reaching over her butt and a wide sleevless shirt she usually wears in winter under a big pullover. It was just so nice to feel the wind cool against her skin.

„But you dont seem fine!"

He looked up at he force beheind the words of this innocense four year old Abnegation girl tob e met by piercing blue-greyisch eyes. He was about to lie but he couldn`t to a girl with such eyes. So he said nothing. She put her head to one side.

„What happend?", she asked with a sweet voice.

He sighed. „Nothing that bad. I just got in argued with my father." The word father seemed wrong coming out of his mouth.

Little Beatrice´eyes grew wide and she whispered with hushed voice.

„What was it about? Did you asked for deseart after dinner too?"

Tobias couldn`t help but smile at her innocense.

„No…no. Nothing like that. It doesent matter though."

She smiled wide. Then she put her hand out to him. Just like the Dauntless do. He hestiantly took it.

„I`m Beatrice"

He laughed a little laugh.

„I know. I had dinner at yours once with my parents about a year ago."

She looked stunned.

„Oh…I.. I didn`t remember."

„It`s okay. You weren`t older than three back then"

She nodds and then looked at him as if she was waiting for something.

Then the boy got it.

„Oh, yeah! I`m Tobias."

She grinned. „Great! I was right!"

„What?"

She jumped to her feet and danced arond the elder boy.

„I was right about your name." She giggled.

Then she took his arm and dragged him to his feet. Tobias gave her a curios look but didn`t question her.

„Now we do somthing abaut your missmood. Make you forget and happy."

„How that?"

She giggled again and jumped to give him a quick peck on the cheek. Than she ran off. First he was too startled. Then he raced after her. Soon the dark haired boy catched her and they both fell to the ground. She squeeled. Quickly she got up and ran off again.

Tobias forgot all his sorrows for a short while and was just a child.

Beatrice ran around a corner of a hose and layed down flat on her stomach behind some bushes. Tobias ran after her and stopped suddenly, when he diddn`t see her anymore. Beatrice came up from behind him and put her small hands on his shoulders and shouted loud `boo´!

Tobias jelped in suprise and turned rond to find Beatrice laughing her ass off. He launched towards her and she ran off again. Laughing all the way.

Beatrice stopped in her tracks. She looked up to the big man. He had the same dark hair and the same blue eyes as Tobias but his were cold. She stepped back, afraid of the cruel looking man in front of her.

Behind her Tobias stood closley. Still and horrified what his so called father would do.

„What are you to doing?", asked Marcus with deadly low voice.

Beatrice shrinked back and hid behind Tobias. With big fearing eyes she watched every movement of the adult.

„What you two are doing is selfish. Why are you not selfless. Maybe helping some factionless. It looks like you have enough spare time."

He was intimedating.

Behind Tobias the six year old heared Beatrice whisper. „Bye Toby"

Then she jumped out from behind her friend. Poking Marcus in the stomach she shouted „meanie" bevor running off and hiding in her house.

Tobias gulped afraid of what comes next. But he coldnt other than be impressed by Beatrice. She was so innocent and tough she imediantly recognized Marcus as the monster he is.

Marcus took hiss on by his arm and squeesed tigh. Tobias was sure ther would be bruises the next day.

He was dragged into his house. His personal hell. But ever since little innocent Beatrice kind of stood up against Marcus he feeled like there was hope. He feeled like he could survive another ten years.

Just because she was able to ignore the fear of Marcus and confronted him. Even for a short moment.