A/N: One-shot if Tris and Tobias were friends in Abnegation. ENJOYYY! REVIEW AND I'LL CONTINUE THE STORY. Inspired by Unexpectedly Dauntless by Eponine564 (That writer's story is really good, I suggest checking it out!"
TRIS POV:
"Don't go." I beg Tobias. "Please..."
In about 10 hours, 25 minutes, and approximately 36 seconds Tobias's aptitude test will occur.. Today might possibly be the last day I see him, forever. "I wish I could stay..." He sighs. "I can't take another hit from the belt, I can't take another insult. I want to be free." I can hear the emotional pain in his voice. He wants to stay for me, but his pain won't end if he stays.
"I wanna go to Dauntless. There, I'll be free. I'll come back and visit you as much as possible, I promise." Tobias says. I see him try to wipe away a tear, which only makes me wanna tear up. We're leaning against our favorite tree, a large Oak, which we always wanted to put one of those swing's on, but that would be too selfish, so we never tried.
"If I go to Dauntless... Would you?" He asks with curiosity. I take a moment to think. I know Dauntless initiation is brutal, but being in Abnegation for the rest of my life would be Brutal too. I attempt to dodge the question, "I have time to think, two whole years to think." I respond. With Tobias gone, all I'll have is time to think, to cry, and to wallow in my own tears. Crying would be selfish of me, but at this point I don't care.
I take a rock and throw it. Hard. It bounces off the pavement and skids to a stop... stop. That's what I want to happen for the next two years. I want life to stop, and to restart when I can choose my future. I'm too consumed by my own sadness to notice the cut on my hand from the sharp rock. "Beatrice... I'm sorry. I wish it could be different, but this is my life... I can't subject myself to this torture anymore."
10 hours, 23 minutes. I think in my head. When the timer runs out, It's official. I sigh. Tobias wraps his arm around me. I try so hard to not cry in his warm embrace, but I can't help it. A tear rolls down my face and drips onto his arm. "No, no. Beatrice, Don't cry please. Then I'll cry." He says, wiping a stray tear from the corner of my eye. The thought of him crying makes me cry more.
"I can't do it." I sob, "I'll miss you too much!" I feel like I'm overreacting, like a child, but I don't care. "Lets walk." He suggests, and he offers me his hand. I take it and he pulls me up.
We walk away from the tree, our favorite spot. The only light we have is the light of the full moon. I manage a smile. We met on a night of a full moon, when Marcus came over for dinner and brought Tobias with him. Our hands interlock as we stroll down the streets, from dull house to dull house, every window dim. Two years, I'll have to survive two years in this faction without my Tobias. My only friend. "I'm not gonna miss anybody but you." He says. I already knew that, but it's comforting to hear him say he'll miss me. We end up in the meadow at the end of the road. A singular street light is on near the bench, and we go to sit on it.
As we pass through to the bench, Tobias picks me a daisy and tucks it behind my ear. I smile, and sniffle. We take a seat on the bench together, our hands still interlocked. "I have something for you." He says. I raise my eyebrow in curiosity. His hand reaches into his pocket and he fumbles around. After a couple of moments, he pulls out a silver bracelet. I look in awe.
"Where did you get it?" I ask, looking at it shine. He smiles. "My mom gave it to me before she, uh, died. I thought I'd give it to you so you'd have something to remember me by when I leave."
I take the bracelet in my hand. I unclip it and place it on my right wrist, and tuck it under my long shirt so nobody sees. "I love it." I say. It reminds me of him, It'll help me get through these next two years without him. He wraps his big arms around me, and I sigh happily. I'll miss sneaking out with him to do selfish things. I miss being very non-abnegation with him. I look up at him with a smile.
To my surprise, he presses his lips firmly to mine. Our first kiss, and might possibly be our last. He pulls away and rests his forehead on mine. "We should go home, it's late." He suggests, and I nod. Our houses are right next to each other, so we talk together. We kiss one more time, and hug before heading into our homes. I silently walk in and shut the door. I rush upstairs and shut my door. I plop onto my bed, lost in my thoughts.
10 hours, 5 minutes, 23 seconds until the aptitude test. But after that, It's 25 hours, 6 minutes, and who knows how many seconds until the choosing ceremony. I'll lose the only person I really care about, the person I love more then anything or anybody, even my own parents.
I won't only lose my best friend, I'll lose the love of my life- Tobias Eaton.
A/N: Ok I did a amazing job on this, Review please! I kinda wanna continue this but any thoughts?
