~Tobias~

It's been five years since initiation, Tris and I are closer than we have ever been before.

This morning was like any normal morning, we woke had coffee split our time sharing the single bathroom between us. I was having a lovely hot shower and I couldn't prevent my mind from wandering. I can't wait till tonight, I plan to propose to Tris. I know we are both still young, she is only 21 but I love her so much I feel that our love conquers all. We have gone through so much together I really do fear losing her now. Sometimes I wonder would we still have found each other if we both remained in Abnegation or transferred somewhere else. But I am most definitely glad that we found each other wherever we may be. She made me change my mind about leaving Dauntless to become Factionless. I chose her at Dauntless over my mother among the Factionless that is how much she means to me.

All the boys are in on the proposal except for Peter because he would undoubtedly blurt it out before I manage to pop the question. I know deep down in my heart that if she says no then I will most definitely curl up in a ball and die. No Four, stop thinking like that, you can't think like that, she will say yes, she will say yes. All I need to do is remember the ring it's in the second draw from the top in the kitchen of our apartment. I just figured she is too small to reach it the only thing that's kept in there are the matches and when do we ever use them.

As I imagine tonight I hear a bang. I jumped out the shower, grabbed a towel and wrapped it at my hips as I headed into the kitchen to see what the loud bang was. I walk into the kitchen to come across Tris lighting the stove, with a match! All I can think is did she find the ring, does she know, is it all ruined.

"Morning Hun, did you have a nice shower, there better be warm water left." I inwardly sigh she must not have found it but I'll feel better if I check.

I try my best to sound confused when I ask her why she is lighting the stove with a match. She just said the ignition spark wasn't working so she just used a match instead. That's something else to add to the list of new things we need. I swear there is like 20 things on the list of new things we need but can't afford, then on top of that we need a new apartment this one is kind of small. I make it clear I was just wanting to check if she was ok after hearing the loud bang, I turn and head back towards the bedroom, as I head through the door I hear her make a sly comment, about my arse I think.

Tris and I may be completely loved up but it's only recently that we have been together, you know, intimately. Mainly because of the fight we had, when we broke up for a while. Well I say recently but I mean it's only been about a year, maybe a year and a half since our first time together. Her confidence has increased greatly however she still becomes shy. She feels the freedom to make these sly comments now, she started off quietly and now she speaks as if I was right next to her.

I finish getting dressed so I can get on my way to work, I throw on the usual and just before I leave I give my gorgeous Tris three gentle but meaningful kisses, one on her temple, her soft smooth lips and last but by no means least on her perfect forehead.

The working day starts of as smooth as any other, it fly's by. As lunch comes around I can feel myself getting even more excited about tonight. Zeke got lunch today, he drops it off at my desk on his way back to my own. Zeke and Uriah are going around inviting the important people for tonight's 'party'. Uriah went to ask Tris to go this morning, the benefit of having a best friend whose little bro is best friends with my girlfriend. I would say I can get jealous of the amount of alone time Tris and Uriah have together but I know, that Uriah knows, that if he tried anything with Tris then he would be a squished pancake by the morning.

Nothing really event full happened today, nothing worth logging anyways. Then Eric comes in. I look at the clock in the control room it's just about to turn half four. Another half hour till I can knock off but Tris should be just coming out the parlour any minute. Just then I see her with that loud mouth Candor turned Dauntless Christina. I know I am meant to like Christina considering she is my girlfriend's best friend let's just hope Will didn't spill to her otherwise the plot is down the drain. Everyone in our group just calls Christina 'loud mouth' everyone finds it really funny because she gets so annoyed by it.

I take a second look at Tris seeing that she has a bandage on her inner right arm, that immediately spikes my attention is she hurt? All the questions flood the back of my mind who, what, where, when, how did she do it. My troubled thoughts must have been on my face as I see Eric looking at me then he starts to come closer.

"What's going on Four?" God he makes it sound like we are friends. "Trouble in paradise?" I grimace, he is sort of right I guess there is trouble but not the kind of trouble he thinks. "Oh there is trouble, your face says it all I can read you like a book, she losing interest?" She's losing anything but interest I think to myself. "Come on Four it's been 5 years you think you would have at least proposed" I feel myself blush and I attempt to push it away hoping Eric didn't see but he obviously did by the next thing he says. "The mighty Four is planning on proposing oooh how great, I might just have to go tell Miss Prior right now."

I stand slamming my hands on the desk, the whole room goes silent and everyone turns to look at us, well at me. "Don't you dare this is between me and her don't ruin it" Shit I shouldn't have said that now he will unquestionably ruin it. He knows how to push my buttons.

"Tut, tut, tut, Four consider it already ruined." God I could just smack him right now but if I did then that would most definitely ruin tonight's plans. Why does he have to be a bloody leader of all the crack heads in this place why him? "The only question now is when you are planning to ask her?" he pauses, "tonight?" I was wondering why Uriah and Zeke Pedrad were going around in the middle of the month inviting people over, their more of end of the month party people" I can feel myself getting more and more worked up. "Trust me I will be there after all I was invited" What he's invited what were they thinking?

"I don't recall you being on the invite list." I snarl at him.

"Oh I wasn't but don't you remember I'm a dauntless leader I have the right to be at any gathering I see fit and I am not going to miss this. It's been nice talking to you Four but as you still have 15 minutes left on you shift, meaning you can't leave, I am going to inform Miss Prior of your future prospects. Looks like she is just getting home" he says as he is checking the monitor for Tris, "I'd love to stay and chat but I really must dash." He turns to the door and heads out, scanning his card with full confidence and not looking back.

I quickly fling my body back round, back to my monitor to see where Tris is that's when I see her fumbling around with her keys in the door to the apartment. Luckily because Eric is a leader it makes it easy to track him, he is automatically logged at every camera he hits. I just hope Tris is just dropping her stuff off and going to Will and Christina's place. After 5 mins when Tris doesn't come back out I get worried, Eric's 30 seconds away. She's still in there. 20 seconds, come on Tris get out of there. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 and her apartment door opens I feel a breath of relief but the ways she swings around I'm guessing Eric saw her, shit!

~Eric~

Four is going to propose to Tris, what can I do to stop it, stop the proposal. She should be with Alex, they were great. He suits her and she suits him. They have a lot of things in common. Not to mention that Alex is my brother, so I would have her even closer to me than now, now that would be great.

"Tris" I shout to make sure she hears me she swings round with a start.

"Ah Eric I was just coming to see you," she says as I approach her. See Tris and I are actually quite close but we don't let on to the rest of her group. It was when the second group of initiates came in after Tris'. That year Four and Tris had, had a fight and broke up and Tris found another person, Alex. Tobias said 'he couldn't handle seeing Tris with someone else.' Therefore he stayed away from her for the duration of her relationship. Obviously they are back together now. I preferred her with Alex, I have to protect her.

I stepped in and trained the Transfers with Tris. We bonded quite well. According to Tris, Four and I are similar - Hard and muscular on the outside with a soft and gooey centre, her words not mine. For goodness sake Tris did you really have to compare Four and I.

"Oh really, what a coincidence" Well personally I don't believe in coincidences, but I needed something to say.

She interrupts my though process as she says, "So Eric what do you want to talk to me about?" Four should be getting home in about 9 minutes.

"Four's future prospects" At this Tris was gesturing for me to come inside I just hoped that Four is watching, Four and I are like arch enemies. I also know that there is no cameras in apartments so it will leave Four with a lot of horrible feelings inside of him.

I grin inwardly to myself as my plan comes together, if i'm not mistaken Four will be bursting through the door in about 5 minutes. So I just have to keep her talking till then, then I can kiss her and Four will be heartbroken for the rest of eternity. Gosh it would be weird kissing her. I just need the right topic to talk about. Hmmm what can I talk about ohh the transfer initiates , but then I said I wanted to talk about egh his future prospects, I can just bring up about how he don't want to be a leader.

"So Eric, what about Four's prospects" she says. Gosh why is it always Four, Four, Four why can't she go back to Alex. Alex and Tris made a great couple, I suppose I was the one to bring up Four.

"Ah well it's a matter of leadership, are you sure he doesn't want to be a leader. You see the current leaders believe that he would be a great addition to the leaders we want the mighty Four a leader." I swear just a little bit of sick came up in my mouth. I want Tris to be with Alex but she will never go for him after he cheated on her, why does he have to be a dick to all the ladies, most of all Tris. Now Alex is like 'I only have eyes for Tris,' but we both know he fucked that one up.

"Well yeah pretty sure, why are you suddenly asking again, it's been 2 years" Why is she so inquisitive, she's making me think? At least times passing about 2 minutes till he comes through that door.

"One of our leader might be leaving us" Lies, Lies, Lies, this is more like me, and well actually Jesse might actually be leaving us.

"Ahh ok" she says bluntly. "Well Eric can I offer you a drink." She says suggestively pointing to the kitchen. Oh well, how could I say no.

"Sure Tris, can I have a soda" one of my many calculating moves. I know that the sodas are kept in the fridge and the fridge which would take twice as long than if I asked for just water. Meanwhile Four is probably sprinting his way here so about 30 seconds. "What types of sodas you got" I say trying to stall.

"Let me just check" she says as she stands up and heads to the mini fridge. Ok Eric now's your time to shine. Tris opens the fridge. "I have Sprite and Coke."

"Oh a Coke will do" I say as I get up and make my way to Tris...10 seconds... I grab her waist pulling her towards me...5 seconds…she turns and looks at me confused all I do is wink and go in and kiss her just as I hear the door swing open… mission achieved. I shouldn't really do this to Tris for many reason, it's so wrong, however anything to get her and Four to break up.

~Tobias~

The door lock finally let me out at 5:00pm. All I remember is that Eric is still in there with Tris. I have to keep running, I have to keep running. I'm running down the pire when I realised that I just knocked Zeke clean off his feet. I smirk I suppose he deserves it for all the Candor questions he asks me but I still shout "Sorry Zeke, its Tris and Eric". Hopefully he knows that I wouldn't do it on purpose. C'mon Four nearly there, thank God for all my training otherwise this would all be so painful. Ok 10 seconds, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, I burst into the room and, and, and there she was, Tris, kissing Eric. Or Eric kissing Tris. No, no she wouldn't, would she?

"Eric! What are you doing" she says pushing him off her. She doesn't know I'm here yet, turn around Tris look at me. Eric moves away with his hands up smirking at me, Tris looks over her shoulder and I feel her gaze land on me.

I could feel myself getting wound up more and more. It was all Eric's fault, she pulled away I can't blame Tris. God I want to hit Eric. Then he had to open his mouth, "Like the show Four" I couldn't hold my anger in anymore, he was asking for it.

I made it across the room in two big strides, I just grabbed his neck and punched his face. Once, twice, the third time there was a crack, maybe the broken nose would make an improvement to his face. Eric started to fight back, grabbing me by the waist and slamming my back into a mirror and shattering it all around me. He started to punch my stomach, but all I could think about was Tris standing there, shaking. Why's she shaking? I have to get to her but I got to deal with Eric first I swing my right arm once hitting him in the temple and he's out cold. He deserves it, he really does.

I got to Tris and without a word we understood each other, our looks could speak a thousand words and we both knew that we truly loved each other. We embraced each other I gently whispered, "I love you, Tris."

She replied with what I knew she would, "I love you, Tobias."

So guys I'm a brand new writer so please be kind, feel free to give me some tips

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