CHAPTER 2

When I turn around Eric is standing behind me eyeing me from top to bottom, it makes me feel violated the way his eyes scour over me like a vulture waiting for something to eat. I abruptly ask why he is here, maybe that was too quick of a response, what if he thinks I'm scared, to late he's already rambling on about something I realized what he was saying as soon as he mentioned Tobias. He was talking about how he needed Tobias to help him with a project, and that worried me. "Explain to me what this project is" I say as calmly as I can, " oh nothing, just something I've been working on for awhile and I needed some help" his voice is almost a whisper "just tell me damn it!" I seethe through gritted teeth. He's inches away from me I'm shaking, I swear if he touches me in any possible way ill hurt him, I start analysing my surroundings for escape routes and weapons. But instead he just smiles and says "I'll guess you'll find out soon enough" and he walks away and out of sight. I can't put e everything together in my mind, what just happened? What did he mean ill find out? And once again Eric has me scared to death. 2 hours later I'm waiting for Tobias to come back to his apartment, finally he shows up "Tris? What are you doing here? I mean I'm glad to see you but what's wrong?" after a good couple minutes I manage say something "were you helping Eric with anything today? "Like what?" "You know like a project?" he stares at me dead in the eyes, it almost scares me when he does that, finally he says "yes. He asked me to help with something to do with the fear landscape, it's okay it nothing to worry about" he says in a soothing voice that I almost forget about why I asked him and his eyes go back to the deep blue sweet eyes. All I can say is oh okay, but the strange thing is he didn't ask why I was wondering, he's now just walking towards me, and he lifts me in his arms, tight. I almost melt in his arm and before I realize what's happening we are running up through the pit. Between breaths he says we are catching the train before it leaves, I wonder what's so important about getting on that train, and that we are going at 1am? We get to the tracks and start running I heave my body onto the train with some effort and as I watch Tobias he does it like its nothing, and we are just in time. I collapse into the train and lie down waiting to know where we are going but instead Tobias just lies down almost on top of me and kisses me. This kiss isn't like the rough deep desperate kisses, but the romantic, passionate kisses that I would always here other factions talking about, it reminds me of when he kissed me in the chasm, and he's almost a bit timid with his body language which I find unusual. We kiss passionately for the next few minutes, our hands wondering over each other, or at least mine are, I can now trace over his tattoos. I kiss him now with more passion than ever before, he is now on top of me, he's no longer timid but he's cautious like I will break any minute but I forget everything drag my hands over his spine as he wraps his arms underneath me towards the small of my back, which drives me crazy he plays with the hem of my shirt as we kiss and I tousle his hair. It's not just romantic anymore it's desperate, anxious, and rough. He leads his hands up to the piece of fabric which is supposed to be a bra but I don't even need it really, his hands play with the clasp and at the same time he's kissing my neck, I push him back a bit and he looks into my eyes and knows I don't want too. I can see a pleading in his eyes, which makes my heart ache, but he stops and for the next few minute we just lay there silent.