Authors Note: No matter how many time I wish upon a star: Eric will never ever belong to me. Nor will Tris and Eric be a couple.*sob*
Fanfiction is written for the Author's enjoyment. I write for my readers too but if you don't like the pairing please don't send me reviews or pms saying it sucks. I'm not forcing you to read it. You chose to read this and you can stop at any time. I'm all for constructive criticism or even idea's (you will be credited for giving me it) and I'm not a mean person I swear!
This is written for ChiaMarie23, and her request to use Save the Day by David Archuleta. She had gotten only one sneak peek at this so I really hope she likes where I went with it.
Notes for My readers
All characters look like the movie version
Divergent belongs to Veronica Roth
Recognized Character's might be OOC at times (Just giving you fair warning!)
Lyrics are in Italics and centered.
Chapter 2
Eric stirred as his phone went off as his alarm three hours later, Tris whimpering slightly as she held onto his shirt. Eric rubbed her side gently as he reached over to snooze it, far too tired to even think about getting up.
"ERIC!" Groaning as Four banged on the door, Tris jolting against him as she opened her eyes.
"Fuck" Eric groaned before slipping his blankets off his legs and got out of bed, Tris now holding onto the comforter around her.
"Eric? I don't want to see him" Tris said softly, Eric noticing how wide her eyes were before she flinched just the slightest bit as Four banged on the door again yelling his name.
"You don't have to. I'll pass the message onto Veronica too" Eric said walking to the door and opened it.
"Fuck" Tris heard Eric curse before she got up and peeked around the corner to see the other men in leadership holding Four back as Eric rubbed his jaw.
"What the fuck is wrong with you asshole?" Eric snapped revealing just how little he slept. When Four didn't respond Veronica stepped forward.
"Ok let's not get into a fight. Its early and we are all running on our tempers." She said trying to be reasonable.
"Damn-it he did something to Tris!" Four snapped as Tris's eyes widened.
"The only thing Eric did was save my life from being hit by the damn train you tied me to the tracks last night." Tris said firmly holding the comforter close to her as she stepped out, Eric glancing at her to see if she was ok. Walking to the couch she sat with her legs tucked under her , her eyes on all five leaders.
"Ok get out we're done here" Eric said before sharing a glance with Veronica, the female staying as Eric vanished into the bathroom to shower and get ready for the day. When he came back out his apartment was empty.
Hands of the clock
Are standing still
But your heart is racing
You're losing your grip on the windowsill
Pulled down by the weight of it
It had been a couple weeks since Eric had saved Tris and he had been discreetly keeping an eye on her. She was pretending to be ok, he had seen that look on his own face so many times before he had transferred to Dauntless. She was in a room by his floor so he would try to stop by to see if she was eating or sleeping enough. She often was awake when he passed not matter the hour. It worried him to an extent. But she was almost always with her friends when she wasn't working as an ambassador for the factions.
"Eric? Have you seen Tris lately?" Will asked, Christina, Uriah, Marlene and Lynn standing there. Lynn looked bored, Christina and Marlene looked a little annoyed. Uriah and Will were the only ones that looked even remotely upset about it.
"Not since this morning at breakfast" Eric said raising his pierced eyebrow before touching the keys in his pocket. He was surprised when Tris had given him one of the extras to her apartment. She had said it was just in case.
"Did she say she was going to be there?" Eric asked turning the question of them.
"I was dragged into this so don't look at me" Lynn said placing a hand on her hip, and looked at her nails, her act making Eric scowl a little.
"Uriah, Tris clearly wants to be alone. We can arrange a time to hang out later" Marlene said as Eric rolled his eyes and pinched his nose. He wondered how they hell she made friends with these people when they weren't even alike the slightest bit.
"Marlene is right Will. We can come back again later" Christina said in what Eric was assumed was a sweet voice.
"I'll check on her, if you want" Eric offered looking at Will who nodded.
"Please" He said looking at Eric who pulled his key ring from his pocket and went over to the door and after knocking and not getting an answer he unlocked the door and stepped in.
"Tris?" he called stepping further into the apartment the silence unnerving him and making the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. The set of the apartment was similar to his own, and he slowly ventured in.
"This is bigger than ours." Christina said frowning.
"This is an ambassador's apartment. They are always bigger. Mine is bigger than this because I'm a leader." Eric said walking towards Tris's bedroom the silence making him wish that she wasn't home. He didn't like it.
And you pray for relief
As you lie on the bathroom floor
As you wait
You can see
There's a light underneath the door
This is the day you've been waiting for
Eric froze. The door to the bathroom was closed. He was also willing to bet it was locked. He just hoped it wasn't too late. Walking over to the door he tried it before shaking his bed and stepping back and kicking it, a scream coming from the living room.
"Oh my god what are you doing?" Christina yelled as the door broke. Pushing it open he glanced around the room before his eyes feel on Tris in the bathtub. She was still dressed in her clothes from breakfast, her hair loose and damp at the bottom where it touched the water. The water dark pink from the blood. Dropping to his knees beside her he tugged her arms from the water his eyes closing when he saw the cuts adorning them.
"Get a medic!" Eric yelled out of the bathroom watching Tris stir slightly, letting him know it wasn't too late. Looking up on the tiled wall he closed his eyes before taking off his vest, the bloody 'I'm sorry' not sitting well with him.
"Can I help with anything?" Uriah asked stepping in before paling.
"Get as many towels as you can and when I ask hand them to me. I have to get her somewhat dry and set her stitched up." Eric ordered lifting Tris out of the cold water, the temperature making him hiss. Uriah followed Eric to the couch and lay out a couple towels, Lynn stepping back when she saw the blood on Tris's arms.
"Lynn grab more towels from the storage closet now" Eric ordered as he and Uriah covered Tris in towels before he wrapped her forearms. She had cut the same way he had, from her elbow to her wrist, not across like most did.
"What happened in here?" Shauna asked kneeling down her sister placing the towels by Eric.
"Attempted suicide. She'll be easy to wake eventually if we take care of this now." Eric said as Tris moaned softly.
"She was in cold water, it slowed her heart rate right down so she didn't lose as much blood as she could have" Eric said when he noticed Shauna hesitating. Shaking her head she got to work stitching Tris's arms as Eric worked on warming her up slowly.
"We need her in dry clothes" Shauna said as Eric nodded.
"I'll grab something. She needs comfort not fashion" Eric said looking at Christina making the Candor-born flush in anger. Making his way to the bedroom he spotted the clothes she had worn a couple weeks ago in his apartment. Smirking he picked them up before moving to the dresser and grabbed a clean pair of underwear and a bra before heading out to the living room again.
"Uriah, Will your with me and we're going to clean the bathroom. Lynn, Christina, help Shauna" He ordered, waiting to see the nods before dragging the two men to the bathroom with him.
"Scrub everything, drain the tub, I'll look for the razors" Watching the two get started, he started collecting the blades he could find in the bathroom, his heart aching when he saw just how many she had. He made a promise to watch her a little closer than he had been, even if that meant moving in for a while.
"CHRISTINA! She's hurt. She's not going to a fashion show. Eric is right, she needs Comfort not fashion" Lynn snapped, the three males in the bathroom freezing before the other two looked at each other.
"Lynn never yells unless she's pissed or stressed." Uriah said as Will shook his head.
"I love Chris but trying to dress Tris up, especially when she's like this, is wrong." Will said as Eric snorted.
"Lynn's reacting out of stress. She's never been in this situation. As for the Candor, I'm surprised she made it. She has her moments where she is Dauntless but most of the time she is a loudmouth wanting to fit in" Eric said turning to face the other two.
"You made is Will because you were logical about how you approached things. Erudite screwed people like you and I from there over. So we just work harder to prove them wrong. Uriah you made it because you're stubborn and willing to do what it takes" Eric said Uriah looking up at him a little dazed.
"I think this is the nicest thing you have ever said to me" Will snorted before elbowing him.
"Let's just get this clean and see how Tris is doing." Will said as Eric turned back to what he was doing.
"Eric?" Shauna called, Eric making sure all the blades were wrapped up and his vest over his arm he went out to the living room, the blades being set on the table as he looked at Shauna.
"She's doing better. Coming around slowly." She said after his look said it all.
"She had some minor cuts on her knee and thighs" Lynn said as Shauna gave her a look.
"Shauna its better I know so I can watch for her trying to do it again."
"What can you do to help her? Other than stick her in the infirmary?" Shauna said clearly not impressed. Scowling he showed her the scars on his forearms.
"I think I know better than most." He said coldly.
So keep breathing
I said that I'll always be there
Now I mean it more than ever before
There's a future worth fighting for
After everyone had left Eric sat on the floor by Tris's still form on her bed, her hand in his. He drifted off at one point and slowly woke up later to the feeling of someone playing with his hair, as short as it was. Lifting his head he was pleased to see Tris awake. Getting on her bed he pulled her to his chest tightly.
"Don't you ever do that to me again, you hear me? Finding you like that nearly gave me a heart attack" Eric said firmly as he pulled Tris back to look at her.
"I'm sorry" Tris said softly her eyes filling with tears as she stared at him.
"I'll always be here for you Tris. I'm still an ass but I will listen. More than before. I will purposely make time, hours if I needed to" Eric said firmly as her tears started to fall.
"I don't know if I can do this anymore, they pity me, Chris tells me to get back with Four, like it's my fault we aren't together" Tris said, Eric pulling her to his chest again her fingers weakly grasping his shirt. Eric shifted about on the bed until he was leaning against the headboard.
So don't be scared
I know how you must be feeling
No one to help you carry the pain
"It's not going to be easy Tris. I know personally how hard it is to overcome the urge. Which is why" Eric paused and slipped his fingers into his pocket before pulling out an identical necklace out and he quickly fastened it around her neck. Pulling back Tris looked at the pendant laying on her chest before looking up at him as he pulled his repaired one out.
"Rub the blade when you want to cut. If that doesn't help come talk to me, or just find me and if I'm doing anything I can set aside I will. If not your welcome to stay until I can talk. You're not alone in this Tris" Eric said placing his forehead against hers as she rubbed the dull edge of the blade.
"This is the second time you've saved me Eric. I'm going to have to start repaying you soon" Tris said making him chuckle.
"Let's not keep track." He said as she cuddled to his chest and started playing with his necklace his fingers stroking her damp hair making her yawn.
"Get some sleep. You lost a lot of blood Tris." Eric said gently as she nodded.
"Thank you" Tris whispered before letting sleep claim her. Kissing her forehead gently he smiled just a little bit.
"Your welcome"