One-Shot Two

A/N: Disclaimer, Veronica Roth wrote up these characters, so the credit goes to her.

For Tris- My Love

"Happy birthday!" screams Christina in my ear. I jerk awake, giving Christina the death glare.

"Can you not let me sleep in on my birthday?" I mutter.

"No." she replies simply. "Now get up. Meet me in the cafeteria in twenty minutes."

Christina leaves the room, and I would go back to bed, but knowing Christina, that wouldn't end well for me. I groan and roll over. What's so special about birthdays anyway? Who cares that I was born this day, seventeen years ago? I really don't.

I take a hot shower, trying to make the heat burn away all that's happened. No Tris. You won't think about the war today. When I step out into the cool air, I shrug on a tank top with a black sweater and slide on a pair of dark jeans. I know the factions have crumbled, but I still wear black like the Dauntless most of the time. Mostly to remind me of what used to be.

I open my door and start to head to the cafeteria, whistling. Most of the used-to-be-Dauntless still live in the compound, although some now live in the outside world. Tobias and I along with most of our friends chose to live here. I enjoy walks through the compound. The familiar dark atmosphere comforts me; I've gotten used to it.

I slowly open the cafeteria doors, where I am greeted with the yells of many of my friends. To my dismay, I don't see Tobias or any of my other friends besides Christina. Where is everyone? Christina runs up to me and whispers fiercely in my ear.

"Glad you decided to show up. I've been waiting forever."

I check my orange wristwatch, and am shocked to see it's 8:30. Christina woke me up an hour ago!

"Sorry." I mumble. "I lost track of time."

"You think." Christina growls, barely audible. But she can't stay mad, and after a minute a grin breaks out on her face and she squeals, "This is going to be the best day ever!"

I honestly think she's more excited than me, and it's my birthday.

"I have so much planned!" she breathes. "Eat quickly!"

I grab a tray and stack it with pancakes and a glass of orange juice. When I sit down, I make a show of eating as slowly as possible, to bother Christina. Revenge for waking me up so early! But, my little trick ends up backfiring when Christina pulls me away from my half-eaten pancake, saying, "If you're going to act that way, you don't get to eat." I wish she would stop treating me like a child.

She drags me towards the trains and we hop on. I would ask where we're going, but I know she won't tell me. We ride for about a half-hour, talking about random things. When we finally arrive to our mystery destination, I leap off the train and land in a particularly mushy patch of grass, and wipe the mud off my leather boots.

I'm just about to ask Christina where we are when about thirty people jump out from the shrubbery.

"Surprise!" shouts everyone at the same time.

I jump back, shocked at the amount of people. I see all my friends, but I don't know half of the people here!

"Are you trying to give me a heart attack?" I hiss at Christina, although I'm smiling.

Christina laughs, and then tells me about all of her "amazing plans!"

First, we eat cake, (of course.) When I first try to take a bite, Christina swats my fork out of my hand.

"You haven't made your wish!" she squeals overdramatically.

She forces me to blow out a purple candle, and says to wish for anything I want.

"I wish for…"

"Stop!" Christina cuts me off. Am I doing everything wrong? "You can't say it out loud, or it won't come true!" Of course.

Christina might say I didn't follow the 'rules' of birthday wishes, because instead of wishing, I prayed. I prayed that my parents, Will, Marlene, Lynn, Al, and every other brave person who has died for the right cause are happy in heaven.

If Christina knew what I was thinking she'd probably tell me that since it's my birthday, I have to wish for something for myself. She wouldn't understand that my silent prayer was for me. Knowing that the ones I love are in a better place is the only thing that holds me together.

After a chorus of a song called 'Happy Birthday,' I'm finally allowed to eat my cake! The gooey chocolate frosting melts on my tongue, and I just can't get enough. Tobias scoops some frosting off of his cake and blobs it on my nose, making me laugh.

"Jokes on you! More frosting for me!" I say, laughing.

After our delicious cake, we play paintball, of course, until lunch. My team comes out winning, but I'm still covered in multicolored paint from head to toe. Everywhere a paintball hit is now bleeding, and bruises are starting to form around them. My whole body aches for a while before the pain goes away, but it's a good pain.

For lunch we have finger sandwiches. Totally not what I'd expect from this group of people. When we've finished, some of the people I don't know start heading back to who-knows-where, and I'm left with Tobias, Christina, Uriah, Zeke, and Shauna.

They all give me amazing gifts (which I try to refuse, to no avail). The last person to give me a gift is Tobias, and honestly, it's my favorite. He strides smoothly to a large tree, and pulls out something I would have never expected from behind it. A guitar.

He sits on a log cross-legged and starts to play something I've never heard before. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. The chords flow from his guitar smoothly, like honey, and although there are no words, I get the message of this song.

Tobias looked a little unsure of himself at first, but now he looks at me confidently, his head held high.

"Wow." I whisper. It's all I can think of to say.

"For Tris- My Love." he whispers in my ear, and it tickles.

He folds me in his arms and his lips meet mine. Nothing could be better.

A/N: I know this one isn't very good! So I apologize! Reviews are appreciated but if you don't have enough time that's okay! :)