Chapter 4

We push open the big heavy door and enter to a big blazing loud crowd in the food court. Tobias and I release hands because we see the initiates sitting in the corner of the room except Levi and that stupid kid John. We walk over to our table and meet Christina, Will, Zeke, Shauna, Uriah , Lynn and Marline talking away.

"Hey guys." I say to everyone as I sit next to Christina everyone stops their conversation and looks at me with a scared look on their faces. Christina points her finger behind me as I turn around I see Max standing there with an angry look on his tall narrow face. " Um … hello Max how can I help you." I even tone.

"Well I ask for you to come to my office but it seems like you didn't have the courage to come up and speak to me the leader of dauntless." His voice boomed over the room and everyone became silent and points there attention to me. I suddenly feel the urge to kick him in his balls because no one can talk to me like that but if I kicked I will probably end up with a bullet in my head. I can't even believe that he said that I didn't have the courage to talk to him.

"Excuse me.." I laugh humorlessly " if I didn't have courage do you think that I would've jumped on and off trains jumped off a 7 story high building climbed the ferris wheel and beat the crap out of Molly? If I didn't have courage do you think I would be dating my initiation instructor?" I snort. His face is bright red with anger and it looks like he is going to have smoke come out his nose and ears. I hear chuckles all around me and a strong but soft comforting arm wrap around my waist.

"Well if you're going to be like that Tris I think I was mistaken…" his words jolted like nails on a chalk boards, I'm starting to get a little nervous but with the warmth of Tobias I am safe. His next words shocked me most of all. "It was only a forgotten mistake if you want to be a leader in the future the position will be still open to you." As he finished his last words everyone was finished staring and back to yelling and eating, Max left and I wanted to leave but instead I sat down and leaned my head on Tobias' shoulder not wanting to eat my lunch.

"Umm what was that about?" Christina interrupts the silence.

"Well Max gave me a letter asking if I wanted to be a leader of Dauntless and to go see him after the tour around the pit, but I didn't go because I didn't want to take the offer so he was a little upset." I told Christina. She smiled at me and gave me a thumbs up for standing up for myself, I feel glad inside for standing up to him because it will show the initiates that I am tou…. wait they were there when i said that I was dating my instructor and I pointed to him and he wrapped his arm around my waist… oh crap they know but it won't affect us too much because it will make the boys stay away from me. I start to drift off in my own little world and someone starts to shake me i snap my eyes open and see that Uriah yet again is waking me up from my daydreams.

"Hello Tris are you okay! you've been drifting off lately." he says I mumble saying that I am okay but Tobias doesn't think so. He gets up from the table and askes me to come with and I agree. We leave the food court and Tobias links his fingers with mine.

"Tris I'm sorry, thats why I don't want you to be a leader because you'll have to deal with him all day every day and I think that you don't want that to happen after what happen today I don't want him near you. I'm scared that he'll hurt you." His eyes go down and he looks like he's hurt I can't see him like this he can't worry about be like this because when he worries I worry and I don't like it. I touch his shoulder and stand on my tippy-toes and lean in to kiss him just before our lips touch I pull away.

"Tobias please don't worry so much, I love that you care for me but babe It scares me to think that you'll risk your life just to save mine and I can't let that happen… I love you." I don't let him speak I close the space between us and I instantly feel him relax, his hands play around in my hair I put my hands on his waist and we just stand their kissing in the hallway. Then someone behind me comes up and interrupts our moment.

"Hey Sorry I was wondering where the bathrooms were I didn't know you and four were talking." Levi says Wow I'm so glad he didn't catch us making out .

"Hi Levi the bathrooms are over there please leave."I say as calming as I can doesn't seem that I was calm though it sounded like I was going to pounce on him I am still a little upset of what Max said at lunch. "If you don't leave, initiation won't be very fun for you and we will make sure it is horrible for you." I glance over at Tobias and see that he is giving me a look saying that I can back off for awhile. I smile and nod "You know what I'm being too harsh we wont make it horrible I just had a bad lunch thats all."I say sheepishly I didn't mean to be harsh beside Levi was very nice this morning.

"Thats okay Tris I understand everyone has those tough moments." he says calmly and comes closer to me he squeezes me tightly and I hug back the hug was only a 2 second hug so it wasn't a big deal. After Levi leaves Tobias gives me a look.

"What" I say confused.

"Why were you so mean to him he was just asking where the bathrooms were Tris not asking to kiss you!" Tobias says with a disappointment look on his face. I don't like when he treats me like a 5 year old sometimes but I don't want to start a fight, we haven't had a fight in like two months and I don't plan on stopping that.

"I'm sorry I was mean I was just upset that Max could be so mean and obnoxious and I took it out on him I shouldn't have but I couldn't help it." I feel really bad that I got mad at Levi for asking a question, Tobias smiles.

"I know you didn't mean it like that and I shouldn't of gave you a lecture, you are my girlfriend not my daughter." He laughs and I join him too.