Four's POV

My heart almost shattered again when I saw Tris in Jason's arms. Rage filled me and I pulled her away from him. I was ready to punch Jason and send him back to the infirmary, but Tris' expression told me not to. I could tell that she didn't want to be there with him, but she also didn't want me to hurt him. She was always the rational one. After escorting her back to the apartment, I left to go on a run.

The trees flew by as I ran. I passed the faction-less district and the Abnegation neighborhood. I passed the schools, and ran through the train tracks. Gradually, I cooled down, and my anger dissipated. I arrived back at the Dauntless compound, breathless from the run. Seeing Will munching on a bag of popcorn reminded me that I hadn't eaten since breakfast. I strolled over to the dining hall, placing an order for a small plate of fries. With the rigorous Dauntless training, I could afford to put on a little weight.

After half an hour, however, my meal still hadn't arrived. How long could it take to prepare a small bowl of fries? Frowning, I stood up and peeked inside the cafeteria window. No one was inside. That made the situation even more suspicious. I silently opened the door and stepped through the doorway, looking around the kitchen. It was five, an hour before dinner. The chefs were usually falling over each other trying to prepare food before dinner. Something must be wrong.

I heard the sounds of tennis shoes squeaking over the dirty tile behind me. I whipped my head to look at who it was. Before I could make out who the owner of the shadow was, a thick metal tube hit me between the eyes. Moaning, I blacked out.

My head hurt. A lot. It was pounding, and I could feel the glare of floodlights on my face. Blinking, I opened my eyes. I was about to rub my eyes with my fingers to clear the haze, but I quickly realized that my hands and feet were chained to the wooden chair I was sitting in. I blinked rapidly, before my vision cleared. Another painful throb of my head reminded me what happened. All I remembered was seeing the kitchen tiles spin around me as my head hit the floor, but where was I? I sat there silently, trying to wrestle my hands and feet free from the heavy metal chains.

I froze when I heard a malevolent laugh erupt from my left. I looked up.

"Well," I chuckled bitterly, "I can't say that I'm surprised you were capable of such an evil act, Jason."

Jason stepped out of the shadows, a grin on his face. "Well, well, well, look at what we have here. The powerful, popular Four, hogtied in a chair."

I kept my gaze emotionless as I directed my anger towards the chains.

Jason looked at my hands and smirked, "Don't bother, Four. Those chains are an alloy of a mix of titanium, molybdenum, and iron. In other words, they're completely unbreakable."

I must have let my disbelief show on my face, because Jason quickly added, "Oh, don't look at me like that. I grew up in Erudite; you would have thought that I picked up some knowledge."

I rolled my eyes. Why was I here, tied up and stuck in the same room as this idiot? Whatever, I thought to myself, I'm sure he'll tell me why he kidnapped me soon enough. Just like I predicted, a gloating expression appeared on Jason's face, and he looked like he was about to launch into a monologue.

"So, Four, you must be wondering why you're here, and—"

I glared at him. Since I was stuck here, I might as well make Jason's life difficult. And that included cutting his condescending monologue short.

"Ha, you know me so well," I remarked sarcastically.

Jason threw me a dirty look. "Shut up, Four, you're the one who's tied up."

I shrugged my shoulders. I couldn't argue with that.

"Anyways, Four, as I was saying before you rudely interrupted me, I'm aware that you and Tris are dating. But I didn't know that you moved in with Tris."

I frowned, trying to figure out how Jason knew that we lived together, before realizing that Jason saw Tris and I walk into my apartment. "Actually," I responded, "she moved in with me a while ago." In hindsight, I added, "There's a lot you don't know about Tris."

Jason balled his hands into fists, before releasing them. He folded his arms on top of each other, and patiently remarked, "I'll get to know her. She's a beautiful girl, Four, and like I said before, you don't deserve her."

I ignored my growing fury, and simply stared him in the eye. "I'm not going to let you get to know her. I might not deserve her, but I definitely deserve her more than you do."

"True love is insurmountable, and overcomes all obstacles," Jason declared, ignoring my glare. "But that's not the point. There is a reason I took the trouble to kidnap you. Yesterday, I heard Tris say something really interesting."

A spark of fear struck my heart. I didn't know what Tris could have said, but from Jason's malicious expression, it was probably something serious.

Jason grinned, "She said, 'Oh my, Jason is so dreamy, I wish I could be with him.'"

I let out a sigh of relief. I realized that I had been holding my breath. I calmly stared straight into Jason's eyes, waiting for him to continue. I wasn't worried; it was unlikely that Tris would say such a thing.

Jason looked surprised, before assuming a cold demeanor once again. "I'm just kidding. But that's funny, Four, you almost look relieved… is there anything else that Tris could be hiding?"

I froze again. I started beating myself up internally for letting my emotions show. Then, the full meaning of Jason's words hit me like a truck. Breathless, my heart started beating faster. The only thing that Tris had to hide was her Divergence.

"From your reaction, Four, I'm guessing that you know exactly what I'm talking about. Yesterday, I was walking to the dining hall," Jason remarked innocently, "when I overheard Tris and Maxwell talking to each other. And since Maxwell is the Dauntless leader, I was curious what he was saying. Long story short, I heard the word 'divergent' in the conversation. Being the intelligent Erudite-born I am, I quickly figured out that Tris was Divergent."

Jason paused, watching my reaction. I was petrified, but managed to scoff. "You don't have to be Erudite-born to eavesdrop on conversations."

A few seconds later, I realized that something was wrong with what Jason just said. Only top Dauntless agents knew about Divergence. How did Jason know what Divergence meant? Before I could think about it further, I felt a sharp pain. I didn't see the punch coming, but it hit me straight in the gut. Groaning, I futilely rubbed my ankles against the chains.

Jason rubbed his knuckles. "I'll have to apologize for that. I don't want to hurt you. After all, I need you for my plan."

What plan? I thought. I threw him a dirty glare. "Weak punch," I spat.

He shrugged. "Good, then I don't need to feel bad about it. Anyways, Four, I think you know by now that both of us love Tris. But, think about it, how much trouble would she be in, if the wrong people discovered her Divergence? I think it's safe to say that certain people would stop at nothing to hunt her down and kill her."

Jason paused, looking at my face for signs of anger, but he quickly continued with his speech, "And I'm sure that it would be in Tris' best interest if I kept that little piece of information to myself, right, Four?"

My eyes shot flames as I looked at him. "Yes," I muttered. "If you hurt her, I swear, I'll—"

"Uh-uh-uh, don't make petty little threats," Jason replied, cutting me off. "I just need you to do a few things. If you obey compliantly, I will make sure no one finds out anything about Tris."

"Are you blackmailing me, Jason?" I asked coldly.

Jason made a tsk-ing sound with his tongue. "Geez, you must have a really low opinion of me. I don't like to call it 'blackmailing'. I think it's more like a… a compromise. Except if you don't uphold your side of the deal, well, you have a lot to lose."

I jingled my hands and feet, finally freeing them from the chains. Thankfully Jason was too immersed in his lecture to realize that I had broken free. Standing up, I raised my fist at him.

"Jason, I'm sorry that I'm going to have to kill you," I said quietly. If I didn't kill him, news of Tris' Divergence would spread. I hated to admit it, but Jason was right. If anyone found out that she was Divergent, she would quickly be killed. And I would have a hard time protecting her from government officials.

As much as I hated killing, I was prepared to end Jason's life. Nothing but a stun gun could stop me now, and stun guns were banned from Dauntless compounds.

However, Jason's next words stopped me faster than a stun gun would have. He pointed at the door, and a girl stepped in the room. Her shiny brown hair bobbed in its ponytail as she walked, stopping right next to Jason.

"Four," Jason introduced, "this is Julia. I'm sure you already know her; she's helped you train initiates before. Julia is not only my little sister, she is also your new girlfriend."