A/N Alright guys. You have been literally begging me for an update, so, just this once, I'll make an exception. You can have this one tiny short little chapter but that's it! You'll have to wait until Tuesday(: Remember, I can only write so fast.
Tris POV
I gasp as my eyes fly open and I am met with bright white lights. Once my eyes adjust I'm able to confirm that I'm in some kind of a hospital. I turn my head over to the corner where Four sits leaning up against the wall, fast asleep.
"He hasn't left since he dropped you off here, despite my protests." A voice says from beside me. I turn my head to see a thin woman with dark hair and multiple piercings dressed in a nurse's uniform. She doesn't look like much of a nurse to me, but then again I ran away from a life of fame and fortune so who am I to judge.
"He must really like you." I feel my cheeks heat up and I'm sure I'm blushing. Man, I've been doing that a lot.
"I'm Tori." She says as she picks up a clipboard. "And according to your charts, you have a slight concussion, a grade one sprained ankle, and bruising in multiple places. You're friend over there said you fell, but I think he just didn't want to say what really happened." I glance over at Four and the events before I passed out come back to me all in a flash.
"I got jumped." Is all I say. She nods and scribbles something down on her clipboard.
"Alright, well, as you may have guessed, any foul play occurring on school grounds results in a meeting with the head administrator. I'll arrange a meeting with Miss Matthews for you two." She says in a pitying tone. "Now, back to your ankle. You'll need a temporary cast and crutches for two to three weeks until your ankle is good to walk on. I'll have you back here in two weeks so we can talk about that." Surprisingly this doesn't faze me. And the way she's talking leads me to believe that she's dealt with this before. She begins to write more things down on her clipboard.
"When can I go back to my dorm?" I ask. She looks up from her writing for a minute.
"Well, seeing that the only real issue is your ankle, as long as your friend sleeping beauty promises to check up on you, you can go home when he wakes up." She says. I don't know if it's the way she's treating me like I'm not a child, or if it's the fact that she just seems like a cool person, but I already like her.
"I'll be back with your stuff." She walks out of the room, shutting the door behind her. I look across the room at Four whose still fast asleep. He looks younger when he sleeps. Less worried about the world. Too bad I'm about to ruin that. I reach across the side of my bed and pick up a blue capped plastic pen. I pretend to throw it a couple times, making sure I won't miss, then fling it into the air where it hits Four on the head. He jumps up and puts his fists up like he's going to have to fight. I start laughing while he realizes where he is.
"Not funny." He mutters as he sits back down. I continue to laugh, but quieter.
"It was a little." He shoots me a death glare that makes me laugh even harder. He sighs and puts his head in his hands while I try to calm down. When the room is finally silent again I speak first.
"Thank you." I say timidly. Four looks up from his fingers.
"What?"
"Thank you for saving me." I say a little louder. His eyebrows knit together, confused.
"There's no need to thank me. I wasn't going to just leave you there to get raped by some dirt bag." My pulse quickens a little when he says 'rape'.
"Al was there." I say after a pause of silence. He nods.
"I saw him." He says quietly. My little bit of hope that I had been mistaken disappears. Al was there. Al was going to let it happen. Al was going to help. And Al failed all because of Four.
"So about what happened last night-" Four starts, but he's interrupted by Tori returning with my crutches.
"Oh good," She says glancing at Four. "You're alive. For a while there we weren't sure." Tori smiles and I laugh while Four just groans and shakes his head. She walks over to my bed and leans the crutches on the bed while I pull out my foot so she can put the blue Velcro cast on. My ankle is visibly swollen and coated with dark purple bruising around my fibula (Bone in your ankle).
"Alright now this might hurt a little while I get the cast on." She says as she gingerly lifts my leg. She slides the stiff material over my toes and up onto the rest of my foot. I clench my teeth a little as she tightens the straps and pushes the cast up against my bruises. I notice that Four has gotten up from his chair and now stands at my side. I slowly move my hand, unsure if I should or not. Just do it. What have you got to lose? Finally, I reach out and grab his. He looks down at me, confused for a moment and I smile at him. A couple seconds later, to my relief, he smiles back. Tori finishes tightening the cast and I release Four's hand.
"Alright Tris, you know how to use crutches, right?" I nod and she hands them over to me.
"Then be careful and don't go crazy. No sports until I give you the all clear, and I recommend you get someone to help you carry things when school starts up." She says glancing at Four. I nod and thank her.
"Any time. Well, I would say come back soon, but we wouldn't want that." And with that she leaves us alone, again. Four silently helps me swing my legs over the side of the bed, and I stand up with the help of my new crutches. Black spots fish across my vision and I'm momentarily light headed, but it passes.
"You alright?" Four asks. I nod and we start towards the door.
"Hey you should know that no one has any idea of what happened last night so there are gonna be questions." He says while opening the door for me. We begin to walk out onto the grass.
"Wait who is 'no one'?" I ask. He laughs lightly.
"Well, you can't be friends with me and not the rest of my gang. See they're part of the package." He says motioning to himself and I laugh.
"So like who would that include? Uriah and Zeke?"
"And Shauna and Marlene, Shauna's sister Lynn, Shauna's brother Hector-"
"How many siblings does she have?" I interrupt. He shakes his head and smiles.
"A few. And there's Lauren, and Eric, but I'm fine if you don't want to hang out with him. He uh, he's different. Oh, and you might as well throw in Christina and Will, but only because you seem to like them." He finishes looking at me. I pretend to consider the options.
"What if I refuse?" He sighs deeply.
"Then I'll have to do this!" He seizes my crutches and throws me over his shoulder.
"Four!" I squeal, attracting the attention of more than one person walking by. Four laughs loudly.
"Put me down!" I scream. He shakes his head.
"Not until you agree with the package."
"Are you serious right now?" I say grabbing his shoulder. He pushes me a little higher into the air, making me wobble a little.
"There's no way! Put me down!" I demand. He fakes a yawn and looks at his watch. How the hell is he able to hold me up for so long.
"Fine. I agree." I mutter quietly. He puts one of his hands up to his ear, balancing me with the other one.
"What was that? I thought I heard something."
"Fine!" I scream. He laughs and sets me back on the ground. By now half the campus is probably watching us. Four picks up my crutches and hands me back my crutches while I shake my head at him and try not to smile.
"Since when were you two such good friends?" A voice says from behind Four. He turns to face them and I move over slightly so I can see.
"Why does it matter Lauren?" He says to a girl with dark brown hair and dark green eyes. She crosses her arms.
"Well considering we've only been broken up for three days, I feel like you shouldn't have moved on so fast." Wait, Lauren is Four's ex?
"Lauren we were never really dating to be honest. I thought we were cool? You said you just wanted to be friends anyways." He says defensively. Lauren scowls and looks at me for a split second, but the message is clear, 'stay away'. In your dreams bitch. Did I seriously just think that?
"Whatever." She flips her hair and walks away. I'm about to ask Four about it when a high pitched scream rings across the lawn, making me cringe. Christina.
"TRIS!" She screams while she sprints across the field. I have to admit, for a girl of her type she runs pretty fast. Four takes a couple steps to the side so he can face the oncoming Christina. She skids to a stop in front of us.
"What, the hell, HAPPENED?!" She says while she tries to catch her breath. I can see Four look at me out of the edge of my vision.
"I, uh, I got jumped, er, mugged or, whatever you call it." I say awkwardly. Christina's mouth opens into a small 'o'.
"By who?! Was it you?!" She yells looking at Four. She balls up her fists and looks like she's ready to start a fight.
"No, no! It wasn't Four! He saved me! It was-" And that's when we lock eyes. He's at least twenty feet away and his nose is swollen and slightly off centered, but there's no denying it's him. He looks sad. Let him be sad. Let him rot in hell for all I care. Four notices my stare and steps in front of me, blocking my view from Al. Christina looks confused but then she catches on.
"Al?" Thousands of people are probably walking around campus right now, but I swear I can hear every time his foot hits the ground.
"Please let me talk to her." He says in a painful tone. Four reaches behind him and gently touches my arm.
"No. Never." Four says in a commanding tone.
"You don't speak for her. You're not her boyfriend, she doesn't love you." Al spits back. Four's hand moves forward slightly, moving off my arm. I balance my crutch under my arm and grab his wrist.
"And how would you know that?" Four growls. I close my eyes as the sound of skin hitting skin fills my ears, and then once again. I only open my eyes when Four grabs my other shoulder and brushes his thumb across my chin.
"Hey, you okay?" He asks quietly. I nod and then my eyes hit Christina. She's got the biggest smile on her face and her eyebrows are raised so high that they're nearly touching her hair line.
"Yea, yea I'm fine." I say backing away from him a little. He looks a little hurt, but I brush it off.
"So um, really thanks for…everything." The look in his eyes almost breaks me. I almost lean in and just kiss him, but I can't. He might have saved you, but anyone would have. He's got a reputation, he'll get what he wants and leave you then move on. I doubt he even likes me. He awkwardly nods and looks away from me. I turn to Christina.
"Can you walk me to my room?" She opens her mouth a little then nods.
"Uh, yea. See you later Four." I nod to Four and crutch past him to Christina.
"See you."
Four POV
"Yo! Four!" Zeke claps his hand on my shoulder. "Where have you been man? We've been looking for you all morning! Rumor has it that someone got jumped on campus last night." I clench my teeth when he says it.
"I was out."
"Dude! Did you score with that Tris chick? Please say yes cuz then Uriah owes me ten bucks. I knew you would, I mean you're Four! Since when did you-"I shove him up against the wall, balling up his shirt in my hands.
"Shut the fuck up." He puts his hands up in defense and I release him. I push away from the wall and quicken my pace towards the dorm. I stayed back a while after Tris left so I wouldn't run into her on the way in. Clearly all I am to her is a friend and it's too hard being around her knowing this.
"Dude what is up with you? I thought you were in! You guys were amazing last night, dancing. I figured you had already sealed the deal." He yells after me.
"This isn't just about having sex with her Zeke. I like her. I really like her." I say as Zeke catches up with me. He shrugs.
"So? How does that change anything? You're the Four! You'll sweep her off her feet before she even knows what hit her. Go find her! Ask her out! Don't be a wuss." He says smiling. I shake my head.
"You don't understand, she doesn't like me. You should have seen the way she looked at me earlier. It was like I was her gay best friend. It's clear to me what her opinions are." Zeke punches me in the jaw, taking me by surprise.
"What the hell?!" I scream. He grabs my shoulder and shakes me roughly.
"Dude! Snap out of it! She doesn't like you? Change her mind!" He stops shaking me. I look across the lawn at the Dauntless dorm.
"We'll see about that."