A.N. Hey guys! So like I said I have another chapter up tonight! This chapter is a really a filler chapter, next chapter will be the war. I really don't have much else to say, I said it all in the author's note before this. So here's chapter 4, enjoy!

Disclaimer: You know the whole shebang. Shebang? I think that's how you spell it. Idk man.

Tobias' POV

When I reached my apartment I immediately went to the kitchen. It was empty because I never use it, I'm always eating in the dining hall. Everything works, though. I find a water bottle and fill it with water. Once I screw the cap on, I rush out of the room.

Down in the infirmary is Nora, one of the girls from my initiation. I knew her a little bit, and she was close enough to call a friend. I didn't make many friends other than Zeke during initiation, though. Everybody else I've met while I was a member.

Since I know Nora, I know she'll be willing to give me whatever I need without questioning it. She knows I'm not stupid. "Hey, Nora. Can I ask you for a favor?" I said.

"Sure, but if it involves giving you something you can't suddenly get Eric's brain and find some way to kill yourself."

I laughed a little at this. She said pretty much the same thing every time I asked for a favor. "Of course. Do you have a syringe you could give me?" It was a little wackier than any of the other things I've asked her for, but as expected she gave me one without question.

After I thanked Nora, I went back to my apartment. I realized I didn't have to take the trip up here before I went down to the infirmary because I could have just gotten the water when I came back. Oh well, I had a lot on my mind. I unscrewed the cap to the water bottle and slowly started to pour the water into the syringe. There is a dosage amount that is the same for every type of serum, and because I know what it is I pour it to that amount so it won't be suspicious.

Once all of this is complete, I rush to the control room. The box is still where it was before, and I open it. I had expected it to be harder to open, but it really wasn't. The security in Dauntless really sucks. I'm lucky that this serum is clear. If it wasn't I would have had to get food coloring. I quickly replaced the real serum with the fake serum and close the box. I hide the dangerous syringe underneath my shirt and exit the control room.

Now I'm safe.

I realized I probably wouldn't have been affected by the serum anyway, due to my Divergence, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

Luckily I didn't pass anybody on the way back, so there was no chance someone might have spotted the syringe I was poorly attempting to conceal. When I reached my apartment for the third time in the past hour, I found Tris trying to casually wait in the hallway. She knew if she would have waited at my door people would have been suspicious. I mean, most people think that I'm just her instructor and she's just and initiate. Nothing more. How wrong they were. I smiled a little to myself.

"Hey! I was waiting. God, are you okay?" Tris said once she saw me.

"Yes, Tris, I'm fine. Well, now I am. I'll explain in a minute, let's go inside so no one can hear." I respond.

We go into the apartment and as soon as I shut the door she pulls me into a hug. I hug her back, even though it was pretty random. I laughed. "Tris? Where did that come from?" I said smiling.

"I was worried. I mean, Eric wanting you couldn't have been good. I couldn't stop wondering if he would have more people with him. If he did and he wanted to hurt you… well I know you could take Eric and maybe one or two more, but any more they could have really hurt you. I was just worried."

It was funny how I thought the same thing on my way there. I was glad Tris cared about me, also. And somehow I knew it wasn't just the Abnegation in her, it was that she really cared for me. It made me happy to think about. I felt the same way about her.

"Well luckily it was just Eric, and he didn't want to hurt me. Well… not then. He wants me to monitor the screens tonight. He told me there were special things that were happening tonight and he needed me to keep watch. I know the plans are the attacks. So he told me to meet him back there after dinner, and I agreed." When I told her this her face showed that she was shocked at my decision. "Well, I mean I wouldn't be able to say no in the first place, he's a leader and I'm not. I kind of have to do what he says. Anyway, when he left I noticed a box on the work table. It was one of the boxes that held syringes. I realized that it probably had some kind of serum that would control me. They knew I wouldn't monitor screens that show innocent Abnegation dying. So I just finished swapping out that serum with water."

She looked impressed, but then she had a little bit of disappointment showing in her face. I figured it was because she was hoping I would be Divergent like her and since I replaced the serum, she figured that I wasn't. If I were Divergent I wouldn't be affected by the serum.

"Tris, I know what you're thinking. Actually, I am Divergent." I whispered "Divergent", afraid someone might overhear. Even though they won't, the walls and doors are pretty thick. I mean, nobody has ever heard Eric fuck any of his whores, but we all know he does it. "I just wanted to be safe."

She looked like she was relieved. I probably would have been, too. I know what it's like to be Divergent and not have anybody that's the same. It's scary because you know you're dangerous.

"That was smart. If you got hurt… I couldn't imagine it." She said. Before I knew it our lips were locked in a kiss. Tingles spread all throughout my body, starting at my lips and traveling down every inch until it reached my toes. My hands rubbed up and down her back, then found their way into her soft hair. I could feel her arms around my neck. I played with the ends of her hair, then started to brush the whole length with my fingers. The silky strands ran through my fingers, filling me with delight. I pulled back for a second, looking into her gray eyes. I noticed how they weren't all gray, but with a dark blue tint in them. Like mine, but I don't have gray in mine.

She was so beautiful with those innocent eyes and small, perfectly rounded lips. A lock of honey blond hair fell into her face. I tenderly brushed it back and tucked it behind her ear. She smiled and I was overwhelmed with happiness. That smile was absolutely beautiful. I gently kissed her again. No matter how I kissed her, it always sent tingles through me.

I think I love her. I'm just not sure yet. Well maybe I am sure and I just didn't want to tell her yet. I was afraid I might scare her.

She was looking up at me now, smiling. I couldn't help but smile back.

"Dinner should be starting soon. We should go down," Tris says. I reluctantly nod.

"I go out and make sure nobody's in the hallway. Then you can leave and you won't get caught. "I say.

She nods and I open the door. Nobody is out, so I let her go. Before she does I place a gentle kiss on her forehead. She smiles yet again and starts to walk down the hallway. I go back inside quickly to hide away the syringe. I empty it into the sink and wash it down, then hide the syringe inside a non-transparent water bottle and store it back in the cabinet with the rest of the water bottles. Then I leave the apartment and go to the dining hall.

Soon the rankings will be announced. I really hope Tris places well. I'll hope for the best. I got to the dining hall and got my food: cheeseburgers. Tris' favorite. I smiled to myself. Once I sat down next to Zeke I started eating. I found Tris sitting at her usual table next to Christina, Will, and Uriah. We made eye contact and I smiled. She smiled back. She would have to stop doing that, eventually the extreme happiness will overload kill me. Not that that would be a bad way to die. I chuckled to myself. I finished my food just as Eric tapped the microphone and began to speak.

Tris POV

Once I made it to the dining hall I quickly got my food, my favorite: cheeseburgers. I sat down next to Christina, Will, and Uriah. I was pretty nervous to find out my ranking. The fact that I only had six fears had to have helped me a lot because stage three is weighted the heaviest, but I still was nervous. I think anybody would be in this situation.

I looked behind me expecting to see Tobias where he always sits. As I thought, he was there. He gave me a smile and I smiled back. I turned back and finished my food. A little while after I did, Eric tapped the microphone and started to talk. He gave an opening, saying how Dauntless aren't real big on speeches, that's for Erudite. That bastard should know enough about Erudite with what he planned to do tonight. Finally he got to the rankings. They showed up on the screen behind him.

1. Tris

2. Uriah

3. Lynn

4. Marlene

5. Peter

6. Will

7. Christina

I was shocked. Completely, utterly shocked. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around. Tobias was standing there with the biggest grin on his face.

"Do you think it'd be okay if I gave you a hug?"

"You know, I really don't care right now." I said. I went on my tiptoes and kissed him right in front of everybody. And he kissed me back. We were both smiling as we kissed, overjoyed that I ranked first. When we pulled away it seemed that most everybody noticed, but most of them were too excited to care right now. Except for everybody at my table, even Christina. It must have been because she wasn't expecting us to be public about ourselves quite that soon. I laughed.

We both faced everybody at my table and Tobias put his arm around my waist. We were both grinning like idiots.

"What. Just happened. Did everybody else see that, too?" Uriah said, baffled.

Tobias laughed. "Yes Uriah, Tris and I kissed."

He seemed even more shocked at this which made me laugh even more. Finally he got out of the daze and started laughing, too.

"Well congrats, Tris! Great job!" Uriah said.

"Yeah, great job, Tris!" Will said, smiling. He had his arm around Christina just like Tobias had his around me.

Tobias gave me one last kiss and said, "I need to go to the control room. Wish me luck. Oh yeah, Tris? Please stay out of what's going on tonight. The… the thing won't happen to you, so just…" he hesitated, trying to find the right words to say so he won't give anything away. Eventually he just whispered in my ear, "the simulation won't have affect on you because you're Divergent, so don't go to war, they'll find you. Go to my apartment right after you leave here." He slipped a key to his apartment into my hand so I could get in. "Also, Uriah is Divergent. Take him to my apartment, too. We need to keep him safe. Be careful, Tris." He looked at me with caring eyes.

"I'll be careful. I promise I'll get there safely with Uriah. Promise me you'll be careful, too?" I respond.

"I promise." He answers. He pecks my cheek and leaves the dining hall, off to the control room. I really hope he'll be fine.

I turned back to the group I ate dinner with and congratulated all of them. All of my friends had made it in, and Drew and Molly are factionless. Everything turned out well. I got to Uriah and told him he had to come with me to "Four's" apartment right away and I'll explain when we get there. He nodded. I was glad he didn't protest because that would have made things a lot harder.

When we left the dining hall, we rushed to Tobias' apartment. When we got there I put the key into the lock and pushed the door open. We went into the room I knew so well. I shut the door and immediately Uriah started asking questions.

"Why did you take me here? Is something wrong? What's going on, Tris?" He asked.

All at once, I told him everything about what's going to happen tonight. I told him the whole story starting from when Tobias told me he found the war plans to what Tobias is doing right now and what we're doing in this room.

"But if my friends are out there fighting, I want to fight, too!" he complained.

"Uriah, you can't. Trust me, I want to also. But if we go out there, we die. Eric and the leaders will be able to tell that we're not under the simulation and they'll know we're Divergent. They'll kill us without a second thought."

He looked defeated. "Alright, but if any of my friends get hurt-"

"They won't get hurt; Four is monitoring everything right now. He can control everybody from there, so he can keep everybody safe. If we were to go out there, he couldn't control us. They're safe and we wouldn't be." I said.

"You're right. Alright, so we stay here until the war is over, and then everything is done and everybody's safe?" he asks.

"Right. All we have to do is wait." I respond.

So we wait there, and wait, and wait. When I hear the sound of a bunch of people marching through the hallways, I know it's begun.

A.N. So there's chapter 4! Sorry that it's up so late, it took me a long time to write. It was over 2,400 words, and I wanted to make it up to you guys for not posting in a while. I'll have the next two chapters up tomorrow! Thanks for reading!