So I've noticed that someone put this story in this community... Thank you, whoever you might be!

WARNING: This chapter will contain EVEN MORE randomness than any other chapter before. And it'll probably get even more random from now on. Just sayin' :)


The next day, Uriah plans his party with Zeke.

"Hey, Uri, you think Will and Christina will show up if we invite them?"

"Sure, why wouldn't they? They're mad at Four and Tris, not us!"

"You're right! I'm gonna go invite them!" Zeke says and tap dances out of the room while singing a funky tune.

He stops in front of Christina's apartment and knocks on the door loudly. He waits. And waits.

No one opens the door. Zeke knocks again, but he doesn't wait for long because it's obvious no one will get the door. He goes back to his apartment and tells Uriah the bad news.

"Seriously? Still?" Uriah asks.

"Yeah. I gotta agree with Tris- they're pretty angry. At least it seems so."

"Maybe they're not home?"

"Possibly, but I honestly don't believe it. Where would they go?"

"I don't know… maybe Will's place?"

"Oh… right. I'll go look," Zeke says and heads out again, tap dancing.

"Please stop!" his brother says.

"Fine!"

He returns shortly after he leaves.

"No luck?"

Zeke shakes his head. "Like they disappeared. Maybe I could call some of our friends and ask them if they know where they could be?"

"That could work. I mean, someone's gotta know something!"

Zeke picks up his phone and calls pretty much everyone in his phone book. Shauna and Marlene, of course, don't know much more than Zeke and Uriah. Lynn doesn't even care, Al tries to think of something but fails, Edward hasn't seen them since Candor or Dauntless, Peter cares even less than Lynn, Eric hangs up, Grace has a similar response as Al, same goes for Martine and Lauren gets a mini panic attack so Zeke has to comfort her promising that Christina and Will are not dead.

"Sheesh! Drama queen," he comments as he hangs up.

"Like you said- it's like they disappeared!"

"Look, we still have like eight days until your party. We'll figure something out!"


The next three days Tris, Four, Zeke, Uriah, Marlene, Shauna, Grace, Al and Lauren search through the Dauntless compound to find Will and Christina, but with no luck. They take a break the following four days and it seems like the situation is getting a little serious. Lauren has more panic attacks.

"I just feel like something is wrong, guys! I feel it!" she says, sitting down on the couch at Zeke's place.

Everyone is already used to her dramatic overreacting by now. They just roll their eyes. Well, some still try to be comforting.

"The streets these days are ruthless! Ruthless, I tell you! You never know nowadays, you know… I mean I had this neighbor, back in my old faction, and he had a daughter and… she ran away one day, just like that!" Lauren's voice shakes as well as her body.

"What happened to her?" Tris asks.

"Nothing, she came back… But it got me thinking, you know… Like, man! She could've died!"

"There, there!" Marlene says, hugging her over the shoulders.

"Lauren, I see no reason for such concern. There is a big chance Will and Christina are in their apartments and just don't want to answer the door," Four tells her.

"I feel so bad… Terrible. They don't want to talk to us," Tris shakes her head.

"I wasn't that rude, really!" Four says.

"Your comments must have been pretty embarrassing for them- I mean the things you implied, Four! Really, I can see how it was too much!" Lauren replies, shaking.

"Ok, ok! Let's not put all the blame on Four! I think Will and Christina are being a little over dramatic!" Uriah stands up for Four.

"I just want this mess to be over already!" Lauren cries.

"There is nothing we can do. The party is in tomorrow. I'll try to contact them in the meanwhile, but if I can't then that's the way it is and we shouldn't feel bad about it!" Zeke says and they all decide to go home.

Zeke wakes up early next morning and visits Christina and Will once more. He knock with no expectations, but still prays a miracle happens.

Will opens the door.

Zeke hugs him, even though they're not that close at all. "You're here! Thank goodness!"

"Yeah, we're here."

Zeke looks at Christina who walks up to them. He hugs her too. Their lips curl into forced smiles as they let him into the apartment.

"So, Uriah and I are having a party tomorrow and we'd really like you two to come," he says handing them the invitation.

They look at each other and Christina nods. "Sure, we'll be there."

"For real?" Zeke almost doesn't believe what he's hearing.

They nod.

"Oh, great. Great. It'll be awesome, you'll see- we'll play C or D, Capture the Flag and Never Have I Ever… We'll even go zip-lining! But, I have to tell you, Four will also be there. You're OK with that, right?"

Christina and Will are already looking at each other, shaking their head and communicating in some sort of a body language.

"Guys?" Zeke asks.

"Um, sorry… But I think we'll have to pass… We have, um, this thing we gotta go to, I just remembered," Will says and looks at Christina. She nods.

"Are you kidding? Please, it means a lot to Uriah!" Zeke says, disappointedly.

"Maybe we could arrange something and then we could just maybe come to the party…" Christina says, her eyes still on Will. He frowns, slightly shaking his head. She nods slowly.

"Ok," he says then, looking at Zeke.

"Thanks, you guys! Everyone will be happy to hear that you're coming to the party! We've missed you!" Zeke hugs them again and runs off. He slams Four's apartment's door as he enters and announces that Christina and Will are coming to the party.

"Really?" Four asks, surprised.

"That's great!" Tris gets up and hugs Zeke. "Thank you, Zeke! How did you find them?"

"Well, I knocked on Christina's door and they were home. I asked them if they'd like to come to Uri's party and they said yes. Just like that," Zeke leaves out the part where they almost rejected the invitation at the mention of Four. He doesn't feel like ruining this happy moment.

"I'm so relieved!" Tris says.

"And you thought they were still mad at me!" Four laughs.

Am I doing a bad thing by not telling them they still ARE mad at Four? Zeke asks himself. He decides it'll be OK if he doesn't say anything.

"Um, guys, I think I'll be going home now to help Uri with the party, since it does start in about 5 hours…" he says.

"Ok. Tell us if you two need any help!" Tris smiles.

"Aw, thanks. But you don't need to. We don't have much more to do, the apartment is pretty much set up already," Zeke replies and leaves.

Will and Christina will come to the party, right? he thinks.

Sure. They will. It'll all be OK.


It's seven o'clock and the guests are about to arrive. Uriah nervously walks from one to the other side of the room.

"Chillax, bro! No need for panic," Zeke says.

"Yes there is. Zeke, you are aware that the last party I-"

"We."

"-we threw, was a total disaster?"

"I wouldn't call it a TOTAL disaster. It had a misfortunate ending."

"We can't afford another one of those. We are the kings of parties at Dauntless!" Uriah says dramatically.

"You know what, I think you're trying too hard."

"You're right, there is no need to-"

The doorbell cuts off Uriah's sentence.

"THEY'RE HERE! ZEKE, THEY ARE HERE!" he starts running around in circles, so Zeke has to get the door.

"Oh, that's just the pizza, Uri," he says.

"Ah. The pizza. That's cool, that's cool," Uriah says.

"Here you- TORI?!" Zeke realizes the pizza girl is Tori.

"What are you doing delivering pizzas? I thought you worked at the tattoo parlor!"

"I was, but I got fired. Apparently I 'make toucans look like ravens' and 'can't even make a simple tattoo look right.' she says with a grumpy look on her face.

"Anyways, here's your pizza now pay up."

"Here you go" Zeke says handing Tori money.

"And here's a tip!" Zeke pulls out more money.

"Thank you."

"No, thank you!"

Zeke closes the door and puts down the pizza.

"Poor Tori! I feel bad for her…"

"What if we invite her to our party? You know, to cheer her up!"

"That's a good idea!" Zeke runs out of the apartment, expecting not to find Tori as fast as he actually does. He opens the door and she is literally still standing there.

"Hi again Tori! Uriah and I were just wondering if you would like to come to our party today! You know, since you seem pretty bummed out,"

"A party? I totally didn't know you were having a party today!"

"So are you coming?"

"Well… I'll have to check my schedule…" Tori says taking her phone from her pocket to 'check her schedule.' "Yup, I'm free!"

"Sweet! It starts now, you coming?"

"Sure! My boss hates me anyways…" she says entering the apartment and making herself comfortable on the couch. "So…" she takes the pizza delivery hat off. "… who else will be at the party?"

"EVERYONE!" says Zeke.

"No, because no one is here yet, and that is a sign! A sign that they won't come!" Uriah starts panicking again. The doorbell rings. He runs to open the door. It's Shauna, Marlene, Tris, Four, Grace, Lynn and Al.

"Hey guys! Do come in, do come!" Uriah says. The room fills with chatter and cheers.

Uriah sighs with relief.

"See? It's already a great party and they just arrived!" Zeke pats him on the shoulder.

Uriah nods.

The doorbell rings again and this time it's Edward, Lauren and Peter.

"So, Will and Christina aren't coming to the party, are they?" Lauren says.

"No, no- they are!" Uriah promises.

"But they're not here yet?" Edward asks.

"No… They will be, though. I know it," Zeke ads.

"Is Martine here?" Grace asks Lauren.

"I don't know. She might not show up at all- you know,"

"NOOO! SISTAH!" Grace yells.

"What?" asks Lauren.

"Nothing. I'm just kidding."

"Good, I thought she died too!"

"Lauren, you gotta stop being so paranoid!" says Lynn, shaking her head in disapproval.

The doorbell rings.

"Oh, goodie, you showed up…" Zeke mutters when he sees Eric and Martine at the door, even though his comment is mostly directed towards Eric.

"Nice to see you too," Eric replies coldly.

"I'm kinda nervous about Will and Christina… you think they'll show up?" Zeke asks Four and Tris, forgetting he didn't mention that one detail about their reaction to the invitation.

Four and Tris look confused.

"Didn't you say they agreed to come?" Four asks.

"Right… I did. Yeah. What am I talking about, they'll be here… It's all alright… No need to be suspicious!" Zeke says. "Now be amazed by my awesome dancing skills!" he says, improvising an Irish dance.

"Zeke? You feeling OK?" Four asks.

"Yup. Gotta go!" he says and disappears in the crowd.

Suddenly, Uriah grabs a microphone. "Excuse me! Please… HUSH, CHILDREN!"

The guests shut up and look at him.

"Thank you. I'd like to sing a little song for you all… And I'd also like to dedicate it to a very special someone… She's here in this crowd today… Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Marlene!"

Everyone, despite their confusion, says 'awww'.

Zeke plays a karaoke song and Uriah starts singing. He sings Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel.

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I would not leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take 'till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from my heart
I couldn't love you any better
I love you just the way you are.

After this random but touching performance, Marlene drops a tear or two and Uriah leaves the mini-stage the crowd has created for him. He hugs Marlene and kisses her. Zeke decides to be a DJ and plays some sick tunes. Uriah asks Marlene to dance and the crowd now forms a dance floor.

"Tobias?" Tris whispers.

"Yeah?"

"Wanna dance?"

"Nah."

Tris looks offended. "No?"

"Sorry, I'm not much of a dancer."

"Those are all excuses!"

"No, it's true. Once, back when I was 16 myself, Zeke threw a party… I tried to break down some movez, but the only thing I broke was my neck."

"I refuse to believe that."

"And you shouldn't. I lied to you- I also broke the coffee table."

"Oh, well, which dance moves did you do?"

"You know, the classics- the triple pirouette, the loco-locomotion-"

"The what?"

"A little dance move I invented. It's a mix between tango, train motion and hip-hop. So I did that and the triple pirouette and when I tried the backflip it just sorta all went downhill!"

"Four, I don't know how to tell you this, but… Most people don't dance like that…"

"Sure they do. I saw it on TV!"

"Ok. So are you gonna go dance with me now or not?"

"Sorry, I don't think I can… Brings back too many painful memories."

"Fine." Tris sighs.

"Ok party people!" Grace suddenly appears at the DJ booth. "I would like to play a little song I used to jam along to back in Erudite. Hope you like it!" she takes the disk, but before she can play it, someone slams the door open.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"

Tris' jaw drops as she sees the intruder. "Holy guacamole!" she exclaims. "Could it be…?"


If Tori talking about toucans and ravens confused you, it's actually a reference to a drawing I saw on Tumblr . /tumblr_m29l4coKQQ1rpfppuo2_

It says under the picture that Tori originally planned for the ravens to look like toucans. It was just so inspiring...

Also: Who do you think is going to be the surprise guest to who Tris reacted with 'HOLY GUACAMOLE'? Though I won't tell you if you're right or wrong because the next chapter is coming very soon!