This might physically be the most boring chapter ever. Sorry. But still thanks for the reviews and all that jazz.
Chapter 7
"So... Do you know who it is?"
Tobias nods and I watch as he bites the inside of his cheek. This can't be good.
"Wanna tell me who it is?"
"Its... Complicated." He says as we walk through the factionless sector.
"At the moment everything's complicated." I say with a reassuring smile, Tobias nods not quite convinced.
The factionless lead us in a swift right almost causing me and Tobias to tumble over.
"You know it might be easier if you actually tell us where you're going." I moan as I steady myself.
"Where's the fun in that?" Edward laughs causing the majority of us to eye roll. The factionless halt suddenly causing me to walk into the woman in front of me.
"Now doesn't this feel homey." Tobias jokes as I scrutinize the decrepit alleyway we were stopped in, raw sewage lines the air with litter covering every surface. I hold back a cringe as a rat scurries along my shoe. I raise an eyebrow as I reach for my gun because surely none of these crumbling buildings are of any use to us. But then astonishingly Edward walks to one of the building prizing the steel door open without the whole thing falling down. He gestures for us to follow him and after a few skeptical glances we do. The first thing we see when we enter are people. A large group of people sit sharing food, telling jokes with children playing around them it feels more like a faction than the factionless. And we all stand watching in shock until Edward brings our attention back.
"She's back here." He states as he leads us further. We walk through a dark alleyway, I feel Tobias fidgeting besides me and lace my fingers with his giving his hand a comforting squeeze, not knowing what else to do. Tobias the always calm and collected person is being the complete opposite. And he's the only person who knows who we're meeting. In my personal experience that can mean only one thing. They are not a friendly.
The door opens to a butch looking woman with a lazy eye scanning us from head to toe.
"Strays?" She asks.
"Not hardly." Edward snorts. "This here's Tobias Eaton." He says patting Tobias on the back.
"He certainly is." She moves from the door allowing us entry. We follow her into what seems to be an old boiler room, where she leads us through unsteady machinery until we reach the back of the room where a small table sits and a woman standing behind it. She has curly black hair and olive skin, a hooked nose and a spare upper lip. I can't help but think she resembles Tobias.
"Evelyn." Tobias says with a shaky breath.
"Hello," She says surveying him. "You look older."
"Yeah, well, the passage of time tends to do that to a person."
"Wait." I say causing the group to turn to me. "Lets back up a second shall we? You're Evelyn. Like Evelyn Eaton Evelyn?"
She gives me a humorous look as she nods. But I still don't quite follow.
"The Evelyn Eaton whose funeral I went to, that Evelyn?"
Both Tobias and Evelyn nod their head in unison, only Tobias looking guilty at the movement. And I just can't quite understand, anger bubbles through me as I fold my arms.
"Lady you soooo better have a good reason for not being dead." I say with a glare.
"Another time." She waves me off causing me to grind my teeth in agitation. "So introduce me to your fellow refuges then." Her eyes drift down to our joined hands and I give her a smug grin.
"This is Tris Prior, her brother Caleb and their friend Susan Black."
"Prior?" She says in thought. "Beatrice Prior is it?"
I nod in response forcing her grin to grow.
"I've heard about you Miss Prior, quite an interesting reputation you have."
"It's a gift." I shrug.
"Interesting friends you've made Tobias." She laughs her gaze never leaving me. I feel my fist curl, what gives her the right to judge me? Like she's miss perfect. I'll show her where to shove that grin right up her...
"These are population counts?" Caleb asks pulling me out of my threats, he walks forward studying the map and graph that are hung on the wall. And I almost feel embarrassed for not noticing them, well I would if my brother wasn't so damn erudite. "And what factionless safe houses?"
"That's a lot of questions." Evelyn says flatly as she arches an eyebrow. And I have to stifle a groan, at least now I know where Tobias's hate of questions came from. "For security purposes, I will not answer any of them. Anyway, it's time for dinner."
As we walk back to the larger room Evelyn tells us she has an appointment and scurries off. Leaving the four of us alone. I hold Tobias back telling Caleb and Susan to go on ahead.
"How long have you known?" I ask when they're a far enough distance away.
"About a year." He says as he fidgets with a stray bit of string. "She sent a coded message to me in dauntless telling me to meet her at the train yard. I did and there she was alive." He lets out a bitter laugh. "Can safely say that wasn't a happy reunion."
"Why'd she leave abnegation?" I ask eye brows furrowed.
"She had an affair and no wonder since my father..." He wrinkles his nose. "Lets just say Marcus wasn't any nicer to her than he was to us."
I look at him, really look at him. I see the pain clear on his face. I see how much this has hurt him. I see how much it's making him crumble. And only one thought comes to mind.
"Nope." I take his arm dragging him forward. He gives me a confused look.
"What? Wait Tris what are you doing?"
"We're leaving."
"What when?"
"Right now." I say like it's the most obvious thing in the world.
"Uhm why?" He asks still looking ridiculously confused causing me to stop dead in my tracks.
"Because that woman knew what Marcus was." I say staring him dead in the eyes. "And she still left you with him, She left you in your own personal nightmare." I shake my head in disgust. "So I can safely say if I see that woman again my fist will become extremely attracted to her face. So when you think about it we'll end up getting chucked out of here anyway."
I begin walking again only to have Tobias turn me around and his eyes meet mine. He gives me the stare, the one filled with awe. Man I hate it when he does that. But then he presses his lips to mine, the sweet bliss causing me to melt in his arms. My hand finds its way under his shirt and I start to trace the amity tree on his back. I feel his sigh on my lips making our kiss deepen, unfortunately I know this can't last and I pull back panting.
"Lets go find Caleb and make a plan."
P.S KENDRA YOU ARE THE BANE OF MY LIFE AND I WILL TURN THIS WEBSITE AROUND
