Eric's POV

We didn't talk in the morning like she had said we would, when I woke up my arms were empty and she was already gone. It was lunch time before I saw her again, she sat with the other transfers and every time she would laugh at something that was said it would make my pulse rise; I so badly wanted to be the one making her laugh.

She excused herself a little while later, her lunch only half finished and not even a minute later Four was following her out. My hand curled into a fist as I took two slow, deep breaths. She was her own person, she could go anywhere with anyone and it was none of my business, except him.

It was the same routine over the next few days, she would spend the night curled up in my arms, whispering to one another until we fell asleep and then she would disappear before I woke up. Then I would see her at lunch, she would offer me a smile of a wave before going to sit with her friends where she would laugh and pick at the food on her plate until half of it was gone, then she would leave and a moment later Four would follow her out. The same would happen at dinner.

I had followed them a couple of times and each time I would see him touching her, simple touches like pushing her hair out of her face or brushing his hand against hers as they walked, occasionally she would flinch at his touches but most of the time she would simply look away as if it never occurred. She never let me touch her during the day; anytime I would attempt it she would swat my hand away and tell me off. Every time he touched her, it crushed me.

In the end they would always end up in the same place, the room in which initiates were sent into their fear landscapes. It hurt to know that Four had seen inside her head and knew all she was afraid of, I'd asked her but she would just shrug and avoid the question, tell me her fears weren't important but they were part of her and that made them important to me. It was only a few days until her test and then she wouldn't be an initiate anymore, she'd be a member of Dauntless, she'd be given a job to do and depending on what job they gave her would decide how often I would get to see her. I hoped she didn't do well and they gave her a low job that would mean she was always in the compound and I could see her whenever I wanted, it made me feel guilty to think such things but I just wanted her close to me.

Normal POV

Free sat in the uncomfortable chair in the room initiates entered their fear landscapes, so far they had discovered six of her fears; drowning, frogs - Four had found this one rather amusing- thunderstorms, others touching her and being alone, even the nightmare she'd been having for years, her parents abusing her, had been faced - this one had made her cry and Four had sat for an hour with her in his arms trying to convince her that everything was okay. They had taken a trip through Four's fear landscape, his fear of heights had made her laugh and being confined to such a small area during his claustrophobia had made both their hearts race - though his was because the room was shrinking - discovering he was Marcus Eaton's son and that the rumours about him were true was difficult for her, she didn't like to imagine anyone going through similar horrors to herself.

She held out her hand to take the needle from Four - she couldn't yet bring herself to think of him as Tobias Eaton - he shook his head at her and she sighed, tilting her head so he got a better angle of her neck. Four gently placed his fingers on her skin, letting them linger for a moment before injecting her with the serum. A moment later they were both in her fear landscape.

The water was murky and cold as hands dragged the two of them down further and further into its depths. Free could hear Four's words in her head, "keep calm, you can't fight this one just slow your heart rate." She took a moment to really listen to the words he'd been repeating to her each time they entered her fears but once she did she managed to clear her mind and just feel the water rush past her, she couldn't breathe but it didn't matter, she could feel her heart slowing down and beside her Four was smiling as the scene changed and they were stood in a field by a small shallow pond.

This fear always started off easy, one or two frogs would jump near her and she'd step on them though the sound and feel of the squishing under her boot wasn't exactly pleasant it did the trick. Then it would get harder more and more frogs would appear until they were everywhere, jumping on her, around her. She would still step on the ones she could and shake off others and she would breathe deeply to keep herself calm until every last frog was squashed, she always felt a little guilty after this fear and couldn't quite look Four in the eye until the landscape had changed.

Thunderstorms had by far become the easiest to deal with, all she needed to do was find a building to hide in and block out the noise and she was fine. People touching her was a little harder but with Four's little touches in reality she had grown more accustomed to it and the hands that would reach out for her were less scary when she imagined they were just him. The next one had been surprising when she had first faced it, being alone was something she enjoyed usually so to find that she was afraid of being truly alone had been surprising even for her. In a room full of people she was spinning around, shouting names but no one was listening and though Four was in her landscape with her, she couldn't see him. She would always find out later that he was stood right next to her but because her fear was being alone she couldn't see him.

Her next fear was always took the longest to get out of but she would use her speed and new training to get out and she would breathe, always breathe.

She expected the fears to end then like they had before but instead of waking up to the uncomfortable chair she was in Eric's room. Four stood beside her looking just as - if not more - confused as she was. "What are we doing here, Free?" He asked and Free shook her head, "I don't know." Four shrunk back, he didn't want to interfere with this new fear. Free stood waiting and a moment later Eric appeared, he wrapped his arms around her no matter how much she protested and was asking her questions, simple things that most people would just answer, like what her favourite colour was or her real name. Then when she wouldn't tell him anything he started shouting, he pushed her away and forced her back against a wall, yelling at her, calling her names and then he raised his hand to her...

Four sprung into action, he'd been motionless as he watched it play out but couldn't let Eric hit her, he slammed into the other boy's side knocking him away. Free sank to the floor as Four kicked and punched at Eric, then the room went dark.

A moment later Free woke up in the uncomfortable chair, Four staring down at her, concern filling his eye. "What was that?" He asked before She had even had chance to sit up. Free shook her head at him and pushed herself out of the chair, "It was nothing." She told him and hoped he'd let it go but he didn't. "Free look at me." He said and hooked a hand under her chin, turning her head to face him. "Has Eric ever hit you?" He asked, his expression was serious and Free's eyes widened as she shook her head furiously, "No, never!" He didn't look like he believed her, "I swear." Four looked at her for a moment longer then sighed and let her go. She left the room without looking back, her mind was racing, Eric had once said he didn't like hurting her but at the back of her mind she knew that didn't mean that he wouldn't and until now she hadn't realized how much that scared her.

Free walked and walked, she didn't know where she was going but she walked. "Hey, Free!" A voice called out to her and looking behind her she saw Eric. Her pulse began to race and not in the nice way she was used too, she picked up her pace as she continued to walk, "Free, what's the matter?" Eric asked, easily catching up with her, he reached out for her but she swatted him away, "Just stop, Eric. I need to be alone right now." Free snapped and Eric stopped walking with her, "Okay, I'll see you later?" He said as she disappeared round a corner. His voice sounded defeated but Free was too wound up to notice.

Hm…. Not sure about this chapter but it had been so long since I updated that I thought I had to give you something. Anything. Let me know what you think by leaving a review and I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to give you anything ~RainbowVeins