A/N: Sorry for the wait it took me a while to finish it. This starts off where the last chapter left off with Four telling her they need to talk. Some of the flashbacks might suck and I'm sorry hell this chapter might suck and I'm sorry for that. Flashbacks are going be in thanks for the follows,favorites and reviews. I enjoy writing this story and everything.
Chapter 7: Brother-Sister Talk
~Lyssa~
When I turned around I saw Tobias and heard him say it was time that we talked I looked at him "fine let's talk Four." I kept looking at him "let's talk about how you left us with a fucking psychopath who almost made Christina lose her life. Or how about those three from Candor who will do anything to stay in Dauntless." I sighed "I mean that's what you want to talk about right Four?" I looked at him seeing him stare at me.I shook my head and walked towards him "so talk Four or are going to report me to Eric for speaking bad against him and have me kicked out of Dauntless and become factionless and never see my brother again." I knew that last part hurt him as I looked at him "I'm sorry I didn't meant that."
I started to walk away as he grabbed my arm and pulled me to him. He looked at me and I could tell he was being my brother and not my instructor "Lys just let me explain please." I looked at him "explain what Toby how you are a jerk to us and cold." He looked at me "Alyssa you don't get it her I'm someone different but to you I'm still your brother." I glared at him he knows I hate being called Alyssa. I looked at him "you're right Tobias you are different and you might be my brother but when the Tobias I know and grew up with wants to talk let me know."
I loosened his grip on my arm and started to walk away again but he caught me and picked me up throwing me over his shoulder. I started to hit his back "Tobias put me down right now!" He shook his head "no we are talking Alyssa." I moaned "its Lyssa never call me that again." I noticed we were walking down some steps by the chasm "what you going to kill me." He shook his head "no I'm taking you somewhere they can't watch us." I see that he is walking on rocks and puts me down. I cross my arms but see his face is soft even after I told him off. I went into his arms and started to cry as he held me in his arms and sat us down on a rock. He looked at me "you wanna talk first or do you want me to go first." I just looked at him and shrugged "I don't care."
~Tobias~
I watched as she turned around and look at me as she said "fine Four lets 's talk about how you left us with a fucking psychopath who almost made Christina lose her life. Or how about those three from Candor who will do anything to stay in Dauntless." The way she was talking made me smiled a little she was already acting like a Dauntless. When she asked me if I was going to tell Eric how she was talking to me I shook my head. It strung at the mention of her becoming factionless and not seeing me again. Did she really think I would do that to my own sister? She must have seen the hurt in my eyes because she apologized for saying that.
She started to walk away and I grabbed her arm and looked at him "Lys please let me explain." She looked at me "explain what Toby how you are a jerk to us or how you are cold to us." I sighed and looked at her "Alyssa you don't get it here I'm someone different but to you I'm still your brother." I know I pissed her off calling her Alyssa because she glared at me "you're right Tobias you are different and you might be my brother but when the Tobias I know and grew up with wants to talk let me know." I looked at her did I really change that much that she didn't recognize me. I knew when I was in my Four persona I was tough on them but with her I tried to be the same person I always was with her.
She loosened my grip on her arm and started to walk away again. I ran after her and picked her up throwing her over my shoulder as she started hitting my back "Tobias put me down!" I laughed and shook my head "no we're talking Alyssa." I heard her moan "its Lyssa never call me that again." I laughed and carried her down the stair by the chasm as she noticed and said "what are you gonna kill me?" I shook my head "no I'm taking you somewhere they can't watch us." I started to walk on the rocks heading to the spot I found during my initiation. When we got there I put her down and looked at her. She saw I wasn't going to hurt her and she went into my arms and started to cry.
I held her in my arms and rubbed her back softly trying to calm her down. I sat on the rocks with her and held her close. When she calmed down a little I looked at her "you wanna talk first or do you want me too." She shrugged saying she didn't care. I nodded and told her she could go first and to tell me everything I missed for the 2 years. She nodded and started to talk.
~Lyssa~
I sat with Toby looking out at the water when he said I should go first and to tell him everything. I texted to Tris telling her not to worry I was with my brother talking and that I would be back in the room later.I looked at him "are you sure?" He nodded "yes Lyssa." I looked at him and nodded "alright." I took a deep breath and looked at him "here it goes Toby."
~ 2 years ago~
After I said my last good bye to Toby and watched him leave with his new faction knowing he was going to get the new life he deserved but I was secretly wishing he would be coming back.I looked at Marcus and saw the anger on his face and panic reports had started a few weeks prior to Toby's Choosing Ceremony about Marcus hitting us and them wondering if his son would transfer and when he did it just added to the fire. After we helped clean up from the ceremony we went home.I was preparing myself for his "punishments" on the car ride home.
When we got home I went into the kitchen and made dinner while Marcus went into the den probably to start to drink.I finished making dinner knowing it was Toby's turn to make it as I started to set the table. I went and got Marcus seeing that he was totally loaded. We ate as he went off about how Toby was died to him and how when it came to my Choosing Ceremony that I had better stay in Abnegation. I told him I would hoping he couldn't tell that I was lying. We finished eating and he went back to the den and I cleaned up and then went and stood at the door of the den and told him I was going to bed. He made me come into the den as he threw his glass at me and then got up and walked over to me and backhand slapped me. I knew the punishments would get worse now that Toby left. When he was doing hitting my back with his belt he told me to go to bed.
I ran to Toby's room and fell on his bed burying my head in his pillows and broke down not because of what Marcus did but because I already missed my brother. I heard something crumble under his pillow when I moved my head. I picked up the pillows and saw a piece of paper and saw Toby's handwriting on it. I wiped some of my tears and started to ready his letter.
Dear Lyssa,
I knew you would come into my room after the ceremony so that's why I hid this under my pillow which you better not have drooled on or cry on. I know you probably hate me right now for really leaving Abnegation but you were right Lys I need to start over. I know its going to get hard with Marcus but promise me you will keep fighting. 2 years from now you will be picking Dauntless and we will be together again.I know after initiation you will see me in school and I will have to act like I don't know you and that alone will kill me. But just know I will always be with you in your promise me you wont grow up to fast because I don't want to beat off a bunch of Dauntless boys who are fighting over my baby sister. Oh and I better see you on visiting day in a few days.I love you Lys. Keep your head up and as always be brave Lyssa.
Love Toby.
I smiled after I read the letter and fell asleep on his bed.
The first few weeks were hard especially at school when I watched the Dauntless jumping off the train thinking I would see him. A month after that me and Tris became friends and she would watch the Dauntless with me. We would see each other in school and I knew every time we passed each other we were sending each other mental messages.I started hanging at the Priors more and they became my second family I mostly went over there so that would mean spending less time with Marcus.
The year went by fast and I knew the next year would I felt like giving up I would read Toby's letter and remind my self what I was holding on for. The day I turned 16 I knew the ceremony was getting closer and closer each day. Even through we don't celebrate birthdays in Abnegation the Priors gave me and Iphone for my birthday. I made a countdown to the ceremony and put some songs on it that I heard kids listening to at school or I would hear when my alarm went off. That's when Tris discovered I had a great voice and told me I should pick Amity at the ceremony. I told her I couldn't and when she asked me why I couldn't I told her about my and Toby's promise. The days leading up to the ceremony Marcus would only use the belt and hit my back knowing I could hide the bruises and everything with my outfit. The day of the ceremony was the best day ever.
I looked at him seeing he was staring at me as I laughed "what?" He looked at me "so Marcus got worst?" I nodded "yeah but I just closed my eyes and remembered to be brave. Also that fucking closet was creepy as hell without you I would have mini panic attacks." He shook his head "I'm sorry Lys I shouldn't have left you." I looked at him and shook my head "I told you to leave Toby." He looked at me "but I left you with him knowing what he was like." I sighed "Toby I'm here now and that's all that matters now." He nodded and looked at the water "so you sing?" I nodded "yeah but mostly in my room or shower where no one can hear." He smirked "so your that bad huh?" I shoved him "jerk and according to Tris I'm a great singer."
He laughed "speaking of Tris. How did you convince Beatrice Prior to come to Dauntless?" I shook my head "you remember her?" He nodded "yeah I remember her from Abnegation and plus we used to have dinner with her family because Marcus worked with Andrew." I laughed "I forgot we used to do that but I didn't convince her to come with me. I thought after her brother Caleb transferred to Erudite she would stay but she surprised me." I laughed and looked at him "alright your turn."
~Tobias~
I listened to her tell me how Marcus was and everything. I looked at her "did you hate me for leaving?" She looked at me and shook her head "no Toby I didn't hate you I was glad that you got away." I smiled "thanks Lys. So you sing?" She nodded and told me she only sung in her room or shower where no one could hear her but Tris told her she had a great voice. I smiled and looked at her "I can't wait to hear you then." She looked horrified and shook her head "no Toby please don't make me." I looked at her and smiled "I promise I won't make you Lys. Whenever you feel ready you can sing." So that was one of her fears that I probably would see during stage 2. She smiled and nodded "thanks Toby but your avoiding telling me what happened when you got here."
I sighed "it was the same thing you going through now." She looked at me "Tobias Eaton I told you now spill." I looked at her "fine Alyssa Eaton." I looked out to the water and started to tell her.
~2 years ago~
I looked back at Lyssa one last time before I disappeared with my new faction. I looked in her eyes to see if I could see if she was hurt that I was leaving or if there was resentment but I didn't see that at I saw when I looked back at her was her smiling.I saw Marcus next to her and he looked pissed as hell but that was to bad for him he was the reason why I was changing factions. I sighed knowing I was leaving Lyssa with him for two years but I knew when those two years went by me and her would be reunited like we promised. I saw the Dauntless start to run as I started to run as well and followed them out of the building and down the street to the train.
After jumping onto the train,to the roof and then jumping into the Dauntless compound that was the moment I knew I belonged with the Dauntless.I became friends with my instructor Amar he became like an older brother to me. He was the one who gave me the nickname Four and I was Divergent just like he also helped me get through initiation by showing me how to throw knives,shot guns and fight. He also told me how to stay calm during simulations so I wouldn't manipulate them and then if I did manipulate them everyone would figure out that I was Divergent. After initiation I ranked first with Eric coming in second. He hated me ever since that. I was offered a government job but refused I didn't want to see Marcus again so I took working in the control room and training initiates.
After we finished initiation we went back to school. I would see Lyssa hanging with Tris and saw how happy she was. But when our eyes locked on each other I could tell she missed me and I was telling her I missed her too. The first year of being Dauntless went by quick and so did the second year. When Lyssa's Choosing Ceremony came I couldn't wait to see her.
I looked at her "basically that's it and this is my second year training that's why I gotta be a hardass." I also knew I told her I was Divergent too but was hoping she missed that part. She looked at me "so that's why Eric is a dick when he talks to you and why you guys fight over the rules. Even though he is a leader?" I nodded "yeap he's still piss he's second best and that Max still wants to give me a job." She shook her head "what a dick." I laughed "yeah but hey were are used to being around and dealing with dicks." She laughed and nodded "yes we are." She looked at me "can I ask you a question?" I nodded "go ahead shoot."
~Lyssa~
I listened to Toby tell me about everything and how he thought I hated and resented him for leaving. I looked at him "I could never hate you Toby I was the one who told you to plus I know how hard it was for you to leave me behind but look I'm fine and I'm here just like we promised." I heard him say he was Divergent which he probably didn't mean to say and hoped I didn't catch him say that but I did. I looked at him "can I ask you a question?" When he said go ahead I looked at him "did you say you were Divergent?" He nodded "you heard that huh?" I looked at him and nodded "yeah I did." He looked down "no one can know Lyssa." I nodded "I know Toby and I'm Divergent too."
I was thinking of telling him Tris was one too but figured I shouldn't. I laughed as I looked at him "I lied I have two questions my second one is how did you and Zeke become friends?" He laughed "no that's an interesting story." I pushed him playfully and gave him the puppy dog eyes knowing that he couldn't resist them "please Toby." He laughed "alright alright I will."
~Tobias~
When she asked if I was Divergent all I thought was shit. I looked at her "no one can know Lyssa." I saw her nod and say she knew because she was Divergent shit! I looked at her "what did you get on test and what was put down for you." She looked at me "I got Abnegation,Dauntless and Erudite but my tester said I placed in Abnegation." I nodded "I got Abnegation and Dauntless and same they put Abnegation for me too." I looked at her seriously "I promise I will protect you Lyssa no one will ever figure out you Divergent." I pulled her into a hug knowing I was going to protect her with my life.
I let her go and head her laughing saying she lied she had another question. I looked at her "what is it?" She looked at me "how did you and Zeke become friends?" I laughed and smirked "now that's an interesting story." She pushed me and gave me the puppy dog eyes saying "please tell me Toby." Damn it I hate those damn puppy dog eyes she knew I couldn't resist them. I laughed "alright alright I'll tell you." I looked at her "before I tell you I need to ask have you ever heard of a game called truth or dare or called Dauntless or Candor?" She shook her head as I started to explain it to her and how we play it in Dauntless. I looked at her "so you ready to hear." She nodded and I laughed as I started to tell her.
~2 years ago~
I was walking around The Pit after finding out I ranked first among the initiates knowing that Eric was pissed. I heard someone calling my name as I turned around and saw Zeke running up to me. We had become friends after our team won at paint balling. He caught up to me and slapped my shoulder "a bunch of us are playing Candor or Dauntless back at my want to play?" I looked at him "I never played before." He looked at me "don't worry I'll tell you how to play and tell everyone to go easy on you." I nodded "alright" and followed him back to his apartment.
When we got to his apartment I saw a bunch of Dauntless born-initiates there and saw that I was the only transfer. Zeke looked at me "let me introduce you to everyone even though you know three of them already and the probably know you already." He went around the room "lets see you already know Shauna,Lauren and of course the little brother Uriah." He pointed to two guys who had seen but didn't know "those two are Mike and Nick." He looked at Mike and Nick "guys this is Four." They nodded as Zeke gave me a beer as we sat in a circle and started to play. Thankfully when I chose Candor they didn't ask why I left Abnegation. The moment we became best friends was because of the dare Shauna gave dared him to go find Eric and to start a fight with him. We all left his apartment to watch the fight as Zeke found Eric by the chasm. We stood back watching as Zeke started messing with Eric and saying how it was sad that an Erudite got beat by a Stiff. That pissed Eric off even more as he started to bad mouth me saying that was just some stupid Stiff that lucky. That pissed Zeke off and he punched Eric and said "Four isn't a stupid Stiff he is Dauntless and a better person then you ever will be." He punched Eric one more time and we went back to his apartment and continued to that Zeke,Shauna,Lauren,Uriah and I became close."
I looked at her "me,Zeke and hell even Uriah are more then friends we are brothers. I would do anything for each other." She nodded "kinda like me and Tris are more like sisters then friends." I nodded "ex actually." I laughed "Zeke told me after you came on visiting day that if you did come to Dauntless he was going to be your unofficial when I was off being Four." I laughed "or as he calls it being asshole Four." She laughed and I looked at her "I told you about how men and Zeke became friends how about you tell me how you and Tris became friends."
~Lyssa~
I listened to him tell me how he and Zeke became best friends and how close he,Zeke and Uriah were. I laughed when he told me Zeke called being my older brother when Toby was off being Four. I heard him ask me how me and Tris became friends.I looked at him "its not as interesting as you and Zeke." He laughed "just tell me Lyssa." I laughed and nodded "alright bossy." He looked at me "did you just call me bossy." I nodded "yes now shut up if you want to hear."
~2 years ago~
A week after Toby left I kinda became depressed especially in school. Toby and me used to have lunch together so we would sit next to each other he did it so no one could mess with me. I was sitting in the cafeteria with the rest of the Abnegation but at the end of the table away from everyone. I was working on lyrics when I noticed someone sitting next to me. I knew I had seen the person before in our Faction and we had been over to her house for dinner because her and our parents worked together in government.I knew everyone was still talking about Toby transferring from Abnegation to Dauntless. The girl looked at me "hello I'm Beatrice. You're Alyssa right?" I nodded "yes but I prefer Lyssa. I think I've been over to your house with my brother and father." She nodded "yes you have for dinner. Your brother transferred to Dauntless right." I nodded "yeah he did." She looked at me "that's awesome but don't you miss him." I nodded "yes I do but it was something he needed to do." She nodded "I get that sometimes being Abnegation can be suffocating." I had never heard another Abnegation talk about the Faction like that before. I nodded "you have no idea how suffocating." We spent the rest of lunch talking and that's when I started call her Tris.
When we would get to school in the morning we would watch the Dauntless jump off the train and run into the school. And when someone brought up Toby she would pull me away before I would start a fight. We basically did everything together.
I looked at him "that's how me and her became friends." He nodded as I looked at him "this spot reminds me of our spot back home." He nodded "yeah it does. Do you remember the first time I found you there?" I nodded "yeah at mom's funeral" He nodded "yeap." I looked back at the water remembering that day.
~ 9 years ago~
Toby and I had just gotten back to the Faction after school and walked to our house. We noticed a bunched of cars in front of our house as I looked at him "did dad forgot to tell us we were having company?" Our mom was in the hospital because she had gotten really looked at me and shook his head "I don't think so Lys. I got a bad feeling so just stay behind me ok."I nodded and followed him into the house and we were greeted by someone who work with my parents. They looked at us "Tobias,Alyssa you father is in the family room he needs to talk to both of you." We nodded and walked to the family room as Toby grabbed my hand seeing Marcus surrounded by people. When he saw us he looked at us "Alyssa,Tobias please sit down." We nodded as we sat down on the couch watching Marcus act like a caring parent as he came over to us. "I have to tell you something about your mother. You know how she was horribly sick?" We both nodded as Toby squeezed my hand we both knew what he was going to say next. He looked at us "your mother passed away on this morning when you both were at school."
I looked at Toby and saw anger and sadness in his eyes as he looked at Marcus and made fist with his free hand. "And you couldn't come and get your children from school so they could say goodbye to their mother?" Everyone looked at him shocked that he talked back to Marcus as Marcus glared at him. I looked at Marcus "may we be excused father?" He nodded as I looked at Toby "come on Tobias we need to do homework." I pulled him off of the couch and looked at everyone "sorry for the outburst we are just in shock." They nodded that they understood as I pulled him up stairs. We went to his room and we both broke down and fell asleep on his bed.
The next day was our mother's funeral we couldn't see her body to say one last goodbye. Almost all of Abnegation was at our house after the funeral. Toby stayed by the window as I walked around seeing people looking at me and whispering "its so sad leaving behind a 7 year old daughter and 9 year old son" or "those poor children." About an hour of hearing that I couldn't take it anymore and ran out of the house. We had woods behind out house so I ran into them as far as my leg could take me. I fell to my knees after my legs gave out seeing that I ended by a stream and sat on a rock and cried my eyes out.
I lost track of time until I heard footsteps and pulled my knees up to my chest scared thinking it was Marcus "I'm sorry for running sir." I heard the person say "I'm not him". I looked up seeing Toby and got up off of the rock and ran to him hugging him "I'm sorry for running Toby. How did you find me?" He held me "its ok Lys and I saw you run and figured I would give you time." I nodded and sniffed "what's going to happen now Toby?" He looked at me "I don't know Lys but I'm always going to protect you I promise." We stayed in the woods until it got dark.
I sighed "after you left and after he would hit me I would go there and talk to you." I shook my head and smiled "everything we have been through has changed us. I mean look at you. I mean Jesus Christ you have fucking muscles. You didn't have them 2 years ago at visiting day and you didn't have that tattoo either." He laughed and looked at me "can I ask you something." I nodded "ask away Toby but no more sadness." He laughed and nodded.
~Tobias~
I listened to how she and Tris became friends and smiled I'm glad she made a friend after I left. I nodded when she said the place where we were sitting reminded her of the spot I found her the day of our mother's funeral. That was also the day I promised to protect her no matter what and now that she was in Dauntless and a Divergent I sure as hell was going to keep it.
I laughed hearing her say how we changed and how I had muscles and a tattoo. I could have told her I had my whole back covered in tattoos but decided not too. I laughed and shook my head "what can I saw I worked out and still do. Gotta look in shape to train the initiates." She looked at me and said "and your girlfriend." I laughed "don't have one maybe its the Abnegation in me but seeing PDA still makes me uncomfortable." She laughed "you sound like Tris when she saw Edward and Myra making out she flipped." I laughed "I guess it takes a while to get used too." I nudged her "speaking of change look at you. You shredded the Abnegation look fast." She laughed "it was time for change." I looked at her "and I'm sure Uriah Pedrad has nothing to do with it."
She looked at me and shook her head "no why would you say that." I laughed "Lys I'm not stupid.I see they way you both look at each other. And then there was this morning when he came into the dinning room he looked upset right after you left. Then when you were fighting Edward you seemed distracted and ignored your phone. Then at dinner when he came in with Marlene hanging from his arm you looked crushed. By the way there are friends he's single. And we you stormed out he was going to go after you but he stopped seeing that I was going to go after you. He looked pissed that it was me and not him going after you." I laughed "and Zeke might have told me that Uriah liked you after you came for visiting day."
I saw how shocked she looked that I figured it out as I looked at her and smirked "you really like him don't you." She shook her head "no I don't Toby." I gave her the who are you kidding look "bullshit Lys you do." She looked at me and nodded "alright fine I do like Uriah." I smiled and laughed "knew it but you know I'm going to be the protective older brother and so is Zeke. And if Uriah hurts you we will kill him." I stood up and helped her up "come on lets go." We walked up the steps as I looked at the time "go back to the dorm Lys you have to fight again tomorrow." I kissed her forehead and watched her go. I shook my head knowing that if Uriah and her hooked up and he hurt her I was going to kill him. I went back to my apartment and crashed.
~Lyssa~
Holy shit I can't believe Toby knows that Uriah likes me and that I admitted to my big brother that I liked a boy. Especially his best friends younger brother. I heard him tell me to get up as we walk back up the stairs. I smiled as he told me to go back to the dorm and kissed my forehead. I smiled and looked at him "night Toby." I walked back to the dorm seeing everyone asleep and smiled knowing that Toby would approve of me and Uriah if we started dating. I smiled falling asleep hopefully that would happen soon.
A/N: Hopefully this chapter wasn't too horrible and everything. I promise once I finish writing the next chapter I will upload it I just gotta start writing it. I'm also thinking of starting a new one with everyone in high school and still have Alyssa in it. I know that there are alot of high school one and ones that have Tris and Four famous or just one of them. I was think of having it with Alyssa and Four famous. But have Four in a group with Zeke,Uriah and Will and Lyssa solo with all the drama of high school and everything. But the coupling would be Four/Tris,Zeke/Shauna,Will/Christina and then in beginning having it Uriah/Marlene and Lyssa/Peter then later on making it Uriah/Lyssa.
