Disclaimer: Once again, I have no ownership in the Divergent trilogy. I am just a possessed fangirl.
~ Chapter 10 ~
Tris
Christina insisted on curling my hair for my date with Tobias. Ugh. I may have
been brave, but my aptitude test also said I was not stupid. Needless to say, I
was getting out of this at all costs. "Please! It'll be so pretty! Besides, you're
going to a fancy place." She smiled her signature clown smile, and I just rolled
my eyes. Tobias hadn't told me anything about tonight. So frustrating! All I
knew was that he would be picking me up at 8:00. That was an hour away. I
grumbled as I mumbled "Fine," to a babbling Christina. "Really?" Her eyes were
twinkly and bright, and her voice was peppy. "Sure, fine, whatever..." Right now
I just wanted her to shut up. "Perfect!" She was screeching now. "Have a seat. I
will be right back." I listened, and sat down on my cot. A minute later, she came
in with something I couldn't see. I saw her plug something into an outlet. She
brushed a strand of my hair, close to my face. And wrapped it around the thing
she brought in. I immediately recognized it as a curling iron. "Christina what do
you think you're doing?!" "Curling your hair, of course!" "I told you no!" "You
told me 'Sure. Fine. Whatever.' I have authority to do this. You did this to
yourself." I must have zoned out when she was rambling when I said those
things because I would have never let her do this in a normal state of mind.
"Christina! Stop!" She released the strand and it was a perfect curl. I stared at
my reflection. I was getting used to being allowed to look at myself whenever I
desired. That was another new thing- the word I. But it was pretty. Really
pretty. Even with only one done, I could picture my hair, full of the soft ringlets.
Tobias would love it. "You like?" I nodded. "Okay! Let's get this going!" She
rolled my hair around the barrel, over and over, until my head was covered in
precious, bouncy curls. I felt beautiful. "I love it Chris!" "I'm glad. Now onto
makeup." I grumbled, but realized Christina did know a thing or two about
beauty. She had been right about my hair, after all. I sighed and turned to her.
That took another good 20 minutes. I had never seen myself like this. I was
pretty. I smiled. "You look fabulous! Now you just have to get dressed." She
handed me the garment bag with a sparkly black dress I bought with her the
week before. I went into the changing area, and pulled it on. I reappeared,
moments later and Christina gasped. "Oh my gosh! You look amazing! Four is
going to die when he sees you! OMG! You are hot!" I felt myself blush at the
thought of me as "hot". I looked in the door mirror and was impressed. I liked
what I saw. A lot. It was a change obviously, but a good a really,
really good change. "Thank you, Christina. For all of this." I hugged her. Yet
another thing I was still getting used to here. "My pleasure! Now I think your
Prince Charming awaits." Seconds later, there was a knock at the door. I gave
Christina a death glare. She just laughed. I opened the door, and sure enough,
Tobias was right there. God he was sexy. He was in a black suit that was
probably made for him. He had a flower, a red rose, in his button hole. He had
a dozen in his hands, that I assumed were mine. "Hi,"he said nervously. "Hi," I
responded equally uneasy. "You look gorgeous." He took my hand and I felt my
uneasiness fade, before he handed me the roses with his other hand. "For you,"
he said and kissed my cheek. I smiled. "Thank you." I kissed him to prove my
point. "And you don't look too bad, yourself." "You're too kind." I laughed,
because I knew I wasn't kind at all. With the exception of when I was with my
boyfriend, of course. The thought that I was willing to be nice made me happy.
He wrapped his arm around my waist. "Shall we go?" "We shall." Just then we
heard a "Wait!" We looked around as if we were looking to see where the voice
came from. Luckily it was only Christina. "OMG! You two are PERFECT!" He
took my hand again. "Thank you Christina. We are going to go now." His voice
was surprisingly patient. I gripped his hand tighter. I never wanted to be alone.
I never wanted to leave him. Ever. Again. We walked through the halls of the
compound, hand-in-hand. It was wonderful. For a while none of us spoke, but
we both were enjoying the silence. "So where are we going?" "You'll see." He
had a suspicious smile on his face, that he was trying to hide. "Fine. I guess I'll
wait." I pouted. "Thata girl." I rolled my eyes as we walked for what I assumed
was the train station. Sure enough, minutes later, I jumped on a train with a
little help from Tobias. "I am so sorry, Tris! I never thought about your
condition. This was so stupid of me! I would have driven us there." I decided to
play it off. "Driven us where exactly?" I tried to make my voice sound
nonchalant, to trick him. "Ha ha. Very funny. Not saying." He put his arms
around me as he spoke. "You know Tris, I think you get more and more
beautiful every day. You know that?" I blushed yet again but I could not afford
to let my Abnegation show here. I had to be brave. I had to be Dauntless. "Why
thank you." I smiled as I kissed him forcefully and fearlessly. I was proud of my
bravery. I guess I still am a little afraid of what I want. Just a little... We arrived
at a nice, fancy restaurant in Amity a half hour later. "Reservation for Eaton,
party of two." Tobias said when we went in. "Yes! Please follow me," said a
smiling hostess. Typical Amity. We were led to a private room, lit by
candlelight, mostly. It was beautiful. Flowers that mimicked mine sat on the
single table in the center of the room and were strewn around in various other
nooks and crannies. It was all gorgeous. My jaw dropped as we entered. "This is
so sweet! It is beautiful!" He smiled. "I knew you would like it here. Only the
best for you, My Love." He pulled my chair out for me, like a true gentleman,
and I thanked him, to which he kissed my hand. I couldn't help but smile. He did
all of this for me. Just me, and no one else. I am so lucky to love him. I couldn't
help but love him. We mostly talked about initiation, and the initiates over our
dinner, which was delicious, pitting it simply. Tobias even thought to order the
two of us our favorite Dauntless chocolate cake. I would love that always even
if we weren't in Dauntless. The waiter brought us some champagne with our
cake, too. Tobias poured us each a glass. He raised his glass. I did the same. "To
us," he said, clinking his glass to mine. "To us." He kissed me from across the
table. It was wonderful, all of it, but Tobias was on edge a little. I could tell.
"Tobias? You all right?" He didn't respond, except for a small nod. When we
had finished our dinner, Tobias took my hand again. "Ready?" I nodded, and
He took my hand and we left. The food was very good, and I enjoyed myself ,
but it bothered me that Tobias was fidgety and awkward. Loud and confident
Four was gone was gone, and he was replaced with a quieter, more
unsure-of-himself character. It was weird, to see him like this. I sat in his lap on
the way to our second destination, which I realized would be the Chasm and
Pit. I jumped into his arms, when we got there and I was off. We walked
through the Chasm, and we stopped at the place where we had our first kiss. "I
love you so much," he said. He looked deep into my eyes as he said the words,
just like he did the first time. Just like every time he had ever told me he loved
me. "I love you too," I said as I grabbed both his hands. I looked up at him and
smiled as he kissed my forehead. It was just like our first date, if you would
even want to call it that. He hugged me closely to him, and I looked up at him,
just in time for my lips to meet his. We stayed there for a while, the mist of the
running water tickling our heels like it did before. It was so perfect. A perfect
recreation of my favorite night, ever. The only thing was that night might be
topped by tonight for title as best ever. After our kiss, we sat down on the
boulder near the Chasm, like we had the first time. He held my hand on his lap,
and I rested my head on his shoulder. He played with my curls. "I love you with
curly hair. You should let Christina do it more." I giggled from his touch as the
hair ticked my neck. We stayed there for a moment, and I forgot about
everything that was going on. The only thing in my world was Tobias. He was all
that mattered. We were there so long, I kind of had to go to the bathroom.
Upon mentioning this to Tobias, he got up, and escorted me to the closest
women's bathroom. He promised he'd be waiting right outside. I came out
rather quickly, just to see that Tobias was no where to be found. A minute later
I found a note with words scribbled on a piece of paper taped to a single rose. It
said, "Sorry to leave you, Tris! Had to go take care of something real quick.
Follow the notes to where I am now. See your soon. All my Love, T." I smiled
and walked around the Pit, looking for a second piece of paper and rose which I
could saying, "Tris, you are in the right direction! Keep walking towards me.
Here's a hint: I am where you love, and where I hate, where we had a makeshift
moment, fit for a date. I love you, and can't wait to see you again. Yours Truly,
IV" Where could this be? Where is someplace where we were that he REALLY
didn't like? A place that I loved, because of a moment we had there? It couldn't
be any more obvious after thinking about it. Duh. The Ferris wheel. I started
walking in that general direction, where I picked up another rose-clue. I kept
walking, and ran into Christina. "Tris!" She engulfed me in a hug. "How's it
going?" "Absolutely great. I just love him so much." She smiled and said
sincerely "I am so happy to see you so happy." She hugged me once more and I
could tell she was holding back tears. "Ummm... are you alright Chris?" She
nodded, as she brushed away her tears, careful not to smudge her eye makeup
of course. "Yeah. I'm fine. Just really happy. And Four wanted me to give you
this." She handed me yet another rose. The note says, "Alright Tris, I am sorry I
had to stoop so low as to get Christina to help me with this, but I had no other
option. Keep following the roses. I will be with you you real soon. I can't wait to
see you again. I miss you already. XOXO, Tobias." That boy. I collected three
more roses, until I ran into Zeke. "Hi Tris!" He hugged me too. "Four asked me
to give this to you." He handed me another rose, for a total of eight, and I
thanked him. "How's he treating you?" "Oh like a princess." I smiled. It was
true. "I'm glad to hear that." He smiled too. "I guess I should get going. Have
fun. Bye, Tris!" I read the note after he left. "Now I know you are gonna kill me
for all of this when I see you, which will be soon, but be patient. Okay? I have a
surprise for you. Love Always, Your Four." I walked on towards the Ferris wheel,
and found two more roses on the way. Sure enough, the final rose was at the
bottom of the ride. I am smiled when the note said "Turn around." Tobias was
in fact right behind me. I didn't think. I kissed him. "Did you like it?" His arms
never left my waist. "Liked it? I loved it. It was the sweetest thing anyone has
ever done for me. Thank you so much." I smiled and hugged him tightly to me.
"You deserve the best, Tris." "You are the best. Now when am I going to get this
fabulous surprise you have for me?" He checked his watch. "Right about now."
On the word "Now", the lights on the Ferris wheel lit up and music poured out
of age-old speakers. It took my breath away, the beauty of this machine.
"Would you like to go for a ride?" I nodded vigorously. "Good." He took my
hand and led me into the car at the very bottom. He gestured to the operating
box where I assumed Zeke or someone was, and the car started going up.
I watched Chicago come into my full view for only the second time, and it was
as breathtaking as the first time. Something like this would never get old. "Are
you okay?" I asked Tobias, knowing he never liked heights. "As long as you're
with me I will be." His grip on my hand tightened, and he kissed my cheek
gently. When we got to the top, we stopped. "Are we stuck?" I asked him,
trying to sound calm for his sake. "No, I asked Zeke to stop us at the top." I
scooched even closer to him and we kissed again. I admired how small
everything looked from here. It was like we were on top of the world. I wish I
could stay here forever. After not speaking for a while, Tobias said "I have your
12th rose, right here," in a shaky voice. He held the rose in his lap. "Now Tris, I
have to tell to you I knew you were exquisite the moment you jumped into
Dauntless. I knew you were a force to be reckoned with. And I was right. But
you are also the love of my life, the only girl I have ever loved, and the only girl I
will ever love. You are my world. I love you with everything in me. I never want
to be separated from you Tris. Without you I have no idea what I would do. I
would probably be factionless at this point, if I hadn't met you. You gave me a
reason to stay here. You made me feel like I belonged. But most importantly,
with your abundant bravery, selflessness, intelligence, kindness, and honesty,
you made me feel loved. It was a feeling I never knew until I met you. And for
that I can never repay you. But I can offer you one thing. I promise I will love
you and honor you until the day I die, and will be there for you every day of my
life." By the end of his little speech, he was crying a little. It was the first time I
ever saw Tobias cry. I wiped away his tears under his eyes. This made him cry
harder. He pulled me into him. He cried softly into me. "I love you Tris. So
much. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me," he whispered into
my ear. "I love you too," I whispered too. It was true, now more than ever. He
pulled away slowly. He spoke up as he did. "That being said," he said and took
out the rose from behind his back and got down on one knee. "Tobias what
the-" "Beatrice Prior," -He opened a ring box and made the note visable as he
spoke. I listened to what he was saying as I read. Both said the same thing.
"Will you marry me?"