Sorry I didn't update, but my dog passed away and I wasnt in the mood to write. Btw this is my 6th freaking time typing this.

P.S. I'm writing this on my Ipad so sorry for any typos

- Vox Laudis

I made my decision to never talk to Tobias again, but some decisions can be remade. As soon as the pairings went up, I ran. I'm still running now, straight to Tobias' apartment. I am running as fast as I can but it is not fast enough, because what I fear has already happened.

I am not paired with Peter, and normally, I would be ecstatic, but the circumstances are even worse. Peter is paired with Christina. When I think about this, I run faster, because this is about Christina.

I stop in front of Tobias' door, remembering what happened the last time I saw him, but I remind myself this is about Christina. I burst through the door and run straight into Tobias who looks like he's going out. I don't waste time asking where.

"Pairings," Is all I can get out, but it's enough because he nods his head,

"I know, I saw. Are you okay with that?" He asks awkwardly, which confuses me.

"How could I possibly be okay with that Tobias?" I sob. He looks hurt,

"Are you?" I demand, which makes him turn bright red.

"Honestly... I was... Happy." He admits. My mouth drops open, and I shake my head.

"Something's wrong." I say, "You have to care, this isn't right. What are you talking about?"

"I mean us. We're paired together?" He says the last part as a question. My heart skips a beat when he tells me this, and I grab his hand and pull him to the pit, where the pairings are listed.

Will - Molly

Christina - Peter

Marlene - Uriah

Shauna - Zeke

Four - Tris

Lynn

I gasp when I see that we are going to get married, but there are more important things to worry about. I point to Christina's name that lines up perfectly with Peter's and Tobias' eyes go wide.

"This cant happen." He says, I nod my head.

"What are we going to do?"

"I don't know."

Christina can't be married to Peter. They're going to end up in a fight, and Peter will win. Thats why we have a plan.

Tobias and I didn't tell Christina about the plan because she wouldn't let us go through with it. I know that she doesn't want our help. If he hit her, she would hit him back, because everyone she loves can fend for themselves. The only problem is Peter can beat her in a fight, and there's a good chance it will come down to that.

When I hear the four knocks on the door, I sit up on my bed and count to 60, just like we practiced. When my minute is up, I open the door and head to the pit. I know Tobias is watching me from the camera now, which makes me feel a bit better.

At first, I cant find Peter, but then I spot him alone at a table for two, people watching. I take a deep breath and walk over to him, which is kind of hard. Im still scared of him. When Peter spots me, he looks amused.

"What are you doing here, Beatrice?" He asks, I walk over to him and sit down.

"Did I say you could sit there?" He asks,

"Did I say I care?" I retort. I see him twitch and take a deep breath, getting him mad might not be so hard.

"You weren't as rude a few days ago." He says, and I laugh.

"I'd hardly call this rude."

"Thought you were supposed to care about other peoples feelings, Beatrice."

"Don't-"

"Ya ya, don't call me Beatrice. I know. Im still going to do it. Anyways, why are you talking to me?"

"I wanted to thank you." When I say this, he looks totally confused.

"Thank me?"

"Yes."

"For what?"

"Letting me get first place in initiation." When I say this, I can tell I am almost there. The plan would've worked perfectly, except he just got up and began to walk away.

"You weren't trying, were you?" I mock. He places his hands on his temples and stops.

"You don't want to mess with me Beatrice Prior." He warns without turning around. I curse under my breath as he walks away.

When Peter is gone, I go to the Control Room, for Tobias. He is there, waiting for me.

"You did a good job, you almost got him." Tobias assures me, I nod, and grab his hand. We walk back to the pit and get some cake. Dauntless cake. All my worries melt away while we eat, and I start to wonder what is in this cake.

Tobias and I finish a slice together, and he asks me what I want to do. I shrug my shoulders. We are wandering through the hallways when we hear a scream. Before I can even think, I am running, running in the direction of that scream, because it is one I know.

Christina.

I don't look to see if Tobias is following me, I just run. I hear another scream, and she sounds irritated. There is one more scream before they stop. It is enough, though, to know where they came from. Peter's room.

I don't stop at the door, I just burst in, there I see Christina's bloody, bruised body laying on the floor. Above her stand Peter, with a newly forming bruise on his jaw.

When I see Peter's grin, I feel something I never have before. I feel a pull towards Peter, a desire so stong to end his life, something I never felt in abnegation. I feel deadly.

I lunge at Peter and punch him in the jaw. I use Tobias' advice from training and knee Peter. He is on the ground before Tobias walks in, I kick Peter again and again until Tobias pulls me off. When I am away from Peter I fall to the ground. What did I just do?

After a little while, Tobias comes out of the room carrying Christina. She is still unconscious, but I run over to her.

"Is she okay?" I ask, Tobias nods, and I help him bring her to Christina's apartment which is also mine. We lay her down on the bed and I start to clean her up.

When we are done, we sit down. We talk for a while, and decide not to tell anyone. We decided nobody would care that Peter attacked Christina. Fights are common in the city of pain.

After a few hours of waiting for Christina to wake up, Tobias goes to get us some dinner, I'm not really hungry, and I don't think he is either, but I let him go anyway, because it's maddening to stay in this room for so long.

When Tobias comes back, I hear the loudspeakers click on. I look to Tobias and raise my eyebrows,

"All new Dauntless members, please report to the housing department. Repeat, all new dauntless members, please report to the housing department." The voice on the speaker sounds old, firm, full of authority. Nothing that should be in Dauntless

I am so tired. Sorry for any typos, it's almost 5 in the morning right now. I had to write this chapter 6 times because my computer kept screwing up, and I kept pressing the wrong thing on my Ipad. Ik I sound like a grandma. Im honestly too tired to care.

-Vox Laudis