A/N: So I think that some of you were getting a little bit board of the "cheesy" chapters that I have been writing. It was mostly because I can write those really fast and I don't have to think to much about it. I also realized that I haven't written much about the government since the beginning. Let me clarify that I'm pretending that they are in the American government and I do try to make all the facts about the government true. I tried to contrast Tris and Tobias in this chapter, you know opposites attract and whatever. As always continue to review :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Divergent or it's characters.
-Alex
Tris POV
"Mom do I have to go to the dinner tonight? I wine.
"Of coarse you do. Now go upstairs and get changed."
"Fine." I go up the stairs and pick out my scarlet red, floor length dress. I've been saving it for a special occasion and I decided that tonight is the night. I want to show my family and everyone else that I am an adult and should be treated like one. I put some red lipstick, eyeliner, and mascara on. I pick out some jewelry, put my black flats on and walk down stairs. Everyone is waiting by the door for me, even though I'm ready early. "Beatrice, you look beautiful." My mom says and smiles.
"Thanks mom." We walk out of the door and pile into my dads car. He doesn't like to drive so we have a chauffeur as well. I stair out the window at the lives other people have built. Big houses, long drive ways. Perfectly manicured lawns and gardens. I see their dogs outside, sometimes a child playing with one and I wish I had a care free life like that. But eventually everyone grows up and that's when life is no longer carefree. We can't have pets because my dad is literally allergic to every animal there is. I wish we could have a pet.
We pull up to the venue, it's a giant stone mansion right next to a sparkling lake. We are early so there is not much commotion yet and the picture is simply stunning. "Dad I'm going to have a closer look at the lake."
"Okay just make sure to be here when the dinner starts." I make my decent to the lake. Not wanting to ruin my dress I follow the path that leads down to a dock. Which of coarse looks phenomenal. That's when I see two people fighting, well actually one person yelling at another one. I decide that I need to help.
Tobias POV
Marcus has me dressed up like a monkey yet again. I'm wearing a black suit with a red tie for some dinner thing. The car he sent for me pulls up to the house and once again I can't wait till I turn 18 and I can get away from him. The driver nods at me as I get in and we drive off. Past the big houses that each have a "perfect family" living inside. I bet they have a dog or maybe a cat and the children are perfect. That's what money gets you, a fake life. I mean do people really think the charming faces of the people they see are real? Don't they realize that everyone has a dark side? I guess some people are just too ignorant. We pull up to the stone mansion and all I can think of is all the money they threw away planning this. I get out of the car and walk into the building. None of the guests are here yet because the dinner doesn't start for another three hours. Marcus just likes to make me help the people that were hired to do everything. I see people setting up tables and so I grab a tablecloth and a cart with a centerpiece and the silverware and nametags. I put the tablecloth down an then set a plate, two forks, a knife, two spoons, a water glass and a wine glass and a fancy napkin at each spot. I begin to set the nametags down, I know most of the people because I've been to so many of these things, so I try to put then next to people they like. That's when I realize that this is my table and the Priors are sitting here as well. Excited I put my name next to Tris's. That table done I move onto another, and than another. Soon everything is set up and Marcus arrives. He looks mad. "You. Come with me." He says his voice is so low I know that he is furious. At what? The world may never know. I follow him out of the building and down the path that leads to the lake. We walk onto the dock and I'm glad that it has railings, otherwise I'd be afraid that he would push me in. "Do you know how mad I am at you?" I don't answer, I never answer, it makes it worse. "You're lucky that we are in a public place and that I need you in top shape for tonight." His eyes are black and he looks like the demon he is. I try not to cower as he towers over me but it's hard. "Do you even know what you did? Of coarse, you're not very bright. After I TOLD you not to, you continued to fraternize with the Prior girl and now you DATING HER! You are truly an idiot, your mother must have cheated on me because you are not my son. There is no way you could be." How can I protect Tris from him. She doesn't need to know. Then suddenly I hear her. Wait he hears her too. When did she get here? I can't protect her if she purposely puts herself in danger!
"Excuse me but you two seemed to be having a disagreement and I was wondering if I could be of service to you?" She says. I look at her and she is simply stunning in that dress, I momentarily forget when I'm here, then Marcus says "Aw look you're little slut is here to save you." I snap my head back to him.
"What did you just say," I growl.
"Just that the big mean FOUR is going to be saved by a little whore," He sneers and I'm about to take him down when Tris speaks up.
"President Eaton. I am appalled that you used that language to address the senate majority leaders daughter. You do realize how much power my dad holds? He can get the senate to impeach you, and we wouldn't want that now would we?" She talks calmly and sensibly and I can see the gears turning in Marcus's head. He just realized that an outsider saw the monster within him. He doesn't know how to act for the first time in is life. Gosh she is amazing. Suddenly he smiles and he looks like the charming man everyone else knows.
"Ah Beatrice, I didn't see you there. That conversation was not aimed at you. I was speaking of someone else." He smiles, it almost looks genuine. She smiles back.
"That's funny because I heard you say 'Prior girl' and I don't know of any other girls with the last name prior." Her voice is so calm and pleasant, I don't know how she's doing it because I can tell she's fuming on the inside. Marcus's mouth opens slightly and then he closes it again.
"Just remember what I said boy." He storms off, brushing past Tris and walking up the path. I turn to her. That was amazing. Thank you. I hug her and she hugs me back. Her emotions are finally getting the better of her and she begins to shake a little. "I was so scared." She begins to sob. "Shh, you did amazing. Now he will never bother you again because he knows that you fight back." I stroke her hair. The only problem is, I don't think that. In fact I think that Marcus will wage all out war on her now and I'm scared as to what that will look like.