Karla Sprague - I first introduced Ben, or Benjamin, in the second chapter at the very end. I suggest also reading chapter threes authors response because I responded to another persons, DragonMaster65's, comment on Ben. I mention him once in chapter four and chapter six at the beginning. Then again in chapter seven quite a few times. I have noticed I might need to mention him more but he is really just a minor character for now. Thinking up future ways of character development.

Damn You Kylie - I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

HairoOokami - I'm really glad you enjoy this story and hope you continue to read.

I step out into the cool night air and take a deep breath; I close the door behind me not bothering to turn around. Once I hear the door click shut I walk up to the edge of the balcony and lean against it. A small breeze blows through and tosses my hair about, but I ignore it.

"You don't seriously think what you did was nothing, do you?" I jump and spin around, but I do so too quickly and trip myself. I feel my body tip backwards over the edge. I let out a gasp as I feel my back hit the cement wall and myself start to go over. I can feel the wind take hold of my hair and whip it around as I start slipping over the edge and a scream builds in my throat but I know I won't be able to get it past my lips which are sealed shut by fear.

"Tris!" Hands grasp me firmly and I'm jerked forwards into a firm figure before arms wrap around me holding me in place in a overbearing strong embrace.

I take deep breaths as I calm myself letting whoever has me hold me a bit longer; they're embrace comforting, helping my racing heart settle.

After a few minutes I feel whoever is holding me relax so I lift my head only to find stormy grey eyes staring down at me a wild look in them; something almost akin to fear. I feel my heart skip a beat at the look he's giving me. Warmth floods my veins and I feel a blush over take my cheeks.

"I thought you went to bed." I mumble as I continue to stare up at him placing my hands on his chest, which I can't help but notice is firm, supportive.

Strong.

He smirks down at me for a second before his face morphs back to a one of concern.

"Are you hurt?" He asks as he pulls back sliding his hands down to my waist, pulling back as he glances me up and down.

I shake my head as I watch how his gaze turns into a look of concentration.

He keeps me at arms length but never lets go. He holds on to me, not holding me in place but resting his hands on my sides as if to assure himself that I'm still there.

"No, I'm... I'm fine." I stutter as a gust of wind hits my back causing me to shiver.

It takes a second for Eric to finish checking me over. Once he is done he looks me in the eyes. "I think we should head in."

Again, I shiver as I nod my head in agreement.

I feel Eric slip his hand to the small of my back as he leads me back inside and onto the couch. The room is silent as he moves about closing the sliding door, getting two cups from the kitchen. When he comes back he hands me a steaming cup and sits down on the love seat to my right. I look out the glass doors to my left and a shiver runs up my spin.

That could have ended worse.

A lot worse.

"Are you alright?" He asks, I nod my head as I turn my gaze back to him. He wears a simple grey t-shirt and a pair of worn blue jeans.

"Yeah." I mumble as I look him in the eyes to see a small glimpse of worry still evident.

"Are you sure?" His hair is messed up, probably from the wind outside. But it just adds to his look.

He looks disheveled.

Sexy

I jerk at that sudden line of thought.

Where the hell did that come from?!

I let out a soft sigh as I scratch at the side of my cup. "Yeah, just still getting over what almost happened."

"Yeah, you almost went splat." I think to myself. "Like the girl at the beginning of initiation."

"I've seen the results of falling from this height." I offer before I take a sip of what I find to be hot chocolate.

I hear Eric let out a sigh, but I don't bother looking up. It's silent for a few minutes but it's a comfortable silence, only, oddly it is one I could live with.

"Do you really think what you did was nothing?" He asks, and I look up from my cup. His voice is calm but I can hear an under current of anger, or slight aggravation.

"What do you mean?"

I receive a skeptical look. "Honestly?"

"Honestly."

"You saved me, went against Eaton, and saved my sister… no one else would do that for me." He offers. "Not even I would have done it for myself." I can't hold his gaze anymore, so I look out towards the night sky. I hear movement to my right, something is set on the table in front of me and the floor creaks as more pressure is put on it. When I look over he's kneeling in front of me slightly to my right, his cup set on the glass table in front of us, his head tilted up and his grey eyes on me. "Everything you did, no matter what you think, was the most selfless thing I have ever seen." I can hear the sincerity in his voice.

"That… that was just me being brave." I offer softly.

Eric takes my cup from my hands as I start to look down at it again. "Maybe, you just needed to be brave to be selfless." He offers looking up into my eyes. "That's why you're so good at being Dauntless, you don't think about yourself. Or what could happen except for others."

"What are you?" I ask him, in response he turns red.

"You haven't forgotten?" He asks with a slightly forces chuckle.

I let out a happy laugh before giving him a small smile. "You, one of the few Divergent around, how could I forget." I offer. All the files of Divergents pops back into the forefront of my mind and I have squeeze my eyes shut to get the red ink to vanish.

"Tris, what's wrong?"

My head flies up at my name. I can see worry in Eric's eyes. "Jeanine… she had files, files full of… of Divergents." I pause as I swallow around the lump in my throat. "More than half of them are dead."

Eric seems to relax as I explain what's got me so worked up.

"Stiff, breath. Most of them... most of them I warned before Jeanine got to them. I moved them into the factionless sector, where they'd be safe. Hell, one of our old trainers was Divergent. I helped him fake his death. They aren't dead. Not all of them." He explains as he runs his hand up and down the side of my arm.

I calm after a few minutes. "They still had those files, the half of them that haven't been killed... they could still be in danger."

Eric lets out a sigh before he speaks. "Then we'll check on them all, one by one."

"We?"

"We." He answers with a firm nod of his head.

"I know where most of them are. Some of them I warned others were already being watched for strange behavior." He offers.

"Was I?"

He nods his head, his eyes taking on a darker look.

"By who?"

"Me." It's a simple answer but there's something else to it, something I'm not picking up on. I can hear it in his voice.

"Why didn't you hand me over to Jeanine?"

Eric moves to stand up but I grab his hand. "Why?"

"I don't have to answer to you." He snaps jerking his hand from mine.

At first I feel hurt, after everything I've done for him I at least deserve an explantation, but when I look up I freeze as I see the panic welling in his eyes.

I deserve a answer.

Yes.

But that can wait.

Eric begins to turn around before I speak. "Fine."

It can wait.

He freezes.

And so can I.

"You don't want to tell me, fine. I'll wait, but this isn't the end of this conversation." I inform him before I get up, still slightly shaky, and begin to clean up the glasses with our drinks.

It's silent as I walk into the kitchen and clean the cups out, washing them by hand diligently. When I'm done and I walk back into the living room Eric is gone and the curtain in front of the glass door has been slid closed. I look around before walking to the front door, checking the lock, and then heading to bed; shutting out the lights as I go.

Alright guys I'm really sorry to say this but I won't be updating for a few weeks. This past week I've been going through my JROTC Leadership Camp and haven't gotten any work done. Also, I am going to visit my family down in FL for a week which will hold me back on working since I won't have a computer available. I do apologies but these things happen. On the bright side I really hope you like this chapter and I'll get to work on more soon.

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