Sorry about the long hiatus, it has been raining here for a week straight and it finally stopped on Friday. I enjoyed a few days of sun and am back to our story! Enjoy this chapter and a few more tonight! Let me know what you think, this is a combination of a few chapters as Four didn't show up much. Review!

Four walked away and found a quiet place in the building to just think. He had no idea what was going on between him and Tris but he couldn't take all the secrets, lies, and tension any longer. He was going to find a time they could talk it all through calmly and get back to how they were before this entire mess. As his thoughts raced, he felt the exhaustion take over his body from the past 24 hours. His eyes slowly drifted closed as he settled into the chair he was sitting in.

Hours later he woke with a start, wondering how long he had been sleeping. He stood up, stretched, and figured he better go find Tris. He hadn't meant to abandon her this long. He headed quickly toward the dorms where he knew Uriah was staying. As he walked into the door, he heard Tris' voice and a smile sprang up on his face. He knew this could be fixed, he loved her so much, they just had to talk things out.

As he approached, he heard Lynn talking too and heard her mention going somewhere. It wasn't safe for anyone to be wandering out right now, especially Tris. He had to find out what her plans were.

"Where are you going?" he asked and saw Tris stiffen at his voice.

"Top of the Hancock building to spy on Erudite. Want to come?" Lynn asks him. His chest tightens at the thought of how tall that building was. He wanted to go so desperately with Tris but knew he wouldn't be able to.

"No, I have a few things to take care of. Be careful," he said to Tris. He couldn't stand the space between them, it felt like initiation again when he wasn't allowed to get close to her. He reached his arm out and touched her arm, holding her back for a moment. As quick as he grabbed her, he released her, the touch not feeling the same with the argument that was lingering between them.

He leaned in and whispered, "I'll see you later. Don't do anything stupid." He saw her face drop, as if he had insulted her in some way.

"Thanks for the vote of confidence," she spat back at him. Clearly she wasn't over their argument and he let out a frustrated breath at the misinterpretation of his statement. He believed in her but didn't want anything to happen to her because she was reckless due to her anger.

"I didn't mean that, I meant don't let anyone else do anything stupid. They'll listen to you." Being this close to her made him crave her lips, he hadn't touched him in a day and his body was screaming at him. He began to lean in but at the last second thought better of it. His heart couldn't take it if she pulled back so he did instead, saving himself from more pain. She runs off and Four feels his body sag with confusion. Where should he go from here?

As he watches her leave he walks back to the dorms. He lays back down on his bed and lets his mind wander. He thinks over all the good times they had, trying to find a common thread to bring them back together.

He must have drifted off to sleep again because he was awoken by gunfire and glass shattering. He jumped up and ran into the hallway, joined by all the other Dauntless refugees staying there. Four hears people screaming and he rushes to the stairwell to get himself downstairs. He is grabbed by Jack and pulled away from the stairs. "Dauntless traitors downstairs, guns, shooting people," he forces out before he runs off. Four's mind immediately turns to Tris, did she make it out before this happened? Did they have her in custody now?

He felt his feet begin to fly before he could process where he was going. He had to save her, that kiss that he didn't give her before she left felt heavier now, wishing he had made that contact with her. He flew down the stairs and heard shouting and yelling. As he hit the third floor he saw a familiar face and his stomach dropped. If Uriah was here than Tris was either downstairs where the gunfire was or taken.

"Uriah!" he shouted and saw Uriah turn. "Four? They're coming, the Dauntless traitors, Eric is with them. They gassed everyone but the gas only affected non-Divergent. Tris is fine, she's downstairs, she sent me up here to warn everyone."

Four breathed out the breath he had been holding in, she was safe. He realized she wasn't going to be safe for long, she would put herself in harm's way to save anyone she felt needed saving. He had to find her.

"Where did you leave her Uriah?" He needed to get to her before she did anything reckless.

"First floor," he shouted over his shoulder as he ran off. Four sprinted back down the stairs and as he runs down them, he is passed by a small girl who seems to be running for her life. Then Four is grabbed by a woman and pulled into a corner. She was wearing Erudite blue but he recognized her as Will's sister. She put a finger over her lips and motioned for him to follow her upstairs.

Four makes it to the first floor but sees only bodies. He can't find Tris anywhere and as he rounds the corner he hears the one voice he thought he never would again, Eric's.

Four creeps closer and sees Eric has a line of hostages. He recognizes her almost immediately, sitting between two people Four has never seen before. She has blood running down her chin and is favoring her right shoulder quite significantly. As he moves closer, he listens to what Eric is saying. He is talking about testing the Divergent and discusses criteria for what they are looking for.

"The brain finishes developing at age twenty-five therefore your Divergence is not completely developed, so you are of no use to us." Eric doesn't even hesitate as he raises his gun and shoots the boy sitting next to Tris. Four hears Tris' scream and he holds back from grabbing her and pulling her to safety. He moves slightly closer as he watches Eric turn his attention to Tris.

"You are also rather young. Nowhere near finished developing. Most Divergent only get two results and most don't believe you got three. Although between you and me, I think you did get three because you are bullheaded enough to refuse to make a simple choice when asked too. Care to enlighten me?" Eric sneers in her face.

Four wanted to smack that look off his face and get him away from Tris. Just as he was going to jump in and save Tris, he saw her lunge at Eric and drive a knife into him. Four watches as Eric slumps against the knife and then chaos erupts. Everyone begins screaming and the Dauntless traitors look around frantically before the crowd attacks them. Uriah launches himself at a soldier and Four runs toward Tris. He sees her on the ground, trying to grab Eric's gun but watches the fear wash over her face. He pushes people aside and finally reaches her side.

He grabs her shoulder and pushes her against the wall as gently as he can. He encircles her body, protecting her from gunfire.

"Watch my back and let me know if anyone's behind me," Four yells, knowing Tris can't protect either of them with a gun. He feels her wrap her arms around him and becomes distracted momentarily. Their contact reignites the spark that has been cooling inside of him but his mind snaps him back to the situation at hand.

Four fires at the Dauntless traitors, over and over again, until he hears the trigger clicking. The fear of Tris almost being killed makes him continue to click the trigger even though the gun is empty. A moan snaps him out of his daze and he looks over at Eric, lying on the ground. He turns to Tris and sees her panicking at the blood on her hands.

He turns to her, needing to calm her down. "Tris, you can put the knife down now." He grabs her hand and pulls her to him to tell her his side of the story that lead him to her just in time.