Hey everyone! I kind of realise I left you on another cliffy last time I updated haha! So sorry. Got some great responses so here's your long chapter! Woo! Sorry I didn't update for a teeny bit, I had a massive 7th grade piano exam and so much stuff on! Sorry x
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TRIS' POV:
I looked at Tobias sitting across from me on the couch. His expression was serious as usual but also slightly pained.
I didn't know where to start.
What was I supposed to ask him? I mean I just didn't understand. What happened in there?
I took a deep breath. "Why was I in that simulation? Why was I at the desk? Why did you have to shoot me?"
He looked at me. "My last fear is always killing people. After being in Abnegation for that long I could never think about killing people even though I was Dauntless now. I could never go through with it until…he…would come and make me do it. But that was the first time I had seen you. They combined two of my worst fears into one."
"Wait what's your other fear?" I asked with a puzzled look on my face. What was he afraid of?
"Losing you," he stated simply.
My mind reeled with shock. He was afraid of losing me? Me, Tris? Him being afraid of losing me meant that his feelings went so much deeper then what I had originally thought. It meant that he cared about me so much that one of his deepest fears was never seeing me again. Losing me.
I was so confused.
Why did he care about me so much? Why was I so important?
"But why would you be afraid of losing me?" I asked. "I just mean…I'm not pretty, I'm not important and all those things. Why would you be afraid of losing me when there are so many other girls you could have. Why am I special? I don't understand."
TOBIAS' POV:
Every time I try to admit my feelings for her, she says she's not beautiful. Not important. Not special. She thinks that she's none of those things.
But she is wrong.
She is beautiful. She is important. To me.
She's exciting and different. And that's why I liked her. Over all the other girls. Its because she's not like them.
She's brave and selfless. Smart and beautiful.
I didn't get why she couldn't see that.
She was looking down, playing with her hair as she avoided my gaze after she asked me why she thought I was special.
"You are special," I said with a small smile on my face. "And you are beautiful. Maybe not physically in the traditional sense of the world but to me you are. And it's not just what you look like, it's who you are. And who you are is special."
She shook her head slightly.
"I know I'm not ugly. But I'm certainly not beautiful," she said.
I felt frustration growing inside me. How could she not see this?
"You are. And even if you can't see it, I can. And I will always see it no matter what. You're beautiful, inside and out."
She smiled a little. "I'm not going to agree with you but thank you. No one has ever told me that before."
I couldn't believe no one had ever told her that before. I was glad that I could be the first.
I smiled at her as I leant over to take her hand.
TRIS' POV:
So he really liked me.
And he thought I was beautiful.
I had never heard those words before. Not even from my family. In Abnegation we weren't supposed to even look in a mirror for too long. Not even my mother never told me that I was beautiful. The words Tobias said felt wrong and I didn't believe them at all. But I was glad he said them.
"I'm not going to agree with you but thank you. No one has ever told me that before," I said softly.
He leant forward and took my hand.
I smiled at him.
"So…Marcus?" I said. "For once the Erudite was right. I never would have guessed."
He looked pained. "I've never told anyone about it. Until you."
"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone. You can trust me," I said to him
"You're different Tris. And I like that. You're brave. And even though you found out about Marcus you're not looking at me like I'm some helpless animal. You're not giving me that pitying look."
"Well," I shrugged. "You're not helpless. You're strong and I'm here for you but that doesn't mean I need to baby you."
He smiled and laughed. "See that's what I like about you Tris. You're different to any other girl I've ever met."
"And that's a good thing?"
"It most certainly is."
He leant over and pressed his lips to mine gently. I kissed him back softly and then withdrew.
We spent the rest of the afternoon talking and kissing and getting to know eachother. It was lovely.
I got to really know him. And he was different. So different.
I've never met a guy like him before.
I was sitting down on the couch when Tobias was in the kitchen.
I realised that it's like five o'clock. I should probably go find Christina and tell her where I was. I hadn't seen her for the whole day.
Tobias came back into the room.
I stood up. "Hey I should probably go talk to Christina. She might be worried about me. Actually I'm pretty sure she is."
"Okay," he said. "I'll see you at dinner, hey."
He kissed me on the cheek and I felt that familiar thrill go through me at his touch.
I turned and left the room as I headed towards Christina's with a smile on my face.
I didn't really know what to say to her. I mean hey you know I was with Four and we're like dating now? We're a couple? I mean I don't even know if we're a proper couple yet. We talked about some deep feelings but were they resolved? I didn't really know.
I think I'm just going to not say anything right now.
I'll just wait.
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