Author's Note
Okay guys I don't have much to say in this note BUT I would love you guys forever if you would please read my new story 'Saving Clary' (a mortal instruments fanfic) I will be continuing this story but I also had the idea for that one and decided to roll with it. Anyways, in with the story and PEACE!
Love,
LeighXOXO
Chapter 29
Imara bounds through the door practically breaking it down and heads straight to her room. I sigh and look over at Tobias.
"Your turn." He mouths at me.
"She needs her dad…"
"How can you tell?"
"I just can. Come on, we can go together."
We stroll hand in hand to Imara's room and knock before coming in anyways. She throws a pillow at us and tells us to 'get out' as she's crossing the room to her secret stash. She is thirteen now and already smoking, probably because we do.
Tobias catches the pillow and walks over to her bed, sitting down slowly.
"How about we share Imara, and you can tell me what's going on and why you have blood on your hands."
"Okay" She sighs and throws him her pack of cigarettes.
"So what is it?" I cross the room and sit down on the floor in front of the bed.
"You know that boy Dexton from Erudite?"
"Yes."
"Well he was starting a bunch of crap today after school while me and Liam were waiting for the train and Liam hit him then Dexton came after me so I kind of…"
"Kind of what?"
"I kind of knocked him out cold. Not on purpose! I just did what dad taught me to do in case I ever get into a situation! Now the principal wants to see dad and I will be in trouble. Plus I'm already going to get in trouble for smoking on school property and climbing the statue with Liam. We were just having fun. How come I can't just go to school here on the compound where I won't get in trouble for being myself?"
"Because that's the way the system works." Tobias pats her leg and hands her the lit cigarette.
"And as far as I'm concerned there's no smoking law and anyone can buy cigarettes. Jesus, this isn't the 2000's."
"Dad! He wants you to come in tomorrow. You specifically! Aren't you the least bit worried?"
"Honey, last time I checked, your principal was not anywhere near my fear landscape. I'll go to school and talk to him tomorrow and we will work everything out. Now go get cleaned up and go hang out with Liam, shoot paintballs at each other or whatever you guys are doing these days."
Imara knew what this meant. He was trying to find out if her and Liam had done anything. The answer was no, not yet. She may be Dauntless, but everyone is afraid of something.
Imara's POV
The second the door clicks behind me I take off running to the chasm. I'm wearing short black shorts, a tank top, and sneakers. I stay in the shadows so nobody notices me and I finally make it to the bottom, to Liam. To our special place.
He smiles and holds out his arms for me, hugging me tightly.
"I was beginning to wonder if you were coming baby."
"Never think that."
I take his face in my hands and kiss him sweetly.
"So what should we do today Liam?"
"I was thinking we could just stay here. I like being alone with you." He gives me a look, that look. The look that freaks me out.
Ever since about six months ago all he wants to do is lay around and touch each other. Not in a sexual way, most of the time, but he wants to be constantly touching. I'm just not ready for what I know he's thinking.
"Liam…We should probably go work on some things. You know we have a lot going on at school…"
"So what?"
"Nevermind. I'm just going to go home. I have some stuff to do."
I stand up and start to walk away but before I know it he's on his feet grabbing my arm.
"Don't go. Stay with me."
He pulls me in by my shoulders and kisses me hard, pressing me up against the hard rock wall of the chasm. I try to pull away but then he starts getting softer with his kisses and touching my hair. That is when I give in and let him sink down to the ground, still holding me close. We lay there kissing each other for I don't know how long until I hear his stomach rumble and I pull back giggling.
"C'mon, let's go get you some food."
Tobias POV
Imara walks in just as we are sitting down for dinner. I glance at her out of the corner of my eye. Her lips are swollen and she's flushed. Hmm.
Dinner is quiet and as Beatrice is cleaning up I follow Imara back to her bedroom.
"Imara, can I talk to you for a second?"
"Uh, yeah?"
"What were you and Liam doing today?"
"Just hanging out around the chasm, flirting with death and stuff."
"Seems like you were flirting with a little more than death."
"What are you talking about dad?"
"Your lips are swollen, you were flushed and now you're blushing."
"It was just kissing."
"So there's nothing you want to tell me?"
"Nope. Nothing."
"Okay then." I turn and stalk out of her room. Planning to follow her with tris tonight when she sneaks out.
The door closes behind Tris and she looks at me confused.
"Why did you suggest we make the Twins go to bed early?"
"Because I need to talk to you. Imara is sneaking out in the middle of the night with Liam. I've heard her almost every night for the past month. I've heard her drag in early in the morning too. Tonight when she came in her lips were swollen and I saw makeup on her collarbone, so it's either a hicky or a tattoo she's trying to cover up."
"Tobias. They're kids, they aren't doing anything wrong. Just kissing. I've talked to her and that's it. I happen to remember us sneaking off and kissing when we were still technically teenagers."
"But we were both already out of school. I don't want this to affect how they choose, what if they decide to choose a 'safer faction' and she leaves us?"
"She won't do that. What are you suggesting?"
"I'm going to follow them and make sure they aren't having sex."
"I'll come with you. So you don't embarrass her."
Tris POV
We lay awake and wait. I hear shuffling, then Imara's bedroom door creaking open and closing. I hear the familiar clink of her grabbing her knife and the front door opening, shutting, and locking back. Tobias and I slip out of bed and follow her not so careful footsteps, blending in with the walls. She runs down to the chasm and we have to take another path so we won't see her. What we see shocks us both.
She's seeing Liam during the day.
I know because sometimes they come to the apartment, sometimes they go to his place, and Both of them give me and Cristina the same story.
But this boy is definitely not Liam. It's another boy, I have no idea who he is though. But he has small shoulders, extremely long dark red hair and he's tattooed from his neck to his waistline. His tattoos are words. Names.
Tobias hears a noise and taps on my shoulder, pointing to a nook in the other side of the chasm, Liam. He's with another girl…What the hell is going on? There's no way that either of the two can see each other. We just have a good vantage point.
I grab Tobias by the hand and pull him back with me to the apartment. We will be having a talk with Imara and Liam tomorrow.
Thats it for today guys! Don't forget to check out my new story and reveiw, and as always, I love you guys! Peace!
Love,
LeighXOXO
