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Tris POV
I wake up, and don't want to get out of bed until I realize that today is Friday. Today is the first football game of the season, and today is the day that I wear Tobias's jacket to school. I glance over to it: it's been hanging on a hanger on my closet door since he gave it to me. It's black and red worn leather with the school emblem on the left sleeve, and Eaton #4 is written on the front above the right pocket.
I throw on a white t-shirt and jeans before putting on the jacket. It is entirely too big for me, I knew that already, but the size is almost comforting. It smells like Tobias.
I eat breakfast quickly and then I am off to school. I pull in and walk inside after my short commute, and walk straight to my locker where Christina is waiting for me as usual. "Aww, you're wearing his jacket!" she exclaims when she sees me.
"Well, yeah, today is the first football game and he gave it to me…" I say, partially confused. She already knew that he gave me the jacket.
I glance over what Christina is wearing, and see that she isn't wearing a varsity jacket. "Will didn't give you his?" I question.
She sighs, and says, "No, he never did. I'm hoping he'll remember when he sees me, or that he was just waiting for today but… I don't know. Should I be worried?"
I shake my head. "No, don't worry at all. Maybe it's because you guys haven't been dating very long, or maybe it's just because he forgot. Will doesn't seem like the type of guy that would send you signals and stuff," I say.
"I hope you're right," she says, "So, are you excited for tonight?"
"Of course! The guys are all going to do so well, we're going to kick some Ranger butt!" I say. Tonight they're playing Riverside, and I'm pretty confident that we'll win.
"Don't forget about the party afterwards!" she exclaims. Wait, party?
"What party?" I ask.
"Seriously Tris? We've been talking about it all week!" she shrieks, "There's always a Pedrad party after football games."
"Sorry, this is my first football season here," I say.
"Oh yeah, of course. Sometimes I forget that you were new this year," she says, and then we go to homeroom. Tobias is already there when we walk in. When he sees me in his jacket, he gets the widest grin on his face and meets me at the door to give me a huge hug.
"Hello to you too," I say, trying to breathe in his strong embrace.
He pulls back from the hug, but takes my hand. "You look good, Tris," he whispers into my ear, hot breath on my neck. It makes me want to melt on the inside.
"Your voice is sexy when you whisper like that," I say, whispering back. He looks at me, shocked that I just said that. To be honest, I've felt more comfortable around him lately.
Before he can respond, Christina says, "Ugh, break it up lovebirds! Other people would like to walk through the doorway!" I blush a bit, and Tobias leads us to our seats.
We sit down, and class starts shortly after. Tori is actually a pretty cool teacher, she gives an assignment at the beginning of the week and then it's due each Friday. I'm just putting the finishing touches on this week's drawing when Tobias passes me a note. I look at him inquisitively, and he gestures towards it.
It reads: That jacket makes you look sexy ;)
I instantly flush dark red, and crumple the note while making eye contact. He just chuckles, and Christina looks over at us curiously but then just smiles and shakes her head.
When class is over, I immediately leave the room and Tobias is coming after me. "Wait, Tris!" he shouts. His voice sounds desperate, I'm not really mad at him but it's fun to see him like this.
"Really, in the middle of class?" I ask when he catches up.
"Sorry?" he says.
"That sounded really genuine," I say sarcastically. He just looks at me with pleading eyes.
"Why, may I ask?" I say sardonically. This is so fun.
"I think it's cute when you blush," he says, and I just fake sigh. I start to jokingly take off the jacket, and he starts freaking out.
"No, no, please. I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry," he pleads, and finally I can't hold it in anymore. I start cracking up when we reach the classroom, and he just looks at me confused.
"Do you seriously think I'm that sensitive? I was messing with you," I say between laughs. I see is face contort in thought for a second, and then he just shakes his head.
"That was very, very evil Tris. You scared me to death, I thought we were done," he says, but his voice is still shaky and I can tell that he didn't think it was funny, at all.
I take his hand, now realizing how I've missed its absence as we walked. "I'm sorry, I- I didn't mean to scare you like that. It was just a joke," I say as we walk into the classroom.
"Just please, please don't do that again. I can't bear the thought of losing you," he says, and I press my lips to his without a second thought. He automatically starts to kiss back, and for a second I forget that we are in school until Shauna clears her throat.
She gapes at us in shock, and I realize now that we've never kissed or anything in front of our friends, much less the whole class. I look down, face flushed and Tobias just laughs. I elbow him playfully, and we sit down for class.
Classes pass by quickly, and soon enough it is time for lunch. Christina, Tobias, and I walk into the cafeteria, and I see something unusual. The empty seat that is always next to Lynn is filled today, and when I see who it is I stop in my tracks.
"What is it Tris?" Tobias asks me, concerned. I fight off tears.
"Wh-who is that over there?" I ask, visibly shaking.
"That's the new kid, Uriah met him this morning. What was his name…" Christina says.
"New kid?" I ask in disbelief. This has to be a dream, this can't actually be happening.
"Yeah," she says, not seeing the big deal.
This is a huge deal though.
I gulp.
"That's Al," I say, and when I say his name all of the fear disappears and only anger replaces it.
"Oh yeah, that was his name! Al! Did you meet him earlier?" Christina asks, obviously not catching on. Tobias is already fists clenched, jaw clenched and radiating fury.
"That's Al," I say again, and this time Christina's eyes widen.
None of us say anything, and we stand there for a while in silence with the noise of the cafeteria around us. Suddenly, I can't stand the sight of him anymore, and I storm over to the table.
"Tris!" Al says when he sees me. He sickens me, I can't stand his presence.
Without a word, I jump him, and punch him repeatedly while he is knocked down. Each blow I give makes me feel more powerful. The entire time I think about how much he hurt me, violated me in the past and it brings a whole new wave of anger. I stop before I knock him out.
"I hate you so, so much. You are an awful excuse for a person. I don't want to ever see you again, you coward," I say, and then march out of the room.
Tobias POV
Today's Friday, and I couldn't be more excited. Today's the first football game of the season, my last season as a Chicago High Cobra. Today is also the day that Tris wears my jacket, the day that everything becomes set-in-stone, official by school relationship standards. I couldn't be more excited.
I get dressed and ready quickly, and then I am out the door. I get to school early as always, and find Zeke already there. "Hey man," I say.
"Hey, you ready for tonight?" he asks.
"Yeah, we're going to kill Riverside tonight," I say.
"No dude, I meant the after party," he says, and I roll my eyes. Of course he meant the party.
"That's not exactly my first priority," I say.
"Well, this party is going to be insane," he says. He continues to talk about the party for a while, but I'm not really that interested.
I am brought back when he says, "Did you hear about the new guy?"
"New guy?" I ask, confused.
"Yeah, today's his first day. Apparently he's some big shot quarterback," Zeke says.
"Well, he'll have to be back up quarterback. There is no way in hell that coach would just give away my position, I haven't even met the guy," I say.
"No, you have nothing to worry about man. He does, I just want to know if he's really as good as I'm hearing," he says.
"How old his he? Where did he come from?" I ask.
"Junior, came from a private school. Not sure why, especially over a month after school started," Zeke says with a shrug.
"Alright, well I better get to homeroom," I say, not really wanting to talk anymore. I'm not nervous about my spot or anything, I just really want to see Tris.
"See you later dude," he says, and then walks off. I head to homeroom, and Tris isn't there yet, as usual. I should stop expecting it differently, but every day I find myself getting my hopes up.
As I wait, a million different thoughts run through my head. What if she didn't wear the jacket? Oh god, I don't even know what I'd do. Maybe she forgot? No, maybe she doesn't want to be with me, or maybe she doesn't want to show anyone…
All doubts are erased when she walks through the door. I instantly see the worn leather varsity jacket, and stand up and meet her at the doorway with a bone-crushing hug.
"Hello to you too," she says, but her voice is muffled by the hug.
I pull back, but take her hand, still wanting to keep some physical contact. Holding her hand has been one of the best things lately. It may not seem like much, but feeling her warmth all of the time is exhilarating. "You look good, Tris," I whisper into her ear.
"Your voice is sexy when you whisper like that," she whispers back. I am taken aback at first, and look at her in pure shock. Tris usually isn't so direct. Do I mind? No, not at all.
I open my mouth to speak when Christina says, "Ugh, break it up lovebirds! Other people would like to walk through the doorway!" I almost forgot she was here, I was so focused on Tris. I see Tris blush, and then we walk over and sit down for class.
Since it's Friday, that means it's the due date for this week's project. I finished mine yesterday, so I quickly turn it in and then spend most of the period staring at Tris. She is just putting some touches on her drawing, she looks so adorable when she's focused. Her mouth is opened slightly and her forehead scrunched; what I would do right now to be able to get up and wrap my arms around her.
I think back to how bold she was before class, and I decide to be bold too.
On a note, I write That jacket makes you look sexy ;) and then pass it to her. I already know how she will react, but it is just so cute when she blushes.
I pass it over to her, and she looks at me confused then opens the note. She flushed deep red, and crumples the note while looking me right in the eye. I chuckle a bit, then she shoots me a look. I see Christina smiling and shaking her head, I wonder if she saw what the note said.
The rest of the class, though, I start to regret what I did. Usually, Tris looks over at me every so often and gives me a small smile, but she doesn't look at me at all the rest of the period. The bell rings and she doesn't even wait for me, she just scurries out of the classroom. "Wait, Tris!" I shout, trying to catch up to her.
"Really, in the middle of class?" she asks angrily when I get to her.
"Sorry?" I say. I don't know why she's taking it like this, it was supposed to be a compliment.
"That sounded really genuine," she says, and I just look at her, trying to get my eyes to tell her what I really mean.
"Why, may I ask?" she questions my motive.
"I think it's cute when you blush," I says, and she just sighs. I think that the whole thing is over when she starts to take off her jacket, and I start completely freaking out. No, this is not happening. I can't lose her over that dumb little note, I can't lose her period.
"No, no, please. I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry," I beg, she starts laughing.
"Do you seriously think I'm that sensitive? I was messing with you," she says.
Oh my god.
That was literally the scariest moment of my entire life, and it was a joke. A joke. I just shake my head.
"That was very, very evil Tris. You scared me to death, I thought we were done," I say, trying my best to keep my voice steady but failing miserably. This seriously wasn't funny to me, I thought that I lost her. I hold back watering eyes.
Tris takes my hand, and I relax a little. "I'm sorry, I- I didn't mean to scare you like that. It was just a joke," she says.
"Just please, please don't do that again. I can't bear the thought of losing you," I say, and she brings our lips together in response. I kiss back eagerly, and would have continued if not for a coughing behind us.
Shauna looks at us in surprise, and Tris just looks down, embarrassed with red cheeks. We never really have kissed in public, ever now that I think about it. I just laugh a little at how ridiculous that is.
Lunch comes quickly, and when we are walking into the cafeteria, Tris suddenly stops. I can see her shaking and holding back tears.
"What is it Tris?" I ask her, worried. I don't know what happened, but I know that Tris doesn't get like this over nothing.
"Wh-who is that over there?" she asks, stumbling over words. I look over at our table and see the empty seat next to Lynn occupied today by a guy that I've never seen before.
"That's the new kid, Uriah met him this morning. What was his name…" Christina says. Oh yeah, the big shot quarterback that Zeke told me about. Apparently he made friends with Uriah, and is with us now.
"New kid?" Tris asks.
"Yeah," Christina responds.
"That's Al," Tris says quietly, and immediately it all makes sense. Al, from her old school, the guy that made her life a living hell is back. He found her, and now he's here. I want to go over there and knock him unconscious, but I hold back for the time being.
"Oh yeah, that was his name! Al! Did you meet him earlier?" Christina asks, completely oblivious.
"That's Al," Tris repeats, and Christina must finally connect the dots because her eyes widen, speechless.
We are all speechless for a while, not knowing quite how to react. Tris doesn't look upset or on the verge of breaking down anymore, she looks downright angry similar to myself. Finally, Tris marches over to the table, and I follow closely behind.
"Tris!" Al exclaims when he sees her. He shouldn't deserve to say her name after all he's put her to. I want to beat him to a pulp right here and now, but I know that Tris can handle herself so I just shoot him the deadliest look I can.
All of the sudden, Tris full out attacks him. I watch in amazement as she punches him repeatedly, only filled with rage and revenge. He deserves all of it, every punch, every blow, all of it. I don't feel sorry for him at all, this is what he gets for ever hurting her, and I love that Tris is the one to do this to him. Al is on the verge of unconsciousness when Tris finally stops.
"I hate you so, so much. You are an awful excuse for a person. I don't want to ever see you again, you coward," she says, and then walks away.
I can't believe that just happened.
A/N: Surprise? I bet that isn't what you all were expecting this chapter… :) I just thought that Al needed to make a surprise return at some point, and what better time than game day.
Hope you all enjoyed reading? Next chapter will be mainly the football game and the party, expect it to be a lot longer. Make sure to leave a review! I didn't get that many reviews last chapter, I don't know why.. I thought that the surprise was pretty creative but if you all thought it was cheesy, well… sorry not sorry?
Anyways, my next couple days will be super busy with all of the things that come with moving, so please be patient! I honestly don't know when I'll have the next chapter up, but I hope it will be soon! And reviews always make chapters come faster… ;)