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Chapter 36

Tobias

Zeke wakes me up and drags me to the control room at five in the morning.

"This better be important man, I was sleeping," I complain.

"It is. Harrison found something that was sent from Abnegation the night of the attack. It looks like it was sent just after the attack started. We were able to trace the account that it was sent from. It looks like one of the leaders or their wives sent the file from Abnegation headquarters."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Well, you know more about the Abnegation than we do. We can't crack the code on it. We need to see what this is. It might be the key to what sparked the Erudite to attack. It seems that one of the Abnegation was brave enough to go to the headquarters and send this out to all of the factions. We want to know why."

When he says this, I remember Natalie Prior leaving headquarters and distracting a group of Dauntless so that I could get Tris to safety. She had tattoos on her upper arm which means that she was originally Dauntless, and apparently she still was Dauntless. She had to be the one that sent the file. She was the only Abnegation that was anywhere near headquarters after the attack started. She must have infiltrated the building to send the file because she knew that most of her faction would not survive the attack. She sacrificed her own life to keep the Dauntless distracted from Tris and me.

I have to find out if I'm right. If her mother died to send this message, I have to find out what it is.

We enter the control room and Will is sleeping on the floor in the corner and Harrison looks like he is ready to pass out.

"We have been trying all night and can't break through. It is time for new eyes and a new perspective. I'm going home to see my wife and pass out."

And with that Harrison gets up and leaves. I sit down in front of the computers and begin to look at the file that Zeke was talking about. It is a standard Abnegation file with all of our traditional defenses. The problem is, it was sent from a private account which means that there will be something safeguarding this file that is personal to the user.

I begin by typing codes to that should help decode any encrypted data and break through the protections.

For hours I continue to try to break through but I can't get past the personal protection that the user put on this file. It almost seems like it was meant for a specific person or persons to break. I have a feeling I know who that person is.

I look at the clock and realize that it is already lunch time. I have been at this for seven hours already. I look up from the computer to find that Zeke and Will are watching me intently. "It is lunch time, I need a break. Let's go eat."

They both nod in agreement and we leave the control room, sure to lock the computer system and the door before we leave. We enter the cafeteria and I immediately look for Tris, but she isn't here yet. So I get enough food for the both of us and begin to eat while I wait for her.

She enters with Susan and Felicia and instantly comes to sit with me while the others find Mike and Brian at another table and go to sit with them. When she is next to me I put my arm around her.

"Hey beautiful, how are you doing today?" I ask as I kiss her on the head.

"Just learning how to fight."

"Yeah, I heard. Zeke, Will, and I will be coming in for your afternoon to help with some sparing."

"But you haven't been trained to fight yet," she says.

I smirk, "Trust me Tris, I have been trained to fight. I have been training in hand to hand combat with Zeke one on one since we were in Candor. I never told you because I didn't want to pressure you to come to Dauntless with me."

"Oh, okay," she says obviously confused. "Why would that make me feel pressure to come here? There was never a question. I go where you go. Anyway, what's going on? What have you been doing all morning?"

"I can't discuss it quite yet. I almost have the code broken," I say without explaining. I don't want to get her hopes up about the fact that I believe that her mother sent this file and that she or Caleb are the only ones that can actually open it.

"Well don't forget, my father was a leader. The code could be his. I might be able to help."

"We will keep that in mind," Zeke says. "If we can't break it by tonight, we might just bring you in to try."

I will be bringing her in tonight. I realized that I never did explain what I think about this file to Zeke. He'd probably want to run her down there right now. But she isn't quite ready for that yet. I'll tell him after the fights. We can bring her down then.

We finish our lunch and we all return to the training room for fighting.

Uriah brings Brian and Mike into the room. They are going to show the Abnegation what a real fight looks like.

Their fight is interesting and it lasts for about ten minutes before Mike finally knocks Brian out.

"This was a perfect example of using not only your fists and feet, but your knees and elbows to your advantage. Mike is not as big as Brian is, but he was able to get the upper hand by using his knees and elbows to his advantage. Now, everyone go to a punching bag, and begin. We will be around to help you and give you tips," Zeke says.

While they practice I walk around with Zeke, Will, and Uriah to help them learn the best way to throw punches and kick. Some of them do quite well, and some I thing just need some confidence. Tris is one of those who doesn't realize her strength and power. I'll need to show her.

I walk over to Zeke, "Pair me up with Tris, okay?"

"Are you sure, I didn't think you would want to hurt her."

"I don't, but I also know how to push her buttons better than any of you. If we want her to fight hard, I need to be the one to push her."

"Whatever you say, man."

"Tris, Susan, Felicia, and Teresa please come to the ring. The rest of you can come and observe," Zeke calls.

"You four will spar with one of us. We are not looking for knock-out blows, so the rules are no punches or kicks to the head. Also we are going to use the head gear and the fighting gloves," Will explains.

"First up, Susan and Uriah."

Their fight lasts about five minutes before Uriah manages to make Susan angry and she finally starts to retaliate to her advantage. After another two minutes Uriah concedes and they leave the ring.

"Alright, next Felicia and Zeke."

Their fight lasts a little longer than the first one, but after about twelve minutes Zeke forfeits to Felicia.

Next it is Teresa and Will's turn. She isn't as good at this as the other girls were. She does her best but ends up giving up to Will after only five minutes.

"Last, Tris and Four."

We faceoff in the center of the ring and everyone is watching. I want to push her to fight me as hard as she can. I want her to take the time to look for any weaknesses that she may think I have and try to exploit them.

I smirk at her and ready myself for the fight. I raise my arms so they are at the perfect height for offense or defense. I try not to let her see any weakness. I want her to find the weakness that I'm not even completely aware is there.

Then she does something so completely unexpected, it throws me off. She whips off her tee shirt and reveals the tight black lace camisole underneath. I am totally shocked. She found my weakness, she is my weakness. And she is exploiting that weakness because she knows that I won't be able to completely focus on fighting if I have to keep looking at her in that tight lace camisole that is just about see through except for where her black bra is. I can see the skin below the shirt where her stomach is. I grin at her because she is not only brilliant, but amazingly sensual.

I prepare myself for the fight and try to focus, but I am having a really hard time paying attention to fighting her instead of wanting to take her back to the apartment.

She attacks first, but I knock her off balance.

She manages to get me to the ground but I quickly get back up. I bring her down and straddle her legs with mine and I hold her hands above her head. I kiss her.

"Give up?" I smirk at her.

"Not a chance," she says.

I smile and kiss her again. I hold both of her hands with one of mine and I run the other down the side of her body to her waist. I kiss her once more and stand. Before I have the chance to stand she swings her legs around and knocks me off balance again. I stumble but don't fall. She brings her elbow into my abdomen, knocking the wind out of me. I double over and she hits me in the back of the knee and I fall. This time she straddles me.

"Give up?" she asks.

"Yeah, I give!" I say and lean up to kiss her.

We stand and I pull her into me. Susan comes over and hands her the shirt that she took off to distract me.

"Not bad," I say kissing her. "Not bad at all!"

XXX

We get ready to go dinner, but I need to discuss my theory with Zeke and Will.

"Tris, go on ahead. I have to talk to Zeke and Will."

"Everything okay?"

"Yeah, I just have a theory that I need to share with them is all."

"Okay," she says. I know she is curious, but she is trying to keep her curiosity in check.

I walk over to Zeke and Will, "I thought you were going to leave with your lady," Zeke says.

"Walk with me," I say. Neither of them questions, they know that I want to go somewhere more secure. Even though we are pretty positive that the compound is safe, we still only discuss important matters in places that we know for sure are secure. We enter the control room a few minutes later.

"What's this about?" Will asks.

"Look I have a theory about that file. I think we need to bring Tris in on it. I believe that she is the only one that will be able to crack the code."

"Why?" Zeke asks.

"Because while I was working earlier, I remembered something about the attack. After Tris and I met Uriah and were making our way to the building that he other Abnegation were hiding out in, we saw Natalie Prior, Tris' mother leaving their headquarters. When she saw us she ran into the middle of a group of Dauntless and started shooting. They overwhelmed her and killed her. But that is not the important part. The important part is that she was leaving Abnegation headquarters after the attack started and she was the only Abnegation that was around there at that time. She may have been the one to send the file. I believe that whatever protection is on this file, Tris will be able to figure it out."

"Okay, would some Abnegation woman risk her life like that? It isn't logical," Will says.

"She was originally Dauntless. And if I'm correct, she was also Divergent."

"Wait, how do you know she was Dauntless?" Zeke asks.

"Because she had half sleeve tattoos. The upper part of both arms was covered."

"Okay, why not. Bring her in after dinner, maybe she will have better luck than the rest of us."

We go to the cafeteria and have dinner. After we are finished, I'll ask her to come back to the control room with me and explain everything.