Tris returned to Discipline late that day. She had refused her dinner, upset over the event that took place earlier. Niko had never dismissed her so quickly. Seemed he cared more for the Mystery Girl then for her. She sat furiously in her room, thinking hard about it. There really was no reason for her to be jealous. Things caught Niko up before that he had needed to finish before he could further Tris's teachings. Yet, this was different somehow. Tris knew that this girl, whoever she was, would change their lives forever. With that thought done, she fixed herself to go to bed. Before climbing in, she was interrupted.

Briar had come to lean against her doors frame. She hadn't even heard him come up the stairs, but then again, she rarely heard it when Briar moved about.

"What do you want? I was about to go to bed," she snapped, glaring at him with all her might.

Briar let the comment brush by. "I heard about what you've been hearing," he put out there.

Tris looked surprised and even more betrayed. How could Sandry do that to her? It wasn't fair! A slight breeze floated through the room. "Well I've just learned nobles can't be trusted. And what about what I've heard? It's no concern of yours," she replied.

"Sandry didn't tell me," he shot back. "I over heard your thoughts. You were thinking pretty loud and remember, we're all connected." There was no need for Sandry to get yelled at for his and Daja's earlier prying.

Tris's anger towards Sandry evaporated and was replaced with fury towards Briar and Daja. "You didn't have to butt in you know! Thoughts are private!" she snarled at him, winds picking up slightly.

Briar swiftly walked to her and brought his jade eyes level to her gray ones. "Get a hold of yourself Curls, before you blow us away," he whispered softly.

Tris breathed deeply, meditating for a moment. The wind in the room died as quickly as it came. She now looked at him, and sighed. "What do you want to know about it?" she reluctantly asked.

Briar sat next to her. "I want to add to it. I saw her. The girl I mean," he said. He was thinking of the afternoon he saw the girl run off after he'd seen her with Little Bear. "She was talking to Little Bear and when I approached, she fled." His eyes were troubled and Tris could sense it.

She wanted to comfort him but it made her uneasy herself. What was this girl doing here and why was she appearing in their lives? "Well I suppose we'll have to wait and see now won't we?" she said quietly.

Briar sighed and nodded. He supposed she was right. No reason to worry about it. "I guess," he simply replied, getting up and walking to the door, but he paused before going out. "Tris?"

"Yes?"

"She is calling for me. I don't know why or how, but she needs me to find her. I need to find her. Don't be bitter. She's had a hard life," he said quietly, and then he fled.

Tris had lots to think about now. How did Briar know all that? What was he talking about? She tucked herself in and rolled over. Before drifting off to sleep, one question stood out before all else...why Briar?

Author's Note- Sorry if it's short again! My brain has been dead! sighes and for those of you who are waiting for the next chapter in my Inuyasha story, you'll have to wait another week. This is gonna take a lot of thought to make another chapter as good as the beginning! . Hang in there!