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Tobias POV:
Tris fell asleep as soon as she got home. I don't know what to do, but I can't wake her up. She looks too peaceful. I kiss her on the forehead and leave. I think I am going to go on a walk until it is dinner time. I stroll through the orchard taking in the scenery. There is something about the amity orchards that is very pleasant to me. I don't know if it is the silence or the scent, but it just feels peaceful. I hear the bells signaling that dinner is ready. I walk back to the hut to see if Tris is awake. She is still fast asleep. Her face is covered in glitter and paint is splattered across her crimson dress. I walk down to the cafeteria to get some food. I didn't have to work dinner because I worked breakfast. Grabbing a tray, I get into line. There were very few people behind me. "Thank you." I say quietly trying to act shy while the man running the line gives me some vegetables. I walk through the rest of the line and at the end my plate has steamed vegetables, some fruit, a piece of bread, and a slice of apple pie. I sit down at the table with no one in it in the corner. I eat my food quietly as I try to listen to conversations going on around me. It all just sounded like jumbled up words.
"Excuse me," a squeaky voice says behind me.
"Yes?" I say quietly
"Is this chair taken?"
"Umm..no..no it's not."
"Perfect!" She places her tray on the table and Sits down. I am trying my best to not draw attention to myself. "So, what's your name?" She asks putting a hand on my shoulder.
"I..Um..I am Cedar." I say putting my head down.
"Cedar's a nice name." She says putting a hand on my leg. I straighten up as she does this. I can't believe it! I left Dauntless and still girls are hitting on me can't they see I'm with...oh! No one knows I'm with her here. Crap.
"Thank you." I say moving my chair away from her. I clear my throat. She moves closer to me.
"I'm going to go." I say standing up. She stands up next to me.
"Why don't you stay?"
"Will you please just leave me the hell alone?!" I snap. She gets an offended look on her face and walks away. I just broke character didn't I? Uggh this is going to be harder than I thought. I walk home extremely tired. "Hey," I say walking in the front door. Tris was still asleep. She was sprawled out on the bed taking up almost all of it. It's crazy how a woman of such little size can take up so much space. I move her carefully so that she is on her side and cover her up in a blanket. I slip under the covers on my side and close my eyes. It takes me a while to fall asleep.
I jump awake. I can't remember any part of the nightmare I was having; just my heart racing when I wake up. I look at my watch to see it is 5:00. I groan and get up. Tris is still asleep. God, it has been about twelve hours! I go to take a shower. The water is freezing cold. I was just getting the soap out of my hair when the water turned off. These time limits suck! I change into a red shirt and pants and walk into the bedroom.
"Hey." I say softly she doesn't respond. "Hey... Tris, you have to get up." I say pulling the covers off of her. She tenses up and opens her eyes.
"What day is it?" She asks
"It's Tuesday. You slept through the night."
"That long?"
"Yes, that long." She gets up.
"Oh my god! I am still covered in glitter and paint?!" She screams. She runs to the bathroom to take a shower. The water starts running. When she gets out she is wearing a Green dress and her hair is in a towel. The bells ring. "Come on!" She says "I'm starving!" We walk together to the cafeteria. Today I work In the afternoon, so I can eat breakfast with her. We get our pancake, oatmeal, and fruit and sit down. We eat our breakfast as normal and go to work. Today I am working in the fields. It is a pretty simple job. Just plant the seeds and collect the crops. Its just repetitive motion. After a while it did get boring and I did start to get a sun burn on my face. Working outside does have its cons. After work I head to the kitchen to help prepare dinner. It was the same as last night with bread, vegetables, fruit, and pie. I got to help with making the bread. The recepie called for this green liquid. I don't know what it is, but I don't think bread usually has that in it. I shrug it off and continue to make the bread. We serve everyone like we did yesterday and grab ourselves something to eat. Tris is waiting at the door. "Follow me." She says when I walk out.
"Why?"
"You aren't Erudite. No questions." She grins and pulls my arm
"Where are we-"
"Ah that's a question!" She pulls me out the door and towards the orchard.
"What are you-"
"Question!" She says bringing me deeper and deeper into the trees. "Trust me,"
"Fine." I mean she wouldn't kill me, would she? We get further and further into the orchard to a small clearing. In the clearing there is a blanket.
"What's all this." I say surprised she didn't interrupt me.
"It's called a picnic. Do you not remember doing these after church on Sundays in Abnegation?"
"Do you really think I got out that much?" I say crossing my arms
"Oh yeah. Right." She says. We still have our trays of food. "Sit down." She says motioning to the blanket. I sit and look up at the clear night sky.
"It's beautiful." I say
"Well, you might want to eat before your food gets cold." She says "there will be plenty of time for Star gazing after." She pours us some water and we eat our food. It was nice being alone with Tris. "No, I am not giving you any peace serum." I hear a voice say. I cover Tris' mouth and lay down slowly rolling next to a bush for cover.
"What about if we give you memory serum in return." A male voice says. I shiver at this voice. It is the voice of my father, Marcus.
"No, Marcus. What would Abnegation do with peace serum anyways?" The lady says.
"we have our needs for it. Please Johanna."
"Marcus, we are in no need for Memory serum and you, I am sure, are in no need for peace serum." Johanna says walking away
"Now I really must go."
"Thank you for your time." Marcus says bowing.
"You are welcome." She says bowing back.
They walk their separate ways and leave.
"What was that?" Tris whispers after they leave earshot.
"I have no idea." I say moving out from the bush.
"We have to report this. We can't let Marcus get ahold of a serum." She says laying back down on the blanket.
"You're right." I sigh. Tris is such a wonderful person. She is willing to go through all this trouble just for her faction. I really do love her.
"What?" She asks noticing my sigh.
"You are just...amazing." I say laying down next to her. She rests her head on my shoulder and puts a hand on my chest. "You are too." She says looking up at the sky. It was full of twinkling stars. "Thank you." I say
"For what?"
"All of this."
"All I did was lay down a blanket and steal you from the cafeteria."
"But you still did it." I kiss her on the top of her head. We lay for what feels like hours just watching the stars.
Tris POV (They are about to leave to go to their next faction.)
Nothing else happened the past few days. It was the same schedule every day and there were no more meetings with any other faction leaders. I hear a knock on our door. When I open it I see River's smiling face. "I was told to give these to you." He says holding out a pile of grey, baggy clothing, a file and a letter. It is no doubt of our next faction, Abnegation. I take the clothes and go to couch where Tobias had fallen asleep.
"Wake up!" I say jumping on the other end of the couch. He startles awake and smiles at my face. He then looks down and his eyes darken. He shakes his head and looks back up at my face forcing a smile. "You ready?" I ask him
"Will I ever be?" He asks taking the clothes.
"You have to be." I say getting the bag for him. "Don't you think two amities will stick out in Abnegation?" River asks letting himself in.
"Yes, but no one will be awake." I say
"Go put on the clothes." He says pointing to the restroom "we can't risk being found out." I grab a dress and Tobias grabs a button down shirt and pants. He refuses to grab the belt, though. We get changed into our clothes and go to pack up the rest. By the time we are out River has left. I put my dresses in the bag first then the shirts and pants. Tobias is pacing around the room. I grab the belt to put into the bag and the buckle jingles. Tobias sits down on a chair trying to steady his hands when he hears the noise he flinches. I place the belt in the bag and zip it up. "Come on, we have to go." I say opening the door.
"Right." He says. His voice is shaky. We drive in a truck with Lilly to the train platform where she lets us off. She drives away and we wait for the train. A few minutes later it arrives. We run next to it and swing ourselves on. We sit down next to each other and I pull out the envelope and file. First I read the letter. When I open the envelope a ring falls out.
"Tris,
You already have an abnegation name and know how the place works, so you will be going as Your original name, whatever it was. It will be easier for you to hide here because abnegation is meant as a place where you don't draw attention to yourself or ask questions about people.
-Max.
P.S. you will be working with four"
"So what did it say?" Tobias asks.
"It says I am going to be going by Beatrice." I say "let's look at your file." I say taking it out.
Name: Tobias Prior
Age:18
Birth faction: Abnegation
Faction: Abnegation
Tobias is a selfless person who likes to blend in. He is basically the model abnegation. He works with the factionless.
"I am actually going by Tobias." He says
"This is a huge coincidence." I say.
"It's Tobias Prior though."
"Why?" I ask
"We are probably going to be living together. In abnegation we need to be married to do so. In that case, Tris Prior will you be my fake wife for the next week?".Tobias jokes. I am so glad he is joking right now. He looked so nervous earlier.
"Yeah, why not!" I laugh, but he doesn't, Instead he stares out the door fidgeting with his fingers. The train is coming close to the identical grey houses.
"We have to jump now, okay." I say holding his hand. He nods. We get up and jump out the train together. I land on my feet and keep running to slow down. We walk to the street. There is one woman standing on the corner. We walk down to her.
"Hello." We say. I notice a little bit of Tobias' Tatoo is showing. I quickly adjust his collar and cover it. The woman turns around. It turns out to be Susan.
"Hi, please follow me." She says not looking up. We follow her to a house and she unlocks the door for us. "You will be staying here for the week." She gives us the key and leaves.
"Are you ready?" I ask Tobias. He nods. I open the door and we walk inside. His breathing starts to get heavier. He runs his hands through his hair and sits down at the dining table. His hands are shaking as they hold up his head. "He isn't here." He repeatedly mutters to himself. His eyes are glazed over. He looks completely disconnected from the world. I sit down next to him. This action makes him jump. "I'm going to bed." He says getting up. He walks to the bedroom and shuts the doors behind him. I hear a muffled yell. He is obviously hurting. I knock on the door And come in. I see him on the edge of the bed crying into a pillow. I sit next to him and again he jumps. I put my hand on his back to comfort him, but he flinches. I take notice of this and move my hand away. "Are you okay?" I ask sitting still. He takes a deep breath and moves his face away from the pillow. "No." He says
"Is there anything I can do." I ask trying to help him. He shakes his head. I wish there was a way to help him. Marcus ruined his life. He hurt him in a way that has damaged him forever. I swear if I could get my hands on him. No, I can't do that. I would be factionless in a heartbeat. "It's okay. It's just me." I say assuring him nothing was going to happen.
"But it's not okay!" He yells "that son of a -"
"Tobias calm down." I say putting a hand on his shoulder "we have to be quiet"
"No, Tris I am not going to be quiet! I was quiet for long enough with him! I am not doing it any longer." He pushes my hand off of his shoulder with a little too much force and I stumble back and fall onto the floor. "Oh my God! Tris." He says kneeling down next to me. I had already started get up. He looks more human now. His eyes aren't glazed over and I can see the hurt and emotion In them. I see a realization hit him and falls to his knees. "I'm just like him." He mumbles his head hanging.
"Tobias look at me." I say putting my hand gently to his face to move his head up. "I'm not hurt. You didn't do it on purpose. I know you. You wouldn't hurt someone you loved." I kiss him and get up. I hold out a hand for him, but he doesn't take it. "How do you know?" He asks. "How do you know I'm not like him."
"Because you aren't Marcus. You are many things, but you aren't him." He takes my hand and stands up. He is still shaking and his palms are sweaty. He pulls his hands away slowly and places them on my waist. "We should get to bed. Last week, we didn't sleep and I slept for twelve hours the next night. I don't want a repeat of that." I say sitting laying down on the grey bed. He lays down next to me and wraps me in his arms. I feel safe knowing that he is right here with me. I always have felt this way with him. I stay awake until I hear his breaths steady and am sure he is asleep. After I am sure he is asleep I drift off and sleep.
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