"If you want someone and want them to be happy, let them go, if they truly love you, they will find a way back to you."
-Anmol Andore
Chapter One
She wasn't expecting her life to turn upside down like this. One moment she was madly in love, the next she was totally heartbroken. She wasn't good enough for him. Well, that's what she keeps telling herself that.
'You weren't good enough for him, that's why he left you.'
Every day she tells her the same. Every day she does the same routine. Get up, make breakfast, go to work, go home, and eat dinner, sleep, then mourn over her loss. Or losses, more than one loss that's for sure.
Eight years ago…
"Hi, I'm Four." A tall masculine figure approaches her. She doesn't hear him, she's listening to her iPod. After about five minutes of trying to get the girl's attention, he gives up and sits next to her. He sighs, and takes one of her earbuds and places it in his ear. The young girl is totally startled. Never in her life did she ever imagine for someone to randomly approach her and take one of her earbuds out and pretty much do what the man did. But, she ignores it, and continues resting her eyes and listen to her songs. Maybe it is the fact that she enjoys the random stranger's company that she hasn't scolded him yet. Or maybe it's the fact that for some reason she doesn't find this creepy at all.
But why exactly is she not doing anything about it…?
"You have really good taste in music, I'll give you that." His voice is soothing. Deep, but soothing.
"Uhm, thanks. May I ask why you are here?" She hasn't yet glanced at the man, once. But when she does, she is met with dark, peculiar blue eyes that glisten in the light.
"A pretty lady like you shouldn't be sitting in the library alone in the corner." He answers.
"What if I want to be alone in the corner?" She snaps.
"If you did, you would have said something a while ago." He's right, she would have.
"What's your name?"
"Four. Four Eaton."
"That's strange. That can't be your real name." She says more of a statement, not a question.
"No, it's not. May I ask what your name is?"
"Tris. Tris Prior." She answers.
"Lovely name for a lovely lady." He flirts.
"Thanks, but I should get going. I have to meet a friend in like half an hour, and he hates it when I'm late." Four's heart sank a little when she said he.
"Okay, but I hope we will meet again, Tris Prior." He stands up. He's a good eight inches taller than her.
"Yeah, I bet we will."
A year later (Seven years ago)...
"So where exactly are you taking me?" Tris asks as she closes her front door.
"It's a secret." He responds bluntly.
"You know, Tobias," she starts. Three months after their little encounter in the library, Four finally told Tris his real name. "I really hate surprises." She finishes. "Like I really hate surprises."
"Well, my Tris, you are not in luck because I am not telling you where I am taking you," Tobias responds.
She groans in frustration, "whatever."
After a while of driving, Tobias pulls up to an empty parking lot. "We're here. Open your eyes, Tris."
"Hmm?" She asks groggily. "Oh, we're here? Oh my god, where the hell are we?" She starts panicking.
"Relax, I promise you you'll have a good time."
"Okay, I trust you." His friend, Zeke, had helped him plan this date earlier on the day. It would be perfect. Perfect like her.
Tobias went to the trunk of his car and pulled out his laptop and a stack of pillows and blankets. He then took out a light brown basket filled with all kinds of food. He set up the blankets and pillows on his trunk and sat down. He smiled innocently at her and pat the spot next to him. It was cheesy, but she loved it.
"Movies under the stars." She whispered to herself. Tris sat herself down next to Tobias and cuddled up under his arm while he wrapped the blanket around her.
"For you, Tris." He handed her a nicely wrapped sandwich that he prepared earlier and a thermos that contains hot cocoa inside. "How do you feel about the Avengers?"
She squealed. She loves the Avengers as much as Uriah loves cake. And Uriah loves cake...a lot. "That's perfect, thank you."
He smiled, "of course."
The two people spend the next two hours watching the movie until it ends. They have been dating for nine months, and yet they still can't get enough of each other.
"I love you," Tobias says out of the blue. After the three words slip out of his mouth, he wishes he could take them back.
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. He chants inside his head. The look of shock on her face makes him feel even more uncomfortable.
"Why?" She squeaks. Tris isn't the most confident girl. At the age of 20, she still feels wary about everything she does.
"Because." He starts, "because you're amazing. You're beautiful, selfless, independent, smart, honest. You're the best person I've ever met, and I am so grateful that I went to the library nine months ago. Because if I didn't, I wouldn't have seen you sitting in the corner listening to music. I wouldn't have had the courage to go back there and talk to you. I wouldn't have gotten your number. I wouldn't have asked you out on a date. I wouldn't-"
She cuts him off. "Okay, I get it. Just shut up and kiss me."
And he does.
When they break apart, she responds by saying, "I love you too."
Five years ago…
"Uriah, get your fat ass over here now! I'm pretty sure our fans are going to get pissed at us if we don't post another video in the next three hours. I mean, we did promise them that we would yesterday." Tris screams at her best friend.
"Okay, okay." He surrenders, "I'm coming. Let me just eat one more slice of ca-"
"Here. Now!" She screams.
"Sorry." Tris and Uriah have a Youtube channel together with four and a half million subscribers. They started when both of them were seventeen, a year before she met Tobias. They share a gaming, vlog, baking, whatever they think of channel together, and have lots of fun doing it. Dauntless Duo, is what they call their channel.
She turns on the camera, "Hey, my internet friends. It's Tris and…"
"Uriah!"
"Yeah, sorry we haven't made a video in like weeks. I just got caught up in finals, and I graduated this year! Yay… Anyways, so today, Uri and I are going to play the most requested game...Five Nights at Freddy's."
"I'm scared, Tris. It's actually really dark right now, and what makes it worse is that Tris over here is not allowing us to play with the lights turned on. She says it is more fun in the dark."
"Well, it will be!" She objects.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Let's just start."
"I wanna go first." Tris jumps up happily in her seat.
"I'm not complaining. Wait, how about I take the mouse and you be my watch out person. Wait, that makes no sense because I have the mouse. Yeah, I'll just go first."
"Okay." They click the game.
"Well, this is just creepy. Tris, why are you making me play this?" Uriah complains.
"How is it that you, the man in this channel, are acting like a girl? And I'm not as scared as you?" Tris rolls her eyes, "Dork."
'Oh shush." Tris clicks 'New Game' while Uriah covers his eyes with a blanket.
"Where did you get that from?" Tris eyes the blanket while adjusting her nerdy glasses that make her look even cuter according to all her friends.
"I came prepared?" Tris rolls her eyes.
The game starts off in an office while a person talks on the phone on how to play the game. "I don't understand how this guy talks on the phone for like two hours. Is he ever going to shut up?" Once again, it's Uriah the one complaining.
"Just shush." After successfully going through the first two nights, Tris is attacked by the bunny named Bonnie.
They both let out a girl scream. Tris looks at Uriah with wide-eyes but then starts laughing. "O-oh, m-my god. That was horrifying." She says in between breaths.
After she finally calms herself down she says, "your turn."
Uriah groans, "give me the damn mouse."
Uriah loses within the first night, making Tris tease him for the rest of the video.
"Well, that was anti-climatic. So, that was it guys. I hope you enjoyed this video of me and Uri screaming at terrifying robotic cartoons, that pays minimum wage and ends up firing you."
"Yeah.. why is it that they don't allow you to quit the job? That's just stupid, I mean like they barely pay you anything also." Uriah whines.
"I don't know. But, we'll see you next week on my own channel. I will put a link down below. If you want to go to Uri's channel click on his face, if you want to watch out the previous video, click on Uriah's nipple. Oh wait, you can't see it."
"Why do they have to click on me, why can't they click on you, Tris?" Uriah mocks hurt.
"Because Four wouldn't like that." She defends.
"That makes no sense."
"Whatever, bye!" Uriah turns off the camera.
"Now we just have to edit." Tris sinks back on the couch and groans.
"Do we have to? I sort of want to spend time with Four."
Uriah laughs, "yes, Tris, we have to."
"Fine."
Two months later (four years and ten months ago)...
"Would you sit still? I want to do your makeup without poking your eye." Christina complains. Right now, Christina is helping Tris get ready for a date that Tobias has planned.
"You know, Chris, I have successfully got myself ready for all the dates Four has taken me to. I am capable of doing my own makeup." Tris sighs.
"Well, this is your four year anniversary. Haha, get it four? Oh my god, I just realized this." Tris rolls her eyes.
"Whatever, just hurry up."
After a half an hour, Christina finally finishes getting Tris ready for her date. A car pulls up.
"He's here!" Tris smiles. Right as she gets up from her couch, there is a knock on her apartment door. "Hi, handsome."
"Why hello beautiful, you look amazing by the way." Tobias smiles and hands her a bouquet of tulips, her favorite.
She smells them, "Thank you, they're beautiful."
"Just like you." He comments, her cheeks flush.
Tobias is dressed nicely. A white dress shirt, black dress pants with an overcoat on top of his shirt, he's even wearing a cute little bowtie. Even though Tobias looks amazing, Tris is just breathtaking. She's wearing a black skater dress that hugs her curves in the right places. The top part of her dress dips in the back and flows downward and stops just below her mid-thigh. Her blond hair cascades downwards in her natural curls and stops below her shoulders. She is wearing minimal makeup because of her constant complaining to Chris. Her blue-gray eyes are enhancing, and filled with excitement. She doesn't even notice him staring at her, he smiles. That boy is in love, and can never get enough of her.
"What are you looking at?" She finally turns her attention to him.
"You. God, you're so beautiful. Wait, no, beautiful is an understatement. You're like a magnet, and I am attracted to you. Every time I try to pull away, you pull me right back in. I love you."
She blushes at his comment, "I love you too."
He took her to her favorite restaurant. Tris is half Italian and loves Italian food, so that's where he took her. To an Italian restaurant.
"Thank you. For everything, I had an amazing time tonight." Tris tells him.
Of course, happy four years." He pulls her into an embrace and wraps his arms around her waist and places a soft kiss on her forehead.
"I love you." She says against his chest.
"I love you too, babe." He pulls away, "I want to show you something." He grabs her hand and leads her back to his car.
"Please don't tell me this is a surprise, you know how much I hate them."
"Whoops, it's a surprise." Tris rolls her eyes. He takes her back to her apartment and hands her his keys.
"I have your keys in my pocket, you know. You don't have to give me yours."
"I know, Tris." Tris just rolls her eyes and insert the key inside the keyhole.
She opens the door and gasps. His whole apartment is decorated by roses, tulips, all sorts of flowers everywhere. Literally, everywhere you look there will be a flower there. There are even rose petals scattered everywhere on the ground, it's amazing.
"Tobias, this is incredi- Oh my god." When she turns around, he's on one knee. Tears start to cloud his vision, and her hand flies up to her mouth. She's speechless. He bites his lip and slips his hand into his pocket to take out a diamond ring.
He lets out a nervous chuckle, "I'm starting to think, you like my surprises." She closes her eyes and giggles.
"I love you, Tris. I have since I first laid my eyes on you, I mean why do you think I sat next to you the day I saw you in the library. I know we are still young, I mean you just finished college, you are only twenty-three, and I'm twenty-five and all, but who cares? I love you, and I'm pretty sure I will forever. So, will you-"
"Yes." She interrupts him.
He laughs, "You didn't even let me finish. Tris, will you marry-"
"Yes."
He throws his arms in the air, "will you please let me finish?" She nods, and he sighs.
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes, yes, of course, I will marry you." He smiles and kisses her. When they break apart, he takes off the ring from the box and slips it on to her left ring finger. He kisses her once again.
"Hmm… let's take this to the bed?" Tris asks him.
"Let's go."
Chris lets out a girly scream. "He actually had the balls to ask you? Oh my god, I thought he would actually chicken out."
"Wait, you knew about this?" Tris asks him.
"Of course I knew. Zeke, Uri, and I helped decorate his apartment.
"How did I miss this?" She whispers to herself.
"Anyway, I am going to help plan your wedding."
"Oh alright. On top of that, you want to be my maid of honor?"
More squealing…
"I'll take that as a yes?"
"Yes! Of course!"
"Okay."
Ten months later…
"Bye, guys, Uri and I will see you next week!" Tris shuts off the camera and sinks back into her chair. "I am so tired and hungry. I just can't wait to go home, and sleep."
Uri smiles, "Are you really tired? I bet you just want to go home to get laid." He wiggles his eyebrows at her. "I can't believe my little baby is going to be married in a month. I am so excited!"
"Yeah, yeah. I just can't believe I agreed on buying a house with him. Almost twenty-two and almost married. Wow, my parents must have hated me when I told them I was giving myself up to another man at such a young age. Getting married at 22 isn't the most common thing. Especially to my parents, they didn't get married until they were like thirty"
"Yeah right, I bet you they were so proud."
She sighs, "eh, maybe." Tris gets up and grabs her bag, "I'll see you tomorrow, Uri. Have fun with your brother tonight." Every Saturday, Uriah and his brother Zeke have a night where they watch NFL football games and drink beer and eat buffalo wings. It's their tradition of spending time together. One time, they invited Tris and Tobias, but it ended up having the three boys yelling and screaming at the TV, while Tris just sat there smiling a pretending like she was having a good time. While Tobias went back to their Saturday get together, Tris stays back at Tobias' apartment, no their apartment, and spends time with Christina.
Tris comes home to the apartment door slightly open. She rolls her eyes, Tobias is the one always scolding her for leaving the door open. He claims that it can be dangerous, especially if someone were to break into their home and steal something… yeah, something like that.
"Babe! I'm home!" No answer. "Babe? Tobias?" No answer. She sighs and goes to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. Tobias is probably at work, she thinks to herself. Youtube is an occupation, right? You get paid a lot of money depending on how successful you are. And now, at 7 million subscribers, Tris and Uriah earn a fair amount of money.
Tris finishes her cup of tea and goes to her room to finally take that nap she has been wanting to take so badly.
She enters her room and is met with a half-naked Tobias resting peacefully on their bed. She smiles.
Her smile falters, when a brunette haired bimbo exits their bathroom, freshly bathed. Tris lets out a quiet squeak. He couldn't have. No, no, he wouldn't cheat, Tobias is extremely loyal to her. This must be a misunderstanding. Her eyes start to cloud up with tears. The brunette doesn't say anything, just stands still and plans on ways to escape this room.
Tobias wakes up, "Tris?"
"What is this?" She points to the brunette.
"What's what?" When he sits upright on the bed, Tris lets out a cry. When Tobias' vision finally focuses, his eyes meet the girl. "I swear, this isn't what it looks like." He jumps up from the bed, and tells, no, commands the girl to leave.
Tris lets out a strangled laugh, "Bullshit! I-I" Instead of finishing that sentence, she just walks out the room and leaves, finally letting her sobs fill the room.
"Of course he would do this. You're not good enough for him. You never were," she tells herself that. "You were never good enough for him, and never will be."
"Tris!" He calls.
She has had enough, "Do you love me?" The question knocks him off guard.
"I-I, I."
"Do you love me?" She asks once again.
This time he doesn't say anything.
"Do. You. Love. Me?" She's starting to get annoyed right now.
"I'm sorry." He feels like the biggest idiot on the entire planet. He didn't mean to say that, he doesn't know why he did say it. He does love her, there is no excuse for why he did say it though.
She lets more tears fall. "So you played me? For almost five years? Thanks a lot, Four. But I actually thought I'd have the chance to experience love. I thought that we'd have a forever as you said. But, I'm wrong, aren't I? I'm so stupid for falling for this game." She walks towards him, "but thank you, for the best five years of my life." She takes off her ring and places it on his hand. "I love you enough to set you free. Goodbye, my Tobias. I love you."
She leaves him standing there, frozen. How stupid can he get? He was so stupid for going to a bar, he was stupid to invite the girl over. He was so so stupid for sleeping with her. And what cost him the most out of this, is her breaking up with him.
He finally let the tears fall.
He falls asleep to his own sobbing.
'I love you enough to set you free. Goodbye, my Four. I love you.' Are the words that haunt him the most.
Present Day…
"You know Robert, a lot has happened while you were gone." Tris sits cross-legged next to her dead husband's grave. "Uriah and I hit ten million subscribers. We are going to Vidcon next week, I'm really excited. I miss you." She cries. "You shouldn't have died. We were supposed to have a happily ever after. You were supposed to go to Culinary school. We were going to have three children like you wanted to. We were going to grow old together and spend every Saturday with Will and Christina, and Uriah, and Zeke. I miss you, you know. Hey, Caleb married Susan not too long ago. They are going to have a baby boy. You would be proud of your sister. I still spend my mornings with her and Caleb. We have lunch together every Sunday afternoon at your favorite café. We all miss you, especially me. I still love you, Robert." Tris' cries finally go to soft whimpers after a while. Her odds are never in her favor. But every good thing must come to an end, right? What she and Tobias had died, and now her soon to be husband died in an explosion six months ago.
"I'm so sorry, Robert. I failed you, I'm so sorry."
She doesn't notice a tall dark figure watching her behind a tree over 200 ft behind her. "Yeah, Tris. I'm sorry too."
Disclaimer: I do not own Divergent or its characters.
I also wanted to say that I started this story when I was in eighth grade, so the first half of this story is kind of cringe and not my best writing. But my writing gets better, later on, I promise. But please enjoy this story. I love you all!