Madame Jean.

Her stupid gray eyes cut through me like a sharp dagger.

She was on the phone with someone when I came creeping inside.

"I don't CARE about the outcome! Just make sure that...*Sigh*...I'll call you back, Ky. I love you, too."

Ky? Was Madame Jean...married?

The though of some goon marrying my principal made me dizzy.

"Tobias. Only YOU can manage to come into my office TWICE in one day..."

I slump into my seat.

"Who were you on the phone with...? Your boo?"

Apparently, my jokes were making her angrier.

Sheesh. Get a funny bone, lady.

"None of your concern, Mister Marshall. YOU, on the other hand, are REALLY start to irk me."

"Doesn't everyone, Jean?"

She looks at me with a cocked-up eyebrow.

"Mister Tobias-"

"Madame Jean. You don't seem to care about ANY of your students...! I PUT someone in the infirmary on accident because YOU don't want ANYTHING to do with Bobby and his bullshit! He hit an ABNEGATION girl in the face with a DODGEBALL and everyone's like 'it's ok' or 'it's fine' and NOBODY'S paying attention..! But, when it comes to ME, everyone wants to put my shit on YOU and it's unfair...!"

Stunned at my own words, I mouthed out a silent "Wow" and stared at Madame Jean, who was ALSO stunned at my words...!

She glares at me and points to her blue door, saying slowly, "Get...out...now!"

I ran out of there before she might possibly kill me...!

As I left, I breathe heavily and though about what the hell I've just done...!

Mom would either:

1.) Kill me without a trace of evidence

2.) Scold me as if she were Grandmother Tris

3.) Send me to boot camp

4.) Tell Dad

I gulped at that one. Dad.

I know what you're thinking.

I'm NOT afraid of my own FATHER.

But, he's JUST as scary. Not like Mom-scary. Mom is worse.

I go to my locker and opened it, putting my books inside of my bookbag, and walked out of the school but stopped. I thought about Aly and Drew. And Ashlyn. I still need to find out about her and Bobby, without either her or Noah finding out. I sigh and took out my books, putting them back into my locker. Then, the bell rung. I get up and look around me, for the kids start flooding into the hallways. I saw Aly and Drew, waving at me. They've just came back from Chemistry, probably making something explode. Knowing those idiots. Aly slaps me on the head playfully and says, "How's YOU doin'?"

I shrug.

Aly frowns at me. "Since WHEN you start actin' like a Stiff?"

I shrug again.

Aly puts her hand on my shoulder, smiles at me before shaking me like a Dauntless.

"WAKE the HELL up! We're in school, not at a retirement home! What's WRONG with you? Is it the Amity chick?"

I sneer at her. "Her name...is Ashlyn. Use it."

I walk off, going to Physics, while Aly follows me, yelling at me like usual. "Come back here, Dauntless! We're not done yet! Tobias...! Tobias!"

I stop, making her hit my back with her nose.

She rubs her nose, sneering. "You bastard..."

I smirk.

Drew stood in front of me, his skinny arms crossed, glaring at me. "Dude. We don't care if you like Ashlyn."

"I do.", says Alyssa, her hand raised up and waving.

We ignore her.

"Listen, Tobias. As a cousin, you have my...umm...what do you call it...? Anyway. You can date any girl! As long as there's no sex nor alcohol involved.", he says with a smile.

I stare. "You sound...so much like Grandma Tris."

"Hey. I try. At least that's what Grandpa Caleb says about me."

We chuckle and bro-hugged it out before I go into my Physics class...looking at Bobby talking to Ashlyn. What the hell? Is Bobby in ALL of my classes? If he was...it would be Hell on Earth, not only for me, but for her as well. Looking at her face, she was being tense. Whatever that they were talking about was making her nervous and Bobby smile. I go over to them, smirking as I put my palms on her desk. TWO people can show off their teeth, Bobby...or should I say...Peter 2.0.

"Hey, you guys. What's up? Ashlyn. Looking pretty. Oh, HEY there, Robert. Didn't see you there, buddy!"

I shook his hand vigorously.

"How's it GOIN', my dude? It's been, what, YEARS?", I babbled on. "Centuries? Uh, what's the word for a thousand years? A millennium? Yea. See? I can be a Erudite too..."

I gritted my teeth.

Bobby grabbed his arm away, looked me in the eye and said, "Get away from me, you CREEP."

"What? I'm just having a DECENT conversation with you. Is there...a problem? I mean. we'll work it out. Right, Amity? Right..."

Bobby snorts and walks away before saying, "I'll se you at Lunch, maybe, Ashlyn..? I'll be MORE than humble to see both you and your brother, Noah again."

I poke my head out of the door, saying, "Bye! See ya! Don't karma bite you in the ass..."

The Physics teacher, Miss Crystal, her platinum blonde hair with her tips dyed blue, her long strapless dress flowing as she walked in, her brown eyes staring at me and playfully rolling them as she giggles. "Tobias, who on EARTH are you talking to?"

"Oh, just joking with a friend."

She smirks and sits on her blue and white revolving chair, her legs crossed. I wonder if Miss Crystal was more of an Amity than more of an Erudite.

I sit next to Ashlyn, who didn't bother to look at me.

"You know. A thank you is probably needed right now in your case.", I say.

She looks at me now. But, this time, it was more a 'piss off' look.

I put my hands in surrender mode. Then I shook my head.

"No. I want to know your deal. Why is Bobby messing with you?"

"Drop it, Tobias."

"No. I won't drop it!"

"Please...Tobias?"

I didn't like the sad look she was giving me, so I groan and say, "Fine."

Ashlyn sighs a bit. "Thanks. Why do you talk to me...? You're a Dauntless; I'm an Amity. Our friendship-or whatever relationship we have-will NOT work out. I'm sorry."

Then, I do something incredibly stupid.

I kissed her on the cheek and held in my breath.

What...did I...just DO?

I bet Ashlyn's thinking the same thing...or reading my mind. Her tiny mouth was open a bit as I pull back.

"Tobias..."

"I know. I'm sorry."

"Stay with me. When I see Bobby. Please...?"

I nod.

I want to know what happened between them anyway.