The bell finally rung as it was time for Lunch (finally) as I stretch out my legs as Miss Crystal's long and highly boring lecture on how molecules combine to make electron and neutrons or whatever she was saying was FINALLY over. My mind was too focused on Bobby. Usually, I'd LOVE to hear a topic on explosions. But, not right now. I was on a mission. As I was walking next to Ashlyn, her head hung low, I gulped. What was I doing? Oh, yea. Beating the crap out of Bobby. Ashlyn was trembling as we get into the cafeteria, a decent pearl-white place where there were still 'cliques' or faction-based seating. You know. Amity with Amity. Abnegation with Abnegation. So on and so forth. I WAS about to sit with Aly and Drew, but I remember that Aly HATES Ashlyn, but I didn't care. Ashlyn looks at me with her sad hazel eyes, for she knew what I was thinking. She was scared of Alyssa. I coaxed her into sitting with us, even though it broke the cliques. Aly groans as Ashlyn shyly sits with us, but Drew welcomed her with wide arms as she hugged her and says, "Hey there, Ash! How are you? Is Tobias here treating you with respect?"

I flung a spork at him, making him stick his tongue out. Ashlyn giggles but stops when Aly was glaring at her.

"So, Drew.", I say. "Have you seen some good dicks lately?"

Aly spits out her water and laughs out loud. Ashlyn covers her mouth and gasps. Drew, blushing, reassures Ashlyn that he was NOT gay.

"Your boyfriend over here wanted to be a jokester."

I grin. "She was there for that, smart ass."

"Why are you HERE, Amity?", asks a snarky Aly.

Ashlyn looks down and says simply, "I want to be with Tobias."

I blush and cleared my throat. "H-hey! Let's get some lunch now, shall we?"

I get up to go to the salad line and tapped my foot, impatient for the long ass line to move. Ashlyn stands behind me, all of her 5'2" skinniness behind me as she wraps her arms around me. I gulp and blush. I wish she wasn't like this. I see the Amity playing some hand game, like patty cake. The Erudite were debating on physics. The Dauntless were hand wrestling. The Abnegation were braiding each others' hair. The Candor were debating on social justice, which was a touchy subject honestly, but I didn't get into those type of discussions. I stand in line, knowing that Aly was behind Ashlyn, trying to think of another snarky remark towards Ashlyn, while Drew was picking his nails. I notice Bobby, a Candor, sitting with Erudite. Ryan, his buddy, was playing finger-football with one of mine and Bobby's football teammates, laughing with Bobby, who turned to see me and Ashlyn, showing his teeth as he got up. Hurry up, you Goddamned stupid line...! Finally, I got my chicken salad with olives and chocolate milk and speed walked to my table but I had to wait for Ashlyn, who got the same thing as me. I look at our food and look at her, who was blushing but giggled. I chuckled as well. Robert came towards us and grinned.

"Ashlyn! I was expecting you. Come and sit with me and my friends! We have LOTS to discuss."

"I don't wanna talk. Bobby."

Ashlyn looks down and goes over to my table but Bobby was grabbing her arm. I stood in between them, glaring as I say with a evil grin, "Hey there, Roberto! How ARE you, buddy? You mind...keeping your distance from the young lady? Much obliged."

I saw Noah, who was laughing with one of the Amity, but his smile falters when he sees us.

Bobby, however, laughs at me. "You her bodyguard or something?"

"Bodyguard, meh. DAUNTLESS, however, YES."

Bobby grins, taking Ashlyn's arm, but he felt some peas hit his hand. Bobby glares at the direction, aiming at Noah, waving and grinning widely. I wave back as I take Ashlyn's hand and we ran outside to the court yard, where some more students were hanging out and some of the teachers were getting some air while some security guards were watching over us. I sat her over one of the table to the nearest security guard and hold her hands. "You're safe, Ash. Ok? Listen to me."

I was mentally choking on my Abnegation words as I was looking at her.

Ashlyn, however, looked like she didn't believe me.

I groan. "Work with me, Ash. You wanted me to be with you. What more do you WANT?"

"It was over the summer...", she starts.

I look at her. What was...OH. She was opening up.

"What was over the summer?"

"When...Bobby was...messing with me."

Speak, woman.

"Are you sure you wanna talk about this now...?"

She nods. "I was at a party with Noah and one of his Candor friends, thinking it was going to be fun...but...GOD, I'm so stupid!"

"You're not stupid...! Continue."

She takes a deep breath and continues.

"It was a party, so of COURSE, alcohol was going to be involved. Noah and I didn't want any, but his friend was coaxing Noah to try some. Noah took a little bit but I didn't want any. I was going to the bathroom, after I got out, I bumped into him. He was intoxicated, I knew from his face."

I nod, looking back if the security guard was getting any of this. Hopefully.

"He was talking in slurs, asking me how are you, telling me how pretty I was. I smile politely and nod as if I was paying attention, hoping that he would leave. But, he was eyeing me...making me feel weird. So, I was going downstairs but he grabs my wrists. He told me that I wasn't going anywhere. I was politely trying to get my arm back but his grip was strong and he was ushering in one of the rooms. I was trying to leave but he managed to lock the door somehow...*sniff*…..sorry. He pushes me onto the bed, holding on to my wrists. I fought back and kicked him in the gut, but he slapped me in the face. His body was heavy on mine, so I couldn't escape. I was telling him to get off of me but he was too busy getting the...you know...out of his pocket as he was tearing it open with his teeth, putting it on as he was getting my zipper undone. I was crying out for Noah, but I knew he wouldn't hear me, so I lay still as he was undoing my zipper and sticking his...thing into me."

She buries her face into her hands and she was sniffling while I was looking at her with stone cold eyes.

Bobby raped her...and Noah was nowhere around to stop him.

Ashlyn finally looks at me while wiping her tears from her eyes, but she gave me a confused look. She looks behind her and back at me.

"Tobias...?"

Nothing.

I was in my thoughts.

Noah ran towards us, shaking my shoulder and saying, "What's up? Why are you guys here?"

I interlock my fingers together and tapped my foot, resisting the urge to punch him in the gut, but I knew I shouldn't. Noah wasn't there. He couldn't help. It wasn't his fault; it was Bobby's. Noah looks at me with the same confusion. "Are you...okay, Tobias?"

"I...told him the story, Noah.", pipes up Ashlyn.

Noah looks at me fearfully and was about to run, but I say, with an edge to my voice, "Sit. I'm not gonna hurt you."

Noah cautiously sits next to his sister, who was comforting him. I was noticing the guard, who was looking at us through the corner of his eye.

"Tobias-", starts Noah, but I stop him.

"I'm. Gonna. Kill him.", I say.

"Killing is never the answer."

"You think I'm gonna listen to a damn Amity!"

"Stop, Tobias!", Ashlyn says as she holds on to my hands.

Noah almost fell off his seat. I saw why. Bobby. He was coming towards us but the pale skinned guard with multiple arm tattoos stood in front of him.

"You're not going anywhere near them, Mister Hayes."

"I'm just going to talk to my friends."

"Go inside or else."

Bobby chuckles and says, "You guys got a guard on me..? HA! You idiots..! Wait 'til after school, Four!"

Bobby leaves and goes into the school. The guard was comforting Ashlyn while I couldn't help myself but to stare back at him. All the anger inside me made me lunge after him, punching him in his stupid pretty boy face. Bobby managed to dodge most of my blows, but he got me in the jaw at least twice. Some security guards manage to pull us apart but I grab my arms away from them as I storm off into the school as the bell rings. Ashlyn runs up to catch up to me.

"I know, I know. I'm sorry. But, I had to-"

Ashlyn gets on her tiptoes and kisses my lips as she hugs me.

"Thanks, Tobias."

I slowly hug her back and kiss her, making Noah drop his jaw. We pull apart and Noah takes her hand.

"Thanks, Tobias...", he says as they go off to class.

I wave at them as I saw one of the guards holds Bobby back as he was going after me and laughs as he goes to class. Aly and Drew caught to me.

"Where the fuck have you been!", asks Aly, upset. "I had to deal with your dumb ass cousin!"

Drew, grinning, says, "You know you love me."

Aly ignores him. "Anyway, where were you!"

I look at them and smile. "Getting some things out of my chest."

They look at each other as I walk off. Aly groans and Drew laughs as he wraps his arm around Aly and catches up to me.