After school was a bit depressing but okay since I had to calm myself down by pranking Drew for most of the day. The biggest prank, however was after lunch, in which I manage to break into Drew's locker and stole his gym clothes. Drew managed to hunt them down, but they were in...the girls' bathroom upstairs. Alyssa was no help at all for she was too stubborn to go into the girls' room since she hated going into public restrooms. Drew groans as he was forced to go inside. Inside, he was welcomed with being hit with fists and hairbrushes, sprayed with pepper spray, and had gotten bitten on the shoulder. As he came out a mess, Aly was laughing hysterically at him, making him chase her around the school but was stopped by me, standing in front of them, arms crossed but I couldn't help myself but to laugh as my seriousness fell. Drew shook his head as he glares at me, his older cousin, and walks off. I had told Ashlyn about that on the train but she scowled me for it. Though I had apologized to her, I thought that it was worth it. I snuggle her nose and kiss her, making her giggle but also making Aly squirm since she and Drew were sitting a few feet away from us. Drew looked at us then her, with a smirk on his face, as he cockily says, "What's the matter, Alyssa? You need a boyfriend? Tobias is taken, so you snooze, you lose."

Drew was laughing hardly but the force of Aly's grip on his left hand made him stop abruptly and rub the knuckles of his fingers as he glares at a smiling Alyssa.

"You're evil. You know that?", says a grouchy Drew.

Aly shrugs and looks at Ashlyn, who was snuggling on my nose again, glaring and sneering. Drew looks at her with mischief and glee.

"You're jealous of an Amity!"

Aly hits his arm. "Am not! I'm...I just think that Tobias is making a HUGE mistake."

"How? Ashlyn's cute and is RIGHT for my cousin."

"An AMITY being right for him? How about a Dauntless, Drew!? WE'RE Dauntless! Not Amity! HUGE difference."

"What's with you? You've been fuckin' pissy since Ashlyn started hangin' with Tobias."

Aly opens her mouth but I stood up and go near the front door as I was about to jump off.

"Ooo!", says Drew as he was getting up. "Our stop, Miss Aly! I have to go and see Aunt Liz anyways."

Aly gets up too, but growls as Ashlyn was following me. "SHE'S coming, too?!"

Ashlyn looks at her, frowns, and looks me. "Tobias said-"

"I'm SURE he did.", she says with her arms crossed.

"See, cousin? She's been like this ALL damn day!", whines Drew.

I shrug. "If you don't like it, Aly, you don't have to hang with us."

I jump off, with Drew following me but Aly and Ashlyn hesitate. Aly glares as Ashlyn was scared of jumping off.

"Oh, brother!", groans Alyssa as her foot kicked Ashlyn's back, making her fall off of the edge and land on her knees, scraping them, and Alyssa jumps off effortlessly, smiling as she lands. I glare at Aly as I helped out Ash.

"Not cool, Alyssa.", I say as I walk off, holding Ash's hand.

Drew looks at Aly as he runs up to catch up.

Aly, with a scowl on her face, catches up with us.

I took the extra key from my pocket and unlocked the front door, opening it and yelled, "Ma, I'm home! No slick shit, Tris!"

"Ugh...!", pipes up Tris as she comes from the kitchen and frowns at me, crossing her arms and sulking.

I ruffle her hair ("Knock it off!") and grin in her face. "Where's Ma?"

"Mom's talking to Grandma. I heard about your little episode. Mom's gonna kill you..!"

I gulp.

Shit.

"Where are they?"

"In the backyard. Who's she?"

Tris points to Ashlyn, who waves and smiles. "Isn't she an Amity? Mom HATES Amity."

Ashlyn looks at her flowy red dress and frowns while I scoot her upstairs. "Tris, I think your room is calling you..!"

"Rooms can't talk!"

"Dammit, Tris, you thirteen year olds are so damn annoying!"

Tris rolls her eyes and goes upstairs. I growl with my eyes closed, teeth grinding, while Ash pipes up.

"Maybe I'll just go home."

"No."

"You heard her, Tobias.", says Aly with a smile. "Gotta respect a ladies' choice! C'mon, Amity. I'll show you out."

"Aly, no one's going NOWHERE!"

I block the door.

"Don't let my stupid sister get to you, Ashlyn, okay?"

"Tobias, is that you?"

I look around.

"Ma?"

Mom comes into the living room with my grandmother. Grandmother Tris, her wrinkled face and kind face, had her blondish hair in a bun and was wearing her Dauntless uniform, holding hand s with Grandpa Four, which was like, looking in a mirror since I looked SO much like him. I was going to hug my grandmother but my mother grabs me by the ear.

"Heard you got sent to the principal's office twice.", she sneers through her teeth.

"Ma, please. I can explain.", I say in pain.

Mom growls but looks at Ashlyn, who was blushing and hiding behind Drew. She comes towards her and asks, "Who...are you?"

"That Tobias's girlfriend-", says Drew.

"Girlfriend?!", spazzes my mother.

"Girlfriend?", squeals my grandmother.

"Dammit, Drew...", I say through my teeth.

"Sorry, cous…"

I roll my eyes.

Mom looks at Ashlyn. "You're..."

"An Amity, yes. I've...heard you hate us."

"Tris's stupid big mouth...", I mumble.

Mom slaps me on the back of my head ("Ow..!") and says, "Be nice to your sister..!"

I rub the back of my head. Mom rolls her eyes. I notice she's wearing a long black t-shirt and matching skinny jeans, showing off her tattoos. Her heart and Dauntless tattoos.

"I'm Liz, Tobias's mother.", she says, extending her hand to her.

I whisper in her ear, "You're doing this since Grandma Tris is here."

"Shut up or else I'll kick your ass..."

At that, I close my mouth.

Mom could be persuasive.

Dad, however, comes to open the door, screaming, "Honey, I'm HOME!", in the way like in 'I Love Lucy', which was terrible as he comes to kiss my mom, making me mentally throw up and my grandpa cringe. He hugs my grandparents and ruffles my hair.

"Dad, we have company here.", I groan.

"Daddy..!", screams Tris as she runs down the stairs and hugs my father.

Daddy's girl.

I roll my eyes but my father turns to frown at me. "What up with the principal, Tobias? I thought you learned from last year..!"

"And the year before that and the year before that...", mocks Tris.

"Shut. Up.", I say with a frown, but my dad puts his hands on his hips.

I knew he was close to putting me in a headlock and I can't afford to have my hair messed dup in front of Ashlyn..! Ashlyn holds on to my arm and smiles, making my father stare.

"Hello.", says my dad, shaking Ashlyn's hand. "Aly. Drew. I had a feeling that you troublemakers were coming here."

"I just wanted to visit my favorite aunt and uncle.", says Drew, innocently.

"You mean your COUSINS, Drew.", groans Alyssa.

"What..? I call them aunt and uncle...!"

"Stupid."

"Cousin Lizzie, get this woman!", says Drew, placing Alyssa in front of her. "Grandma Tris! ANYONE! She's been like a priss since lunch and I have a HUNCH that's she jealous...!"

Aly's foot connected to his foot and he groans. "I don't. Get. Jealous. Dauntless are more MATURE than that."

"When are we EVER gonna stop pretending that the factions are still here? I wanna be my own person.", says Drew, groaning.

"Shut up, Drew. You're not a REAL Dauntless."

Aly crosses her arms, making Grandma Tris smile and hold out her hand, making Aly hold it as Grandma guides her up the stairs. She's gonna get a TRUE stern talking to. I look at my mother. "So...? What'cha guys talkin' 'bout?"

"Shut up, Tobias."

I chuckle and wrap my arm around my mother. "You love me, Mommy."

"If you're weren't such a dumb ass, I'd say it back."

"Ouch, Ma..! You don't say that to Tris..!"

"Oh, I say it to ALL of you guys."

"It's true, son.", says my father, rubbing his neck. "She says it to me since we were kids...You owe me a LOT, by the way."

"Oh, please! You deserve much of the crap I pulled."

"Like the bike incident?", I ask.

"You TOLD him?", says my mother.

"Had to. He was asking me for prank ideas...!"

Drew hid behind Ashlyn, who was giggling.

"Dad. This is Ashlyn-", I say.

"His Amity girlfriend.", says Mom, jokingly, making me blush.

I clear my throat and nod.

Grandpa nudges me and says, jokingly, "You like Amity, huh?"

"Four, I...like her. She's a nice girl, okay?"

Ashlyn looks at all of us and says, "If you want, I'll just-"

"NO!", says my mother, stopping her. "Stay here."

Ashlyn looks at my mother. "I thought-"

"Don't listen to Tris. She's a smart aleck."

Tris scoffs.

"Anyways, you guys were talking about me.", I joke.

"No...", says my mother. "We're talking about...someone else."

The look on my mother's face scared me.

Something was wrong.

"Mom...?"

"Just something from the past."

"The Erudite again?"

"Tobias, don't worry about it."

"Mom-"

Aly comes down the stairs, tears in her eyes as she was heading out the door.

"Alyssa, come back, sweetie.", says Grandma.

"What's up?", I ask Alyssa, but she pushes me away and leaves.

Grandma sighs as she rubs her temples and sits on the couch.

"Grandma, what happened?", asks my mom.

Grandma Tris sighs again but smiles at me.

"Your friend seems to really like you, Tobias."

I blush while Drew says, "YES! I knew IT!"

As Drew was dancing badly, I walk out the door to find Alyssa, while Ashlyn frowns and walks out the door as well.