"Alyssa...! Aly, come back!"

I was fast but she was faster, making me stop for a few minutes every time I caught up to her. Damn me and my legs! Why wasn't I so determined to get Alyssa back here? And what was up with her, anyway? She wasn't like this before. She was only like this when people mess with her. The only time me and Drew mess with her is when we're pulling our annual pranks on each other. Either way, she'd still join us for the fun. I sigh as I catch my breath again, but I see a pair of black sneakers as my eyes were fixed on the concrete, running on the streets of Chicago. I slowly got up to look at Alyssa, her arms crossed and her mouth fixed in a sneering phase. Finally. I wrap my arms around her, making her cringe, and I slowly pull away.

"What the hell, dude? Why'd you run form my grandma?"

Alyssa, being stubborn, shrugs and leaves me. I groan and walked up to her, grabbed her by the shoulder and turned her body around.

"Aly, I know you're angry at me."

"Shut up, Tobias. You know nothing about ME."

"Yes, I DO. Ashlyn's not a problem. Your anger towards her needs to stop. Now."

As Alyssa was about to yell me like she usually does, Ashlyn comes near us, a glare in her eyes. Why was she mad? Is this Hate On Tobias Day?

"Ash, why are-"

"Not now, Tobias. Alyssa, I know you hate me, but I love Tobias. He loves me back and if you don't like it, then you can stay away from us."

Aly's mouth was open a bit but her anger was hard to contain. I knew what she was about to do.

"Don't do it, Aly."

"I wasn't-"

"You're gonna hit her. Don't. Do it."

Alyssa shakes her head and growls, walking away from us. I hold Ashlyn's hand, but she refused. I look at her.

"What did I do now?"

"You like her more than me."

"I don't like Alyssa. She's my Dauntless friend.", I say as I kiss her.

Aly, however, didn't like that. "Excuse me? Dauntless friend? Is that what I am now? That's great."

"You know what I meant."

"Oh, yea, Tobias? Can you explain it to me?"

"I'm not explaining anything! Alyssa, you're smart. Act like it."

Alyssa glares at me as she comes chest to chest with me, but there was something wrong. She wasn't doing anything...! Just staring at me. I look down at her. Was she going to hit me or act like a coward? And I know Aly's no coward. Instead, her dark eyes were filling with tears. Strange. She never cries. She shakes her head and tries to hide her face while walking away, making Ashlyn smirk. I want to comfort her, but she's Dauntless stubborn. Like me. Ashlyn kisses me and urges me to come back to my house. I turn to go with her, holding her hand, but my instincts were telling me to go after Alyssa, but I ignore them. I knew she wasn't going to listen. As I come inside, Drew grabs me by the arm, pulling me into the kitchen.

"Bro, let go.", I say, rubbing on my arm.

"Sorry, man, but I have a weird feeling.", whispers Drew.

"Ugh. I don't want to hear about your man hormones, dude...!"

"Ew, gross! I mean, I heard your parents talking to Aunt Tris and Uncle Tobias about the Erudite."

"What did they say?"

"I don't know. Something about their leader-their old leader-being alive. I don't know how, but it seems possible. I only heard a little bit. Sorry."

"You did decent.", I say, patting him on the back.

"Decent?" Drew gives me a look. "I'm better than decent."

"Says the person who was so ever brave enough to go inside of the girls' bathroom."

"You STOLE my gym clothes!"

I laugh as I clap him on the back.

"How's Aly?", he asks.

I shrug. "She didn't hit me. Is that good?"

"Sounds like she's on her mens.", jokes Drew.

I plug my ears with my fingers. "Ugh, bro! I don't wanna hear about girls and their periods..!"

Drew unplugs my ears, grinning, and says, "How's Ashlyn?"

"She told off Aly."

"Whoa, really? Is she alive?"

I chuckle. "Yea. I'm surprised Alyssa didn't do anything to us."

Drew ruffles my hair as I go into the living room, where my mother was looking worried with my grandmother. Grandpa Four was looking stern but also worried. Dad, on other hand, was calm. Was it because he was no threat to his old faction? Drew whispers in my ear.

"What is Divergent...?"

"Divergent?"

"Yea. I heard your mom and Aunt Tris talk about it."

I shrug. I didn't even know. Was that something I have to talk to my folks about? God, I hope not. Mom was scary and Dad was no help. I shrug and say, "Maybe they'll tell us."

"Or say something like' let the adults handle it'."

We laugh.

"What are you idiots laughing at?"

My mother was coming towards us.

"Mom, it's a grown folks conversation.", I joke, making her grab my ear.

"I'm older than YOU, idiot. Don't tell me what an adult conversation IS. Got it?"

I nod, getting my ear from her clutches. "Why are you so damn strong?"

"I get it from Daddy.", she says, looking at Grandpa Four, who was smirking.

"Anyways...to let you guys know. Aly is NUTS. I don't know what's wrong with her."

"Maybe her crush is bigger than we thought.", jokes Drew.

I roll my eyes. "Aly doesn't LIKE me, let alone having a crush on a guy...!"

Drew groans and says, "Give it up, man...! Aly likes you; I'm right, as usual. Let's rub it in her face tomorrow..!"

"And risk getting a black eye or broken nose...? Thanks, but no."

Drew rolls his eyes and says, "Well, it's been GREAT seeing everyone again, but I need to do my homework and dance my way outta here! Later, haters...!"

Drew dances his way out the door, and I slam it, but I hear him singing how he was right and everyone else was wrong. I groan and go up the stairs but I stop.

"Mom? What does the word 'divergent' mean?"

Mom glares at me. "Shut UP about that!"

"But, I was-"

"Liz!", says Grandpa, calming my mother down. "We'll tell you later, okay?"

"But-"

"Tobias."

I groan as I go upstairs, but Ashlyn was about to leave, telling everyone goodbye. I kissed her before she left and as I went up the stairs, I was hatching up a plan to get my family back for keeping secrets from me and finding a way to get rid of the Erudites. Once and for all.