Me: "Ezekiel!~ You know what to say!

Zeke: "Kat doesn't own Divergent! Her name's not Veronica and it's nowhere near Veronica! And stop calling me Ezekiel, woman!"

Me: "Thanks, Ezekiel!" *Laughs*

Zeke: "Whatever! I have to go talk to Shauna. I'll cya later!"

Me: "Baiiiii!~"

Chapter 10

Trouble in Paradise

Six:

I nodded and we bid each other goodnight as Tori made her way to her room and I pushed the empty bags and boxes off my new bed and pulled myself under the covers. Allowing myself to fall into the warm embrace of the sheets covering me and the mattress cradling me as I drifted off to sleep, thinking of Amar and Tori and how amazing they've been to me through these past few days of being here.

Zeke's POV (Late at night)

I sighed and left the bathroom in the Dauntless-born initiate dorms. I was dressed in a casual, semi-tight black t-shirt and a pair of black sweatpants, my hair, wet and clinging to my forehead. I made my way over to the cot where Shauna sat. She had taken a shower before I did and was dressed in a black vest, opened enough to see her sports bra underneath, and a pair of tight, yet stretchy, leggings. Her hair was still wet but hung in a loose ponytail atop her head.

"Shauna," I said, gaining her attention as her head shot up to look at me. "Can we talk outside?" I asked, not wanting to the other initiates to hear everything we're about to talk about.

She nodded and we slowly made our way out of the dorms, my mind racing with everything. I'm honestly getting sick and tired of Shauna trying to change everyone's way of dressing, and this is the last straw. Six is our new friend, and someone who came from Abnegation, yet Shauna seemed to think that she would instantly change the way she dressed and the way she grew up, and this isn't the first time. I've seen her do this to other girls she befriended, and I've seen them leave her because of her attitude. I honestly feel bad for what I'm about to do, and I know Shauna has problems with abandonment, but I can't stand it anymore.

"Zekey-bear?" Shauna asked softly, using a nickname she gave me years ago and pulled me out of my racing thoughts. "What is it you wanted to talk about?"

I sighed, "There's no easy way to say this, Shauna, and I'm sorry, but I can't do this. Whenever you take someone shopping with you, you expect them to listen to your fashion advice, and you expect them to change from what they were always comfortable with. I'm tired of it, Shauna. I can't handle it anymore, and I need a break from this… from us…" I began, my natural go-lucky and cheery attitude, replaced with one full of seriousness. "You need to figure yourself out, you need to figure out your priorities, and you need to figure out what you want in life. Your priorities are all out of whack, Shauna, you think fashion and shopping are more important than anything, but right now, fashion doesn't matter, it doesn't matter what you wear… You're terrible at fighting, yet you don't practice to get better, you focus more on your outfits than on what you need in life…" I continued my voice slowly breaking and my eyes welling with slight tears as I say, "Shauna… I… I'm breaking up with you… Maybe… maybe when you figure out what you want with life, and when initiation ends… then maybe we can be together again…"

I can't handle this, I think as I watch Shauna's eyes fill with tears and the tears start to spill. I can't handle this, I think as I quickly turn away and run. I can't handle this, I think as I run through the compound and towards Tori's apartment. She's normally always awake by now and she's always open to talk to someone or to let them stay if they need it. Tori can help, I think as tears start running down my cheeks. I feel broken and guilty for the pain I just caused Shauna, but I had to do it. I'm under too much stress. I can't handle a girlfriend while initiation is happening, especially a girlfriend who doesn't seem to care if she makes it or not. Tori can help, I kept thinking as I raced to her apartment. Tori's always been like a second mother to Uri and me, she was always there for us when our mom was busy as a fence guard, and she was always there for us when our dad died. Tori helped my mom take care of Uri and me when we were little kids and she's always been better at understanding our odd emotions and behaviors than anyone else because of how often she took care of us.

I quickly knocked on Tori's apartment door and heard a groan coming from inside, and then someone shouted, their voice full of sleep, "Can you get the door!?" It sounded like Tori, and she must have someone over right now. I just have to hope it's Amar, she and he are the only people I trust enough to witness me like this, emotionally drained and tears falling from my face.

I was taken aback when I saw Six open the door, and she seemed just as shocked to see me. She quickly snapped to her senses when she realized that I was crying and that something had to be wrong. Six quickly ushered me into the apartment and sat me down on the couch while shouting for Tori to get up and come out to the living room. I couldn't entirely comprehend what was happening around me, all I could see was Shauna's heartbroken face and tear-filled eyes as I told her I was breaking up with her. I felt a pair of familiar arms encircle me and I collapsed into them, sobbing silently. I could hear Tori and Six talking and shouting across the apartment at each other until I felt an extra hand rest on my shoulder and another press a hot mug of what I could only hope was ginger tea into my hands that lay in my lap.

I was slowly pulled out of my thoughts about what I did to Shauna by the soothing circles Tori was rubbing into my back and by the calming arms that wrapped around me. I was pulled from my thoughts by a soft voice that whispered, "What happened?" It wasn't Tori's voice though, it was Six, and she sounded genuinely worried, though unsure of what to do to help.

I mumbled, "I broke up with Shauna," into Tori's shoulder as she pressed me closer to her and into a tighter hug. I told Tori what Shauna had been doing because I didn't know who else to go to and she knows what happened and she knows that this time it was the last straw.

"Did she…?" Tori whispered into my ear and I slightly nodded. She didn't have to finish the sentence. I already know she was going to ask if she tried to change someone again.

I heard Tori sigh and I heard Six speak, "Let's get him to the guest room, he can stay there for the night. I'll sleep on the couch," I didn't understand what she meant by her sleeping on the couch, but I was too emotionally drained to comprehend much. I know Tori tried to protest, but Six wouldn't have it, "He needs the comfort of an actual bed more than I do, Tori, and you know I'm right."

I heard Tori sigh once again and I felt a pair of hands pull the mug of tea out of my hands and I heard them set it down. I felt an extra pair of hands pull me up from where I sat and steered me towards the all too familiar guest room. It used to be someone's room entirely, Tori used to have a roommate, but no one knows what happened to them, not even Tori. Ever since, the room has been used as a guest room, for people to stay over if they need to, and I know for a fact that I've been here more than anyone.

I felt someone push me down onto the comfy and all too familiar bed and pulled the covers over me. I heard two people softly whisper, "Goodnight Zeke," before the door shut and my eyes closed and I drifted off to a peaceful and dreamless sleep.

A/N: Please don't be mad? I know Shauna and Zeke are supposed to be dating, but I have a really good plot for this, okay? Don't judge. And I'm sorry the chapter was so short, but the last chapter was really long and I'm not very good at writing from a guys perspective, nor am I good at writing about heartbreak. K? I hope you enjoyed and I'm sorry for the people out there that cried, and tbh I almost myself cried while writing this chapter so I'm sorry for the people who are like me and cry for things like these. K? Anyway, hope you enjoyed, have a nice day!