ZEKE POV

Today is Four's funeral. We are all going, so is his mom, Evelyn. It is going to be a small service, but it is what he would have wanted. Amar, Caleb and I are wearing suits, and Christina, Shauna, and Evelyn are wearing knee length black dresses. We go to the old Dauntless headquarters, the service is going to be held in the fear landscape room. When we get there, the casket is there, open. We are going to have him cremated after this. Johanna is the one who will be performing the ceremony. She is standing up front waiting for us. I am surprised to see Marcus standing up front crying.

"Good afternoon. Today we are gathered to celebrate the life of Tobias James Eaton, know by many as Four. Tobias was born in 3081 to Marcus and Evelyn Eaton into the faction of Abnegation. Tobias was told that his mother had died at a young age. His father blamed him for his mothers death and began to beat him. He was an extremely brave boy. He took the beatings silently and went days without food and sometimes even water. Tobias somehow survived this, and remained silent to protect his father's reputation. When Tobias was 16, he took the Aptitude Test- like every 16 year old does- and got two results, which is called Divergence. His test results were Abnegation and Dauntless. His birth faction and his chosen faction. He became known as Four because of his number of fears. He ranked number one in his initiation and became a control room worker and a transfer initiate trainer to honor his instructor, Amar, who supposedly died after his initiation. Two years later, he met Tris, who was a transfer from Abnegation. After the war broke out, Tobias and Tris fought to survive. When they left the city, Tobias was reunited with Amar, and Tris, the love of his life, was killed. He never got over her death. After two and a half years, he scattered her ashes just days ago, he faced one of his four fears. He died what most would say was a selfish death, but we see it as an extreme act of selflessness. He knew he would never get over Tris, so he decided to be with her. Amar, would you like to say a few words about Tobias?"

He nods and gets up.

"Four was an amazing initiate. I dint expect him to get past Stage One, but, I was pleasantly surprised that he ranked number one. At that time, we did our fear landscapes first. He never revealed his name. He only had four fears. A fear of heights, a fear of confinement, killing the innocent, and his father. I started calling him Four, and it just caught on. Four, I will miss you beyond words, and please, always remember me as the person who re-named you. I'm sorry about all of the lies, and I will never be the same after all of the positive ways that you changed me. I love you-as a friend, not an awkward way- and will miss you more than anything."

He begins crying and sits down.

"Okay, thank you for that Amar. Caleb."

He goes up next.

"Even though I never really knew him, Four was a good man. He was perfect for my sister, and we were lucky to share the beautiful young woman who was my sister. I would have loved to see them get married. Four, I am going to miss you, but I know that you are with Tris right now, and that you guys are looking down on us and are going to have an amazing life up there where ever you are. I love you both."

When he sits down, the tears begin to fall.

"Christina."

She goes up.

"Four was my initiation instructor, and I never really knew him. I remember our first words to each other. We were getting the tour of Dauntless and he introduced himself and began the tour.

He said, 'Most of the time I work in the control room, but for the next few weeks. I am your instructor. My name, is Four.'

And, my being a transfer from Candor, had to make a remark, and that remark was, 'Four? Like the number?'

He walked up to me and replied, 'Exactly like the number. You have a problem with that?'

And me, thinking fast, and, I mean, I was scared. He was very intimidating, replied simply, 'No,'

And so, he continued the tour, 'Good. We're about to go into the Pit, which you will someday learn to love. It-'

And, once again, being the Candor that I was, and still am today, had to make a comment, and that comment was, ' The Pit? Clever name.'

He comes up to me, and I was terrified at that moment. I remember him asking me, 'What's your name?'

I was brave enough to answer him, but I was also scared not to, 'Christina' And I remember in that moment was the moment that I realized my Candor smart mouth wasn't welcome in Dauntless. 'Well Christina, if I wanted to put up with Candor smart mouths, I would have joined their faction. The first lesson you will learn from me is to keep your mouth shut. Got that?'

Four was a great instructor, and when I found out he was dating my best friend, I was honestly kind of freaked out. I couldn't see a former Stiff and Four together, but they truly loved each other and Tris couldn't have had a better man than him. God Four, I'm really gonna miss you. You helped save my life, and I couldn't be more thankful to you for that." Then, the tears come. She sits down.

"Thank you Christina. Shauna."

When Shauna gets up there, I can see tears are all ready threatening to fall.

"Four was a great man. We were in the same initiation class. I was a Dauntless born who couldn't fight. When I saw the rankings, I went to Four and asked him to teach me how to fight. He did, and he was the reason I passed initiation. After I was shot, he helped and supported me when he wasn't with Tris. I can't imagine a world without Four. The world will never be the same, there will be no Four to cheer you up, or to play scary boyfriend-not that he's done that since Tris left us. Four, I'm really gonna miss you."

The stream of tears increases. Great. Now its my turn. I get up and walk to the front without being asked. I feel tears flooding my eyes, but hold them back.

"Four was my best friend. He helped save my girlfriend and helped her stay in Dauntless. He tried his hardest to save Uri too. I remember playing truth or dare with him, getting drunk with him, going to parties with him. Man, I did almost everything with him. He was a loner, and never dated anyone. When initiation started I could sense something was different. He seemed almost, happy. So I went up to him one day and asked, 'So, who's the lucky lady?' He just looked confused and startled for a moment. He just dragged me back to my apartment and whispered, 'You can't tell anyone, but her name is Tris.' And I was like, 'Wait, the initiate?' He just looked at me. 'Yes the initiate moron. You can't tell anyone. If anyone finds out she'll get kicked out and I probably will too.'

So I kept quiet about it. He loved Tris and never got over her. I'm happy that he made the decision to be with her. That may sound mean, but if it does, you never saw him after what he referred to as 'The Incident'. He was depressed. I was happy for him when he finally scattered her ashes. Little did I know that he wanted to do it before he committed suicide to give her one last honor in this world."

I turn around and face the casket just like everyone else has, "Four, buddy I'm gonna miss ya. Now who am I going to play truth or dare with? Or get drunk with? Or go to parties with? You were like a second brother to me, and after Uriah died, my brother. Four, I just want to tell you that I am never going to be the same, I realized that when I met you. I have prepared a special song for you buddy. I wrote this song for you, the verses might not make sense, but just listen to the chorus."

I suck in a breath. I'm as ready as I'll ever be.

"Preacher said he died too young
over there totin'that gun
for Uncle Sam and our freedom
mom and daddy dressed in black
they folded up that flag
handed it to dad and started prayin'
yeah he went out 21 guns blazin'

That's one hell of an amen
that's the only way to go
fightin' the good fight
'till the good Lord calls you home
and so be well my friend
'till I see you again
if this is our last goodbye
it's a hell of an amen

Doctor said he ain't got long
he just smiled said bring it on
if you think I'm scared
you got me all wrong
a little cancer can't break me
my hearts right and I believe
we all hit our knees
an' started prayin'
naw he never gave up
said the good Lord's waitin'

An' that's one hell of an amen
that's the only way to go
fightin' the good fight
'till the good Lord calls you home
so be well my friend
if this is our last goodbye
its a hell of an amen

that's one hell of an amen
that's the only way to go
fightin' the good fight
'till the good Lord calls you home
so be well my friend
if this is our last goodbye,
it's a hell of an amen

I'm really gonna miss you buddy. Always remember that I wrote that song specially for you. I'll see you again someday, but until then, I'll never forget you."

I give him one last hug, and that's when the tears fall uncontrollably.

"Thank you Zeke. Now, we will hear from his parents. Evelyn, would you like to start?"

Evelyn walks up.

"Tobias, I feel really bad about not taking you with me, but I see how good your life became after the Choosing Ceremony. You even found love. I am really sorry that this speech is so short, but I don't know what else to say, so please forgive me for all the wrong that I have done towards you. I am really going to miss you. I love you." She plants a kiss on his forehead and walks away, tears just starting to stream down her face.

When she is seated, Marcus gets up.

"Tobias, what I did to you was wrong, and when I got the news that you were dead, I was devastated. I just want to apologize and I was just going through a tough time in my life and it became a habit. I am so sorry Tobias. I understand if you can never forgive me, but please, look in your heart and at least try. I love you son, and I am going to miss you." He gives his son one last hug and tears immediately start falling.

We all go up to the casket, and all of the others hug him one more time. We pray, and then we go back to our seats. By now, everyone is crying, and we say a final prayer, and we go up and close the casket together. We go to the limo and the casket goes somewhere else. I am guessing that they are going to cremate him now. W will be able to pick up his ashes in a few days.

We all go back to Shauna's and my house for the night. Today was truly a sad day.

The next chapter will be Tris and Four's reaction to the funeral. Please review!