A/N: hey! Okay, so here's a little synopsis of this chapter: Fourtris, Tris finds out that four is Tobias, and something big, but I won't tell you because I am a jerk, but mainly because I don't do spoilers. I won't waste anymore time, read on!
Tris POV
"That's funny." She says. "C'mon tell me who it really is." She says. "Fine. I'll tell you in simple terms." She nods. "It's the number between three and five." I tell her. Her jaw drops open. "It was really him?!" She asks me stunned. "Yes! I don't know it was the moment! It wasn't even on the lips..." She pretended to throw up. "He kissed me on the forehead first!" I defended. She stopped fake puking. "Really?" "Yeah... I kissed his cheek though..." I scratched the back of my neck. "It was gross though, right?" I didn't respond. "Please tell me it was gross!" She says her tone getting louder. Again, I didn't answer. "You liked it!?" She yells in a girlyish way. "I never said I liked it!" I yell a little. "Oh, good, so you didn't like it?" "Well..." I didn't know how to finish that sentence. "UGH TRIS!" She says standing and putting her hands on her head in frustration and pulling her hair. "Please don't tell!" I begged. "I won't, I promise." She says sitting down again. I believe her. "So... Are you guys a thing?" She asks. "I don't know... Should we?" I ask completely blind to what I should do now. "All up to you, T." She says. I've never had a boyfriend. It could be interesting... No. I can't! But I should... Ugh, teenagers. "But you kissed him after everything he has done to you?" She asks. "Well... He has been nicer this week... And I don't know what to do!" I say. "Shit..." Christina says looking at her phone. "I'd love to help you Tris, but I've gotta run, called into work... Bye, I will text you later!" She says, and with that she leaves. And I'm alone. Again. My parents come in the house around 5:30, I've been home around four hours now, doing nothing, but pacing in my room. I fell, back first onto my bed and sighed. I checked my phone. I had a message from a number I had never seen.
Hey
I replied;
Hi... Who is this?
About a minute later I got this text;
4.
Four. Yay. I guess I like him a little but I don't love him. Okay, so I like him a lot somehow, but it's just awkward. I changed the contact from the phone number to just 'Four'.
T: Oh. Hi four. Where'd u get my number.
4: Zeke
T: how'd he know?
4: Uriah has it taped in his room, so he doesn't forget it. Zeke and him share a room
T: Oh.
4: sorry only Zeke knows where it is besides Uriah, and I kind of told Zeke about... you know... and he said I should text you
T: that's ok I told Christina
4: ok good.
T: sorry about today
4: It's not your fault, sorry for being an asshole for four years
T: thanks
4: Christina got my number somewhere and keeps saying "OMG! Are you guys a thing?"
T: haha
4: I wish it were funny, she texted me that literally 47 times!
T: lol, the copy and paste method, love it.
4: what should I tell her? Or should I just change my number?
T: haha well if changing your number means your name and you are changing it to Five, I'm out
4: haha
T: no but I guess you could tell her that I'll tell her, I mean we need to actually talk about this
4: I guess ur right
T: can I ask you something?
4: sure
T: do you like me? Or was it just in the heat of the moment?
Four didn't respond for about two minutes, and I figured I scared him off. But then I heard my phone buzz.
Incoming Call
Four
Slide to answer
I picked up the phone. "Hello?" I started. "Hi... Sorry for not responding, can we talk in person?" He says. I wondered if he did like me. "Ok... Where?" I say. "Um... Starbucks? I guess..." He says. "Alright, I'll be there in ten minutes." I say slowly, softly. There is a short silence. "Okay." I hear him end the call. I walked downstairs. "Bye mom, bye dad! Going to Starbucks with a friend!" I had almost reached the door when they interrupt me. "What friend?" They ask accusingly. "Christina." I say confidently and walk out the door. I quickly dialed Christina's number. "Hello?" I hear her say. "Hey back me up!" I began. "If anybody asks I'm at Starbucks with you!" "Ok fine Tris, what's the big deal, its just Starbucks?" She says confused. "I told my parents I was going with you!" I explain. "And?" She sounds still confused. "And I'm going with Four!" I heard a tiny gasp at the other end of the line and I could picture her mouth dropped open and wide eyes. "Oh my god Tris!" "We needed to talk." I say. "About what?" She says like an excited thirteen year old. "I'll tell you later, bye." With that I ended the call. I got in my car and drove towards Starbucks. Right on the street that goes into the parking lot, Four called. I answered it and it was hooked up to a hands-free device so I didn't need to hold my phone, and I could hear him through the car. "Hey, I'm here okay, just so you know." He says. "Alright I'm pulling in right now." I pulled in, ended the call, got out of my car and walked into Starbucks. I see Four sitting at a table in the corner, playing games on his phone. He looked up and saw me and waved a little. It's so weird that someone I used to hate can act this nice. I sat down and smiled a little. "Hi." I say. "Hey. Anyway, to answer your question..." He says motioning to his phone. "Yes. Do you?" I paused, internally smiling. "Yes. Yes I do." I say letting the smile break through. "Now to answer Christina's question?" We laughed a bit. "Are we a thing?" He asks me. "Do you want to be a thing?" He smiles. "If that's what you want." "Well... Then yes. We are." I kissed his cheek, everything was still awkward, but a little less now that we're dating. "Should we keep it a secret?" I ask. "I mean you would get shit from your friends." I say. "What friends? Peter, Eric, and Drew?" I nodded. "I never really liked them, I was confused and in desperate need of friends. My only real friend is Zeke. I may be popular, but I have a lack of real friends and never had a girlfriend until now, so pretty much, I'm a loser." He said holding an 'L' to his forehead. "I don't think so, and neither does the rest of the school, but if you want to make it public, you can." I said. "I'd be happy to be seen with you, Tris." He says. "I think we should keep it private for about a week or so, obviously with the exception of Christina and Zeke, but we should figure out a cute way to tell our friends." I suggested. "I like that." He said smiling. I called Christina to come get my car and drive it to her house. At first, she was pissed because she needed to walk there, but she finally said yes. She went in, got a coffee and took my car. I got in Four's car and we drove to the park to take a walk. "So if we are going to be dating now..." Four started. "There are a few things you should know about me." He says. Great. He's probably an ax murderer. "Okay." I say. "What is it?" "Well, can I ask you a couple things? Then you can ask me something." I nod. "Who was your first friend?" He asks. "Well, when I was 9, I was really close with this kid, Tobias Eaton. He moved when I was 11. He goes to our school, I think, but I just never see him, not that I would recognize him anyway." I explain. "Okay cool." He says, holding my hand in his. "What is your favorite color?" "Black." He replies. "Okay, so back to those things you should know about me." He started. "Let's start out with my name." I was anxious to learn Four's name. "You're the only person who knows this, okay?" I nod. "I'm... Tobias Eaton." He says. "Seriously? Or are you just saying that because I said that name earlier?" I ask in disbelief. "Really, I am! I can prove it right now." He said. "Look at me." He said. We stopped walking and I looked at his face. He had those dark blue eyes that I missed so much. "Oh, and here!" He pointed to a scar above his eyebrow. "This is from when you hit me with a frisbee when we were ten!" He said. "Oh yeah... Didn't you have to get stitches?" He nodded. "Tobias..." I said. "Wait, so why is your name Four?" I ask curiously. "Ah, I was getting to that." He says. "Four fears, four then, four now." He says, and I nod. "Not to ruin the moment, but why didn't you tell me who you were? Why did you bully me?" I ask. He is silent for a moment. "I couldn't see your reaction. I was afraid you wouldn't care and you would just- I don't know, hate me for leaving you." I don't know why I would hate my first best friend, but I don't say anything, just let him continue. "I bullied you because... God, I don't even know, Tris. Maybe I just took it out on you because of my dad..." Tobias told me once that his mother was dead and that his father beats him senseless. It's strange to think that I was able to hate my first best friend. I'm glad I have my Tobias back.
Tobias POV
"So... About your fears... How do you know there is only four?" Tris says. "Surely you've heard of E.R.U.D.I.T.E. , right?" I ask. Erudite was a company that had some of the best scientists in the world. The company worked closely alongside the government and was very well known in Chicago, where we live. In fact, the main branch of Erudite, Erudite headquarters, was just across from Millennium Park. "Yes, who hasn't?" She says. "I don't know. Anyways, my 'father' Marcus," I say using air quotes around the word father. "He works closely with the Erudite, because he works in a high branch of government." She nods. "The Erudite have developed a serum that simulates your fears. I've been through my fear landscape several times." She raises an eyebrow at me. "How did you get in?" She asks curiously. "Easy. I tell them I am Marcus Eaton's son." I basically had to cough out the word 'son'. If I was his son, I wouldn't have scars on my damn back from his beatings. "They just let you in?!" She asks in amazement. "Actually no... That's not true... They don't give a fuck who you are... I actually have to wear a blue shirt, and I jacked a couple badges off a few scientists like, six months ago." She laughed and lightly hit my arm. "Do you want to see?"
Tris POV
Of course I wanted to see! That's incredible! "Yeah, but I'm not wearing blue..." I say in disappointment. "I have an extra in my car." He says.
Sure enough, he has two blue shirts in his car. He took his shirt off, and grabbed the blue one. All I could do was stare, he got hot. Damn, Tobias. Luckily, he didn't notice. I sat in the car with the shirt in my hands. He was standing outside and he poked his head through the open door. "Are you gonna put it on?" I nodded. "Turn around." He sighs and turns away from the car. I quickly take my shirt off and slip the long sleeved blue one on. It's big on me, obviously. One side hangs off my shoulder, which is cute. I took the elastic from my hair and tied the bottom of the shirt so it was shorter. I slip the blue lanyard with the work badge over my head. "Can I turn around now?" "Yeah." I decided to call Christina to ask for more backup. "Yo, Christina." I say when she answers. "Tris! Hi!" She says way too excitedly for a phone call. "Yeah, hi... I need more backup... I'm going to be with you until 12:30 okay? If my parents call and want to talk to me, tell them I'm in the bathroom and you will have me home by twelve thirty." It was only 10:34 right now, so we could have some time at Erudite. "Ooh, you and Four..." She says. "Urgh shut up!" I said hanging up. Tobias turned his head and looked at me with confusion. "Not you, Christina." He nodded and turned to the wheel. Erudite was a forty five minute drive from where we were, usually it would be ten, but we stopped for gas, and I got hungry so we got fast food and ate there. I like Tobias's music selection. He must like Eminem because he has a playlist of lots of his songs. (A/N: I really like EMINEM and this playlist actually exsists on my phone.)
The order goes:
1. When I'm Gone
2. Like Toy Soldiers
3. The Monster
4. Berzerk
5. Not Afraid
6. Love the Way you Lie
7. Lose Yourself
I like all of these songs. The exact time 'Lose yourself'' ends, we pulled into the parking lot of Erudite headquarters. We walk to the main entrance and Tobias scans the badge and I scan mine. It was already 11:16. "It's later at night," Tobias started in a whisper. "So that means that there aren't many scientists around..." He takes me to a room that clearly says in bold lettering 'FEAR LANDSCAPES' on the door. He scans the card again and the door clicks open. There are signs everywhere that say;
E.R.U.D.I.T.E.
Enhancing
Reality and
Upgrading
Different
Intellectual
Topics
Everyday
Of course, there is one in the room. Tobias locks the door and takes a little black box from the corner. They have two huge syringes with a brownish orange colored liquid in them. He hands me one. The needle is intimidating, but I don't care. "Here." Tobias says taking the needle. He brushes hair away from my neck. He is gentle with the needle. He puts it in my neck and presses the plunger. He hands me his. "Right here." he says tapping the spot on his neck. "I've never done this before." I say. "It's okay." I sink the needle in his neck, cringing as I do so, and press the plunger. The room disintegrates and a strong wind hits us. I grip Tobias to steady myself. It's a strange thought to think that it's him I'm holding onto. I look around. We stand on top of the Sears Tower, the tallest building in Chicago. "Heights?" I ask. He nods, closes his eyes, and takes a deep breath. He takes my hand- my free hand that isn't holding oto his shoulder for dear life. He begins to walk forward and I follow. His walk turns to a jog, and then he breaks into a sprint. We reach the edge of the building and jump. Our hands are still tangled together as we fall. I attempt to pull him closer to me by wrapping my arm around his waist. When we hit the ground, it didn't feel like we just jumped off a building, it was more like a swing set. "Next is-" he begins but is cut off by something hitting him and I from behind. "Confinement." I hear his breathing speed up. My face heats up because of how close I am to him. Thank god it's dark. I shrink down and my head is against his chest. This is the closest we've been. I can hear his heartbeat. He groans. Not at me, but the box. "Hey," I say. "It's okay. Here-" I guide his arms around my body so he has more space. He clutches at my back and puts his face next to mine, still hunched over. His body is warm, but I feel only his bones and the muscle that wraps around them. My cheeks get hot. Can he tell I'm still built like a child? "This is worse, this is definitely-" I cut him off. "Shh, arms around me." I say. I guide his hand over my heart. "Feel how steady it is?" I ask. "It's fast." He says. "Yes, well that has nothing to do with the box." I wonder if he knows I just told him something. "Maybe talking will help... Where did this fear come from?" I ask. "My fantastic childhood- childhood punishments. The tiny closet upstairs- my mother kept our winter coats in the closet... I don't want to talk about this anymore, Tris." He says. "Okay, well I can talk... What do you want to know?" I ask. "Why is your heart racing?" Lie! Lie now! "Well, I barely know you. I barely know you and I'm crammed up against you in a box- what do you think, Four?" He laughs shakily in my ear. The box's walls fall away, as if his laugh broke it. "You are a terrible liar." He shakes his head at me and then his smile falls. He walks over to a table where a bullet and a gun appear. A woman stands across from us. He sighs and loads the bullet in the gun. "This fear is different than the others, more nervous panic than blind terror." He looks away and fires the gun. We walk away from the girl and a dark figure appears. "Your last fear..." He gulps. "I- Is your worst fear.." The dark figure comes into the little light we have and reveals Marcus Eaton, the governor. He holds a belt. The Marcuses multiply. "This is for your own good." He raises the belt and Tobias flinches. Just as he swings the belt forward, I jump in front of Tobias. The belt stings as it wraps around my wrist, but I take advantage of it. When it wraps around my wrist, I grab it and yank it out of his hand. I swing back the belt and it hits him. Tobias is more alert now and ready to punch him. The room disappears and we sit in the landscape room again. He is breathing heavily. "You okay?" He asks. "I should be asking you that." I say. He nods. "I'm fine." He says, shaking a bit. "Hey, we got through it." I say touching his shoulder. "You got me through it." "Come on," he says. "I have something else to show you." I get up and follow him. There is a door that says 'THE DAUNTLESS ROOM' in bold. Under it is a piece of paper that says 'under construction'. "They're building this for some reason. Something big is going to happen Tris, but I don't know what." He says. "Lets go." He scans his card and we walk through the door. The door leads outside. "Hang on." I tell him. I dial my home phone number. "Hi... Mom?" She replies; "Hi, are you coming home?" I smirk at my idea. "I'm sleeping over Chrissy's, okay?" I hope this works. "Oh honey, it's a school night." She says. Lie! "We have a project due and we need to work on it all night!" I say. There is a short silence. "Okay, but what about clothes? Do you want me to bring you some?" Lie. Lie. Lie. "No, we went shopping today." I smile. It's working. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow, love you!" With that, she hangs up the phone. I call Christina. "Hey, I'm sleeping over later, don't ask questions, bye!" I say before she can respond. "Anyway, what are we doing?" I ask Tobias. We are on a roof. "See that ledge? We need to jump." He sighs. "What?" I ask. "Don't think, just jump. I've been here before." I stand on the ledge. Is this one of his sick tricks? Is the old Four back? No, the old Four would never let me inside his head. "You promise it's okay?" He nods. I look down. There is a large hole at the bottom. "Here, I'll go first." I step down and he steps up. He bends his knees and jumps. It makes me cringe. I wait about a minute after he jumps before stepping back up. I close my eyes, take a deep breath and jump. I like the rush the falling gives me. I hit something hard. It gives way beneath me and cradles my body. The impact knocks the wind out of me and I wheeze, struggling to breathe again. My arms and legs sting. A net. There is a net at the bottom of the hole. I look up at the building and laugh, half relieved and half hysterical. My body shakes and I cover my face with my hands. I just jumped off a roof. I have to stand on solid ground again. I see a hand- Tobias's- stretching out to me at the edge of the net, so I grab it and pull myself across. I roll off, and I would have fallen face-first onto a wood floor if he hadn't caught me. His hands grip my arms, but he releases me a moment after I stand upright again. "Thank you," I say. We stand on a platform ten feet above the ground. Around us is an open cavern. Four sets his hand on my back and says, "Welcome to Dauntless."
A/N: so... I hope you liked this! Long chapter! Fourtris already and even some Dauntless in there! I added a few book moments, so you tell me should I keep adding them every now and then? Or just don't add them? Oh, So the song ocean avenue, I decided to put as her alarm because it reminds me a lot of Fourtris throughout the series. You should check it out, it's Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard, like I said. Next chapter you find out what 'You reflect me' means. Is that a good title? I will answer any questions if you ask! I promise to update as soon as possible! Oh, and if you have any ideas, or things that you want to see them say or do, review or PM them to me and I will check them out and possibly put them in! Okay, I won't waste any more of your time, so, Review your thoughts! Bye!
~B
