I cant message my reviewers, so boo, but I will definitely take your advice into consideration! Thank you for your ideas, lkirkman, but I must ask, what did you mean by 'everything the same as Tris' exactly? I just would like some more specifics so I know what to work on. I mean, for chapter 1 I didn't really know how else to portray what I needed to, and I like it how it is. I see what you mean, and I understand how that could bug people, but it got the point across that it was supposed to. I would love to discuss this further with you, and since I can not message you, please do leave me an email at lolabear463 , maybe you can sway me to fix it. :) -Admin (aka Amber)
I don't know how long I sat there, staring at the frozen picture of my mother, holding the necklace in my grasp, but it must have been hours, because eventually Eric was standing next to me, asking me what was wrong. I couldn't answer, I couldn't even move. This family that I had hated for so long... my own brother that I had despised for getting the family and the home... he was my best friend. I was numb inside. Eric finally turned me to face him, breaking me from my shock. "He... He's my brother..." I whispered. "Who?" he asked. His voice sounded muffled, like my ears were filled with cotton. "Four... Four is Tobias. Four is my brother." I whispered this over and over, trying to make it sound less unlikely, but it never did. I could not believe it, even though I had just witnessed the truth. It took me a minute to realize Eric was pacing the room, obviously quite upset. Once I realized this, I started to hear what he was yelling. "NO! Not you! You can't be related to him! You CAN'T!" I made a face at him "Why does this make you so upset?" I asked, and immediately his glare was turned on me. "Don't you see? I HATE HIM. I CAN'T LOVE-" He cut himself off, and backed away from me. "I just cant be around someone who shares a blood line with him, okay?" he said quietly. I just stared at him for a long few seconds. "What were you going to say?" I asked, almost in a whisper. He just shook his head. "You can't love what, Eric?" I said, louder this time. He walked into the bedroom and slammed the door shut behind him. I couldn't help but smile, knowing that I had made the great Eric squirm, even just a little bit, and that he had almost showed some emotion... Almost.
I looked back at the necklace in my hand, and slipped it over my head, tucking it into my shirt. Most people would think of this as a sentimental thing. Something to show love, but it was not. It was to fuel my rage, and remind me not to be blinded because I had finally found my family. I sighed and rubbed my temples, and put a hand on my stomach. I hadn't eaten in a couple of days, and I was pretty hungry. I stood up and knocked on the bedroom door. Eric didn't answer, but I hadn't expected he would. "Do you want some food?" I asked him, and he finally opened the door. "This place HAS food?" He asked, apparently now grouchy. "Yes. I have cupboards of non perishables. I said, leading him into yet another hidden room, this one filled with pantries that were near overflowing with different canned and packaged goods. "Take your pick." I said, grabbing a can of sliced peaches, and a can of Cola, before returning to my spot in front of the monitors. Eric returned holding a package of candies. "What are these?" he asked. "You've never had candy?" I asked, shocked. "They're basically sugar, covered in sugar. Its great." I said, smiling. He opened the package and tentatively sniffed at one, before popping it in his mouth. "Oh my God!" he cried, and I laughed. "Pretty good, huh?" He nodded, having another one. I couldn't help but smile at how happy something as simple as candies could make him.
I turned back to the screen, and saw that Tris and Four were leaving Candor. "Hey, they're leaving." I whispered, catching Eric's attention. "You are using those cameras to watch those two?" he said, obviously annoyed. "Not specifically, but trouble seems to follow them, and they seem to be the ones that find out secrets about the system the fastest. I just want to make sure they don't screw society up." I mumbled around a peach slice. "I watch the entire city, making sure that the outside world doesn't get involved in the projects." Eric gave me a strange look, so I sighed and explained to him about the projects, the bureau, the genetically pure and the genetically damaged. Eric took it surprisingly well, asking questions, and pausing me to re-explain parts. I had to give him credit for that. I've seen people break down after being told the truth, but he was taking it like a true Dauntless. "How do you know these things?" he asked me. That's when I tripped up. "There are a lot of details I wont tell you, but I... worked... in this place, far from here, that works against the bureau. It makes antidotes to all the serums, even the death serum." I explained. "We called it the Government, but it was titled the Defiance." I explained. He looked at me for a long time before finally speaking. "That's where all your secrets lie. Isn't it?" I didn't respond, just turned back to the screens in front of me.
Now, I am just letting you know ahead of time, that after discussing things with my Divergent obsessed friend, we have decided that there will be an alternate ending to this story, that will be the chapter or two after the original ending. Trust me, its worth it. -Admin
