Author's note: Sorry I took so long, I have been so tired, and had to do so much work over the last few days. I will be updating a lot more now. My chapter:
"Tris, time to get off."
I groan loudly in response, I wish I could stay on this train with him for ever.
It must be around one o'clock, it's still dark out. I can vaguely see the outlines of my surroundings. Tobias jumps off first. I do a small run up consisting of about three steps. It now my turn. I jump out, I land onto my feet. Pain shoots up from my damaged foot up to my knees, like electricity shooting through my veins, but I love it. It makes me feel alive.
Tobias runs towards me, smiling. For once, I actually made the landing. I look around. Beneath me is a well driven road. The trees around me burst with ripeness and the birds squeak gently in the sky.
"Were in Amity." I say smiling. It my favourite place, other than Dauntless. It doesn't surround me with my horrific past memories that circle around in my head demanding to be seen, that only happens if I visit Erudite or Abnegation.
"I haven't been back here since the uprising."
"Me neither." Tobias replies.
After walking past a dozen blossoming trees, Tobias stops abruptly. We are stood at the foot of a large tree with branches sprouting off everywhere. I have never noticed this before. It is sheltered with leaves too close together; inseparable.
We are going to climb it. Why else would you stop in front of a tree? I climb on the first branch a few feet off the ground. I forget all about my foot, I'm too happy to feel pain right now.
I am skipping from branch to branching, making my way towards the sixth branch, when I look around to find Tobias. He is still standing on the ground, arms relaxing by his side, grinning at me.
"What?" I shout down at him.
"You. You've been through hell and you came out smiling. It's just amazing." He says sweetly.
"You have been through a lot too, you know. I think we are about even now." I reply. He doesn't seem to move, he just looks at me admiringly.
"Are you going to join me, or are you just join to stand on the floor?" I ask.
He begins to climb, a few branches below me. I think back to the time when we climbed up the Ferris Wheel together and he placed his hand onto my hip. His first act of kindness towards me.
I pause and glance towards of the top of the tree. There is a wooden hut near the top, decorated with small vines that intertwine with the structure. When I look at Tobias, it is clear that he already knew this was here. This must be the reason he chose this tree. I race up the tree excitably. I know I am high up, I can feel the branches getting thinner and more spread out.
After a few more steps, I am at the base of the wooden hut, there is no more climbable branches left, they are too weak- it would be stupid to even try climbing them. There is a handmade ladder that leads into the tree house. It is made out of several pieces of wood nailed to the tree.
I am not sure if this is secure enough, I lean half of my weight onto the first step, it holds. I lift the whole of my body onto the plank, it seems fine.
"Don't worry, I looks quite stable." He says, failing badly at trying to reassure me.
I climb up the first few without much problem. Every wooden block is wetter than the previous, which makes it harder to grip on.
I put my hand and feet onto the next wooden board, it's completely drenched. My grip falters. I am dangling from the tree, with only one hand to secure me. I pull my arm towards the next plank of wood and I miss it.
My fingers slide off and fall aimlessly. I try to grab on to something, but I'm falling too fast. I hear a high pitched scream, but I don't know if it belong to me.