Chapter 2
Tris POV
I woke up surrounded by other spirit people. They were normal civilians, like me. Except these guys were different. They looked angry, and scared. I immediately put my defenses up, though I was still worn out from being knocked out. Shockingly, my spirit head hurt worse than any bullet wound I've ever had, except the one to my neck.
"What do you want?" I asked one of the men standing around me.
"You attempted to communicate with someone down on Earth. You are a danger to our community," the man replied gruffly.
"If I committed such an awful crime, why are you normal people here, and not some kind of law enforcement. I'd expect some higher status people to come and sentence me, like angels. Or those spirits from the decision room. Why you guys?" I said, my voice cold.
"Well…uh…," one man tried to respond without avail. " You just come with us. Stop asking questions-"
I interrupted the man by running away in the opposite direction. His temporary confusion allowed me to escape. As I ran I faintly heard the men arguing about how they failed, and probably should've gone after me. Well, I don't know them, so they probably shouldn't recognize me. That means they won't be able to find me.
After a few minutes of running, I realize I don't know where I'm going. I decide instantly to go home and take the rest of the day off. I'm still a bit dizzy from the attack the night before. I want to learn more about these guys, but I feel like I'm about to collapse. I finally reach the front door. I pull it open, and am staring two parents, and three friends in the face.
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"Tris," my father says calmly. "Why weren't you here last night?".
"It's not like an abnegation to be curious," I tell my dad.
"We're all past that Beatrice," he responds.
So, I spill the story about getting kidnapped, and why. When I finish everyone stares at me. Al and Uriah look satisfied by my answer, and leave, My father gets up and walks away with them. My mom stares at me with pity, and follows my father out. The only one left is Will.
"Tris," he says, "I don't think talking to people on Earth is illegal. You just have to be careful when you do it. People will always be watching you from above. Sometimes you are visible, other times you are hidden. I've studied the map of what we can view from here in heaven. Many parts of Chicago are not hidden. It's a pretty safe place to experiment, just not during Tobias's concerts."
"It was an accident," I reply defiantly. "I didn't intend for Tobias to hear me. Not this time, at least." With a more playful tone, I add "And what's with you and maps?"
"I like to memorize them," Will replied. "Some Erudite qualities stick with you forever."
"Yeah, I've still got some Abnegation left in me." I say
"That's the only thing you've still got left in you" Will says solemnly.
Then, I punched Will on the shoulder. " Tale that back" I say with playful anger.
"Take what back?" Uriah says from behind us, making me jump back.
"The Dauntless cake". I say. " Will stole the only cake from the cafeteria area. He told me that he was going eat it by himself. I ask him to share, and he said no."
"WHAT!" Uriah almost exploded. I was trying to hold back laughter.
"You already had enough cake in your time. I barely had any at all. I only had a couple of slices, actually." Will says this as emotionless as he can. We are both barely holding back our laughter.
Uriah turns and yells at us "GIVE ME THE CAKE NOW, YOU PANSYCAKES!".
Al hears Uriah yelling and is entering the room. "What cake? I've tried Dauntless cake before. I died before I could try it."
"Because I stole your fist piece of cake before you could eat it," Uriah says sheepishly.
"But, I didn't know you during initiation," Al says, looking confused.
"It's easy to steal from a stranger," Uriah responds. " Now," he says quickly changing the subject. " Where's the cake".
By that point Will and I burst out laughing. Al comes over and tackles Uriah to the ground.
"You did not steal my cake, right?" Al asks Uriah as Uriah pushes himself off the ground.
"Well, the Candor don't lie, and since it was one of my aptitude test results, I'll tell you that I did eat your only piece of cake. I didn't know you were going to commit suicide before you got to eat a piece. I thought you had some another day."
Al narrows his eyes, looking angry. "Well," Uriah says nervously, "I need to visit Marlene. Bye!" Uriah dashed out of the house.
Will and I were still laughing. Tears began to form in my eyes. Al look angry. His anger was probably angled toward Uriah, but everyone has been mad at Uriah one time or another.
Poking a head into the doorway, Uriah dared to say "Where's the cake?".
Al started chasing him around the room and Uriah was calling us pansycakes. I could barely stay calm for more than a few moments without bursting into laughter. Eventually, I calmed down enough to say "There is no cake. We made it up".
Will looked at me, shaking his head. His Erudite mind was probably saying I shouldn't have done that. My Erudite part was thinking the same, but the Dauntless part was telling me that I did the right thing.
Al and Uriah both turned and stared at us. "YOU DID WHAT!?" They yelled in unison.
Soon, Will and I were running out of the house to escape Uriah and Al. We ended up above the Bureau. Uriah and I were disgusted to be above it, and ran away as Will and Al followed us, thought they were confused.
W were walking back to the house, when Uriah spoke. "We should get some Dauntless cake", he suggested. All agreed, so we proceeded to buy some cake. At the register, Uriah whispers"You buy it. Or ask Will. You have to since you lied about it". I punched Uriah as I paid for the cake.
The next morning, I decided to look for Tobias. I walked slowly over to his apartment in Chicago. I looked through the monitors, which showed what was happening in each room. Tobias was over by his desk. He was writing something. A couple crumpled pieces of paper lay on the floor.
"I need to come up with a new song," he mused. "Happy songs aren't in my forte, and all my sad songs are about Tris." I could see the pain in his eyes as he said my name. The sadness in his voice showed me that he had reopened a wound. My death wasn't easy for Tobias to overcome. On the paper, he had some lyric written on it:
Alone in this house again tonight
I got the TV on, the sound turned down and a bottle of wine
There's pictures of you and I on the walls around me
The way that it was and could have been surrounds me
I'll never get over you walkin' away
I've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
And I thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
To hell with my pride, let it fall like rain
From my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry
Would it help if I turned a sad song on
"All By Myself" would sure hit me hard now that you're gone
Or maybe unfold some old yellow lost love letters
It's gonna hurt bad before it gets better
But I'll never get over you by hidin' this way
'Cause I've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
And I thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
To hell with my pride, let it fall like rain
From my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry
Well I've never been the kind to ever let my feelings show
And I thought that bein' strong meant never losin' your self-control
But I'm just drunk enough to let go of my pain
To hell with my pride, let it fall like rain
From my eyes
Tonight I wanna cry
Looking at his words, I felt tears in my eyes. I ran away from Tobias and his apartment. "I'm sorry I left you," I whisper softly, wiping away my tears.
Tobias POV
I was writing song lyrics all morning. We need a new song to debut. All the band members agreed that I should write another song. Happy music was not my thing at all, but sad music was. My only inspiration for sad music is Tris. Even though she is dead, I never really moved on from her.
I glanced down at what I currently had down on paper. It was pretty good. It showed emotion, but it was short. Short and sweet is a good option, and I had already crumpled up lots of other attempts at a successful song. I only used Tris as inspiration for one song. And that was the song I came up with a few minutes ago. Well, it i the only option I have, so I'll go with it. I ran out of my apartment to our band's studio.
At the studio, I overhear voices.
"It's going to be her birthday soon," a strained voice said.
"It's not until next month, though" A familiar voice replied. Cara. It was my band member, Cara. But who was she talking to/
"I always thought about birthdays early. I was always trying to learn more about them. My birthday was close to hers. We would always talk about them." The voice, vaguely familiar, responds sadly.
"Let's talk about this after Tobias comes with the new lyrics, Caleb. I'll meet you at my apartment. You have know where it is, right?" Cara asks.
"Yes, see you then." Caleb walks out of the studio as I walk in.
"Cara, I have the new lyrics" I say loudly.
"Great!" she say cheerfully, a fake smile pressed on her face.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Well, you see," she says nervously." Caleb is having some problems."
"With what?" I ask.
"Family," she replies weakly.
"But all his family members are dead."
"His sister still matters to him."
"It's about Tris?! Tell me now" I yell at Cara.
"Well you see," Cara says nervously. " Tris…."
The song is "Tonight I Wanna Cry" by Keith Urban. Please leave reviews! Good or bad, anything is appreciated. Or PM me with comments, suggestions, or ideas. Please answer my poll. The winning category will get a fanfic written about it! Bye!
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