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Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value

Albert Einstein

Chapter 4

Tris POV

I stumbled, as much a ghost can, up the stairs back to heaven. I felt terrible for hurting Tobias like that. I almost ran into Will on my way back to house.

"I take it the trip around the world went badly?" he asks, grinning.

"No," I say, forcing a smile. "I needed to tell you guys that I'll be gone for a couple of months, maybe even a year."

"Well, good luck Tris!"

"Thanks Will!" With that, I dashed into the house, and gathered everyone up for a meeting.

As soon as I walked in and asked for a meeting, everyone (but Will) ran to meet me. I was bombarded with questions about the world. I cleared my throat before saying "My trip was amazing. In fact, it was so amazing that I came to tell you that I want to continue exploring it. I won't be back for a couple of months, maybe a year. I'm leaving tomorrow."

I was meet with a bunch of blank stares. Then, everyone started talking at once.

"That's great!" my mom yelled at me, but I could tell that she didn't really approve. I ran upstairs to avoid the pressure. I knew that Al and Uriah were talking about leaving with me. It still pained me that they believed my lies. I was going to go back down to Earth, and stay there for a while. I owed Tobias for this. Most of all, I owed myself.

The next morning I decided to sneak out of the house early. I didn't want Al and Uriah following me "around the world". Then, they would know that I was actually going back down to Earth for a few months… way more than I was allowed.

I floated down to staircase that leads to Earth. I needed to disguise myself, or hide from everyone. I don't know who will recognize me from Chicago, so I'm just going to assume that everyone is my enemy. Looking over, I see a tall man with blond hair. It radiates… like a lot. Everyone will just be so busy paying attention to him, and not me. As he walks down the stairs, I follow right next to him. He is talking to some red- haired girl next to him.

"I am amazing," the boy was saying.

"I thought you would've gotten over that by now," the girl replied.

"Some habits never die, they stay with you" The pair laughs, and walks away.

I dart behind them once more, just to be safe. They traveled down to New York, so I have to float to Chicago. I definitely should've paid more attention, and stopped at Chicago. Now, I floated down to the streets. The city looked dormant, but there were lots of shops, and flashy signs. I ended up in station, and boarded a train for Chicago. It reminded me of the Dauntless trains. I had left so much in Chicago when I exited the city. I left behind everything when I sacrificed myself. I remember hearing that they were adding my name to some textbooks, as a hero who helped save the country. I really didn't sacrifice myself for the country, though. I did it for my brother. With that, I let the rain carry me to Chicago.

I made it to Chicago, and rushed over to Tobias's apartment. I needed to make sure that he was okay. I found him over on the couch, talking to Zeke.

"Some prank, huh," Zeke was saying to Tobias.

"Yeah," he said, but he wasn't really paying attention. "I can't believe someone would have such little respect for her. She is a hero."

"But, are you sure you didn't imagine it man? I imagined that Uriah had stole my Dauntless cake once. I couldn't find it, so I just assumed I ate it."

I stifled a laugh, remembering the time Uriah threw away Zeke's cake. It was the joke of the house for weeks. Apparently, I didn't do as good a job as I thought. Both Zeke and Tobias both turned in my direction, and I froze. Then, I remembered that they couldn't see me.

"See what I mean?" Tobias says sadly.

"Four, I think you place is haunted," Zeke replies."I'm going to inspect your apartment for the prankster. Do you want me to come back when I'm done?"

"No, I'll be fine. E-mail me if you do find anything."

"Okay, computer guy. See you later." Zeke exited the room.

Tobias got up and laid down on his bed. He was clearly tired, but I could see the sadness in his eyes.

"Why does this keep happening to me," he wondered out loud. "It's not like Evelyn could help me. She'd think I was crazy. Good thing she's out now."

I just stared at Tobias. "Oh, Tobias," I whisper. He doesn't look up at. He didn't hear me. I float from the entrance to his room and land near his bed. I float onto his bed silently. Though ghosts are normally quiet, that is because we don't touch thing. But when we make contact with an object, it is like we are human again. We can feel the object, and it can make noise. Fact is that when you touch an object, you can become visible to humans. Many have claimed that it works, but I don't want to scare Tobias. I don't want to try to reveal myself just yet. I turn my head, so my I can whisper in his ear.

Turning, I hesitate for a second. He thinks this a prank. What if he hates me for this? I fight these negative thoughts, and decide to go with it anyway. It's now or never.

I whispered into Tobias's ear. "Tobias, this is not a prank. I'm sure you can tell the difference between an imitation of my voice, and my actual voice."

He stares in my direction, eyes mixed with awe and fear. I remembered that he was afraid of losing me. "Tris," he finally says. "It sounds like you, I can assure you that." Sighing, he continues. "But how do I know I'm not going crazy. That I'm not hearing voices. Tell me that. Prove to me that I'm not crazy."

I stared at Tobias in surprise for a second, before realizing that if I didn't respond, I would blow my last chance. "I can prove to you that you're not crazy. I want you to reach out toward your pillow." He does as told. His hand is hovering over my shoulder. I take in a breath, and hope that this will work.

Now, lower it a bit," I command. Tobias slowly lowers his hand. Finally, it is on my shoulder. I will myself to be visible, so Tobias can see me, and know that I am here. For a minute there is silence. I wonder if I have failed.

Finally, Tobias speaks up. "So, it really is you," Tobias says in awe.

"So, you can see me?" I say breathily.

"Yes," Tobias replies. "Is this your first time testing it out?"

"Of course," I reply.

"Why's that?"

"Well, we ghosts can see each other all the time. Also, I can't tell if I'm visible or not. I can always see myself."

"Why didn't you come back earlier?" Pain eased in Tobias's voice.

"Well," I respond, "For one, talking to you is against the rules, according to others. Some people kidnap those who speak with the living. It can bring some evil things into the world, or so they believe."

"But you did it anyway. For me?"

"There's no one else I'd rather break the rules for."

"Can you come near me for a second?"

"Sure." I step toward Tobias, wondering what he's going to do. I honestly didn't think that I'd get this far with him. Ever. As I float over to him, he reaches for my shoulder. He finally put his hand on both of my shoulders.

"I can actually touch you." He looks awed.

"Really?" I ask while laughing. "Did you think that your hand would go through my shoulder?"

"Yes, actually."

I continued to laugh as Tobias began to laugh as well. Soon, we were both laughing messes on his bed.

"I love you," I tell him as I edge closer to him.

"I know," Tobias says, as he pulls me next to him. He leans over to me, and kisses my cheek, my neck, and then my lips. His hands go on my shoulders, and he grips them, to make sure that I am actually here. "I've missed you," he whispers.

"I've missed you too," I say softly. "Nice band, by the way. I like all those songs you wrote about me."

"So, you heard those," Tobias says gruffly leaning in for a kiss.

"And I loved every word," I say as my lips meet his. "I was watching you from heaven. When you meet Christina, Will and I would watch together."

Tobias cringed at the mention of Christina's name. "Did you hear what she said about… moving on?"

"Yeah. Will tried to apologize for me, but I told him not to. He's not in control of Christina's words. She's the only one who can do that, but we both agreed that it was unlike her to do that. I just thought that she cared about us."

"Yeah, it did seem a bit out of character for her, but we don't want Christina to spoil our reunion, do we?"

"Of course not," I say.

The next morning, I ended up next to Tobias. We had spent the afternoon talking about things. I left for a while, and returned at night. There, I guess we both fell asleep. I floated down from the bed. I felt like I sparkled more today, as a result from being visible. A knock came on the door, and I slipped under the bed. It took a lot of work to turn visible, so it must be harder to turn invisible. It is pretty easy to remain in one state, but going from one to other really drained my energy. I peek, and see that Zeke has entered the room.

Tobias POV

A knocking sound came from my door. I'd thought that my mom wasn't going let people in my apartment early.

"Who is it" I grumbled.

"It's Zeke," Zeke responded.

"Did you solve your prank problem yet?" he asked me.

I try to hide my smile as I think of my reunion with Tris yesterday. "Yes, its been solved."

"Good. I had thought that we would have to see you down in the dumps until this problem was over."

"I was not sad."

"Depressed sounds more like it."

"Not true."

"We all saw it man. Nobody said anything to you. Well, we had to tie up Christina to get her to be quiet."

"The Candor never knew when to quit. Well, it runs in her veins. I'll meet you in the studio later today. I just wrote a new song."

"We don't need more sad songs, Four."

"Don't worry, this one's happy."

"Okay."

Zeke slipped out of the room, and left me alone in my apartment. "Now," I mused "Where did Tris go?" I reached under my bed to grab my shoes when I someone's hand grasped my wrist. "Tris!' I exclaimed. "Get out from under my bed."

"So, what this new song of yours?" she asks curiously.

"Well," I say. "I wrote it after you fell asleep, which I didn't know ghosts could do, since I had finally stopped mourning. That last part has to do with the fact that you are next to me. It expresses my happiness."

I saw her eyes scan over the paper. After she read it, she looked up at me."That's the best you could come up with?"

"Come on, it'll be a hit."

"I know it will," Tris whispers softly.

"How can you be so sure?" I ask.

"Because you wrote it. Plus, I'm always right."

"No, you're not."

"Name a time when I've been wrong."

Silence surrounded me in the room. I couldn't think of a time when Tris had been wrong. Granted, she had been wrong when she went into the Weapons Lab instead of Caleb. But, she did it to save his life, and in the end, that was the right thing to do. Everyone seemed to think so. Everyone but me, that is.

"See," Tris said triumphantly."You can't think of a time, when I've been wrong."

"No, I can't," I reply as I lean to kiss her. She turns and kisses me back. I pull Tris into me, and we just lay there for a few moments. Then, I ask "How long can you stay?"

"I told my group that I would be gone for a couple of months to a year," Tris responds cheerfully. "But, the law says that I'm only supposed to go for two days which I already spent."

"What did you do on those two days?"

"Well, I watched you, and accidentally said stuff out loud, and you though someone was pranking you. The first time I got caught for accidentally talking to you. The second time I talked to you on purpose, but I got sidetracked before I could fulfill my promise. I still remember the song you wrote based on your pain."

"I remember it too. Well, what do you want to do?"

"I want to see what happened to the Dauntless headquarters."

"Of course. Let's go."

I try to act casual as we walk to the dauntless headquarters. Tris use my clothes to cover her body completely. You couldn't even see her eyes. She told me that she didn't want anybody recognizing her. Also, she didn't want me to look weird if I was talking to an invisible person. I suspect that she just didn't want to turn invisible again.

We walked together to the old Dauntless headquarters. It is just another building in this bustling city. The glass appearance makes it more unique that any other building in the city. Other than that, its normal. I could hear Tris sigh next me. I know we both had some pretty good memories there. I met Tris for the first time in Dauntless. My life only got better from there. I knew that my luck would end at some point, but I hadn't expect for Tris to die. Now that she's back, I'm not sure how thing will go. I do know that I'll be happy. We walk back to my apartment together before parting. She goes out to find Zeke, and I go out to call a band meeting.

Soon, I hear screams coming from outside. I open my apartment door to find Zeke screaming and running toward me. He runs into my apartment, and knock me to the ground, clearly not seeing me.

"What was that for?" I ask, slightly annoyed.

"I… I," he said in between breathes, " heard your ghost. So, I believe that my apartment is also haunted, or that I have also been pranked."

"Tris," I muttered under my breath.

"What did you say?"

"Who did you hear?"

"I heard Tris and Uri. It was strange."

"Uriah?"

Suddenly, Tris's familiar laugh came bursting through the room. Zeke ,looking spooked, said" " I'm leaving. Nobody messes with Zeke Pedrad!" And with that, he marched out the room, as I was left in a confused daze.

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