PLEASE READ!
Ok, first off, to the person who said that me being busy was a lame excuse, don't bother reviewing that.
1. I have a life. It is kinda hard for me to find time every week to write.
2. I try to make my chapters long, so that takes up more time too.
3. Fanfiction is not my life. Sure I love it and all the amazing people on it, but I have sports, and school, and friends to deal with, I am graduating elementary school this year so I need to be prepared for high school.
Tris pov:
When I enter the classroom, everybody turns to look at me. I duck my head and make my way to the back row, with Tobias following me. We sit down, and the whispers start up again, but luckily, Mrs. Matthews comes in and silences the class. Usually I hate Mrs. Matthews, but today I am glad for her cold demeanor, it means she doesn't give me those looks of pity that I hate.
"Okay class, today we will be testing the serums that another class made. I will hand each of you a vial of a serum and one at a time you will drink them." She starts handing out the serums and I get an orange tinted one.
"We will start at the back of the class and move forward, so Tris, you're up first."
I carefully pick up the liquid and slowly drink it. It is cold and runs down my throat like slime. At first nothing happens, but then the edges of my vision start to fade, and everything turns black.
When I finally regain my vision, I am at home. Did I pass out and they had somebody take me home? Wait, why would they take me here, I don't live here anymore? I slowly stand up and open my bedroom door. I don't see anything so I make my way to the stairs. When I am downstairs, I walk to the kitchen. As I am turning around to walk out, a hand clamps over my mouth.
"Thought I forgot about you, huh? Well, think again. I own you."
Marcus.
I struggle to get out of his grip and he hits me in the back of my head. I fall to the floor and black spots dance in my eyes.
"Now I'm going to do something I should of done a long time ago." He hisses at me and I cringe. I hear him undoing his belt. Even though fear clouds my thoughts, I know that this was wrong; the police confiscated all the belts in the house yesterday. It hits my back and I cry out. He justs laughs.
This isn't real.
But the belt on my back feels so real.
You know this isn't real; otherwise you would be hurting a lot more because you made noise.
I flip so that I am on my back, now stinging with each move. I see his sadistic smile and he brings the belt down again. It hits me in the stomach and I am back to being the scared little girl I was. This just lights a new found fire in me. I kick Marcus in the shin and yelps. I stand up.
"You're gonna wish you never did that." Marcus growls. I run. I run to the counter and grab a knife. Wielding it in front of me I threaten him, "Don't you dare come near me, or I swear to God this will be in your chest."
"You wouldn't do that to your old man. You're too much of a coward." He sneers. To prove him wrong I run towards him and plunge the knife into his chest. He collapses to the floor and I pull the knife out. Collapsing against the wall, I realize what I did. And I cry. Eventually, I pass out.
When I wake up this time, I am on the floor of the classroom with everyone's eyes on me. I reach my hand up to my face and wipe away tears that I didn't know were there. I find Tobias' eyes and grab for his hand. He grasps my fingers and I hold onto it as a life line.
Mrs. Matthews pushes through the crowd and stands in front of me.
"What happened when you went under?" She asks, with a notebook ready to write it all down.
"Well, I was in my old house, and Marcus was there, and he tried to kill me, so I stabbed him." I say. She takes it all in and writes it down quickly.
"Well, I believe you had a fear serum, with stimulates the amygdala, the part of the brain that produces fear. That was one of your fears." She explains.
"How long was I out for?" I ask.
"About 5 minutes." She says. Wow, that felt like hours. Tobias decides to speak up.
"Mrs. Matthews, she looks pretty shaken up, is it alright if I take her to the nurses and stay with her?" he asks. Mrs. Matthews ponders this.
"Yes you may but you will be testing your serum at lunch with me." She allows. Tobias nods and I start to get up, but Tobias stops me and lifts me up bridal style.
"Tobias, put me down! I can walk by myself you know?" I shout at him as we leave the classroom.
"I know, but this is easier." He says while smirking. I sigh, but stop trying to get out. We pass a couple people in the hallways that give us weird looks, but make to the nurses office. Tobias sets me down ona cot and the nurse asks what happened.
"Bad reaction to a serum in science class." Tobias explains. The nurse nods in understanding and says we can stay here until I feel ready to go. She exits the room and Tobias sits on a chair next to my cot and grabs my hand. He slowly rubs his thumb over the skin and all I can feel are sparks.
My eyelids start to droop but I try to keep them open, that is until Tobias tells me I could go to sleep, and I am out like a light.
PAGE BREAK
I wake up, disoriented, until I remember where I am. My hand is still enclosed in Tobias' and he is sleeping. I don't bother waking him up, I just study his face. He is extremely handsome, but not in an average way. His facial features would be strange by themselves, but they really work on him. I peel my eyes away from him and notice a small piece of paper on my bed. I pick it up, confused, and read it.
If I were you, I would distance myself from that boy. Wouldn't want him getting hurt would we? Because I can guarantee that if anything goes on between you two, Marcus will find out and bad things will happen. I promise.
My eyes widen as I take it the information on the piece of paper. I can never be more than friends with Tobias. In fact, I don't want him to be hurt at all, so I can barely be friends with him. I pulled my hand out of his and immediately missed his warmth. Tobias stirred at this and I looked straight ahead instead of at his face.
"Oh, you're up. What time is it?" He asked. I looked at the clock.
"About lunch time." I said quietly. I clutched the piece of paper tight in my hands, not wanting him to notice it.
"Do you want to head to lunch then?" He asked. I nodded and stood up before walking out the office door, leaving Tobias behind me. He caught up quickly though, and put his arm around my shoulder, but I shrugged him off. I saw his hurt expression out of the corner of my eye and walked faster.
When I made it to our table, I saw two empty seats beside each other and an empty seat beside Christina and a kid I didn't know. I opted for the seat next to Christina. Tobias came in 2 minutes later and sat in a seat next to Zeke, shooting me a confused look.
"So, Tris, this is Al. He's new. Al, this is Tris." Christina introduced us to each other and I waved at him. He was huge, but he had a kind face, the face that tells you he has trouble killing flies.
"Hi." He said.
"So Tris, where were you in second period? You too Tobias." Zeke asked.
"Um, well, after what happened in science, we went to the nurse's office and slept." Tobias said. I shoved the piece of paper in my pocket, trying to forget about the threat. If Tobias was in trouble of being hurt, then maybe all my other friends were too. I shut my eyes tightly and tried not to think of all the ways Marcus could hurt them.
"Tris? You okay?" Uriah asked. I stood up.
"I'm going to the bathroom." I say, and run off before they have a chance to ask me why. I stare at myself in the mirror and point out all the flaws I have. My nose, my hair, my eyes, my body, my past. I feel tears prick at my eyes and I start to feel sick. I rush into the stall seconds before my breakfast comes up. I wash my face with warm water and try to get the taste of bile out of my mouth.
When I am sure that I look presentable again, I exit the bathroom, but am pushed up against the lockers.
"Lauren." I state.
"Hi Tris. I heard about what happened. Too bad. He never got around to killing you. The world would be a lot better without you. Don't worry though, there's still plenty of time for you die."
A noise sounds from down a hallway and Lauren drops her arm from my throat.
"This isn't over, stiff." She says, before running off. I slide down the lockers so I'm sitting on the ground and rub my neck. Footsteps sound near me and I look up. Tobias is running towards me.
"Oh my God, Tris, what happened?" he asks, sounding nervous.
"Nothing happened. Don't worry about it." I say.
"Why are you doing this? You've been blowing me off since we left the nurses office. Did somebody say something to you while we were in there?" he asks.
"Why don't you just mind your own business and leave me alone! All I'm going to do for you is get you hurt! That's all I'm good for!" I say, tears breaking my voice.
"No, Tris. That isn't true. You're not going to hurt me." He says.
"Yes I am." I say and hand him the note. He reads it and then sits down beside me and wraps his arms around me. I lean into his chest and cry.
"Tris, I can take care of myself. I would rather be with you in danger than away from in safety." He says.
I look up at him and he slowly leans down to me and connects our lips. Fireworks shoot through me and my heart is beating so fast it's a surprise that Tobias can't feel it. We kiss for what seems like seconds, but is probably a matter of minutes. We pull away for air and he leans his forehead against mine, panting. I keep my eyes closed though, wanting to hold onto this moment.
"You don't know how long I've wanted to do that for." He says. I smile. I open my eyes and the first thing I see are his eyes, staring straight into mine. Their colour is so beautiful; it makes me want to be lost in them.
"So beautiful." I whisper quietly, but I guess he hears it because he laughs.
"You're beautiful too Tris." He says, and we stay like that until the end of lunch, wrapped in each other's arms, foreheads touching, and with our eyes closed, sinking in this moment.
Well, I hope you liked that. THEY FINALLY KISSED! You're welcome. More drama to come though.
-Kara