Hello initiates! I hate cliffhangers, so I am going to give you chapter 6 now! Enjoooooy!
Chapter 6
Who was that? Four looks like he might faint. His face turns completely white.
"Get in the closet!" Four whisper-screams.
"Wha-why?" I ask getting nervous.
"Just trust me please!" He begs.
"Okay okay!" I say getting into the closet. I hear the voice again.
"TOBIIIAAAAAAASSS!" He yells again. Who is it?! I start to panic, what if someone is breaking in, or robbing, or trying to kill us-
My thoughts are interrupted by the horrifying sound of hands on skin. What's going on? I need to help. I go downstairs and see Four, on the floor, getting hit by someone. Then, the man pulls out his belt. No. No. No.
"Where were you last night, son" the man hisses. That's his father?! Now I see why whenever Four and I talked he never talked about his family, or why he wanted to do the project at my house. This is my fault. He's starts for raise his belt. NO! I don't think, I just jump. I jump in front of Four, right on time, and get slapped with the belt.
"TRIS!" Four yells. I ignore him and I look at his father's eyes...he looks...drunk. Does he not remember what he does to his son. Maybe he's not drunk every time, but it's still beyond horrible. I do something that I would never see myself doing in a million years. I take the belt, and hit him. Thankfully, he seems very confused in his drunken state, and starts to back away.
"Leave. Or I'm calling the cops." Four says, in a deadly voice. "I am sick of this. You can hit me all you want, but don't you dare hit a girl. Especially Tris. You coward. You've done that enough to my mother. Leave. Now." He finishes. With his dad being drunk and confused, he leaves.
"Tris" he breathes out. "Why would you do that?" His face softens. "I told you to stay in the closet."
"That was the worst thing I have ever seen someone do in my life," I say shaky.
"Why did you take a belt for me Tris?" He asks. His eyes hold an unreadable emotion"
"Because..because I care," I sigh. Just then, something unexpected happens. He kisses me.
"Soo..I'm assuming that you do too?" I laugh. He answers by kissing me again.
"I'll take that as a yes" I laugh again. The fun ends too soon, when I remembered what just happened. "How long has he been doing that?" I whisper.
"Since I was little when my mom walked out on us." This time, he doesn't sound scared to talk about himself.
"Why haven't you told anyone...Tobias" I ask. I try out his real name.
"Well because..who would believe me? He's the mayor and-wait did you just call me Tobias?"
"Uh-I'll just forget it..."
"No." He says.
"What?" I say confused.
"You can call me Tobias...it's nice to hear my real name again. Just don't tell anyone please? I don't want to be known as related to...him" he scrunches his nose.
"Sure, your secrets safe with me" I smile at him. He hugs me an whispers,
"Thank you." He closes his eyes. We stay that way for a minute, with his chin on my head, his arms around my waist, and mine around his neck. It's one of the best moments of my life.
"So...what does this make us? I say breaking the comfortable silence, though not wanting to. He pulls away and grins at me.
"Together." He says, still grinning. I just hug him as a response. This year has turned out so much better than I thought so far.
YAYYYYY FOURTRIS! Sorry if it was too quick, I just needed it to happen! Hehe..their friends reactions in the next chapter. ;) ~ DivergentFOURever