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Chapter 5 Lex's POV:

I was aware of my parents talking to Tobias, but all I wanted was to be in his arms and shield me from this strange world. I heard murmuring before I felt myself be lifted and carried upstairs to what I assumed was my bedroom. When we arrived, he tried to put me down and leave. I simply held on even tighter and I think I managed to tell him to stay, but I wasn't too sure because I was so tired. I heard even more murmuring before I heard people leave the room, and from what I could tell, Tobias was allowed to stay since I felt him get in bed and hold me even tighter to him. My last thoughts before I drifted into the dream world were how right this felt to be in Tobias's arms.

Tobias's POV:

When she held on even tighter to me I knew that this wouldn't be easy for her parents to handle.

"Get her inside, please, before she gets sick." Mrs. Prior whispered to me while my father and Lex's dad were arguing about something. I brought her inside and just stood there holding her in my arms and I didn't even get tired since she was light as a feather. I saw her brother Caleb glaring at me, but her sister was just looking on with interest. I tensed up when my father put his hand on my shoulder, but what put a smile on my face was that Lex slapped his hand away.I knew from her movements that she was not aware.

"Put my daughter down this instant!" her dad all but yelled at me

"That is enough! Tobias why don't you sit down since it seems like Alexandra will not be letting go of you anytime soon." Mrs. Prior told me in a calm voice that put me at ease.

I sat down and Lex just snuggled further into my arms with a small smile plastered on her face. From that moment I vowed that I would protect her from anything in the world.

"Son, would you mind telling me why you have Ms. Prior in your arms when she clearly is distressed?" my father question me, but I will not tell him anything to do with my Lex.

"Mrs. Prior, I was just staying back to help her with her class and so that I could walk her back safely. After everything was done we took the bus where we ran into some Candors who were being very rude. One of them slapped her across the face!" I had to take deep breaths just to calm me down and tighten my hold on Lex so that she was safe right here in my arms. "Anyway, I put him in his place immediately, but as soon as we got off the bus she broke down crying and I could only assume that she has had a stressful day. So I grabbed her in my arms and walked here, where we now find ourselves." I ended that short version of my story and looked around the room to see all the shocked faces, since all of them thought that an Abnegation did not have it in him/her to stand up for him or herself and others.

"Thank you for protecting our daughter, Tobias, we owe you a lot. Here, let's get her up to her room so she can get the rets she deserves." her mom told me as I got up and adjusted Lex in my arms to follow her up the stairs to Lex's room. Once we got there I immediately went to her bed to put her down even though I didn't want to, but as soon as I put her down she tightened her grip and whispered "stay" in my ear. I looked over at the parents in the room as they realized that Lex was not letting me go.

"You can stay here with her until she wakes up; we will all be downstairs." she told me quietly, as to not wake her daughter. My father and her dad seemed to want to protest, but Mrs. Prior gave them a silent glare and pushed them out of the room, leaving the door cracked open a bit. I slid into bed with Lex and wrapped her up in my arms as she snuggled even closer to me than before, which I didn't think was possible. I slowly started to drift to sleep as I held her in my arms, thinking this is how every night should be for the rest of our lives.

**skip till morning**

I slowly started to wake up and take in my surroundings when everything came back to me. I tightened my grip on Lex and pulled her closer just to assure myself that she was safe. I listened for any noise to see if anyone was awake. When I didn't hear anything, I simply pulled her even closer to me and enjoyed the moment that would most likely be the only time I got to hold her like this. She shifted even closer to me and snuggled into my chest; I could see her eyes starting to flutter open and then her eyes met mine.

Lex's POV:

I woke up when I felt myself being moved and even though I didn't want to I opened my eyes and looked directly into Tobias's eyes and smiled at him. Then I realized that I was laying on his chest I looked down and blushed, and I am pretty sure that I looked like a tomato.

"I'm really sorry I didn't mean to force you to be with me all night me…" I was about to continue when he cupped my face, forcing me to look at him. He just smiled at me and I felt myself melt into him.

"I am sure that you already know that I am going to pick Dauntless at the ceremony today. I just want you to know that if you need me I will always be there for you." he told me while hugging me to him. He released me, got up and left, but I knew that on visiting days I would definitely see him until I go to Dauntless.

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