Nightmares ~ Chapter 4
Four/Tobias's POV
"Tris." I say.
"Yeah." She replies.
"I need to talk to you." I say.
She walks over and sits on the couch. I sit next to her. I look into her beautiful eyes and almost forget what I'm supposed to say, but then I snap back into reality.
"Four?" She asks.
"Okay, so I had a chat to Max today. About your situation." I start off.
"Oh." She says.
"I talk to Max about a lot of things. I told him about what was happening and he sees Peter as a threat to others." I continue. Tris nods.
"So, Peter is factionless." I say.
Tris looks outraged.
"WHAT?!" She yells.
"I'm sorry, Tris. It wasn't up to me." I say.
She just breaks into tears. I wrap my arms around her and pull her close to me. Her head rests on my chest. I rest my head on top of hers.
"Are you okay?" I ask her.
"No. I'm not. I'm a coward!" She exclaims.
"You aren't a coward." I say.
"Yes I am. I'm going to be known as the girl who was too much of a selfish coward to deal with her problems!"
"Tris, you aren't a coward. You are the bravest person I've ever met."
"But I'm still selfish." She says.
"First, we are Dauntless, not Abnegation. Dauntless are brave, not selfless. Although I do believe that selflessness and bravery are quite similar. Secondly, that selfless girl who stood in front of a target and had knives thrown at her for her friend, that isn't you?" I say.
She sighs.
"Is that all?" She asks.
"Well, no. Max and I decided it would be best if you stayed here until you get your own apartment." I say.
"Well, if Peter is gone, why don't I go back to the dorms?" She asks.
"Because of Drew and Al." I say.
"I can beat them."
"I know you can."
"Then why am I staying here?" She asks.
How am I going to tell her? It's no use lying to her. The truth will come out eventually.
"I want to protect you." I say.
"I can protect myself."
"I know you can."
"Then why do you want to protect me?"
"You know Tris, I'm getting really tired of waiting for you to catch on." I say quietly.
"I have a theory on why you want to protect me, but it is impossible. It won't ever happen." She says sadly.
"What's your theory?" I ask her.
"It's stupid and unimportant." She says.
"Nothing that you say is unimportant." I say.
"If I tell you, you can't freak out or start laughing at me. I already know it isn't true." She says.
"You can trust me." I say.
She takes a deep breath.
"I thought you might want to protect me because you...liked me…as in more than a friend." She says, blushing.
"Well, you really should stop doubting your theories." I said, smirking.
She looked a little bit confused at first, but shortly after that she caught on. Her cheeks turned a deep shade of red. Oh God, she is so cute when she blushes. I can't seem to help myself. I lift her chin up and kiss her lips. She freezes at first, then she kisses me back. The kiss is soft, yet passionate. We kiss for about 30 seconds and then we both break apart, our faces still so close that we are breathing the same air.
"So, you like me?" She asks.
"Yes. I do." I say. She smiles. I smile to.
"I like you to, Four." She says.
"Don't call me Four." I say.
"What do I call you then?"
"My name is Tobias Eaton. So, call me Tobias. But only in private, because I don't want everybody knowing who I am." I say.
"Tobias Eaton? Marcus Eaton's son?" She asks.
"That's me." I say.
She doesn't say anything. I'm worried for a second that she changed her mind about me, but she kisses me instead. I don't hesitate to kiss back.
Tris's POV
Tobias and I sit in his apartment, kissing and talking. Tobias tells me everything about his past — his father, his former faction. He even told me he was going to leave Dauntless and become Factionless. And then when he saw me, he decided to stay. I felt touched.
"So Tris," Tobias says.
"Yeah?" I reply.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Tobias asks me.
"Sure!" I say. I give him a kiss on the lips and he smirks.
"I think we should keep our relationship a secret." I say. At this, Tobias frowns.
"It's not that I don't want to be seen with you, it's just that I don't want people to think that I'm sleeping with you to get a good rank."
"That's a good idea."
"But can I please tell Christina? She will kill me if I don't." I say.
"Sure. But make sure she tells no one and knows that it isn't because of ranks." Tobias says.
"Thanks." I say.
"Are you hungry?" Tobias asks me.
"Starving." I say.
"Stay here, I'll go get you some food." He says.
"Thanks!" I call.
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Tobias comes back 10 minutes later with 2 BLT's and 2 big slices of Dauntless cake. I smile. Four hands me a BLT and a slice of cake. I thank him and we eat, chatting about different things. Tobias asks me about my shopping with Christina yesterday.
"It was alright. I honestly don't like shopping, but I got some things that I needed." I say.
"So you needed these?" He says, holding up a paper bag and smiling. I'm confused at first but then I notice it's the bag of lingerie that Christina picked out. I don't even know what's inside.
"Where did you get that?" I ask.
"From the closet. I thought considering that you're staying here, you may as well get comfortable so I put your clothes in the closet. Plus it makes the place neater."
"Oh. Thanks." I say.
"Anyway, I wanna know what's in here." Tobias says, smirking.
"So do I." I say.
"What do you mean?" He asks.
"Christina bought it for me. She said if I had seen what was inside, I wouldn't have let her buy them." I say.
"Well, let's see what she bought!" Tobias says. I can tell he really wants to know.
"Don't you think I should see it first?" I ask.
"Well, I'm going to have to see it anyway. I mean, this is my apartment. I need to make sure this isn't a bag of bombs or illegal drugs." Tobias says. I scowl.
"Fine!" I say. Tobias smirks.
I glare at him but it doesn't last long. I can't help but melt every time I look into his gorgeous eyes. He tips the contents of the bag onto the bed. My face turns dark red. I'm going to kill Christina! Tobias holds up a lacy corset.
"I'm going to kill her!" I shout. Tobias smirks.
"I'm going to thank her!" Tobias says cheekily. I playfully slap his arm and he pretends to be hurt.
"Ow!" Tobias complains. I roll my eyes. Tobias puts the corset down and picks up another piece of underwear; A thong.
"Maybe I should throw her a party…" Tobias teases.
"If she's still alive!" I exclaim. Tobias chuckles. He picks up a bra. It is dark blue. It has a tag on it that says 'Extreme push-up bra.' I blush.
"Christina is the second-best person in the world." Tobias says.
"Who's the first?" I ask.
"You." Tobias smirks. I blush and kiss his cheek. I snatch the bra off him and put all the lingerie back into the back. Tobias pouts. I slap his arm again and he sighs. I get up and put the bag back. That's enough fun for now!