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Tris' POV
The following day, the second day of school, I wake up to the same annoying alarm clock. I groan and rise from bed. I follow through my daily routine, throwing on clothes, and doing my makeup and hair. I walk to the bathroom and brush my teeth. Then, I walk to Tobias' room. I open the door and find him lying awake, completely dressed and seemingly ready for school. He has his arms thrown back behind his head and his ankles crossed, the picture of ease.
I squint suspiciously, "What did you do?" He's never up before me unless he's waking up before me on purpose to pull a prank.
He looks over at me and smirks, "I have no idea what you're talking about, Trissy. I just woke up early."
"Yeah, sure you did. I believe that," I mutter sarcastically. Tobias chuckles and I shake my head, shutting the door and heading downstairs. I walk around the house, full of paranoia because I just know that Tobias did something. Tobias comes downstairs and laughs at me and the way I'm acting so cautious. I just glare at him and swing my bookbag over my shoulder, heading to the garage.
xXx
Once we reach the school, Tobias and I climb out of the car and head towards the building. We meet our friends at the front entrance.
"Trissy!" Uriah shouts, hugging me tightly.
I sigh, "Uriah, you see me every day." He just shrugs in response, grinning.
"Good morning, losers," Someone says suddenly. I spin around to see Brooke walking towards us. I groan and roll my eyes. When she gets close enough, I fake surprise and say, "Oh my gosh, you still go to school here?"
She gapes at me in return and says, "Clearly you have no social life."
"And clearly, you're completely stupid. I can't believe you have the audacity to even approach me after what happened last year. Or did my kicking your ass not teach you anything?" I demand, trying to keep my cool.
She sticks her chin out and sniffles slightly, "I don't know what you're talking about. Your head is clearly full of air, no wonder you're blonde."
"We are all awed by your incredible wit," says Will.
"Brooke, just leave. No one wants to deal with you. I don't know why you're trying to start drama again," Christina points out. Brooke gasps dramatically, flips her hair over her shoulder, and walks away.
"Well, that was eventful. I'm going to class now," Marlene says.
"Amen to that," the rest of us chorus. I grab Tobias' hand and we head to Spanish.
xXx
Spanish is just a blur and I head off to AP Literature. I slump into the seat beside Will and Christina. The bell rings and Mr. Michael walks in and begins class.
xXx
At the end of AP Literature, I gather my things and stand up, about to leave the classroom when Mr. Michael says, "Tris, could you stay a moment?" Christina shoots me a confused glance and I just shrug my shoulders. I have no idea what he could want.
I walk up to his desk once everyone leaves. Mr. Michael leans casually against it and begins to speak, "Do you know Ethan that is in this class?"
I nod, confused. He continues, "Well, you see, Ethan took my class last year and failed so he's retaking it. I've looked at your records and I can already tell that you will be exceptional in this class. I was wondering if you would agree to tutor Ethan."
I hesitate and Mr. Michael quickly adds, "I'll give you extra credit on the final."
That seals the deal for me, "Yes, sir. I can do it."
"Thank you, Tris. You are dismissed."
I head out of the classroom and to the lunchroom. I walk over to the table we always sit at and plop beside Tobias. Christina looks at me expectantly.
"What?" I ask.
"What did Mr. Michael want?" She asks.
"What are you talking about?" Zeke butts in.
"Mr. Michael asked me to stay after class, that's why I'm late. He asked me if I would tutor Ethan and I said I would. He's going to give me extra credit on the final for doing so and I really don't mind," I explain.
"Does Ethan know you're tutoring him?" Tobias asks.
I'm not sure," I respond.
"He's right there. Why don't you go ask?" Marlene says. I shrug and get up out of my seat, heading towards the table where Ethan seats. I pull out the empty chair beside him and sit down, facing him. He glances over at me and does a double take, "Hey. Tris, right? I'm Ethan."
I nod, "Yeah, I'm Tris. I'm in your AP Literature class."
"Oh, yeah," Ethan says, nodding his head. "So what's up?"
"Oh, um, Mr. Michael asked if I would tutor you since you failed his class last year. Did he tell you that or did he just expect me to tell you?" I respond.
"Oh, yeah he did tell me, I forgot. So you agreed? What'd he offer you in return?" Ethan inquires.
I blush a bit, "Extra credit on the final."
Ethan nods in understanding, "So do you want my number? You know, so you can tell me when you want to meet up or whatever?"
I nod and we exchange phones. I quickly enter my number into his phone and hand it back to him, he does the same with mine.
"Well, bye Ethan. See you later, nice talking to you," I say, rising from the chair.
"Yeah, bye Tris!" He hollers at my retreating figure. I walk back to the table with my friends and sit back in my chair. Everyone looks at me expectantly. I raise my eyebrows in return.
"I think he was flirting with you," Shauna declares.
"Yeah, he was staring at you the whole time you walked back over here," Christina adds.
"What? No he wasn't," I say.
"He better not have been," Tobias mutters under his breath. I roll my eyes and kiss his cheek.
"Awh, someone's jealous," Zeke croons. I laugh but try to cover it with a cough when Tobias glares at me.
"Whatever," Tobias mumbles, staring down at the table. I sigh and grab his hand, beginning to stand up.
I tell my friends, "We're going to go have a talk for the remainder of lunch. We'll see you guys later."
I drag Tobias out the cafeteria door and into the hallway where it's quiet and empty. I back him up against the locker and wrap my arms around his waist, plunging my hands up the back of his shirt and rubbing soothing circles into his back. He visibly relaxes in response.
"Now tell me what's wrong. Why are you acting like this?" I ask softly.
He sighs, "I don't know."
"You know you don't need to be jealous. You are mine and I am yours and it has been that way all along. It will always be that way," I declare softly and lovingly.
Tobias wraps his arms around me and buries his face in my hair. "I know. I'm sorry, Tris. I love you," He murmurs.
"As I love you." I respond, smiling slightly. I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips gently yet firmly to his. He responds in kind. His tongue skims the rim of my mouth but I remove my mouth from his. I instead trail my lips down his jaw to the base of his neck. I nibble softly on the sensitive skin and Tobias groans. I kiss the now red spot and pull back, smiling up at him.
"Better?" I ask with a slight smirk.
Tobias nods and answers with a breathy, "Definitely better."
"Good," I say, smiling. People begin to flood the hallway so I grab Tobias' hand and flee to Chemistry.
When we get to class, Zeke and Shauna are already seated in the back. Tobias and I take the seats closest to them. Zeke eyes Tobias with a smirk and raises an eyebrow questioningly. "So uh, what exactly did you guys 'talk' about?" Zeke asks, obviously trying not to laugh. I just stare at him like he's crazy.
Shauna leans forward and sighs, "I'm going to cut this short. Tris, you gave Four a hickey while you were supposedly talking in the hallway." Zeke laughs and Tobias and I blush.
"Oh," I mumble, slouching low in my seat, hoping to disappear. Thankfully, the teacher walks in and begins class.
xXx
Once school is over, Tobias and I drive home. I pull some leftover pizza out of the fridge and begin eating it cold and Tobias does the same. Suddenly, my phone chimes. I fish it out of my back pocket to see that I have a new text message.
When do you want to meet for tutoring? –Ethan
I quickly text back, Does tomorrow afterschool in the library work for you? –Tris
"Who are you texting?" Tobias asks, still munching on his pizza.
"Ethan about tutoring," I answer.
That works, thanks. See you then.(; -Ethan
"Tobias, you have to drive yourself to school tomorrow, I'm tutoring Ethan in the library afterschool," I say while hoisting myself onto the counter.
"Alright, but he better not try anything," Tobias says sternly.
I tilt my head and look at him, a small smile on my lips, "You're really cute when you're jealous, did you know that?"
Tobias huffs, "I'm not jealous."
I laugh, "Whatever you say, Toby."
"You get jealous, too," He says defensively.
"Of course I do but I admit it more often than you do," I respond nonchalantly.
"Come on, let's just go do our homework," Tobias says. I roll my eyes but follow him into the living room to do something productive.
A/N: That was kind of a crappy ending but it is past midnight where I live and I'm hungry so yeahhh…. Have you guys noticed that I like to insert Divergent quotes? Because I do it a lot ahaha. Oh and before I forget, did you guys know that Dauntless cake is real? WELL IT IS BECAUSE I SAW IT. Apparently you can get it at Walmart. Okay, I really hope you liked this chapter. I'm going to see if I can get the next update in early but I don't know, it depends on my workload. That's how excited I am for this story, I think it's going to be really great by the end. Anyway, please leave me some love and reviews, they make me so happy that I could cry. I need feedback! I love you, my lovely little people.(:
