A/N: Hey guys! Glad you liked the last chapter! I just wanted to remind you that I start college tomorrow so my posting may slow down. Because of that I made this chapter really long. (2x-3x my normal chapter length according to the word count.) I love your reviews. This was one of my favorites - "ERMAGERD PLEASE UPDATE LIKE ASAP YOU CANT JUST LEAVE ME WITH SUCH A SELECTIVELY CLIFFY THING! WHATS GONNA HAPPEN MAN' - rabraham7898. It actually made my day. Well here is the new chapter. There may be a "surprise" or two...

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Tobias POV

I hate that I let Tris get attacked by Al. If I had just been more vigilant they would have never left the party and I wouldn't of had to beat up Al. Lost in my own thoughts I have not noticed that I became distant from the group, or the fact that Tris was worried about me. BUZZ, BUZZ, my phone rings. I look at the screen and see that I have a text from Uriah. "Hey man, I just thought you should know that tonight Tris and Christina are going out on a double date. Sorry, but I though you should know." I look at my screen shocked. All this time I've been feeling bad about what happened and she moved on! She moved on! I can't believe it! I text Uriah back, "Thanks for the heads up." Anger, or maybe jealously, fills me and I can't stand the thought of Tris dating someone else. I feel the need to lash out and hit something. I look around for a good target. NO man! Don't do it! Don't be like your father! My conscious yells at me. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. Breath in, one, two, three, breath out, one, two, three. The rhythm calms me a little and I trudge up the stairs and go into my bedroom. Finding the remote I turn the TV on and look for something good. As I scroll past animal planet I see it's shark week. Good I can watch sharks eat things. Watching the sharks has some kind of calming effect on me and before I know it I fall asleep.

I wake up to my doorbell ringing. Looking at the clock confirms my suspicions, It's 8:00pm. Who the hell is at my house at 8 o'clock at night? I walk down the stairs and unlock the front door. Standing there is the last person I expected to see, Marcus. I stair at him, hate filling my gaze. "I hear you've been making friends with Beatrice Prior. In fact my sources tell me that you two are very friendly with each other." How the hell does HE know about Tris! "I just came to tell you to stop. You are a worthless piece of shit and she is too good for you. Also I can't have you messing around with a whore. It's bad press." Anger fills me. "How dare you call Tris a whore. You don't even know her." My voice is deadly quiet and I think I'm shaking a little. "Don't say I didn't warn you. Now, I have a meeting to attend." With that he turns and walks back to his car. I slam the door and lock it. Stomping up the stairs and down the hall. Then the doorbell rings again. What does the bastard want now? I turn on my heal and walk back down the stairs. I unlock the door and throw it open. "What do you want now?!"

Tris POV

As I stand on his porch waiting I begin to worry that he doesn't want to see me. I turn and begin to walk back to my car when the door opens. "What do you want now?!" He growls and it scares me to see Four this way. I turn to face him. My brain tells me that he would never hurt me. I hope it's right. "I just wanted to see if you wanted to hang out tonight. But I can see you don't want company so I'll just be heading home." I say feeling embarrassed that I even came here. "No you can come in. I thought you were someone else." He says, like the Four I know. As I step into his house I say, "Do you want to talk about it?" He seems to think about it for a minuet, "You know what, I do. Lets go over to the couch." He leads me into the living room and we sit down. I look at him, waiting, I can tell this is going to be hard for him and I don't want to push him. "This is really hard to say and I don't know where to start, so you got to just let me go through with it."

"Okay." I tell him and give him a tiny smile to tell him that he can trust me.

"It all started when my mother died ten years ago. The reports all say that she was jumped wile walking home from work. But they are all wrong. My father got mad and beat her unconscious and then left her in an alleyway to bleed out. He took her purse and jewelry to make it look like she was robbed and put up a fight. My mother was the one who protected me. The one who helped me get through those eight years unharmed. That all changed the night she died. When my "dad" got home that night he lashed me with his belt for the first time telling me that I was worthless and that it's all my fault she died. He continued to beat me almost every night for the next eight years. When he moved out two years ago the physical abuse stopped, but he continued with the mental abuse. Always putting me down. Saying I'm not a worthy son for someone of his "stature." He showed up tonight and told me he's been watching me and that I can't be friends with you anymore. It would be bad press." For the first time since he started the story he looks at me. His eyes solemn and I know every single word was the truth. "Do I know who your father is?" I ask trying to organize all these new thought swirling around my head. "Everyone in America knows my father. The only difference is that they love him."

"Wait… Is your father President Eaton?" I ask. He looks at me for a second. "And you are Tobias Eaton…"

"Now you know all my secrets." I look at him trying to figure out what to ask next.

"Can I… Can I see your scars?"

"Well you can try, but I got a tattoo that covers them up." He turns around and takes his shirt off. I gasp, covering his back is the most beautiful tattoo that I've seen. It's a tree with a leopard lying in its branches. On the ground besides the tree is a lamb, its sleeping and its' head is tucked into is side. There is a bird flying above the tree and flowers that start beneath the lamb and go up the sides of his back. I can't help it, my hand reaches out involuntarily and I begin to trace the flowers. He shivers at my touch but doesn't tell me to stop. So I continue to trace his tattoo. More often than not my finger would go over a bump, which I know is a scar from his father. "What does the tattoo stand for?" I breathe.

"It symbolizes the man I want to be. I want to be kind and gentle like a lamb, but brave like a leopard. The bird stands for knowledge, the tree, peace. The flowers are for beauty. I don't want to be like my father I want to be kind, brave, smart, and have peace. I still have to work on the kind part though."

"You are a good man Tobias." I say, realizing that I used his real name. I want to say sorry, but it feels good saying it. He turns back around and puts his shirt back on, but not before I catch a glimpse of his abs. HOT DAM! He's got a six pack! Don't drool Tris. My mind babbles. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean-" he cuts me off "No. Use my real name, when we're alone. It's nice to hear it again." I smile at him. So we'll be spending more time alone. Huh hotstuff? "Thank you Tris." He says to me.

"For what?" I ask.

"For treating me like I'm still a human being, not like I'm some abused puppy or something." He says.

"You are quite welcome." I reply and give him a hug. When he releases me I look at my phone. Its 10:00pm. "Shit! My curfew was 9:00 pm! I have to go. I'm SO sorry!" I get up and run out of his house and into my car. When I run though the doors expecting to be ridiculed, I find that everyone is asleep. PHEW! I think and walk upstairs. I fall asleep and when I dream, it's of Tobias.

Tobias POV

I can't believe I just told Tris everything and then she still looked at me the same. She is such an amazing person. Then when she touched my back, her finger left my back feeling like there were electrical currents going from her finger into my skin. Making me feel alive. I wanted to turn around and kiss her right there, but telling my abuse story wasn't exactly a romantic setting. I walk back upstairs and see that the TV is still on. I turn it off and when my head touches the pillow I fall asleep.

I wake up to the sun coming through my windows and the birds chirping. Dam, I forgot to close my shades, It's only 6am. Falling back asleep is futile so I get dressed and walk downstairs. I get out a bowl and grab my rice krispy cereal. As I poor milk over it starts to snap, crackle, and pop. A grin creeps over my face and I begin to eat. After waiting for what feels like forever I can finally leave for school. I hop into my 1990 F150. I rebuilt it two years ago and it runs great. Plus it's a hot car. I can't wait to see Tris today. But how am I going to protect her from Marcus?... I ponder this thought for the rest of my drive. I park my car next to Tris's car and walk into the school. As I impatiently go through my first two classes I think about what Tris and I are going to talk about today. When the bell rings to end second block I nearly sprint to gym class. Before I can even look at Tris Max calls attention to the class. "Attention today we are splitting up. The boys will run the cross country course and the girls will work out in the work out room! Now go!" I get one glimpse of Tris as I run out of the gym. She seems perplexed. Maybe she wants to talk to me too? Hope fills my chest. I finish the course first but Zeke catches up to me and cuts me off. "Hey. Man. Why were you running so fast today?" He pants, out of breath from trying to keep up.

"I'm just happy today I guess."

"Wait did something happen between you and Tris? Uriah told me about her date…"

"Yea she showed up at my house last night and we talked for a wile."

"No way man! High five!" I just give him my "are you serious" look. He smiles, shakes his head and walks away.

Tris POV

I wanted to talk to Tobias but Max split us up today. Maybe we can talk after school. I mean I don't have anything I particularly want to talk about. I just want to talk to him. When we get into the workroom Christina and I decide to work on the elipticals. "Okay let me have it."

I say to her.

"How could you just leave like that?" She looks kind of distressed, "It was so rude."

"I'm sorry I just couldn't stand how much Eric loved to talk about punching other people." I say dryly, "I can't believe Will is friends with that guy."

"They're neighbors, their parents kind of made them be friends." Christina explains. "Now where did you go after you stormed out? I know you didn't go home because after Will and I finished eating I went to your house and your car wasn't there."
"I kind of went to Fours house…" I say suddenly ashamed that I went there.

"Oh! That is so cute!" She sequels, "You and Four would make the cutest couple!" At that more than half the girls working out gave me glairs.

"We're not dating." I hiss, embarrassed by all the attention I'm suddenly getting. That's when Silvia decides to walk past Christina and I. "Four would never be attracted to someone as unattractive as you anyway." She smirks and walks out of the workroom. Max announces that the class is over and we leave. Christina and I are walking to lunch when Tobias suddenly shows up. "Hi girls." He says and smiles a little.

"Hey." We say and then Christina says "Will is over there I'm going to see him." She nudges me and walks off. Then it's just me and Four, walking in silence. It's a comfortable silence though. As we reach the cafeteria he says. "Hey do you want to hang out after school today?"

"Sure, meet me by my car after school." He smiles and we sit down at our table. Suddenly my night looks much better. "What are you two smiling about?" Uriah asks looking so innocent. "We were just thinking about the prank someone is about to play on you." Four replies, lying with ease. The smile drains from Uriah's face and it's kind of funny. He starts to look around and seems to be set on the edge a little.

The rest of the day passes slowly. Mostly because I am counting the minuets till I get to see Tobias. By the time I get to my car he is already leaning up against his truck. "Follow me home?" I ask and he nods his head. As I drive home I keep looking up into my rear-view mirror to catch glimpses of Tobias. I don't let myself look too long though. My eyes need to stay on the road. I pull into my driveway and he parks behind me. I hop out and walk over to him, he looks nervous for some reason. "Come on in, I promise no one will bite." I tell him. He smiles slightly and follows me inside. "My moms out of town for the week with my dad so it's just my brother and I right now." I tell him so he won't expect to see my parents. "Caleb stays late at school because he works in the library, so right now it's just us."

"Tris, Uriah told me that you went out on a date last night." He looks surprised for a moment and then looks at me. "What happened?"

"Well. Christina asked me to go out on a double date with her and Will. I wanted to be a good friend so I said yes (and you had been ignoring me). When we got there, my date was this guy named Eric. He didn't talk to me until I started a conversation with him. Then he continued to tell me how much he loved to beat people up and I left. I ended up driving to your house."

"I know Eric. He is an asswhole. I'm glad you didn't stay." He hugs me.

"Me too. There are WAY better fish in the sea. Do you want to watch a movie with me?" I tilt my head up trying to look at him.

"Sure. You can pick."

"Alright! Come on!" I grab his hand and drag him into the living room. Scanning our movie collection I decide to watch Thor: Dark World, mostly because I think the actor who plays Thor is hot. I put the dvd in the player and sit on the couch next to Tobias. I lean my head on his shoulder and he puts his arm around me. In the middle of the movie Caleb comes home. "Tris I'm home! I'm going upstairs to study!" He yells.

"Okay I'm watching a movie!" I yell back.

"Is that the extent of interaction you two have?" Tobias asks. I can feel his chest rumbling as he talks and I let his voice fill my head. I could just listen to that voice all day, I think and it's probably true. "On school nights yea. Caleb is always studying. Always." When the movie ends Tobias looks at his watch. "I should probably head home." He says, "It is a school day tomorrow after all."

"Okay I'll see you tomorrow." I say and hug him. We walk to the door. I watch him get into his truck, he waves to me as he backs down the driveway and drives away.