A/N I own nothing besides my OC's. If any of the scientific procedures are not accurate I'm sorry in advance.

I sit in the small lab in Dauntless with the contents from Max's stomach in front of me. Nothing, there is nothing but bile. I take a swap of it before putting it in the tester. While it runs I get the nicotine patch that Marlene has taken from Max to test. Clipping a small part of it off I soak it in a solution to break up the chemicals to get a good read from. Once the second test is running I wait as the first can do its work, going into the infirmary to check on Max and any other patient my need me. Knocking I peek in at Max and find him awake and talking to Mazikeen in hush tones. He looks up catching my eye, "do you need anything?"

"Have you found anything more out?" He sits up farther in bed.

"Not yet, I have to test running. The results should point me in a good direction as where to go next." I tell him stepping farther into the room.

"When can I get out?" Max tries to stand but Mazikeen keeps him down with a gentle hand on his shoulder.

"Not until tonight." Crossing my arms. "I want to monitor you though the day and if all goes well you will be sleeping in your own bed tonight."

"Just as stubborn as your father." Max shakes his head.

Mazikeen gasps, "Your Alec's daughter?"

"Yes." I smile.

"I should have known, those eyes. Only Blaines' have those eyes." Mazikeen shakes her head. "I'm so sorry for your father. He was a brave man."

"I know and I thank you." I wrap my arms around myself. "I honor him by using the name he chose for me."

"Max has told me about you. I just never put a face to the name." She gets up and gives me a quick hug before going back to Max.

"Well it is good to finally good to see you, Mazikeen." I step back to the door.

"Maze, please." She smiles.

"Than please call me Kave. I will let you have your privacy. Let someone know if you need anything." I wave before leaving the room. Once in the hallway I take a deep breath before going back to the lab. Both tests have had time to finish. The contents of his stomach show nothing of interest but the patch shows trace levels of aspirin. I call Eric.

"Eric." His gruff voice comes over the phone.

"Is that how you talk to a lady?" I joke.

"Baby, what is it? Is Max okay?" His voice takes on a layer of concern.

"He is fine I just checked up on him. He is awake talking to Maze." I look back down at the lab work ups. "Max's nicotine patch was tampered with."

"How so?" Eric is back to being gruff.

"Aspirin was found on it where there shouldn't have been." I tell him calmly. "Do you want to be with me when I tell them?"

"Fuck, yeah I am on my way." Eric ends the call.

True to his word Eric walks in moments later pulling me into a kiss. Knocking once again on his door I walk in this time with Eric at my side.

"How is everything going?" Max asks the youngest leader.

"No problems besides you being in here." Eric answers.

"Than why do I have the displeasure of having your ugly mug at my bed side?" Max jokes as he looks from Eric to me. "What's the news, Kave."

"Your patch was tainted. It was dosed with aspirin. I am starting an investigation on what happened with the help of Eric." I tell them my findings.

"Keep me informed." Max says looking years older.

During my lunch break I grab a burger from the dinning hall before going to the tattoo parlor. Eric is there on his tablet with his phone pressed to his ear. "I don't want to hear any excuses! Give me the name of the messenger that delivered the last batch of medication to Dauntless. With holding this knowledge is against the plea Erudite took with the fall out from four years ago. Not another word besides the names of everyone with access to the medication department as well as the messenger that delivered lot #839220." He pauses a moment flicking through something on his tablet. "Don't bullshit me, Jeanine, you know everything that happens in Erudite."

I narrow my eyes at her name and walk up behind Eric, laying my hands on his shoulders. I notice Tori for the first time inking my name into his arm. "You really did it."

"Was that my daughter's voice?" I heard over the phone.

Eric smirks up at me. "Jeanine the last I heard was that your child disowned you. And my girlfriend is none of your business. I want those names Jeanine. One hour is all you have before I turn you over to Jack for trial. Dauntless refuses to play your games this time." Eric ended the call before turning more to Tori. "All done?"

"Yep. You know what to do." She puts a cover over his tattoo before getting up to clean up. "McKaven, Bud has what you ordered in the back. I will get it."

"What did you order." Eric gets up pulling me in, kissing the bruise he left on my neck.

"Here you are." Tori came back holding a clear case with a tongue ring inside. It is black the last but the word is different. I turn away from Eric to change it out in the mirror. I stick my tongue out at him. The word HIS proudly written in the center of the circle stud.

"Fuck." Eric pulls me out of the parlor. "Take it out of my points."

"She already paid for it!" Tori yelled at our retreating backs.

I pull Eric to a stop. "I have to get back to work. Plus we have to find out who did this to Max."

He puts his head to mine. "I know. See you tonight?" I nod as he gives me a kiss before stating to walking away. He stops as his phone rings. "Do you have the names now, Jeanine?"

A/N In my mind for this story Eric and Max never helped Jeanine. They just played along enough to get evidence to stop it. They stopped the first war but Jeanine has something new up her sleeve. Let me know what you think. I only own my OC's and story twists.