The campus is much bigger than I had originally thought. When I got off of the train with Christina, I had only really caught a glimpse. We had seen the main building and then I had gotten caught up with trying to find Dauntless that I never paid attention. The second we leave the steps of Dauntless I feel free; and completely terrified. I try to keep up with Tobias' long steps, but it's difficult as he's much taller than I am.

"Slow," I tell him, almost jogging so that our steps match. "I'm short, remember!"

He grins down at me, but slows his pace. "Sorry," he tells me. "How are you enjoying the tour?"

"This is crazy," I tell him. "I've never seen something quite this large. I mean, yeah there's the city, but we never really went anywhere besides where we were meant to. And this is…all just one place. It's like its own little city."

"With its segregation, of course," Tobias says. "Expect in the city, it's a thousand times worse."

"What do you mean?" I ask, confused.

"It's still frowned upon here. But as this is still school and you're still learning while you're here, and figuring out what it means to be loyal to your community. You're still allowed to mingle here, though most people don't outside of their dorms."

"With the exception of siblings, right?'

He shrugs. "That's still incredibly rare to happen," he says. "I've never seen in. And I'm sure the reason your brother took so long to get back was because he was researching if it was even allowed. If it was against any kind of law, we probably wouldn't have even gotten a response. Even if he had said no."

"Erudite is strict?"

"It's one of the worst dorms here."

"Is that your prejudice talking?"

He grins. "Partially. But no. Really they think they're better than the other dorms and sometimes they've tried poaching."

My eyes narrow. "Poaching? That can't be legal."

"Erudite doesn't care about legal. They care about pushing out the best and brightest students. The ones that will help secure a better and brighter future," Tobias says, his jaw clenched. "They don't care about the rules. They want what they want and if they don't get it, they'll try everything to make your life miserable so you have no choice but to turn to them."

I watch him curiously. "And when did they try to poach you?"

Tobias glances at me, surprised, though I'm not sure why. We've spent a great deal of time together and I've never read something as intently as I do Tobias' face. "Am I that obvious?"

I shake my head. "I just know how to read you."

"It was about a month after I originally showed up. I had already finished the initial part of my training, but I had the highest marks in computer sciences that they had ever seen. They cornered me and made the offer."

"What was the offer?"

"Money. Luxury. All of the things that I had been raised to shun my entire life. A high paying job in the city. The place that I never wanted to return."

"You never told me that."

"That I never want to go back?"

"Yeah."

He shrugs. "It's not really a big deal."

"It's kind of a big deal when you tell me that you'd go back with me if I don't make it in Dauntless Why don't you want to go back?'

He looks uncomfortable, scratching at his neck. He's obviously keeping something from me and I wish that he wouldn't. I wish that I knew what was bothering him.

"Tobias, please?"

He sighs. "I don't want you to look at me like I'm a victim. I'm not that scared kid anymore. I've changed. I've grown."

"I don't know what you're talking about right now and to be honest, it's kind of freaking me out," I say, taking his hand. "Please just talk to me."

"My father used to beat me," he says after a beat. "And the mandatory draft is the only reason I'm still alive."

My jaw drops and I am unable to keep the shock from my face.

"See? That? That is exactly what I didn't want."

"What?" I'm confused.

"You pity me."

I shake my head. "Tobias, I could never pity you. I just…" I pause. "The strength you have. Your courage is more than I could ever hope to have. I can't even…begin to tell you how much I look up to you."

His eyes soften, but he still doesn't say anything.

"This isn't pity," I tell him. "This is love."

"What?" he sounds surprised.

"What, I'm not as easy to read as you?"

He shakes his head and steps forward so that there is no space between us. "No, I just…I've been waiting for you to say it back."

"Say it back?" I ask, confused. And then I remember. After our first night together, really together, his arms wrapped around me. I thought I was dreaming. I had no way of knowing if he really meant to say what he said. "I didn't mishear you."

"I thought you were trying to spare my feelings or something," Tobias grins. "I was…nervous. Thought it was the stupidest things I could have done. Tell a girl you love her after sleeping with her. That's like the biggest no-no."

"It wasn't like it was spur of the moment," I tell him. But now I have to clarify. "Right?"

"Of course not," he says. "I love you, Tris Prior."

I feel a blush creeping up my neck, but I don't fight it away. I smile up at him. "You do?"

"Yes, and you love me."

"I do."

"You do."

I chew on my lower lip. "Am I allowed to kiss you here?" I ask him. "Out in the open, no one watching."

He looks pained. "They're always watching, Tris. The Courtyard is one of the most heavily surveillance areas of the entire campus. "But I wish I could kiss you like you've never been kissed before."

"All of your kisses are ways I've never been kissed before."

"The same goes for me."

"Is it bad that I like that I'm the only girl you've been with?"

He grins. "No. Because I like that I'm the only guy."

"You'll always be the only guy for me, Tobias," I sigh happily. "It's strange to admit that because we're so young and I've never been in love before, but you're standing in front of me and I know that it's real. None of this is a game."

"No games, Tris. Never any games."

I smile happily up at him and then let out a sigh when he looks at his watch. "We need to get going, don't we?" I ask.

He nods. "Yeah, we do. But on the bright side, the sooner we get this taken care of, the sooner we can get back to the dorm and back to my room where it's not surveillance and you can kiss me all you want."

My smile widens at the thought of that. "That's a great plan," I tell him. "A fabulous plan."

"I tend to have them now again."

I laugh as we separate and continue our journey to Erudite.