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Tris POV

I quickly say goodbye to Four at the end of the class period and head to Calculus. It is boring as ever. I don't think I've ever hated a class as much as I hate that one.

Soon I am off to Spanish. With Christina, great. "What was that?" she asks me as I walk into the room and sit down.

"What was what?" I ask, I honestly don't know what she is referring to.

"You and Four, something is going on," Christina says, "I can tell."

"We're just good friends, that's all," I say.

"That's a lie, he likes you and you like him," she says.

"No, he can't like me. He doesn't know me," I say, "No one can like me."

"Tris, literally every guy in this school stares at you. I don't know what you're talking about," Christina says honestly.

"Christina, trust me. No one can like me," I say, choking up a bit now. I don't really want to go into the details, but I know that I will have to.

"You know you can tell me anything, right Tris?" Christina says, looking at me with concern.

"Later, okay?" I say. She nods understanding, and class begins.

We walk to Chemistry when the class ends. When I walk in, Four is already in the classroom. His blue eyes look up to meet mine, and we both smile. I don't stare for too long, but I can feel his eyes linger on me as I sit down. Christina is watching us from the next set of desks.

"Hey," he says.

"Hey yourself," I say.

He is still staring at me. "What?" I ask.

"Nothing," he says.

"That's crap, it's something," I say.

He smiles, and says, "Okay."

"Have I ever told you how much I hate one word answers?" I ask him.

"No," he says, his smile growing.

I shake my head, and he laughs.

I am about to continue when class starts. The entire period I am very aware of Christina and Four both staring at me. I know why Christina is staring, but Four, I don't know.

The bell rings, and Christina drags me off before we reach the cafeteria.

"I don't care if you say no one can like you, Four obviously does," she says. I sigh, I'm getting kind of tired of this.

"I assure you that he doesn't, he's a great friend and that's it," I say.

"How are you so sure anyways? He hasn't said it," I continue, curious.

"When someone likes you, they don't always have to say it. You can always know by the way they treat you, and trust me, Four treats you differently than anyone else in the world," Christina says.

"Whatever, we need to get to lunch," I say. I have no choice but to keep denying it. I would be nice to have someone that likes me, but no one can.

I get more of a lunch today, hopefully I will avoid any comments. When I come back to the table, everyone is quiet. I sit down, that's unusual.

Everyone is looking at me. "Why does everyone keep staring at me?" I ask.

Christina laughs, and everyone else starts to get lost in conversation.

"So Tris, are you coming?" Shauna asks me. I wasn't paying attention until then.

"I'm sorry, to what?" I ask embarrassed.

"Shopping!" Christina squeals.

I roll my eyes and say, "I haven't really been given much of a choice in the matter. Even if I refuse, I have a feeling that Christina will drag me. So yes, I'm coming."

I half listen to the rest of the conversation. Lynn completely refuses to join us, she is lucky.

Lunch is soon over, and the rest of the day goes quickly enough. Everyone at our lunch table is in our gym class, which is nice. It is better having friends, I've noticed, I'm not nearly as lonely as I was at my old school.

I go to the gym again after school, working through my normal routine. I cut it a bit shorter, though, I don't have time to run into Four today. I enjoy seeing him and talking to him, but I have to go to Christina's in an hour. I have to tell her about myself, and I have to go shopping. Fun.

Four POV

The next two periods of the day are torture, any distance between me and Tris is unbearable. I don't know at what point it happened, but the feelings I have became stronger, and the emotions only continue to grow. I want to be with her so much, it hurts when we are apart.

I walk into Chemistry, and Tris isn't there yet. The wait is excruciating, but I smile as I see her blonde hair walk into the room. She looks back at me, and smiles too.

As she sits down I become nervous, scared even. Maybe I'm scared because she means more to me than any other person. She is everything I think about, everything I need everything I want.

And all I can say is, "Hey."

"Hey yourself," Tris says.

I can't take my eyes off of her. I know she notices, I don't care. I can't stop looking at her, everything about her is perfect.

"What?" she says.

"Nothing," I say.

"That's crap, it's something," she says. I love it when she is witty like that, it's a side of her I rarely see yet enjoy the most.

I smile, and simply say, "Okay."

"Have I ever told you how much I hate one word answers?" she asks sarcastically.

I grin even wider as I say, "No." She shakes her head at this, and I laugh.

Class starts, but I don't even attempt to pay attention because I know that I can't with Tris sitting right next to me. With her, it's different, everything's different. Everything's okay.

A period of daydreaming later, it is time for lunch. I want to walk with Tris, but Christina pulls her away, oh well.

I walk into the cafeteria, and sit down.

"Have you told her?" Zeke asks.

"Told who what?" I ask, and try my best to look confused. I know exactly what he is talking about, I just like to get on his nerves.

"You know what I mean," Zeke says, "Have you told Tris that you like her?"

I sigh, and say, "No, it's not that simple." I don't know what she thinks of me.

Christina walks up to our table, and says to me, "I told her."

"You told her?" I ask.

"Yes, I told Tris that you like her, and she didn't believe me. She's called me crazy, but today she said that no one can like her. Like, what does that even mean?" Christina says.

"You told her?" I repeat, in disbelief. Why…

"I don't get that," Marlene says frowning.

"No one can like her? Every guy at this school stares at her," Uriah says.

"That's what I told her! But she doesn't believe me, gosh I wish she wasn't so darn stubborn," Christina says.

I am in a state of incredulity. No one can like her… I don't know why she is putting herself down. She is faultless in every way possible.

Conversation ceases as Tris walks to the table, and everyone is looking at her. "Why is everyone staring at me?" Tris asks.

Christina laughs, but Tris doesn't know that we were talking about her. Right now, she looks confused. Normal conversations starts, and I don't pay attention.

Tris is sitting across from me again. Looking at her gives me butterflies, it sets me on fire from within and I just want to be closer to her. I debate the entire lunch period whether to say something, anything to her, but every time she is around, I am speechless and breathless.

It stays that way for gym class as well. I watch her, I want to say something to her but I don't know what to say. What do you to say someone that you like, that thinks that no one could ever like them? I feel lost in space.

Eighth period passes, then ninth and tenth. I look for Tris again at the end of the day, but am yet again unsuccessful. Maybe I'll see her at the gym.

Zeke catches up with me before I leave the school. "The girls are going shopping, so come over to my place after you're done with the gym," he says.

"Okay, sounds good, see you later," I say. I don't really want to go, but I feel obligated to.

"See you later," he says.

I drive to the gym, and when I walk out, I am disappointed. I don't see Tris here, I wonder where she is. I hope she isn't trying to avoid me.

I push through my workout, and then I have to go to Zeke's house. Fun.