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Tris POV
"Spill," Christina says after dragging me into her room. I came to her house like I had said, now she, Marlene, and Shauna are crowded around me waiting for an answer. Lynn had soccer practice and couldn't come.
"What?" I ask, playing dumb. I know she wants to know about Tobias, but I'm confused because I haven't really given her any reason to be suspicious. Well, except for our conversation last night…
"You know what I'm talking about! What happened between you and Four?" she asks. I cringe when she says his nickname, it feels so foreign now.
I sigh. I didn't realize how much I've dreaded this moment. "Well… I don't know where to start," I say.
"How about you start with when he kissed you?" Marlene pipes in.
I stare at her with wide eyes. "How-how did you know about that," I stutter.
"Never have I ever, Four drank when Lynn said that she'd never kissed a girl," Shauna says.
"He could've kissed someone else," I reason.
"No, impossible. Four has pushed away every single girl in the history of existence. Except you," Christina says.
"He took me out last night," I admit, and all three girls start to squeal in delight.
"I told him," I say to Christina.
"I told you he wouldn't hate you," she says.
"Told him what?" Marlene asks.
"Nothing," I say.
"What else?" Shauna says eagerly.
"He told me his name," I say.
"Tris, he's never told anyone his name. Ever!" Christina exclaims.
"He must really really like you, like love and marry like you," Marlene says, and I stiffen.
There's nothing that's happened to me that particularly points to an explanation for my discomfort, but I always been nervous about the idea of getting married, having kids. Forever just feels like a long time, and so many people turn away from me at one point or another that I'm afraid something like forever wouldn't last.
"I don't think he loves me," I say quickly.
Marlene is about to say something else, but Shauna stops her. "Only time will tell," she says, "And then you kissed?"
I take a deep breath, and say, "Yes." Another round of squeals follow.
"And now you're together! Gosh, you two are so perfect for each other!" Christina says with excitement.
"It's not that big of a deal," I mumble, trying to get them to calm down. In reality, it kind of is a big deal. He's my first boyfriend, my first kiss… and I wouldn't rather have it be anyone else.
"Yes it is!" Marlene declares, and I sigh.
"When's your next date?" Shauna asks.
"I don't know," I say truthfully. Tobias didn't ask me out again, and I haven't talked to him since yesterday.
"We're going to get you ready next time!" Christina says, and I groan.
"Is that really necessary?" I ask.
"Yes Tris, it is! You have to be perfect!" Christina says.
"Fine," I say reluctantly.
I then hear a buzz, and look down at my phone to see that Tobias texted me. I smile.
T: How's my beautiful girlfriend doing? ;)
"Is that Four?" Christina asks. I nod, and they squeal even more.
Me: Can't complain about much these days :)
T: That's good to hear, I wish I was with you right now
Me: Good luck getting to me, I am currently trapped and being investigated
T: I could come save you if you'd like
Me: There's no way Christina's letting me get away without answering all of her questions
T: Then I'll see you afterwards…
Me: Is that an invitation?
T: All in your mind, it is all in your mind ;)
Me: You look so tired of living, like a kite… I'll see you at six
T: Kite, kite, kite… I'll pick you up, see you then :)
A/N: If you're confused, they're quoting song lyrics, it's Open Season by High Highs (great song btw, you should all give it a listen)
Me: Can't wait ;)
"You two are so cute! We need to get you ready!" Christina says squealing. Only now did I realize that they were reading over my shoulder. I sigh, but really, what else should I expect?
Marlene and Shauna squeal in agreement, and I really do have no choice. I conceded earlier, and now I have to follow through.
I woke up extremely late this morning, so I was rushed and came to Christina's house still wearing pajama pants and slippers, with only a simple grey sweatshirt. I am quickly changed into skinny jeans and an ocean blue chiffon blouse. Marlene comes up with the idea to pair it with gold jewelry, and suddenly I have a bracelet on my wrist and a necklace on my neck.
I am whisked away to the vanity next. "Not too much," I plead.
"But Four will love it!" Christina argues.
"No, he won't. Hasn't he turned away cake faced girls for years?" I fight.
Christina sighs, and says, "Fine, it'll be really simple." I smile, knowing I won this time.
She just puts on some concealer and powder on my face, then eyeliner and mascara on my eyes. Nothing dramatic or too girly, and it's just perfect for me. Shauna curls my hair and then brushes it out, making it looser.
I look at the clock, and it's already 5:30. "We need to hurry, I still need to get back to my house," I say.
Shauna throws me a pair of black flats, and they rush me out of the house and to my car.
"Make good choices!" Christina yells as I drive off, and I roll my eyes.
I get back home with fifteen minutes to kill before Tobias gets here. I find myself getting nervous, increasingly nervous. Why? I don't know, I shouldn't be nervous. Even so, my mind riddles the wildest possibilities of how everything could go wrong.
I see his car pull into my driveway, and I walk out.
Tobias POV
"Order, order! A meeting of the Secret Society of Brothers will now commence," Zeke says, and I rolled my eyes. I don't know how I ended up being dragged here again.
"First order of business is to discuss last night's events," Uriah says looking at me, "Now spill."
I sigh, and say, "It turned out being more of a date than I thought."
"Details!" Will shouts, and Uriah hits him.
"You're acting like a girl, maybe we should send you over to Christina's house to participate in Tris's interrogation," he says.
"Shut up," Will mumbles.
"So you kissed her?" Zeke asks, getting to the point.
"Yes," I say smiling, thinking of the amazing moment.
"And are you two together?" Uriah asks.
"Yes," I say. I think of Tris, she would hate these one-word answers.
"Then I guess that's all that matters," Will says, "Have you asked her out again?"
The smile is wiped off my face. "No," I say. I completely forgot, how could I be so stupid! She might think that I'm questioning our relationship.
"Do you think she's mad right now?" I ask.
"Woah, calm down dude. Tris doesn't seem like the type of girl to get worked up over little things," Zeke says, and I relax.
"You should ask her out, though. Text her at least," Will adds.
I take out my phone, and realize that I haven't really used her number that much. I'd rather talk to her in person.
"What should I say?" I ask nervously. Why do I do this? Every time I think about Tris, I get butterflies. It's so much easier to talk to her in real life, I don't think I can stand waiting for an answer, or having to over think before I send something. When we're together, it all just comes naturally.
"Hi? Ask her how she's doing? Make sure to compliment her though, girls love that," Uriah says.
"How would you know, Uriah, you haven't had a girlfriend in a year," Zeke says, and Uriah shoves him.
"Just trust me," he says.
I finally decide what to send to her.
Me: How's my beautiful girlfriend doing? ;)
It's simple, but I worked in a compliment like Uriah suggested. I feel a buzz, she replied pretty quickly.
T: Can't complain about much these days :)
I read the reply aloud, and ask, "What in the world is that supposed to mean?"
"I think that's supposed to be a good thing, think equivalent of great or awesome," Zeke says. I smile, Tris would never reply with just a great or awesome.
"But how do I reply to something like that?" I ask.
"Say that you wish you were with her, girls go crazy over that sort of stuff," Will suggests.
Me: That's good to hear, I wish I was with you right now
T: Good luck getting to me, I am currently trapped and being investigated
"She told me that she was being investigated," I say.
"Well we already knew that," Uriah says.
"Offer to go and get her, be the knight in shining armor. Take her on a date from there," Zeke says.
Me: I could come save you if you'd like
T: There's no way Christina's letting me get away without answering all of her questions
"That didn't work, she just said that she's trapped," I say.
"Christina would let her go if she knew you were taking her on a date," Will says.
"You just have to be direct with her, yet subtle," Uriah says.
Me: Then I'll see you afterwards…
T: Is that an invitation?
"How do I reply to this?" I ask after reading it.
"You have to be witty and charming," Zeke says.
"How in the world am I supposed to do that?" I ask.
"I don't know, be smart with it. Is there a cute way you talk to each other or something?" Uriah suggests. I try to think, not really. Then I get it, we talked to each other in song lyrics last night. I decide to go off of that.
Me: All in your mind, it is all in your mind ;)
There, it's not super straightforward but you can tell that I'm joking. Hopefully she knows what song I'm referring to.
T: You look so tired of living, like a kite… I'll see you at six
I sigh in relief, she got the song and now we're set.
Me: Kite, kite, kite… I'll pick you up, see you then :)
T: Can't wait :)
"I'm picking her up at six," I say.
"What are you going to do?" Zeke asks.
"No clue," I say. Only now do I realize how clueless I am about all of this, I have never had a girlfriend before and I don't know how to make her happy.
"Dinner?" Will suggests.
I shake my head, and say, "I took her on a picnic yesterday, and I don't know how dressed up she'll be."
Uriah bursts into laughter, and we all look at him like he's crazy. "She's still with Christina, Four, she'll be plenty dressed up," he says.
"Has she hinted at anything? Girls say little stuff casually about places that they want to go to," Zeke says.
I think for a second, but I don't recall anything. "Nope," I say.
"She's probably assuming that you're taking her out to eat, so get a quick bite somewhere casual, and then take her to do something fun," Will reasons.
An idea pops into my head. "Okay, thanks guys. I should probably get going," I say. I don't actually have to go, I still have two hours until I have to pick up Tris, but I don't particularly want to stay here.
They all say some sort of goodbye, and I drive home thinking about the date tonight.