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Tris POV
I wake up the next morning to the sound of my alarm clock. Great, it's Monday. I start to try to get up, but I can't. Then I notice Tobias in a tux next to me, and I am still wearing the same clothes from yesterday as well. We must've fallen asleep by accident.
"Tobias, wake up," I say, shaking him. He doesn't budge. I shake him harder, now getting a bit frustrated, but he still doesn't wake up. I am about to go get a bucket of cold water when I come up with a better idea; I kiss him softly, and finally he starts to stir and kiss back.
I pull back and laugh, and Tobias smiles. "That was the best way to wake up, a kiss from the girl that I love," he says.
I groan, and say, "Don't get romantic with me please, you have to leave and I already don't want you to."
"Why do I have to leave?" he asks, yawning.
"I mean, I guess you could wear that tux to school but I thought that you might like to change," I say.
His eyes widen, and he says, "I completely forgot about school. I'll see you there."
"I'll see you there," I say, then engulf him in a hug.
"I can't wait for the day that I will always wake up like that," he whispers into my ear, and it sends chills down my spine.
"Last night was the best I've slept in a while," I whisper back, and it really is true. I never realized that someone might be able to fight off the bad dreams that occur so often.
"Me too," he says, "I better go."
"Okay," I say, and squeeze his hand before he leaves. I sigh, and then lay back down for a few seconds. I can't believe that he stayed here last night, but it is even more unbelievable that I let him without a trace of fear.
I eventually get up, and get ready for the day. I surprise myself by picking out a dress today, a pretty simple and casual light blue one but a dress nonetheless. I do my usual natural hair that I just brush out, and then simple concealer and mascara. At the last second, I add a dainty necklace and earrings just because I know it will make Christina happy. Perfume? Spray. Deodorant? Swipe. Then I grab my bag and head downstairs.
I grab a quick breakfast bar and then drive to school. I park my car, and then I am immediately approached by a guy I recognize from Calculus. What was his name…
"Hey Tris," he says, smiling.
"Good morning," I say, continuing to walk.
"Hey, wait up!" he says, and runs after me.
I stop for a second and look at him expectantly. "Hey, uh I was wondering if you wanted to, um you know, get a coffee with me later?" he asks nervously. Wow, this is a first. I thought it was a miracle that one guy liked me, now two?
"Um, sorry, but I'm busy later?" I say, trying to come up with an excuse. I'm not completely sure if he means it to be as friends, or on a date…
"Ok! Maybe we can go out some other time?" he asks. Crap, he meant as a date. I have no clue how to put this nicely.
"Oh. I have a boyfriend…" I say, unsure of how he will take it.
"Oh, I'm sorry for bothering you then…" he says, and then walks off. I don't even know his name.
I am about to walk through the school doors when another guy comes up to me. I don't think we have any classes together, I don't recognize him.
"Hey Tris, I heard you broke up with that douche you were dating," he calls out.
"Excuse me?" I say.
"Four, I heard your tore his heart into a million pieces. How would you like to go out with a real man?" he says. I am disgusted by him, not only by his physical appearance but by his attitude.
"I didn't break up with him," I say.
"He broke up with you, same difference. I can give you the time of your life," he says.
"What's your name?" I ask.
"Eric," he says smugly.
"Well Eric, I happen to already have a boyfriend," I say, then start to walk away.
"Where are you going babe?" he asks, and grabs my arm.
I quickly turn around and punch him in the face, and he stumbles backwards. "Leave me alone," I say, and then quickly go inside. That was weird.
I encounter the same type of situation several times until I reach my locker; a random person that I don't even know asks me out, and then I politely decline and scurry off. I can only think of one reason for all of this: Christina.
Luckily, she is already standing by my locker. "How are you holding up?" she asks me with a sad expression on her face.
I ignore her question. "What did you do Christina?" I hiss, "Guys have been asking me out left and right all morning."
She puts her hands up in surrender, and says, "It's not my fault you look hot today!"
"Yes it is, but that's not the point," I say, referring to the fact that she forced me to buy this outfit.
"What's your point then? It's not my fault that guys are asking you out, you are single," she says defensively.
"Why do you think I'm single?" I ask her.
"You and Four broke up!" she shouts.
"No we didn't!" I say back, "A break is not a breakup."
"That doesn't mean you can't look at other options!" she says.
"I don't need other options Christina, we made up already!" I shout.
"Oh, well you could've just said that," she says.
"I want to know why the entire school thinks I'm single," I demand.
"Well… I may've told some people…" she says.
I sigh, and say, "Please don't do that again, some of the guys that came up to me are just plain creepy." I think back to that Eric kid, he was messed up.
"Ok, let's just go to homeroom," she says, and we walk in silence.
We walk into the room, and I immediately spot Tobias. He stands up when he sees me, and I nearly run over to him and give him a big hug. "Thank god you're here," I whisper into his ear.
He pulls back, and asks, "What happened?"
"I'll tell you later," I say, I know that class is about to start. I am about to sit down when another guy comes up to me. I can see Tobias glare at him, and Christina trying to hold in laughter.
"Hey, it's Tris, right?" he says. It's yet another person I don't know.
"Yes?" I say.
"Hi, I'm Alex. I was just wondering if you'd like to go out some time…" he trails off. I can tell that Tobias is about to explode in anger.
"Um, sorry but I have a boyfriend already…" I say.
"Oh, okay. See you around," he says, and then walks off.
When he is out of sight, Christina lets her laughter out. "It's not funny!" I say. Tobias is still fuming.
"That's what I was going to tell you later," I say, "That's the seventh time today, thanks to Christina."
"Christina," he growls in the most menacing voice I've ever heard from him, and his eyes shoot daggers at her.
"It was an accident! I didn't know that you two made up," she explains.
Tobias turns to me again. "They just asked you out? They didn't try anything?" he asks, concerned about my safety.
"One of them grabbed my arm when I tried to walk away, but I sort of punched them in the face," I say casually.
Tobias smiles, and says, "That's my girl."
The day goes by quickly, and before I know it, it is time for lunch. Tobias had held my hand in the hallway, and every girl in the hallway stared me down, but I don't really care.
We walk into the cafeteria together. Everyone else is already sitting at the table. Marlene, Shauna, and Lynn widen their eyes when they see me. "You forgave him?" Marlene spits out.
"Yeah, I couldn't bear the thought of us being apart," I say, and all of the girls except for Lynn say, "Aww."
As for Lynn, she gets up and grabs Tobias by the shirt. "If you ever hurt her again," she says threateningly, "It will be so much worse than last time." Tobias just gulps, and nods quickly.
Lynn releases him, and shoots him a fake smile. "Good, I'm glad that we have an understanding," she says, and then sits back down. Tobias and I sit down as well.
"What did you do to him?" I ask Lynn, eyeing her suspiciously. Tobias still looks nervous.
"Oh, I just gave him what he deserved," she says with fake sweetness.
"It was totally awesome!" Uriah exclaims.
"Wait, what happened?" Shauna asks.
"About a half hour after Four left Zeke's house yesterday, Lynn just shows up out of no where and says that she wouldn't leave until she talks to him. We told her that he wasn't there, but she just stuck around until Four showed up again about four hours later," Will starts.
"And then," Zeke cuts in, "Four comes, and we work things out. You know, whatever. Then Lynn comes into the living room from the kitchen, screams something, and then full out attacks him. We literally had to pull her off of him."
I look at Tobias concerned, and ask, "Why didn't you fight her off?" I know that he easily could've, he is definitely bigger and stronger than Lynn.
He shrugs, and says, "I know that I deserved it. But I wouldn't want to go through that again," and then everyone laughs.
"So, are you guys excited for the football game this Friday?" Christina asks, making conversation, "It's the first official game of the season."
"Hell yeah!" Zeke shouts, not taking notice of the odd stares he is getting from some tables around us. Well, that's Zeke for you.
"We are going to kick butt this season!" Uriah exclaims. He's the wide receiver for the team, Zeke is the halfback.
"That's right!" Will says. He's the kicker. All of them play for the varsity team.
"Are you coming to the game?" Tobias asks me. He's the quarterback, as well as the captain of the team.
I smile, and say, "Of course." My response makes him grin, I love that I can always make him smile.
The rest of the day passes by quickly afterwards, and then I just go home to do homework. I'm pretty sure that everyone in our group was going to hang out at Zeke and Uriah's house after school, but I honestly didn't want to be there. I haven't really gotten a night alone since I've moved here, and I have to say that I've missed it a bit.
Not that I don't like my friends. Things have been so much better, I've been a lot friendlier to all of them and sometimes, I even take part in their conversations that I used to not be able to stand. I can't believe that my life is actually this great.
Tobias POV
I wake up to the feeling of lips being pressed against mine, and without even thinking I know that it must be Tris. I begin to kiss back, and she pulls away, laughing.
I look around, and realize that I am in Tris's room. I must've fallen asleep here last night without even realizing it. "That was the best way to wake up, a kiss from the girl that I love," I say. It's true, I've never woken up better.
She groans, and says, "Don't get romantic with me please, you have to leave and I already don't want you to."
"Why do I have to leave?" I ask, yawning. I'm not exactly a morning person, it usually takes me a good twenty minutes for be to become coherent.
"I mean, I guess you could wear that tux to school but I thought that you might like to change," she says.
I look down, and my eyes widen. It's Monday morning, and I'm still wearing a tux. "I completely forgot about school. I'll see you there," I say.
"I'll see you there," she says, and then gives me a hug.
"I can't wait for the day that I will always wake up like that," I whisper into her ear. It sounds cheesy, but that's just who I am. I honestly cannot wait for the day that we are married, share a bed and a house and she can wake me up with a kiss every single morning for the rest of my life.
"Last night was the best I've slept in a while," she whisper backs.
"Me too," I say, "I better go." I don't want to go.
"Okay," she says, and squeezes my hand. I reluctantly walk out of her room, out of her house, and drive home to get ready for the school day.
I quickly shower, and throw on my usual jeans and t-shirt. I spend a while fixing my hair right, it's been getting a bit longer than I usually keep it but last week Tris mentioned that she liked it. Since then I've been more conscious of the way it looks, I want to look good for her.
Eventually, I drive off to school and park my car. I walk inside, and find Zeke by his locker. "Hey dude, how did it go?" he asks me when he sees me.
"It all worked out, we're good now," I say.
"Thank god, I don't think I could handle you being all upset if you two broke up," he says.
"Ha ha, very funny," I say jokingly, and give him a small shove.
"No, I'm serious dude. I know that you cried that entire time before you came back to my house, your face was so red and swollen so don't even try to deny it. You need her," he says.
I sigh because I know that he's right. "I know, it's kind of pathetic," I admit.
"It's kind of adorable, the big, mighty, intimidating Four falling for a girl and becoming a soft, lovesick puppy," Zeke coos.
"I can still be intimidating," I say sternly, giving him the deadliest glare I can muster.
"Holy shit dude, you definitely haven't lost that," he says, and then we part ways for homeroom.
I walk in alone, hoping that Tris is already there. She isn't, and I find myself a bit disappointed even though I know I will see her in a few minutes.
I sit there patiently until she walks in, and I stand up and smile at the sight of her. She nearly runs over to me, and gives me a hug. "Thank god you're here," she says, and for a second I'm confused. She know I was coming today…? Then I realize that something bad must of happened, and she needs me.
I pull back and ask her, "What happened?"
"I'll tell you later," she says. I am going to argue, but then I realize that class is about to start and there really is no point. I sit down, and Tris is about to as well when another guy that I don't know walks up to her. I shoot daggers at him.
"Hey, it's Tris, right?" he says.
"Yes?" she says expectantly.
"Hi, I'm Alex. I was just wondering if you'd like to go out some time…" he trails off. GO OUT SOMETIME? Who does this kid thinks he is? I am sitting right here, her boyfriend hearing another guy ask her out. I want to get up and punch him, no, knock him out, but I contain myself.
"Um, sorry but I have a boyfriend already…" Tris says. I knew she would say no, but gosh, the nerve of some people.
"Oh, okay. See you around," he says, and then walks off.
After he leaves, Christina bursts into laughter although I can't find a reason why. Maybe it was a prank? No, it's not funny at all. Not in the slightest "It's not funny!" Tris says.
"That's what I was going to tell you later," she says, turning to me, "That's the seventh time today, thanks to Christina." Seventh? God, I'm going to kill Christina…
"Christina," I literally growl, and shoot her the same glare that I used on Zeke this morning.
"It was an accident! I didn't know that you two made up," she explains.
"They just asked you out? They didn't try anything?" I ask Tris. If one of those stupid guys tried to make a move on her, they wouldn't live another day.
"One of them grabbed my arm when I tried to walk away, but I sort of punched them in the face," she says casually as if it's a normal thing, like going to the grocery store or parking a car.
I smile, I love how tough she can be. "That's my girl," I say.
After Drawing is over, we walk to class together and I hold Tris's hand. There is constant energy coursing through me, and I can't get enough. I don't think I'll ever get enough of that feeling.
We walk into the cafeteria together. Everyone else is already sitting at the table. "You forgave him?" Marlene spits out when she sees the two of us with hands adjoined.
"Yeah, I couldn't bear the thought of us being apart," Tris says, and all of the girls except for Lynn say, "Aww."
Lynn gets up and grabs me by the shirt "If you ever hurt her again," she says threateningly, "It will be so much worse than last time." I gulp, that experience definitely wasn't pleasant.
Lynn then releases me, and smiles. "Good, I'm glad that we have an understanding," she says, and then sits back down. Tris and I sit down as well.
"What did you do to him?" Tris asks.
"Oh, I just gave him what he deserved," she says with fake sweetness.
"It was totally awesome!" Uriah exclaims.
"Wait, what happened?" Shauna asks.
"About a half hour after Four left Zeke's house yesterday, Lynn just shows up out of no where and says that she wouldn't leave until she talks to him. We told her that he wasn't there, but she just stuck around until Four showed up again about four hours later," Will starts.
"And then," Zeke cuts in, "Four comes, and we work things out. You know, whatever. Then Lynn comes into the living room from the kitchen, screams something, and then full out attacks him. We literally had to pull her off of him."
Tris looks at me with concern, and asks, "Why didn't you fight her off?"
I shrug, and say, "I know that I deserved it. But I wouldn't want to go through that again," and then everyone laughs.
"So, are you guys excited for the football game this Friday?" Christina asks, making conversation, "It's the first official game of the season."
"Hell yeah!" Zeke shouts. Tris looks at him oddly, but his constant energy is something that you just have to get used to.
"We are going to kick butt this season!" Uriah exclaims. Very true, I have a good feeling about this year. We gained some great talent with the freshmen this year, surprisingly.
"That's right!" Will says.
"Are you coming to the game?" I ask Tris. I'm pretty sure she was planning to, but she never said anything officially so I'm just making sure…
She smiles, and says, "Of course," which makes me smile as well.
The rest of the day passes by quickly, and then I go to the gym as per usual. Usually Tris and I are here at the same time, and we work out together for an hour or so but today she isn't here. I wonder why, I hope I didn't do anything.
I go home afterwards, and shower before heading to Zeke's house. When I arrive, everyone else is already there.
"Hey," I say as I sit down on the empty side of the couch.
"Tris isn't with you?" Christina questions.
"No…" I say, confused. Then I notice that Tris is missing from the group, that's odd. She didn't say anything about not being able to come when we were talking about it at lunch, but then again, she didn't say anything about being able to come either.
"Do you guys think she's coming?" Christina asks.
Shauna sighs, and says, "I never know with her."
"What does that mean?" I ask defensively, not knowing if that was a negative comment or not.
"It meansthat your girlfriend is literally the most confusing person that I know," Shauna says tiredly.
"Is that a bad thing?" I ask.
"Not necessarily," Will says, trying to neutralize the situation. He's always the one that tries to stop arguments before they get out of control, but I can already tell that he won't be able to succeed today.
"Shauna's right," Marlene pipes up, "Tris is so confusing. Literally, she's fine and part of the group one moment, then she's all shy the next, and then hates us after that. And she gets upset over the most random things."
Now that was a mistake, and I think Marlene can tell when I glare at her, and say, "You don't know anything about her."
"That's not our fault! She won't tell us anything! It's like every part of her life is some big secret and we're not important enough to be given this sacred information," Shauna says. I am about to burst at the both of them, and I see Christina and Lynn getting angry as well.
"She had a hard life, it's not that simple," Christina says through clenched teeth.
"Well maybe if she just told us, we would understand," Marlene reasons.
Now I'm absolutely furious, and Zeke put his arm on mine, holding me back from attacking them. "Why would she tell you?" I ask in the most deadly tone, "You're supposed to be her friends, yet you're talking bad about her behind her back. Does that deserve trust?"
"Well…" Shauna starts, but I cut her off.
"Save it. If you have something to say to her, then tell her tomorrow. I'm not going to listen to this trash anymore," I say, and then get up to walk out. I can already hear Christina scolding them.
I want to call Tris after that, but I've been thinking more and more about what Zeke said this morning, how I'm a soft, lovesick puppy. I finally decide against calling, I don't need to be that boyfriend that checks up on their girl every minute of every day, always needing to know what she's doing that exact second. Plus, if she didn't come, then she probably just needs time alone.
I go to bed soon after I get home, still in a relatively bad mood after what they said about Tris. But then I remember that I'll see her tomorrow, and sleep overcomes me.
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed! Drama is brewing… ;)
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