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****Tobias's POV****

I pick up Tris in my Jeep. The summer sky is still a light blue for being nine o'clock, and the moon shines so much that I'm sure the bonfire won't be necessary for light tonight. That's a good thing, too, because the weather has been particularly dry lately and one little spark could set a cornfield ablaze.

Tris wears clothes matching mine, and I smile. Any awkwardness lingering from the previous night has now vanished completely from between us. I flash her a smile before taking the short drive to the cornfield. A path has been cleared out so that cars can park farther in the cornfields instead of blocking up the roads.

Farmers don't really care that the kids clear out areas in the corn. Who knows, maybe they're afraid we'll attack them like in Children of the Corn? Whatever the reason, delusional or not, they let us host parties as long as the law is not broken. Of course, it always is, but we hide it good enough.

Once I park, we jump out of the Jeep and join the others. We easily spot Christina and Will, but Caleb and Susan are nowhere to be found. Christina waves at us, and just as she does a dark-skinned boy stands beside her and waves, too.

Christina turns and smacks his arm with mock irritation, and I can't help but notice the wink he gives Tris, who blushes. I grab her hand as we approach the group.

"Hey, Will. I thought you were playing tonight?" I ask him.

He shrugs. "We destroyed too much equipment at our last gig, so we have to get it fixed before we can play again. Looks like you'll have to wait for the next party."

I nod and the dark-skinned boy leers at Tris. "Hey, Tris. You're looking good."

"Hey," she says. "Four, this is Uriah. He was at the first cornfield party I went to."

He sticks out his hand at me and I begrudgingly take it. He shakes my hand with ferocity and smirks at me. I can't tell if he's benign or not yet, so I decide to keep my distance.

"You're the lucky guy who got Tris?" he asks me. I falter, and he chuckles. "I'm just messing with you. I've got a girlfriend; Marlene. She should be around here somewhere," he says while looking around behind me.

Just then a girl with an easy smile and bounce in her step wraps her arms around Uriah's waist. She kisses his temple and he wraps his arm around her shoulders.

"Here she is!" he announces.

Tris giggles. "Are you two engaged?"

Marlene pouts at her. "No, not yet. Uriah's too afraid to ask me."

He puts a hand to his chest to pretend to be hurt. "What? Come on, I'm waiting for the right time?"

She puts a hand on her hip. "And when exactly is that time going to come?"

He pulls her close and kisses her on the lips briefly before pulling away with a smile. "Hey Marlene, wanna marry me?" he asks.

Just like that, she nods her head. The two have a lighthearted relationship, and Marlene must be tough to put up with his constant flirting with other girls.

"Four, long time no see," a male voice says behind me. It sounds like… but it couldn't be…

"Eric?" I ask, turning to see him. Tris flinches and bury's herself deeper into my side at the sight of him. My arm wraps around her protectively, which just sets him off more.

"In the flesh," Eric says with his arms spread out. He steps closer to me and puts a finger on my chest, digging in deeply. "Now, you listen here. You're going to come with me, alone."

I give Tris a look and release her, knowing I can take Eric on. Unless of course Peter has rejoined him, and I doubt that. I look back to see Uriah rubbing Tris's head and her laughing, and I feel a knot in my stomach.

"It sucks, doesn't it? Seeing her with him," Eric says mildly. I don't respond to him.

He grabs the collar of my shirt and swings me around. I consider punching him, but again see Peter's face as he lay in my yard, bloody and broken. I hold back the hit for now and decide to hear Eric out.

"I've decided to enlist your help, Four."

"I'm never going to help you," I spit out.

He wags a finger at me in a way a parent might to a mouthy child. "Now, now, Four, just listen to me. It involves Peter. I want to get him back. I know he has something to do with Julia running off, again, and I know you still have a bone to pick with him."

"No way. He helped Tris get away from you."

Eric smirks and lets go of me. "I figured you'd say that. Oh, well, and here I was going to tell you about his latest plan to get Tris…"

My hands ball up into fists. "He's engaged to Lauren-"

"And you think he likes her? Hell no! He wants Tris."

"He didn't at his apartment," I counter, crossing my arms.

"You know what? Fine. I just thought you'd be able to see through his little plan. He's here tonight, with Lauren. She's helping him, now."

I sigh. "You're insane."

With that, I walk away.

****Tris's POV****

When Tobias returns, his face is set in a scowl. He shrugs at me to signal we'll discuss what Eric wanted later. Uriah's jokes settle down once he returns, not wanting to offend Tobias. Marlene and I have been getting along swimmingly, and her and Chris have been making fun of Uriah and Will together. I'm happy that Tobias has returned safely.

As if the universe just wants to jinx everything I think or say, a scream erupts from nearby. Some more shouting soon ensues, and it's getting brighter outside.

"Fire!" someone shouts.

In the flurry of activity that follows, somehow Tobias's iron-clasp on my wrist is broken, and I am lost in the maze of corn that is now ablaze. I shout out for help, and see a familiar face. Eric. He grabs my arm and steps closer to me than I want.

"You getting a little hot, princess?" he asks.

"Did you start the fire?" I ask him, and receive a nod as a reply.

He grabs my other arm and begins dragging me deeper into the corn. I stumble after him and eventually ask what he wants.

"To get back at Peter and Tobias. You think they'll mind if you go missing? I know they will," he says with his mouth close to my cheek. I shudder in fear.

"Peter won't care," I whisper.

He doesn't say anything back, only drags me farther into the corn. The moon keeps everything lit enough that I can see. I turn in a last-ditch effort to get away, only to see someone else standing in the corn.

"Help!" I call out to the figure. It doesn't move. "Please!" I try. It still doesn't move.

Eric laughs and stops his progression. "Peter? Oh, this is too perfect."

Peter? Why isn't he helping me. I call out to him, "Peter!"

He doesn't move. What's he playing at…?

****Peter's POV****

Does she really think I'm going to save her a second time? The only reason I did at the dance was because I owed her after what I had done. Now, we were even. I didn't have to help her, so I wouldn't. I needed to get Lauren out of here anyway, as I had gotten turned around in all of the confusion.

Eric seems disappointed at my reaction and brings the two of them closer to me, as if trying to bait me into attacking. It's not going to happen. He even lets go of one of her arms.

"Come on, Peter, help her!" he mimics, and then laughs.

I move to turn around, only to hear Tris exclaim, "Peter, please!"

If I did hit Eric, I wouldn't be able to stop. I would end up just like Four who hit me until I was bloodied and bruised. I am not doing this.

I turn back around to face her. "No, Tris. We're even, remember? I don't have to help you."

She cries out a little, and I'll admit it affects me somewhat.

"Don't you want to get back at Eric, though?" she begs.

I shake my head. "Nope, already did that."

I hear footsteps behind me and hope they don't belong to Four. He'll think I'm somehow involved in capturing Tris from him again. Lauren stands beside me.

"Peter, what are you doing?! Let's go!" she says before seeing Eric and Tris. She immediately moves forward to help her, and I don't stop her. Lauren probably feels obligated to do this. She has to help her friend Four's fiance.

She punches Eric in the jaw, sending him reeling back. He must see the fire growing closer, because he abandons ship and runs out of our sight. Lauren mutters something and runs after him. That's when what I just said hits me. I was going to leave Tris.

I say, "Follow me."

By some miracle she doesn't question me and follows behind. I lead us in the direction I believe is the right way, and stop when I see Lauren, causing Tris to run into my back. She freezes when her eyes rest on what I'm looking at. Eric is burning.

Somewhere throughout their struggle, Lauren kicked him back and he tumbled into the flames. They lick at his flesh and slowly creep over his body and clothes. Lauren stands in shock, and I run and grab her. Tris holds onto the back of my shirt and coughs due to the fumes of Eric's burning skin. Lauren is traumatized by what she's done and can barely move.

I manage to get us all out safely and we collapse to the ground just beside the road, the grass beneath us warm and dry. I pant from the exertion and lay down on my back. Lauren's head rests on my chest, and Tris sits with her head in between her knees to keep herself from retching after seeing Eric's mangled corpse and hearing his blood-curdling screams of a fire-y flame taking over his body and turning him into ashes.

My heart is racing and I can feel it wildly palpitating in my chest. Finally, Lauren speaks.

"What the hell, Peter? You didn't help her!" she screams at me. I stay quiet and keep my eyes closed.

She smacks my chest in fury. "If you would have done something, I wouldn't have killed Eric! Peter!"

She begins to cry, and I know that her nightmares will be even worse now. Tris looks up at us just as I open my eyes.

"I didn't do it Lauren, because honestly I would have done the same thing! I knew if I tried to do anything, I would end up killing Eric! Thats why I didn't do it! I'm sorry, Tris," I say softly.

Lauren curls up into a ball and I whisper one word to her. Sorry.

A/N: This is the last update before next week! JerkNone and JerkZero are out for the weekend! Hope to have a new one up soon! Anyways, we have other Divergent stories on our page and are about to make a new one, so make sure you check it out!

Here's the Question of the Chapter: Anyone seen Children of the Corn?