Alright, this is it. Last update was the 20th of August and I'm sorry it took so long until you guys got the final chapter. But during this time I've moved to a different country, changed schools and left my family and friends. It's safe to say that I've had A LOT going on.

I finally finished the last chapter and I'm sad that I won't be taking it any further than this, but I feel like a 3 year jump would allow me to finish the story in the best way, giving every character their own closure. My love for writing grows every single day and letting a project like this go is hard. I started writing it in 2014, published it on January the 13th in 2015, changed it so many times since and now 2016 is coming to an end. Almost three years of writing and developing this story is now over and it breaks my heart a little.

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Epilogue - 3 years forward

Tris

"I mean it," Tobias shouted angrily. "You're not leaving this training room until you've thrown up at least once. C'mon youngsters, keep it up!"

"Four, you don't' think you're being too hard on them?"

"Absolutely not. Look at them slacking. It's pathetic!"

I laugh a little. "Well, if you say so. You have after all been an instructor for two more years than me."

"Exactly. I know what I'm doing."

"Alright, well I'm gonna go talk to Fiona. She looks a little helpless over there."

Tobias smiles. "She reminds me of you, you know."

"Really? How?" I say, partly out of curiosity.

"Different reasons." He grins, and it's obvious that he won't say anything else.

Wanting to ask more, I push back another question and turn to walk over to Fiona who's fiercely but tiredly hitting one of the punching bags with an iron wooden bokken. I stop a few feet behind her and watch her technique. It's clear that she needs to work on her footwork and balance. She uses her arms too much, forgetting the advantage of her feet.

"Hey," I say.

She turns around quickly as if she didn't expect someone to sneak up on her, which she probably didn't. "Instructor," she says and it's still odd hearing someone calling me that.

"You can call me Tris, it's fine."

She nods. "Tris."

"How is it going for you over here?"

"Okay I guess. I'm just trying to figure out a way to not having to throw up like Instructor Four said we had to."

I smile. "He's just trying to scare you guys. It's fine. You won't have to throw up."

She exhales with relief and I'm surprised that she actually believed him.

"Do you want some help? I was watching your technique and it could use some work."

Her face expression tightens but she doesn't flinch. I know giving criticism is a part of the job and I've accepted that. "Sure."

I grab another bokken from the wall and stand in front of her. "Alright first, plant your feet wide. It's more than necessary to use them."

She does and then she asks me something I wasn't expecting. "Are you and Four dating?"

Without answering I strike my bokken at her and she's fast enough to answer it with her own. "Don't step into the strikes, step through them," I say. "And I don't see how that's any of your business?"

"It isn't. But it's pretty obvious." This time she strikes at me but I'm already there and I manage to shove her backwards, causing her to lose balance.

"See? Footwork. Balance. Plus you didn't step through the strike, just into it, and like that you won't get enough force to push back." I widen my feet. "How is it obvious?"

"Just from the way you two look at each other. Especially when you think none of us are watching. There's been some talk and everyone is convinced that you're a couple."

"Some talk?"

"Yeah, first it was just like a rumor but now people believe it. We're like waiting for a more obvious sign than just a desperate gaze between the two of you."

I strike at her again with the bokken; more force this time and she meets it with her own. One, two, three hits then I bring her bokken down to the ground so that it's stuck underneath mine. She tries to wiggle it free and let's out a frustrating noise. She moves her right foot forward and manages to kick my bokken out of my grip. Just as she raises hers again I grab a hold of it and bring it down so that her body flips around it and she lands on her back.

"You need to work on your defense," I say. I offer her my hand and she takes is. I pull her up and she stands to brush of dust from her jeans. When she looks up she doesn't look at me, but at the curious glances from around the training room.

I turn my head to the sound of someone applauding. "Now that," Tobias says, "is what I would call a real battle. Nice work Fiona. Sorry you had to lose though."

"I'm cool with that," Fiona says and takes her bokken from my hand.

"Alright guys," Tobias says more loudly this time. "You can leave for the day. Today's training was, well, pathetic. Tomorrow I need to see more from you." He waves his hand as if being totally uninterested. "You're dismissed."

Within two minutes they're all gone and it's just me and Tobias left in the training room.

"So," Tobias says and starts walking toward me. "What do you want to do before the party tonight? Maybe we could just go back to the apartment?" He puts his arms around my waist and pulls me closer.

"Actually," I say and avoid his lips. "I was thinking I'd go talking to Will. I think he's still pouting over it all."

Tobias sighs but lets me go. "Yeah, okay. I'll stay here and do my own work out for a while then."

"You're too good," I say with a playful smile. "Bye!"

I don't have to look for Will very long until I found him, right by the chasm in a small hidden corner where we used to hang out and talk back when we were initiates. He still goes here sometimes, usually alone.

"Hi old friend," I say and take a seat next to him, letting my feet dangle over the edge.

"Hey," Will says, still looking down.

"You okay?" I ask, knowing the answer already.

"What do you think?"

To that I say nothing. Instead I say: "It's been almost 1 year Will. You guys tried to make it work, but now… you just have to let her go."

"I know that," he says. "Some days it's just harder than others."

"I know."

"Tris," he says quietly. "Can I ask you a question?"

"Yeah, sure. Anything."
"Do you ever think about Al?"

I'm surprised by his question and I have to look at him to see his facial expression, but he's still looking down. "Sometimes."

"I do, a lot. I wonder if it was something we could have done. You know, to save him."

"I thought that too, for a long time. I even blamed myself, but we just can't think like that Will. Al made his choice, and it was an awful one and I wish he hadn't. God, I even wished it would have been me instead." I take Wills hand in mine. "But he's gone, and we're still here and I know that he would have wanted us to live on. It's okay to not feel guilty."

"Yeah, I guess. It's just hard-"

"I know," I say and squeeze his hand a little harder. "I know."
We sit there quiet for a while. It's nice to just let your thoughts relax sometimes, only listening to the roar of the chasm, as I have many times.

"So," Will says after a few moments. "Have you talked to her lately? Is she happy?"

"They are." He nods. "Uriah actually wanted to tell you that he was sorry and that he never wanted to go behind your back in any way."

"I know that. I'm not angry with him, or Christina. More at myself, for screwing up the only good thing I had going in my life."

"You didn't screw it up Will," I say, almost too angrily. "You just weren't meant to be."

"I heard they're having a moving in party tonight."

"Are you gonna go? I think you should."

He smiles a little. "I know you do. I was actually thinking that I would. Like you said, I need to move on. Plus I still care about her and I want to show her my support. If they're happy, I'm happy for them."

"That's good Will," I say. "Really good. But you know they're not getting married right?"

He laughs a little, stands up and offers me his hand. "Not yet anyway."

I say goodbye to Will and start walking towards my apartment. Lost in thoughts I don't notice Christina coming up at my side.

"Tris?" I jump at the sound of my name. "You in there?" She waves her hand in front of me.

"Yeah, sorry."

A grin tugs at the corner at of her mouth. "What were you thinking about? You're usually so aware of everything going on around you."

"You really want to know?"
"Always."
"I was thinking about Will."

The grin disappears and she shifts her eyes in front of her. "Oh."

"He said he would come tomorrow. He wants to show you guys his support and that he still cares for you."

"That's what he says."

"Christina, you keep saying that you're over him, that you have been ever since you guys broke up, but you if you were you shouldn't still be upset with him."

"I'm not. I just don't believe him. Tris he shut me out for so long after I broke up with him, even though he agreed it was the right thing do to. That made me not trust him."
"But that was so long ago now. He's really trying, and I think you should too."

Christina sighs. "Fine. I will try."

I take her hand in mine. "That's all I'm asking for."

She smiles a little. "I actually had to tell you something."

"Yeah?"

"Four wanted me to tell you to meet him in the office. Why I don't know."

"Alright, thank you."

"Of course. Boss."

I roll my eyes. "Don't. Just don't."

I open the door to the office to find Tobias in the chair behind the desk. He smiles and gestures me to sit down in front of him.

"I know it's mainly your office but sitting in this chair makes me feel-"

"Ordinary?" he says. "You're not, trust me."

"That wasn't what I was going to say."

His smile widens. "Well, whatever it was it's not true."

"So," I say. "Why did you want me here?"

"I got some news from Jacob, and he told me that they'll be having a final decision meeting next week. A voting will be held with an equal amount of people from each faction and the factionless. We'll know the same day after the meeting."

"Oh my god Tobias, this is great news!" I stand up, too excited to be still. "I can't believe they actually agreed to it."

"I know, and it's all because you Tris. A year from now, there might not be any factions left. We'll all be equals."

"I just can't believe it."

"I can, " he says and walks around the desk to put his arms around me. "You worked so hard for this, to make this city a better place for us, and our future generations," he pauses for a few seconds. "Max would be proud."

My heart breaks a little at the sound of his name. "You know that it's six months ago today?"

He nods. "I also know that if he were still here he would fight like hell by your side to fulfill what were trying to do. His heart was as pure as yours is."

"Do you miss him?"

"Everyday."

"I do too."

I stand in front of the mirror; trying to apply the mascara that Christina gave me for my birthday. I think she has shown me how to do it millions of time but I ever seem to get it right. Eventually I give up and walk out of the bathroom.

"No luck?" Tobias says while buttoning his shirt.

"No…" I say and stalk into the bedroom. I can at least wear the outfit she picked out for me, a black strapless dress with an A-line skirt that fits closely around my waist and slightly wider at the bottom around my knees. I strip out of my clothes and slip the dress over my head. She was right about it showing off your curves, though mine aren't very notable.

"You look stunning."

I turn around to see Tobias leaning against the doorframe with his hands in his pockets. He gestures me his arm. "Shall we?"

I smile and take it, and we leave the apartment.

When we reach their apartment I can hear loud music from inside, proving that when Christina said something small, she lied. Despite the music almost echoing down the corridor, I knock on the door, not wanting to overdo my welcome. When the door opens I'm so surprised by who it is that I drop my small bag on the ground.

"Peter?" I say.

He bents down to pick up my bag. "Hello Tris. Four."

"What are you doing here?" Tobias says harshly.

"Ease up Four. We're all friends here."

"I wouldn't exactly call you my friend."

Before Peter gets the chance to reply, Christina appears behind him. "Tris! Four! You made it! Come on, come in!" She grabs my wrist and pull me with her inside the apartment. Tobias silently follows, taking my bag from Peter.

The entire apartment is filled with people dancing, drinking and laughing. The flickering light changes color every few seconds and it's an odd sight to see in the caves of Dauntless. "Wow," I shout. "This is really something."

"I know right," Christina says and reaches for a cup of something from the counter.

"Sort of ironic to have a moving in party and you can't really see the place," I say.

"Well, you know me and my parties. They start out like this, then I kick almost everyone out and it's just us left."

"Sounds like a plan."

Dancing has never been my strong suit so I walk around and talk to people instead. Tobias doesn't dance either, but Christina physically forced him to dance with her. I stand remotely in a corner of the apartment, watching Tobias bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet, looking uncomfortable and Christina slinking in a circle around him gracefully. I can't help but laugh when Tobias suddenly trips over his own feet and has to steady himself on a boy next to him. It's funny how his smoothness in battle doesn't reflect over his dancing at all. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn around to see Marlene and Lynn standing in front of me.

"Having fun?" Lynn says, her arm around Marlene.

"I am yeah."

"I'm not," Marlene says. She glances around the room with an angry look on her face.

Lynn makes a noise that sounds like something between a chuckle and a snort "Ever since this one came out of the closet she thinks everyone else has too."

"I swear that girl was flirting with you!"

"She wasn't," Lynn says. "She just smiled. Smiling is normal you know."

Marlene rolls her eyes. "I still think she has an eye out for you."

I can't help but ask. "Who?"

"That annoyingly pretty girl over there," Marlene says and throws her head slightly to the side, "with the pink stripes in her hair."

I turn my head to look. Marlene was right, she is pretty.

"Be careful," Marlene says. "If you stare too long she'll think you're gay too."

A loud voice drowns my laugh. "Party's over everyone! BYE!" The lights are switched on and the crowd starts to slowly move towards the door.

Tobias appears by my side, lacing his fingers with mine. "You okay there?"

"Yeah. Just enjoying watching your kick-ass moves on the dance floor."

"Don't remind me." He presses his lips to my temple. "C'mon, Shauna said she and Zeke had some announcement to make."

We take a seat around the living room table with everyone else. I didn't see him earlier but sitting across from me alone in one of the chairs is Will, looking like he's out of place. "I'm going to go sit with Will," I say to Tobias.

"Hey," Will says as I sit down next to him.

"Hi, I'm glad you came."

He smiles a little. "Yeah, me too. They seem really happy." I follow his gaze to Christina sitting in Uriah lap, kissing Christina's shoulder."

I nod. "Yeah they do." I look back at Will. "Are you? Happy I mean."

"I will be, someday," he says a little sadly.

I take his hand in mine, something I usually do with Will. "I know you will."

After a few minutes of chatting, Zeke stands up and clamps his hands together. "Okay everyone. Me and Shauna have an announcement."

The voices fade out completely and everyone stares intensely at Zeke.

"I guess there's no better way to say this so I'm just gonna say it. Shauna is pregnant!"

I exhale with astonishment. Of course Christina is the first one to speak. "Oh my god for real?"

She stands next to Zeke. "It's true. We just found out a couple of days ago." She lays her hand lightly on her stomach. "Eight months to go."
Before I can say something my voice is drowned by the loudness of everyone else's cheers and laughter.

"I can't believe you're going to be a baby daddy Zeke," Christina says cheerfully as she hugs him.

Zeke smiles, and it's the brightest I've seen in a long time. "I never knew I wanted this," he says and takes Shauna's hand, "but now I can't imagine anything else."

I can't help but feel a twinge of longing as I watch Zeke proudly stroking Shauna's belly. It's been over three months since I saw my parents. I've been so busy and I haven't had the time to go see them. A part of me hasn't wanted to see them either, the reason being that I'm afraid. I'm scared that they won't approve of my project. My dad has always been traditional, and even though he agrees with the fact that our faction system creates more problems than solve them, he still wants it to exist. It's always been in Chicago and if-

"Tris?" If will have to wait. "Did you hear me?" Tobias says.

"No," I run my fingers though my hair. "Sorry, I didn't. What did you say?"

"That it's time to go. Everyone is leaving."

"Oh, yeah. Okay. Let's go then."

I hug everyone goodbye before we leave and congratulate Zeke and Shauna one more time. Before the door shut behind us I glance back into the apartment, seeing Zeke and Shauna embracing each other and I feel the ghost of longing again. This time more faded.

"This isn't the way," I say as Tobias suddenly takes a left turn into another tunnel. "I thought we were going to the office?"
"We have time for that later. I want to show you something first," he says without glancing sideways.

I smile. "I thought I knew every square of this headquarter by now."

"You probably do yes."

"Then what-"

"Shhh," Tobias whispers.

I don't ask anything else. Instead I let him lead me through the tunnels. Through the tunnels to the- "The chasm?" I say discontented. "You wanted to show me the chasm?"

"Follow me."

The chasm is one of the places that I'm most familiar with in Dauntless. I walk behind Tobias down the narrow slippery path that I've must have walked thousands of times. I barely notice the river spraying cold water on my ankles, or the shimmering light coming from above. Instead of sitting down we lean against the cool stonewall, Tobias's arm around me. The fast-moving black water rushing beyond the edge is more peaceful than frightening at this point. This is where I come for comfort and I've never been hurt here. Well, hardly ever.

"Do you remember the first time I took you here?" Tobias says.

"Of course I do. I could never forget."

"You know," he says and pauses for a few seconds before he continues. "I can't pinpoint the exact moment that I fell in love with you, and I think that's because it was always there. Even before I met you. I was in love with the idea of finding someone like you. Someone who understood me and who loved me for all the ways that I am me. When you came into my life it was like you're were a light guiding me towards what I'd always been looking for. You." Tobias usually never talks like this. Not unless something's happened.

I look up at him. "Tobias are you-," I say but he continues as if I hadn't spoken.

"We've been through a lot together and it's made me realize that we are always and absolutely better together. I've never been good with words and I just wish I knew the right thing to say, the right thing to do, to make you understand how much I love you."

"I do understand." I untangle myself from his arms and stand in front of him. "You're underestimating yourself because all of those words you just said, are more than enough to convince me that you love me. You don't even need words Tobias, cause I already know. I know you love me as much as I love you. That's never going to change."

He nods. "Since the first time I saw you, since you jumped into that net, I've belonged to you." He detaches himself from the stonewall and places his cool but soft hand on my cheek. "I'm not going to get down on one knee. I'm not going to ask you a question. I just want to spend the rest of my life with you. If you want it. If you want me."

To stun to say anything, I throw my arms around him and he embraces me and lifts me up in one graceful movement. I feel his strong muscles under my hands as I run them over his back. My knees feel suddenly weaker as his lips silently shapes my name. I pull away slightly and he cups his long finger under my jawline and touches his lips to mine, a kiss that catches fire and escalates to several ones. Hot relaxed slow kisses that speed up as our heartbeats do. A mixture of tongue and teeth, a nip at my lower lip and heavy breaths. When we separate at last I manage a whisper: "Tobias Eaton. Did you just ask me to marry you?"

"Is that a yes?"

"Yes."

Again, thank you for everything. Be brave! -s