Chapter 14

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A/N: I have decided to let Millennium Prep come to an end, sooner than expected. I will be ending the story with Chapter 20, the Epilogue. I will write a sequel, ONLY if you guys want me to.

Tobias

Today is my 17th birthday. November 13th. I wake up and get in the shower. I mindlessly let the water run down my back as I think. I can be drafted into the army now. (A/N: I know, you have to be at least 18 years old, well this is an AU fanfiction. So yaaaa. It will be alright, I promise.)

I remember when I was younger, my father would beat me. He always told me that I needed to be more tough, to join the army. I don't know why, but I have always wanted his approval, even though -many times- he stated he didn't care about me.

I chuckle lightly at this, at how the tables have turned. Now, he cares, because I am the best quarterback in the state of Illinois that is in high school.

Today are basketball tryouts. I pack my Jordan's into a bag along with last year's jersey and shorts.

I walk downstairs to find Marcus and Evelyn sitting at the bar. Evelyn usually works night shifts at the hospital and some days as the school nurse.

"Happy Birthday, Son," they say in unison. I put on a fake smile and give them a hug before I run out the door to Tris's house.

Tris

I grab Tobias's present off the top of my armoire. I got him a new lacrosse shaft for his stick and some dip dyed mesh for his head.

The shaft is navy blue and has gold and white stripes along it. The mesh has the same color and design.

Tobias said he just got a navy blue head a few weeks ago, so I didn't buy a complete stick.

The total of the present was $260 dollars. I hope he likes it.

I hear the doorbell ring and I run down the stairs with the present behind my back.

I open the door and he greets me with and hug and a kiss on the forehead. I can't hug him back because of the gifts behind me.

"Happy Birthday," I say, I then hand him the wrapped presents. "You didn't have to get me anything."

"Yes I did, a boyfriend as perfect as you deserves something!" I walk into the kitchen with him close behind. My parents come into the kitchen a few moments after we do.

"Happy Birthday, son," my father says. Tobias smiles a big smile. "Happy Birthday, Tobias," my mother states. She runs over to him and gives him a hug and pats his back.

"You've grown up so fast! I remember when you and Tris played together while your mother and I had tea."

"Thanks Mr. and Mrs. Prior."

"Open them," I say, gesturing towards the wrapped presents he set on the countertop. "I hope you like them."

I put the shaft in a small rectangular box and I tapped the mesh packet to the box, so he is currently pulling off the wrapping paper. My father opens the back door leading to the garage and he takes the suitcases out with him, my mother however stays to watch.

"YOU DIDN'T!" He practically squeals once he gets the shaft completely out of the bubble wrap and box. "You sound like Christina," I state matter of factly and mother starts laughing.

He is examining the shaft when he comes across what I did. I got a note engraved at the bottom of the shaft. It curves around the shaft.

The note reads,

I love you, Tobias -Tris

"I love you, Tris." With that he pulls me into a hug and he kisses my forehead. I lean into his embrace a place a kiss on his lips. He kisses back softly, aware we are in front of my mother.

"There is more, check the side of the box."

He pulls the package over to us from the counter and pulls off the mesh. "I love it!"

He engulfs me in a hug -a warm bear hug-. "This is the shaft I've been wanting! It was so expensive," Tobias says once I pull away from his hug.

"I know, I over heard you, Zeke, and Uriah talking about it." He kisses me gently on the lips.

"Thank you for everything."

"You're welcome."

"Yall are so cute," my mom states. We both laugh. Tobias pulls his phone out of his back pocket and snaps a picture of the mesh and shaft, you can see my signature with the heart at the bottom.

A few minutes later I am tagged in Tobias' post. The caption reads,

Best gift I've ever received! Thanks trisprior for the shaft and mesh! I love you, babe!

My photo tag is where the message is. I smile and we head out the door to Starbucks, then school.

School is pretty eventful, the usual. I get my report card today. Also, Christina keeps nagging me to try out for basketball cheer, but I don't want to.

I just got my report card, all "A"s, the usual.

"No Christina, I don't want to try out for basketball cheer! I think it's stupid," I say, with agitation dripping from my remark like water from a leaky faucet.

"Fine, Tris. Suit yourself," she states, slamming her locker door, "also, Four plays basketball, so I thought you'd like to see him play more."

I didn't know Tobias plays basketball. If he has tryouts, then how am I going to get home?

I stop by the gym and look through the window in the door to find Tobias and Zeke doing lay ups. I walk in and they stop. I think it is because I am sending him a death glare.

"Tobias James Eaton, get over here right now," I exclaim, not too loud, but not too soft. Zeke backs away and raises his hands and Tobias walks over to me and stops, his head lowered.

"I love you," I say, then I press a kiss to his cheek. He sighs and I playfully punch him in the chest. "I didn't know you had tryouts, so I don't have a ride home."

"Oh, I thought you were trying out for basketball cheer. Let me go get my keys and you take my car home."

He returns a minute later with his keys, "Can you pick me up at 6," he asks me, I nod and he pulls me into a long hug. I place my head on the crook of his neck and whisper,"Good luck, Tobias."

I pull away and head for his car.

I finish my homework rather early, so I decide to practice my music for band. I pull out the new piece we got, the title is Brave Spirit.

I practice the mallet part at measure 72, which basically is the pentatonic scale at a fast speed.

I look at the clock, it reads 4:32pm. I have about an hour and a half to myself, so I grab my lacrosse stick, it has a silver shaft, with a neon yellow head with white mesh.

I run upstairs -stick in hand- and throw on an old lacrosse jersey and lacrosse skirt. (A/N: Look up girls lacrosse uniforms to get a better idea.)

I run outside, after grabbing my stick off the dresser and begin throwing a ball at the rebounder, after catching it from the rebound, hurtling the ball out of my stick into the goal across the yard.

I throw the ball and it bounces off the goal pipe, and hurtles back at me. Luckily I dodged it before it hit my face.

I decide to go grab my eye mask, then I run back outside.

As I run by the deck, I hear my phone ringing. I answer it to hear Tobias on the other end," Tris, it's 6 now. Where are you?"

"Oh! I'm sorry, I'll be there in a minute," I say, frantically running in the house to grab his keys.

"I'll see you in a few," I state, hopping in his BMW and backing out the garage.

"I love you," he says. "I love you, too," I say back, then he hangs up.

When I get to the school, it's already dark and cold. I pull up at the front and hop out. The cold November air bites my bare skin, this causes me to run faster, my cleats smacking the concrete. I am thankful for elites, because they are the only thing keeping my legs warm.

I walk into the gym to see Tobias sitting with Zeke, Uriah, Will, and a few others. "Tris got game," Zeke says, this causes Tobias' head to shoot up, directing his gaze on me from his phone.

"I've always had game, unlike you, Zekey." This remark causes the boys to laugh at him. "I love you Zekey, now lets go Four."

"I want to see this so called game you have one day, Prior," Zeke says. "You will."

I see a smile grow on his face when he looks at me. I suddenly get conscious of my appearance because all the guys are staring at me. I go to run my fingers through my hair -which is knotted at the end from the wind- but they get caught in my eye mask which is resting on my hair line.

I give a weak smile and Tobias hops up from the bleachers, he greets me with a soft, quick kiss on the lips.

"Bye guys, I hope yall make it," I say sweetly, waving my fingers. Tobias holds his hand out for mine, which I grasp. We exit the gym, walking hand in hand to his car.

Once we step outside, I shiver from the cold. Tobias wraps his arms around me. His warmth radiates through me. I hug him tighter. I inhale, the smell of sweat and deodorant fills my nostrils.

"Before you say anything," Tobias says, breaking the silence. "I know I smell horrible."

"Indeed, but I love you anyways," I say with a slight giggle.

"I love you, too," he says, then he drops his bags, picks me up by my armpits and spins me, once he finishes, he kisses me on the lips, then we proceed to the car, after he picks up his bags, of course!

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and our tris to Paris is coming faster and faster, and trust me, I wouldn't want it any other way.

It's a Saturday morning when I hear the doorbell ring, it's about 12 noon. I open the door, there stands Tobias holding a togo bag of Diprato's and he has his lacrosse bag in the other.

"I brought your mother, yourself, and I some lunch."

I throw my arms around his neck, and place a kiss to his lips. Once I pull away I take the bag of food from him, he then exposes a bouquet of expensive roses. "Here, I was getting lunch and I thought of you."

"You're the best, you know that?" He smiles and we walk inside. In the kitchen sits my mother, who is digging through a bag of keys.

"Mom, Tobias brought lunch," I say, setting the bag down on the newly cleaned countertop."He also brought me some roses." I take a quick picture of us for Instagram.

Tobias sets his lacrosse bag down next to mine -by the back door-, then he passes out the food.

"Thank you, Tobias," my mother says, taking off her glasses."I got the keys for our house in Paris, it's fairly large, and it has a great view of the Eiffel Tower. I will drop you guys off at the airport with the keys, when you arrive in Paris, my chauffeur, Edward will take y'all there. You guys can drive the Mercedes."

"That's wonderful," Tobias says,"that reminds me, we need to go get our international driver's licence today."

"Yea, let's go after we finish here, then we can play lacrosse when we get back."

A/N: Well, Paris next chapter! There will be smut. Sorry for the late update and short chapter!

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