Okay guys, just a few quick things before you read this chapter: this is another continuation chapter. This will be the last part of it, so it is also in Tobias's point of view. I broke it up so that you guys would get more updates plus I like cliffies x3 To my confused reader, yes, the conversation with Evelyn was real, but the whole point of Zeke telling Tobias that he's out of it is to show how sucked into his mother that he is. His conversation with her was kept quiet, so no one at the table even realized it was happening. Tris's reaction to Evelyn stems only from the short greeting she got from her. Tobias was so involved in the conversation with his mother that he didn't realize Zeke was speaking to him. After Zeke says that he's out of it, he replies "I know." This shows that he's conscious of how much he's letting his mother get to him, and also that he acknowledges the battle going on inside himself. I won't say too much more about that battle because that is going to unfold more in the story. I hope that clears it up for you and any other reader that was confused. Now, off to the story and the reviews ;)

Tobias

As I walk back to the control room, Evelyn's words echo in my head. If you're smart, Tobias, you'll make Prior a thing of the past. I know she doesn't like Tris because of everything that happened during the war, but I don't know what makes her like Nita so much. I'm not really sure how she knows her to begin with. They were introduced when Nita was brought into the city, but I can't recall any other time that they have interacted. Of course, I'm not around them every minute of every day, but if they were becoming friendly I would have found out about it at some point. When we were outside the fence, Nita said that she had come from a different experiment, one that didn't have factions. Had she been watching the factionless on the monitors? If she had, she'd know all about Evelyn. Did she seek her out to get to me? How did she get so close to Peter? Has Evelyn made an alliance with Peter, too? Nita was working to overthrow the Bureau, Peter was working with Dauntless and Erudite to overthrow Abnegation, and Evelyn was working to overthrow the faction system and everyone in it. Was this the thread that tied them together? Were they also tied together by their hatred of Tris? After all, she is the one that interfered in all of their plans and stopped them.

I sit down at my desk and decide to finish out my day by actually doing work. Before I know it, it's time to leave. As I'm about to head out the door, Zeke runs up to me.

"Hey man, you ready for tonight?"
"Yeah, I guess," I shrug.

I can't say that I'm ever thrilled to go to a party. There are always too many people there and it's always so noisy. I'd rather stay in my apartment and sleep.

"Don't worry about layers. No Candor or Dauntless tonight."
"Who are you and what have you done with Zeke?" I joke.

It's not like Zeke to not make us play Candor or Dauntless.

"I promised Shauna that everyone wouldn't stay too late. Ya know," he winks and nudges me in the side.
"More than I wanted to know," I shake my head as I walk out the door.

I go to grab some dinner before the party since I don't want to drink on an empty stomach. Zeke never has anything but alcohol at his parties. I really hope Tris is still with Christina. Everything's been so weird lately and I can't get Evelyn's words out of my head. After I finish my food, I decide to get it over with: I head to Zeke's.

When I open the door, there is already a room full of people. I see Zeke, Shauna and Uriah in one corner, and on the opposite side of the room I see Christina. She looks fairly normal for once. She doesn't have an overabundance of makeup on and her clothes look more comfortable and practical. Tris must have given her a make over. Before I can even wonder where Tris is, I see her come out of the kitchen with a drink in her hand. She looks like she usually does after spending time with Christina, but for some reason there's something that looks different about her. She doesn't stand out to me like she usually does.

A few feet away, I see Nita talking with a couple of people. Her long hair is swept up into a straight ponytail, makings her features stand out more. She has on clothing that hugs her body and shows her curves. When I look back over to Christina and Tris, my eyes are met with a cold, hard stare. Her nose is slightly flared and her skin has turned a light shade of pink. She was watching me.

I walk over casually and decide that I better just try to play it off.

"Hey I've been looking for you," I say as I wrap my arm around her.
"I saw you looking at her," she says coldly.
"I was just looking around," I reply calmly.
"That's not what it looked like to me," she replies sharply.
"That may be true," I pause, "but what I said is also true."

She scoffs. I grab a drink and take a long sip. She and Christina wander off, conversing with different people and dancing a little. I go to get another drink and suddenly Nita is right beside me.

"I thought I saw you here tonight," she grins widely.
"Yeah," I grunt.

I'm still not sure about what's going on with her and Evelyn, or her and Peter.

"So I was thinking," she leans closer to me, "maybe we could get dinner together sometime."
"No, thanks," I say, turning away from her.
"No one would have to know," she says looking in Tris's direction.
"I think plenty of people would know," I scoff.
"Well then maybe you shouldn't worry about what other people think."
"Well maybe," I begin, but pause when I remember where I am.

I glance around the room and see Tris staring at us.

"This really isn't the time, okay?" I move away from her.
"We'll talk later," she smiles and walks away.

Tris avoids me for the rest of the night. The hours pass by quickly, and before I know it, the party is over. I've had more drinks than I could dare to count, but I grab one more to take with me. After I say my goodbyes to everyone, I see Tris storming out the door. I follow her. We wander the compound in silence. She's several feet ahead of me and I stumble after her, spilling a little bit of my drink as I run into a wall. She gets to our apartment first, but it takes her a moment to find her key. She's just opening the door as I approach her, and when I make it to the doorway, she walks in and slams the door in my face.