Chapter 11- Tobias POV

Waking up to the irritating sound of beeping from the world's most annoying alarm clock every single morning; makes you immune to waking up at 7:00 am. My eyes flicker open as I take in my surroundings. Blond streaks of hair spread across the bed as I come to the realisation of the event of last night.

Abnegation.

I move my hand securely over Tris' stomach, pulling her in, protectively. She lies asleep peacefully, breathing rhythmically. I lie in bed for a while, relaxing until I hear Tris wake up. Running a hand down her hair, she looks at me and I smile.

'Morning sweetheart,' I say

'Sweetheart? Where did that come from?' She asks curiously, chuckling quietly while raising her eyebrows.

'Well you are extremely sweet and you are always in my heart'

She chuckles, 'I never thought strong intimidating Tobias could say anything that cheesy'

'Tobias can, Four sadly cannot,' I reply

'Well I certainly like Tobias better,' she whispers in my ear slowly and starts kissing me. I smile in between the kiss. I sit up, letting the duvet expose my chest. I place a hand behind my head. Noticing Tris glance at my chest, I smirk.

She intertwines our fingers, brushing her narrow fingers down my palm. She runs her hands up my expose back up towards my hair sending chills down my body. She gasps for air as we kiss and she smirks. Seductively, she climbs out of bed, removing the covers slowly exposing her bare legs. She rushes out of the bed and I jump off, chasing her.

She runs for her ensuite bathroom, instead fails as I chase her and engulf her in a tight hug, wrapping my arms around her waist, her back presses up against my chest.

'What do you think you're doing missy,' I whisper playfully into her ear, my hot breath sending shivers down her spine.

'Going to the bathroom,' she says innocently with a smirk on her face.

'I don't think so,' I say seductively. 'Come back to bed with me' I continue, kissing her neck.

'If only we weren't in Abnegation,' she replies in-between gasping for air. She loves to torture me

'You love to make me suffer don't you?' I express in a soft voice, switching to the other side of her neck, leaving a hot trail of kisses. She grazes her hands up towards my neck and hair.

'You're extremely funny, and not to mention cute when you are suffering' she whispers smirking. In one swift motion, I twist her around so that she faces me, our bodies pressing together. I kiss her longingly, affectionately. Butterflies still fluttering in my stomach as our swollen lips collide.

She pulls away breathless and to my disappointment walks towards her bathroom, swaying her hips as she goes, hypnotizing me.

I stand in a trance, mesmerized by her beauty.

I walk back to the bed and hear the delicately sound of the water running from the shower. I smirk to myself; I arise from my hypnotic state as I detect a perceiving sound. I hear a bombarding rhythm of footprints quickly approaching towards the door then voice.

'Tris!' Caleb voice echoes through the door, he knocks once then starts slowly turning the door handle.

I react to my first instinct.

I sprint for the bathroom.

I sprint like death was chasing me, turning the handle which is luckily unlocked and closing it silently on the other side. Letting out a gasp a breath that I didn't realize I was holding, I turn to see a look of horror on Tris' face.

Then it all comes back to me, Tris is in the shower.

Shock is written on her face as she covers herself with the opaque shower curtain and peers out of the shower, giving me a death stare.

'What the hell are you doing?!' she loudly whispers, knowing it's her parents' house. Before I can respond Caleb's voice fills the bedroom and bathroom, evaporating through the walls.

'Tris! Is my shampoo in your bathroom?' Caleb shouts

'Caleb! I am in the shower!' Tris shouts, annoyance erupting in her voice.

'I'm going to come in and get it okay?!' Caleb roars back.

'No! Caleb don't!' Tris screeches like burning rubber tyres. Too late.

I hear another wave of bombarding rhythm of footsteps coming to the door and realise I only have one option.

I go with my instincts, again.

I quickly, silently step into the shower with Tris. As soon as I step in she turns around, her back facing me and gasps, covering herself. I whisper for her to be silent and whisper an apology as Caleb comes bursting through the door. He scans the small basic mirror-less grey room, his Erudite qualities showing, for a few moments he stands there, before finding the shampoo. I bit my lip, trying thoroughly-although failing to be silent. My breathing is rapidly quickening. The thought of Caleb pulling back the curtain and seeing me in only my boxers and Tris completely naked terrifies me. I quickly shake the feeling off, and place a hand on Tris' shoulder, steadying her. She seems more nervous than me.

'Thanks Tris' Caleb says pleasantly as if he walking into her bathroom while she is in the shower is normal when they haven't seen each other for months.

'You're welcome' she speaks in a small unsteady voice, her nerves taking over. Caleb turns the handle and walks out of the bathroom and then bedroom. I linger in the shower for a second, staring at her mesmerizing beauty, although I can only see her back not her front.

'I'm so sorry' I apologise gently, my heart beat slowing down.

'It's okay, at least he didn't find out' She whispers unsteadily, I realize that I am the one that is making her nervous.

'Sorry I'll get out' I say gently

'Thank you' she barely whispers.

I climb out of the shower, her eyes peering at me. Her nervousness is intoxicating in this tiny room. I walk back out and start dressing. I see her beautiful silhouette in the shower every time I close my eyes. She is breath-taking. I think I am even more in a trance now than before.

Once I slip on my shirt and jeans I had on last night I lie on her bed, gazing around her room, it is simply one boring room, exactly like my old one, that I try and forget every single time. Unfortunately, every time I close my eyes I can see his, his whip slashing across my back and my younger self screaming, agonizingly in pain. Tris reappears in the room, wearing her clothes she brought in before. She looks like she is over-thinking, almost like her mind is going to explode, I rush over to her, with a look of worry crossing my face.

'What is the matter?' I ask her worryingly, my face lining hers.

'Tobias, I wasn't…. I wasn't ready' She cries out quietly, I notice a tear drop down her cheek and I automatically wipe away the tear with my thumb. She buries her face in my chest and I wrap my arms around her.

'Ready for what?' I ask her, my voice full of concern.

'For you to see that much of me' she cries out quietly, her voice muffled by my shirt, which is now slightly damp from her tears. She cries more which makes my heart break, and I am the reason why she is crying.

'Tris,' I whisper, 'I am so truly sorry, I didn't mean to invade your privacy, it's entirely my fault.' I pause, 'Hey look at me' I pick her chin up so that she is facing me and wipe away her tears. 'I love you Tris, every part of you, I am sorry' I bend down slightly and kiss her gently.

'It's not your fault, Tobias. It's Caleb' she says smiling slightly, wiping away her tears.

'You're so strong Tris' I squeeze her tightly in a hug and she buries her face in my chest. We stand there for a few moments, enjoying each other's company silently.

'Tris' I whisper into her ear, 'I should go back now, your parents will want you for breakfast and you have a meeting'

'Why!' She screams quietly, frustrated a little. I chuckle quietly. She plays with my hand, her hands fit perfectly in mine like it was made just for her. It is made just for her. It's impossible for little things like her hand fitting perfectly in mine, to be erased from my mind. I pull her in for one gentle, loving kiss, my heart still skipping a beat from her touch.

I reluctantly walk towards her window I climbed out yesterday, breaking our embrace sadly. Tris follows me to the window.

'I love you' she whispers to me holding my hand. She pulls me in for another fierce, passionate kiss.

'I love you too' I whisper back to her. I close my eyes, leaning my forehead against her.

'See you in a couple of hours' she speaks softly, her lips grazing my ear.

'Keep safe' I whisper softly to her, she smiles.

'You too' she replies and with that I depart after one longing kiss. I pull the window up and climb out, my strong build putting pressure on the window and tree. Looking around cautiously, to see if there is anyone around, I slide down using some of my physical endurance and soon reach the pavement with ease. Thankfully her window isn't very high up; it would have been unfortunate if my fear had kicked in. I search around once more and gaze up towards the window to be met to the most mesmerizing beautiful eyes; she smiles and blows me a kiss. I blow her one back and scatter off the road, trying to make sure I am unnoticeable. She keeps her eyes on me until she can no longer see me; I can only see her faint silhouette in the distant. I turn towards a different street, taking a backstreet so no one can see me.

My faint footprints smack on the floor, making the sound vibrate and echo. Ignoring the sound, I enter a trance of thoughts of Tris and smile to myself continuing to fast walk down this backstreet where the sunlight refuses to shine down this specific street and houses surround me. It might be morning and the red fiery orb is up, but the coldness from this street sends shivers down my spine. I continue to walk, suddenly coming to the realisation that this street is eerily quiet. I walk with my head down, that is until I see a dark shadow, a person walking towards me. From his build I can see he is a man, although he lingers in the dark, I can't see any other detail.

'Never thought I would see you again Tobias' his loud voice booms through the thin street. My breathing quickens, rapidly as I realize who the familiar voice belongs too. My mind goes slack; I stand there with my mouth wide open and hatred in my eyes.

Marcus.

'I could say the same to you' I spit out. 'I was hoping for it in fact, what do you want?' I spit out the words like venom.

'She lovely girl, that Beatrice' he spits out, horrifically. 'I wonder if her parents know that you were with her last night. I wonder how they would react if they knew you were in her bedroom. I have eyes you know'

'You wouldn't,' I snap out, gritting my teeth, hate circulating in my voice.

'Oh you know I would, you know I might even go now,' He steps closer to me and my hearts spins out of place. I cower, fear taking over. He punches me and my vision goes back to his whipping all those years ago. Then it returns to the present.

'This is for your own good,' he shouts laughing uncontrollably at my weakness, 'you weak little boy!' He punches me again and blood rises to my face. His hideous gruesome laugh makes my ear split. He gives me a sharp powerful punch to the jaw, knocking me to the ground. Standing proudly in front of me, Marcus kicks at my ribs, laughing continuously.

'How on earth does that stupid little girl like you?! You weak little coward!' He screams an ear-splitting sound.

At the mention of Tris, my eyes rage with anger as I realize he is insulting her. I come out of my horrific trance and stand up strong and gather my courage.

'You are the one who is a coward!' I scream, swallowing hard. His eyes scream hatred. His facial expression shows shock. He grits his teeth. I pull myself together and race towards him. Quickly, I reach out and give him a powerful strong roundhouse kicks to his ribs, blocking the wind out of him. He lets out a gasp of shock. For a spilt second he looks dumbfounded, bewilderment spreading across his face, I use his bewilderment for my advantage. For that spilt second he is not defending himself, I act rapidly and give him a power punch to the head as hard as I can, his nose coming in contact with my knuckles. He screams in agonising pain. He stares at the crimson river of blood dripping down his nose that is definitely broken then he looks up to my face; he is met with a satisfactory look. Rapidly, I quickly go in for another punch to knock him out completely when he whispers something that interests me.

'Stop, if you do this, I will hurt your stupid little girl,' he whispers looking into my eyes.

'You coward! You will not get anywhere near her!' I shout furiously.

'Really? I am the one with contacts; I can hurt her if I want too.' He pauses and smirks horrifically, 'Tell me Tobias, didn't she get attacked quite recently? Why do you think she won't get hurt again?'

I stand there mute, anger on my face. 'How do you know that?' I spit out.

'I said I have contacts' he speaks slowly, making me furious. 'Come to the Prior's house with me and we will forget everything, I will not lay a finger on your stupid girl'

'No! I will not go with you, you filthy coward!' I scream, expressing outrage.

'If you don't' he whispers in a cold voice 'I will make sure that you're stupid, pathetic, week, little girl ends up back in the hospital' he pauses 'or worst.'

'Don't you dare threaten her like that! She is not pathetic or stupid or week or even little, she is the strongest, bravest, intelligent woman I have ever met! You are a coward Marcus!' I scream

'Aww you're in love with her' he shouts in mocking tone.

'You're a coward!' I screech again, ignoring his previous comment. I try resisting the urge of punching him, but it's getting harder by the second.

'If you do, then I will never set eyes on you or hurt either of you. It's a simple choice' he says greeting his teeth.

His words echo in my mind, I know it's a simple choice, it's the only choice. I would give my life for Tris' life to continue. I would take a bullet through my heart, for hers to stay untouched. Marcus doesn't touch me, and I don't lay my hands on him either until we reach Tris parent's house. He grips my collar and I unnoticeably grit my teeth. He knocks on the door, impatiently. I hear rushing footprints and the door handle turning. As the door swings open, a bubble of wind escapes through the door, engulfing me in the smell of simple Abnegation breakfast. My stomach flips when I see Mr Prior staring widely at me and Marcus.

'What do I owe the pleasure Marcus?' Mr Prior says calmly, gesturing us inside.

'I would like to have a word with you' Marcus replies somewhat nicely. Vomit rises in my throat as I see his fake smile. We walk towards the kitchen, the smell engulfing us.

Then I see her. I see, Tris' beautiful body coming down the stairs. Shock etches on her face as she gives me a: 'what are you doing here?!' look. I look towards Marcus and she gasps.

'May you introduce us, Marcus' Mr Prior says kindly, gesturing towards me.

'Andrew this is my son Tobias Eaton' he nods at me, I nod back.

'Nice to meet you, have you met my daughter, Tris?'

Marcus interrupts us at the mention of Tris. 'Actually Tris is the reason we are here' Marcus announces. Tris' father cocks his eyebrow in curiosity. We stand in the lonely doorway; I stare horrified at Tris, she stares back terrified.

What are we going to do?

'It seems that early this morning, Tobias sneaked out of Tris' bedroom after spending a whole night in the same room together'

A gasp escapes Tris' father's mouth and then a look of rage.

A look of rage is an understatement.

His blood boils to the surface of his face.

A/N New chapter in a couple of days! Thank you so much for the reviews!