A/N Hey everybody! So the main reason I haven't updated, like I planned, is because my dad disconnected the computers sooner than I though he would so I couldn't write. But I now have a working computer in my OWN room. Yay.

Anyway about this chapter. It's a little different than the rest of the story, as this one is about Tris and Tobias meeting whereas in the majority of the others they already knew each other. Please don't forget to favorite, follow and review!

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*Imagine your OTP have never met each other.
The first time they ever talk is when they get stuck in an elevator by themselves.*

and

*Imagine Person A is allergic to cats and Person B is an avid cat lover.*

*Tris POV*

"Yes I promise I'll be there." I promise Christina. She invited me over to her apartment so we could go out and have 'quality girl time' together. Both of us have been crazy busy with finals so haven't had any time to get together the past few weeks. "I'm in your building now so I'll be up in a minute." we hang up and I step into the elevator. Right as the door begins to close I hear,

"Hey can you hold that!" I shoot my arm out in front of the doors and a man who looks around my age holding a cardboard box steps in. "Thanks." he says, and presses the fourth floor button with the hand that isn't holding the box. I press the sixth and let the doors close this time. I nod in response but remain silent. When the lift beeps at level three it rattles to a stop and I assume someone is about to get on. The doors don't open though. "What's going on?" the man asks, mirroring my thoughts.

"I'm not sure," I answer.

"Should we push the alarm button?" he asks, pointing to the bell icon.

"No they know already." I tell him. "The flashing means they're coming. Whenever that may be." I send a quick text to Christina telling her of my dilemma but it doesn't send. A quick look at the top of my phone screen and I find that I have no service.

"This could take awhile. A friend of mine said they were stuck in here for an hour."

"Perfect." I mutter and drop to the floor for a more comfortable position. The man does the same, sitting in the opposite corner. Ten minutes pass in a more than awkward silence before it's broken by a quiet sound.

Meow.

I look at the open box the man brought in with him an pray to God I didn't just hear a cat. He looks inside and smirks an an unseen object.

"Looks like someone just woke up." he says pulling a small kitten out onto his legs.

"You smuggled a cat into the building?" I ask. He pets the kitten in-between it's ears and chuckles.

"Yeah." he responds. "It can get kind of lonely living by yourself. And cats are typically quieter than dogs so I though it'd be pretty easy." well that explains the itchy eyes.

"Can't you get kicked out for bringing an animal inside the building?" since I don't live here, I'm not totally sure on the rules, but Christina once told me that her neighbor was evicted after bringing a dog into her apartment.

"Probably." he says with a slight shrug. I dig in my purse to see if I brought any allergy medicine but come up with just an empty box.

"Shit." I curse at myself for not remembering to stop at CVS on the way here.

"What?" the guy asks,

"Well, I just so happened to be allergic to...to-" I'm cut off my a sneeze. "Cats." I finish. His eyes widen in guilt.

"Oh my God I am so sorry." he says, putting the white and black cat back into the box. "Do you have anything to take?" I show him the empty Benadryl box and he bites his lip slightly. Now that I'm actually looking at him, I notice how attractive he is. He has medium brown hair and dark blue eyes. Not going to lie, he's really hot.

"It's fine though. I'm sure it'll get fixed soon." I assure him and myself. He nods but still pushes the box farther away from me. I search my purse again to see if there are any stray pills out but there aren't. I do find an unused pack of travel sized tissues though. "What's your name?" I eventually ask.

"Tobias." he replies with a small smile (Abnegation Ravenclaw: *Winky face emoji*). "What about you?"

"Tris." I say, then blow my nose again. "It's kind of funny. Of all times to be stuck in an elevator, it's when I'm with a cat."

"I'm still sorry about that by the way." Tobias repeats.

"Seriously, it's fine." I cough. "It's been worse before though. Before my parents knew that I was allergic, my Dad surprised me with a kitten for Christmas one year and I played with him all day. Then a couple of hours later I was in the hospital." Tobias' eyes widen.

"Wait you could die if you touch a cat?" he asks worriedly. I laugh and shake my head.

"No. I just had very over-protective parents." Tobias eases a little and relaxes against the wall. "How long has it been?" he pulls out his phone and clicks it on.

"About forty-five minutes I think." his eyebrows furrow a little bit. "Looks like I don't have any service,"

"I don't either." I say to him. "It's a good thing I don't have finals today."

"What are you studying?" Tobias shifts a bit so he's sitting closer. I don't miss the little thrill in my stomach.

"I'm going into Cognitive Science." I say.

"What's that?"

"It is the study of the mind and the nature of intelligence, as Professor Jeanine puts it." I declare.

"Ah," Tobias nods. "That's not as fascinating as Forensic Science I'll admit."

"You're a cop?" I question with interest. His head shakes.

"Not really. I just study the evidence that the real police bring in."

"That's still awesome," I insist. "Do you like it?"

"Yeah. It pays pretty well." we continue to chat mindlessly, waiting for the stupid elevator to start working again. By the time I check my phone for the third time, an hour and a half has passed and I still have no service. In the time, I have learned quite alot about Tobias. He's originally from Orange County, California and now lives alone -well with his new cat who's apparently named Ellie. In fact, Ellie had woken up some time during our conversation and despite how hard Tobias tries to keep the kitten in it's box, she keeps jumping out and inspecting the elevator.

"Stay in your box, my God." Tobias says for the hundredth time, putting the kitten back into the cardboard and sighing. "Maybe this wasn't a good idea."

"My nose agrees." I sneeze again into a tissue. Tobias reaches into his pocket and pulls out a pair of headphones out.

"Wanna listen to some music?" he suggests. I agree and moves so we're finally side by side. I wonder if he thought of just playing the music through his phone speakers of he wanted to use the headphones to be closer to me. I'm finding myself praying for the latter.

While listening to his music I notice just how wide the range is. The first song that plays is some older one by Metallica that I barely recognize, then Killer Queen by Queen. At some point we reach a series of rather terrible love songs. When we get to Taylor Swift I look at him with raised eyebrows. He blushes and skips the song.

"Let's mix an iTunes card with sad, drunk broken up with Tobias." he admits. I chuckle and run the tissue under my nose.

"That's pitiful."

"Tell me about it," he says. "What about you? Any relationships lately?"

"Nope," I answer. "I broke up with my most recent boyfriend during my first year of college because I found him with another girl inside my apartment."

"What?" Tobias' eyes widen.

"Yeah," I laugh at the memory. "I was on a trip to Italy with some friends when I came back a couple days early because of bad weather. I had given my boyfriend the key to my apartment so he could water my plants while I was gone. Honestly the best part was, was when the girl looked at me and said, 'Who are you? Why are you in my boyfriends apartment?' and Peter just kind of stared at me."

"That sounds horrific."

"Oh it was. For Peter, I mean." I tell him. "The girl left once she found out I was his girlfriend too and then I threw my cactus at him." Tobias gasps then begins to laugh.

"You threw a cactus at someone?"

"What else was I supposed to do?" I smile.

"I can think of a ton of much more reasonable things to do." he teases. I bump his shoulder lightly.

"Yeah whatever," as more time passes, I feel myself getting sicker and I desperately want to the elevator to get fixed. Tobias and I keep telling each other random stories we can think off and gradually moving closer to the other. At about two and half hours in, a crackle comes from the speaker on the wall and a gruff voice comes through.

"Alright kids, we're sending the elevator down now. Just use the stairs to get wherever you were goin'." the lift shakes for a second then begins it's descend. Tobias and I stand up and I dust the dirt from my jeans. The doors open on the first floor and we both walk out.

"Sorry for the inconvenience," the doorman says to us. "I hope you two weren't too terribly-sir is that a cat?" he points to the cat poking it's head through the top of the box. Tobias blinks slowly then looks around the foyer. The doorman sighs and shakes his head. "Sir it's against the buildings policy to have any pets that make noise-"

"I promise she'll stay quiet." Tobias pleads. The man looks conflicted for a moment then gives in.

"Fine. But keep it quiet." he says. "Have a nice day." Tobias thanks him and we start our way upstairs. Once we get to the fourth floor Tobias turns to face me with a slight grin.

"You know what, if I had to be stuck in an elevator with anyone, I'm glad it was you." he says making me blush.

"Thanks. And I could say the same to you." Tobias bites his lip nervously.

"Do you want to go out sometime?" he asks. "You know, sometime whenever we're not trapped in a lift."

"Sure. I'd like that." we exchange numbers and as soon as his door shuts I squeal excitedly and run up the rest of the stairs to tell Christina.

A/N Did you like it? I though it was okay tbh.

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