"We are jumping on again. So be ready." Chris said. Then the train came, and we ran after it. Chris got on quickly. Of course, she did. She has been doing this for years. I had a trouble. I grabbed the handle and swung but couldn't get my leg up there. I felt a pair of hands helping me in. I looked up to see Four.
"Thanks," I said. Four still holding me. I looked into his eyes and saw a mystery to be cracked. He had me for a while until we both heard a cough and looked at Chris.
"Yeah, I am still here. I think she is good, Four." Chris said with a smirk on her face.
"Right." He said, letting me go. Then he walked away to another car without another word.
"Okay, there was such a connection between you two. It was like you just were lost in each other." Chris said.
"Yeah. Whatever you say." I said. But I couldn't shake the feeling of his touch. It felt right. I know that sounds weird, but it was like his hands were meant to hold me. It was like I found my other half just by one touch.
"Earth to Tris. You still there." Chris said to me.
"Yeah, I am here. What?" I asked, looking at her.
"You were like in deep thought. What were you thinking about?" She asked me. I looked out of the car at the other factions we passed.
"Just was thinking about the school year and if I was going to get a tutor." I said to her. I lied to her but was not ready to admit I liked him. I don't know if I like him. Now, I am lying to myself.
"No, you were not. I know you are lying. But if you won't tell me now. I will just get it out of you later." She said. Then we saw the school. "Remember to jump." Chris said and jumped out of the car. I followed her. I landed on my side. Chris put her hand out to me for help. I am so lucky that nothing has come back out of my backpack.
We walked the rest of the way. It was not a long walk. Four was walking in front of us. What is he hiding? Looking into his eyes, I saw a wall hiding his soul. What is he trying to protect? I have all these questions, and no one knows anything about him. But he knows everything about everyone else.
"I am so nervous." I said to Chris.
"Don't worry. I am here for you." She said.
"Okay. So what are you showing me first?" I asked her.
"The shortcuts." She said, taking me down the hallways. She showed me all these shortcuts to get to my classes more efficiently and quickly. Then we walked to the library.
"What are we doing here?" I asked her. I am not saying that I hate being at the library. I love to read. But not as much as my brother.
"To talk to one of the coolest people at this school." She walked into the library. I followed right behind her. We walked up to an older woman. She had her brown hair into a perfect bun. The bun now had loose hair. She was a beautiful woman. She looked so young to be a librarian. "Hi, Mrs. Lesa." Chris said to her.
"Hello, Chris. Who is this with you?" She asked her.
"This is Tris. She is new here. Tris, this is Mrs. Lesa. The coolest woman you will ever meet in this place. Also, don't let her think differently. She is older than you think." Chris said.
"Nice to meet you." Mrs. Lesa said.
"It's nice to meet you." I said to her.
"I always come here to talk to her and hang out. She is amazing." Chris said.
"Thank you, Chris. How sweet." Mrs. Lesa said. "So, what is going on with you two today?"
"Nothing." I said.
"Hey, Mrs. Lesa, you might help me with something." Chris said.
"Shot what is it?" She asked, looking at Chris.
"Okay. You know, Four. He has been acting weird lately, and I thought you knew something." She asked her.
"So honey. I know nothing right now. Why do you ask?" She asked.
"Well, he has been helping Tris here out. Like he helped her on the train and won't let her go for a while." Chris said. Then she told Mrs. Lesa everything that had happened between me and Four.
"Wow. That is weird. No offense, Tris. But is this the same Four we all know." She said. "If I hear anything. I promise I will tell you. But it sounds like maybe Four is crushing on her." Mrs. Lesa smiled at me.
"What? No. He is not crushing on me." I said.
"That is what I am thinking. I think you like him back." Chris said. Then we heard the bell. I didn't know time went by fast. We said bye to Mrs. Lesa and headed to our first class.
The class went by pretty quick. I had almost everyone in our group in my classes. We all have the same lunch. Which is pretty nice. Now, it is a free block before the defense class. I am so nervous now. I really hope one of the older students steps up and tutors me. All of my friends were in my last two classes. We hung out in the school lounge area.
"So yeah, that is what happened this morning." Chris said. Chris just told the gang about what happened on the train this morning.
"Wow. That is so not like Four. He never helps people onto the train. What did you do to him, Tris?" Will asked jokingly.
"I don't know." I said. We heard the bell for our last class of the day.
"So you ready to find out if you get a tutor?" Edward asked me.
"Yeah. I really hope someone volunteered to help me." I said. We walked into the defense class. I walked right up to Max. Who is the teacher of the class.
"So, it looks like you got a tutor." He told me.
"Really? Who is it?" I asked him.
"Here. They want you to meet them after school there." He said, handing me a piece of paper.
"Okay. Thank you." I said, taking the paper and turning to walk away.
"So?" Chris asked me.
"I got a tutor." I told them.
"No way. Who?" Edward asked me.
"I don't know. But I have to meet them after school in the workout room at dauntless." I said, looking at the paper.
"Okay. I will be joining you to see who the person is." Chris said to me.
"Whatever." I said, rolling my eyes.
"Okay, listen up here." Max yelled at us. "I am grateful today, so I am letting you all have a free class today. But don't get used to it. Tomorrow is going to be a hard day for you lot." He smiled evilly at us all. I looked at Chris, scared.
"What amazing. He is so nice." Chris said, taking a seat on the floor with our friends.
"Yeah. I will have enough energy for later. I am so nervous for later." I said, sitting next to Chris.
"I bet you will be fine." Myra said.
"How funny would it be if it was Four." Will said, joking.
"Oh, please. Four would never." Chris said.
"Yeah, I know. But I am just saying." Will said.
"Talking about him. Where is he?" Edward asked, looking around.
"I don't know. He might be doing something for Max." Chris said.
"Yeah, probably. That is probably why we have a free class. Tris, you will see that Four will teach us, then Max. Four is his student's teacher." Edward said.
"Really. So Four doesn't have to take the class." I said.
"No. Four teaching us makes up for the class." Edward said. We talked until the bell rang, left the room, and headed to catch the train.
We were catching the train, and I got on it, alright, but in pain. I went to my room and changed my clothes for training. Chris followed me to work out room in dauntless.
"I wonder who it is." She said as she practiced punches on a punching bag.
"I know me too." I said, standing there watching her.
"You have to be one of the luckiest newbies ever." She said, turning to look at me.
"You think." I said to her.
"I know." She said, turning back to the punching bag.
I walked her until I heard someone's footsteps and then heard a rough voice saying,
"Ready."
Both Chris and I looked at each other. We know that voice. We turned around to see Four standing there. I did not know what to say. This could not be real; someone was playing a joke on me or something. I looked toward Chris for some answers, but she was as shocked as I was.
"Are you just going to stand there, or will you say something?" Four asked.
"Oh, sorry. It's just that I was surprised that you are my tutor." I said, trying to find my words.
"Yeah, well, here I am." Four said.
Four walked to the middle of the room and looked at Chris. She was just standing there, not saying anything. I could see on her face that she thought it was not real. She was trying to wrap her head around it all. Four couched and got Chris out of her head.
"What are you doing here?" Four asked Chris. He was not even looking at her. He did not really care what Chris was doing there. When Chris did not answer, he just shook his head and started to get things out for our lesson.
"She is here to see who was going to be my tutor. No one could believe someone volunteered to help a newbie like me." I stated.
"Yeah, why did you volunteer to help Tris? If I remember, in class, you told everyone that if you wanted to be head of the class, you shouldn't think of asking me. I will not help you even if you are new to the school. What changed your mind?" Chris spoke up.
I did not know what to say about that. I looked from Four to Chris. Neither of them said anything after that. Four just finished putting some equipment out around the room. He turned to Chris and me and said,
"Christina, you can leave. Stiff here had lots of work and does not need any distraction."
Chris just sighed and told me good luck, and if I was not back in a few hours, she would send me a search party. I just shook my head and laughed at her. Once Chris left, it was just Four and me. This was the first time we had been alone. It was quiet initially, but then Four instructed me on what to do.
The first showed me different fighting techniques that I would need to know. After a while of working out with him, I was feeling pain in places that I knew that pain could reach. Four could tell that I was tired and sore. He stopped in the middle of a demonstration and said,
"If you are going to be like this every session, then I don't think you are in the right faction, and you should just give up because it will get harder. This is the easy stuff!"
I did not know what to say. I just grabbed all my things and headed back to my room. I just left Four standing there, not saying a word. I knew that I could do this. I would not have gotten Dauntless as one of my results if I did not think I belonged there. I just did not understand what Four's deal was. He was so confusing. He would be friendly and helpful one moment, but the next, he would be hard and mean. There was something that he was not saying or showing. I just did not know what it was. But I knew that I would figure it out.
I did not realize that while thinking, I was heading to my room already. Once I opened the door, I was bombarded by….