Chapter 21
Tobias's POV
I sit with my head in my hands and just stare at into the the chasm water crashing agaisnt the rocks I'm sitting on. I stumble across this place in the chasm without meaning. I don't think anyone else knows about it because no one is here. It's just me and my thoughts aka Spiderman who won't shut up.
It's a gift.
Why do you always show up? What are you a stalker?
If I had eyes right now I would be giving you the 'are you serious' look. I'm not stalking you smart one, I'm your thoughts.
Ok what ever you say Spiderman. Hey shouldn't you be in New York saving the world?
Oh man... You are an idiot.
That's not very nice. You know I was trying to have a dramatic life moment right now, but you came and ruined it.
Well then I can see I'm not welcome here, so I will be going.
Man, Now my dramatic moment is ruined. Suddenly I hear footsteps that are coming closer to me.
"Tobias?" A soft voice asks. Tris. Never mind maybe my dramatic moment isn't ruined. look up and see her walking slowly over towards me. I watch her as she sits on the rock next to me with concern in her eyes.
"How did you find me?" I ask.
"Well we literally looked all over the compound and just as I was walking back towards our room hoping you went back there, I just kind of ran into this place." She answers.
I nod and look out into the water,"It's nice here isn't it? All of your problems just seem to disappear down here."
I can feel her eyes on me as we sit here in silence for a while,"Tobias. Are you okay?" I take my head off of my hands and look at her. She nods and bites her lips,"Ok that probably wasn't the best question, but maybe talking about it will help."
I look back out into the water not able to look into her eyes,"I don't know why I'm acting like such a wuss. I guess it's just seeing Marcus here, with Evelyn kind of made me realize how messed up my family really is." I shake my head and put it back into my hands covering my eyes.
"Tobias, you are not acting like a wuss. It's alright to be like this. You don't have hide your emotions all the time. You can let them free especially around me, don't be afraid to cry sometimes. No one can blame you, you have been through so much and you are only 20 years old." She says. Instantly my walls come down and I feel wetness roll down my cheeks. Tris gently takes my head in her hands and forces me to look at her.
"Talk to me Tobias." She says quietly as she whipes some of my stray tears and I just stare into her captivating blue eyes for a second.
I sigh and finally speak,"I just- Sometimes wonder what I did wrong. I mean my father and brother both hate my guts. My mother is stupid enough to get back with the man that abused her, but really who cares about me? What about Hannah? She is only 12 and she had to find out from me how messed up our family really is. Tris, what are we going to do about her? She can't stay with Evelyn anymore."
"Easy, Just take her with you." She states simply.
I shake my head,"It won't be that easy. I wish it was, but it won't be. If I take her with me then I know for a fact they will report it as a kidnapping."
"Well first of all we can threaten to reveal the truth about Marcus to them. If it did get to court, then Hannah can speak for herself. If she claims that she won't feel safe living with them then so won't have to." Tris suggests.
"You are amazing. I hope you know that." I say and press my lips to hers. I then pull away almost instantly remembering something,"You know we are going to have to get a place together."
"So I think you and I both agree we should wait a couple of years for the wedding right?" She asks me and I nod,"Ok well what if Mason and I, and Hannah, just moved into the apartment with you and the guys. You know just until we get married, then after the wedding we can get our own place." She suggests.
I smile at her,"I would love that." She grins and presses her lips back onto mine. My hands wrap around her waist pulling her closer to me and deepen the kiss. I can feel her smile against me as she tangles her hands into my hair.
She hums against and pulls away making me pout,"We have to go get Mason. He's at Zeke and Shauna'a place right now. I thought Hannah might need a break."
"Out of the three couples of our group you decide to bring him to Zeke and Shauna's?" I ask with my eyebrows raised.
"Well we picked Zeke as a godfather for a reason." She states.
"Yeah and we picked Christina as a godmother for a reason. She is good with kids. Now I love Zeke he's practically my brother, but let's face it. He doesn't make the best decisions." I state.
"He wouldn't do anything that would put Mason in danger." She says.
"Not intentionally sure, but he's not the brightest." I say.
She nods,"True. Well if it will make you feel better the entire group is there."
I stand up and offer her my hand,"Yeah that makes me feel better." She chuckles and we walk down the compound together in a comfortable silence.
When we reach the door I stop and turn to her,"Thank you Tris."
Her eyebrows scrunch together,"For what?"
"Listening. Putting up with my life." I answer.
She smiles and stands her on her toes and kisses me,"Just remember I love you no matter what and I will always be by your side."
"How am I lucky enough to have you in my life?" I mumble against her lips.
"Because I can't live without you. So I guess your stuck with me." She answers.
I grin,"Perfect." I take her hand and we walk into the room together. Right as the door opens we stop in our tracks. The apartment floor is covered with pillows and even some matresses. The entire group, and Mason, are jumping from pillow to pillow not touching the ground.
"Hey look who's back!" Zeke exclaims.
"Mommy daddy lava!" Mason shouts panicked. I look over at Tris and she is looking confused.
"Oh I remember this game." I say suddenly,"I used to play this game at Zeke and Uriah's house when we were little. We would cover the floor with every pillow we could find and jump from each one. You couldn't touch the floor because it's lava."
She nods slowly,"Ok?"
I give her a look,"Have you never played this game before?"
"Yeahhh... No, no I haven't. Why, was I supposed to?" She asks.
"Only if you actually had a life as a kid." I answer like it's obvious.
"Well I guess I didn't considering this is my first time hearing about this." She says. I look over at the group who are still jumping around the apartment on the pillows. I look back at Tris with a grin on my face.
"What?" She asks confused and a little freaked out knowing I am going to make her do something. Well she is right.
I grab her hand and pull her towards the game,"And now this is going to be your first time playing the game."
"Do I have to?" She whines and digs her heels into the floor as I drag her.
"Yes, now come on." I say and tug harder making her stumble over her own feet.
"Jerk." She mumbles.
"Love you too!" I exclaim,"Hey guys this is Tris's first time playing this game! No need to go easy on her!" I shout to the group.
"How is this your first time playing this!?" Uriah exclaims.
Tris just shrugs and turns to me,"What do you mean about not going easy on me? Don't you just jump from pillow to pillow?"
I smirk,"Mhm, but you can only stand on the pillow for three seconds tops."
Her eyes widen,"But that's impossible!"
"Yeah, but that's what makes it fun!" I exclaim and pull her onto the pillows with me. After about thirty minutes Tris has finally go the hang of it and is actually having a lot of fun. I am cut off when I jump onto a pillow that Zeke was on making him fly onto the bare floor.
"Help! I've fallen and I can't get up!" He shouts. (A/N: Who knows this commercial? ;) I'm sorry I just had to. Anyways..)
"You." He says looking at me,"You did this to me."
I hold my hands up in defeat,"I didn't do anything."
He scoffs,"Yeah right. Look at me I'm burning in lava." So dramatic... It's just imaginary lava.
"What? You can put on some cool black mask and cape and call yourself Darth Vader." I state. Next thing I know I am sent flying onto the floor right ontop of Zeke with a loud thump and a groaning noise coming from him.
I chuckle and pat him,"Thanks buddy." Then I look up and see Uriah is the one who betrayed me.
"Really Uriah?" I ask.
"Happy birthday!" He shouts.
I look at him confused,"But it's not my birthday."
"Hey." He scolds,"Don't use that tone with me mister."
"But I-" I am cut off with a pointed look coming from him,"Sorry." I mutter. He grins in victory. I see Mason coming up from behind him with an evil grin on his face. Ha that's my- wait. If Uriah flys off that means he will land on Zeke and I...
"Wait Mason no." I say slowly. He just looks at me with the same smile on his face and lifts his.
"Buddy you don't want daddy to get hurt from this fat idiot now do you?" I ask in the nicest way possible earning a gasp of disbelief from Uriah. Mason, Being the stubborn boy he is, doesn't stop. I scramble to get off of Zeke, but am to late because Mason jumps sending Uriah flying and landing right on me. Zeke and I groan in pain while everyone just laughs at us.
"Way to go Mason!" They all shout. While we sit here in pain. Well we as in Zeke and I. Uriah being the little weiner he is just sits there picking at his nails.
"Uriah get your fat butt off of me." I grumble.
He looks down at me smirking and wiggles his butt while putting more weight on me,"I'm good. It's actually really comfy here. By the way my butt is not fat."
"Yes it is. You need to lay off the Dauntless cake." I say while shoving him off of me making him fall face first on the floor with a thump. I smirk and hop off of Zeke who lets out a sigh of relief and gets up as well.
"You know what." Zeke says while slinging his arm over my shoulders.
"What?" I ask.
"We need a guys night. Just you and me." He suggests.
"Zeke you know I can't do that." I say.
"Why not? We haven't hing out with just the two of us in so long!" He whines.
"I know, but I don't want to leave Tris alone with Mason."
"Go. Have fun I can deal with him for one night." Tris says. I open my mouth to argue but she speaks before me,"Go. You need a night of fun." I sigh and look at Zeke who is giving me the puppy eyes.
"Ok ok." I give up defeated. I give Tris a quick kiss and follow Zeke out the door.
"Yay!" He shrieks like a girl,"A night with my bestie!"
I roll my eyes at him,"I am seriously questioning your gender more and more by the second."
He puts his hand over his heart,"Hurtful! You know I'm a dude."
I shake my head,"No. I really don't."
"Uh ya you do." He retorts,"Remember when we were ten and jumped into the lake by your house and my pants feel off?"
I groan and rub my eyes,"Don't remind me! That does prove one fact though. You are to stupid to wear pants that actually fit you."
"Hey! Do I need to remind you of that time when we were walking down the street and a dog ran up to you and bit your pants making them fall off with the boxers. You had to walk butt naked into a store to get some new pants." Zeke says while laughing.
"Top two most embaressing moment." I comment while shaking my head.
"Top two? What's your top one?" He asks.
"That little prank you and Uriah pulled on me freshmen year." I answer.
He bursts out into laughter,"Oh yeah! Uriah and I put our mom's bra on you when you were asleep. Then when you woke up you walked downstairs not knowing it was on you and our mom was down there. Oh man she was so freaked out! By far the best prank ever!"
"Yeah and your mom still thinks there's something I'm not telling everyone." I say while shaking my head then realize I have no idea where we are going,"Um Zeke. Where are we going?"
He points to a dark place that is bursting with music and colorful lights. You can hear people singing along with the music and laughter every second,"A club?" I ask him.
"Well techinally it's a bar. A club would have a bouncer." He comments. As we walk in I look around admiring the place. I mean this is a secret to plan a way to stop the government from getting taken over, but it seems like a little city down here. I have to admit, it's pretty amazing. Zeke and I sit at two empty sits at the bar. The bartender walks over to us and leans against the bar counter.
"Well if it isn't Four." She says.
"How do you know my name?" I ask confused.
She chuckles,"Been down here so long you forgot about the other world huh. Your Four, the international popstar. Also Evelyn Johnson's son which just adds to the list of what you are famous for." Right. Forgot about my career and all. It really does feel like a different world down here.
"Do you know who I am?" Zeke asks hopeful.
"You're Zeke. His best friend." She says smiply while nodding towards me.
He throws his hands up in the air in vicotry,"People know who I am!" I just roll my eyes and shake my head. He may be an idiot, but you've gotta love him.
"You two here to get drunk?" She asks.
"No." I say while Zeke says "Yes." We both look at each other.
"No."
"Yes."
"Zeke."
"Four."
"I never agreed to getting drunk." I say.
"It was kind of implied when I mentioned having a guys night." He states like it's obvious.
"Zeke I know you don't have to worry about this, but I have a kid. I can't just get drunk whenever I want." I retort.
Zeke rolls his eyes and turns to the bartender who is standing there with an amused look,"We'll have a round of shots." He tells her. She nods and walks off.
"Zeke!" I exclaim.
"Aw come on. Lighten up! Just one then after that you can stop." He offers just ask the lady puts the shots in front of us.
I sigh and pick one up,"Fine, but just one."
He smirks,"Bottoms up." I chug the bitter liquid to the back of my throat and that's the last thing I remember.
A/N: Well I was going to stop there, but I figured I would keep going just for you!
Tris's POV
"Where in the world are they?" I ask.
"I don't know we've searched every where." Shauna says. Shauna and I are currently looking around the compound for our boyfriends. We got a last minute meeting call and we can't find them anywhere. Why we got a meeting call this late, I will never know. Uriah, Marlene, Will, and Christina brought Mason over to Hannah so they should be in the meeting room by now.
"Well we looked everywhere, but one place." I comment while pointing the the bar in front of us.
"Please don't be drunk, please don't be drunk." Shauna begs as we walk in. My eyes skim the place and lands on the dance floor. Right there in the middle Zeke and Tobias are jumping up and down singing to the song that is on. They are obviously drunk. How great.
"Shauna. We've got a problem." I state while pointing to our very drunk boyfriends.
"Of course." She mutters,"How are we going to get them out of here? I mean me and you both know they are very imature when they're drunk."
I shake my head,"I don't know, but we are going to have to try." We both squeeze through the drunk and sweaty people finally reaching Zeke and Tobias.
"Hey Trissy!" Tobias slurs and puts his arm around me.
"Shauna!" Zeke shouts and engulfs her into a bear hug.
"Come on you two screwed up. We have a meeting to get to. Which you two will be appearing drunk to apparently." I say while pulling Tobias out of the bar.
"But Trissy! We were having fun!" He whines.
I roll my eyes and tug harder,"Yeah well fun is over." When we get out of the place I sigh in relief and see Shauna dragging Zeke. Literally he is lying on the floor and whinning about how he doesn't want to go. He looks up and sees Tobias then jumps up and gives him a huge hug.
"I thought the evil pickles killed you off. I'm so happy you're alive!" Zeke exclaims. I look at Shauna and we both roll our eyes.
"Come on idiots we have to go." Shauna says and pushing them in front of us so we can keep an eye on them as we are walking.
The trip down the hall was definitely very interesting. The guys would trip over their stumbling feet various times making them fall flat on their faces. When they weren't falling on their faces they would be cutting up jokes then eruot into loud fits of laughter. Not to mention they like to make fun of us as well. They would look back at us while stiffling laughs and turn back to each other exchanging whispers. All I have to say is that this meeting is going to be interesting...
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A/N: Well I was going to put the meeting in here, but I decided against it. I want to make it as interesting as possible. I'm so sorry I took a little longer to update this time. I just started work yesterday. I also have summer reading as well :/ Normally I would be excited right, because it's reading, but this book just seems so boring. Then I have to write and essay over it and I don't even know what the assignment has to be about. Fun stuff. In other news... Four's short stories comes out in two days!!! Be excited! I can not wait any longer!
Thank you all so much for holding up with me and being so supportive! As you all know I love each and every one of you so much!
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