Tris POV

After Lynn got back and we quickly filled her in on the events, I immediately excused myself and hurried out of there. Hopefully, I'd be able to catch up with Four before he was too far away.

Once I walk out of the restaurant, I see Four leaning on a hallway wall not so far off. He stares at the ground and doesn't look up when I walk over. When he sees its me though, his face lights up with a smile, "I've been waiting for you."

I playfully punch his arm, "You shouldn't be. You're on a date you know."

"Correction. I was on a date, she ended it pretty loudly." Four replies.

I sigh and lean on the wall next to him,"I know, I heard."

He turns to the side so that he can look me in the eye, "I want to ask you something."

I furrow my eyebrows, "What?"

Four leans in and whispers, "Is it bad that I spilled that drink on purpose?"

"Four!" I gasp, shocked, "Yes! Why would you do that?!" But on the inside, I felt a guilty pleasure in place of someone else's misery. It seemed that Four couldn't stand the date as much as I could.

"That's what I thought you would say." He sighs, "It's just that, she was just unbearable. She talked about nothing but herself, and had this high, squeaky voice. That dress, oh god, every time I looked at her I had to look away. The whole time, she was trying to force herself onto me like her friend was to Zeke. The only difference was that he actually enjoyed it. But in all fairness, I peeked over and saw that she was texting her boyfriend underneath the table the whole time."

I smile as he rants and lean on his chest. His familiar smell wafts around me, and for one second, just a second, the moment was perfect.

Until it was ruined.

"Four?"

The sound of the voice shocks me and I quickly jump away from Four. But not quick enough. I come face-to-face with a very surprised Marlene. "Tris?!"

I cringe at the tone of her voice and the way she says my name, "Marlene! What are you doing here?"

She looks at me hesitantly, "Well, you just disappeared out the door. So Shauna asked me to go find you."

"Oh," I put on the best fake smile I can muster, "Well you can tell Shauna that I will be right back."

Marlene looks at me, then Four, then back at me again. "Is there something going on between you two?"

"No!" Four and I both deny at the same time. "Of course not."'

Marlene shakes her head back and forth analyzing us both for another minute. Then all of a sudden, she breaks into the biggest smile I've ever seen. She starts jumping up and down, cheering and clapping, "I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"

"Whoa, Mar. Calm down." I place an arm on her shoulder to keep her from bouncing too high, "There's nothing going on."

She smirks at me, "Yeah right. The second you ran out after him, I knew it! You guys should see the way you look at each other. Oh my gosh, you would make such a cute couple!" Marlene gushes.

"Shhh! We're not a couple!" I hush Marlene with a glare. I feel Four tense up beside me when I mention the word, "couple". I put my hands together and try to plead with her, "Please Marlene. I'm begging you! You can't tell anyone about this!"

Marlene rolls her eyes, then gives us a genuine smile. "Don't worry. I don't want to come between you two, I think that you'll get there eventually."

I look at her, confused for a second, before ushering her off to leave us alone. Once she's through the door and out of sight, I feel Four relax next to me. He lets out a sigh, "How do you know she's not going to expose us?"

I shrug, "I don't. But she's Marlene, and I trust her."

"I want to too, but not yet. I don't think it's safe for us out here."

"Yeah, but I wish I could spend more time with you," I complain.

Four smiles, "Meet me at the Chasm tomorrow night at ten, don't be late."

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Four POV

I check and double-check then triple-check until I am 100 percent positive that there is not a single crease on my perfectly ironed shirt. I glance at the clock and see that it's only 9:42. I debate whether or not showing up ten minutes early would make me seem desperate. I decide that I would compromise and leave at 9:50, to arrive there at 9:55. I keep pacing across the room, different things I can say to her, flying across my mind. The timer I set on my phone chimes, signalling 9:50. I quickly quadruple-check everything one more time before opening the door and leaving.

As I'm walking, I'm so distracted that I don't even notice a girl walking right towards me. I crash right into her, and her drink spills all over me. My heartbeat races as a stain starts to grow. I quickly mumble an apology before running off to the nearest bathroom to get a handful of paper towels.

I sigh in relief, it was just water. I dab frantically, until I'm satisfied that I'm presentable again. I smile at myself in the mirror to try to boost my confidence, then quickly rush out of there.

Once I arrive at the Chasm, Tris isn't there. I look around, trying to find her.

Nope, nothing.

I check my watch and see that it's 10:09 already. My eyes widen as I realize that I just blew my only shot. Then, as if the heavens were smiling upon me, I hear a voice that I would recognize anywhere drift towards me from the cafeteria.

Tris.

A smile starts to grow on my face as I hurry over towards the source of her voice. To my surprise, her head is bent over the table with someone else. They seemed to be deep in conversation, and every so often one of them would smile or laugh at each other. As I get closer I realize who she's with.

Eric.

Of all people, eric? I almost don't believe it. The likeliness of Tris and Eric, is smaller than the chance that I'm going blind. I sit down on a chair close to them and listen in on their conversation.

"Ugh, this is so stressful," Tris complains. My heart breaks at the tiredness in her voice. I want to do nothing more than run up and destroy anything that dare harms her.

"Look, you need to face the facts. You have to get rid of Four." Eric states. Get rid of me? What is going on?

"I know." The more I hear, the more confused I'm getting. Does Tris want to break up with m?

"He's weak and he's just dragging us down." What does any of this have to do with Eric?

"I know, I know already. But it's just that, he's so clingy, and I didn't even want him in the first place, but I just felt so bad for him."

"Tris, it's for the best. For us."

Tris sighs and runs a hand through her hair. Suddenly, Eric lifts up his arm and starts to wrap it around Tris. That's it. I burst out of my chair and try to speak in a calm tone, "Tris?"

Tris whirls around, and does something unexpected. She smiles at me. I thought that she would at least have the decency to look guilty. "Oh hey Four, I was wondering where you were."

My voice starts to rise, "I can't believe this."

She looks at me, confused. "Can't believe what?"

"I can not believe that you're cheating on me!" I turn around and storm off.

"Wait, Four!" Tris runs to catch up to me. She grabs my arm to stop me.

I slowly turn around and face her. "I can't believe that I ever thought that this," I gesture towards me and her, "would ever work out. You know, when I first met you, I thought that you were amazing. You were so nice and smart and just outright wonderful. But now, I know that you are none of that. You are just a liar, and a cheater. I would never, in my whole life, ever want to be with such a stupid, little girl anyways." All my hatred and anger spills out of me and towards her. The seconds the words register in my head, I immediately regret it. "I am so sorry-"

Tris cuts me off before I can finish. She looks up and I notice her eyes starting to water. Now I know, the horrid thing that was harming her.....was me.

"No," her voice is barely a whisper as it comes out, "I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you thought this way about me. I guess I'll just go then." She turns around and starts to walk away.

"No, Tris! I'm sorry, I didn't mean it-"

She cuts me off with her steely gaze, "Please Four. Just....just leave me alone. Please." She doesn't wait for me to answer before turning around and stalking away.

I let out a long breath. Remember. You're the one that's mad. But somehow, I still feel twice as guilty as she probably did.

I stomp away, rage blurring the sides of my vision. My will starts to disappear, as people blur past. I really should have been paying more attention because a few seconds later, I crash straight into someone.

I look up and realize that its the same girl from before. She laughs and holds out a hand to help me up, "We really need to stop meeting like this."

I manage a forced smile, "Yeah."

She smiles at me, her white teeth almost blinding me. I was so distracted, I didn't notice her inching forward. "Hey, are you okay? You look.....not well."

I scoff, "Thanks."

Suddenly, I feel a wave of anger crash over me. It was like I wasn't controlling myself, I grab her by the collar of her shirt and crash my lips towards hers. She stays frozen, shocked at first. Then, almost immediately, she wraps her arm around and melts into me. But, it just wasn't right. She was nowhere near Tris, too desperate. But I still cling on like she's my lifeline.

We do this until who knows when. Even though I know that I'm going to regret it later.