The Return "Allegiant p2"

Chapter 2 -Tobias-

It has been exactly four years since Tris died and two since I spread her ashes. I'm not even sure why I counted the years but I did. I try not to think about her but instead about how happy I am with how our society has turned out.

Everyone seems just fine without being categorized into a specific faction, minus the small group of people who really want to go back to the old ways, why I can't understand.

Former Dauntless patrol the area just in case and keep a close eye on them. They are only a very small group of people but we are all well aware of what happens when people choosing sides. War. And we have had enough devastation and war to last us more then a lifetime. This is why if the small group of people who dislike the faction get any bigger or any more rambunctious, we will be forced to send them out of Chicago. No one wants to disturb the peace.

Today is warm and nice after the long winter so I decide to go for a walk, since everyone gets a break from working the first 60 or above degree day after winter so we can enjoy it.

A figure with brown hair comes jogging up to me out of breath. Christina.

"Tobias." She wheezes.

"Wow Christina. You look out of shape. You could use some Dauntless training. Been sitting around eating too many snacks?" I joke.

"Shut up!" She punches me in the arm grinning. I grin back. Christina has become a really good friend. She has helped me through some really hard times and was my friend when Zeke was still kind of weird around me. He has finally forgiven me and now we have finally all kind of sort of forgiven Caleb. We at least let him hang out with us out of pity sometimes.

I also knew that Christina used to have feelings for me, Candor-born that she was because she told me. I didn't return those feelings. I couldn't for two main reasons. First, I liked Christina as a friend only. I admired her tenacity and her intelligence and wise cracks and friendship and that was it. Second, I wasn't ready for a relationship with anyone. I didn't know when I would be but not anytime soon. For me, it was still too soon after Tris' death. I didn't really know if Christina stilled liked me or not but I decided it didn't matter. She knew how I felt about her and respected that.

"Anyways," she continues, "We are all gathering at the Hub in honor of Tris and Uriah tonight at six. Be there?"

Every year since we spread Uriahs' ashes in the chasm, we have all me up to be with Zeke in honor of Uriahs' life, kind of like what used to happen in Dauntless when someone died but for the most part, everyone remains mostly sober. Then when we spread Tris' ashes, we began to honor her life as well as Uriahs'.

"I wouldn't miss it for all the Dauntless chocolate cake in the world," I promise.

"Actually there might be some there," she says wriggling her eyebrows. I laugh. It's no secret that the only thing I missed about the factions the most was the Dauntless cake.

"Then I will make sure to arrive as early as possible so no one else eats it," I grin. Christina rolls her eyes.
She turns around and starts jogging away.

"See you later!" She calls over her shoulder. I wave.

I briefly wonder if I could imagine myself with someone like Christina at all. I decide that no, I can't. It is true that Christina has quickly became one of my best friends but, the thought of us being together was just so unnatural. I snort. "Will I ever find the One again?" I silently asked. A small whisper from my mind responds. "No."