Renascent

Six

FOURS POV:

The compound is swarming with people by the time I start making my way to the training room. You can feel the excitement and nervous in the air. Tomorrow there will be a change in the city, the factions will stay standing however the government will be ran by a blend of leaders from each faction, including factionless.
This will be a positive change however many people are feeling apprehensive due to the last change in government resulting in massing killings of Abnegation and Divergents. I'm not sure how to feel, a small part of me wants this change to happen as it'll be a fresh start for the city but a big chunk of my heart has been left in the past and I know I'll never get it back.

I enter the training room and Zeke is stretching while waiting for me. I feel a moment of unease when I notice his hands are wrapped but choose to keep walking towards him. Before I know it Zeke is on his feet and a fist swings into my lower jaw. The pain radiates through my skull. The blow knocks me backwards.
"WHAT the HELL Zeke" I say shocked. He keeps coming for me, this time a painful kick to the ribs that I don't react fast enough to block.
He goes to punch me in the face again but I dodge it enough that he hits my shoulder, This seems to put a smirk on his face. We carry on like this for half an hour, laying hits on each other until we're both starting to bruise. He gets me in the jaw again so I grab him by the arm and pin it behind him while pushing him to the ground.
"Dang Four, it took you long enough. You've never let me lay so many punches on you before" Zeke says in a smart ass tone.

Seeing him happy and smiling makes me feel sick to my stomach. I'm responsible for his brothers death and he doesn't hate me. I stand there frozen unsure what to say, I can feel my eyes burning.
"I'm sorry" are the only words I can get out inbetween my sobs. "I'm so sorry Zeke, I should have been there for him. I should have protected him. I should have done so much more".
I'm not sure my words are even making sense because Zeke just stands there looking shocked.

"I forgive you" is all I hear inbetween my sobs. I freeze.

"You lost a brother just as much as I did that day. I didn't go outside the wall with you guys so I don't know the whole story but I do know Uriah. Whether you were there or not Four, the idiot would have found some other way to put himself in harms way, it's the dauntless in him. I don't blame you. I thank you for being there for him when I wasn't. Thank you for bringing our brother home." Zeke says calmly"

His kind words are a lot for me to take in, I nod and go to walk out the room.

"Four" he shouts. I pause to listen but don't turn to face him.

"If doesn't matter if you were bullet proof standing in the same room as her, fate is inevitable" he says it cautiously like his expecting a punch to the throat. I walk away not knowing where to go.