Divergent UNIVERSITY ✅

chapter 13

The next day after watching films of the game with the football team, Four walks to the batting cages knowing that Tris will be there with Brian working on batting and some warm-up drills.As he walks he thinks about their first kiss yesterday and how he was so sure that she wasn't feeling anything for him like he was feeling for her. He also thinks about the argument she had with those girls and how even though they had never talked about it Tris knew why he didn't pay attention to those kinds of girls. It amazes him how well she knows him after just a week.He makes it to the batting cages and sees Tris and Brian catching in the parking lot, warming up her arm. He walks up to them."You are just the man I wanted to see," Brian says. "We need to take a ride and talk.""Sure, when?" Four asks."Now preferably. We can drop Tris off at her house and you and I can talk. I'll have you back in time for the game.""Can't I come too?" Tris asks."No, you need to go home, eat and rest before your game. I'm still your trainer technically and I'm not going to change the way I do things," he says with a smile."Fine," Tris grumbles.She walks up to Four and hugs him then climbs in the back seat of Brian's car. Brian just looks at Four before collecting her bag and handing it to her in the back seat.Four jumps in the front and they take Tris to drop her off.Brian drives away once Tris is in the house and breaks the silence, "So, what is going on between you and Tris?""We are dating I guess, why?""You know she's like my little sister. I'm closer to her than she is to even her real brother. I've never seen her happier. But I must remind you, I am a federal agent. I am deadly accurate with a gun so don't hurt her."Four smiles at this, "Believe me, I have no intention on hurting her. I'm not the playboy that people think I am. I have not had one real girlfriend in my four years here. I've gone out on a couple dates, but I mostly avoid girls because all the ones that tend to come around me are shallow. Except for Tris that is.""She is pretty special, and she needs someone special to be with her. If she has chosen you then I'm sure there is something about you that she finds worthy. Just so you know, she hasn't had one single date in her three years on campus so just be careful with her and take it slow."Four nods, "I understand." He stops and thinks about what Brian is telling him and although he hasn't had any real girlfriends, that doesn't mean that he is innocent. But he thinks that is exactly what Brian is telling him about Tris. She is innocent. This makes Four like her even more."Although I appreciate the talk about Tris, I'm sure that isn't why you wanted to talk to me," Four says."No, you're right. We need to talk about Marcus. Has he made any contact with you over the past couple days?""Yes, he called me last night after my game. Yelled at me about a couple plays and proceeded to tell me that I might need to make a decision that will impact a game in the future. I have no idea what he's talking about, but it doesn't sound good.""Did you trigger the tap before you answered the phone?""Yes, I did.""Good, then we have record of that conversation. We have reason to believe that he is betting on your games. In that case there is a possibility that he may insist that you shave points or purposely lose. Right now the Tigers are undefeated so the odds in the betting world are with you. If you would lose, especially to a lesser team, the people betting against you would stand to win a lot of money.""I would never do that, it's illegal. I could lose my scholarship and lose my chance at playing professional sports.""He's going to try to try to threaten you somehow. So watch your public relationship with Tris. If he realizes that you are together, he may try to threaten you with her. Make sure you trigger the tap every time he calls you. You never know what he is going to say.""How can we protect Tris?" Four asks."I'll take care of Tris, I promise. Just make sure that when you two are together that you aren't overly affectionate. In public it has to appear that you are just friends, like you are with your buddies on the team. She needs to be just another jock to you. Keep your relationship quiet for now. Hopefully Marcus will come out and make a move soon.""What do I do when he does make a move? Do I pretend to agree with his plans or do I refuse?""You'll need to be reluctant but then pretend to go along with him. I am going to tell you though. This could cause some problems because as soon as you go against him he is going to try to retaliate so as soon as he makes that call you are going to have to call me and let me know. I'm going to want to have surveillance on you and Tris to keep you safe."They drove around for a while longer discussing Marcus and how to handle certain situations pertaining to him. Four is sure that Marcus is going to try to destroy his life. Before he got the tattoo, he went on record with the local authorities on the abuse that he had to go though as a child. He let them photograph his back and made a statement detailing the abuse and exactly what would happen to him whenever he made Marcus mad when he was a kid.Marcus scarred him, but Tris helped erase those scars and turned his misery into a piece of art. His tattoo turned out to be fantastic. The dragon on his back is the most amazing thing that Four has ever seen. The fire and destruction behind the dragon is so real looking that it looks like a photograph as opposed to a tattoo. Bud and Natalie are so incredibly talented it's no wonder that shop is considered to be one of the best tattoo parlors in the country.Brian pulls into the parking lot of the softball field and the two of them walk to the stands together to watch Tris' game.As always she plays phenomenally. Nothing gets by her and she makes some extraordinary plays."I must tell you, she is faster and better now that she was training with you than she ever was with me. Would you mind helping me to train her for the Olympics? It is my mission to make sure she makes that team. I was even thinking, if you wanted you could come with us to Florida for her tryout, as her trainer," Brian says to Four."I'd love to help you train her. She is one of the most devoted athletes I've ever encountered. She is so focused when she is training, it's like no one else exists.""Have you ever considered being a trainer yourself?""I have. My degree is in physical therapy, but I can also use that to be a trainer. It actually gives me an edge because I have the medical background also."They continue to talk about things they can work on with Tris as they watch the game. At the end of the game the Tigers have won seven to three.When Tris comes out of the locker room after the game she finds Brian and Four standing together waiting for her. They tell her about working together to train her, Four will work with her in the mornings and Brian in the afternoons since Four still has football every day and they both have classes.She agrees reluctantly and they depart.~oOo~The next two weeks go by in a flash. Four spent every possible moment training with Tris and just spending time with her. They made another trip to her mother's tattoo parlor to get the finishing touches on his tattoo and of course Tris came up with something new for herself. Four is pretty sure she won't be happy until she is completely covered. But he can see the attraction. Now that he has one, he's already looking for inspiration for another.Both of his football games were away so he left town both weeks on Thursday night and returned Sunday afternoon just in time for her games.He also had several conversations with Marcus that were recorded. Brian said that he's beginning to believe that Marcus is going to strike soon. The Tigers will be playing a team with a bad record in the next game and that is when Brian believes that Marcus is going to strike. If the Tigers were to lose that game it would be a huge upset and the people that bet against the Tigers would stand win a significant amount of money.The third week came around with another away game for the Tiger football team. As Four was getting ready to leave Thursday night, his phone rang. He looks at the caller ID and immediately starts the trace."Tobias, we need to talk.""What do you want Marcus?""It's time you give back to me for everything that I have done for you.""What the hell are you talking about, done for me? All you've ever done for me is given me physical and emotional scars.""I made you stronger. I made you what you are today," Marcus says."What do you want Marcus. I've got to get on a plane soon.""The tigers need to lose this game.""There is no way the Tigers are going to lose this game. We are playing the worst team in the conference this week. We are going to blow them out.""No, you don't understand me. The Tigers will lose this game. You will see to it that they lose.""Are you crazy? That's illegal. I could get kicked out of school for that and I could lose any chance at professional sports, I could lose everything.""Yeah, but we'll be rich. We stand to make so much money if the Tigers lose this game that neither of us will ever need to work again."Four pretends to think about this for a few moments. "Fine I'll see what I can do.""You better do more than see what you can do. The Tigers have to lose this game, do you understand me. If they don't then I will personally break both of your legs, then your professional sports career will definitely be over."Four doesn't say another word. He hangs up the phone and immediately calls Brian to let him know about the conversation and the threat.Brian sends out federal agents to watch over Tris and two more to go along with the Tigers to their game. Four is nervous about what is going to happen when the Tigers blow out this team. He's not sure if these agents will be able to protect him or not. He is starting to regret his agreeing to work with the FBI to capture his father.~oOo~Saturday comes quickly and Four is more nervous today than he was for his first start in college sports. He knows that this day can make or break him as an athlete. Marcus has been in contact with him several times over the past two days to tell him what to do and how to do it. The Feds have all of their conversations on record and Brian himself has arrived to watch out for Four."Dude, what is wrong with you? We are playing the worst team in the conference. Why are you acting so nervous?" Zeke asks Four in the locker room."It's nothing. I don't know why I'm like this," Four lies. He stands in front of Zeke and for the first time takes his shirt off in the locker room, revealing not the scarred back that he has been hiding his whole life, but the artwork that Tris helped him to get to erase his past.Zeke has always known there was something up with Four because of the way he never showed his back. He always had suspicions about his past and his childhood with Marcus. There was always something about Marcus that made Zeke uncomfortable. But when Four removes his shirt, revealing the tattoo, Zeke can't help but look at the artwork in amazement."So is this where you've been sneaking off to with Tris the past couple weeks? Damn man, this is wicked as hell.""Yeah, she convinced me to do it about a month ago. She insisted that getting a tattoo is a therapeutic and amazingly she was right.""Dude, I want to go. You have to get her to take me next time too."Four laughs, "I'll talk to her."Zeke inspects the artwork and a couple of the other guys in the locker room notice the artwork as well. They are fascinated with what they see before them. For the first time in the past couple days Four realizes that when he got that tattoo he really did erase Marcus from his life and that what he needs to do today won't be easy but it will be done. He will win this game, no matter what. That will be the last nail in the coffin that buries Marcus from his life and his memories for good.

I hope yall like it so far it will be verry long

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