Still friends?

Chapter 9

Schools cancelled for tomorrow too!!!!! Yayyyyyyyyyy

Tris's POV

Tobias sits down at our lunch table at lunch.

"Hey." He says, brushing hair out of his face. My heart skips a beat, and I fumble for a hold of my falling ham and cheese sandwich. I blush. Tobias takes that moment to smirk.

"Wipe that smirk off your face!" I growl at him. Tobias laughs and leans in.

"I'm thinking we could grab a bite, like a pizza at my place." He says.

"Sure." I say, remembering his text from last night.

"Great." Tobias grins, then gets up to dump his tray. I literally skip all the way to abnegation. Christina laughs at my foolish behavior, and Will, who has become a friend, rustles her hair. Hmm...

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I try not to show it, but my heart is leaping out of my chest. Why? I'm at Tobias's house, eating pizza and playing the video game, first jumper. But I'm cuddled up next to him. I try, causally to slow the heartbeat of my video game character, Tessa, who is among a field of crows, afraid. I shake the remote, shaking crows off, hitting them with "a". I take a bite of pizza, as Tobias makes his cha rector jump off a building. The level boosts up one, and Tobias pauses the game.

"Wait a sec." He says, going into the kitchen. I feel his muscles move, when he gets up. We were close. I start sweating. Tobias comes back, with two cupcakes.

"You did that?" I ask him. He nods, giving one to me.

"Wait." He grabs something else. "The dauntless cupcake Mix doesn't come with sprinkles." He gives me a cup. Its full of sprinkles mixed with frosting. We both dump them onto out cupcakes.

"Hey!" Tobias says. I glance down, I got some on his leg.

"Sorry." I say, not so sorry. He pauses for a minute, then licks them off his leg. Then he pours his all over me. I do the same to him. It sticks, with the frosting, and sprinkles cover the floor. We laugh so hard.

"I. Doubt. You. Can. Use. The. Vacuum!" I say, between laughs. Then Tobias leans down, and kisses me. A real kiss, not just a peck on the cheek. On the lips, his arms around me. I kiss him back.

And somehow, being sticky and covered in sprinkles makes it even more romantic.

We pull apart, but I'm still grinning.

"We should clean up." Tobias says, still grinning. We pick up everything, and vacuum and scrub. Tobias walks me to the door.

"Bye." He says, and pecks me on the lips.

"Bye." I wave, and head home.

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I don't tell Christina about it, but Chris is already preoccupied. The reason why, she spits out at the lunch table, were we sat with Uriah, Marlene and Tobias.

"Okay, guess what?" Christina says, eagerly looking around. "My birthday is Friday! So you are all invited and so is Zeke, Shauna, Lynn, Will," (she blushed) "Cara, Al, Lauren..." She rattled off a few strangers, "Leo, Stella, Livi, Aaron, Shane, Marie, Paula, Bob, and," she takes a breath. "Annie."

"Um, who?" Uriah asks, puzzled. "Never met this 'Bob' before." Uriah says, trying to keep a strait face. Marlene punches him.

"Anyways, yeah." Christina says, checking her watch and getting up.

After she leaves, Uriah coughs. "Bob?"

"Shut up." I say.

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Music blares from Christina's house, people crowded around. I feel sick, but urge on. I enter, feelings uncomfortable in my outfit. I refused point blank to wear a dress, so Christina squished me into slim jean that are radiating red, with a white blouse, and black knee-length boots. Of course, make up and my hair is curled. I'm so cooped up, yet it makes me look beautiful. Once. Christina is surrounded by girls, blabbering. Uriah is talking to a guy who had 'Bob' written in his head in sharpe. So Uriah found him...

I edge to a corner, but see Peter and his gang. Oh no. I run, edging into a hallway. I sit down neat the wall, crouching.

"It's okay, I'll protect you." A voice says. I jump. A face comes out of the shadows. Al.

"It's ok," Al repeats. "If dauntless initiation was real, I'd pass."

"Yeah." My voice is strangled, awkward. "I love first jumper, er," I say awkwardly. I sit against the wall, and I realize Al is leaning in. What?...

I scoot away.

"Um, I've got a boyfriend to see." I jump up, and go. I run out, slamming into a body.

"Uff!" I groan and look up. Tobias.

"Tris, what?" He says, frowning.

"Will you be my boyfriend?" I pant.

"What?!" He asks, surprised. I realize what I said, and cover my mouth.

"I mean, there's this guy, Al, and-" Comprehension dawns on his face, I want Al to back off.

"Okay." He grins. "Will you come with me?" "I'm just getting a drink."

I hesitate.

"Tobias, I don't-" I start, but he cuts me off.

"I mean, you don't have to." He says, kindly. I trail behind him, as we weave our way through guests. I spot Al and duck, jogging on.

"If you want, you can go." Tobias says. I nod, wearily. I don't want to see him drunk.

"Bye!" I say, and kiss him, surprising both of us. Then I weave my way to the front and pass Christina.

"Tomorrow's birthday paintball!" She yells to my retreating back. Oh no...