Timeless- The Sequel To Dauntless: A FanFic Of Divergent

Chapter 10- Fights

"Cal." I hear softly. My eyes flutter open, as they have done occasionally for the past few days. My eyes fall first on the bandage on his leg, and then flit upwards to Tobias's face. "What?" I ask, slightly irritated that he woke me up. Then a few dots connect. The bandage. Tyson. I got him shot, didn't I? Suddenly I'm sorry and ashamed. I look down "Sorry." He smiles grimly. "No, I'm sorry I woke you up." He says, sitting down. I shake my head "How are you doing?" I ask, still feeling bad for snapping at him. He chuckles slightly "Maybe we both belong in Abnegation. You're in much worse shape than I am." He says. I smirk "Well maybe not me, but I'm guessing that's the other faction you could have gone to." I say. He shrugs "Maybe. Anyways, we have some stuff to sort out." I nod. It makes my head hurt a bit, trying to sort all of this government stuff out. "So we know that the leaders and/or my mother wants me." I say, glancing at my side. "Tyson said that?" I nod "He said my mother sent him to bring me back to Erudite, and Sara let him in." He sighs "Ok. That helps a bit. From what the leaders have told me, they are in close contact with Jeanine, and she continues to build a case against Abnegation." I groan a bit "Well this is bad." He nods "Yeah. Your mother and the Dauntless leaders are working together to do something involving Abnegation's government." He says, worried. "Please call her Jeanine." I say, because she isn't really a mother to me. I only use the phrase sarcastically, or out of habit. He puts up his hands "Of course. Jeanine is planning something. We just don't know what that is." I sigh "Well, we know it isn't good." He nods "Unfortunately, yes." We're silent for a moment, both depressed by the mess of a government we have right now. And the fact that we are probably the only citizens that are fully aware of it. Or the only ones who care. "Thanks, by the way." I say. "For saving my life." He shrugs "Almost didn't." I smile "That wasn't your fault." He shakes his head slightly "You're welcome?" I smile "Yes. That is the right answer." He laughs a bit. I start to, but then remember that hurts a lot and stop. "I'll see you later. Feel better." He says, standing and walking out of the room abruptly. Four's just like that. "Bye." I mumble as the door shuts.

I stare at the wall for a little while after he leaves. Our friendship is strange and complex. We are bound together by our similar past, our jobs, and our Divergence. We are friends, but almost like siblings. Nothing close to romantic. But I like him in a different way. We think alike. We both have a desire to figure out what's going on around us. It's a strange relationship, sure, but it works.

Zeke interrupts my thoughts simply by walking in the room. I'm glad to see him, as always. "Anything new?" I ask, smiling a bit. He shakes his head "They are keeping me out of all of this. On purpose, I think." He says, sighing. I'd prefer not to tell him everything that Four just told me. It's our sort of secret, I guess. "Have you talked to Tori yet?" He snorts "Are you serious? After all of this, you are still worried about her?" I narrow my eyes. "Just hear me out, if you have time." I say, a bit annoyed with his evasiveness. He looks up at the ceiling "I've been by your bedside non-stop for the past week. I've done nothing but spend time with you." He says, exasperated. I bite my lip "Ok, awesome. Why are you still putting off talking to her? Are you enjoying the attention?" He looks at me incredulously. "I can't believe you still don't see it. I don't care about her!" I get a bit more annoyed. This is turning into a full blown fight. "Well I mean, I'm not very interesting, just lying here in bed all the time." I mumble. His eyes flare "Cal, why do you think I have been here all this time? It's because I care about you! Why can't you realize that?!" he says, eyes wide. "If you care about me so much, why is it so hard to just have one, little conversation with her?! That's all I'm asking you to do!" He runs his hands through his hair, looking away. Then he turns back. I fight back tears of fury and frustration. "I'm done. I'm done fighting. I'll visit later." He says, calm, but deadly. You can hear the rage in his voice. He turns and walks out, slamming the door shut behind him. I clench my fists and scream into the pillow. Why is he so stubborn?! I let the tears out, knowing I will eventually. I don't blame him for leaving, though. I would have done the same thing. A cold realization comes over me. What am I doing? I'm being a complete bitch! I'm the stubborn one! I bury my face in the pillow. I'm tearing us apart. What is so hard about just letting this go? Am I going crazy or something? Something has to change. Otherwise, there might not be a relationship between us for long. I sigh, wiping off my face. What have I done?

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-Argo