Dauntles Black Heart

Ch19

Thomas' POV

After the suit fitting we went to Zeke's apartment for Four's bachelor party.
"Let's get this party started." Zeke says and they start playing Xbox. I sit at the table and get lost in thought. I can't see Emerald until the wedding.
"How long do you think Emerald is doing to wear a dress?" Four asks setting next to me.
"She'll most likely be wearing tennis shoes and change after the 'I do's are said." I say.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I think I'm in love with Emerald." I say. I love her smile, her jokes, her eyes, everything about her.
"Thomas, you're 18. I love you bro but you're too young." Zeke says as the guys set around the table.
"And she's 16, wait awhile." Uriah says.
"Marlene is 17, and you love her." I say back.
"Yeah but I'm also 17." He says.
"What is the difference? And I'm older than you."
"You are two years older than Emerald and I'm two months older than Marlene."
"Four is two years older than Tris, and they are getting married tomorrow."
"let's go play some more games." Four says ending the conversation. I start to play the video games.
"Let's go to the basketball court." Someone says, and we go there.

Four, Eric and I are on one team, Zeke, Uriah and Tyler are on the other, and Will is the referee. I'm good with weapons, I hit bull's eye every time I throw a knife or shoot a gun, but I can't play sports. I can't throw a football or basketball I the correct direction. Four gives me the ball, I throw it to Eric, but it doesn't go anywhere near him, it hits Will in the face sending him to the ground.
"Sorry" I say as I help him up, I can throw a ball hard but not in the correct direction.
"It's a good thing you can throw knives better than you can throw a ball." Uriah says through laughter.
"Don't I know it, he could have killed me during his initiation." Four says. We joke around and have a fun time, but I wish Emerald were here. It's the final game the score is tied. Eric has the ball but can't make the shot, and Four is not open, but I am. Eric throws the ball to me, I catch it then jump up and throw the ball. I fall back and everything moves in slow motion, and the ball slowly falls in the net. Four and Eric help me up, they clap me on the back.
"Good shot lil' bro." Eric says messing up my hair, I push him and fix my hair.

On the way back to Zeke's we stopped and got a few beers, Christina said that no one can be drunk during the wedding. I hear heels clacking on the floor, I walk towards the door, and then I hear them running away. I open the door and see Emerald running, more like stumbling, and I watch her until I cannot see her.
"Who was it?" Four asks.
"I just saw Emerald trying to run in heels." I say.
"You should have told me, I would have gotten out my camera." Zeke says. We watch movies and play video games.

"It's eight, Christina said we should go to bed now." Zeke says, and I lay down in between Eric and Four. After about 20 minutes I notice Four is still up. I get up and set at the table with him.
"Can't sleep?" I ask him.
"Yeah, and you?" he asks.
"Yeah, don't worry about the wedding." I say.
"Yeah" he says then we are silent for a few minutes.
"Umm... Four, I know how much Emerald means to you and I... want to make sure you are okay with her and I are... Umm dating." I say hoping I didn't sound stupid.
"I couldn't have picked a better guy for her." He says, my heart starts to beat at its normal rate.
"When did you know you loved Tris?" I ask, He looks at his hands.
"When I helped her out of the net, something went through me, it was like nothing I had ever felt before. I knew I loved her when we had our first kiss. But I didn't know if she felt the same until the day before the choosing ceremony she started talking about the future, her future, our future." He says smiling.
"Thomas please promise me that you will always protect Emerald." He says looking at me.
"I promise, I will protect her with my life." I say. Then we lay back down, he fell asleep, I can't go to sleep, I can't stop thinking about Emerald. Then I get a text. It's from Emerald, I smile.
"The girls are sleeping" she texts.
"So are the guys, I miss you" I text back.
"Can you sneak out?" she asks.
"We aren't supposed to see each other" I say.
"But can you?" she asks.
"Yes" I reply.
"Good me to. Meet me at the chasm" she says.
"I didn't know you could be so bad" I say then start putting on my shoes.
"Shut up. See you in a minute" she says.

My heart beats so hard I hope no one can hear it. I run/walk to the chasm. When I get there it is dimly lit. Then I see a body lying on the ground, I run closer it recognize who it is on the ground, it's Emerald.

Emerald POV

I look around the dimly lit chasm, Thomas isn't here yet. I look up, I can see the stars throw the glass window on the roof. I set down a gaze up at them, I lay down. The sparkle of the stars remind me of Thomas' eyes, his beautiful green eyes. I hear running, I grab my knife ready to defend myself. Then I realize its Thomas.
"Thomas you scared me." I say.
"Emerald?" Thomas asks.
"yes?" I say.
"I thought you were hurt." He says setting next to me, I set up. He then leans up against a table, I set next to him. It's starting to get cold, I didn't put on a jacket, and I shiver.
"Are you cold?" he asks.
"I'm fine" I say, he takes off his jacket and puts it on me. The jacket is too big for me, I pull up the sleeves so my hand come out, it smells like him, and is warm. I rest my head on his shoulder, he puts an arm around me. We sit in a comfortable silence, I then lay my head on his lap to see the stars. I gaze up at them.
"I love the face you have when you are lost in your thoughts." He says, I look at him, we both have a sleepy smile on our faces.
"My precious gym stone." He says moving a piece of my hair off my face, I set up.
"Thomas, I'm a gem stone, I'm not pretty." I say looking at him.
"You're right you aren't pretty" he says smiling "you are beautiful. And you're not a precious gym stone, you are my precious gym stone." He says holding me close, I lay my head on his shoulder. I fall sleep in his warm arms in the freezing cold chasm.
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"I told you they would be here." Christina says wakening me up, I look around it is early in the morning, I'm at the chasm.
"What part of you can't see each other do you not understand?" Zeke says, in then realize Thomas and I are setting on the ground, we get up.
"Emerald you had me scared to death." Christina says. "Come on, Say good bye to your Romeo." She says pulling me away.
"Good bye my Romeo" I say.
"Don't worry I'm coming for you, Rapunzel." He shouts out as we are being pulled away from each other.
"Wrong story." I say through my laughter.
"Don't worry your handsome knight will be coming for you." He says.

When I walk back into the apartment the girls are almost finished with each other's makeup, Shana takes my hair out of the braid, she was write it does look good, it has some curls in it. Then Christina applies the make up to my face. Then Shana pulls my hair into a bun with a braid starting at the front then going to the bun. Christina helps me into to my dress and shoes, she does not ask me to take off my glove. I then look at Tris, she is beautiful.
"Are you nervous?" I ask her.
"Extremely." She says.
"Don't be Four loves you more than anyone else in the world." I say, she hugs me.
"That's not true." She whispers.
"Yes it is." I whisper back.
"You are his sister, he loves you." She says, we both are starting to tear up.
"Don't start crying, the wedding hasn't even started yet and you are going to mess up your makeup." Christina says.

"Girls it's time" Christina says.