A Different Divergent

~chapter six~

Chapter 6

I wake alone in Tobias' bed. I look around the apartment and see he's asleep on the couch. At least he isn't on the floor again, I remind myself when the guilt surfaces. He must have carried me to bed last night because the last thing I remember was snuggling close to him on the couch to watch a movie.

I look at the clock that sits on his nightstand and see the alarm is set to go off in half an hour. I turn it off, retrieve my backpack from in front of his dresser, and go into the bathroom. I figure I don't need another shower this morning until I look at my hair. It's one big tangled mess from falling asleep while it was still wet so it makes another shower necessary. I take a few more minutes than I normally do to let yesterday's residual tension wash down the drain. I dress in a simple black tank top that shows all my tattoos, black skinny jeans, and finish the ensemble with my black combat boots. My wardrobe is seriously lacking since I've gained so much muscle. It's probably time for another shopping trip. I groan. That's something that hasn't changed, I still don't like shopping. I put on some simple makeup and style my hair in a French braid. After I finish in the bathroom, I go into the living room to wake Tobias but he's already up waiting patiently for his turn.

"Good morning!" I say, happy to see him.

"Good morning," he replies, placing a kiss on my cheek as he passes me on the way into the bathroom. When he finishes his morning routine, we walk hand-in-hand to the cafeteria for breakfast. Christina and Will are already at our otherwise empty table.

"Morning, Christina, Will," I cheerfully say as I sit down with my plateful of spinach, mushroom, ham, and egg casserole; bacon; and wheat toast.

"Good morning," they say in unison. Will looks around us and asks, "Has there been any updates on the leaders?"

"Not really, Will," I say. "Four and I have another meeting later this morning. I'm sure we'll get some answers then."

"Has the news started spreading around the compound?" Christina asks.

"Not that I've heard," Tobias says.

"I can't believe Dauntless was working with Jeanine. She was always ruthless but I had no idea she went full psycho," Will says, a confused yet severe look on his face.

"At least they didn't get away with it," Christina says. We all nod in agreement. Soon the rest of our friends join us, and we let the subject fall away. After finishing our breakfast, Tobias and I excuse ourselves and walk to Max's old office. We stop at the door and both take deep breaths.

"Ready?" I ask him.

"Yeah," he replies then knocks on the door. We hear my dad tell us to come in. I open the door, and we walk into the room but stop in our tracks. Marcus is once again standing there next to my dad. I place my hand on Tobias' back and slide it up to his Dauntless tattoo letting him know he's brave. He stands up straighter and moves further into the room. I let my hand fall away and follow him.

"Four, Tris. Good morning," my dad says, eyeing my tattoos. "Have you made your decision?"

"Before we make our final decision we need to know what Abnegation's exceptions for Dauntless are," Tobias says, addressing my dad only.

"The only requirement we have is a Dauntless leader must attend monthly council meetings. Each faction will have a representative on the council. The factions must work together to make sure something like this never happens again." Tobias looks at me, and I nod my head.

"Tris and I have thought long and hard about this, and we'll be honored to become the new leaders of Dauntless. Tris will be Dauntless' representative on the council," Tobias says. I know there's no way he'll chance seeing his father on a monthly basis but I welcome the chance to see mine.