a dauntless love

chapter 17

Chapter 17

Tobias POV:

We sit on the train tangled in each other's limbs. I have so many questions. 'Were was Tris? Did Jeannine really kidnap her? What information was Jeannine looking for? How did Tris get into erudite?" I think. "Are you ok?" I hear her say, I want to say 'I'm fine' but I know I'm not. "I'm fine" she looks at me with a raised eyebrow, not convinced. "I'm not ok," I say shaking my head. "Do you want to talk about it?" She asks softly. I don't want to talk about it, but I also know if I never talk about it, it will eat me alive. "They tested me." I start. She looks at me with wide eyes, willing me to keep going. "You want the summery or do you want it from the start," I ask, "whatever you feel comfortable with." She says, pulling away from the hug and leaning her head on my shoulder, looking out at the city. "well... I woke up and you weren't there, at first, I thought you had just gone to get breakfast from the cafeteria. But then I found a note from Jeannine that said -

"Four,

You will come willingly erudite headquarters, and you will meet me at my office at 12:00 am exactly. If you want to get her back safely you will follow my simple requests

come alone Come unarmed And tell no one of this meeting or the circumstances of how it came to be.

Jeanine"

I continue to explain how I got to erudite. How it was a lie, and how they tested on me. Tris listens intently not interrupting. I'm so lucky to have her. Once I finish, she doesn't say anything but instead nods. So I asked something, "When I went to Jeannine's office, she showed me a video of you. You were strapped to a char and were being beaten by Marcuse. Is that true?" I ask her. She doesn't look at me and is silent for a minute. "Yes," she says plainly. WHAT! I'm going to kill Jeannine, Marcuse and anyone that hurt her! I think. "Eric was there" she blurts out. I look at her in shock. "What?" Is all I can say. She laughs but soon frowns. "Well, I guess it's my turn to tell a story," she says. She starts to explain, how it was like three in the morning when we got up to get water and three people came and kidnapped her in the kitchen, then how she woke up in a small, dark room, with the cone of light. That must be what Jeannine showed me I think. She continues, and tells me about how Marcuse beat her and then Eric showed up and said he was here for 'revenge' and how she didn't know what he was talking about. She explained how she formulated a plan. How she got into erudite, and how she felt kinda' bad for leaving that guy in the alleyway with no cloths, at that I laugh and so does she, lightening the mood. Once she Finishes, I notice all her bruises on her arm, and red staining the uniform she stole. "Tris! You're bleeding!" I say pulling her in front of me so I can get a better look at the amount of blood staining her clothes, it looks fresh. "Wha- I am?" She questions, but her voice comes out light, and wispy. I pull up her shirt and see lashings, lots of them. I gasp at the site. "I will murder Marcuse for this," I say in a low voice. "Great it can be a part of the murder plan I have for Jeannine," she says flatly. We both laugh at that. The train slows and we stand up. I take her hand in mine and we jump out. We are both Brocken, but we can fix each other. She is my other half, and without her, I would be hollow.

Tris POV:

We walk into dauntless, hand in hand. We go to my apartment. Once we get in, we both collapsed on the couch. We both sit there in silence, just enjoying each others company after our very extreme few days. "You need to have a cold shower," Tobias says. "It'll help numb you back." He sums up, I just nod. My back isn't the only problem, he doesn't know that he used the belt all over my body. And I have bruises and cuts all over me. I don't bother saying anything, I don't want him to worry more than he already is. I stand up head to the bathroom. I close the door behind me and slowly take off my clothes. I try to lift up my arms, but it hurts too much. Slowly but surely I get all my clothes off. I turn the water on and hop in. The cold water runs over my body and turns pink by the time it hits the floor. I get out and go to my bedroom, getting comfy clothes and put them on. I walk out to the living area and see Tobias looking through the kitchen cupboard looking for something. "What you looking for?" I ask, he turns around, "do you have a first Ade kit?" He asks, "ya" I walk out and into the bathroom, grab the first Ade Kit and hand it to him. "Thanks" he pats the kitchen counter for me to sit on it. I do, and he lifts up the back of my jumper. I can feel him staring at the lashings. I take off my jumper completely so he can see the cuts and bruises as well. "Tris!" he says, breathy. I don't say anything, I just look at the ground. He cleans and dresses my wounds. "I can't loos you," he says after a long silence, I feel like I'm about to cry, again. Because I can't lose him either, "I'm not going anywhere" I quietly say, spinning around. He has tears in his eyes. And I can feel mine tearing up as well. "Please don't leave me," I say quietly, "never." I kiss him passionately, his hand's wrap around my waist, careful not to hurt me. I play with his hair, as we kiss. It's not desperate, it's slow and loving. We pull away, sharing the same air. "You know they're still out there," I say airily. "I know, but I'll be there with you." He replies "we will get through this, together." I kiss him again harder than before, and he kisses back with as much force. I wrap my legs around his waist. He lifts me up from the kitchen bench and starts walking in the direction of my bedroom, never breaking the kiss. "I love you" he mumbles against my lips "I love you too" I reply, smirking into it. He smiles. "I love you three," he says. I know where this is going, but I decide to play along. He drops me onto the soft bed and looms over me. I giggle and smile, "I love you four." "I know" he answers and begins kissing me again. I fiddle with the hem of his shirt, so he gets the idea. He realises and pulls his shirt off. Mine is already off because of before, so instead, I start taking off my pants. Our kisses become more desperate. A small moan escapes my mouth. I feel sparks fly like fireworks on New Years' Eve. He moves away from my lips, kisses my jar line, my neck and then my the ravens. I trace his tattoo with one hand, and the other runs through his hair. I love this boy, forever and always

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sorry, I know this is a short chapter! 

I might be posting less because I go back to school tomorrow! I hope you can forgive me :( I'm sorry, but you know... school comes first. 🤷🏼‍♀️ just how it goes

love y'all pancycakes' 

be brave ☺︎