Fourtris Now and Forever: Divergent No War

Chapter 1

Will's arms wrap around me and he gives me a bear hug. I hear cheering and laughing and shouting. Christina points at the screen, her eyes wide and filled with tears.

1. Tris

2. Uriah

3. Lynn

4. Marlene

5. Peter

Peter stays. I suppress a sigh. But then I read the rest of the names.

6. Will

7. Christina

I smile, and Christina reaches across the table to hug me. I am too distracted to protest against the affection. She laughs into my ear. Someone grabs me from behind and shouts into my ear. It's Uriah but I can't turn around, so I reach back and squeeze his shoulder.

"Congratulations!" I shout.

"You beat them!" he shouts back. He releases me, laughing, and runs into a crowd of Dauntless-born initiates. I crane my neck to look at the screen again. I follow the list down.

Eight, nine, and ten are Dauntless-borns whose names I barely recognize. Eleven and twelve are Molly and Drew... Molly and Drew are cut. Drew, who tried to run away while Peter held me by the throat over the chasm, and Molly, who fed the Erudite lies about my father, are out.

It isn't quite the victory I wanted, but it's a victory nonetheless. Will and Christina kiss, a little too sloppily for my taste. All around me is the pounding of Dauntless fists. Then I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn to see Tobias standing behind me. I get up, beaming.

"You think giving you a hug would give away too much?" he says.

"You know," I say, "I don't really care."

I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his.

It is the best moment of my life.

His fingers brush over the injection site of my neck, sending a jolt of pain into my skin, bringing me back to reality.

I pull away. He looks at me, perplexed, and realizes why I look so dazed. The people close to us go silent. Everyone is staring at us. There are a few cat calls, coming- no doubt- from Uriah and Zeke. A hint of a blush consumes my face. All of my friends are just staring at us, some of their mouths still open in shock. Christina seems the most shocked of all. I immediately feel guilt for not even mentioning it to her. But just as I think she is going to be mad at me, she smiles, looking at me like she knew what happened the whole time.

I am so thankful when she grasps my hand and walks away with a joking smile on her face. "Come on, you," she taunts. She walks me out of the crowded mess and into a desolate hallway.

"How could you not tell me?!" she asks incredulous. "You dirty dog! When did it start between you two?"

"Um . . . I guess a few days I ago," I mutter, blushing.

"Why didn't you tell me?" she asks smiling.

"I didn't tell anyone," I explain.

"What? How can you have a romance with someone and keep it a secret from everybody? I told you about Will."

She doesn't understand the consequences that would have faced us if the leaders found out about us during initiations. Not to mention the taunting from Peter.

"Well. I just didn't want anybody to think my rank was a result of him being biased. He didn't even choose the ranks, though. Eric did. I mean. It could have been a catastrophe if Eric found out. Or anyone else in leadership."

"I totally understand, Tris. Trust me, I do. But I just feel like you could have told me sooner. I could have kept your secret; I might have been Candor, but I would keep it for your sake," she says with a smile.

I wrap my arms around her and hug her.

"You have to tell me everything, later," she says with a wide smile.