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Tris Prior, Monday, March 31st, The office, 9:01 am

"Alright, here you are," Christina announces.

She passes a neatly folded paper to Tobias and he quickly takes it, unfolding it and eagerly scans the paper. I guess Christina was serious about the list and although I'm happy Tobias and Christina are getting on quite well, I can't help but be slightly anxious as to how he responds to Christina's list. She hasn't told me what she wrote, but knowing Christina, it's going to be a crazy list.

"Alright," Tobias says after a minute, the time I assume it took him to read through the list.

Christina raises a brow," No questions?" She questions, "You know there are like ten things on that list, you're willing to do them all?" She says in disbelief.

Tobias nods and now I can't help but want to know what's on that list. If Christina doubted Tobias' ability to complete all the tasks on her list, her list must be weird, hard and completely impractical.

"Can I see that?" I ask, gesturing to the list. Christina shakes her head, swiping the list as if she was convinced I'd snatch it anyway. I frown and offer Chris a confused look.

She doesn't look at me, however, she does look at Tobias," Rule one, Tris cannot see this list, ever. Rule two, before you decide to do one of these tasks you need to tell me and either send me a picture for proof or show me, and rule three," She pauses, "This one isn't really a rule it's more of a guideline. You only need to complete half of the tasks to earn my trust and then you can date Tris."

Tobias nods once again before asking for the list back, it takes a few minutes before he finally decides to talk, "I want to do task five tomorrow night."

Christina eyes him, "You know, you need to ask Tris if she's free tomorrow then."

Tobias' cheeks tint the lightest shade of red and I can't help but smile as he asks me if I'm free tomorrow. I nod yes and Christina makes her way out of the room but not before telling Tobias that she'll text him the specific instructions closer to the time.

I'm left confused as to what task five is and why I need to be there, but I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

Tris Prior, Tuesday, April 1st, Christina and Will's apartment, 7:54 pm

"I may not know where Four is taking me, but I don't think I need to dress like this," I complain.

Christina rolls her eyes, completely dismissing what I just said and hands me a shirt. After work, Christina made sure I came home with her so she could get me ready for Tobias and my 'outing'.

Unfortunately, she had a specific 'dress code' and when she handed me a denim skirt that went mid-thigh, I refused; it may be spring now, but it's still cold. Christina wouldn't take no for an answer and made me wear the skirt.

I glance at the white long sleeve off the shoulder shirt and sigh before trudging to the bathroom and slide the garment on. Christina beams at my outfit that she put together and plays with my hair as I sit on her bed.

After a minute she decides there's not enough time for her to do anything and leave it out in messy waves. As if on cue, the doorbell rings and Will goes to open the door while Christina passes me a pair of earrings that I reluctantly put on.

"Tris," Tobias breathes as I walk towards him, I offer him a small smile and he returns the gesture. Christina clears her throat and smiles innocently as she begins speaking.

"Alright," She starts,"Four, you know the rule, this is not a date so don't do anything you'd do on a date."

Tobias nods and we exit five minutes later. I take a seat in the passenger seat of his car as he begins driving. My eyes skim over him and I can't help but stare. His outfit consists of plain blue jeans which are paired with a button-up checkered shirt, it's simple, but he makes the combination look stunning.

"Where are we going?" I question hoping to get something out of him.

His eyes brighten slightly as his lips twitch upwards, "I'm pretty sure Chris told me I couldn't tell you that," he mumbles.

I dramatically sigh making the both of us laugh and we settle into a comfortable silence. We arrive at the destination ten minutes later. We're in the suburbs and Tobias parks across the road from a house with music blasting out of it; from the looks of it, I'd assume it's a party.

We enter the house and my suspicions are confirmed when I see people with cups of alcohol talking, while others dance to the music and a few are playing games. I turn to Tobias who looks just as curious as I do.

"A party?" I question as he nods, "What are we doing here?"

"I'm pretty sure I'm meant to make sure you have a great time," Tobias whispers against my ear. I shiver involuntarily as he takes my hand and leads me towards the kitchen grabbing us both a cup of some sort of alcohol.

The liquid burns my throat as I take a sip. My hand intertwines with Tobias' and I smile, knowing I will enjoy tonight.

Tris Prior, The same day, Amity Cafe, 11:59 pm

"You have nice eyes," I mumble.

I lean my arms against the table and rest my head on my hands Tobias chuckles as our food arrives. Only a few hours ago, I was completely sober. Tonight has been everything I wanted and more.

After a few minutes of arriving at the party, Tobias and I were invited to play multiple rounds of beer pong and other games. I can't remember exactly how much I decided to drink, but I know that i'll regret it in the morning. I smile as a warm buzz courses through my body, giving me energy.

"You have nice eyes too," Tobias tells me. I smile at his words and take a bite of my waffles.

Tobias, who had hardly had more than one drink, deemed that I had had enough drinks and mentioned that it was most likely time to go home. I pouted and told him I was hungry. Amused; he suggested we go to Amity cafe and I agreed, suddenly being in the mood for waffles.

My eyes are captivated by his dark blue eyes and in my drunken state, I couldn't help but talk," I like your eyes better, they're pretty blue, like the ocean I like them, I like you too," I tell him.

He grins as he idly grabs a fry and munches on it. He shakes his head softly,"Tris, you're drunk, you don't actually mean that."

I frown, "Of course I mean it, I don't say t-things I don't mean," I say, stumbling over my own words. I can't help but groan quietly, if I'm trying to convince Tobias I'm not drunk, I'm not doing the best job.

"Even if you mean it, you won't remember it tomorrow,' Tobias sighs," C'mon Tris, we should get you back to Christina and Will's before they decide to murder me for keeping you past curfew.'

I cross my arms," I'm a big girl, I don't have a curfew," I tell him.

We both get up and I feel my eyes closing slightly, I lean part of my weight on Tobias and he wraps an arm around me, steadying me. I breath Tobias' distinct scent in and my eyes flutter shut.

"So task five was to take me to a party?" I question, although it sounds more like a statement. Although my eyes are closed, I can hear the grin in his words when he says:

"I guess you could call it that," he mumbles, "Task five," He recites," Crash a party and act like you know everyone."

Tris Prior, Wednesday, April 2nd, The library, 11:23 am

"You mean we crashed a party?" I exclaim

Christina snickers as Al struggles to hold in his laughter; biting his lip so hard I'm sure it'll draw blood while Will decides to disguise his own laugh as a fit of coughs. I roll my eyes as glare at Christina.

She raises her hands in mock surrender," Hey, you and number boy had a great time, I don't see what the problem is."

"The problem is that we attended a party that was hosted by someone neither Four or I knew," I declare.

Christina smiles at me before sipping her own cup of coffee. Max decided to give all the junior detectives the day off today as there were hardly any crimes. Chris, Will, Al and I decided we may as well spend it together.

"So how's the planning going for the wedding?" Al asks both Christina and Will.

Chris beams at the new topic and babbles on about how they've chosen a new date closer to now. She asks me to be her maid of honor. I nod and smile as Al radiates with happiness when Will asks him to be his best man.

We break off into two groups. Al and Will bid me and Chris farewell as they decide to head to the gym, while Chris and I decide to walk around town. We exit the library and talk casually as we walk the now busy streets.

Lockdown ended recently after there were no more active cases and mum's doctor has agreed to let her go back to work as well as leave the house and see people she doesn't live with by next week.

"We should get tattoos" Christina exclaims out of nowhere.

I raise a brow but shrug, we both make our way to the tattoo shop that I know Tori owns. When we arrive, both Christina and I flip through the books and view different tattoo designs. Chris finally decides on a floral tattoo that she wanted on her forearm.

Taking a seat on one of the chairs, my eyes dance around the tattoo parlour that seems to be buzzing with life despite the weekday and the work hour. Out of the corner of my eye, I catch a glimpse of Tori and turn my attention towards her when she heads towards me.

"Tris," she greets," Are you here for a tattoo?"

I shake my head no and explain that I'm waiting for Christina to get her tattoo. She nods and is swept away by another customer, but tells me to come to get her if I change my mind.

With nothing better to do, I reach for the tattoo book of tattoo designs and my eyes pause on the page with different fonts on it. My lips quirk up and I scan the room for Tori.

Maybe I will get a tattoo.

Tris Prior, Thursday, April 3rd, Natalie and Andrew's house 5:49 pm

"Sweetheart, how are you? It's been so long," Mum says as she embraces me.

My arms hug her tightly as if I'm afraid she'll disappear at any given moment. She smells like vanilla and home. We finally break apart and for the first time in weeks, I look at her in person.

Her face is glowing while her hair is left down. Dad comes and hugs me softly before we all head to the dining table. Caleb smiles as he sees me and I take a seat next to him.

"Hey Trissy, how have you been?" He asks as he takes a bite out of one of mums homemade slices of pizza.

I grab a slice of my own before telling him I've been good and ask how he's been to which he replies to by saying he's also been good. The conversation is lighthearted and is filled with laughter.

After dinner mum goes to grab desert; my childhood favourite, blueberry cheesecake. I quickly offer to help her and make my way to the kitchen. I go to grab the plates while she slices the cheesecake.

"What's this?" Mum asks with a hint of a smile on her face.

I look towards the direction that she is looking in and realise her gaze is on my wrist; where I got my tattoo done yesterday. The words 'Be brave' are written in a simple script. I smile when I look at it.

I wasn't going to get a tattoo yesterday, but when I saw the font, I knew exactly what words had to be written. I've had to be brave all my life, in a way, being brave is essential.

Being brave isn't being fearless; becoming fearless isn't the point, that's impossible. Being brave is learning how to control your fear and how to be free from it.

It's brave to feel emotion. It's brave to fight for what's right. It's brave to show up for people. It's brave to forgive. It's brave to start over. it's brave to love. It's brave to let go. It's brave to dream.

So in a way, I guess I am brave.

A/N I hope you guys liked that chapter. I'm so sorry about this chapter being late. It was just the first week of school and I didn't think it would be this busy.

Unfortunately, I have exams in around two weeks and I won't be able to write as much. I'm going to have to change my updating schedule, and instead of posting every 4 days (not counting the day I upload on), I'll be updating every week. I'm so sorry, I hope you guys understand.

I haven't had much time to do anything but study, so hopefully now that its the weekend for me, I'll be able to start writing the next chapter and catch up on the newest chapters of the fanfictions I've missed.

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