Divergent University {Sequel}

Chapter 12~ Something out of a Nothing

Tris POV
We're already two weeks into the school year, and luckily we haven't had too much homework yet. The only thing that's worrying me is Tobias.

He's been distant, not only from me but everyone- even Zeke- His best friend. It worries me, making me wonder if I did something or that something happened. I've asked him before and all he replies with is 'I'm just tired' or 'I'm fine' And of course I don't believe him.

"Tobias, wake up. Honey, it's Friday. We have school." I whisper into his ear. He's laying on his stomach, face in the pillow- probably ignoring my wake up call.

"Wake up." I whisper again and this time he mumbles something don't understand.

I stand up, smoothing out my maroon sundress. I'm all ready, and today Tobias is the one running behind.

He sits up slowly, rubbing sleep from his eyes. He gets up and walks straight into the bathroom, not even acknowledging me. He never does that, he at least kisses my cheek or smiles- something. It hurts, even a look at me would've been something.

I hear the water start and I leave the room. Hoping it was just the grogginess.

But as the day goes on, I realize something really is wrong. Tobias has barely spoken, if so it's in a low voice and doesn't look at the person he's speaking with. He hasn't kissed, hugged, or even really talked to me. Which for us... for him... is very unusual.

"Please tell me." I plead to Tobias who's getting ready in the bedroom. We have to be at the game in an hour.

That's right a game. The second game here at college, the first was last week and we won. But he was still himself then, not like he is now.

"There's nothing to talk about." Tobias states, taking his shirt off.

"Yes there is. You aren't yourself and it's worrying me. Did I do something? Are you mad at me?" I question.

I'm so nervous I've resorted to chewing on my chain of my necklace. It's something I do when I'm overly anxious or know something bad is coming.

"Tris. Everything's fine." Tobias assures me and he actually looks at me. I think this might be the first time we've had eye contact all day.

"Are you sure?" "Yes." He says and turns around again, slipping on a white tank.

I sigh, wanting to feel something lifted off my shoulder. For relief to fill me, but know there's more I'm carrying and more nerves fill me instead. I know he's keeping something from me, and visually you can tell it's eating him up. Destroying him from the inside out.

****
We all sigh, sitting back down on the bleachers. Tobias didn't catch the ball... that hardly ever happens.

"What's wrong with Four tonight?" Chris asks turning to me. "I'm sorry to say this, but he sucks tonight." She adds and I don't take offence because it's true.

"I don't know. Something's bugging him, but he won't tell me." I tell her.

"Any ideas though?" Shauna questions, she showed to see us and support Zeke. She looks like she'll pop right here she's getting so big. They think that their little girl will come later this month.

"No. I've been trying to think, think if I've done anything. But I really don't know." I explain.

"He's been distant too." I say out loud, but look down at my hands in my lap.

"You don't think--" "Shut up Chris!" Marlene scolds.

"No guys it's okay. I thought that too. But it don't think he's cheating, I mean he will barely talk to anyone." I say and they nod.

Still the idea bothers me, not because I know it's not true, but because it's still a slim possibility.

"Look he's up again." Shauna says poking my arm. I look up to see Tobias make his way back onto the field.

And I can see from here that something's off, he doesn't look as pumped for this like he normally is.

It feels like my eyes are trying to deceive me, show me something that I don't want to see. But nope. It's real, the fact that Tobias just lost the game is real.

I stand up, getting ready to go find him. But I see him running to the locker rooms, trying to close himself off from anyone.

I move passed everyone and finally make it to the locker entrance. I feel weird going in a men's locker room, but I need to find him.

"Tobias?" I call walking in.

I keep searching till I find him hunkered over on a bench, his helmet thrown on the floor.

"Tobias?" I ask reaching him.

Tobias lifts his head, and his face is smudged with dirt and grass stains. And his eyes are bloodshot.

"Oh baby." I say and crouch in front of him.

"I fucking lost." He cusses.

"It's okay. It's only one game." I say.

"Let's just go home." He says standing up and walking past me. I sigh standing up too.

I need to find out what's going on with him. For me... for him... for us.

******
Tobias is laying in bed after taking a shower, he's reading a book. I come into the bedroom, wearing a short lacy cream nightgown. One of his favorites.

We haven't had sex since last month, I don't want to sound like we have to have sex every week because it's not like that. But we do have it a few times a month, especially at the start of a new month. But we haven't done that yet.

I get under my side of the covers and snuggle up to him. He doesn't even look over or seem to know I'm in bed.

I kiss his neck softly, moving to straddle him. His book lands on the floor and my lips meet with his. But Tobias doesn't kiss back, worse he moves me off him.

I huff getting off the bed. He watches me get up and I can tell he knows I'm pissed. "Tris." Tobias says. "What?" I ask clearly upset. "Don't be upset with me, please." He pleads. I scoff.

"Tonight... One night were I'm throwing myself at you, and you won't have sex." I yell. "I never told you to!" Tobias says. I cross my arms, anger boiling inside me.

"There's someone else isn't there." I ask and he sits there stunned. "Just because I won't have sex with you tonight, doesn't mean that I don't love you or that there's someone else." Tobias tells me.

"Then what?" I yell throwing my hands up in defeat, tears ready to drip out at any moment.

"You've hardly spoken to me, or anyone for that matter. You don't acknowledge me when I'm around you and you've been down and different than your usual self. You keep telling me it's nothing but I know it's something. And I'm standing here thinking and wondering what I could've done and I---"

"My mother contacted me." Tobias says...