I crawled into bed tiredly. Even though I was finished with the morning sickness, that shouldn't be considered morning sickness because it hits at anytime, I was dry heaving horribly. Tobias wanted me to stay at our original apartment with him and the kids, but I didn't want to wake them up in the morning. But not being able to sleep, and wanting to be with my fiance and kids, I crawled back out of bed and headed towards Tobias's apartment. All you could hear was the padding of my cold feet that echoed in the hallways. When I got to Tobias's apartment, I opened the door and then locked it before heading to the bedroom. My twins, Lucas and Annabeth, were at Christina's for the night, having a sleepover with her kids.
"Tobias," I whined and poked his hard, muscled chest. "I can't sleep and I'm uncomfortable. And it's hot," I complained.
Tobias opened his arms to me and I laid down upon his chest. My back was pressed against his chest and our legs tangled together. Tobias slipped his hands under my shirt and lightly drew circles on my raised stomach. Before I knew it, that motion had lulled me to sleep. I dreamt of happy things. For the first time in three months, I slept the rest of the night. I was woken up by kisses that were being placed on my neck.
"Come on, babe. We have to go to the Choosing Ceremony."
"Can't I wait here? I don't want to go to the Choosing Ceremony," I practically whined.
Tobias' body shook with silent laughter. "It's been sixteen years and you haven't been to it once."
"I was there when it was my turn."
This time he chuckled aloud. "Fine. Stay here if you'd like. I have to go because I have to help Zeke with the Transfers."
Smiling, I cheered triumphantly. "Thank you, Tobias." I slid off his chest and kissed his cheek before getting up and running to take a shower.
After my long shower, which would have been shorter had Tobias not joined me, I quickly dressed in a tight black tank top that showed off my baby bump and comfortable sweat pants. My bump was abnormally large for four months, but that was only because I was having triplets. Soon enough, Tobias and I would be going to find out the sexes. I was so excited! Tobias kissed me goodbye after breakfast and headed to the Choosing Ceremony. I had about an hour to kill before the Transfers were jumping into the net so I headed to the Dining hall to gather food.
Grinning like a fool, I grabbed water, a loaf of bread, peanut butter, and pickles. I was craving peanut butter and pickles for some reason. Then I grabbed a tub of Rocky Road ice cream and a spoon before making my way towards the net. Uriah, Christina, and Shauna were standing there already. They laughed when they saw what I was carrying.
"Hungry, Tris?" Shauna asked.
"Doesn't Four feed you?" Uriah laughed.
"We just ate," I said through a mouth full of a peanut butter, ice cream, and pickle sandwich. "But the babies are hungry."
They laughed again before returning their gazes to the net. We stayed in a comfortable silence for the rest of the time. When it was time for the first jumper, I pushed my garbage to the wall and waited. I started to feel nauseous just as the first jumper fell into the net. Uriah helped him out and sent him over to me. "What's your name?"
"Jonah," he replied. Jonah looked so familiar. He had dirty blonde hair and brown eyes.
I nodded and turned around to the corridor now filled with people. "First jumper, Jonah!" I shouted.
My head started to spin and I staggered over to the wall. Christina rushed over worriedly. Jonah gave me a worried look. "Are you okay?" Christina asked.
"I-I'm fine. Just a little dizzy."
"Maybe you should go see Dr. Kaye."
Dr. Kaye was my doctor that has been with me ever since I found out I was pregnant. "No, no. I'm fine."
Black spots danced in my vision as I slid down the wall. My head started to pound and I heard every thump, thump of my heart. I heard Christina yell something and the next thing I knew, I was being lifted into someone's arms. There were flutters in my stomach as I zoned in and out. Dr. Kaye had said that those flutters were the babies moving. It had started three days ago. I had never felt the flutters with Lucas and Annabeth so I had gotten worried.
"No," I moaned and twisted out of the person's grip. "I'm okay. I'm perfectly okay. I just needed to sit down."
I pulled out of the person's grip and pushed through the crowd of people. Most of the Transfers were standing there while there were all the Dauntless born standing by Christina and Shauna. Christina's eyes widened when she saw me. "Tris!" She yelled.
Uriah spun around and grabbed me. I twisted in his grasp. Jonah was standing by what looked to be his twin. They looked so familiar. Then it struck me. It was Caleb and Susan's children. I had only met them once or twice when they were babies because they were always busy and I was busy with my family. I thought they were staying at Erudite.
"Rebekah!" I squealed, earning a look of confusion from everyone. I ran to Jonah and Rebekah and threw my arms around. "You don't know who I am," I laughed. I stuck out my hand and introduced myself. "I am Tris Prior, your aunt and godmother."
They beamed at me and hugged me back. "We've only heard stories about you," Rebekah said.
"They were good I hope."
"Very good."
I smiled at them. "Good."
They both looked down at my stomach. "And you're expecting."
"That I am. Triplets. We'll talk more later, okay?"
They nodded. Arms wrapped around my waist and I yelped. "Did I scare you?" Tobias breathed into my ear.
I elbowed him earning a grunt. "This is your Uncle Four."
After showing everyone around, Tobias left us to go back to his job in the control room. So far, Christina hasn't told Tobias about my little episode before. I was going to tell him and I just hoped she didn't before I got to it. Then I would most definitely be in trouble. I was sitting in the Dining hall eating an apple when the door slammed open. Figuring it was just a Dauntless member, I paid them no attention.
"Tris," Tobias's voice boomed.
"Hm?" I turned and raised an eyebrow.
"What was that this morning?"
Feining innocence, I acted like I didn't know what he was talking about. "What are you talking about?"
He pulled out a little tablet from his pocket and made me watch my episode from before. I didn't know what to say. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"I was going to!"
"It doesn't seem like it," he snapped harshly. "It seems like you were trying to hide it for as long as you could."
Tears welled in my eyes, and I bit my lip to keep them from spilling. "I-I'm sorry. I was going to tell you when you got home tonight." My voice was shaking a lot and I sounded weak and feeble. I didn't mean to sound like that.
Tobias' eyes softened and he stepped forward, but I jumped up and ran out. I don't know what possessed me to run. Tobias ran after me and as I opened the apartment door, I was wrapped in strong arms. I cried as Tobias hugged me to his chest. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Tris, I didn't mean to yell at you."
I sobbed. "I-I was going to tell you! I swear."
"Shhhh." Tobias rocked me back and forth.
"Mom?" A familiar voice questioned.
"Dad?" Another familiar voice questioned.
I pulled away from Tobias to find Lucas and Annabeth. Lucas was a spitting image of his father. You'd never be able to tell he was my son if it wasn't for his eyes. Annabeth, on the other hand, looked like a mixture of the both of us. She had my hair, eyes, and height, but Tobias' face. The both of them were seven years of age and understood more than they should.
"Hey," I greeted, wiping my tears. "Did you guys go to the Choosing Ceremony? I haven't seen you all day."
They shook their heads. "No, we stayed with George and Rosemarie," Annabeth said. George and Rosemarie were Uriah and Christina's kids.
"Are you two fighting?" Lucas asked hesitantly.
"No, baby," I answered. "It's just the hormones acting up. Your dad said something that caused the water works."
Annabeth glared at her father. "Did you hurt mommy's feelings?"
Tobias nodded honestly. "I did, but I didn't mean it."
I agreed by nodding my head. "He didn't mean it and he apologized."
Lucas and Annabeth nodded slowly. "As long as you apologized to mommy."
Tobias kissed my head.
Everyone was already in the Dining hall while I was still in my room getting dressed. I just could not get comfortable. Everything I put on made me look fat. After fifty minutes, I just settled on a blue maternity shirt and stretchy shorts. It wasn't cute, but I was going for comfort not cuteness. When I got to the Dining hall, only my friends and family were sitting there. They were joking freely just like Dauntless should. When Tobias saw me he got up and got me a plate of food. I sat down between Annabeth and Lucas. Annabeth held my hand and swung her feet while she picked at her Dauntless cake. Tobias and Uriah were probably highly offended that she wasn't digging in.
"Honey, are you feeling okay?" I asked her quietly.
She shook her head. "My tummy hurts."
"Do you feel sick? Like you want to throw up?"
Annabeth nodded. "Can I go home, mommy?"
I nodded. "Yeah, come on, baby. Let's get you home."
Everyone questioned when I got up but I told them I was doing something important. Annabeth and I were just outside the apartment when she started throwing up. I kicked open the door and ran her into the bathroom.
"I'll be right back. If you feel sick again, just throw up into the toilet."
Annabeth nodded and I ran back out. I grabbed the cleaning supplies and started cleaning and scrubbing the floor. My eyes were tearing from the chemicals. After I finished cleaning, I went back to check on Annabeth. I knocked on the door tentatively.
"Anna?" I pushed the door open and found her throwing up in the toilet.
Anna looked at me for a second before going back and throwing up. I went over and held her hair and rubbed her back. When I was sure she was done throwing up for the time being, I had her take a quick bath. Then I helped her dress before bringing her into mine and Tobias's bed. I pulled the garbage can close in case she had to throw up. Anna snuggled into my side. She was sleeping soundly after a couple minutes. I was going to sleep too, but I heard the front door slam shut. Closing my eyes, I pretended I was asleep. My head was starting to hurt from the food I hadn't eaten. I felt Tobias place a hand on my forehead but it was gone quickly.
"Tris, I know you're awake," he said softly. I opened my eyes and stared at him. "I brought you some food."
My stomach growled painfully. I gratefully accepted the food from Tobias and dug in. He chuckled and rubbed my stomach.
"You shouldn't have cleaned up the puke."
"What was I supposed to do? Just let it sit there and fester until someone could clean it up?" I asked angrily.
Tobias raised his hands in surrender. "Hey, hey. I'm just trying to say that it wasn't good to breathe in the toxins."
Lucas walked into the room, rubbing his eyes. "Can I sleep with you guys tonight?"
"Sure, buddy."
Tobias went into the bathroom and changed. When he came back out, he climbed into bed. Lucas and Annabeth were laying between us. After falling asleep, my night didn't go very well. I accidentally woke up my children and fiance from nightmares. After waking up, Annabeth was back in the bathroom, Lucas was back in his room, and Tobias was cleaning the throw up that Annabeth had projected towards the garbage but had missed. I was laying on the bed twisting and turning, not being able to find one ounce of comfort. Angry tears were forming in my eyes. I was growing frustrated with the uncomfortableness. My head hurt, my back hurt, my feet were swollen, and I couldn't get to sleep. Geez. I sound like an eight month along pregnant woman.
I cried out in frustration and placed my arms over my eyes. Tobias sat next to me and stroked my hair. "I'm so uncomfortable," I cried.
He chuckled. "You're not supposed to be this uncomfortable until you're at least seven months along. The minimum would be six. You still have at least two months to go."
Despite what he said, I still cried for a while. I fell asleep in his arms a little while after he put Annabeth in her own room with a garbage bucket. Tobias woke me in the morning so we could "conserve energy" and shower together. After breakfast, we took the children to Christina's. Annabeth was feeling a little better, but we gave her a phone just in case. Besides, we hired a babysitter to watch them.
I met with the initiates outside their dorm. Christina was eyeing me carefully, like she was waiting for me to pass out. I waved away her worry and began to explain to the initiates what was going to happen. We were all headed to the training room when all of the lights turned off. Most of the female initiates screamed while the males tried calming them. Luckily, there was a pocket knife in my boot that just so happened to have a flashlight.
"Alright, everyone. Just stay calm. Follow the wall until you reach the dorm. Christina and I are going to go check out the control room."
In the light of the flashlight, they nodded at me before turning and going back. Christina and I were close to the control room when screams filled the Dauntless compound.
So this is a new Divergent story. This is only being created for now as a test run. Depending on how things go, I may or may not continue this.
And yes, Tris seems a bit bipolar. She's just overly crazy from hormones.
