AN: This is my first fan fiction please review and suggest ideas and I will use as many as possible. Hope you like it xx
Tris POV
I had met Tobias two years ago and ever since, we have been growing closer every day despite the distance. I can feel him with me to support me every day, letting me know that I will see him soon no matter what faction I choose.
He was walking past me on the street one day and he helped me carry the shopping home when he saw that I was struggling. When he went home after having dinner with our family, my mother came into my bedroom and explained that I shouldn't get too close to him since he may be leaving in a few months. I still went against her warning but the day before he left he told me he was leaving for dauntless and that he would see me soon no matter what faction I choose, he will be there in my first week. The day he left, his last words of abnegation was "I love you Beatrice Prior, I mean Eaton, don't forget it!" that shocked me so much. He chose for his last moments of his original life to be with me and that is something I will never forget no matter what happens.
We used to train together every weekend in an empty abnegation house for the dauntless initiation so he could pass and I could learn some simple skills if I need them. When I found out that one of my aptitude test results was dauntless, my heart stopped. In my brain, I had ruled out erudite and I knew that I had to go to dauntless to be with the boy I loved.
Just weeks before his choosing ceremony, he proposed to me and we signed the papers but never celebrated it. Only my parents knew and I was dreading my turn at the choosing ceremony but only for the reason that Marcus didn't know about us and just as I got lost in my thoughts, I heard it.
"Beatrice Pri-" his eyes suddenly turning from emotionless to shock as he checks it over multiple times before realising that I must be true because he never read my name out with Caleb. "Beatrice Eaton"
There are sudden gasps from the abnegation as Marcus finds me in the crowd as I stand looking at me as if asking me 'why do you have my last name?' but I just continue down the steps. And drip my blood over the coals of the dauntless. It is only then that he begins putting the details together. Just as I turn to leave, he turns his back to the factions and whispers so quietly I have to strain to hear him from where I am stood beside him,
"Did you marry Tobias without telling me?"
"Yes I did and that doesn't mean that you have to act any differently around me and my family." And with that I turn to go to my new faction.
Tobias POV
I was so nervous for today. I had not forgotten about her and the way she smiled at me when I showed her how to throw knives, shoot and fight. I still feel like I have been keeping a secret from her all this time, it may be because I have but she never asked about anything so why should I feel bad? Although she never asked, I could tell she always wondered how I knew about all of this and I couldn't tell her even if I wanted to. I was forbidden and even if I could, I don't know what I would say. 'Hey Beatrice, I know that your parents have two children, you and Caleb, but you also have another brother who is the leader of dauntless and he is helping me train so that I could train you'? No! I couldn't tell her and yet I still feel guilty.
It is only when I hear the dauntless talking about Marcus calling out the names as families fall apart that something spring to mind. I married her and she will legally have my last name, she is related to my father and he doesn't or didn't know about it and when he finds out how will he react? I know that the train will be arriving in a matter of minutes and I have to find out what happened. Then I hear the initiates standing on the roof above and faintly hear Eric asking for the first jumper.
Tris POV
I volunteer to go first and everyone turns to look in shock and Christina, a girl I have become friends with on the train, wishes me luck as I climb onto the ledge. Before I can think, I jump and let my body fall into the black pit below before landing on a net.
I lie there for a brief second before I am pulled to the edge of the net, eyes still closed. When I open them I see the familiar eyes of the person I love, my husband, looking back at me with a hint of shock, then happiness and finally love. He pulls me off the net and I pretend to lose by balance as I fall into his arms.
"Hey what happened, you get pushed?" he asks as I notice worry and sarcasm in his voice.
"No why? Don't you think that I can jump first? Oh it's because I am so small isn't it?" I ask sarcastically, remembering how he used to mock me playfully because I was small and used to call me his 'little doll'.
"Something like that. What's your name?" he asks expressionless. I can't believe he is asking his own wife for her name until I remember that he can't acknowledge me until initiation is over or people will believe I got in out of favouritism.
"My name is Tris Ea-" I can't let the rest of the dauntless surrounding us know about our relationship although it seems as if a guy in the corner already knows. Luckily, Tobias butts in before I can say the rest of our surname.
"First jumper, Tris! I am Four and I will be your instructor throughout initiation. Zeke here will take you over to where you need to stand".
Just then the next person falls with a loud scream and I walk off with Zeke leading me away. He definitely knows about me and Tobias. Just as I am looking at his face trying to read what he is thinking, he whispers in my ear.
"So you are the girl that Four can't stop talking about since he arrived here. You know it gets really annoying how much he talks about you, you end up in like, EVERY conversation I have with him! And being one of his closest friends, we have a LOT of conversations. Seriously I hope he shuts up now, and if not I am blaming you entirely!" His comment takes me aback as I start laughing. I can't believe how much he has talked about me and I am so flattered and as I stand next to Zeke waiting for the next person to follow, I meet his gaze and I can see that no matter how hard he tries, he can't contain his smile.
Tobias POV
The next few hours go by in a blur and as I sit with my usual friends with my food staring at her, her hair, her face, her beauty.
"Hey, Four? … Four? … Four?! … FOUR! JUST BECAUSE YOUR WIFE IS SITTING OVER THERE DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN SIT STARING AT HER FOR AN HOUR WHEN SHE IS WITH HER FRIENDS! GET BACK TO REALITY MAN! I SERIOUSLY CANT GO ANOTHER MONTH OF LISTENING TO YOU OBSESSING OVER HER AND EVEN STARING AT HER NOW! GET A GRIP ALREADY! IM SURE SHE LOVES YOU TOO NOW ANSWER THE QUESTION!" Zeke shouts it so loud that everyone stops to stare and to make it even worse, there are only the initiates and a dauntless couple in the room.
As I feel the blush rising to my cheeks, I stand with a start. I turn, fists ready to fight Zeke when I notice the initiates are all staring at us. When I turn around I see Zeke hiding behind Shauna whilst she tries to push him back to me so I grab him by his collar and storm out of the room and into a hallway that I know is a safe place to talk.
"What the hell was that Zeke?! Have you lost your mind?! You could ruin everything and if people find out that she is my wife then she will be the most hated person in dauntless!" I know that I may be over exaggerating but really messed up back there.
"Why would she? You two would be the couple everyone looks up to. Get married before he left for dauntless and she followed him a year later so she could be with him and all the time she was gone he would talk about her nonstop!" he did have a point but at the same time I knew it would put her in danger. "And besides nobody will care if you are mar-"
"No Zeke! You don't get it! People will think she didn't earn her way into dauntless like the rest of us! They will look down on her and she will be in danger because they will see her as an easy target! If you think for a second that I am going to sit back whilst my wife dies then get killed by the brother she doesn't even know existed then you are wrong! There is I reason I spend so much time with Eric and that is to make plans for any possibility to protect her. Even though she doesn't know about her brother, she will still have us protecting her and she will only be safe if no one finds out about us!" Just as I finish saying it, I turn around to make sure she didn't sneak up on us and found out the secret I have been keeping from her.
"Hold up! Her brother is Eric?!" I nod realising he never knew about that. "Your brother-in-law is the single most powerful person in dauntless? Of all the things I know about every second of her life, you miss out the minor detail of the fact that you and Eric are related!" I can see that he is both shocked and happy but at the same time I realise how much I have missed when I realise that he knows a lot about her life from how much I have talked about her.
"Yes now I am glad that cleared everything up but we need to get back." I sigh.
Tris POV
Oh… my… god!
Zeke shouted at Tobias about how much he loves me and when I know he has been staring at me I can feel the blush rising in my cheeks. I look around at everyone and they are all talking amongst themselves apart from Christina. She stares at me in shock and I realise that she must have put the evidence together and figured it out as she mouths to me 'Oh My God! It's you isn't it? You are married?!' I nod and she laughs getting the attention of everyone including the boys who have just walked in.
"What are you guys laughing at?" Zeke says as he, Tobias and a girl their age walks over. "I thought I was going to get my butt kicked and trust me you don't want Four there to do it for you!"
"So Four, who is this wife of yours is it her?" Christina asks pointing to the girl with them. "Or is it one of us?" she adds smiling as she mouths to him 'I know its Tris'.
"I don't have a wife in fact. I am only seventeen" I can see that it pained him to say he doesn't have a wife.
"Well why would he shout out that you do if it isn't true and anyway, you can get married when you are twelve so you could have gotten married to someone in your old faction. Which is…"
"None of your business Candor. Now if any of you have any questions or criticism we will be sat over there." He said pointing to a table on the far side, enough distance that we can't hear the conversations.
As they walk away Christina comes up with an idea. "One of us should find out who it is and I vote Tris because no one can help but answer her." Everyone nods and I shoot them a glare before going off and sitting next to Zeke with my back to the initiates.
"Hey baby what's up?" He sees me looking at him in a shocked and worried way and answers my question like he can read my mind. "They know about it already don't worry Mrs Eaton. What's up? I know it is something other than our relationship." I hate how well he knows me!
"It's nothing I promise." As I say it I can see his eyes telling me to tell the truth. "Well yes it is something but it doesn't matter at all."
"If it is anything bad, just get pregnant and he will forget all about it because he has been saying that he can't wait for the day you tell him you are pregnant." Zeke whispers in my ear so no one else can hear. I reach down and put my hands on my stomach and he just laughs and nods.
"I don't have a clue what he told you but whatever it is, I swear I will drain him of every drop of blood in his body." He says with mock seriousness suddenly turning real. "What is it Tris? I don't want you to keep any secrets from me."
"I can't tell you sorry I know how you feel but I swear that as soon as initiation is over I can tell you. Have you got any paper and a pen?"
Zeke passed me a tissue and a permanent marker and I scribbled down the words, covering them with my hand. He noticed what I had wrote and his face turned white.
"Are you serious? Is that what you wanted to say because I wasn't joking but I didn't expect that! Is that why you-?"
"Shut up Zeke you say a word about it and I can promise you that you will have never seen an initiate like me before I will rip your throat open! And kill all your friends!"
"Woah Tris I won't I promise. Don't get so worked up about it but can I tell Shauna?" he said gesturing to the girl beside Tobias.
"NO YOU CAN'T! Don't tell anyone I mean it Zeke! I am trusting you with this and with your life so watch out mate!" I can see in his eyes that he is slightly scared of me but I don't care I just look at Tobias and Shauna sitting open-mouthed in silence with fear and worry in their eyes.
"Tris I- What's up you are seriously worrying me now. What can be so bad that you can't even tell your own husband about?"
"I knew it!" Christina screamed walking up behind me. "I knew it was you all along! Are you serious Tris why can't anyone else find out?!"
"Keep your voce down! If you tell a soul I will kill you too and I am not afraid to do it!" I realise the tissue is still out and although she hasn't seen it I stuff it into my pocket and get up. "Can we go and get some sleep now? I haven't got long before I go to … an appointment and I really could do with a nap. Four can you take me to the infirmary later please?"
"Of course now go and get some rest." He knows that he is really taking me to his apartment but he pulls of a lie so well and that is one of the millions of things I love about him. As I turn and walk off I hear him whisper something. "I love you Beatrice Eaton and don't forget it!"
I turn and stare at him with love in my eyes. "I love you more!" I say as I turn and run towards Christina to catch up with her.
Tobias POV
As she ran off, I saw something fall out of her pocket. Zeke seems to notice at the same time and we dive forward and fight for it. I eventually get it off him and he just looks at me with pleading eyes.
"Please don't read it Four. I will end up dead, she will be distraught and you … well you will just be…"
Tris POV
As I sit on my bed I reach for the tissue to hand to Christina and I realise that it isn't there.
"Oh no! NO! Christina we have to go back to get the tissue!"
"I can get you one from the bathroom wait here." She had no idea how much could change if he reads the note.
"No! I wrote something on it and if he reads it, I don't know what I'll do!" I can see that she senses the urgency and she gets up and starts running out but the door flies open and I see Zeke trying to tackle Tobias to the ground when I see it. He has the note. "No don't read it please!" I beg with tears in my eyes. He spots me and runs up to me keeping the tissue way out of my reach.
"Tris, I know you don't want me to but when it fell out of your pocket, I didn't get punched repeatedly to not open it now." He glares at Zeke.
There are four people who will know if I say it and one if he reads the note but I secretly want the others to know. Me, Tobias, Zeke and Christina will all know soon.
"No Tob- Four! Please don't! I wrote it for me so I could let it out of my system so I wouldn't have to worry anymore. Please don't!" I beg with tears running down my cheeks in a continuous stream.
"I don't understand Tris. We tell each other everything and just a month ago we promised no more secrets or lies yet you seem to be keeping a big one."
"I am scared of your reaction. I am scared that you won't be happy. I am scared Tobias, I am petrified." By now, he has pulled me into him and I am sobbing into his shirt, creating a large wet patch in the centre.
"Tris, listen to me, even if I don't like the news, no matter how terrible it is, I will stay with you and help you through it." I have to tell him now I have no choice.
"I… I'm… We're…" I can't get the words out but he strokes my hair comfortingly and I pull away and look him in the eyes. "I am pregnant with your baby!"
I search his eyes and see nothing but joy, love and even a few tears. "Wow Tris. I… I don't know what to say. I just am so…" he scoops me in his arms smiling more than I knew was possible.