Dating in Dauntless- Chapter 2-

-Bullies and Bravery

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Tris POV
"Mommy!" Kayla exclaims as I walk into the cafeteria. She runs over and I scoop her up into my arms.
"Hey sweetie, how was school?"
Surprisingly, my 8-year-old daughter's grin drops off of her face.
"I-I don't really wanna talk about it." I frown.
"What? What's wrong, honey?" I can tell that she is upset about something, but I know that we shouldn't talk about it in the cafeteria of the elementary school.
"Um…nothing" she says, averting her gaze.
"Why don't we talk about it at home?" I suggest, and she nods. I put her down, and she holds my hand as we walk back to the apartment.
When we get home, I plop down on the couch and pat the cushion next to me. "Come here, honey" I say, and she hesitantly sits down. "Now, don't try to pretend. I know something's wrong, I just want to know what it is. If I know, then I can help you" I say gently. She opens her mouth, but then closes it and looks down. Finally, without looking up, she says,
"Well…there's…there's a boy in my class. And today he told me that he thought I should switch to Abnegation because I would never survive in Dauntless."
"What?" I was shocked. This is another 8 year old boy in her elementary school! Why would he say anything like that to my child?
"What-what's his name, Kayla?" I ask, still shocked.
"Robbie. He-he says that because you and dad are transfers and not Dauntless-born, I'm not…'pure' Dauntless. He says that the other factions are weak and that I'll die or become factionless if I stay." She looks up at me with tears in her eyes."Is-is that true, mommy? Am I not strong enough for Dauntless?"
What? What did she just say? Did she literally just ask me if she belonged in her faction? What else has that boy been telling her?
I grab my daughters' shoulders and make her look me in the eye. "Mikayla. Natalie. Eaton. Don't you ever think for one moment that you don't belong here. You were born here. And your mother and father might have been transfers from Abnegation, but we passed initiation and are now officially part of Dauntless. And you know what? Both me and your father ranked first in our class. We ranked better than every other transfer and Dauntless-born. So tell this Robbie that he'd better shut his mouth. Because you, Kayla, are Dauntless. You are brave. You will stand up to this kid. Even if he's bigger or stronger than you, he is no older than you. Tell Robbie that the parents he's talking about are two of the leaders of Dauntless. Ok? Will you do that for me? Will you be Dauntless and prove to this kid that you are a true member of Dauntless?"
Now she is looking at me with wide eyes, not knowing where all of my ferocity is coming from. Frankly, I don't really know either. All I know is that I never want my child to get hurt. Ever. I will protect her until the day that I die.
No, Wait. She just needs me to teach her how to stand up for herself. I need to know that she can take care of herself. Because I won't always be there for her. I sigh and wrap my arms around my daughter. "Please? Will you do this for me? For yourself?" I plead, my voice muffled by her shirt. I feel her nod.
"Okay, mommy. I will."
"Good." I sigh again and pull back. "Life in Dauntless can get pretty rough. I just want you to be prepared."
"I know, mom." And I know that she does.
"I love you, baby" I say, and kiss her forehead.
"I love you too."
"And I love both of you, but would somebody mind telling me what the heck is going on here?"
Tobias walks in, spotting me and a teary-eyed Mikayla sitting together on the couch.
"Oh, come on, Tobias. We were having a mother-daughter moment here." I laugh. Kayla grins too, and wipes away her tears.
"I go upstairs for five minutes to take a shower, and I come down to find this? What did I miss?"
"Nothing, honey." I say, and give him a look that says, 'I'll tell you later'. Tobias seems to understand, because he just nods and rubs his hands together.
"Well, then. I was thinking about eating some of that delicious chocolate cake that mommy made earlier."
"Oh, no, mister. No dessert until after dinner." I say, and stand up. I help Kayla up, too. "Speaking of dinner, I was thinking spaghetti. Wanna help me?" I add, addressing her. She smiles.
"Sure!"
"Ok then. Why don't you go into the kitchen and get the pasta and sauce out?" I say, and she runs into the kitchen. I turn to Tobias as he pulls me close. "Did you finish the portfolios?" I ask. He nods. "Good. So we have all night to spend as a family." I say. "Let's make the most of it". He smiles.
"Yeah, let's do it. They're only kids once, right?"
I smile too and kiss him lightly.
"Right." I hear Kayla opening the cupboards in the kitchen. "Let's go help with dinner." I suggest, and we walk into the room to help our daughter, who is in the process of climbing up onto the counter to reach the box of spaghetti. I gasp and then laugh as Tobias grabs her and lifts her, giggling, so she can grab the box off of the shelf. The three of us fool around in the kitchen, but manage to make dinner at the same time. Ashlynn comes downstairs as Kayla is setting the table and Tobias and I are dishing up the meal.
"Thought I smelled pasta" she says as she helps us get ready. As we sit down at the table, I say;
"Before we eat, I just want to say some things. Today, we learned a lot about each other and ourselves. Just remember that we are a family and we will always be there for each other. Okay?"
Kayla and Ashlynn both nod.
"All right then, that's my speech for tonight, now dig in" I say, and we all laugh and start eating. But I meet Tobias's eye and he smiles. Kids might be hard, but as a family, there's nothing that we can't do.

A/N: All right! What did you guys think? As good as chapter 1? I am not entirely sure how many chapters I will do, so if anybody wants to request a prompt for a future chapter, feel free to PM me (CloakSeeker: I am writing your request now, but it will be a separate story). Please read and review! :)