A/N: Hello my fellow initiates. I have a little announcement regarding this story. It's a two part announcement actually.

#1 This story will contain two more original song lyrics I wrote specifically for this story.

#2 This story is nearing it's end. A few more chapters, guys.

Enjoy!

"You're getting married?" Shauna was the first to speak.

"Yup," Tris answered smiling happily.

"You?" Uriah asked pointing at her.

"Ahem," she replied.

"Tris Prior, who thinks marriage is for losers, gets married?" Lynn asked and some of the married women scoffed, while the men mostly laughed or chuckled.

"Yeah," Tris confirmed again.

"The same Tris Prior that said that she would only get married if she were abducted by aliens, forced to eat Brussel sprouts, made to watch "The Brady Bunch" and forced to wear pink floral dresses, since those scenarios were just as unlikely as her getting hitched?" Marlene asked and Tobias started laughing.

"Yeah, dude. I'm getting married," she said with a wide grin.

"Are you dying?" Uriah asked.

"No," Tris said appalled.

"Do you have a brain tumor that makes you all crazy?" Marlene asked and her brother replied for his fiancée.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? That she would have to be insane to marry me?" he asked and could almost swear all four of them would reply.

"Yeah," Marlene, Uriah, Lynn and even Tris answered which prompted most of the people gathered there to laugh.

"You're really getting married?" Lynn asked more calmly then before.

"Yeah and I know what you think. It's true that I've always considered people who get married to be really messed up shits," she said and avoided to look at anyone who was married. "But Tobias and I love each other and he is it for me," she added.

"She is it for me," Tobias agreed with his fiancée. "We thought things through and decided that we want to do this. We could have lived on just as boyfriend and girlfriend, but we want to commit to each other and in front of our loved ones."

"Oh, my baby, I'm so happy," Natalie said and stood up to go and hug her daughter. She embraced her tightly and kissed her head while whispering how much she loved her and that she only wished the best for her. She then hugged her future son-in-law and one by one everyone congratulated them until only Andrew remained.

"Dad?" Tris asked uncertain. She knew that he had a rough time accepting that she was a grown up and overreacted when he found out about her relationship. But since then he seemed supportive.

"I can't believe my baby girl is getting married," he said with tears in his eyes.

"Tell me about it," she joked. Andrew hugged her tightly and tried to think of how to ask her what he needed to without Tobias hearing him.

"Are you sure, sweetheart? I don't want you to do something just because I or your mother or even Tobias expect you to do. We will all love you regardless," he said in a whisper, trying to reassure her that even if she opted otherwise they would still support her. Andrew and Natalie learned a lot about their daughter and somehow regretted many wasted years. They did their best raising all three of their children, but somehow their youngest gave them more headaches than the other two siblings combined. But nevertheless they loved Tris just as much as they loved Shauna and Caleb. They both felt betrayed and disappointed whenever they learned of yet another lie the girl told them. They also knew that Tris felt rejected and worthless compared to her older siblings, nothing farther from the truth, but the mind of a child is often misunderstood by a parent and one could only hope to be the best parent one can be. He and Natalie swore to be more open-minded and supportive when it came to Tris' choices, but hearing that she wanted to get married seemed odd to them, as it did to everyone else. The girl was always very verbal about not wanting to be like her sister and brother and yet there she was announcing her engagement. Andrew felt it was his duty to both question her reasons and reassure her of an alternative in case she did it for anyone other than herself.

Tris held her father close and smiled a little. She knew it would be a shock once her family and friends would hear her talk about getting married, but she was sure of her decision. If anything, marrying Tobias was probably the only thing she was ever one hundred percent sure of. She even questioned Divergent at some point, but never her decision to marry him. She loved him and there was no doubt in her mind that they would spend the rest of their lives together.

"I'm sure, dad. I'm not doing this for anyone other than me. Well, me and Tobias. We both want this. I know you know about my friend who died and it made me realize that we're wasting precious time. There's no one else I'd rather be with than him and I want to commit to our relationship. I'm ready, dad. I'm ready to be a grown up." Andrew pulled back slightly to look her in the eyes. Her sparkling orbs were sincere and hopeful and filled with love. He never wanted anything other than for his children to be happy and if Tobias made her happy he, as her father, would be grateful to the younger man.

"I love you, baby girl," he told her before kissing her forehead gently.

"I love you, too, daddy."

"Does this mean you give us your blessing?" Tobias asked as he approached the two. He stood aside while Tris and her father talked quietly, not wanting to intrude on their father-daughter moment.

"Yes, Tobias. I hope that you know what a treasure my little girl is and if you ever hurt her I'll be your worst nightmare, boy," Andrew said trying to sound intimidating. Tobias nodded. He understood what Tris' father asked, but he would never hurt her. He loved her too much and would spend the rest of his days making her happy. He wouldn't just try but succeed. Tris deserved it and he was happy that she allowed him to join her on her path through life.

"Don't worry, Andrew. Your daughter is in good hands. I will always love and cherish her," Tobias vowed and the two men shook their hands.

"Dad, enough of the commando crap," Shauna said and everyone started laughing. She knew how uncomfortable things would get if her old man would continue. "Tris, show us the ring," she demanded from her younger sister.

"Yeah and tell us how he proposed," Christina said stepping closer. One by one all the women, including Lynn and Marlene encircled Tris and demanded details. Tris tried to calm them down but they wouldn't shut up. So Tris did the only thing she could think of: she whistled loudly. They all stopped and Tris smirked.

"Hon, where's the ring?" Tris asked Tobias.

"Uh, bedroom?" Tobias said unsure.

"Why would it be in the bedroom?" Evelyn asked.

"Why aren't you wearing it?" Natalie inquired curiously.

"Uh, it doesn't fit me," Tris said and held back a chuckle. They would have all a heart attack once they found out how the young couple got engaged.

"Dude, you bought a ring that doesn't fit her?" Zeke asked his best friend and shook his head disapprovingly.

"Actually, it's not really an engagement ring," Tobias said and held out his hand for Tris to take. She quickly left the circle the women created around her and joined her fiancé.

"What do you mean?" Marcus asked intrigued.

"Should I? Or do you wanna?" Tris asked with a grin. "I mean, you bought it," she added, trying to keep up the charade. Tobias nodded.

"It's actually the ring from a keychain," he said, trying to keep a straight face.

"What?" many of them asked, while others just stared at them in disbelief.

"You proposed to my daughter with a keychain ring?" Andrew asked. He wasn't mad, but he wasn't pleased either.

"Actually, she proposed to me," Tobias said grinning.

"What?" almost all of them asked stunned.

"You proposed to him?" Shauna asked.

"Yeah."

"But it's the guy's job to do the proposing," Christina said a little disappointed.

"I think it's beautiful," Cara said and all of them turned around. She came into the room just as Tobias and Tris announced their engagement with her newborn baby. She cradled her son to her chest and smiled to the newly engaged couple. "I don't think it matters who proposes to whom. The important thing is they love each other and both want this. You should all stop wondering so much and accept it."

"Wise words, sis," Tris said smiling. She and Cara weren't very close, but the few times they actually talked to each other without anyone else present they bonded and even stayed in touch ever since that day at the hospital when everyone learned of Tris' and Tobias' relationship. She was very supportive and actually gave Tris good advice.

"Hold on. Let me understand this," Evelyn said. "You asked Tobias to marry you?"

"Yes," Tris confirmed.

"Using a ring from a keychain?" she asked to straighten out her facts. Tris nodded.

"Not just any keychain, mom," Tobias added. "I gave her that keychain. So, I guess I bought my own engagement ring," he said and most started laughing.

"This is just weird," Evelyn said sighing.

"No, mom," Marlene said.

"This is so Tris," her friends said in unison.

"I think we stretched this topic out enough. Let's celebrate," Marcus announced and without anyone noticing he brought in a champagne bottle while Caleb, Will and Zeke brought glasses to toast on the newly engaged couple. They celebrated for a while until Natalie asked the question they all seemed very interested in.

"Did you set a date?" she asked excited.

"No, mom. We just got engaged. We haven't really talked about it," Tris explained.

"Maybe they should wait for Tris to finish school," Marcus suggested.

"Like I said, we haven't discussed it. But we wanted to make it official," Tris adds.

"Yeah. Besides we have time. There's no rush," Tobias says wrapping his arms around her from behind.

"Twis get mawied?" Hunter asked excited. Tris crouched down to pick up her nephew and held him close to her chest.

"Yes, big guy. I'm going to marry Tobias."

"Toby?" Hunter asked looking from Tris to her fiancé.

"Yes, big guy," Tobias said happy and Hunter frowned.

"What is it, baby?" Tris asked him confused.

"Will you have baby?" he asked innocently and some of the others chuckled.

"Uh," Tris said unsure how to answer that question. They haven't talked about kids, but she was sure Tobias wanted them. She, on the other hand, while loving kids, especially since Hunter was born, wasn't ready yet.

"One day," Tobias answered for her and she looked over her shoulder to find him smile lovingly at her.

"Can be boy?" Hunter asked in his juvenile excitement.

"We'll see," Tobias said with a chuckle.

"You still love me then?" the little boy inquired.

"Of course we will. You are our favorite nephew, right Tobias?" Tris asked him smiling, regaining some of her composure.

"Of course."

The family sat down and as expected everyone had opinions about the wedding or even the honeymoon. Tobias and Tris let them all state whatever idea they had, knowing full well that in the end they would do it their way. Besides, they hadn't even decided on a date so neither of them saw any harm in allowing their families, which translated in the women, to plan the wedding.

After the women got engrossed in a conversation about flowers and themes, the men left the dining room and headed outside to either smoke or drink some coffee.

Tobias looked happier than ever and Marcus was glad that he finally found someone to settle down with. The few women his son brought home were beautiful, no argument there, but he could see that Tobias only introduced them to his parents to spite them, especially Evelyn who liked to meddle.

As the men went on from discussing the wedding of the youngest born Prior to the oldest born Eaton, Tris snuck out and tapped her father lightly on the shoulder. He was standing to the side and talking on the phone. He acknowledged her and once he was done on the phone they entered without anyone spotting them. Tris needed to talk to her father and she needed to do it then before she lost her courage again.

They went into the study were they sat down in front of the cold fireplace and Andrew waited patiently for her to start speaking. But when she remained silent he worried.

"What is wrong, sweetheart?" he asked and she looked up at him.

"Daddy," she said chocked up. Andrew got up and pulled her up as well, wrapping his arms around her.

"Whatever it is, I'm here for you. I love you, baby girl," he told her reassuringly.

"Dad, there's so much I need to tell you, but I just don't know where to start," she said sobbing. It broke Andrew's heart each time she cried, each time any of his loved ones cried.

"Come on. Let's sit back down and see what is wrong. Okay?" he asked her softly, just like he did when she was a child and had a nightmare. She nodded and they resumed their places on the loveseat. Andrew held her close to him, rubbing her arm and trying to figure out what bothered her. But he knew that without her telling him what it was that upset her he couldn't help her.

"Daddy, I'm sorry," she said sniffling.

"For what, sweetie?" he asked confused.

"For everything. I was such a bad kid. I always blamed it on you and mom or Caleb and Shauna. But it was me. I lied to you guys and told myself you didn't understand me. Well, you didn't, but it wasn't like I was always peachy and chatty with you guys."

"Tris, that's in the past," he tried to tell her. Tris pulled away slightly to look at her father, tears in her eyes.

"No, dad, it's not alright. I was a spoiled little shit who blamed the world for everything that didn't go my way. Whenever times got tough I acted out and ran away. You and mom were even put through hell when I left home and stayed with Uncle Cam. I know you agreed to it and thought it was the best decision at the time, but I was really miserable. I was narcissistic, selfish, spoiled and just obnoxious. You didn't deserve that I treat you the way I did, none of you. And I'm mostly to blame for Uriah, Marlene and Lynn lying to their parents. It was my idea to keep the band secret because I didn't want you to know. I thought you would disapprove and make me stop. I had only my own interest in mind and didn't care about all the lies I told and the things I did."

"Sweetheart, it's in the past," Andrew tried to calm her, since she headed toward a panic attack. He pulled her into his arms and started rocking them both like he did when she was younger.

"No, dad. Please. I've been in therapy for over a year now and I try to be better."

"Therapy?" her father asked. Tris contemplated if she should tell her parents about the rape, but she didn't feel up to it. At least not for now.

"Yes. There was a time when I just didn't care much about anything. If it weren't for Uncle Cam, Matt and my friends I would be a real mess, probably lying somewhere on the sidewalk with a needle in my arm." Tris pulled back again and looked at her father. "Dad, I was bad. Really, really bad. And it wasn't until I hit rock bottom that I listened to people when they told me I was destroying myself. I asked all of them to keep it from you and mom, because I was ashamed," she told him and averted her gaze. It was true, she felt shame, but not so much for the sexual abuse she suffered under Drew, but for her poor behavior and selfishness. The only thing she could hope for was that her family would forgive her, because she was done being that spoiled little brat who thought the world belonged to her.

It wasn't just the rape and everything that followed that made her open her eyes. It was her friends, who always stood by her side, her uncle, despite handling the situation not as an adult but more as a rebel, who always tried to keep her safe and happy. It was because of Matt who acted like a big brother when she thought she couldn't rely on her own. It was Eric who was a friend despite his feelings and always tried to make her see reason and cherish herself. It was because of Johanna who so expertly guided her back to a somewhat normal life. It was because of Tobias who looked past her craziness and the damage that has been inflicted on her. He never saw her as a victim, but as a survivor. He loved her unconditionally and Tris wasn't sure she even deserved him. But for some reason the universe decided to make them fall in love with each other and she vowed that she would dedicate every day of her life to make him happy. He was her rock and her everything and she could kick herself for ever being so blind as to not see it sooner. But then again he was right. If they would have started a relationship a few years before maybe they wouldn't be together anymore. Tris was almost sure he was right about that. She had to learn things and she had to grow. But more importantly she had to open her eyes to the things she had and were of value instead of craving imaginary things that only existed in twisted fairy tales.

And then there were her parents. They loved her so much and Tris just ignored them for most of her young life. She felt unloved and misunderstood but she could see now that it was her own childish stupidity that made her blind. She promised herself to be a better daughter. They deserved it. Both her mother and father did so much for her and her siblings and it was unfair of her to punish them for made up trespasses.

"Dad, I want to be better, I swear. I did so many bad things, mostly to you and mom. You didn't deserve that and I'm really sorry I gave you so much heartache. You guys are the best parents I could have ever asked for. Not once were you unfair or didn't care for me. I was the one who always caused trouble and you were the ones who got me out of it. I thought of myself as cool, especially while lying to you, but by doing so you never knew me and obviously misunderstood me. I am so glad that you forgave the crap I did when I was younger and that you both tried to build something with me. I learned so much about you, things I would have never imagined, because I never really paid attention. I was always so focused on myself and my needs and disregarded everyone else," she kept saying and stumbled over her words. Her father smiled kindly at her and pulled her back to his chest.

"Tris. All this is in the past. I won't deny that it was a trying time and that your mom and I were hurt by all the lies, but let's look forward, honey," he told her. "We all made mistakes and it was mostly because neither of us talked about things. You are a grown-up now and hopefully we can have a better relationship now than we had before."

"That would be great, daddy. I'm really sorry," Tris said into his chest.

"I'm sorry too."

They remained cuddled together for a while longer, just enjoying the precious time they had together. Andrew started talking to her about small things, like what he did at work and Tris shared about her work. While having different careers, both father and daughter were as dedicated and passionate about what they did as the other. Tris promised to keep more in touch and even visit, while Andrew promised he would do the same, especially since he wanted to see his baby girl live in concert doing what she loved.

A/N: What do you think of their families reaction to the engagement?

What did you think of Hunter's confession?

What about Tris' conversation with her father?

When should they get married?