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All characters look like the movie version, and are now two years older. So Tris is 18, Four and Eric are 26.
Divergent belongs to Veronica Roth otherwise it would be different, very different.
OC's belong to me (Suzanne, Vivian, Hades, Ares, Dragon, Joseph, Helena, Rowena, James and Lily.)
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Chapter 25
"Mommy pay wif Row!" Vivian said excitedly. She was riding her new tricycle to the park and Tris was only happy to follow her. Eric was meeting them at the park since it was only a half day for him to work, and Lynn and Will were hoping to join later. Tris was happy about that since Hades and Ares had gotten into Chicago early that morning and were going to meet her at the park as well. Both boys wanted to meet Eric and Vivian, and Eric was looking forward to the meeting as well.
"Wait for me Vivian otherwise you won't get to ride your bike for a while" Tris said as Vivian slowed her peddling and waited for Tris to catch up before they finished the trip to the playground. Making sure the tricycle was locked to the bench and the bag was just as secure Tris followed Vivian onto the playground where she spotted Rowena playing and waiting for her.
"Morning Tris" Helena said offering Tris a smile as she walked over.
"Morning Helena. How's Joseph doing?" Tris asked knowing that her husband had wanted another baby with Helena but they had been having trouble. Joseph was taking it hard and so was Helena.
"Well we found out Rowena was a miracle baby. Joseph won't be able to get me pregnant again and if he did I would likely miscarry it before it got to term. But since Joseph is a cop I'm not too worried about another baby anymore. I'm more worried about a job going bad" Helena said as the two women watched their daughters.
"Eric and I came to the understanding that since I'm so much younger that we are going to wait a while longer and see where it takes us. Vivian is going to be a great older sister but we both agree that right now it's not practical. I mean with Suzanne on top of it all serving up court papers." Tris said sighing frustrated.
"The hearing isn't until August right?"
"Yeah, Eric has been talking to his lawyer for a while now and we have more than enough proof between the two of us to keep Vivian with us." Tris said glancing at Helena who was smiling.
"What?"
"For being a woman that has only been in their life for two months or so you seem to be making a lot of us and we statements" Helena teased making Tris blush.
"I can't just walk away from them now" Tris said as Helena chuckled. Their topic moved to more mundane mother things, Tris keeping a sharp eye on the girls and the people around the park. If Hades and Ares showed up she wanted to be able to call them over.
"Helena do you see that man in the grey hoodie? He's talking to the one in the red hoodie. They have been staring at us and the girls for the last twenty minutes" Tris said Helena frowning.
"Pedophile's maybe? Just to be sure I think we should call the girls over." Helena said her voice shaking slightly betraying her fear.
"No, let's get them. I want to be close to Vivian just in case" Tris said. Helena nodded and together they made their way to the girls in the sandbox.
"Mommy? Why boys lookie?" Vivian asked making alarm bells start ringing in Tris's head. If Vivian noticed that was a problem, they wanted something then.
"That's why we want you girls to come with us" Tris said gently and both girls nodded and got up, each little girl taking their mommy's hand.
"Move and you die" A voice said behind them, screams erupting around the park as other parents gathered their children and ran, the sight of two mothers and their children at gunpoint scaring them. Vivian pressed herself into Tris's side her face pressed tightly into the older woman's hip.
"Little red go with the blondes" The one ordered, Tris offering Rowena her other hand.
"Come over to me sweetie. Everything is going to be fine" Tris said calmly. Rowena hesitated for a moment before obeying the soft spoken request, her position mirroring Vivian's. Tris placed a hand on each girls head and glanced discreetly at her watch and closed her eyes. Helena, Tris and the girls just had to hold on a little while longer. Joseph was going to be one of the officers on call, and Eric was on his way to them now. Helena was pale and shaking as she looked at Tris, who was looking very calm and composed despite how much turmoil she was facing inside.
"Can we help you with something?" Tris asked looking at each man, watching them shift with how calm she was. Her heart was racing and she knew nightmares would run rampant with all four of them tonight. She had to think positive.
"Shut up." The one snapped and clicked the chamber on the gun making the girls whimper. The man in the red placed the gun to Helena's head and Tris held the girls close her eyes flicking over to the other end of the park where she could see Eric and Joseph, several other officers with them. Stroking both girls hair she looked around the park slowly before spotting the enclosed play area. Thankfully it was metal so if she could get the girls there they could be safe. Glancing at Helena she flicked her eyes to the enclosed play space and Helena nodded slightly.
"Don't get any ideas about the cops helping you" one of the men sneered as Tris took each girls hands, her heart pounding in her chest.
"No not the cops. Me" Tris said handing the girls over to Helena and heard them start to run, Tris relying on the moves Eric taught her two years ago, and what Hades and Ares taught her when she was away at school. Both men hit the ground with a grunt and Tris kicked the guns away from them and ran after the girls. Helena was helping the girls into the enclosure and Tris was almost to them when she heard gun fire behind her. Dropping to the ground she rolled behind another part of the playground, Helena crying out and holding her side before she dragged herself behind another piece of the playground. Tris glanced over to the spot she last saw Eric and saw him loading a gun, his eyes darting over to where the girls were hiding to her. Even at the distance she could see how worried he was about them.
"I want the big red out here, your husband is going to die otherwise" a man yelled, Helena glancing at Tris to see her shaking her head.
"Let's be rational about this gentlemen" Tris called hoping the girls stayed hidden.
"You really don't want to do this. This is serious jail time" Tris called again, a clang as a bullet hit by where she was hiding made her jump. Helena looked over at Tris and she shook her head again. She was not going to let Helena step out and get killed.
"Eric? What's going on?" Four asked staying out of range on the blonde's fists. Zeke was holding onto Uriah's shoulder as they looked over at the park.
"Zeke, that's Tris out there" Uriah said and Lynn grabbed Will's arm.
"Vivian's out there too isn't she?" she asked and Eric nodded slightly.
"Joseph the officer to my right here, his wife and daughter are with them. The girls are in the enclosure and Tris and Helena are out in the open" Eric said shaking his head doing his best to focus.
"We saw Tris put the men down a couple minutes ago, but I say you have maybe five minutes before they just up and kill them all when they see them." Ares said stepping up on one side as Hades shook his head on the other side of the group.
"We went around on either side and they are alone but there's no telling how fast that can change." Hades said before watching the confusion on each of the officer's faces.
"I'm Hades, the one with his hair back is Ares. My idiot twin" he said slowly as Ares moved to stand by him and let his brother place his hand on his shoulder.
"Don't be stupid Ares" Hades said calmly his hand tightening when he felt his brother shift.
"I know, I know. I know she can handle herself it's just,"
"We both consider her our little sister Ares" Hades said calmly feeling the vibrations that travelled though his brother calm a little as Eric and the officers started to move in. Four the man they had heard about and recognized from pictures and the parking lot of the school when they had been there earlier had joined the group and was slowly working in. Ares glanced to his right to see Lynn holding Will's arm, her knuckles white. Will's jaw was clenched but he wasn't complaining. Glancing at his brother he motioned to the two before they moved in sync and Ares gently pried Lynn's hand off Will's arm. Lynn spared a glance at him before holding his hand tightly. Ares shifted so his free hand was able to rub her back gently ignoring the looks they were getting. Hades was rubbing the circulation back into Will's arm and hand, the other starting to tremble. Hades didn't hesitate and slipped his hand onto Will's back and stroked it. This was not an ideal first meeting face to face but he was going to make the best of it.
Tris glanced over to where Helena was hiding, and prayed that there was an ambulance on standby. The poor woman was deathly pale and Tris didn't want to lose one of the few friends she had. Glancing around the corner she took a deep breath before she raced across the open space and slid into place beside Helena.
"Tris what are you doing? Go to the girls" Helena said her hands trying to stem the blood flowing from her side.
"You need me too. Their coming for us Helena. Joseph and Eric are coming with other officers. Soon you'll be home nursing your side Joseph catering to your every need. I'll talk to Eric about taking Rowena during the day to help out." Tris said Helena smiling slightly as she listened. She liked the thought of her husband catering to her, but she knew and she was sure Tris did to that it was empty words to make them both feel better. She was losing blood too quickly to be saved.
"Helena?" Joseph said worriedly as he skidded to a stop beside the pair, Eric and Four joining them.
"Tris, Angel?" Eric said looking her over before hugging her tightly.
"I'm fine baby. How long until we can get the girls out of there? They're going to be even more terrified the more shots they hear" Tris said cupping Eric's cheek making him relax. Four kept a look out and shook his head.
"If we box them in they will make it a shooting gallery. We need a plan." Eric frowned but nodded in agreement, reluctantly letting Tris go, the two of them looking at Joseph who was doing his best to stop his tears, Helena's eyes now closed and her hand limp at her side.
"Joseph? Stay here with me, you need to think about Rowena" Tris said reaching out a hand for him before pulling back when he turned to face her, his eyes unfocused. Tris tried not to shrink back when he looked at her but she soon did, a shudder travelling through her small frame, Eric wrapping her in his arms. Four moved from his spot to cover Joseph when he started out before ducking in time for the bullet to miss his head.
"Shit they have good aim. I felt that through my hair" Four said Eric cracking a small smirk before it was taken by the girl's scream of fear.
"At least you didn't do that when it missed you" Tris said making Eric snort.
"I would never let him live it down Angel" He countered as Four nodded.
"He has a death wish" Four said motioning to the slowly forwarding Joseph.
"They were married for nine years? Ten? Their little girl is the same age as mine" Eric said frowning as Tris stared at her fallen friend.
"Ten years, Eric and they found out they would have never had more children. He couldn't give her anymore and even if she did, she would miscarry" Tris said softly as Eric hugged her.
"When I tell you, head to the girls. They need you to keep them calm" Eric said after a moment Tris nodding. The cries were tearing at her heart.
"I have an idea, we can disable them me and Four, then we calm the girls and after everything we can meet up with Hades and Ares, the little shits who snuck up on us" Eric said making Tris smile slightly.
"I warned you" Tris said as she got up and ready to run. Glancing at each other Four and Eric nodded before moving, Joseph having been listening to them turned back.
"Tris, Eric? Get your lawyer in touch with ours. We have you in our wills"
"Joseph please, Rowena needs you in her life." Tris tried again but she knew his mind was made up.
"Tell her we loved her" Joseph said as Tris fought back the tears she had been wanting to cry.
"Every day" Eric said seeing the smile come over Joseph's face. Nodding he stood and started walking, the two men shooting at him. Tris sobbed once before she started running to the girls in the enclosure. Not waiting a moment longer Four and Eric moved together and disarmed both men with none life threatening injuries, Joseph laying on the ground.
"MOMMY!" Vivian yelled and threw herself at Tris and breaking into fresh tears, Rowena following her and curling into Tris's side.
"Mama hurt" Rowena said softly, Tris doing her best not to cry. She failed though and held both girls close in the darkened enclosure.
"Mommy cry?" Vivian asked softly, making Tris dry her cheeks.
"Girls? Do you know what dying means?" Tris asked her voice shaking but soft.
"Die mean go away fourevers and evers" Rowena said pausing.
"Like grammy and grampy" She added thinking about who she knew had died.
"That's right." Tris said smoothing Rowena's hair down not wanting to tell her but at the same time knowing she had to.
"Row mommy die?" Vivian asked looking at her friend before both looked at Tris.
"Yes Sweetie. Helena died" Tris said before looking at Rowena who's lower lip was trembling.
"She died helping me keep you girls safe. And I know she's as proud of you girls as I am for listening and staying in here, even when it was really scary out there" Tris said hugging them both tightly.
"Papa?" Rowena asked softly against Tris's shoulder.
"I know he was out there to help stop them but I don't know anything else" Tris said hoping that Joseph was still alive but not sure. She didn't want to give false hope. They sat together in silence, Tris running her hands over their backs to keep them calm.