Chapter 9: Natalie

Four's POV

I wait for Zeke to show up with Natalie so she can meet her real mom. Whenever she asks what happened to her I just say she is somewhere better. Then, I actually thought she was in a better place…resting.

Now, that I know the truth I don't what I'll tell Natalie. That her mom left her for another family, another man, and her half-siblings. No I will find a kinder way to say it she is only eight. I-I'll tell her she was sick and she had to be sent away for a while. And that she was gone for soo long, th-that she forgot about us. Yes, she will believe that.

I can't wait to see her, to remind of my Tris. Not Trice the woman I don't know, nor love. Not only that, she is my daughter, my ray of sunshine on the dark days. She will make everything better. My little Nat-bug is my life.

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While Natalie was still in the artificial womb, I would go to "Mommy/Baby Classes" with Chris. I haven't told anybody except for her but those classes helped me take care of Natalie. Even though I can't provide breast milk or anything like that. I was the Mom and the Dad to Natalie.

In my mind nobody was careful enough to care for my daughter. Not even friends or my Mom. It was a lot to deal with a job to pay for her needs, I could care less about my own health. Act for her missing mom and my own role.

It wasn't really until she had to go to pre-school when I let others in. Natalie was growing up and I couldn't stop that. So, Chris is still her part-time Mom, Zeke and Will her Uncles', and I relunctaly let Evelyn become her grandmother.

Then, after that came the besties, the two kids who she grew up with. When they are all together, they are the troublemakers. They will get into anything and everything. Yet, when apart they have manners and are actually quiet.

As long as she has kids her age as she grows up, she is already having a better childhood than me.

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Zeke is finally here after taking his precious time in packing his whole house and Chris'. Natalie is the last one to get out and forget everything that has happened.

"Daddy!" She screams as she runs into my arms. "I missed you. Granny wouldn't tell me where you went. Then everyone left leaving just us. Uncle Willy says I have to meet someone important. It just…everything is soo confusing."

I look down at her in my arms. Her dirty blonde hair is freshly washed with a strawberry shampoo. Her deep blue-gray eyes staring questionably into mine.

"Don't worry, I will tell you everything. After I have a talk with Uncle Zekester, don't tell him I actually called him that. And it is time you meet your Mom."

I tell her slowly, not wanting her miss that last part. She slips out of my arms and runs deep into Thorne's house. When, I start running after her, Chris pulls me back.

"Give her sometime, her Mom was absent for eight years of her life. Grown adults have worst reactions. When they realize their absentee mother wants to meet them. You should know that best."

With that I back up and try to catch back up with them. Once we are back to the present we discuss Uriah and how to find him. After ten minutes of talking, the front door opens and he walks in.

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"So, there was a project in Chicago where I previously lived with Trice. Who was formerly known as Beatrice then Tris? And, every year 16 year olds from all factions: Dauntless, Candor, Erudite, Amity, and Abnegation. Choose their new faction that they will live in for the rest of their lives?" Uriah asks to make sure.

"Yes." Zeke answers for us.

"And you" he directs to Zeke "You are my brother? And our Mom is still alive?"

Zeke sighs almost close to tears, "Yes and yes. We missed you…you pansycake."

Chris, Zeke, and I laugh while Uriah stares at us if we are aliens.

"Could anyone explain what a 'pansycake' is?" he asks not wanting to be left out of the joke.

Zeke as always answers first, "In Dauntless it meant 'scaredy cat'. It was the old word that you kept trying to bring back."

Uriah thinks about for a minute before he comes over to hug Zeke. They both cry for a few minutes when we hear a squeak.

"Who is the man who looks like Uncle Zekester?"

"Who is the kid that looks like Trice?"

"To answer both of your questions, that is Zeke's younger brother. And Uriah, meet Natalie me and Tris's daughter."

A/N Sorry for all of the time skips, but I made it to 813 words. This may not be the longest chapter but I will try to get to 1500 next time. And how do we like Natalie we will see more of her and learn more about her the next chapters. Tell me what you think R&R.