Beatrice POV
Uriah, Caleb, the twins and I are all lead into a room where there is a leader from every faction. I can see Jeanine Matthews for Erudite, Marcus Eaton for Abnegation, Johanna Reyes for Amity, Max for Dauntless, and Jack King for Candor. It's kind of ironic that my children's grandfather is making this decision for their lives and has no idea that he's doing it. Although Justin is basically just a mini Tobias, how he hasn't figured it out yet I have no idea.
"Priors, welcome" Jeanine begins. I honestly can't stand this woman. Just looking at her I know I shouldn't trust her farther than I could throw her. "We've come to a decision as a whole. All but only faction is going to allow you to switch if you so choose. First, as Erudite we believe that it would be illogical not to allow you to switch to our faction if that is how you so choose. We have no problem accepting you or the twins here should you choose our faction."
Max speaks next. "As far as Dauntless is concerned, you will be welcome to switch. It would be considered very brave to leave behind all that you know to come and join us. If you choose us, you will be accepted."
Johanna, seated next to Max, goes next. "Amity would be happy to have you and the twins in our faction should you so please." Short, sweet, ad to the point. I like it.
Now, it's Marcus' turn. "Beatrice, you know you are always welcome in Abnegation. It would be selfish of us to deny you the ability to come home." I see him lingering his gaze on Justin a little too long for my liking and try to hide his face in my robes. So that's the four willing to accept me. Apparently Candor is not going to welcome us.
"I am sorry to say that Candor, as a faction will not be able to accept yourself and the twins. As you will not reveal who the father is we feel as though honesty is not something of importance to you and therefore we ask that you do not choose our faction." Really, it's so not a problem. After Max spoke I really could have just left. I'm not exactly interested in anyone else's faction.
I take this as my cue to speak.
"Thank you all for your consideration in this matter. I am very grateful for Amity, Dauntless, Erudite, and Abnegation's understanding and I am sorry that Candor feels the way they do."
"One last thing" Jeanine speaks up. "When you make your choice at the ceremony the twins will be called at the same time as you. They're hands will have to be cut as a symbol of them going with you to whatever faction you choose."
"You want me to cut my four month old child's hands with a knife for symbolism?"
"I understand that this may seem a little barbaric, but yes, it will be required." I can see that this argument isn't going to go anywhere so I just say thank you and the three of us leave.
"Well" Caleb starts, I guess that's the best we could have hoped for right? I mean Candor was never even on your list anyway. I don't really think that Justin and Taylor really need to bleed to choose but they're strong, they'll be fine."
"I agree with Caleb. We'll all make it through this." Uri gives me a big smile.
I look around me to make sure no one can overhear us. "Do you think Marcus figured it out? He was lingering on Justin."
"Even if he did there's no way that he can do a damn thing about it. Justin and Taylor are your kids and you and Tobias alone. You two get to make the decisions for their life."
"I know you're right. I'm just ready for the ceremony and to make sure he can never come near my kids ever. I swear I would have to strangle him if he touched one hair on my innocent children's head."
"Don't worry sis, we'd have your back."
Tobias POV
It's the day of the Choosing ceremony and I'm officially a nervous wreck. Zeke is freaking out with me.
"They're coming here right? I mean they have no reason not to come to us. The four of us always planned to end up here together right? Four answer me I'm panicking here!"
"Dude! I'm freaking out as much as you. We'll know as soon as the ceremony starts. I've honestly never been happier to work in the control room. We get to watch the whole ceremony as it goes down."
"Thank goodness for that. I don't think I could wait to find out until they jumped into the bottom of the net. You're lucky you get to train them. I'm stuck with the Dauntless born" Zeke complains.
"Oh you'll be fine. You know you'll get to see a ton of them anyway. They're having us all train in the same room with year, just not mixing the fighting."
"Oh look! People are starting to file in!" With that we turn our head to the screens.
I'm desperately trying to find Bea in the huge sea of grey. I do find Uriah. He's holding a little baby. That's weird. He must have been helping someone with multiple children get situated.
Beatrice POV
I wake up to my sweet daughter's cries. She's hungry poor thing. I roll out of the bed I've had to share with Uriah for the past 4 months. He was given the option to move into the room with Caleb and use Zeke's old bed, but he chose to stay here with me. Honestly Caleb has even pretty much put himself permanently on the floor in here. People in Abnegation has become used to seeing the 5 of us together lately, and before that the three of us joined at the hip. I'm always carrying one baby and then one of the boys has the other. I'm very emotional today because I know I'm leaving behind my parents and I know I'm also going to have to separate from Caleb. He offered to come to Dauntless with us, and he really meant it, but I told him I couldn't have him making a decision like that for us and that we would have to find a way to all keep in touch. I'm not okay with losing my brother completely. He may listen, he may not, but we all know Dauntless isn't really his faction. I feed the twins and then Uri and I give my parents and Caleb some time with them seeing as how this will be the last of them living in the same faction with the twins. Uri and I will still have them with us.
I was expecting my Dad to really resent me for wanting to leave. I knew he could understand Uri and Zeke's choice because they were always meant to be Dauntless but my Dad told me that if that I needed to do what was best for my children, as he has always done, and that if that meant that I was leaving, then so be it. I really am going to have a hard time leaving them, but like my Dad said my children are my number one and they deserve their mother and their father in their life.
We file into the Hob and my parents and Caleb give the twins a final good-bye. Uriah will be choosing first out of the three of us, he'll hold Taylor until it's time and then hand he off to me. My heart is beating way faster than it's supposed to but I can't get it under control. This is it. I wonder how Tobias is going to react to seeing me and finding out that he's a father. I have no doubt he'll accept us. I don't remember a time in my life without Tobias. He's always been my best friend, and when we chose to be more than that, I couldn't have been happier. Stories like ours were unheard of in Abnegation, but it couldn't be more perfect. We understand each other on a level that some married couples still can't. We're literally two halves of a whole.
Caleb POV
I don't know if I'm strong enough not to choose Dauntless today. All my siblings are going to be there, along with my niece and nephew that I haven't spent a day separated from since they were born. I know that Uri, Zeke, and Tobias can take care of Bea. I honestly have no doubt, but she's still my baby sister. I'm just going to have to trust in the system and pray that somehow we all meet again someday.
Zeke POV
I'm starting to get kind of confused. I can see Uri, Bea, and Caleb all lined up and Bea and Uri are each holding a baby. It's really not making any sense to me. I know there is no way to Bea is the one that the leaders had to have the meeting about, she doesn't even have a boyfriend. I turn to ask Tobias about it, but he honestly looks pretty confused himself. I'm about to open my mouth when I hear them call out Uri's name. He hands off the baby he was holding to Bea and goes up to the stage. This is it. Is my brother joining me here? I don't know if my heart could take the rejection of him not.
Uriah POV
I hand Taylor off to Bea and look at her directly in the eyes. She knows where she goes I go, unfortunately though I'm picking first. She gives me a little nod and I know that she's committed to the switch. I take the knife from Marcus, the bastard, and next I hear the sizzle of the coals. Now I just need to wait for Bea. I look up at my parents, Natalie and Andrew and they are both smiling at me. I'm so grateful that they are so understanding about this. I know a lot of parents would be mad about the fact that their kids were leaving them but I honestly think they understand why things have to be this way. The crowd is still cheering for me and I can't help the big smile that strains on my face.
Beatrice POV
I give Uri the nod and I know he knows this mean I'm all in. When I hear the Dauntless cheer for him and see the look on his face I can't help the huge grin that spreads on my face. They call up Caleb and he stops next to me and kisses each twin. It's very un-Abnegation but I get it.
I watch in amazement as he chooses Erudite. What? I thought for sure he was staying. Can I leave now? Can I leave my parents with no kids left behind? I look at Uri and I see the panic behind his eyes and I know I have the same look in mine. "The kids" he mouths to me. I turn to look at my parents. I can see the shock on their faces with this development too. My mom turns to look at me and I know what she's thinking. "Be brave" she mouths and I know that's her blessing to leave.
"Prior, Beatrice." I walk over to Marcus.
"We also have Taylor and Justin…" he looks down at the paper to see their last names. This is it. All of Abnegation is going to know just who their father is. Everyone assumed that I gave them Prior as a last name, but I couldn't. They deserved to have the same last name as their amazing father, and I have no doubt that in time it'll be mine too. His eyes get really wide and he finishes his sentence, "…Eaton."
You can hear the gasp ring out across where the Abnegation are sitting. A few leaders of the other factions understand now that these are Marcus' grandchildren and that he didn't know. I'm glad that he's embarrassed right now.
He hands me the knife while also whispering in my ear, "Don't even think about it."
I know exactly what he means. He's telling me I'm not allowed to switch. Well too damn bad. I try to maneuver with the knife but with two infants it's hard. Marcus tries to reach out and take Taylor to help me but I quickly whip her back around before he can so much as lay a finger on her. If Tobias was here he would be freaking out about his father trying to hold his daughter, there's no way I'm letting that happen.
Tobias POV
"…Eaton." Marcus finishes his sentence. I can feel my whole body freeze. Those are my kids. Those two beautiful babies that the most beautiful girl in the world is holding are my kids. I immediately fall backwards into a chair. I'm so thankful no one here knows my last name. This cannot get out too early. Bea will never get the respect she deserves if it does. Well, no one knows but…
I take a chance at looking at Zeke. He's just as frozen as I am. Thankfully there are other people in this room right now. Shauna is starting to rub his back, telling him it's okay and that she's sure there is a good explanation. Yeah, there is. She had my children.
Zeke looks at me and I can see the hurt in his eyes.
"Four, can I talk to you for a minute?"
"Yeah, let's just see what she chooses first."
I see Marcus try to touch my daughter. Hell no. He's never laying a finger on them. Ever. Bea whips her out of his reach. Good girl.
Is she cutting their hands? Both babies start wailing the minute she cuts them but she forms a fist with all of their hands, showing them as united and their blood drops. Right onto the coals for Dauntless. I say a thank you to whatever higher power is looking out for our family right now. Now, I have to go with a pretty pissed off, but relived looking best guy friend.
"I honestly don't know whether to punch you for getting my baby sister pregnant, punch you for not tell me you slept with her, punch you for not telling me you were a damn couple, or if I should be trying to console you because you just found out you're a father."
"Well, I'd go for the non-punching option personally. And you know that if I knew about all this I would have told you, but Bea wanted to wait to let you know until she had passed initiation. Zeke, I'm a father. To two kids. What am I going to do?"
A flash of anger goes through his eyes. "I'll tell you what! You're going to stick by Bea's side and you're going to raise these kids! Do you understand me? She will NOT be doing this without you. You helped with making the babies, you help raising them!"
"You know damn well that's not what I meant! Of course I'm going to but how is anyone going to take her seriously if they find out too early these kids are mine? How am I supposed to juggle training the love of my life, watching her fight, and not being able to guarantee that she can stay here?"
"Simple. One day at a time. Come on. We have to get to the net. We've got people to reunite with and family to meet."
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AN: Next up, the reunion! Will be updated soon. I do take suggestions but I also don't want you to think that they are always used.
