Life during a war
Chapter 9: Kidnapped
We have been back in Dauntless for a month. We arrived a few hours after Eric's execution, and surprisingly things have been rather quiet. But quiet it bad, especially in a war. They must be planning something.
Tobias and I have been staying in his apartment since we arrived. I am now twelve weeks pregnant and have a slight baby bump.
Right now I am sitting in the cafeteria with Christina, Shauna, Lynn and Marlene, eating lunch. The boys are busy training some of the younger Dauntless to fight and stuff. I am wearing a black vest and some black leggings. My jeans no longer fit me.
"How are you feeling, Tris?" Marlene asks.
"I'm fine. Morning sickness has finally stopped." I say before taking another bite of my burger.
"Good." Christina says.
"Why don't we go shopping?" Shauna suggests.
Lynn and I groan.
"Really?" I ask.
"Yeah, you need more clothes for when you get bigger, we can already see your baby bump and you're only going to get bigger." Christina says.
"Fine." I say. "But let me finish my burger, I'm hungry." I add.
"Okay." Christina says and we finish our lunch before heading to the shops.
…
Four hours, eight shops and twenty bags full of clothes later and we are finally done. We all go back to Tobias' and mine apartment and dump our bags on the floor before plopping down on the sofa.
"That was fun." Christina says.
"That was agony." I say and Lynn nods in agreement.
"Stop complaining." Christina says. "At least you've got some maternity clothes now."
"Yeah, but I'm pregnant, and I get tired easily. Four hours of shopping isn't good." I say rubbing my small bump.
"Exactly Christina, give her a break." Lynn says.
"I'm sorry. But I thought it would be fun considering we're in a war and we've been sitting around doing nothing for the past month, waiting for the Erudite to do something." Christina says.
"It's fine." I say. "I'm just tired and I haven't been able to sleep much lately."
"Why?" Marlene asks, worried.
"Well, I either have to get up to get food or go to the pee, or I have a nightmare." I say. "But Tobias is there to help."
…
That evening Tobias and I are curled up on the couch in his apartment, his right hand resting on my bump. We are silent. It's a comfortable silence, not one of those awkward ones.
We are still in silence when we hear someone banging on our door. We both stand up and he opens the door, me standing next to him.
Christina and Will are on the other side, scared.
"You two need to come with us now. There's a simulation, but it's not everyone. Only a few people are under it." Christina says.
Tobias shuts the door behind us and we start following Christina and Will.
They lead us up to the roof. The night air is cool, giving me goose bumps on my bear arms.
Across the roof I see three figures standing on the ledge, facing me. One is Marlene. One is Hector. The other person I don't recognise, she's a young Dauntless, barely eight years old, with a green streak in her hair.
They stand still on the ledge.
"Just come down off the ledge now. Don't do anything stupid. Come on, now…" Christina says.
"They can't hear you, or see you." I say and I start walking towards them. The others following me as we slowly move towards them.
Finally Marlene opens her mouth and begins to speak.
"I have a message for the Divergent." Her voice sounds flat.
"This is not a negotiation. It is a warning. Every two days until one of you delivers yourself to Erudite Headquarters, this will happen again."
Marlene steps back but Christina, Tobias and Will all jump forward, grabbing onto one of the three people on the ledge, pulling them back onto the roof.
Marlene, Hector and the young girl lay on the rooftop, their bodies limp.
Then the simulation ends. They open their eyes.
"Ow. What's going on?" Hector asks.
The little girl whimpers and Christina mumbles something in a reassuring voice.
They almost died.
Erudite want a Divergent.
Not just any Divergent.
They want me.
I know they do.
I am snapped out of my thoughts by Tobias clicking his fingers and calling my name.
"Sorry. I was just lost in thought." I say.
"Are you feeling okay?" He asks.
"Yeah. Can we go? I'm cold." I say.
"Okay." He says before taking my hand and leading me to the door of the roof and down the stairs.
We are walking to the apartment when I feel Tobias' hand go limp in mine. I turn and find Tobias unconscious on the floor.
"Tobias-"
I'm cut off by someone putting their hand over my mouth.
I bite the hand and the person screams and let's go. I kneel next to Tobias and start shaking him.
"Tobias, wake up." I say, worried. I feel tears pooling in my eyes.
Hands grab my arms and start pulling my away. I try and get out of them but they are too strong.
"Tobias!" I scream.
"Help me!" I scream. Tears are falling out of my eyes now.
I see Uriah at the end of the hall. He looks right at me.
"Tris!" He shouts.
"Help me!" I scream again.
Uriah comes running towards me but someone goes over to him and knocks him out.
"Let go of me." I yell at the people holding me.
"No can do." One of them says.
"Where are you taking me?" I ask.
"Erudite headquarters." He says.
I start struggling even more. They can't take me there. I'll die there. My baby will die there.
That's when I feel something sharp entering my arm.
A needle.
I start to feel drowsy.
My baby. They can't hurt my baby.
That's the last thing I think about before everything goes black.
Hey Ravens, I am so sorry for not updating. My internet messed up and I went out a couple of times and I tried to update last night but my laptop wouldn't work, but it's working now and I am going to update as many of my fanfics as I can today.
I will update again soon. The next chapter will be in Tobias' POV, just to let you know.
Please review!