I hated this chapter. Honestly I didn't know where to go with it. I hope you like it more than I do.
Chapter 34
As Tobias and I walked back to the apartment, we ran into Christina. Tobias shot her a cold glare, and I was confused on why.
"Hey Tris!" she said cheerfully.
"Hey Christina," I returned. "It's been awhile."
She looked a bit guilty. "Yeah. Sorry I didn't come and see you when you were in the infirmary. I was angry." Christina glanced at Tobias. It was quick, but I caught it.
I looked at him as I asked, "Why?"
Christina opened her mouth to explain, but Tobias cut you off. "You were in the infirmary for almost five hours, and I hadn't seen either her or Uriah. I walked over to her apartment and confronted her. I asked how she didn't see anything happen, since she was so close to us. I accused her of being too attached to Will's face to be focusing on her hurt best friend."
My gaze went from him, to Christina, and back again. I was angry at Christina for letting her anger at Tobias keep her from being with her best friend. But I was angry at Tobias for yelling at her like that.
"You both are so immature," I said. They both looked down, obviously knowing that I was right. I tugged on Tobias' hand, trying to get him to follow me. Before we left, I turned my head and said, "Nice bump Christina."
She blushed and continued on her way.
The rest of the walk was filled with meaningless chatter. We talked about nothing in particular, the subject was constantly changing. It was around seven o'clock. Too early for sleep. So Tobias and I stayed up for a while, sitting on the couch in silence. Tobias' long fingers were moving all around my flat stomach. It was kind of relaxing. But also a bit unnerving.
"When do you think you'll start showing?" Tobias whispered in my ear.
"Well, Christina is three months and she has a bump. So in about a month, maybe a month and a half I assume." I estimated. "Maybe a little less."
Tobias said no more. Instead, he began to plant light kisses on my jaw and neck. He was still rubbing my stomach as well. I turned into him, as if I was trying to bury myself in his chest. And that's how I fell asleep.
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-4 days later-
The next couple days passed by with a bit of havoc. The members of Dauntless found out why Jason, Elena, Gwen, and Bella were here. Max had trouble calming everyone down, but with the help of Tobias and myself, he managed to stop their protests. Even though they didn't like, they would have to deal with it for a while.
I also found out why Max and Jason despise each other so much. Max and Jason were indeed close friends. But they also happened to be after the same girl. The girl, however, fell for Jason. They dated for a while, and even though it tore Max apart, he put on a brave face and stuck by Jason. The girl was more in love with Jason than he was with her. Apparently, he wanted to break off their relationship, but he didn't have the guts to do it. So he figured that since his aptitude was Erudite, he'd go there and everything would be fine. But he broke that girl's heart. He didn't tell her he was transferring. Max tried to console her, but nothing would work. She ended up throwing herself into the Chasm to quit her suffering. Max then swore he would never forgive Jason.
The anger between the two men made it a bit hard to work with them. They never spoke to each other. They only made small references.
But, besides the slight upset with the members, everything has been going quite smoothly. There were no fights or problems so far. There was obviously jealousy from Bella, but she hasn't acted upon it yet. And for that, I was thankful.
Over those few days, a little bond started to grow between me and Gwen. She was the most outgoing person from Abnegation that I have ever met. She obviously distrusts Tobias. But she seems to like me. She sits by us at meal time as if she isn't here to change the way we live. Gwen surprisingly fits in well with Dauntless. I suspect that she is Divergent.
Elena, on the other hand, is obviously uncomfortable here. she doesn't like the rowdiness or the roughness that we Dauntless are accustomed to. Most of the time, she sticks close to Jason, who doesn't seem to mind. And what really unsettles me is that briefcase of his. I want to know what lies within it. But he never lets it out of his sight.
But today was the day Bella decided to act upon her jealousy. As Tobias and I were walking around the compound after lunch, she all of a sudden showed up in front of us. "Excuse me Four," she said, trying to sound cheery. "Will you please come with me? I really need to talk to you."
Tobias didn't move. He continued to grasp my hand as he look at Bella. Then he looked down at me.
"She can't come with." Bella said, a hint of anger in her voice.
"I'll be right back," Tobias promised. Before he left, he gave pressed his lips to mine. The kiss was sweet, passionate. But it ended too soon. Bella's eyes flared.
"Let's go to my apartment," she said, obviously trying to annoy me.
"I'd rather not." Tobias said.
"fine," Bella said. "But we need to go somewhere more private." She directed her gaze at me.
Bella then grabbed Tobias by the elbow and led him away. I obviously wasn't going to let her try and seduce my husband, so of course I followed her. I kept a safe distance between us, but I didn't dare let her out of my sight. After about five minutes of stealthy following them, Bella and Tobias came to a stop.
"So, Four," she began, rubbing his arm as she spoke. "Do you think Dauntless should be changed?"
He brushed off her hand, annoyance filling his eyes. "Maybe some things should be." He revealed. "But not the things you think should be."
"Come on now," she said. "Don't get mad at me." She was trying to get closer to him, but he kept backing away. "Personally, I think the way you live should be changed."
Tobias found himself against the wall, unable to back up any farther. "And why is that?"
Bella pressed herself against him. "Because you deserve someone who is actually pretty. Someone who can actually fulfill your needs. Your wants. Your requirements. And that someone should be me."
"Now Bella," Tobias said. "I don't usually hit girls, but if you don't get off me, then you've left me with no choice."
I thought that now would be the perfect time to intervene. "I on the other hand, have no problem hitting girls." My voice startles her. "Now back off before I feel the need to punch you."
Bella glared at me, her eyes filled to the brim with hatred.
"Don't think this is over," she growled.
"Excuse me bitch," I snarled back. Tobias' eyes grew a bit wider at my language. "It was over before it even started." Bella muttered some nasty insults before she turned on her heels and sauntered away.
"Well," Tobias said. "The next two weeks are going to be great fun."
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-3 days later-
It's finally happened. The first fight between the four and a Dauntless member. And it happened to be Zeke. Jason was observing the groups of Dauntless down in the pit, and something he saw made him insult Dauntless as a whole. Zeke took great offense to this and started to argue with Jason. It grew into a fist fight. Both men were strong, and gave each other injuries. And that just gave three of the four more reason to think that Dauntless needed to be changed.
Gwen was the only one who thought Dauntless was fine. She is actually trying to convince the other three that Dauntless doesn't need changing. Gwen was actually pretty cool. She hung out with Jessie and I. Well, only when Tobias wasn't around. She told me that she thought I was too good for him. She thought that he was unpredictable and said that he would cheat on me.
It took a while to convince her that Tobias wouldn't be going anywhere. She only started to believe me when I told her we were married and currently expecting. But she was still wary of him. Even after I told her about the incident with Bella and how Tobias reacted, she still was unsure about him.
"I've never liked Bella." She revealed. "She's stuck up and acts like she's better than everyone. It doesn't surprise me that she tried to steal him from you."
"Ever since I talked about Candor initiation she's been trying to get back at me." I said. "It's only a matter of time that she tries something else."
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