The Future Queen and King of Dauntless

Chapter 30

Tobias POV

Tris walks over to me and places a hand on my shoulder I look up to her and smile.

"You alright?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that? Anyway the girls and I are going dress shopping. You just try to relax alright. You need to heal."

I look her in the eyes, and smile as I think about Tris going dress shopping.

"I can't wait to see what you pick out."

She leans down to my ear and whispers to me.

"Well you won't have to wait very long to find out." She kisses my cheek and leaves with the girls following behind her.

I feel a shudder go down my spine. I really can't wait to see what she is going to be wearing but I am more excited to see her when she will be no longer in it. Once again I am annoyed that our wedding is last.

Tris POV

I wish I could have convinced the girls to ride into town instead of taking the carriage. Bad memories, I find myself tense and uncomfortable. I take a breath when I step out of it and feel the ground under my feet. I hear the shuffling of dirt and stone under our shoes as we walk towards the dress shop.

Shauna, I have learned is just as quiet as I am but still more interested in the so called finer things than I am. Marlene opens the door and the smell of perfume makes me want to pass out, it is so inhumanly strong. We are surrounded by dresses of all sizes, fabrics, and lengths. I have no concept of how I am going to be able to find something among these mounds of dresses. I see Marlene's eyes sparkle with excitement and Shauna's mouth turn up in a simple smile, as for myself I am dreading this moment.

It's not that I don't enjoy looking nice it's more of the fact that I just want my wedding to be simple not gaudy and I don't want to disappoint my family, my future family, and most importantly Tobias by choosing the wrong dress, the wrong anything. I am unsure if I should respect the customs I have grown up in or if I should embrace the culture that I am being married into. Concealed or sexy, long or short, sleeves or sleeveless. Abnegation is the most shielded of all the kingdoms, I am just not good with this kind of pressure. I just want to marry Tobias and start our lives together.

"Tris are you alright you look a little flushed."

"Yeah," I sputter out somehow. "I am just a bit overwhelmed, how can I find a dress with so many choices?"

"Don't worry Tris I'll help you. Do you know what type of wedding you want?"

I look at Shauna she is actually understanding what I am saying and wanting to hear my options on the matter. I smile at her and give her a quick hug. She is shocked for a moment but then smiles back at me.

"Thank you. Everyone else just assumes I want this huge lavish wedding since I am going to be a queen but honestly I just want a simple wedding nothing over the top or extravagant."

She nods as she taps her finger on her chin. She is in such a deep thought that the tip of her tongue sticks out slightly from her mouth.

"What size are you anyway."

"Let's just go with the smallest size they have and hope that there is a good tailor around."

We share a laugh. Maybe this won't be too horrific after all. I look around for a moment at the rows of white before turning back to Shauna.

'What about your dress?"

"Don't worry about me, I'll go first than we can focus on your dress okay. I won't be long."