The Divergent Games

The Capitol

We are in the Capitol now, we've just had the interview with Caesar and Tobias proposed to me, I said yes of course. But after, when we were at the engagement party at the President's mansion David shook his head at me. I have no idea what that means, but I know something's wrong. He's going to do something. He's going to make everything worse than it already is.

We are spending the night at our apartment in the Tribute Centre, the same one we stayed in before and after our Games. I am in the bedroom Tobias and I share, sitting on the bed, my back resting against the headboard and my knees tucked into my chest as I stare at the wall in front of me, tears pouring out of my eyes.

This is the same room I was in when I found out David killed my baby. Tobias' baby. Our baby. This is also the room where we found out I was pregnant.

Tobias enters the room and as soon as he sees the tears that line my cheeks he rushes over to me and wraps me in his arms.

"Tris, baby, what's wrong?" He knows it's a silly question, everything is wrong. I have cried a lot since the Games, so has he, over various things. Nightmares. The loss of our child. Watching people die. Sometimes just because we are scared, which is a lot. Whenever we hear a simple noise we jump out of our skin, thinking someone, or something, is coming to kill us. And it's the Games that made us this way. The Games made us scared, and angry, and upset, and different. The Games changed us.

"The President shook his head at me during the engagement party. He's planning something. He's going to do something bad. I don't know what it is, or when it's going to be. But he's going to do something."

"We're going to be okay, I promise. Everything is going to be okay. I'm not going to let him do anything to us. I promise. I love you."

"I love you, too."

He keeps saying soothing things to me, but we both know they don't work. Whenever I'm upset or angry he tries, but the Games changed everything. People telling me soothing things no longer works the way it used to. Sure, it makes me feel a little better, but I know what David is capable of first hand, and I know he's planning something. Something potentially terrible. So no, soothing words aren't helping that much.

...

It's dinner time now. Me, Tobias, Tori, Bud, Amar and Portia sit around the dining table, eating our meal as Avoxes top up our drinks when needed.

I told them all about what David did and how I know he's planning something. Bud still doesn't tell us what he knows though. I know the Game-maker on our side is going to be the new head Game-maker for the Games as the one who let both Tobias and I win was forced to kill himself for doing so. I also know that he is working closely with Snow to find out information for the Rebels, but I don't know anything else. Neither does Tobias. They won't tell us a plan or anything.

"Amar, have you got any ideas for Tris' wedding dress yet?" Tori asks Amar.

"Yeah, I have a few. Don't worry Tris, I'll make sure you look stunning."

"I'm sure you will." I reply.

"She always looks stunning." Tobias speaks, causing me to blush and Portia to 'aww'.

Tobias kisses my cheek and we go back to eating.

There is a ding from the elevator and we all stop, turning to look at it.

And out walks David's wife. Jeanine. She walks over to us with a smile on her face.

"Hello, sorry to interrupt your meal. I just came to congratulate the newly engaged couple. I'm sorry I couldn't be at the party, I had some business to attend to."

"It's okay. Thank you." Tobias replies with a fake smile on his face.

"I'm also here to say I'm sorry for the loss of your child during the Games. I know how hard it is to have a miscarriage. But there's still time to have more right? I mean, David and I went on to have a couple after our loss. You can do that too, right? Anyways, I should probably head back to my husband. Enjoy your meal. Congratulations. Oh, and I'll look forward to seeing you again at the Quell." Then she's gone and a tear slips out of my eye.

All I wanted to do was yell at her, telling her that her husband killed my child. But she probably already knew, right? The way she said it was as if she knew what happened. She knows her husband killed an innocent, unborn child. My child. Tobias' child. Our child.

"Was that a warning?" Tobias asks, I see that he has shed some tears as well.

"Yeah, David wants you to get pregnant again. And by what she said before she left, you have until the Quell to do so." Bud says.

"What? So he can kill my baby again. I am not going to get pregnant just so he can fucking kill our kid. Especially when I know he's planning something. I can't do that." I'm practically yelling.

"Yeah, but did you notice the way she said 'loss', if you don't they will kill someone you care about. Trust me, I know what they can do because they killed everyone I loved, just because of the way I won my bloody Games. Now, because you both won, you're under more danger. They're already planning something to hurt you. Something to hurt everyone who rebels against them. If you don't do what you want them to do, you will get hurt in the hardest way possible. They will go after everyone you care about, and hurt them or worse. Just to get to you. Just like they do to every victor. If a victor refuses to do what the President wants them to do, they lose someone they love. So you have to get pregnant again before the Quell, or someone you love dies. And I know it's hard. Believe me I know. My girlfriend was pregnant when David killed her. My mum, and siblings are all dead as well. Because of him. So I know that if you don't do what he wants, people die. So get pregnant, and with any luck, this time he won't kill your baby. The people in the Capitol, and in the Districts were angered when you lost that baby, he won't do that again, especially when there's a rebellion brewing and he wants to stop it. So I suggest you do as he says." Bud tells us before he storms out of the room.

More tears line my cheeks as I stand and go to the bedroom Tobias and I share. I collapse onto the bed and cry into the pillow. It isn't long before I feel familiar arms wrap around me. I snuggle into Tobias' chest and just cry.

"It's going to be okay. I promise. We still have six months before the Quell. We don't have to get you pregnant yet, okay."

I just nod into him and cry myself to sleep.