They're Only ➵ Divergent Fanfiction

They're Only ➵ Chapter 26

[Tobias]

Laughter fills the house and I smile at my friends, music playing in the background and alcohol being passed around while the Pedrad brothers play bowling on the Wii they brought. My babygirl lays under me, her head on my chest, laughing at a joke Matthew told.

I sit there, cuddling her body to me—claiming her. I'm trying to do what Tris asks me, 'be generous and lay off on the jealousy'. So, since I don't have anything nice to say, I'm not going to say it at all. I find every boy a threat to Tris, she's mine, and no one else's.

She's too precious to share.

"Four! Want to get in this round?" Will asks as Uriah does multiple hip thrust towards Zeke's direction, I'm assuming he won. I shake my head and they brush me off while playing another round with Caleb.

I decide to tune in on what the idiot is saying that is leaving all the girls in stitches at the moment, "All seriousness, I've always wondered why they announce the babies as one day old." He furrows his eyebrows, "They should be 9 months and some change."

It's obvious that their only a day old being in the actual 'world'. Their time starts there as babies.

I roll my eyes in my head, encasing my fingers in with Tris'. I don't find him funny, he's just giving weak jokes for girls to like him, "Loosen up, man." A napkin lands on my shirt and I look up to see the dark-haired idiot giving me a grin.

"Yeah, loosen up." Tris looks up to me, a playful glint in her eyes. A chorus of 'yeah's' are heard throughout the room and I count to 10 and open my eyes.

"I am loosened up, I just don't find you amusing." Before I could stop myself from saying that, Tris is out of my arms telling the girls that it's time for them to play a board-game. Matthew smiles at me again and I run my hand over my hot face. Now, Tris is upset because I can't get along with Matthew and it's going to be a cold night tonight. I hope she still kisses me at midnight.

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"Boo, Susan, you're no fun." Christina pouts as Susan lays on Caleb's side, covers pulled up to her neck as her eyes slide into slits, "It's two hours until midnight and your already falling asleep." We recently ate dinner which was delicious with all of our friends pitching in, and now we're lounging around while drinking.

Susan laughs and stretches her arms out, "Sorry for me feeling like I worked all day," She yawns, "I'm exhausted."

"Oh cut her some slack, I'm tired too." Tris giggles from my lap, my arms wrapped around her, glad that she found her way back to me, "If it weren't for the guys still playing these games, I would be asleep." I smile and press a kiss to her forehead. If our friends weren't here, I would take her upstairs and let her nap until midnight so we can share our first kiss into the new years.

I don't know what my life would be without her, she brings me so much happiness that it's almost overwhelming. If it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't be as happy or even think about coming back from Michigan. My only hopes were to get away from Marcus, and now that I have her, I'm more than willing to stay in Chicago. Even if my abuser lives here.

"Wake me up when midnight rolls around." Susan relaxes into Caleb's arms and it doesn't take long for her to fall asleep, even with all the commotion going around.

Marlene stands and goes to the kitchen, returning with a stack of shot glasses and a bottle of chilled alcohol in her hand. The frost from the freezer building up on the foggy glass bottle, "I brought some whipped cream flavored alcohol and I want us to take a early toast to the new years, saying what we're all thankful for what happened in the past year. She sets out 11 glasses on top of the glitter decoration bits on the table and slowly pours the poison in the cups, "Aesthetic." Lynn deadpans at the lined glasses on the table, and everyone laughs.

We all take a glass and Uriah starts first, "What I'm thankful for this past year is meeting Marlene. I started to feel left out when all of you started getting girlfriends. And, it might count as last year, but I count it as this year when we first started going out." Uriah smiles at Marlene, "I am also thankful for all the great times we had and the good food."

"I'm thankful for meeting Will and I'm sure we're all going to say that we are thankful for our mates, I'm also thankful for meeting Tris when we were babies because she's a great bestfriend." Tris smiles at Christina, "I'm grateful for having friends like you all and Will for paying my bills at the mall. My wardrobe wouldn't be this full without you." Laughter escapes our lips as she relaxes on the sofa.

Will clears his throat, "I'm grateful for meeting Christina, all my friends, and my parent's pushing me to get a good education and get passing grades." We turn to Lynn who sits beside him.

"I'm grateful for the color red being invited, and meeting all of you." We all coo and she rolls her eyes, "As bad as I want to take it back now, I'm not going to. You guys are the only ones who can actually put up with me even how rude I treat all of you. Lastly, thanks Zeke for dating my sister and taking her virginity, because you don't know all the problems I had to walk in on." Shauna's cheeks burn a bright red and Zeke wiggles his eyebrows and we laugh.

Matthew makes a 'funny' face and sits up, clasping his hands in front of him. I feel Tris shake underneath my touch as she giggles and I fight the urge to groan loudly, "I'm thankful for meeting Lynn, Will, Christina and Tris." He flashes her a smile, "Because without them school would be a drag and I wouldn't have an extension of friends to meet you all. I hope you refer to me as friends because I refer to you as friends. . . even you Four. I see you glaring at me." He smiles and everyone coos and laughs.

"Okay, what I'm grateful for is coming to Chicago." Tris smiles at me, "New York was great and all but too many memories were held there and coming to another big city made me meet a lot of friends who I am fortunate to meet. I'm still meeting friends and going through problems, but I go through them with you all which makes it way much better than being alone. I'm grateful for Caleb being a nerd because without his knowledge, our family would be screwed. Saving the best for last," Tris looks up and smiles at me, "I'm grateful for meeting my boyfriend, Four. He's crazy and mean, but not mean to me. We're the perfect match, and with all these crazy women and men out to get us, we're still strong. So, I'm thankful for you and you're amazing cooking skills. I'm sure I've gain more than 5 pounds being out here and being with you period."

I squeeze her against me and press my lips to her's, "Alright love-birds! Keep it in your pants, we still have more to go through." Shauna throws a pillow at us. We separate and I give her a look that tells her later.

"I'm grateful for meeting Tris and having her in my life. She makes me happier than I used to be, and having friends like you all. It gives me a reason to return to Chicago." Tris squeezes me tightly while pecking my cheek, "I love you." I smile at her.

"I love you too."