brave

Chapter 19

I wake up the next day, and see that it is 10:00. Wait, 10? "Tobias get up! We're late for training, and it's simulation day!" I scream, and he groans. "Tobias, do you really want to deal with Eric?" I ask, sarcastically.

At this, he shoots up. "Come on, Let's Go." He says, running out of the room, and grabbing the front door knob to leave.

"Tobias. Aren't you forgetting a few things?" I ask, fake coughing. He looks down, and realizes that he's only wearing boxers. "Shit." He murmurs, going to get dressed.

He comes out, and we get the kids dressed. Baby Tris clothes for the girls, and little Tobias clothes for Hunter.

We rush out of the door, waking Olivia up. She was asleep the whole time we were getting her dressed. Her face is read, wet, and scrunched up. She cries, as we walk to Christina's.

We take the kids to Chris, and give her a dauntless credit. Then, we head to the Simulation Room. As we walk past the waiting initiates, we hear things like:

"Wonder why they're so late... I bet they did "it."." Someone says, adding air quotes around "it". The dumber initiates say things like, "Ooo. She's got a nice butt." Or the classic: "Look! You can see his abs through his shirt."

We stand before all the initiates and say "Hey! Guess we know who's not Erudite! We're married, as we have said before, and don't think I didn't hear you guys talking about my butt, or his abs." "Idiots!!!" Tobias adds, shouting.

I stifle a laugh, as I hear Uriah come out of one of the simulation rooms saying "Hey. Calm Down! Who's calling who an IDI- Oh Hey Four and Six."

I smile. "Hey." We say in unison. Tobias is in instructor mode, so I can understand why he's so emotionless.

We go in, and find Eric doing the simulations. Kids wince as he jams the needle into kids' necks, leaving bright red spots around the injection site. I grimace.

"Hey Eric." I say flatly. "Hey you two idiots." He says, eyeing us suspiciously. "I'm outta this hell house." He says, dragging his fat butt out of the simulation room, his long, black, greasy hair hit me on the arm. "Ewww." I say.

"Okay. Don't come back." Tobias says, waving. I stifle another laugh, and then I snort. "What the hell was that?" He asks. "I was trying to cover a laugh!" I say, looking at him, my arms crossed.

I didn't even realize the kid thrashing around in the metal chair across the room. "T-Four!" I say, pointing to the kid.

Tobias goes over and pushes a few buttons and I hear a weird sound. Seconds later, the kid wakes up.

"Point Deductions. You couldn't face the fear, or slow your heart rate. You have been in there for 30 minutes." Tobias says, pointing to the door. "Go." He adds.

We finish the day, and then head home. The kids were really loud today.

Baby talk can get annoying. "Med and O lo Hu." Is what I hear Maddie say through gurgles, as she crawls across the floor to Olivia, who's lying on her back, and Hunter, who's eating a red and yellow Amity toy plane.

Hunter is so quiet, he cries, but it's soft. He doesn't know how to talk, or even have baby talk yet. Suddenly, Maddie whimpers, and falls backwards.

I go to her, and she lays a hand on her stomach. "Food?" I ask. "Fglurb!" She says. I run, and get a bottle of milk, and give it to her. She drinks it all in a few minutes.

"Maddie has an appetite like you." I say to Tobias. He chuckles. "Yeah. I guess." He says, smiling. With that, we lay the kids in their beds, and sing them goodnight songs.

I go and take a shower. I walk out, and put on one of Tobias's shirts, and my shorts. I hop in bed, and fall asleep after I hear Tobias say "I love you."