You and I
Chapter 4: First morning, first meeting, first home
I wake up the next day with strong, familiar arms wrapped around my waist. I turn around and find Tobias sleeping peacefully next to me. He looks younger when he sleeps, he looks his age. He's free of the tension and strength that makes him Four. He's himself. Free, kind, amazing, still strong, but he's not reserved or tense.
"Are you watching me sleep, beautiful?" He asks.
I blush, looking away. "Maybe."
This is my first morning waking up like this and I love it. I can't wait for more mornings, waking up with him at my side.
"Same here." He says, and I'm in shock.
Did I think out loud?
"Yep. You did."
I look at the clock and see we have our first leaders' meeting in an hour and a half.
I manage to move my way out of his arms and I start walking to the en-suite.
"Hey, where are you going?"
"To get ready, we have a meeting in an hour and a half." I answer as I pick some clothes out of the drawers we sorted for me last night before walking into the bathroom.
I shower, wash my face, brush my teeth, cleanse, tone, moisturise, and dry my hair before getting changed into my underwear, bra, black leggings and a dark red tank top that shows my ravens. I tie my hair into a braid and leave the room to find Tobias no longer in the bedroom, but I smell bacon.
I leave our bedroom and walk through the living room, into the kitchen to find Tobias, fully clothed instead of shirtless like he is when he sleeps, standing behind the stove frying a variety of breakfast foods. Bacon. Sausages. Eggs. French toast. Mushrooms. Tomatoes. And more.
The table has two glasses and a jug of orange juice on, as well as a vase with flowers in it.
"What's with the flowers?" I ask, causing him to jump back. "Aw, did I scare you, big, scary number boy?"
"Maybe." He says looking back at the food he's preparing for us.
"Seriously though, what's with the flowers? I don't see you as the romantic type."
"I thought it would be nice. Do you like them?" He looks scared about what I might say.
"No…" He's upset. "I love them. Thank you."
He breathes a sigh of relief and I laugh.
"I love you, too. And thanks, for making breakfast." I place a small kiss on his lips before sitting at the table and pouring myself a glass of orange juice.
"I love you, Tris." I hear him say and I smile.
…
Right now Tori, Tobias and I are in the meeting room, discussing things.
"Just so you know, you two are going to be the main leaders, like Eric and Max were. You're going to be the best known leaders around Dauntless. I will only hold a part-time position but will attend all meetings. We need two main leaders and anyone else will be part-time. It says so in the rule book, which you should both probably read. You two have the final say but I will bring up ideas. I will be working in the tattoo parlour still because I couldn't leave that place. You two have the biggest leader jobs and will get paid more points than me. But we all get a bigger apartment, a car, a key that unlocks every door in Dauntless, we are allowed to visit any faction we want whenever we want, and we get to run any event we please." Tori says.
"Why are us two the two main leaders? You are both older than me and have lived in Dauntless longer. We don't both need a large pay-cheque." I reply.
"Because Dauntless want you both to be the two main leaders. You're together so there is a better relationship between you both. You're also the ones that saved the day. You stopped the simulations from working. They already look up to you both. So you two can be the two main leaders. I'll be a part-time leader. You have the authority to kick people out, execute people, employ new part-time leaders, and do whatever you want. Sorted." Tori tells us.
"Okay." Is all I say.
"So, let's get to business. We need to sort out apartments and jobs for the new members. Tris already has a job and apartment, we just need them for all the other initiates." Tobias says in his serious, Four, voice.
"Well, Max left a list of available jobs, I don't know why if he was planning on doing what he was doing. There's also a list for available apartments, with the keys." Tori explains.
"We could call the new members here and ask what job they want and give them a key to their apartment." I suggest.
"Good idea." Tobias agrees.
"I'll go ask the new members to come up over the intercom." Tori says, leaving the room to do so.
…
Ten minutes later and the other nine new members are sitting in the room with us.
"Right, so you all need jobs and apartments. There are eleven jobs available. Two of them are initiate trainer positions, but they are part-time so you will need another job. There is space for two Faction ambassadors, two nurses, one tattoo artist in the tattoo parlour, one control room worker, one police officer and two people to guard the fence. Uriah, you came second you can pick first as I already have a job." I say.
"Initiate trainer and ambassador."
Tobias writes down the choices.
"Lynn."
"Police officer."
"Marlene."
"Nurse."
"Peter."
"Fence guard." He says gruffly.
"Will."
"Faction ambassador."
"Christina."
"Nurse and initiate trainer."
"Dwayne." He's a Dauntless born.
"Control room."
"Lisa." Dauntless born.
"Tattoo parlour."
"And that leaves James as a fence guard. Is that okay?" James nods.
"So now you can get the keys to your apartments. Is anyone thinking of sharing?" Tobias asks.
Will and Christina as well as Uriah and Marlene raise their hands.
We hand out the apartment keys and they leave.
"Is that all we need to do today?" I question.
"Yeah. The first meeting with all the factions is Monday, so in five days. We could go and check out the leaders' apartments and pick out which ones we want." Tori suggests this. Tobias and I nod and we go looking at the apartments.
There are ten apartments for leaders only. They are down the same corridor as the meeting rooms and offices. They are bigger than every other apartment in Dauntless.
Tori finds her apartment straight away but Tobias and I have to keep looking.
We get to the last apartment, the one furthest from the offices and meeting rooms and we are praying to god that it's going to be right for us. For what we want.
Tobias opens the door and we step in. It's beautiful.
The living room has light grey walls, there are two black leather sofas along with a grey fabric arm chair. There is a dark brown wooden coffee table in the middle of the open box shape the sofas make. There is a dark brown bookshelf full of books, DVD's, CD's etc. There is a dark brown wooden cabinet which a large, flat-screen TV rests on, inside the cabinet is more shelves with books and DVD's on. There are ornaments on the pieces of wooden furniture as well.
The kitchen is bigger than any kitchen I have ever seen. It has white walls and charcoal grey cupboards made of wood, many have a window in them. There is an island in the middle. A large oven and stove. There are bar stalls surrounding the island. There is a door that leads to a large balcony outside.
There is a large dining room with a dark brown wooden table that has twelve seats.
There is even a downstairs toilet, as well as a cupboard to put coats, jackets, anything.
We go upstairs and find five large bedrooms as well as an even larger master bedroom. Each bedroom has an en-suite and there is a guest bathroom as well of a reasonable size, the en-suites are larger, though.
Our bedroom, the master bedroom, has a queen sized bed, a large, walk-in closet that takes up one whole wall. A built in book shelf. A TV the same as the one down stairs. A French door that leads to another balcony, though this one is smaller than the one downstairs. And the en-suite.
Every other room just has a king-sized bed and a smaller walk-in closet in, with the en-suite.
It's amazing.
More than I could ever hope for.
"So, is this the one?" Tobias asks as he wraps his arms around my waist. We are standing in one of the guest bedrooms.
"Yeah. This is the one." I answer, smiling as I turn around in his arms so I am facing him. "I love you, Tobias."
"I love you, too, Tris."
And we kiss.
"Why don't we go downstairs and watch a movie? We'll go back to the old apartment and grab our things tomorrow." He suggests.
I nod and he takes my hand, leading me down the stairs of our home.
All I can think about is what a great first morning waking up together it was. We had our first meeting as leaders, which was okay. Then we got our first home together. Sure his apartment was a brief home for the both of us, together, but this is our home now.
And I love it.
I love him.
I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with him.
Hey Ravens.
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