Thanks for the reviews on the last chapter! With my schedule now I hope to post a chapter every week. Will likely start on a Thursday at the earliest or Saturday at the latest and finish the chapter by Monday or Tuesday afternoon/evening. I will be updating next weekend which is Thanksgiving weekend in the US so I'll post my AN place holder probably on Friday the 23rd or Saturday the 24th.

I wish I was able to complete a chapter in one sitting but have still unable to with the way I write and come up with ideas. As I've always done, I'll post a placeholder AN first.

Tris POV

My head feels heavy and my brain foggy. What happened to me? My body isn't registering anything when I try to move. Where am I? What is the last thing I remember? I remember being at home, hearing the doorbell, seeing Peter. Peter. He attacked me. I remember him telling me awful things, feeling his hands on my body and other hands as well.

Blue eyes. I remember eventually seeing a pair of warm, blue eyes but they were angry. It was Tobias. Tobias saved me. Where is he? Is he okay? Is he safe? Am I at the hospital? I remember hearing sirens, but after that I don't remember a single thing. Am I dying? No, I couldn't be dying. I don't want to die. I can't leave my friends, Caleb and certainly not Tobias. I hear my mother's voice in my head telling me that it's not my time and that I need to live. I feel myself being pull away from the sound of her voice. As her voice fades another takes its place. The voice seems familiar.

"Please wake up, Tris. For me. I need you. I'm sorry for everything. I don't want us being mad at each other anymore. I love you."

I know that voice! Tobias! He's okay! I feel a slight pressure on my hand. I need to let him know that I'm awake, but how? I open my mouth, hoping words will come out and hear myself say:

"I love you too, Tobias."

No longer feeling drowsy I open my eyes and am met with blue ones. They are staring back at me with shock and relief.

"Tris, thank god you're awake. I was so scared. I thought I'd lost you."

"I'm here, Tobias."

I squeeze the hand that's still holding on to mine. It is then that I take a good look at his face and gasp when I see a cut on his lip and a bandage above his eyebrow. I lift my free hand to his lips.

"Tris, I'm all right." He smiles a little and gently grabs my hand and kisses my knuckles.

We stay like this for another minute or two until we decide that we need to let the nurse know that I'm awake. Tobias reaches over and presses the call button on my bed. A moment later a nurse walks in.

"Oh, Ms. Prior, you're awake. I'm Nurse Brown."

"Please call me Tris."

"Well, Tris, I'm gonna check your vitals real quick and page Dr. Anderson who should be in to see you soon for a more thorough check up, however, I think you'll be just fine and will be discharged this evening."

"Thank you."

She smiles and focuses on the task at hand while Tobias has stood up to let her do her work. "All finished. I'll make sure Dr. Anderson comes by in the next half hour."

Once she leaves Tobias sits back down next to the bed.

"What happened to Peter and his friends?" I ask, hesitantly.

"They're here being checked out. They'll be taken to county jail for the time being. The officers told me that if you decide to press charges then further action will be taken. If you decide to then we'd have to go down to the police station whenever you're ready. Of course you don't have to make a decision right this minute, but just think about it, okay?"

I take a deep breath. "I'll think about it."

"Whatever you decide, I'll support you no matter what."

"I know. And I'm sorry too, about the fight."

"We need to talk, but it can wait until we get home where it's more private. The most important thing right now is making sure you're okay and that you can leave the hospital tonight."

I nod. Neither of us says anything more for a couple minutes until Tobias speaks up again.

"Tris, do you know who the other two guys were? I know one of them had a mask and I noticed another mask on the floor when I called the police."

"Yeah, I tried to get the other guy's mask off, but I am pretty sure I still know who he is. The one I managed to remove the mask from I do know who he is. The one I know for sure is named Al and I think the other guy was most likely Peter's friend, Drew. I didn't know that Al knew Peter. I met Al after Peter and I broke up."

"How did you meet him?"

"He is or maybe was Will's friend. Christina tried to set me up with him. We went out once but after that I told him I wasn't interested. At the time I thought he had taken it well because I still saw him a few more times after that at Will's place for parties or whatever but then he stopped coming around."

"So, obviously he still likes you."

"If he does, that's his problem. I've moved on. He needs to accept that."

"That doesn't give him the right to hurt you."

"I know that Tobias. I had no idea he'd be capable of doing something like this especially after all this time. I never lead him on. I was very clear that I only saw him as a friend. Nothing more. I'm not making excuses for him but obviously he wasn't in the right state of mind and Peter probably convinced him."

"You know, normally I probably wouldn't agree with you but at the same time I love how selfless you are. You see the good in people even when they can't see it in themselves."

When he says this I know he's referring to himself. "Beating those guys up and saving me doesn't mean you are your father, Tobias. Do you understand me?"

He nods. "Thank you, Tris.

"No, thank YOU, Tobias. For saving me."

"You don't have to thank me, love."

My heart flutters as he says this. He hasn't shown me any sort of affection since before our fight. Just then there's a knock on the door and Dr. Anderson walks in.

"Glad to see you're awake, Ms. Prior. This young man was worried about you."

"I know, Doctor. And thank you."

The doctor proceeds to examine my bruises and cuts and bandage me up a bit just like Tobias.

"I don't think you need to be here overnight so I will get your discharge papers. Just take it easy for a few days and take pain reliever whenever you need it. The bruises should go away pretty quickly."

"Thanks again, Dr. Anderson."

About 10 minutes later he comes with my discharge papers and Tobias takes me out to the waiting room where Caleb and our friends are waiting. Then we head home.