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TOBIAS

'Tobias?' Someone shook my shoulder. My mind was fighting the sleep away and I couldn't place the voice right away.
'Tobias? Someone wants to talk to you,' the person said. 'It's about Tris.' Her name, that small word, made me open my eyes quickly. I was wide awake. It was Matthew who kept shaking my shoulder.
'What's wrong?' I asked. Panic raged through my veins. I was terrified. It had been hours. Doctors were rushing in and out and whispering things to each other. It made me want to scream. Eventually I lost my fight against the sleep. I didn't know what they were doing, didn't want to know, the only thing I wanted to know if she was okay. She had to be.
'Are you Tobias?' Someone asked. It was a middle-aged man, staring at me. He moved forward to me and shook my hand. I tried to act normal, but I couldn't. So many nerves.
'Yes… Yes, I am,' I said.
'Come, just take a seat,' he said, gesturing toward the chairs. 'No,' My insides screamed. 'This is not good, NOT good!'
'It was hard, to be honest. You know Tris can fight against serums, her body is immune to most of them,' he said. 'But this serum was different, harder for her body to fight against it. It was to protect the room against intruders. No one could fight against it, that's why David chose this serum. This death serum. To protect the belongings.'
I didn't know what to think. A death serum. Yeah I knew what it was, we've discussed it. We knew it was dangerous. That's why Caleb was supposed to do this.
'Tris her body is strong,' he continued. 'Her mind even stronger. She tried to fight against the serum, but the serum was too strong. You were right in time. It couldn't have taken more time. Tris her body is very weak and will stay weak, it'll take time for her to heal because the serum was so strong.' I couldn't believe him. Everyone said it was impossible to fight against the death serum, that's why it's called a DEATH serum. But Tris did it. My Tris did it.
'Can I… Can I see her?' I asked. I didn't know if it was appropriate to ask this. It was normal, right? I had to see her, I had to see if she was okay with my own eyes.
'Yes, of course, but keep it quiet, she needs to recover,' he said. He stood up and took me to her room at the end of the hallway. There weren't that much rooms.
He opened the door and told me she could wake up, but if was rare if she did right away. It could take days.
I closed the door and walked over to her. She looked so peacefully, so pale, so unlike the Tris I knew. I wanted to lie down next to her, to wrap her in my arms and stroke her hair and tell her that everything would be fine. That I was here. That I would fight everyone that came close to her. I wanted to protect her, but right now I couldn't. She had to fight this battle alone. She had to recover on her own. How badly I wanted to do this for her, I couldn't. Tris was strong, she was stronger than someone I've ever known.
I stroked her hair behind her ear and kissed her forehead. Without even realising I lay down next to her. I couldn't help myself. I just wanted to be near her, wanted to feel her, wanted to protect her and enjoy every moment I could with her, even though she wasn't really here. Even though she was so weak and had to recover. I needed to be with her.

TRIS

The pain was unbearable. Breathing hurt. It felt like I had jumped into the Chasm over and over again. I wasn't drowning, but I wasn't swimming either. It felt like the stream was taking me away but never close enough to the shore.
I tried to breath really deep, but everything hurt. What happened? Then I remembered. The death serum. The Abnegation part in me screamed that I had to take Caleb's place. I had to do it. It felt like I was floating between consciousness.
'I didn't want to leave you, Tobias,' I thought.
'Tris?' Someone asked. It occurred to me that I hadn't thought it. I actually whispered it. 'Tris, please?' It was Tobias. It took me a few seconds to recognize his voice. My mind wasn't working and I felt so tired, but I had to fight it. I had to open my eyes.
My eyes opened slowly, but closed the second they saw the light. Everything was too bright.
I felt arms around me and for I felt safe. Tobias always knew how to protect me, he always knew what I needed.
'Tobias…?' I whispered. My throat hurt and I didn't even recognize my voice, it cracked so much.
'Tris? Oh god, Tris you're awake.' I didn't want to hurt him. I've never intended to hurt him. He tightened his arms around me, but all I could think of was the pain, instead of the pleasure his arms used to give me.
'Hurts,' I breathed. I felt his arms moving directly, loosen their grip. 'I'm sorry,' He mumbled, stroking my forehead with his lips. 'I'm just so happy you're awake.'
'How long have I been unconscious?' I asked. It felt like I was back during the initiation when I had lost my fight against Peter.
'A day,' he said. 'The doctor said it could take days, he said it was rare for someone to wake up soon, but you are so strong Tris.' He kissed my forehead another time and it felt so safe, so peaceful. It made me forgot the pain for a few seconds. I didn't want to feel weak, to need someone, that wasn't like me.
'I'm so sorry, Tobias,' I whispered. I tried to stop the tears from floating, but I didn't work. I wasn't a crier, I barely cried, but for leaving Tobias behind made me want to cry. 'I couldn't let Caleb do it. I'm so sorry.'
'It's okay. You're safe now, it's over,' he said. It was a riptide of tears and I let them float. Tobias saw me crying before and he knew I barely cried. He stroked my hair and whispered soothing words. I didn't want to leave him again.