Effulgent

Chapter 25

Tobias POV

I wake up to find no Tris beside me. Panick starts builiding up inside of me. I throw the covers back on the bed and go out into the hall. I notice that the hall is cleaned up and an aroma coming from the kitchen. I go to the kitchen to find Tris, on the dining table-which I didn't even know was there-with some pots and pans in front of her on the table. I look at the clock. It's 9 am. Really, I slept for exactly 12 hours? No wonder I feel so fresh. I never slept that long before.

"You did all these by yourself?" I say, gesturing to the hall and the table. She nods."Aren't you supposed to be resting?"

"Well, I woke up at 7. I tried sleeping again but I couldn't. Since, I was so energetic, I thought, why not make myself useful with this?" She says.

"You could have woken me." I say.

"You were to adorable to for me wake you, sleeping beauty!" She exclaims and I chuckle.

"Hey! I'm not a girl!" I say.

"Of course, you're not." She says, laughing.

"Whatever." I huff.

"Hey, Tobias, chase Four away and come back." She says, pointing a finger at me. I laugh."There's my Tobias."

I notice that she has taken off the bandage on her head. In it's place is are 2 plasters, criss-cross. She does look normal again. I smile.

"Now go along and freshen up. You have a nice breakfast waiting." She says, gesturing to the table.

"But I don't have any extra clothes." I say. I have to go get them. Which means I have to leave Tris in this mad house.

"Uh, I can come along if you want." She says."You can go get them. But first, please put your shirt on. I want to be the special girl who gets to see this sight you know."

Then, I realise that I'm shirtless.

"Of course, you're the special one always." I say and go retrieve my shirt from the bedroom and put it back on. We leave the house and go to my place. I go into apartment and to my wardrobe. I pick out the nicest clothes I can ever find and pack them into a bag. I go outside to find Tris, waiting for me.

"Ready?" She asks. I nod.

We go back and I shower and put a new set clothes on.

"I'm back." I say.

"Sit down." She says and I do. She puts a plate in front of me. She puts two eggs in the center side by side, strips of bacon below it in a semi-circle. Then, she places 2 sausages on top of each egg and squeezes ketchup on top each sausages. Then, I realise that she has formed a smiley face.

"Happy breakfast!" She says.

"Awesome!!" I chuckle and tuck in. Oh. my. god. Where the hell did she learn to cook like that? It's delicious! I'll never get tired of eating this.

"It's delicious! It's ....I have no words to describe how delicious this is." I say. She smiles at me. I finish everything fast.

"Well, Tris? I have to go to work today." I say.

"That's okay. Me too. Well, more like start work today." She says.

"Oh yeah, I forgot. Faction Ambassador." I say.

"I wonder what is it about." She says.

"Well, it's basically representing the faction to other factions. You'll be playing an important role in the weekly faction meetings." I explain. She nods.

"Well, I better get ready then." She says and goes off. She comes out later looking incredibly sexy. I gulp.

"Oh no! No way! There's absolutely no way I'm letting you go out like that. You're so god-damn sexy. All the guys will be staring at you!" I exclaim.

"Whatever." She huffs and I grab her wrist and pull her to me.

"Go and change." I say in a low voice, smiling.

"Never. Now, let go." She says and yanks her wrist out of my arm. She runs out the door. I chuckle to myself and go to the control room.