Flames

Chapter Seven

Tobias POV

I hold her against me as tight as possible as if she might slip away again. I've been pinching myself constantly asking myself if this is some amazing dream. But she's here. With me. And this is where she belongs.

"That was adorable but can someone explain why Tris is back from the dead?" Christina asks.

I never thought about really. I was just happy she was here.

"Yeah we kind of thought you were completely gone when we cremated you and threw your ashes down a zip line" says Zeke.

"Its a long story, and since someone knocked out captain science over here it's going to be a little harder to explain."

Tris goes on and explains how Caleb took her body right after she was pronounced dead to bring her back. And how Mathew created some revival serum that took five years to work.

"So you're not some evil ghost here to haunt us?" says Uriah shielding himself with a pillow.

Christina took the pillow and smacked him in the face with it.

"So you all can ask questions but I get hit for mine?" He says holding a hand to his chest pretending to be offended.

Instead of replying Christina just hits him again and that shuts him up.

We're all laughing except for Tris who is staring at Uriah amazed. I forgot she "died" before he woke up.

"Oh Uriah woke up from his coma after you were pronounced dead" I say.

She nods understandingly.

"Hey why was Four the only one who got to hug Tris when she came back?" says Christina.

Within seconds Tris is engulfed into a group hug from all of us.

"Missed you all but I can't breathe right now" she says.

As soon as we release her Caleb gets up from the floor.

"End tats how I saved Twis" he says with a swollen lip making him sound like a toddler.

"Twis! Tat wasn't yow signwal!" He whisper yells.

She helps him up and walks to what I assume is the bedroom.

"Shhh its bedtime Caleb"

"But im nowt tiwed. Ow! Why does my fawce huwt!" He yells.

We're all laughing uncontrollably. Tris playfully gives us a death glare.

"If I have to deal with that longer than day you'll all be sorry."

We all separate to go to our own apartments, but I'm the last one to leave.

"Where are you gonna sleep?" I ask.

"Caleb has a spare bedroom" she says.

"I'm staying with you" I say.

I don't think I could sleep alone knowing she's alive. I'm never letting her slip away from me.

"You don't have to"

"Oh well you don't really have a choice" I say laughing as I pick her up and throw her over my shoulder.

I run to the guest bedroom and throw her on the bed. I take of my shirt and Tris nuzzles into my chest.

This is the first time in a very long time that I'm actually going to sleep peacefully.