Christina, Will, Al and I all walk into the tattoo parlor. There was loud music playing in the background that I wasn't used to. I walked around looking at all the stencils I didn't like any of them really. I spotted Tori in the back she was the one that did my test I needed to talk to her. I walk over to her she spots me and immediately she walks away but I follow her.

"You remember me, right?" I ask "I was just wondering if you could..." but before I could finish she cut me off.

"No. I just do tattoos" she says setting up her station.

"Okay" I say and walk away. I look around for a stencil just so I could talk to her I wasn't really interested in getting a tattoo until I spotted one. I walked over and picked it up smiling I took it over to her.

"I'd like this one" I say handing it to her. "Please" I add she sighs and nods me to sit down in the chair. I take my seat and lay back pulling my shirt down from my shoulder. She set the stencil up on my collarbone and got her supplies.

"Can I just ask you..." she cuts me off again.

"You made a mistake choosing Dauntless. They'll find out about you..." she says

"Who? Who will?" I ask

"The people you're a threat to" she says

"What people? Who, Dauntless?" I ask

"No, society. If you don't fit into a category, they can't control you." She says

"I don't get it. I'm Dauntless. I'm going to be Dauntless. I chose Dauntless" I say

"For your sake, I hope so." She says finishing my tattoo she removes the pad showing the number 13 and a four leaf clover. I got up and left the tattoo parlor with Chris and the others. The next morning we were up early in the training room practicing on punching bags. I was currently punching the punching bag grunting and really trying to fit in. I stop for a moment and look down at my bloody and bruised knuckles. I sigh and then continue punching when Four, our leader walks over to me watching me.

"You're weak. You have no muscle. You're never gonna win, not like that" he says.

"That's good to know" I say and continue to punch.

"Yeah, you're gonna have to use your whole body. Keep tension here" suddenly he puts his hands on my waist and adjust my position.

"Okay..." I say I felt a warm feeling suddenly when he touched me but I don't know what it was.

"And go on offense. You're fast, so you could win if you attack first. You get inside, you jab to the throat." He tells me when he gets cut off by Eric calling him. There was something about Four he was different. He made me feel different a different that I liked.

"Keep working" he says jogging away. After a while of working on the bag I see that Christina is fighting and walk over.

"Come on, Chris" I shout to her to give her a bit of confidence. She was getting beaten to a pulp she was tiny like me but a lot stronger then me. Suddenly she crawls away panting and putting her hand out.

"Stop...Stop!" She coughs "I'm done. I'm done" she says

"You need to stop?" Eric asks her she looks up at him blood dripping down her nose her hair was everywhere.

"Okay. Let me give you a hand" he says holding his hand out to her. I found this a little odd why was he being so nice to her?

"Thanks" she says taking it he pulls her up and puts a hand on her lower back.

"All right, let's everyone take a break!" He says we all follow him through the corridor. He was ahead with Chris his hand still on her lower back.

"You feelin a little better?" He asks

"Yeah, I'm fine" she says suddenly Eric grabs Christina's arms and throw her over the edge holding her over it. She screams freaking out. My eyes widen I wanted to help her but I couldn't.

"Grab the rail. Or don't" he says letting go of her she grabs the rail and grunts. "You've got three options. Hang there and I'll forget your cowardice. Fall and die. Or give up. But if you give up, you're out" he says Christina grunts and tries her best to hold on but water was dripping from above making it much harder. We all watch in fear of what was going to happen and what she was going to choose.

"Come on, Chris" I say to her Eric looks over at me. Christina groans again the metal creaks and you could tell she was straining.

"Time!" Eric calls Al and I run over and help her up she falls into me panting and crying.

"Dauntless never give up" Eric yells I take Christina back to the dorms and sit her down getting her a drink and rubbing her arms.

"I thought I was going to slip, I could feel my arms becoming led." She says staring out into the distance.

"But you didn't, you made it." I say

"That could of ended differently if I said one word" she says I didn't know what to say she was right, everything could of changed if she said one thing.

"I want everyone outside in 3" Four yells

"Come on" I say to Christina we get up and head outside where Four was waiting for us all. We waited for the train and then when it came we hopped on and took a seat. None of us knew where we were going until we jumped off at the fence and made our way up there.

"As Dauntless, we fight to protect every life inside the fence, without fail. That's why we train you the way we do. To teach you not to give up. And to find out who has what it takes. Even though it's been quiet out there for years, that could change at any moment. So we have to be ready for everything." Four says

"What's out there?" I ask

"Monsters" Christina says I nudge her a little she just chuckles.

"Amity farms" Will says.

"No, I know. But beyond that?" I ask.

"Places that never recovered from the war" Al says.

"Do you know?" I ask Four.

"Let's just say they built their fence for a reason" he says I nod looking out in the distance. What was out there? Would we ever find out?

We headed back to the Dauntless compound and we're currently working on aim. Throwing knives at the targets which I was actually pretty good at. So far I've gotten them all in the center target.

"You're kinda good at this" Christina says I smile and throw another one hitting the center target.

"That was pathetic" Eric says to Al

"It slipped" he says

"we'll go get it!" Eric says

"What, while they're throwing?" He says

"Are you afraid?"

"Of getting stabbed by an airborne knife? Yeah" he says

"Everybody stop" Eric calls we all stop throwing our knives and look his way. "Stand in front of the target" he says Al walks over to the target and stands in front of it. "Four, gimme a hand here" he says Four stands and walks over to the table with the knives on it.

"You're gonna stand there while he throws those knives. And if I see you flinch, you're out. One thing you will learn here is that orders are not optional" he says Al gulps and waits he was already shaking I couldn't let this happen Al can't handle this he'll flinch before he even throws. Four takes the knife in his hand and holds his arm back but before he could throw I stop them.

"Stop" I say everyone looks at me including Four. "Anyone can stand in front of a target. It doesn't prove anything" I say

"Then it should be easy for you to take his place" Eric says. I walk over to the target and take Al's place for him he mouths a thank you before walking away. "Same rules apply" he says I look straight ahead at Four who was also looking straight at me. He had this look on his face like he was pissed I spoke up. He pulls his arm back and then quickly flicks his wrist forward and throws the knife it landing a little past my face. I blink and take a deep breath he throws another one down by my hand and another one above my head.

"Oh, come on, Four. You can get closer than that" Eric says

"You want me to give her a little trim?" Four asks with a smirk.

"Yeah, maybe just a little from the top" he says I breath heavily watching his eyes narrow on the spot he was throwing at and then he throws the knife it landing above my ear cutting me the slightest. I grunt and pull away from the knife the blood trickled down my ear.

"Points for bravery. Stiff. Not as many as you just lose for opening your mouth. Now watch yourself. We train soldiers, not rebels. But we're done for today. Get out." Eric says I try to hold back tears and I began walking away furiously.

"You all right?" Four asks

"You cut me" I say

"I meant to" he says are you kidding me he meant to cut me?

"You meant to?" I scoff

"You think he was gonna let you off without a scratch? You'd still be standing there if I hadn't hit you" he says

"So am I suppose to thank you?" I ask sarcastically

"You're suppose to be smart. If I wanted to hurt you, I would have" he says I scoff and walk off but in my head all that played over and over again was. 'If I wanted to hurt you, I would have' so he didn't want to hurt me? I walk back to the dorms and when I arrive people clap and cheer for me.

"There she is" Al says

"You do have a death wish" Chris says

"I can't believe you said that to Eric" Al says

"You're the only one who's ever stood up to him" Will says

"Look at your ear. Let's get you cleaned up" Chris says guiding me away

"Hey, 13. That was cool" Molly the girl I fought first says to me.

"Thanks" I say

"Impressive, stiff. Congrats" Peter says walking over

"Shut up" will said

"What? Hey, you're famous now. I mean, not because of the thing with Eric. You're in the news. Yeah, listen." Peter says. What does he mean I'm in the news? Why would I be in the news? "The recent transfers of Amelia and Caleb Oaks, children of Mason Oaks, call into question the soundness 'of Abnegation's teachings and values.' What prompted them to leave? Perhaps the answer lies in the corrupted ideal of an entire faction. The theft of resources, the general incompetence, the abuse of their children" when Peter says that I was just about ready to turn around and punch him when Christina stops me. "Did he beat you, like Marcus Eaton's kid?" Peter asks I try to ignore him but it was getting to my head. How badly I wanted to say yes but how much I knew that would affect my faction or my old faction. "Your mother died right? Is that when he broke and started beating you?" Peter just kept pushing and pushing.

"Don't talk about my mother" I say through gritted teeth. "She was a good person my father had good intentions too" I say as much as I didn't want to.

"Right. And that's why you left?" He says I clench my knuckles and began walking off.

"Was is something I said?" He calls out as I walk away with Chris, Will and Al.

"He's an idiot" Chris says

"Yeah" Al agrees we continue to walk until we run into Jeanine.

"What's she doing at Dauntless" I hear her say quietly to a guy beside her

"Oaks" she says I look up at her

"You're Mason Oaks daughter, aren't you? Amelia" she says

"It's 13 now" I say

"13, interesting choice of a name" she says moving the clothing off my shoulder showing my tattoo then she puts it back.

"Hmm" is all I say I didn't like her very much she gave off this weird vibe.

"You made an impressive choice, 13, despite your father. And your test results" she says

"You've seen my test results?" I ask

"Of course. I'm glad you were smart enough to know your own mind. Let me know if you ever need anything" she says smiling and walking off going into a room with a large door.

"Well, that was weird" Chris says

"Yeah" I say

"What do you think is goin on?" Al asks

"I bet they're hunting Divergents" Will says I gulp completely forgetting about that well not as much forgetting as trying to push it aside and fit in.

"That's all they talk about at Erudite these days." Will says

"Wait, Divergents are real?" Al says if he was surprised by that he would be totally shocked that he was standing beside one.

"Come on, Al" Chris says as we continue to walk.

The next day we were fighting again. I really hope I wasn't fighting today I don't think I have it in me.

"First fighter. Peter versus 13" and then I heard it. My name against Peter there was no way I was going to win this.

"What?" Christina says

"Uh-oh" Will says

"It's Eric. He's just trying to get back at you" Christina says to me as I walk over to the ring.

"Hey" Four says grabbing my forearm his grip tight but comfortable. There goes that feeling again the warm feeling I get when he touches me.

"What?" I say looking at him.

"Remember what I said about attack? First shot, right to the throat. And watch him. He steps before he punches.  All right?" He says

"Mmm" I say nodding and walk away his grip leaves and the warm feeling is gone. I step up into the ring and position myself looking straight at Peter.

"All right there, stiff?" He asks "look like you're about to cry. Might take it easy on you if you cry" he says trying to mess with me but I wasn't going to let it work.

"Come on, 13" Christina says I watch Peters feet he shuffles back and forth and then he steps like Four told me I took this chance to look up and punch him in the throat he gasps taking a step back and trying to breath. Then he swings at me and I dodge it going to kick him but he grabs me and picks me up throwing me to the ground.

"Get up, get up." Peter says

"Come on. Stop playin with each other" Eric says  I stand up and try to attack again but he punches me right in the side of the head making me fall back to the ground. I look up my vision is blurry but I see Four walk away from the fight. I then look up to Peter and the last thing I remember is Peter kicking me hard in the face.

I groan slowly peeling my eyes open blinking a couple times to clear my vision. I see Chris and Will.

"Wow. You look..." Chris starts "look bad" she says

"How long have I been here?" I ask when I realize I was in the infirmary.

"About a day" Will says

"A day?" I say "have you seen the scoreboards? Where am I?" I ask

"You got below the line" Chris says

"Why are you wearing those vests?" I ask

"War games" Will says I try to sit up in the bed and groan.

"Whoa. What are you doing?" Christina asks grabbing me.

"I'm coming" I say trying to sit up again but failed.

"You can't" she says I look up at her confused.

"Eric says you're done" Will says

"What?" I say completely shocked I can't be done.

"He said you're out" Christina says

"Your father's on the council, 13. Maybe they'll make an exception and let you go home" Will says

"We're sorry, 13." Christina says

"We gotta go. We're gonna miss the train" Will says

"Yeah, okay" I say I can't believe this is happening to me.

"Bye" they both say and hug me and then they leave and I am alone. I wasn't just going to give up though, I couldn't. I had to make it. I got up and got dressed and made my way out to the train. I saw that it was already leaving but that wasn't going to stop me. I ran as fast as I could my hair flying in my face I was panting like crazy hoping I would make it. I get close to the train and see Four watching me it was like he was making a decision his eyes were on me just watching me run and then he holds his hand out for me to take. I take it and he pulls me up I bend over and catch my breath.

"Thanks" I say to him slightly looking up at him from my bent over position. He nods and then I walk off.

"Hi" Christina says

"Hi" I say

"What are you doing here?" She says

"I just figured that I had to make it" I say out of breath.

"Who let you out" Eric says walking over

"I did" I say

"You did?" He says looking around "Okay" he says and walks away I wasn't expecting that.

"Let's sit down" Christina says I nod and follow her sitting down next to her.

"The game's simple. It's like capture the flag. Weapon of choice." Eric says

"You call that a gun?" Molly says Eric fires the gun up and shoots her in the thigh she groans and falls back into the train and slides down the wall to the floor.

"Neuro-stim dart. Simulates the pain of a real gunshot wound. Only lasts a couple minutes. Two teams. Four and I are captains." Eric says

"You pick first?" Four says to Eric

"Okay. Edward" Eric says

"I'll take the Stiff" Four says I look up at him. He wants me on his team? We make eye contact for a moment and I swore I saw a small smile appear on his face but I wasn't sure.

"Oh. Picking the weak ones so you've got someone to blame when you lose." Eric says

"Something like that" Four says so he's using me? After picking the teams Eric's team jumps off first and we wait a while and then our team jumps off.