My name is Octavia Lester. I have waist long dark brown hair. Blue/gray eyes that have long black lashes. I would say that I am pretty good at archery, sword fighting, martial arts style fighting, and physical training in general. I feel that I am well rounded in a lot of traits that you need to understand the grounders well. One of my favorite things to do is read, that's almost all I do in my free time. I have a lot of younger siblings and cousins that I all love so much and try to protect them and be a role model for them. I also love my parents, I am very close to both of them as well as my other family members. Some of my role models are my older brother Brady, my mom, and my other older family members along with my teachers and trainers.

    Another day training, I just finished a really good book and it's all I can think about. "Tavy." "Tavy!" "Octavia!" yells my trainer Jen."

   "Huh, what? Sorry." I reply.

   "Tavy I asked if you could show me your stance."

   "Oh, ya ok." I grab my bow, take an arrow out of my quiver and notch it onto my bow. Then pulled back, took a breath, and let the arrow fly. It landed at the edge of the center circle.

   "Good, not bad. I've seen you do better, you're probably thinking about your book aren't you?" Asks Jen.

   "Ya sorry. How did you know?" I asked.

   "You had that far away look in your eyes and you weren't really paying attention as I was asking you to show me your stance."

   "right, sorry"

    "That's ok, just try to focus a little more today."

   "Alright."

    We continued training for the next couple hours. We trained in sword fighting, gadgets, and got caught up on the normals world. I usually train with my sister, Nikki but she was still at home, sick. Well she lost her parents when she was really young, so my family took her in and she's practically my sister. Training was over, I got undressed out of my training gear and dressed into some jeans and a t-shirt, then headed home. I stopped on the way home from the small little library that we have here underground. At least it has some of the books that I like, fantasy ones for children and young adult. There aren't a ton, and I read a lot, but sometimes my father brings back books from the grounders world for me or requests some. I stopped by the library to pick up the next book series I wanted to read, then I headed home to my house. We have a bigger house because of all the siblings I have. There's Brady (my older brother, he's 17), Alexander (Alec, Alex, zander those are some of his nicknames, he's 12), Beatrice (Tris, she's 9), Tobias (Toby is 7), Wesley (Wes, is 4), and last but not least the two twins, (Darcy and Dakota, they are almost 1 year old). Yes I have a TON of siblings, seven if you include Nikki, she's 15 like me and we took her in when she was little like I said, because her parents died. Anyways that's my family and they get pretty crazy but I love them all so much and I want to protect them all, we all take care of each other. I went straight to my room (that I share with Nikki), set the books down on the table. Nikki was asleep in her bed. I sat on the edge of her bed and checked her temperature with my hand, she still has a fever but it's not as bad as it was this morning. Next I went to Brady and Alex's room, Brady was getting ready to go on another mission.

   I knocked on the door then heard Brady say, "Come in." I opened the door to see Brady packing for his mission.

   "What is your mission again?"

   "There have been reports of some shape-shifting creatures in one of the grounders high schools, I'm to act as a grounder new student at the school to find the creatures and either kill them or bring them back if they have intelligence."

   "Oh..... How long are you going to be gone?"

   "Maybe a day or two, or maybe a week. I leave early tomorrow morning."

   "oh, good luck, be careful."

   "Thanks. I will." He say's. Then I leave. I really look up to Brady, sometimes he can be mean, but he is really nice and helps take care of us. Also I look up to him because he is a good role model and good at fighting skills and is really smart. I am a little scared but also excited for when I get to go on missions. People say they're usually not bad and they wouldn't give you anything you couldn't handle.

   Next I go to Tris, and the twins room. I feel bad for Tris sometimes because she has to share a room with the twins, but she is a very sound sleeper so they never wake her up.

   I knock on the door, then hear her voice say, "Come in" I open the door.

   "Hi." I say.

   "Um hey" she replies. I go over to the twins' cribs and see them both sleeping. Darcy and Dakota are so cute, I love playing with them and holding them and watching them grow up. I see that they are sleeping and walk away.

   "How was training?" I ask.

   "It was cool, we started getting more into weapons and fighting techniques."

    "Fun. have you started using weapons?"

    "A little."

   "Thats awesome which ones have you used so far?"

   "Um some wooden swords and daggers to start getting used to the technique and getting into good habits."

   "Cool." Then I leave. I then go to Toby and Wes's room. They have about a three year gap in between their ages, and Wes is not old enough to start training yet, but they hang out a lot even though they sometimes get in fights. I knock on the door, then open it.

   "Hi guys"

   "Hey" Toby says

   "Tavy!" Wes says and comes and gives me a hug.

   "How was training Toby?"

   "It was pretty fun, I learned about some new ways to kill certain creatures."

   "Cool, like what?"

   "Um I remember you should usually strike for the brain, cause sometimes the creatures hearts are in different places like on the right side instead, or that it's placed lower down."

   "Cool."

   "Wes what did you do today?"

   "I hung out with the twins a little, played a little too."

   "Fun." I then go back into my room. I find Nikki awake.

   "Hi" I say.

   "Hey, how was training?" She asks.

   "It was good, I was a little out of it today." She says with a sheepish smile. I smile kindly at her. "What else did you do?" she asks.

   "Um I shot some arrows, we also did some sword practice, and learned about some of the gadgets. I also got caught up on grounders."

   "Cool. Anything I should know?"

   "Um not anything in particular that concerns us."

   "Oh ok."

   "What did you do all day?"

    "You know just slept, read, the usual. Also had to read some of the manuals for training/fighting techniques and some things about certain creatures to make up for missing training." I hear mom come home.

   "I'm going to go see if mom needs help with anything."

   "Ok, bye" I go downstairs. Our house is pretty big for all of the people living in it. Mine and Nikki's room is on the top floor along with Brady and Alex's room. Then Tris and the twins room. In the basement is Toby and Wes's room, along with our parent's room. Yes it is a very weird layout. But our parents like the quiet of the basement when Toby and Wes aren't being loud. Nikki, Brady, or I usually get the twins if they wake up or are crying, and also our other siblings if they need anything.

   "Hey mom" I say.

   "Hi sweetie"

   "Do you need help with dinner?"

   "Ya could you cut up some carrots and vegetables for me?"

   "Sure" I go over to the fridge and get out some vegetables.

   "How was training?"

   "It was good we did some sword technique practices, and learned about some of the gadgets. Also the usual updates on the grounders."

   "cool."

   "Ya, how was work?"

   "It was ok"

   "Were there any emergencies?"

   "No"

   "That's good."

    "Ya, it was a sort of slow day." My mom's a nurse. Sometimes there are emergencies when people return from missions hurt and she has to rush over to the hospital to help. Or if they need help delivering a baby, or if they are short on some workers. 

~~~Authors Note~~~

Hi. I hope you like this chapter, also, if there are any mistakes or things that you think I could add/change, please let me know.