TRIS
I wake up with a warm body sleeping next to me. We don't live together, but more often than not we sleep at mine. I consider checking the clock so I know what time it is, but that would require getting up if it were past six. However, I have an urge to pee. There goes my chance of sleeping in. I check the alarm clock by my bed.
5:03.
I don't have a light switch on my side of the bed, so I get up and pray there is no loose trunks or furniture anywhere. This isn't my apartment; this is Tobias'. I stand up and regain my balance. The night sky looks artificially black, like a computer screen that hasn't turned on. My bare feet contact the cold hardwood floor and I shiver slightly. It is only September, but the cool winter breeze still blows through. I make my way carefully out of the room. Putting my arms and legs out slowly in front of me, so I don't trip and fall, therefore waking up Tobias.
My foot hits something and I climb over it. I put my hands down, expecting the doorway to be right in front of me. Instead, I walk straight into the door.
"Ow." I mutter under my breath, opening up the door and walking into the brightly lit hallway. I decide to shower and use the bathroom in my apartment, so I decide to leave a note on the bed so Tobias doesn't freak out if I'm not there.
I write a note on a small piece of paper, and walk into the bedroom. I walk round to my side of the bed, forgetting about the thing I had to climb over last time.
I fell onto the floor.
"Tris?" I hear Tobias say, awakened by my fall. I stand up quietly.
"I'm going to shower in my apartment. I didn't want to leave you, but I didn't want to wake you. I'm sorry."
"No, no." he sat up now and began to get out of bed. "It's fine. It's choosing day today so we have to be prepared anyway." He then started smiling.
"Why are you smiling?" I say, a smile beginning to appear on my lips.
"A year ago today, I met you." For a moment, we both stood there looking at each other. It felt like yesterday he pulled me off the net.
"Go shower. I'll meet you outside."
TOBIAS
I meet Tris down by the cafeteria at 6. I spent longer than usual in my apartment, moving the trunk that Tris had tripped on.
"Hey." Tris said, passing me a blueberry muffin. I sat down and began to eat it.
"So." Christina began. "New initiates today. You two are training the transfers, right?"
"Right." Tris and I say at the same time. We both smile before she presses her lips gently to mine.
"Which brings me to another point. Are you going to tell them you're dating?"
"I don't think so." Tris.
"Let's let them guess."
"Sounds like a plan. Christina, tell the Dauntless-born not to tell the transfers."
TRIS
Tobias, Christina, Uriah and I stood by the net, waiting for the first jumper. We heard Max drilling the initiates and waited. Soon enough, a flash of yellow and red flew down. She had curly red hair and bright blue eyes.
"I bet you weren't expecting a net." I say as I help lift the girl off the net.
"No." she says timidly.
"What's your name?"
"Albi."
"Make the announcement, Chris."
"First jumper, Albi!"
TOBIAS
There were seven transfers and ten dauntless-born.
Candor: Lexa, Fred, Barney
Amity: Albi, Alec
Erudite: Bella, Meg
"Alright! I'm Four and this is Six, Christina and Uriah." I began.
"Wait, Four and Six? Like numbers?" Lexa, the female Candor said.
"Yes, like the numbers. Now shut up." Anie, one of the dauntless-born, said.
"Thank you Anie. Six and I will be training the Transfers, and Christina and Uriah will be training the dauntless born." I continue. Christina and Uriah lead the dauntless-born away.
"Alright. This is the pit. You will spend most of your time here, so get used to it. Up there is the apartment building. If you make it through initiation, that is where you will live." Tris begins.
"If?" Albi says curiously.
"There is a possibility you won't make it through. Seven of you, including the dauntless-born will be kicked out. Now, Six, if you could continue." I say.
"Thank you Four. Now through here is the chasm. It represents the fine line between bravery and idiocy." Tris begins to brake down.
"People have died from going over the edge. It has happened before and it will happen again." I finish for her.
"Did it happen last year?" Lexa, clearly a Candor smart mouth, asked.
"Yes." Tris says quietly.
"Your dormitories are through here. Boys and girls share, and there should be three spare beds, so no fighting. You need to be in the training room by eight tomorrow morning. Be there or be factionless." I continue, listing off endless instructions.
"I suggest you buy some clothes. The ones we've provided won't fit half of you." Tris finishes.
AN: Alright! Thank you for reading! I feel like this doesn't give you enough information about the initiates, but I will try to type a short chapter before the end of the day. Also, I am in BST, so I guess I am on a different time frame then some people.
-Lila