Chapter One

I look down the rails when I hear the blaring of the train coming down the tracks. I am immediately snapped out the daydream I was in and begin to run, and then pull myself into the car of the vehicle.

I was just at a meeting at Amity to discuss the delivery of the food to compound, just one of my many duties as an Ambassador to the Factions at Dauntless. Normally whenever you leave the compound you have to go with someone else for safety purposes so Tobias was suppose to come with me but he thought since it was just to Amity there was no risk involved. Part of me wishes he had tagged along but I like the independence.

I have been a full member for about two years now and my life, and lives of the ones I love, have changed drastically. Christina (who works as a tattoo artist) and Will (working in the control room) have a 3 month old daughter named Zoe, Zeke (control room) and Shauna (compound guard) got married last year, Uriah (leader) and Marlene (nurse) are engaged. Everyone is taking big steps in their relationships and lives, well everyone but Tobias and me. About six months after my initiation Eric was found at the bottom of the Chasm, he either jumped or was pushed no one knows, so his position for leader was open and somehow Max convinced Tobias to take the position (I still don't know how he did it). An amazing apartment comes as a perk of the job so he asked me to move in with him. Past that our relationship hasn't taken many steps forward. (Oh and just incase you were curious I got over my seventh fear the night I moved in with him.)

I really don't know where our relationship is going to go from here and that bothers me a lot. We have never discussed marriage or kids so I have no idea what he sees for the future. I know I want to marry him eventually, but kids for me are still a big question mark.

I guess I could see my life going both ways. I like how things are right now. I have all the family I need. I have Tobias and he makes me complete. But I also see how happy Christina and Will are with Zoe. Will was so nervous and apprehensive about the whole thing but when she finally came he was on top of the world and couldn't be happier with his little girl. That life sounds like one I could to enjoy as well.

I know I should have this conversation with Tobias soon, I mean we should have had it a while ago but before I do that I have to know what I want. I can't go into this kind of conversation on the fence because if I do, his opinion will swing me the way he wants and in ten years what he wants might not be what I want. If I regret the decision we make in the future, I want it to be because that is what I choose not because I just went along with what Tobias said. If I do, then I will just end up resenting him and I can't- I wont let that happen to us.

As I am in deep contemplation I hardly notice the familiar bump then curve of the train signaling that the roof of the dauntless compound is near. Still in my little bubble of thought I look out the window and realize the roof to jump on is passing by me.

I immediately snap out of it and spring up realizing I am about to miss my stop. Before really thinking, I launch myself of the train right before the roof is going to end and I feel my feet catch on the wall of the compound. The sudden stop of my feet causes my upper body slam down to the gravel and my head hits the ground on the roof, with a crack.

Everything is spinning and I think I am seeing double. My breath catches as the adrenaline in my veils subsides and I realize the pain I am in. When I try and lift myself up with my arms they don't move. I try and wiggle my toes and they don't either. Come to think of it I don't think I can feel them. I try to cry out for help but it feels like I can't breath in or out, like I'm frozen. All I can think is, I am going to die, I am going to die.

Before another thought can come into my brain dark spots form in my vision and within seconds everything goes black.

PLEASE READ:

So I just wanted to make sure you guys understood what happen to Tris because I am worried to some it might not be clear. I tried to be as clear as possible but I'll try my best again in a way that I could in the story, so you know my you trip over a tree root or something and you foot gets caught, because of inertia you upper body wants to keep moving but you foot drags it down with you. Like when you are in a car and your hit from behind. The seatbelt keeps you from flying forward because your body wants to keep moving because the car stops so suddenly.

So when Tris jumped her lower body stopped moving causing her upper body to go land on the roof but slam down to the gravel.

Okay hope that answered any questions you might have. If you still confused leave a comment so I can try and explain farther.

Thanks for reading you guys! This is my second fan fiction on Divergent and I kind of abandoned the other but I want to continue it, I just don't know if you guys want me to. A Dauntless Life hasn't received much of a following and I just don't think it is going anywhere. I feel like I should have planned ahead because I have kind of written myself into a hole I am struggling to get myself out of. Let me know and if you haven't read it or check it out if not and tell me what you think… I feel like I should also mention that was my second fanfic so I am still learning

-Emma