Hello everyone, this is my first time writing fanfiction so I'm really excited and what better way to start out than with the Divergent Trilogy! Enjoy! By the way, I will make the A/N at the top super short and then a longer one at the bottom from now on. I hate it when I'm reading and I have to scroll past this hugely long author's note. Without further ado, here is Divergent: Now War Training Initiates.
Tris' POV, Right after the rankings are announced
I'm first.
I look at Tobias. I can't believe it. When I chose Dauntless, it was because I wanted to be free. From the moment I jumped onto the train until now, I've felt that way. And now I get to stay here for the rest of my life. The small, weak little Stiff came first in initiation. I laugh out of relief and throw my arms around Tobias' neck.
"You think a hug would give away too much?"
"You know," I say with a smile, "I really don't care. I'm Dauntless now, after all."
He smiles at me, white teeth shining, and crashes his lips to mine. I enjoy every part of it - the softness of his lips, the taste of sea salt when our mouths come together, the way my fingers are wrapped in his shirt.
When I finally pull away, I feel Christina's eyes boring into the back of my head and I turn around. She and Will are standing hand in hand next to the board, mouths open wide.
"You should really close your mouths," I smirk. "You're going to catch flies."
Christina takes a gulp and shuts her mouth. It's not long before she opens it again. Once a Candor, always a Candor.
"You - you and him!" I nod. "Is that why -"
I cut her off. "My rank has nothing to do with my relationship with Four. I got the top spot because I earned it."
She nods. "I know. I didn't really think, but I wanted to make sure." Suddenly she throws her arms around me in a hug. "I'm so happy for you," she squeals.
"Thanks, Christina," I say. "What job are you going to pick?"
"I really don't know. But we can worry about that tomorrow. Let's go get our apartment keys, and then we get to go shop-ping!" Christina says with a grin.
I sigh, but follow her into the Pit, along with Four and Will laughing behind us. Christina yanks me over to the desk in the middle of the Pit, clears her throat, and says, "My name is Christina. I believe I need a key?" The woman looks at her and pulls out a gold key on a key ring labeled, "Christina."
"You too, honey?" she asks me.
"Yes please," I say, smiling. I can barely hold it in - I'm so excited!
The lady hands me a silver key on a ring labeled, "Tris." I'll have to personalize it later - it's so boring - but for now it works. Christina and I wait for Will to get his key, and it turns out that Four's apartment is across from my own, with Christina on my right and Will next to Christina. We walk up, chattering excitedly, up to floor B. (A/N In my version of Dauntless, all the rooms are on the edges and the Pit in in the middle, so when you come out of your apartment, you see all the rooms and when you look down you see the Pit. The Chasm is next to that and there are floors A-M (so 13 floors) with 100 rooms on each floor. The apartments are labeled with the floor letter and then the number, for example Tris' room is B27.) As I am just getting to my apartment, a certain someone sticks his head out of room B26, the room on my right.
"Hey Tris!" exclaims Uriah. "Guess what? Marlene agreed to move in with me! Shauna's next to Four's room, by the way."
"Aww, Uriah that's so sweet. And I'm glad we're all in the same hallway!" I say. And I mean what I said about Marlene - she and Uriah are so perfect with each other, and I'm glad they finally admitted their feelings for each other. I take my key out of my pocket and shove it into the keyhole. I hold my breath. This is it. My apartment, my home in Dauntless. I open the door.
My face falls. The room is pretty large, but it's bare. The walls are completely white. There is no furniture except a queen sized bed in the corner. I walk in, examining it, and find a kitchen that has: a microwave, a stove, an oven, an extremely large fridge (for storing Dauntless cake, I assume), and lots of counter space. I also discover a small room located to the right of the main room that is also bare. Maybe I can use it as an office or a nook. Off the main room is a small bathroom - a huge mirror, a sink, and again, lots of counter space and two cabinets. Also in the main room is a ginormous closet that I just know Christina will make me fill.
I exit the way I came out and see Christina in the hall, also looking disappointed.
"Well," I sigh, "There is one thing for you to be happy about."
"What?" Christina asks.
"We get to spend the rest of the day shopping and filling our apartments."
Christina looks at me in surprise. We rarely go shopping, because she knows I hate it, and when we do, I'm never the one to suggest it. Christina runs over to me and hugs me so tight I almost can't breathe.
"Thank you, Tris!" she exclaims. I look at my watch, and it is 8:00AM. That means that we have about 11 hours to shop before dinner, including a lunch break. Should be enough time. But you never know with Christina.
The only thing to worry about it points, but we've got plenty of those. For making Dauntless, depending on what rank you get, you receive a certain number of points: 1st gets 600, 2nd gets 550, 3rd gets 450, 4th gets 300, 5th gets 270, 6th gets 250, 7th gets 200, 8th gets 200, 9th gets 150 and 10th gets 100. (A/N In my Dauntless, 1 point equals approximately 2 dollars. Just for further reference. Also, I hate those stories where they go shopping and they buy SO MUCH stuff but the points come from nowhere.) Also, being first gets you a lot of admirers, and that means gifts. In total, already, I've received 170 points as gifts. Then there is the points they gave us when we first came to Dauntless, which is 200 points each for clothes and things. So that means I have 970 points and Christina has 570 (she got 100 points from admirers). So points aren't a problem.
Christina drags me away from Will and Tobias and down to the Pit. The first store we stop at is the craft store, to buy paint and things. I end up deciding to go with gray and black stripes for my room, and I also got white paint to write on my wall with a quote, just like Tobias has in his room (Fear God Alone). I don't know what quote I'm going to write yet.
The paint cost us 20 points, which was pretty cheap. I promised Christina we would go clothes shopping but I wanted to do it at the end. She agreed, but threatened to shove Dauntless cake in my face if I backed out. I just laughed at that. Next we decide to get our furniture. I buy myself a white dresser that has eight huge drawers in it. It's pretty simple - the top two drawers have knobs, and the rest have handles. It has some black curly script writing on the side that says, "Dauntless Rebel." Christina gets the same one but in blue, because she got lavender paint and she said it would match well. I just shrug. After a long time of picking and choosing, I finally decide on a gray comforter for my bed, with a black pillow case that says in white letters, "Dauntless Chick." I also buy four blankets, all black, because I love being cozy, and black sheets for my bed. The furniture was a little more expensive - about 150 points - but I still have plenty.
After furniture, we decide to take a break from shopping and eat. I have to beg and beg Christina, but she looks at her watch (it's 12:02) and just shrugs.
"Thank you!" I say.
"It's okay," Christina says. "But let's drop off our stuff at our apartments first. Decorating is tonight, but I don't want to go to the cafeteria with my hands full."
I nod in agreement, and when we get down the cafeteria, I see that Will and Tobias are waiting their for us, along with Uriah, Marlene, Zeke, Shauna, Lynn, and Lauren. I nod my head towards them and wave my hands (the cafeteria is too loud to yell) in order to let them know I'm there. Tobias waves at me and Uriah sticks out his tongue. I stick mine right back.
I grab a plate and Christina follows me. I look at my options - today it's grilled cheese, pizza, hamburgers, or noodles. There are also the usual so - string cheese, Jello, sandwiches (make your own), salads, fruit, and seven cakes. Dauntless is big. I decide on grilled cheese, a salad, and of course Dauntless cake - chocolate, obviously. I sit down next to Tobias and Christina plops down next to me. I stare at Uriah's plate - a piece of pizza and four pieces of cake.
Uriah must notice me staring because he protests, "I work out!" Everyone immediately starts laughing, and Uriah is left with his mouth hanging open. Everyone in Dauntless works out, it's part of initiation.
After lunch, Christina and I go right back to shopping. We decide to go to the grocery store next. I know it sounds lame, but I need to eat too! Of course, everyone eats in the cafeteria, but you can eat at home if you want. It's just cooking isn't big in Dauntless. But the things I purchase aren't gourmet - three boxes of crackers, lots of cheese, two cakes, bread, turkey, mayo, and ham for sandwiches, apples and oranges, pre-made salads, pretzels, cookies, carrots, and dressing. Just for snacks if I get hungry, or decide to eat at home. Food is pretty average, neither cheap nor expensive: 50 points.
I realize I forgot some things, so we head back to the furniture store. I decide that I want the extra room to be my office/nook, so I buy: 13 books, a black spinny chair, a desk, bookshelves, a comfy chair just for sitting in, a couch, a TV and a TV stand, some pictures and signs to personalize my apartment, and desk supplies - sticky notes, lots of pens and pencils, a stapler, scissors, tape, glue, paper, markers, and some file folders and paper clips. That's again a fair few of my points: another 150.
The next stop is the electronic store. It takes me a while, but I finally decide on a smartphone instead of a flip phone. I automatically add all my friends and not so friends, just so I can text and call anyone: Tobias (hough I label him as Four on my phone), Christina, Will, Uriah, Marlene, Lauren, Zeke, Shauna, Lynn, Caleb, and yes, my mom and dad. The Abnegation only have phones so they can be selfless if needed, and if someone needs them they can be reached. I also add Peter, Max, and Eric. I also buy a tablet and download about 5 million apps. Then I buy cases for both, my phone case personalized with the name Tris.
Christina says, "Why don't we go back to our apartments and drop everything off?"
"Sounds good," I say, and I mean it. My hands are dying from the load. We walk back and I dump my stuff onto the bed in my apartment.
"So, fair maiden," Christina says giddily. Oh, God. I know what's coming. "It's time for clothes shopping!" she squeals.
"Ok, ok. I promised," I say reluctantly.
Christina practically drags me down to the main part of the Pit - the "actual" shopping area, and she calls it. First, we enter a store called Dauntless Dream. It's just a basic clothing store. I purchase: 3 pairs of leggings, 7 pairs of black jeans, 5 black tank tops, 5 tight black shirts, 7 jackets of all different colors for some variety, and yes, some dresses. At first, Christina pulled almost every dress off the rack saying how "perfect it would look on me!" I ended up going into the dressing room with 27 dresses, but only bought 4 of them. Dress Number One: not skin tight but not a full skirt dress either. It's black (obviously) and has a V-neck that doesn't go down too low, actually. The sleeves go down to my elbows and the neckline is sequined with diamonds, not real of course. It goes down to my knees and has white flowers at the waistline. Dress Number Two: goes down to my feet, is black of course, and is strapless. Pretty simple. The other are just normal dresses. Then we go to a store called Dauntless Dare.
"Oh, no Christina," I say. It's a lingerie store.
"Oh, yes Tris," Christina says. She drags me in.
I end up getting five black lace bras and fourteen pairs of underwear, along with some socks.
When we finally get back to our apartments, I am relived. It is 3:00PM, and that gives us enough time to decorate our rooms. We've decided to do them ourselves and then look at each other's.
I walk into my apartment, bags in hands, and set them down. My apartment is nothing but bags. Well, not for long, I think to myself.
I start by putting all the bags into the bathroom and paint all the walls. I changed my mind - I'm doing black walls with gray polka dots, except for the white in the middle. I've decided what he quote is - a big Ferris wheel and the words, "Hang on tight and good luck to you." It's something Christina said to me while describing a Dauntless Ferris wheel. When I finish, I'm tired but I continue anyway.
I decide the next thing I'm going to do is my bed. First, I move it to the opposite wall so it's in the opposite corner. Next, I make my bed - black sheets, gray comforter, my fiver blankets a t the foot of the bed, and two black pillows. After my bed, I fill my dresser and closet - my dresser is in the spot my bed was, and I fill it with my pants, shirts, socks, underwear, and bras. Then I fill my closet with my dresses. I hang up a giant mirror I bought in front of my dresser and a full length mirror on the inside of my closet door. I place a shoe rack in my closet, and obviously fill it with shoes - two pairs of black high heels, some black tennis shoes, and three pairs of black combat boots.
Next is my kitchen. I put all the food away, including the six cakes (I went back and bought four more) in my fridge and the non-refrigerated food in the cabinets. I add a stool off to the side, because of my shortness and the tallness of the cabinets. I fill the rest of the cabinets with silverware, plates, and cups.
My bathroom. I fill the cabinets and drawers with irons, straighteners, curlers, hair brushes, hair ties, headbands, and more. On the countertop I add my toothbrush and toothpaste, and in the top drawer I fill it with all my makeup. In the shower I put shampoo, conditioner, and soap.
Finally, my office. I find my bookshelves and fill them with books and pictures and signs. Then I add my desk and fill it with the office supplies. I roll in my spinny chair and go back to the main room to add the chair and couch to my room. I then place the TV on top of the stand across from the couch, which is next to the bed.
I open my closet door and look at myself in the mirror, disgusted by what I see. I am filthy. I may not be Christina, but that doesn't mean I don't want to look my best. I decide on tight black jeans, a loose black shirt that has sleeves that go down to my elbows, and my new combat boots. I apply black eyeliner, mascara, and some eye shadow, giving me a smokey eye.
I look at the clock sitting next to my bed and see that it's 6:31. Christina should be done soon, I think and no sooner has the thought entered my brain do I hear a loud rap-tap-tap on the door. Pulling it open, I see it's Christina. She's texting Will and when I open the door she squeals.
"Tris! You look great. Can I see your apartment?"
I set back so she can give herself a tour and Christina shoves her phone into her pocket, stepping inside my apartment. She looks through it thoroughly before giving me an approving nod.
"Great job! Wanna see mine?"
I nod eagerly. "Thanks. I'm sure you did great too," I say.
Christina leads me inside her apartment, and I gasp. It's the most beautiful thing ever. Her bed is lavender, the walls are blue, but everything else is black. Black ceiling, black doors,, even the floor is black. Her closet is filled with clothes, perfectly organized by color. Everything is beautiful.
"Wow," I say quietly. "Christina, this is amazing."
"Thanks," she says, blushing furiously. Suddenly, her phone beeps.
"It's Zeke," Christina updates me. "He's holding a Candor or Dauntless party tonight at 8, with possible Never Have I Ever."
"Cool!" I exclaim. Candor or Dauntless is awesome, as is Never Have I Ever. "We should go eat." Christina nods, texting Zeke that we'll be there, and we head down to the cafeteria to eat dinner. I take a quick nap and wake up feeling refreshed. Then after my nap, I get ready for the party (layers, of course) and head to Zeke's apartment.
A/N: First chapter was long, I know, but I needed to set up the story. The other chapters will be shorter. I know this one was kinda boring, but I needed to set up the story, like I said. Next chapter will be Candor or Dauntless so please review with ideas! Can we get to … 10 reviews? Also, chapter three will be picking jobs, just so you know. I am also open to other POV's, so let me know if that's what you want. Bye!
