Hi my fellow readers! So, I have recently watched and read Divergent. I am completely in love with it, and I believe Shailene Woodley played and awesome Tris. I'm in love with everyone, starting with Eric. He is my perfect guy. I love Four but Eric is forever mine. I couldn't get this idea out of my head so here you go! I only own Mcayla, Mason, Bonnie and Kelly and random people I come up with.


I stared back at my reflection in the mirror. My chocolate waves in a high pony tail, it was the normality of women in Erudite. They were very prim and proper, everything had to be perfect. The dark blue colour of my jacket clung to me like a second skin, the blue contrasted with my bright green eyes. My mother always said she had wanted to call me Jade, because of my eyes. But my father disliked the name, so he had named me. He wanted to call me Mcayla. My name is Mcayla Cross. My mother and my father were two of the most famous people in Erudite, along with Jeanine Matthews. And today was the choosing ceremony, one of the most important choices I have to make, and I didn't know what to do.

After I had finished making myself look decent there was a quiet knock on the door.

I cleared my throat. "Come in." I turned around just as my mother and father stepped through the door.

"You look beautiful Mcayla." My mother smiled at me. My father looked me up and down and nodded his head.

"You look like a true Cross." He turned towards mother with a small smile. "And you look just like your mother did."

I smiled slightly but it turned into a frown. My mother, Rachel saw my discomfort.

"Sweetie, are you okay?"

I coughed. "Yes, mother everything is fine."

My father, Roger clapped his hands together. "Then we must go. It's time."

I walked past my parents at a quick pace, just wanting to get this day over with. I still hadn't decided what faction to pick, I hadn't decided whether or not I will go with what the test had told me. Somehow I had to figure out before it was my time to choose. I'm the only child in my family, I don't want to leave them, but if I don't want to be in Erudite, I have to make the right choice. For me.

When we got there, everyone had already been seated, some people were still arriving, my family and I sat down at the end of the row and stood straight as we waited for the choosing ceremony to begin. I had faded out of whatever it was Jeanine was saying, the same for Marcus Eaton. But as he began listing off names, I folded my hands together, and nervously moved my leg up and down. My father saw this and rubbed my hand gently.

"Jessica Williams...Candor."

"Harry James...Amity."

"Lucy Parker...Amity."

"Mason Wood...Dauntless."

"Bonnie Carson...Dauntless."

"Keke Jackson...Euridite." Then Marcus began listing people I knew.

"Jason Richardson...Candor."

"Lucian Reins...Euridite."

"Kelly Simmons...Dauntless."

"Mcayla Cross." I automatically stood up, as it wasn't in Erudite's fashion to keep somebody waiting and I wish it wasn't I wanted to stay seated, I still hadn't chosen, and I had to and fast.

I slowly walked up to the five bowls, and picked up the knife. I gazed at it silently before I cut my palm and I winced slightly before holding over the water, but I hesitated slightly, just before the small drop of blood fell into the clear water, my blood began to sizzle. It landed on the coals.

"Dauntless." I could hear a few gasps from people in Erudite but cheers could be heard from the Dauntless faction and I grabbed a plaster before walking over to them. I couldn't look back at my parents, not even a glance. I had to leave at how it was.


When the choosing ceremony was over the Dauntless faction cheered and began sprinting out of their seats and through the corridors of the building and out the glass doors. I had to run fast to keep up with them, I was running out of breath quick. When I saw the Dauntless faction climbing up to the train tracks above I gasped out of breath and looked up anxiously. I couldn't remember if I was any good at climbing. I haven't done so since I was a child. I guess there's only one way to found out. I began climbing up the discoloured, metal thing that connected the train from the ground. One foot in front of the other. When I finally got to the top I lifted my body onto the platform and waited for the train to come whizzing past. I knew that you had to jump onto the train, I had to think fast, I tried thinking of every book I could think of describing what the Dautnless initiates would have to do before they got there, and I remember it saying that the train travels at 80 mph, so I had to get a good head start and I couldn't lag behind, otherwise I would become factionless. There's no way I could jump onto it when I was almost behind the train myself, I either had to be in the middle or at the top of the line to get on perfectly.

Suddenly the trains horn sounded just before it rounded the corner and I started off right away, a few stiffs were lagging behind and I don't think they had a chance at jumping on without any experience at the back. I began running as fast as I could, I was behind a Dauntless born, I followed the girl in front of me and as soon as she jumped, three seconds later I did too. I landed perfectly, just like I had known, I was completely out of breath but I did it. Just like I knew I would, my calculations were right. Of course they were, I was a Erudite, I may be Dauntless now, but it's going to take me a long time to get rid of my Erudite ways.

I was sat on the trains ground before I realised a few Dauntless borns were lining up at the trains doors. And it looked like they were getting ready to jump off, when I read that the Dauntless actually jumped off the train I couldn't believe it. For a few minutes I actually thought that Dauntless were screwing with us but apparently that doesn't seem to be the case. I stood up just as half the Dauntless borns already began jumping off, they were running with glee and flying through the air as if the fall couldn't hurt them. When a few more people had jumped off I noticed a stiff acting nervously about jumping off the train. I noticed his hands shaking, and I took in his appearance. He had piercing blue eyes, that you could possibly melt into, he had long, sandy blonde hair that you could run your hands through, but it wasn't long enough that he looked like a girl. It actually looked really good. The stiff had thin lips but most definitely kissable, and he had a bit of stubble adorning his face.

"I'm sure you'll make it, usually everyone does, there's only that one person who mostly always doesn't make it." I told him.

The stiff turned to me sharply, not realising I was talking to him, and he stared at me before he looked back out of the train. He set his blue glare on me.

"Thanks for that, what if I'm that one person." I glared at him back.

"Then don't be." He gulped and looked back out. I sighed. "Look, do you want to do this together?"

"Why would I want to jump with a Euridite?" He replied harshly.

"Fine, then die and be that one person who doesn't make it, see if I care." I made to jump out of the train but his arm stopped me.

"Please, wait, I'm sorry...I just, I'm not used to this."

"Well you better get used to it, we'll be doing this for the rest of our lives." I took his hand harshly and counted to three.

"One."

"Two."

"Three." When three came, I dragged the stiff along with me and jumped out of the train, my hair blowing in the wind. Everything went into slow motion, my gasp that left my lips, my legs flinging around in the open air. I turned to the stiff and noticed his petrified glance at the ground and before I knew it we hit the ground roughly and I coughed while the stiff gave a groan beside me.

"Thank you, for that. I'm sorry I'm Mason." He held out his hand because he probably knew that Erudite prefered handshaking when introducing themselves. I just looked at his hand and placed it by his side. Mason looked at me strangely. I smiled gently at him.

"I'm not Euridite anymore, remember? I'm a Dauntless, and the names Mcayla."

"Mcayla? That's a pretty name." He stated. I stared at him confused.

"Really? 'Cuz I hate it."

"Seriously?" I just nodded my head.

"Listen up, my name is Eric and I am one of the leaders of your new faction." Me and Mason laughed at each other before running over to the crowd of initiates with some of the leaders of Dauntless, when I saw one of the leaders, Eric. I almost released a gasp. He was one of the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. And his voice was the most sexiest I had ever heard in my life. He was beyond a perfect Dauntless. He had tattoos up his neck and on his arms, and a few piercings above his eyebrow. I couldn't believe my eyes but I had to pay attention because the next part was important. I put his gorgeousness behind me and listened to what he had to say.

"Several stories below us, is the members entrance to our compound. If you can't muster your will to jump off you don't belong here. Our initiates have the privilege of going first." A long silence filled the roof before the leader Eric began to speak again. "Anytime initiates, you are here for a reason, if you are not brave enough to jump off you do not belong here. Do I make myself clear. Now. Initiates. Who will it be?"

I glanced around as people began whispering and someone finally stepped forward to jump off.

It was a girl, I think her name was Jenna. She began climbing the wall, looking over there was a hole in the roof and she stood there trying to control her breathing. Eric began getting impatient.

"Now initiate."

A few seconds after he had said that, Jenna finally jumped, a scream followed after her as she fell through the air. Her scream got quieter the further she got, her scream finally deceased after she had landed. Unfortunately for me, this was the further's the books had given me. Then didn't say what was at the bottom. Although I highly doubt there isn't anything there, that would be a waste of their initiates. They weren't ready to kick us off.

The second jumped, and then the third, fourth, fifth and sixth. I was the seventh to jump off the roof. I climbed up uneasily and glanced down at the ground below me, staring at the black hole. I began shaking slightly. Heights weren't exactly my friend. Heights weren't one of my fears but it made me feel anxious to say the least. Everyone that hadn't jumped yet saw my hesitation and so did the leader.

"Initiate, anytime to today. If you don't jump, you'll stay here." When he said this. I still couldn't manage myself to jump, I wrung my hand together not wanting to jump off, but before I knew it, I was being pushed off the ledge, my breath left me and I screamed highly. I landed on a net at the bottom and laughed slightly, but then remembered that someone had pushed me, and no doubt it was the Dauntless leader Eric. I can tell me and him are not going to get along.

The net began moving and I slid to the side of the net and the guy looked at me strangely, my fear must've made him start speaking.

"What were you pushed?" I glanced at him briefly, he was a pretty sight.

"Actually, yes." The Dauntless lifted me up by my arms and let me down before turning to me.

"What's your name?"

"Mcay-" I trailed off thinking.

"Is it a hard one?" The Dauntless guy snapped, I was taken back for a second before I replied.

"Kayla."

"Seventh jumper, Kayla!" He shouted. I walked over to the other initiates that had jumped off. There was a half cast girl stood next to me, and she was from Candor. She had short black hair, that came to her neck and dark brown eyes. She turned to me and smiled.

"Hi, I'm Bonnie." I was confused for a second before turning to her a smiling.

"I'm Kayla."

"I heard." She smirked. I think me and her were going to get along just fine. I think Dauntless was already rubbing off on me.

I heard a guys scream as he fell and landed in the net and I smiled as I noticed the familiar blue eyes.

"Eighth jumper, Mason!" Mason ran over to me breathlessly.

"Wow, that sure is a jump huh." He saw Bonnie and turned to her and smiled. "Hey, I'm Mason."

"I'm Bonnie." She smiled back.

The Dauntless guy came back to us initiates and started speaking again.

"Dauntless born go with Lauren initiates your with me. Most of the time I work in intelligence but during your training I'll be your instructor. My name is Four."

I snorted. Mason elbowed me silently telling me to be quiet. Unforuntaltey, Four noticed but before he could say anything Bonnie spoke up.

"Four like the number?" She smirked.

Four nodded his head. "Exactly like the number."

Bonnie laughed. "What happened, one through three were taken." A few laughs filled the room and I glanced at them.

"What's your name?" He asked.

"Bonnie." She replied. When I looked back Four was making his way towards Bonnie. I face palmed myself subconsciously.

"Well...Bonnie, the first lesson you learn from me, if you want to survive here, is keep your mouth shut." Four's dark eyes flashed to me briefly before he looked back at Bonnie. I couldn't look at him after that, my eyes stared at the floor as he finished intimidating Bonnie.

"Do you understand?" He asked.

Bonnie nodded.

"Yes sir." She whispered.

"Good." Four began walking away before he turned back to stare at us as none of following him.

"Follow me." He ordered and we all began shuffling to follow him.


We all followed Four to where we would be sleeping and it was a big room with beds everywhere.

"Who's sleeping here, boys or girls?" Someone asked.

"Both." Four replied.

"Perfect." I sighed.

Four looked at us and laughed lightly.

"If you like this then you're gonna love the bathroom."

When we got to the bathrooms, toilets were lining the left side of the room, the sinks were in the middle and the showers were on the right. I was disgusted to say the least. Well at least I know I'm never going to shower here. Or use the bathroom.

Murmurs could be heard throughout and Four spoke up.

"You have ten minutes to get changed and on the way you're going to burn your old faction clothes as a signal that you no longer belong there, you will follow the stairs and they will lead you to the pit and I will meet you there." Four trudged off,leaving us to it and people began complaining.

I chose a bed in the middle and Bonnie and Mason chose one either side of me. I found clothes my size and began getting changed, being careful not to reveal anything to the guys, some of them were pigs, I could tell. Especially one of them named Jason.

Once we all finished getting changed we went out the door and found something metal with initiates clothing inside burning. I shoved my old Euridite clothing into and smiled lightly. Dauntless was my life now. Dauntless was me.


We were all woken up by Four smashing against what sounded like a pan everyone woke up immediatley apart from me, I just pulled the covers above me head, but Bonnie glimpsed at Four's look and she ran over, threw the covers off me and lifted me up. When she lifted me up I leant against her shoulder tiredly while listening to whatever it was Four had to say this early.
"I want everyone in the pit, two minuites." He said and walked off.
I yawned. "Two minuites, I can't get ready in two minutes."

When we arrived at the pit I saw Eric sitting on something in the middle, waiting for us to arrive along with the Dauntless born.

Four began pacing up and down looking and each of us, my eyes followed his move and the occasional glance at Eric looking gorgeous.

"There are two stages of training, the first is physical, pushing your bodies to the breaking point. The second is mental, again breaking point, you face your worse fears and conquer them, unless they get you first. You'll be separate from the Dauntless born, but you'll be ranked together. After initiation, ranking will discover what jobs you move into. Leadership, guarding the fence, and keeping the factionless from killing each other." Four glanced at all of us and turned to Eric.

"The rankings will also determine who gets cut." Eric continued.

There was an eerie silence before Mason spoke up beside me.

"Cut?" He asked.

Eric stood up graciously and began walking toward us.

"At the end of each stage of training the lowest ranking initiates will be leaving us." He smirked at us.

Everyone glanced around and someone else spoke up.

"To do what?" They asked.

Eric stared at us and replied. "There's no going home to your families so you'd live factionless."

I glanced around again, I wasn't sure what to make of the situation.

"Why didn't we know that?" Jenna spoke.

Eric turned to her. "It's a new rule."

Bonnie looked angry and I held her arm gently. "A new rule? Somebody should've told us that."

Eric glared at her, his blue eyes piercing. "Why? Would you have chosen differently? Out of fear?" When no one said anything he continued. "And if that's the case, you might as well get out now." Everyone didn't speak and Eric continued speaking. "If you're really one of us it won't matter to you that you might fail, alright, you chose us, now it's our time to choose you." Eric smirked at his last statement and glanced around all the initiates.

We all began running as soon as Eric had finished and I was lagging behind a total lot. Mason was running with me just to keep me company, and I wished he just went with Bonnie, I don't want him loosing because of me. I couldn't have that.

When some of us finished running, we came up to the others who were watching a few fight together. Some initiates wanted to watch and others didn't know what to make of it. Personally I don't like the idea watching people fight until the other got knocked out, but something tells me we won't exactly have a choice.

When we finished watching we were learning how to shoot, it was a terrible experience. I couldn't even shoot the fucking target. Mason and Bonnie were doing fine, Bonnie kept missing a few out of range but Mason was perfect.

I shot at the dummy in front of me, concentrating and I completely missed. I loathed Mason at this point, I sighed angrily. I couldn't even get one shot.

I hit it three more times and failed miserably. Somebody next to me spoke up beside me as he watched me fail.

"Statistically speaking, you should've hit the target at least once already, even by accident." He laughed. I glared angrily at him.

"Don't you think I know that?" He nodded his head.

"Right, you're the other Erudite." I ignored him and carried on shooting.

When Four told us to stop, I practically threw my gun back onto the table I got it from and we began running with him, I was lagging behind as I was angry with myself for not being good enough.

When we stopped they were factionless rummaging through bins and my heart ached towards them. I wasn't a huge fan of the factionless but no one deserves to have that kind of life.

"What have you got?" Four asked.

The other Dauntless guy replied. "Factionless. Not doing anything."

Four nodded and then turned to all of us. "Alright initiates back to your rooms, time to sleep it off."

I groaned. "Thank God, I couldn't deal with anymore training."

We all fell asleep quickly, although I swore I heard a few people crying. Not alone can be done at this time, none of us really had a choice now. I just wonder what they're gonna make us do tomorrow, I hope they're not making us fight. I can't even run far enough let alone fight. Well we'll wait and see.