Chapter 1

Three months. It's been three months since I've seen my father. Three months since I've been recognized as a traitor towards the Abnegation faction. Three months since I've been labeled "Dauntless." I look at the girl in the mirror. She's not pretty. Anyone can see that. But she has a certain look to her. She looks tough, wiry, athletic. I shift my eyes to look down at her palms. Calluses line her upper hand and bruises scatter her body. She has changed in such a short time. Maybe she has always looked this way. But I wouldn't know. I still haven't gotten used to seeing her each morning. And perhaps I never will.

"Are you modeling in front of the mirror, Tris?"

What? I swing my head back to glare at the voice. Of course, it's just Tobias, sneaking up on me. "Have you been spying on me?" I blush, suddenly ashamed of how much I was looking at myself. But then I snap out of it. Stop, you're acting like Abnegation.

Tobias' face is placid, almost grim. Immediately, I know something's off. "It's time to go," he says, and before I can respond, he's gone. Time to go? I didn't know we had plans. I hurry to catch up to him, trying to decipher his expression. But he gives no clue.

When he sees me, he slows down. "You know, no one cares." I look up at him, confused. "You don't need to hide your Abnegation, Tris." Then, in a lighter tone, he says, "Everyone knows you're a Stiff, anyway."

I look up at his teasing grin and swat his arm. Maybe it's nothing. "Thanks for the advice, Stiff," I reply mockingly. "And it's First Jumper to you."

He drapes an arm across my shoulders protectively, not replying. I rest my head comfortably in the crook of his neck.

Then a thought occurs to me. "Tobias, what was your Aptitude Test like?"

He stops to look at me. "Why?"

I shrug. "I don't know. Just tell me."

He doesn't look at me as he answers. "I made some unusual choices, strange simulations occurred. I assume yours was the same?"

I make a frustrated sound in my throat. "That wasn't vague at all."

"This isn't the best time to talk about it. Interrogate me later."

I let his arm drop softly from my shoulders as we walk on. I know Tobias is secretive, but sometimes I don't know why. I just hope that one day, he'll trust me enough to show me.

We walk most of the way in utter silence. I haven't even bothered to watch where I'm going. I just follow Tobias.

We arrive at the Pit. As Tobias moves swiftly up the rope, I groan. Hopefully, our journey will end soon. "Are we ever going to stop?" I moan after he makes some complicated twists and turns. We dodge fallen apart pieces of rope as we climb and I tighten my muscles. All part of the dangerous, Dauntless lifestyle. "Where are we going?"

But Tobias simply tilts his head. It is not until then when I notice he's nervous. I look around. The Pit is growing smaller, and I realize we are nearing the top of an abandoned building. Needless to say, I'm surprised; Tobias is afraid of heights. Whatever it is, it must be important.

"So... are you planning to tell me what we're here for?" I arch an eyebrow inquisitively.

"You've never been here before, am I correct?" I can tell he's stalling.

I can't wait anymore. "Stop being a wuss, what is it?"

Tobias smiles again, but this time, it's grim. He looks at me, his eyes serious. "Tris," he says, "something big is happening."

I look at him. "What is it?" I whisper, my voice almost inaudible.

"Something beyond the fence."

Before I can ask him anything else, I hear a loud rumble and the sound of horrified cries. Instead of answering, he reaches for my hand and begins, "Tris, I-" It's the last thing he says before I hear a grumble, a shake-then pieces start to fall.

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