I looked down the aisle I was seated in for the ceremony. For the transferring, the seating plan is based on your family. Parents in the isle, then the kids, oldest to youngest, in the middle. For the non-transferring, you either sat with your parents as we do, or if you're in a different faction than them, you just sat near your friends.

I looked to my right to see my father, at the very end, my mother, and my older siblings, Rolton, who is 21, and Milia, who is 18. I looked to my left and saw my little siblings. The twins, Seryem and Jelsia who are 14, Jony, who is 11, Lilianna, who is 8, Bryler, who is 7, and Kaniel, who is four. I looked around to see some of my older siblings, the ones who transferred. Four of them have, and each chose a different faction. Three of them are quadruplets with each other and Milia. Kyler, who chose Abnegation, Demma, who chose Candor, and Istin, who chose Dauntless. Milia was heartbroken when they left. It's surprised all of us, they were really close; you could never separate them. I guess the factions changed them; faction before blood. There was also Decian, who is 17 and switched to Erudite. Out of all my siblings, I was closest with Istin. I missed him terribly when he transferred to Dauntless, but I eventually had to get over it.

From across the room I caught Kyler's bright green eyes. I've always been jealous that he had gotten our mother's eyes while I had gotten our father's dull blue-grey. He gave me smile and nodded. He knew what I was thinking; I had met with him after school behind one of the Abnegation houses. I told him about my test and cried in his arms. He comforted me, but I don't know if that his brotherly feature he always had, or his Abnegation personality kicking in. I decided he was being brotherly to make me feel better. I gave him a quivering smile back and he frowned.

"They'll still love you," he mouthed to me. I knew he was talking about our parents and siblings. I nodded, trying to convince him I believed what he had said, but he just gave me a small smile as he sighed. I feel bad that I didn't believe him; when he switched, we visited him and everyone else who transferred on visiting day, but I was still nervous. I kept looking around and saw Demma in her plain white clothing. I remember the day she dropped her blood on the glass like it was yesterday. I was the most surprised to see her go; she was so peaceful and was always the one to stop all of us children from fighting, if our parents weren't home that is. She waved at me slightly, but was quickly snapped back to her friend's attention by their laughter. I looked over at Decian and we looked into each other's eyes for a while before looking away. I was never close with Decian, but he always seemed to be standing up for everyone, always caring for other people's protection. His test told him Dauntless, but at the choosing ceremony, he become stressed about the decision and moved his bloody hand back and forth over the Amity and Dauntless bowls. While moving his hand, his blood dropped onto the Erudite water. The announcer's voice boomed out the faction and he walked to the blue crowd in a monotone movement. He's never been the same since. Finally, I looked over to the Dauntless section. They looked so reckless, so, uncaring of anything. I was finally able to find my brother in the mix of black.

Istin made eye contact with me and I could see the protectiveness in his eyes. He was always this way with me, never wanting me to get hurt. He gave me a huge smile but I could see his eyes watering; this decision was most likely going to hurt him more than it hurt me. Kyler told him what happened after I left school the day of the test, and I remember Istin knocking on my window in our small and cozy Amity house crying. I crawled out and he hugged me, begging me to change my mind and I instantly knew what he was talking back. I didn't say anything, but I nodded, and that seemed to give him a sense of comfort, although I knew he didn't believe me. I was never fit to be a Candor anyways. He held back his tears and rubbed his eyes, one of them being green and the other blue. His sympathetic look was interrupted by the booming voice of the speaker. He gave me one last smile and turned to pay attention.

The man in the front began speaking, but I wasn't paying attention. I realized then why Decian was so nervous when he made his decision. What if I ended up like him? Will I become a robot of a faction I don't belong in? Will I become factionless? My heart raced faster than normal and I had to wipe my palms on my orange skirt because they were beginning to get sweaty. I suddenly felt a hand slip into mine and giving me a reassuring squeeze. I turned to my left to see that Seryem had grabbed a hold of my palm. He smiled up at me and put his head on my shoulder. I rubbed my thumb back and forth on the back of his hand out of nervousness. Seryem was always putting others in front of himself; I would be surprised if he didn't choose Abnegation when he's old enough for his choosing ceremony. I looked to my right and up at Milia. She turned to me and gave me a smile, but I knew she was nervous. She didn't want to lose anymore siblings.

"No matter what, I'll always love you," she whispered. My eyes began to tear up.

"You promise?" I asked. She looked down for a second, contemplating her answer before looking into my eyes.

"I promise," she assured as a tear slid down my cheek.

"Me too," I replied quietly, but I was just trying to assure myself. Milia began rubbing my thigh in a comforting manner and I began to relax. It only lasted two minutes before I heard my name.

"Auslina Claymon," the voice seemed to scream. I looked to my left and Seryem gave me a nod and a smile, while all the other little ones tried not to be scared for themselves. I stood up and I looked at Milia and Rolton, who both gave a smile, trying to urge me on comfortably. I looked at my parents as I walked by and they whispered, "I love you."

"I love you to infinity," I whispered before I began walking down the stairs. My legs seemed to turn into jello and everything began spinning until I walked up and grabbed the knife. I cut into my palm where Seryem's hand used to be. I looked up at my family and they were all holding each other's hands and smiling, except for the twins where Seryem held Jelsia in his arms. I looked at Istin and he shook his head while Kyler was nodding and smiling. The blood was almost about to fall on the Amity earth when I switched it to Dauntless.

"Dauntless!" yelled the voice, and I smiled nervously as I walked towards the group of people wearing black. I looked to my family and saw my older siblings and parents trying to hold it in to comfort my little siblings, Mom had Jony, Dad had Lilianna, Rolton had Bryler, and Milia had Kaniel, although she was crying herself. I saw Seryem holding Jelsia closer as she broke down in his arms. They were also so close to each other, being twins also made them best friends. Seryem was so protective over her, like Istin watching over me. I was going to miss them; I was going to miss all of them. I turned away from them, I couldn't watch anymore. I turned to Decian, and he gave me a small smile, but it seemed he was still in a monotone state. I looked at Demma and her green-grey eyes turned red; she must have been crying, Dauntless is the most dangerous faction. Her eyes met mine and she smiled, trying to stiffen up, but it wasn't working and she turned her head into her friend's shoulder. I looked up to Kyler and he was smiling proudly, and I knew he was happy I went with my choice. I turned to Istin who was having a huge break down. He looked at me and more waterfalls came down. He looked away and I felt a wash of regret fall over me. Everyone in the faction seemed to be cheering, except for Istin and one other. He was tall and lean, and pretty fit I must admit. I sat in the empty seat next to him and he let a laugh escape from his mouth.

"What?" I asked quiet but defensively. He looked at my outfit up and down before answering.

"An Amity? In Dauntless? You'll never make it."