Hi guys this is my first ever fan fiction I hope you like it (sorry it's quite long)

I am standing on a roof; and a train is slowly fading into the distance. The wind is blocking out the sounds of the fast moving wheels on the silver tracks. There's a man dressed head to toe in black and he is talking, I strain my ears trying to hear over the wind,

"Listen up! I am Max one of the leaders of your new faction" he walks several steps to the edge of the roof which ends in a small ledge. The corners of his mouth turn up "Down there" he points downwards over the ledge to something I cannot see "is the members entrance and you..." he looks pointedly at every one of us, new initiates "have the pleasure of going first." Then he stands upright and says nothing else. What do we do now? Then I answer myself We be brave This is Dauntless after all. I look at the other initiates, there are eight of us all together; four Candor, three Erudite, and me the only Amity, there are no Abnegation. One of the Erudite is weeping and looking over the farther side of the building. Her brother didn't make the jump. I wish someone would comfort her but we can't, not now. Nobody moves, except me. I don't know why exactly but my feet are moving towards the edge, partly because I wanted to get it over with, somebody had to go first "And I'm going to have to jump anyway" I involuntary whisper, I hope no one heard but part of me was curious and excited. I am about three steps away and I start to wonder what is down there, something to prove my bravery surely but what? Foreboding and uncertainty start to emerge but I push them aside. I can feel all eyes on me, I think about how stupid I must look, I am wearing a red dress and a yellow jacket, in Amity it's full of joy and playful but in the confines of Dauntless it's childish. I look forward and step on to the ledge, then I look down. A massive hole greets me, I laugh despite myself, of course it seems almost predictable now. I think, how tall is this building? And how strong is the wind? Could there be a possibility that if I jump the wind blow me out the way of the whole and I'd be met by concrete instead, I don't way much it would be easy, one big gust of wind...

"What's the matter peacemaker?" I look around a Candor girl looks at me arms folded. What's her problem? "You gonna' talk 'bout how mean it is that they're making you do this?" I stare at her. Max laughs. "She looks more like a stiff than a peacemaker" an Erudite boy this time, quieter but as he said it he shuffled closer to the Candor girl. They're already making packs or cliques as my mother used to call them. They don't think I can do it? Do I look naturally weak? No, you have to prove you're strong this thought somehow gives me strength to stop thinking about what's down there and think about the jump. You can do this, don't think just be. Focus! I turn round to the Candor "I'd like to see you try" I practically yell, I want everyone to hear me. Then in one swift movement I jump and then I'm screaming. Falling, falling, down, down. Then I land in a woven net and my screams turn into laughter. "That was brilliant" It was exhilarating, a rush of adrenaline. I feel like one of the kids at Amity being picked up and swung around and around and shouting "Again! Again!" I try to regain some composure. I look around and see a face and I stop laughing immediately; I know him

"Welcome" he says he is looking at me very seriously, he is not smiling, a girl walks over laughing, she has short hair and a tattoo of three birds on her collarbone just visible in her long sleeved shirt, black of course. The man pretends to smile as well when she looks at him "Yes, yes welcome" she is still laughing but stops when she says her next two words "First jumper" she sounds impressed. The two words resonate in the back of my head. "What's your name?" Elizabeth, my full name. In Amity my nickname was Lizzy. I liked it in Amity but just like my clothing it feels out of place here childish... "Think about it, you don't get to pick again" says the girl warmly, I smile at her gratefully and with an air of confidence I say "Beth" shyly at first but again louder "Beth." Yeah, Beth felt right here.

"Well Beth, welcome" and then she turns round and shouts "Beth-first jumper!" This is met with cheers and applause. I smile bashfully.

"Here" says the man, since the girl isn't looking he isn't smiling, he helps me of the net. I stand and wait, I hear more screams I'm scared for whoever it is, I'm not sure why but I feel like running out and screaming at the top of my lungs "It's fine! You won't get hurt! Don't be scared!" but I suppose that would defeat the point of the exercise. Overcoming your fears. The next jumper is a girl, Candor but not the one that geared at me. I laugh to myself "I'd like to see you try." When she lands I see a few tears in her eyes. The man helps her down and the Dauntless cheer again, he announces her as "Ava". She walks over to me "Well done" I say, wanting to sound kind and not patronising. "Thanks" she says back trying her best to stand as strait as she can, clearly embarrassed but then she smiles and leans over to whisper in my ear "Did you know there was a net?" I shake my head, she nods back. She clearly didn't know. The next two are the Candor girl called Zara and the Erudite boy, Jenson who belittled me. Zara glares at me, because I was the first jumper? She could have easily stepped forward if she'd wanted to, no she disliked me on top of that roof, I decide to do my best to avoid her. The next two are both Erudite a boy and a girl, Finn and Evie. Evie was the one that was crying for her brother. Last are two Candor boys, Ryan and Zac. Zac goes to stand with Zara and Ryan follows almost apolitically. Then come the Dauntless born initiates who I don't pay attention too. I'm looking at Evie, she's trying to hide it but her shoulders are shaking, she is crying. "Is that it?" the girl with the birds tattoo asks the man he nods. And they walk down a corridor "Should we follow?" asks Jenson. "Yeah you should, four eyes" sneers one of the Dauntless born as he and the other Dauntless born walk in the same direction. Jenson goes red and quickly remove his blue circular glasses. Ryan had the common sense to remove them before he jumped and Evie doesn't seem to care since she leaves hers on. We follow the rest, after a few minutes the leaders stop abruptly and I narrowly doge walking into the Erudite Finn. Ava is not so lucky, her chin bashes into Ryan's shoulder. "Do you mind watching where your face is going?"

"Do you mind watching where your shoulders going?" She retorts. Looks forward again and I think I see a hint of a smile. I decide to like Ava, she is tall with black skin and black curly hair tied down. She is very beautiful but seems unaware of it. Her poster is strong and unyielding, I've met lots of people in Amity who know they're beautiful they stick their hips out and talk in a sing-songy voice and are almost always unbearable. I notice that Zara sticks out her hips too but not in the same way, there was something more abrasive about her. "This is where we separate" states a different man who I didn't notice before "Dauntless born with me, I assume you don't need a tour" the girl with the birds tattoo smiles at him. The Dauntless born walk away down a long corridor and turn left, I watch until I can't she them any more. Then turn my attention to, I assume, our instructors. The man speaks first "I'm Four this is Six". I raise my eyebrows "Four?" I say before I could stop myself. He walks over to me I'm guessing he heard. "You got a problem with that, peacemaker?" He looks me right in the eye but I don't look away, I'm not scared of him, at least not right now. He stands tall over me and is now the most intimidating person I've ever met, but I know him. I lean my head to one side slightly "No" I shrug my shoulders, I hope I come of as brave to the other inmates but not disrespectful too Four. "Well, I suggest you keep your mouth shut then" he glares at me I try and keep my face neutral and wait for him to leave me alone. He walks back to the front. He starts again "Now we're going to take you to the pit" I look over at Ava "the pit?" she mouths. I raise my shoulders and mouth back "no idea." We walk for a while until we reach the end of the corridor. The pit is just what it says, a huge hole with different levels and platforms connected by a series of ladders, bridges and stairs. On the separate levels are different shops and meeting places. Adults, all dressed in black, all with tattoos or piercings some with bright dyed hair all bustle around going from place to place, kids run around playing games, more often than not there is no railing, nothing to stop people from falling. "The pit..." says the Erudite boy Ryan his mouth in the shape of an 'o'

"literally" I finish. I look at Four and Six they both smile at each other. Four looks like he's about to laugh, I suppose I would as well they must be so used to all this by now. But I don't know there seems like there's something more in the way they look at each other. The rest of the initiates are still marvelling at the pit, Four coughs loudly to gain their attention and his smile is gone. He walks backwards and Six follows, we do to. He stops at a railing. I can hear the sound of fast moving water. "This is the chasm, it reminds us that there is a line between bravery and stupidity" so even Dauntless has boundaries. I look over the railing gingerly, a mass of water and rocks mesh together at the bottom. The water is bashing against the rocks non-stop almost like a power struggle. "Has anyone ever fallen over?" I ask in a hushed voice. The chasm scares me, it's amazing and powerful and in some way beautiful but scary none the less. Six answers "yes, yes they have." I look at her she looks pained, did she know someone who gave their life to the chasm?

"Has anyone ever jumped?" Finn asks in a much louder and more powerful voice than mine.

"Yes" Four answers this time, I think it might have been to save Six from answering. I realise Finn was asking out of curiosity, he was asking as an Erudite, I was asking as an Amity, no more than that I was almost Abnegation. "It's time to go to dinner now" Four announces, it seems almost serial going from the topic of death and suicide to food. But I don't protest. Four and Six leads us to the cafeteria it's full of Dauntless laughing and cheering while they eat, it reminds me of Amity, it's more anarchic here but swap the clothes and maybe... Then again I always thought the fractions had more links than people let on. "You'll sit down there" Six says and she gestures towards a table. We do as where told. As expected Zara, Jenson, Zac and Ryan sit on the left side, Ryan looks apologetic again. I sit on the right and Ava sits with me. She's decided we're going to be friends, I think, I don't mind I have a suspicion I might need friends while I'm here. Finn sits next to Ava and Evie sits next too Finn, avoiding all eye contact. Zara's sitting directly opposite me, glaring. What is her problem? "So how long do you'll think you'll last peacemaker?" What is her problem? I'm not sure what she means but I can pretend. "Longer than you" In normal situations I would have said nothing but this is Dauntless not Amity you have to fight! This is what you wanted isn't it? To stand up for what's right? To fight?! Yes it is. She laughs a cold high pitched laugh "Oh really? Well..." she stops when she sees Four and Six bringing us food. "Not interrupting anything are we?" Four asks the corners of his mouth twitching. "Nothing at all" Zara says with a fake smile "we where just getting to know each other" yeah I was just getting to know that Zara is a vindictive bitch but that wasn't really a surprise is what I wanted to say, but I don't. Instead Six sits next to Evie and Four sits next to Ryan. There's an awkward silence, Ava beaks it, she turns to me "What's your name?"

"Huh?" Jenson laughs a little "she asked what your name was, or are you..."

"Beth" I interrupt"What?" He says caught of guard that someone interrupted him mid monologue

"My name is Beth, keep up" then as a second thought. "That's Beth not peacekeeper, in case you got confused" I address all of the left side when I say that. Four laughs under his breathe. Zara looks at him the gives me a dirty look. Fours smiling but Six looks preoccupied"Eric's right on time"I look over to see a man walking towards us, he looks about Fours age, I wonder if they where initiates together. "Once again I'll be overseeing the initiate training, let's hope we don't have a repeat of last time" He looks from Four to Six and then at us. Before any one can ask what happened last time he says "I am Eric, one of the leaders of Dauntless" One of the leaders? In Amity we all decided. "Ground rules, training is from 8 till 6 with a break for lunch. After six you can do what you like. No going out of the Dauntless compound unless you are accompanied by a Dauntless" He looks at Six "You will be training separately from the Dauntless born and will also be ranked separately, then your scores will be brought together at the end." Then he smiles, a smile that to me signals danger. "Only the top ten will become a part of Dauntless" what? "How long do you think you'll last?" Now I know what she meant. How did she know some of us would be cut? Eric continues after a pause, probably to see our reactions "Four of you will be cut after the first section of initiation, the rest at the last." I look at Four, he sees me and nods gravely. "What happens to the people that are cut?" Jenson asks, he looks just as shocked as I am, he didn't know about the cuts. "And I thought Erudites where supposed to be clever" Eric sneers "The ones that are cut become factionless" he says it nonchalantly, like he doesn't care. How could someone like that be put in charge? This is Dauntless, this is what it's like The thought sits inside me like lead. You can't just kick people out! I suddenly got this feeling of suffocation what have I got myself into? I try and contain myself to keep from screaming.

**BREAK**

We got lead to our dorm we're all sleeping in beds near each other, all in the same room. I wait until they are all asleep, some of them cried them selves to sleep, it was awful to hear. I wanted to help but I had a feeling that the initiates, at least ones that transfer to Dauntless would rather be left alone and deal with there sadness by themselves, this makes me sad... I get out of bed quietly and sling on an loose black t-shirt, they gave us basic clothes but we have to buy our own in future, and I walk out the dorm making sure that the door doesn't slam. "Hey" I jump I turn around and see Four I stand stock still for a moment, then I run to him and hug him "I've missed you Lizzie" he says to me.