Four's point of view
Chapter one- First Jumper
I stood there waiting to see who the first jumper was going to be. I thought it would be a Dauntless born, maybe a candor. Definitely not a stiff, that's if any had even changed and come here. It was highly unlikely.
It sounded like the train had arrived. There was banter up their, that must've meant they were here. We heard the call that the first jumper was about to jump. She jumped. We all watched as she hit the net. I could tell straight away she was a stiff, just by looking at her. Lauren quickly said something "Can't believe it! A stiff, the first to jump. Unheard of!"
"There's a reason why she left." I replied "Whats your name?" I asked her "Think about it. You wont get to change it."
She answered back "Tris!"
"Make the announcement then, Four." Lauren said grinning.
I turned to face the crowd of dauntless behind me. "Tris, the first jumper!" I said to them all. They all did the fist pump and cheer. I put my hand on her shoulder "Welcome to Dauntless!"
She was shortly followed by Uriah, Zeke's little brother. He made some remark, that I ignored. After all the others had jumped, Lauren told all the initiates that they would be split into two groups, one the Dauntless born and the other the exchanges.
The next day, we all met up at the breakfast table. (When I say all I mean the leaders.) We sat and talked about our plans for the day. "So Four, how you gonna scare you little initiates?" Lauren said sarcastically.
"Oh you know the usual. Threaten to chuck them into the chasm or something like that." I answered back. Everyone laughed.
"It has been known." Eric said. " Four, by the way Max was wanting to speak to you."
"Tell him I don't want to take the job and I am happy where I am."
"Whose job is he offering you?" Eric questioned.
"Yours." I replied and then walked towards the dormitory without saying another word. "Everybody up, we have a tour and some training, you can't just lay on your fat butts all day. If you do you will get no-where and probably end up ranked bottom and then you will become factionless." All of them just sat and stared at me except of course Tris, who was already up and ready to go. Typical stiff. "I'll be back in five minutes and then you better all be ready."
I came back and they were all sat and ready to go. "This way." I said, making them follow me. "This is the pit and this is where you will spend most of your days training. So for the first part of stage one you will be learning how to fight. You will take on each other and then you will be ranked. Now any questions before we begin?" I didn't give anyone a chance to ask me one. "Good. By the way I will be your instructor for the next week or so. And my name is Four. Today First you will be getting to know the pit."
"Four? Like the number?" One of the initiates, Candor I believe, asked.
"Yes. Is there a problem with that?" I asked her.
"No." She quickly replied
"Didn't think so. What is your name?"
"My name is Christina."
"Well Christina, if I wanted to put up with smart mouth like you, I would have joined Candor. But I didn't so be quiet. There first lesson learnt, know when to shut up."
I hear her and Tris whispering behind me and calling me something or other but I just ignore it and pretend I never heard it. I carry on walking around showing them the pit.
"So when do we actually start training?" A boy called Peter asked.
"You start once you have been shown around here." I answered back.
I showed them round a bit more and then we went for a lunch. I sat with them just to get to know them a bit more. I sat opposite Tris and next to Will. "Not use to this food, Stiff?" I asked.
"Dont call me that! What is this anyway?" She said looking at the burger on her plate.
"Your kidding me! You don't know what a hamburger is?" Christina laughed.
"Stiffs don't get that kind of food in their faction." Said Eric, sitting down next to me.
"Who are you?" Tris asked confidently.
"Him, he's Eric..." I answered
"...I'm a dauntless leader." He continued " Max still wants to speak to you."
"Well I don't want the job I wish he would get that into his head."
"I will tell him that but that doesn't mean he wont stop bugging you." He replied moving to a table with Lauren and Zeke.
I decided to go see Max face to face and tell him that I didn't want the job. I knocked on his so-called 'office' door. "Come in!" Shouted a deep male voice. I opened the door and walked in to see Max sat at his desk, talking to Zeke. "Trying to offer him the job now?" I said sarcastically.
"Why would that be a concern to you?" He asked.
"Just curious."
"If your curious why don't you join Erudite."
"I don't think so." Zeke leaves without saying anything. "Why do you want me to take Eric's job?"
"I don't like Eric. Its simple as that. Also you don't just straight away go to kill someone if they do something wrong. You are calmer and take the more logic approach. You also have a lot less fears that's why the call you Four isnt it. Not Tobias."
"Dont Call me that!" I shouted at him. "You know I don't like it."
I didn't say bye. I Just walked out. He reminded me of my father when he called me Tobias. The father that beat me with a belt. It makes me shudder every time someone says it.