Disclaimer: I do not own Divergent, Veronica Roth does.

I was dared to make a Marlynn fan fiction and I accepted. This is a no war fanfic, sort of. I might add the war but it'll probably be a year or two late. Who knows . . . whatever fits best with the story.

Lynn's Point of View

I stared up at the board. I made third place. I made it into Dauntless. I made it. Uriah made second and Marlene made fourth. We all made it in like I knew we would. But what surprised me was that the Stiff made first. I didn't think she was going to make it judging on how poorly she did in the first and second stage. By the third stage, I figured she'd make it but probably at sixth, but first? That as a huge surprise.

I turned towards my two best friends to see they were as excited as me if not way more. Marlene's hazel orbs lit up as a laugh escaped her lips and Uriah grinned before lifting both of us and spinning us around. I couldn't help but let out a laugh; his mood was just so contagious.

"Okay, you can put us down now, Uri!" Marlene shouted over the cheering of other Dauntless members. He set us down and beamed at us.

"We made it!"

"Did you ever doubt we would?" I questioned, smiling slightly.

"No, but I never imagined it would feel like this. So . . . free. So amazing . . ."

"So Dauntless?" Marlene suggested and all Uriah could do was nod rapidly.

I was going to say something but something else caught my attention and I pointed wordlessly. "When did that happen?"

"I have no idea," Uriah sounded as confused as I felt. For some strange reason, the stiff was lip locked with Four.

Marlene, being the overly cheery person that she was, shrugged happily. "At least he's opened up to someone else. Remember when Lauren, Shauna, and Zeke introduced this cold, frightening guy to us?"

Uriah and I nodded. How could we ever forget? We were fourteen and we were celebrating the fact the three of them had made it in and they had invited Four over. To say he stuck out would be an understatement. He quickly fit in though, but he would occasionally look uneasy with the activities the six of us participated in. Especially when we went zip lining. I understood Uriah's problem with it since he was afraid of heights but even he went with it.

We averted our eyes from the scene and began our journey back to the dormitory. It was quiet between the three of us which was odd and I honestly didn't like it. "So what jobs do you want?"

Uriah was the first to answer, "I want to train Dauntless-borne initiates and be a tattoo artist."

"I kind of want to help people, so nurse I guess. That way I can be the first thing unconscious people see and smile at them as well as help the injured. And trust me, they're going to be a lot what with the shit people here do. But if not that then ambassador,"

"What about you?" I shrugged. I honestly hadn't really put any thought into it. I kind of wanted to be an ambassador to the factions but I also wanted to train initiates as well as be a dauntless leader. I guess I'd figure it out when we picked our jobs and apartments.

Marlene and Uriah smiled reassuringly. "You'll have it all figured out by the time we have to choose our jobs." I smiled and thanked them, this was why I loved my friends. They knew just what to say and what not to say and said them both just for the hell of it.

The three of us split up to go find our families. First I'd have to meet up with Shauna, while Uriah found Zeke, and Marlene found Lauren as they were cousins.

When I spotted my grinning blonde sister, I grinned myself. I jogged over and she engulfed me into a hug and I wrapped my arms around her tightly. "You made it," she whispered.

I found myself repeating my earlier words. "Did you doubt I would?"

She chuckled lightly and pulled away. "No, but I couldn't help but worry."

"Well worry no more," I smiled. "Now let's get home before the 'rents get worried." Shauna had her own apartment but she still considered our parents' place home.

When we arrived, we were greeted with smiles and hugs. When the five of us settled down, my parents looked at me expectantly.

My father, Jakub Raze was an energetic man. He was known as mischievous, funny, kind, and very handsome. None of which I could disagree with. He had golden blonde hair, charming blue eyes, and a strong jawline. All of which made him look even more handsome when he stood confidently. He stood at 6'7, towering over most people. Shauna took after him more than I did but that didn't stop her from being extremely gorgeous. What could o say, good looks ran in the family.

My mother, on the other hand, was a fairly short woman at 5'7. Jessica Raze was kind but could be strict, she was a joking yet daring soul and I loved it. I took after her more than my dad what with our matching golden brown hair and golden brown eyes. Her soft features is what made people listen to her which was the opposite of my father who gave off an aura of authority. Another thing that I had inherited from our mother was her shortness, as well has her sarcastic behavior, and mischievous sense of humor.

Then there was our fourteen year old little brother, Hector. He was only a couple inches shorter than me and teased me about it often. He had our mother's brown hair but our father's blue eyes. He was handsome, I'd admit that and he knew it too, just like every other member of our family. He was daring and sarcastic as well as confident and funny. The three of us got along well since we were so close in age.

"Well," my mother urged. "What rank did you make?" My family weren't able to make it to the welcome ceremony and I was fine with it.

"Third," I answered and they congratulated me.

"Who ranked what?" Hector asked.

"Tris, the stiff made first; Uriah beat me out for second—but only by a hair and Marlene made fourth. Some ex-Candor named Peter that Uriah and I got into an argument with made fifth. An Erudite named Will made sixth, another Candor whose name I think was Christina made seventh. Gabe made eighth, Alexis made ninth, and Jordan made tenth." My family and I celebrated for another hour until it was time for me to go back to the Pit to pick jobs and apartments. This time my family accompanied me to see what job I'd pick and to cheer me on.

I sat in the middle of the pit with Uri, Mar, Tris, and two of her friends Will and Christina. Max walked up on stage and greeted the crowd. The greeting was short and he quickly went straight to listing the possible jobs. There was Dauntless leader which was available to only the first three positions which was strange since they usually just randomly picked someone they believed would be great for the position but only one of us got it or none of us. Then there was ambassador with three spots, initiate trainer only two spots, Dauntless-leader-in-training, and then fence guard which was the last three spots. We had to walk up on stage and announce into the mic what we choose.

Tris went first. She took a deep breath before announcing clearly, "Faction ambassador." People pumped their fists in the air, stomped their feet, clapped their hands, banged their fists against tables, and shouted their approval, their welcome. Tris smiled before walking back over to our table and we congratulated her. She wasn't a close friend of mine but my friends liked her so I'd tolerate her. Uriah went next.

"Dauntless leader-in-training," he announced. We cheered but I swear I saw the blonde guy, Will's face fall slightly. Uri came back and sat down. I was up next. I took a deep breath and walked up to the stage, smirking when I heard people call out to me. Let's just say that Raze's were well known here in Dauntless. I stared at the crowd briefly before making a split second decision that would decide my future here in Dauntless.

"Dauntless leader," I pronounced and cheers echoed through the pit. I walked off stage and as I sat down at my table, the other Dauntless leaders caught my eye. They either smiled reassuringly or smirked proudly. Since our last leader retired, they were looking for another one. They were all older than me. There was Max who was in his early forties. Sabrina who was in her late twenties. Eric who was eighteen and lastly, Jade who was seventeen.

I turned to my left and looked up at my family who were leaning over the railing. They smiled at me and I grinned.

Mar chose ambassador. Peter, the candor who did not look very happy, chose ambassador. I'm guessing the job he wanted was taken. Will and Christina chose instructors and that left the other three with fence guard. Will also chose to work in the control room and Christina chose to work in a store.

We were all assigned apartments and were told that we should report to our job leaders when it was time. I had to meet with the other leaders to discuss some business. Mar had to meet with other ambassadors as well as Tris; Uri had to talk to Tori; Will had to talk with Four and Zeke and Christina had to go find some store to apply to.

We were chatting away pretty peacefully when the candor walked over, scowling. This obviously wasn't going to end well. I could tell from the way the stiff, the candor, and the erudite stiffened.

"So, you were dating the instructor. That's how you made it."

"I made it solely from hard work,"

"Hard work my ass. You were sleeping with our instructor that's the only way possible way you could make first,"

"Then you've obviously got something to tell us," my voice came out sharp. He turned to me and scowled harder and I smirked. Ne remembered me grim initiation during the third stage.

"And what makes you think that?"

"Well you think that its impossible for her to have made it without sleeping with Four and I think its impossible for you to have made it. So you're obviously sleeping with someone," I grin viciously when I saw his face turn red with anger. "So who was it? Wait let me guess," I pull an erudite thinking face. "Eric?" My table erupts with laughter as he glares harder than before.

"Oh shut up. She beat you too,"

I chuckle. "She beat me because she could get over her fears faster. All Dauntless have to admit when someone's better than them at something but I can still beat her in a fight, just like how I could easily kick your ass," My smirk turns into a sneer. "Now get the hell out my sight before you cause problems for yourself." He turned around, not having anything else to say.

I turned back to the table and they grinned and clapped me on the back while I just smirked. We talked for a little bit longer before deciding we should go find our apartments.

On our way to finding our apartments, Uri, Mat, and I explained to the other three how Zeke, Shauna, and Lauren were throwing a party and that we were inviting them. We also heavily instructed them to wear extra layers. We said goodbye as we found our apartments. Mine was right next to Will's and unfortunately, eleven blocks away from Mar's, we weren't even on the same street. Uri was three blocks down from me. Tris and Christina's apartment was about seven blocks away from me as well so we were all pretty spaced out.

I walked into my apartment. It was already furnished as every apartment was and I quickly made my way over to the couch. I sighed, running my hand through my hair only to remember I had shaved it all off. Maybe I should let it grow out. I no longer had to worry about not being respected because of how good looking I was, I was a Dauntless leader now, they had to respect me instead of just fearing me. I'll think about it later. Right now I had a party I had to get ready for. And by get ready I mean I had to ransack my stuff for extra layers.

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