A/N- Welcome tributes to the 75th annual Hunger Games!
Just kidding. It's just my story. This is my version of what it would be like if Tobias and Tris knew eachother in Abnegation.
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Prologue-
I gaze out my bedroom window. If you look at the glass with the light hitting it just the right way, you can almost see your reflection. I can't be Abnegation. I'm not selfless enough. 12 years of my life, and I still am not good enough for Abnegation. My brother, Caleb, is different. Selflessness comes naturally to him. There's no way he will end up in a different faction. My thoughts are interrupted by a flash of what looks like metal and a boy wearing grey sneak behind a house. Curiously, I slowly and quietly open my window and climb out. I follow the path where the boy went. I follow him through the woods, hiding behind the trees so he doesn't notice me. Once he stops, I notice a target pinned to a tree. The boy turns the metal in his hand and I recognize it as a kitchen knife. I can't hold myself back. I step out from behind the tree.
"What do you think you're doing?"
The boy turns to me. He has the most beautiful blue eyes I have ever seen. "Training."
"For what? What do you need a knife, a target, and to sneak out in the middle of the night for?"
"I practice knife throwing." He shrugs. "And a little bit of hand-to-hand combat. I run some too."
"Why?" He shrugs again.
"I'm Tobias."
"Tobias Eaton?" He flinches a little at the name, but nods anyway.
"I'm Beatrice Prior."
"Hello Beatrice. Wait- that's too formal. I'm going to call you Tris when were here."
"How many times have you been here?"
"Few months. Care to join me for some training every night? I'm hoping to get an aptitude test of Dauntless in two years."
"Sure. Do you come here every night?"
He nods. "Just don't get caught." I nod.
I meet him in the woods every night for over one and a half years. The day before the choosing ceremony, I meet with Tobias as usual in the woods.
"Hello Tris." Tobias greets me.
"Tobias." I wave.
"Trissy, I can't stay in Abnegation." Tobias recently gave me 'Trissy' as a new nickname.
"What? Why?" I ask shocked.
"I'm not ready to talk about that yet. I'm transferring to Dauntless. Here." Tobias hands me the first knife I ever threw, the one we hid in the hollow part of the tree with our target on it. "Keep practicing. Just because I'm not going to be here doesn't mean that you can slack off on your training. You're too good to stop now."
I pull him into a hug, a very un Abnegationlike action.
"I'm going to miss you." I whisper in his ear.
"Diddo Trissy."
I pull away from the hug. "That proves it." I laugh. "I can't stay in Abnegation either. I hugged you and we're not married. How can I even look at myself in the mirror?" I asks dramatically.
"You can't." Tobias smirks.
We sit together, talking for the last time when we notice the sun starting to peek over the horizon.
"How about one last fight?" Tobias offers me his hand. I take it and pull myself up.
"Bring it on."
The fight ends with me on the ground.
"Let's go Trissy." I give him one last hug as we part for our separate houses, giving each other one last glance.
Chapter 1:
2 Years Later
I wake on the morning of the Choosing Ceremony. The events of the Aptitude Test didn't help me choose the faction I want to be in. I would never want to be Erudite. I don't want to leave my family, but I'm too selfish to stay in Abnegation. Tobias and I always talked about being Dauntless. I can't believe it's been two whole years since left. I know I'm choosing Dauntless today. What if he doesn't remember me though? What of he didn't even make initiation and he ended up factionless? That could never happen though. We practiced knife throwing and combat for two years together. I continued practicing even after he left. We both tried to get a gun to practice shooting, but we could never manage to get one. I swing my legs off the bed an get changed quickly into my baggy, grey Abnegation clothes. I take one last look at my room, knowing its the last time I'll see it.
"Prior, Beatrice." Marcus calls my name. I am still in shock over Caleb's choice of going to Erudite. I get up and my mother smiles at me and squeezes my hand. I walk over to the choosing bowls and the Dauntless coals immediately catch my eye. I take the knife from Marcus and slice my hand, not even wincing at the pain. I've accidentally cut myself enough times while practicing knife throwing that I barley feel the pain anymore. Without hesitation, I stick my hand out.
My blood sizzles on the burning Dauntless coals.
A cheer erupts from the Dauntless, welcoming me to my new faction. I out down the knife and walk to them.
This is going to be great.
I run along with the Dauntless to catch a train to Dauntless head quarters. I'm lucky I spent so much time running with Tobias so I can keep up with everyone else. Jumping on the moving train seems ridiculous, but when I do it, it seems only too easy. I grab the arm of a Candor girl and pull her in.
"Thanks." She says. "I'm Christina."
"I'm-" I get cut off by a Candor boy falling into the train, landing on me. I laugh and push him off. I've been tackled by Tobias who was twice my size before. This is nothing. I watch the city to by for at least a half hour before I hear Christina shout,
"They're jumping off!" I spring to my feet and notice the Dauntless at the front of the train jumping. Christina grabs my hand. "Together? I need someone to pull me along. I won't jump of I don't." I grab her hand.
"On three?" She nods. "One, two, three!" I yell and we launch ourselves into the air. We land on the roof and immediately fall.
"You okay?" I ask.
"Yep. You?"
"Fine." We get up and brush ourselves off. Then we gather where the other initiates are, waiting for the leader to begin talking.
"I'm Max, one of your Dauntless leaders. The entrance to the compound is seven stories below. Who's first?" Is he asking us to jump?
"Is there water at the bottom or something?" The Candor boy who fell on me before asks. Max just shrugs. No one looks like they will so I speak up.
"I will." I step forward an climb onto the ledge. I look down. All I see is a black hole. Now or never. I take a deep breath and jump. I fly through the air before something sends pain shooting through me. I look down to see myself laying on a net. I begin to laugh. I feel multiple hands reaching out to help me off the net. I grab one and the person helps me down.
"Thank you." I tell him.
"A Stiff first to jump? Unheard of." I hear a voice say in the background.
"What's your name?" The person who helped me off the net asks.
"I don't hesitate to say, "Tris." Beatrice is the Abnegation. Tris is the fighter that trained with Tobias all those years. The young man who helped me off the net's eyes widen at the sound of my name. I wonder what that's about.
"Tris." The person who called me a Stiff repeats. "Make the announcement Four."
The guy, apparently Four, steps back and turns to the crowd. "First jumper! Tris!" He yells. The Dauntless roar with cheers. Four turns back to me. "Welcome to Dauntless."
All of the other initiates jump and then Four and the girl who make the remark about me being first jumper stand at the front of the group. Four speaks up.
"Dauntless-borns, go with Lauren. I suspect you don't need a tour of the place. Transfers, stay with me." The Dauntless-born and Lauren leave.
"I normally work in the control room, but for the next few weeks, I will be your trainer. My name is Four."
Christina laughs. "Four? Like the number?"
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"No."
"Good. Now going to show you the Pit-"
"The pit? Clever name." Christina speaks up again.
"What's your name?" Four walks over to her.
"Christina." She squeaks.
"Well Christina, if I wanted to put up with Candor smart mouthes, I would've joined their faction. First lesson you learn from me is keep your mouth shut. Got it?" Christina nods. Four takes us onto the rest of the tour. For some reason, I see him keep looking at me.
He looks at me different then the other initiates. I don't know why.