The air. It was whooshing around me, creating the illusion that I was flying. In a sense, I was. I hit the black net with a thump, and as it engulfed me I closed my eyes for a second. I saw the cold, unforgiving eyes of my father as my blood sizzled on the hot coals.
"First jumper an amity! Dang Tris! That's almost as weird as you!" I heard a voice call as I opened my eyes.
"Name?" The short girl with the blond hair and the bird tattoos asked.
"You can't choose again." The tall attractive man with the deep blue eyes said.
"Umm, well," I stuttered.
I heard someone else hit the net.
"Come on, blue eyes, we haven't got all day! I'm Uriah, by the way." He said with a wink
"Nice rhyme, Uriah." the girl with the bird tattoos said with a smile. "Choose! You can become a different person, so choose wisely."
She said it much nicer than mr. handsome over there. "Zee. Yeah. I'm Zee." I finally said.
"And I'm Four. Let everyone know that Zee was the first jumper!" mr. handsome yelled.
"I'm on it!" Someone else yelled. A few seconds later, people materialized around us, yelling and laughing about something I didn't know. The girl pushed me into the crowd, and said, "I'm Tris, go have fun!" My arm was taken by someone I didn't know, and a cup was shoved into my hand. I took a sip, and immediately spit it out onto Uriah.
"What! Don't like grey goose in your apple juice?" He said with a wink, wiping it off of his dark, chiseled arms.
"Hardly. It's only apple juice where I come from." I say, winking back.
"I'll catch you later." He said, turning around to help another kid off the net.
The party thing continued for another half hour, until another girl, probably one of our instructors jumped onto Uriah's shoulders, then grabbed Tris's arm and stood up.
"Welcome, initiates! I'm Christina, this is Uriah, who I am currently standing on, this hottie over here is Four, and this is Tris!" She yelled. "We are your instructors! Dauntless born are coming with me and Uriah, and transfers are going with Tris and Four! Go! Now! And y'all dauntless, clean this place up before Max cleans it with your faces!" I took that Christina probably transferred from candor, because she was so curt.
Another initiate walked over to me, and I quickly realized who it was. I had been in such a funk because of my father's disappointment, I hadn't even realized he was here. "So, Zooey, your became dauntless, too? I'm surprised that you didn't stay in amity." He drawled.
"Actually, it's Zee now, and I am not surprised at all that you choose dauntless. After all, the dauntless are ruthless, aren't they."
"Now Zee," he said, putting emphasis on my new name,"the past is the past."
I did nothing but clench my hands into fists. And punch him. I did that too.