Lauren's POV

I look at my reflection in the mirror of the small white bathroom. My brown wavy hair is pulled back into a low sleek ponytail. My blue blouse is tucked perfectly into my dark blue pencil skirt. Now all I need is to put on my glasses, that are fake, I can see perfectly but stupid Erudite thinks that this makes one look smarter, so most of us wear them.

Tomorrow I will be tested to see what faction I belong to. I already know how I feel and it's not Erudite, but I must keep appearances till the Choosing Ceremony. I'm headed to go meet my friends now to enjoy our last day with all of us together.

I walk out of the white bathroom into my room that's lined with bookshelves. No one knows, but some of these books aren't what they appear and I've covered their true titles or even hidden them from obvious sight. Sighing I exit my room and head to see Cara.

"So are you nervous?" Cara asks. "No not really." I say.

"She knows what she wants to be already, Cara. Therefore she has no need to worry," Eric says and I glare at him for telling her that. He just smirks back.

"Ones mind always knows the right path to follow," Cara responses and I roll my eyes as she gets up to leave the table. Leaving me with Eric, great.

Eric and I argue a lot, which one would say, means we like each other, well that's what the books in the library say.

His nose is pressed in a book about weapons. It's no secret that he's already committed to Dauntless even before we get tested.

I'm not that keen on sharing what I will choose to the rest of Erudite. So I made a fake cover to conceal the identity of the book that I'm actually reading. It's all about fighting, which a girl of my stature is going to need to survive if I choose Dauntless.

"The Principles of Mathematics, you do know in two days time that book won't matter to you," Eric says putting his book down and closing it.

"What makes you think it won't matter?" I ask setting the book down a little too hard for an Erudite.

"That right there is proof you're not staying here," he caught my flaw of almost slamming the book down.

I wake up from the simulation. "What were my results?" I ask the woman before me.

She looks startled but calms herself enough to say, "Dauntless"

I head back to Erudite with Cara next to me. Saying how she got Erudite and just knew she would never stray from the faction. In Erudite we were allowed to share our results with each other, but I wasn't that comfortable with sharing my results after the way the woman acted after my test. So I told her she'd find out tomorrow at the choosing ceremony.

"Lauren Dyer," Max announced and I got up to walk to the floor.

I take the knife from Max and cut my hand with the knife. I thought about my parents both doctors who couldn't make it today because they had more important things to do. When they knew their daughter wouldn't be coming home to them, that's why they didn't see me today. With that my blood dripped into the hot coals beneath it.

"DAUNTLESS!" Max announced and Dauntless cheered as I joined them.

There was no going back now.

After the last name is called all of the Dauntless stand and crowd around rushing us to the doors.

I pull myself up onto where the train will come.

Someone yells "Jump!" As the train approaches and we all start running. I've never been gladder that I wore my blue pants today. I knew Dauntless would probably make us run sooner then later.

I jump and grab onto the train and slip, a hand reaches out and pulls me on, Eric. I was too wrapped up in my thoughts to pay attention to what he chose. Even though I knew it would be this.

An Amity girl, Mia smiles at us. I realize I still have ahold of Eric's hand. I let go and move far away from him. I sit on the train with my hand to my chest feeling how fast my heart is beating and knowing that I've already over exerted myself. I don't know what lies ahead yet.

I made it off the train and now I have to jump off a building. Are these people insane? Are they trying to kill us?

Eric goes second, what a show off. I decide to go fifth and face whatever is down there now rather then later.

I get on the ledge hold my breath and jump. I feel weightless and then I'm dropped into a net. Amar is there and he offers a hand to pull me out.

"Name initiate?" He says sternly.

"Lauren" I said kind of out of breath.

"FIFTH JUMPER, LAUREN!" He shouts and I join the group while we wait for the others to jump.

The last person, a Stiff hits the net and Amar silences us all.

"Alright first thing is first. I'm Amar and I'll be your instructor. Time to face your fears initiates. Follow me." We go down a rocky hall where there's a room that he leads us into we all line up on the cold wall.

"I'm going to inject you with this serum and it will activate your fears in that room and only I will see them. After that you will go to the dorms."

I can't shake the feeling of the spiders crawling all over me as we enter the dorms where we will be staying for initiation.

"Pick a bed! Grab clothes from this pile here that you think will fit you. Toss your clothes you're wearing in this bin, you won't need those anymore." Amar instructs.

I choose the bed next to the Stiff who has now given himself the name, Four, who names themselves after a number?

Anyway he seems a safer choice then Eric who has stayed as far from me as possible since we've arrived at the Dauntless compound.

We were awoken to a metal banging and the lights turning on.

"INITIATES! Get dressed and meet in The Pit in 10 minutes!" Amar shouts with groans from some of the Dauntless born.

I pull off my black sweatshirt and sweat pants and feel eyes on me, Eric and I think is name was Zeke. I glare and they both look away. Obviously they've never seen a girl in her underwear before. I slept with my sports bra on to avoid even more eyes at me. I put on a pair of socks and athletic like black pants, and then I put a dark red t-shirt on. I pulled my hair up in a high ponytail, one that would've never been allowed in Erudite and slid on my boots. I walked over to Mia who smiled as she was ready too and we walked down to The Pit.

Amar is standing there with Max. He looks more intimating now then at the Choosing Ceremony.

I stand with Mia at my left and Shawna at my right with Four next to her, then Zeke, then Eric. Who knew a day of Dauntless would change him this much? I must focus on the task at hand.

"Well what a group we have here. Most of you are Dauntless born, then there's the surprise of a Stiff and two Erudites and so forth. You are expected to complete training with the highest level of your skills. Fail to do so and you will be factionless." Max speaks yeah he's intimidating for sure.

Amar follows, "With that being said, on to breakfast and then fight training."