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Prologue
Tris pov
I know the excitement should have died down by now with the recent deaths, but it hasn't. A week ago right before the Welcoming Banquet Eric was caught injecting us with odd surem. He and Jeanine were caught trying to kill the Abnegation thanks to the warning Tobias delivered to his father. They were tried in a court of law held by the Candor, while under truth serum they also admitted to other things. These Trails soon doubled and then almost all the dauntless leaders were held on trial. With only one innocent leader to discipline them we held a new election. The people chose, and then they vote.
"Quiet" shouts the light haired man standing in front of us, his eyes focus on the back wall of the pit. "We have gathered here today to elect new leader, obviously the old ones will be brought down from their positions. I ask that you now take the time to decide who you want to run remembering that we need at least 3 leaders and will be electing 2 today." he steps back on the stage as the crowd erupts into conversation.
I listen in on the conversations all around me a group starts to agree on Tori, while another focuses on a man named Harrison. I feel a tap on my shoulder and turn to discover Tobias, "Hey, who will you choose?" I say it like it doesn't matter.
"Um... I thought about Tori, but people really want to elect you and I can't say I don't aggree." he shrugs off the words.
"Oh, really me?" I sound really surprised and I guess it is because I am.
"Yeah, something about new blood and a fresh mind"
"Well I guess it would be nice to make a change around here."
"Hmm" he looks as if he is studying me, "You would make a great Leader."
"Thanks!" I stand up a little taller at the comment.
"Settle down!" Shouts the man "I hope you have all decided on your vote. Every vote will need a second to put that person in the runnings."
Before he could even say another word a long haired man shouts "Tori"
Another man pipes up " I second that!" and people chant her name as she walks up to the man.
"Four!" I shout without thinking and I am soon followed by a second and more chanting. Tobias gives me a pained smile and walks up to stand beside Tori.
"Harrison!" shouts a woman beside me, but he doesn't get a second, so the crowd moves on.
"Tris!" shouts Uriah.
"I second" Christina shouts then looks at me as the chant starts. I walk up to the platform and stand beside Tobias.
Several other people are called and the the voting starts.
"Okay," says the man who has been identified as Robin "We will now commence the voting. All those in favor of Tori shout 'I'" I hadn't realized just how popular Tori was, because almost the whole crowd erupted in "I". The rest was a blur to me as Robin moved from Tobias to me and then the other candidates. We rule out several people until it is Tobias,Tori,and me. "Now, We have three left with an equal amount of sound, therefore I will be stepping down due to a prior request." He gestures towards us, "These are your new Leaders!" The crowd erupts into noise once again.
Tobias pov
I stand still trying to wrap my mind around what just happened-I am now a leader- I tell myself, a leader of dauntless. Tori and Tris turn toward me in congratulations. I force my face into a smile and embrace them in a hug.
"Congrats, let's go celebrate " Tris whispers in my ear.
I can't help but, smile back at her this time it comes naturally, it is real. I lace my fingers in hers as we walk to the tattoo parlor. It is a new thing we have been doing getting a tattoo to celebrate some big moment in our lives. We spend an hour picking just the right tattoo. It is a opened cage with birds racing out of it. She gets it on her hip notice able when her shirt is about two inches above the waist line of her pants. I decide to get mine on my wrist, my only visible tattoo. We then walk around the compound pointlessly for over an hour.
