Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Divergent.
Chapter 1; Tobias POV
I wake to the sound of Lauren knocking on my apartment door.
"Four, the initiates will be here any minute! You'd better be by the net and ready by the time the first jumper arrives or I'll have to tell Eric on you!" She playfully says.
I can hear the sound of her feet walking away and assume that she is going to get ready to greet the first jumper. I don't really feel up to training the transfers this year. I'd rather not be reminded of any part of my past. Odds are, I won't have any abnegation transfers to deal with this year. We hardly ever get any from that faction. I was the last transfer they've had. The last "Stiff". I cringe even thinking about that word. It is rather degrading, but why should I care? I am Dauntless now. Faction before blood, Jeanine always says.
I sit up on the side of my bed and slide on my shoes. I brush my teeth and put on the same black shirt I wore yesterday and my Dauntless instructor jacket.
"Time to get into 'Four' mode.." I tell myself.
I leave my apartment and start heading towards the pit first to meet up with Zeke. It's odd having friends, especially being from Abnegation, because we aren't allowed to discuss our lives or ourselves. You never get the opportunity to know people. I kind of miss that, but in Dauntless, I unfortunately have to deal with a lot of people. There are no rules here. Zeke is one of the few people in this faction that I can tolerate. I see him laughing with Shauna and she playfully punches him in the arm.
"Four! What the hell man? You're supposed to be at the net already." he says with a look of amusement in his eyes.
"I'm headed there now. You and Shauna want to come with? I need someone there to make sure I don't end up strangling Eric before the initiates even get here." I say, trying to hold back a grin. Before Zeke can even answer, Shauna opens her mouth,
"Yes! Although, I'd love to see someone finally put that pig in his place. Zeke and I are betting on who the first jumper is going to be. I think my sister is going to be first, but of course he says Uriah. What do you think?"
"I guess we will find out." I say as I turn to head for the net.
We stand there, surrounded by other Dauntless members. I block everyone out and focus on what I hear from up above. I can barely make out Max's voice and then there is someone else. I look around, surprised that I don't see Eric and then I realize that he is up there with the initiates. I'm just about to walk back over to Zeke and Shauna when I see a familiar flash out of the corner of my eye. I look into the net and see a small girl covered in the familiar grey clothing that I once wore. Abnegation. She breaths heavily and her eyes flicker open. She looks around and then starts laughing. I see a hand reach out to grab her and I realize that I've started moving closer and am standing there, looking into her eyes with my hand holding her arm. A wave of electricity goes through my body and I try and suppress my surprise.
"What's your name?" I manage to choke out. She looks at me and I can already see the fire burning brightly in her eyes.
"Bea.. uh.." She stutters.
"Think about it, you don't get to pick again." I say, trying to keep my voice from shaking.
"Tris.. My name is Tris." she says, sounding slightly unsure of the name she's chosen.
"First jumper, Tris!" I yell. The announcement is followed by hoots and hollers from the other Dauntless members. I look at Zeke and he seems to be thinking the same thing I do. Who is this girl? I put my hand on her lower back and lean in closely,
"Welcome to Dauntless, Tris" I say, letting her name linger on the tip of my tongue. She grins at me and joins the others as we wait for the rest of the initiates to jump.