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Natalie POV
I wake from the amptitude test with a jolt. Worst experience of my life.
"What are my results?" I ask my Aunt Tori.
"Inconclusive. You are diverent. You got Dauntless and Erudite. You're lucky divergents aren't hunted anymore" she tells me. Divergent. Mom told me about that once.
"Just don't go advertising that you're divergent. Erudite still doesn't necessarily like divergents" she tells me.
"Ok" I say.
"See you later, kid" she tells me. I wave goodbye and walk out the door. I wait with the other Dauntless, laughing and being loud as always.
We jump off the train and enter the compound. As soon as we arrive, I race off to the apartment. When I enter, I can hear my sister babbling about some boy. She was definitely Dauntlesss, but she could be such a sap. She was almost fifteen, a little over a year younger than me.
"He's so cute, but his lips..." I hear Jess say, trailing off with a sigh.
"Hello?" I call as I peak into the living room. Mom looks bored as Jess rambles. Mom is definitely not a sap.
"Nat!" says Jess.
"How was it?" asks Mom.
"Not fun" I say and she chuckles. "Where's dad?"
"Leader stuff" answers Mom.
"Shouldn't you be doing leader stuff?" I ask Mom. She shrugs.
"Anyway" Jess says. She starts rambling about some boy again.
Jess has always been prettier than me. I can't say I'm jealous. I hear Candor boys talk about how they would take her to bed. As far as I know, she's still a virgin. She looked a lot like Mom. Her blonde hair hung in waves to the top of her shoulders. She had long legs and Dad's eyes. I'm not as pretty. My light brown hair (almost golden) reaches past my shoulders. It's straight except for the small waves at the end. I have Mom's stormy eyes. My skin is a mix between Mom and Dad's. My brother Carter who is twelve looks a lot like Dad. He has a strong build and the same dark hair. He got Mom's short genes though.
"Nat?" questions Jess, snapping me out of my thinking.
"Huh?" I say. She laughs.
"I asked you if you saw Ethan" she tells me. Ethan was her boyfriend. He was the bad boy and I didn't like him. Neither did Dad. He was sixteen, so a year older than Jess.
"Yeah, he was laughing with his friends" I tell her.
"Isn't his laugh cute?" Mom and I roll our eyes. Personally, I thought he was gross. I look at the clock; 5:00.
"I'm going to my room" I say. I walk down the hall to my room.
I glance at my phone, Mila texted. Mila is my best friends along with Macy. Mila was Aunt Christina and Uncle Will's daughter and Macy was Aunt Marlene and Uncle Uriah's daughter. We text for a while, before I hear the front door open. I tell Mila goodbye and go to see who's here.
"Hey Nat" Dad greets me. I give him a hug and he gives me a kiss on the head. I give Carter a hug. He just got back with Dad. Dad gives Mom and hug and a kiss. Gross.
"No PDA" says Carter. Dad laughs and gives Mom multiple kisses before pulling away.
"How was the test?" he asks me.
"Ok" I answer.
All five of us sit down for dinner. Mom sits across from me next to Dad. Jess and I sit next to each other with Carter at the head of the table. We eat with small chat. When we're done, I leave to my room. Not too long later, there's a knock on my door.
"Come in" I say. Mom and Dad come in and sit at the foot of my bed.
"What were you're results?" Dad asks.
"I thought I wasn't supposed to tell" I say.
"You can tell us" Mom says.
"Ok . . . I got Dauntless and Erudite" I tell them.
"Not bad" Dad says.
"Just don't ditch us for Erudite" Mom says with a wink. She knows I hate Erudite. It's common knowledge that I'm staying in Dauntless.
"We'll let you rest" Dad says. Together they leave and in hand.
Eventually I fall asleep, ready for the Choosing Ceremony tomorrow.
I get dressed the next day in black skinny jeans and a black tank top with a dark red crop top over it. I add eyeliner and mascara and put my hair in some sort of twisted ponytail. I leave my room and see my family already up and running. Jess squeals when she sees me.
"We get to go to the Choosing Ceremony this year" she says.
"Why?"
"Because Dauntless is hosting it and because you're choosing" she answers.
"Oh" is all I say.
"Breakfast" Dad says. My stomach growls. I grab a plat of waffles and dig in. The table is quiet except for the clang of forks. We finish and get ready to leave. I pull on my boots and we walk out the door. We all jump on the train easily and head off. Carter rambles about something to Mom and Dad, but I sit in silence. Finally we arrive and we jump together, along with other Dauntless. We enter the building and file into the Dauntless seat section. I would sit with my friends, but we're supposed to sit with our families. We sit in the front row since Mom and Dad are leaders. They aren't actually sitting, but they need to 'keep an eye on us.'
"There's your boyfriend Mr. McHottie" teases Carter. Jess punches his arm but waves to Ethan. Dad gives her a look. Once Candor arrives, the ceremony begins. I zone out as Mom and Dad speak. When my name is called, I walk to the front and grab the knife from Dad, who gives me a small smile. I walk over to the coals that represent Dauntless and cut my wrist. My blood drips and the coals sizzle as Dauntless cheers. Mom hands me a bandage and I stop the bleeding and sit in my previous seat.
At the end of the ceremony, we have seven transfers and nine Dauntless Born. Mila and Macy stay with me. So did Ethan, unfortunately. There are four Erudite and three Candor; the group is smaller than usual.
The Dauntless run down the stairs, and I sprint as fast as I can. We wait for the train to come, and when it does, we jump. The transfers follow, confused. I'm in a car with Mila, Macy, Ethan, and all the transfers.
"Where's your pretty little sister?" asks Ethan, cockily. I glare at him.
"In the other car" I answer stiffly.
"Feeling stiff?" he asks.
"Shut up!" I say angrily.
"Woah, Ten has a temper" he says. Some people call me Ten because I'm the daughter of Four and Six.
"Leave us alone" Mila says. After that, there's silence.
"Dad flipped yesterday because a lot of noise was coming from Emily's room last night. Emily and her boyfriend were actually playing twister" Macy says, breaking the silence. I crack a smile.
"I'm Brooke, who are you?" asks a slutty looking Erudite. Not what I would expect.
"Ethan" says Ethan, swooning and lookingat her chest. I roll my eyes. Pervert.
"Macy."
"Mila."
"Someone who doesn't care what your name is" I say, bitterly. Macy laughs. Then I see the roof.
"Let's go" I say. We all jump, the transfers hesitating. I land on my feet. I see Mom and Dad land and immediately jump off the edge onto the net. Uncle Zeke stands on the ledge.
"Transfers! Anyone want to jump" no transfer steps up.
"Fine. Nat go ahead" Zeke says. I asked Zeke if I could jump if no transfer stepped up. Without hesitating, I jump. I cheer as I fall.
All too soon, I hit the net and laugh. Dad pulls me out.
"Welcome to Dauntless, Nat." he says.