Tris's Pov:
I wake up to loud bangs on my door. Who the hell is at my door at five thirty in the morning? "Who is it?" I groan, half asleep. "It's Tobias. Get changed. I want to take you somewhere." I grumble but still lumber out of bed. My eyes scan my brand new apartment. Ideas about how to customize the room flood my mind. The smooth wood floor chills my feet as I walk over to my closet. A tight black dress that I barrowed from Christina a few days ago catches my eyes. I slide it over my head and feel stretchy leather mold to my body. "Are you changed yet?" Tobias's voice is like smooth syrup filling my stomach with butterflies. I try to keep my voice from faltering with nerves as I reply yes. He looks around, his big blue eyes taking in the surroundings. The bed squeaks as he lies down in it. I take one last look in the mirror to make then tiptoe back to my bed and lye down next to him.
"Where are we going?" I ask him, half curious half suspicious.
"Oh you know a place the dauntless go, because you're FINALLY a real dauntless!" He engulfs me in a hug. His hands delicately tuck a strand of golden hair behind my ear. Suddenly, I realize how much Tobias really means to me. Just the thought of loosing him makes me sick and wheezy. Being with him just feels right. His voice snaps me out of my daydreams "The train will be here soon, so we better get going." The feeling of being an official dauntless is surreal. I feel like I'm going to blink and find myself back in initiation fighting to stay in the game.
"Who all is going?"
" You, me, Uriah, Zeke, Christina, and a bunch of other dauntless" He responds as we rise from the bed and walk out the door hand in hand. He leads me through the darkness to the train station. As the loud wailing sounds of the train grow louder and louder, I bounce on the balls of my feet, readying myself to sprint at the train. When it finally comes into view, adrenaline shoots through my body and I burst into a run. I sprint until I'm only a few feet away from the train then throw my body inside. Tobias follows me but instead of sitting down he leans out of the car letting his hair blow in the wind. I stare at his face. This is one of the few times he looks like he's actually 18. His eyes sparkle and shine with the city lights all around us. He then turns and ushers me over with the hand outside of the train. Hesitantly, I stand up, grip the column, and ever so slowly let my body lean out of the train car. The wind whips at my face. It makes my eyes sting, but I don't care. It reminds me of when I was on the Ferris wheel with Tobias during dauntless initiation. I feel the same freedom. The wind pulses through my veins, flowing through my body to the same beat as my blood. "This is where we get off." Tobias screams over the howling wind. I stare out to where he I pointing. There is a grassy plane with obstacles scattered around. I hear Zeke and Uriah talking and laughing on the grass. Zeke jokingly pulls him into a headlock and scratches Uriah's head with his knuckles. When they see us leap off the train, both Uriah and Zeke trot over to us.
"Hey guys!" Uriah says, grinning mischievously. His eyes shift down to our intertwined hands. He shakes his head and the skin around his eyes crinkles as he laughs. Uriah, along with everyone at the dauntless compound, still can't believe Four fell for a scrawny, abnegation initiate. Shivers take over my body as we sit down on the dewed grass waiting for everyone to arrive. I can feel Tobias watching me.
"You look freezing do you want my jacket?" He offers. My head nods automatically, and I gratefully drape it over my body.
"So, Tris and Four." Zeke moves his eyebrows up and down suggestively.
"Oh shut up Zeke." The loud wailing of the train whistle interrupts our conversation. Christina, Will, Marlene, Lynn, and about 10 other dauntless I don't recognize leap from the train and trot over to us. Tattoos, piercings, and black fill my eyes as I glance around at the dauntless. A sudden realization washes over me. This is my family now. Its as if I have woken up into a completely different life. A dauntless life. And for once I finally feel me. No pretending, or faking. Just being me, and I actually belong.