Altering His Ways

Chapter 1-First Impretions

"Are you sure you want go?" my mother asks me for the hundredth time. "Yes, I must go if I want to get into a good college." I reply. My mother and father have a great inheritance from past relatives so they travel. I have been traveling every summer, which means I change schools each year just when I begin to make friends. I just received a letter regarding my application to Divergent High School, tomorrow I'm moving from California to Chicago to live with my aunt, Tori.

I wake up torn between desperation and pure excitement. I hate to leave my parents but I know this is what's right for me. I get out of bed and walk over to my closet, due to my unaverage height I climb a chair to reach my suitcase and pack my entire room. Once finished I bring my bags to the hallway leading towards the front door and call for my parents. We say our goodbyes before I get into the taxi on my way to building my future.

During the flight I was nervous about the new school, maybe I didn't make the right decision. I've never stayed in a school longer than a year, what if the other students don't like me or Aunt Tori and I don't get along, I will be stuck there until I graduate. Suddenly it seems as though I get to Aunt Tori's house faster than I could have imagined and before I know it I'm knocking on her or should I say our door.

"Tris! How have you been it's been years." Aunt Tori exclaims as she opens the door and ushers me into the house taking my bags. "Nervous." I say to her honestly looking around the house. "Nothing to be nervous about Tris. I know a great group of friends I would like you to meet later." Aunt Tori says leaving me to unpack.

I decide to make myself look presentable for my new "friends", so I shower and dress in black jeans, a purple tank top, black sweater, and black flats. I also lightly curl my hair and apply minimal makeup, so I don't come off overbearing. I walk downstairs to see Aunt Tori in her pajamas watching television. "I thought we were meeting a group of friends?" I question. "Oh, I must've forgotten. Here's your car keys." She says tossing me a key with a Mercedes Benz symbol on it. I walk to the garage to see an AMG GT S Coupe. I walk back inside thank Aunt Tori and drive towards Starbucks where I'm meeting my "friends."

I'm a little because I had to figure out how to work the car but only by five minutes. I walk in and scan the room for any signs of who I'm meeting. Everyone is basically in groups of two or three's except one table is a seven. Immediately I recognize some of them from pictures Aunt Tori had so that must be them. I order an espresso macchiato and while I wait I decide to go introduce myself. When I get to their table the only person not in conversation is a guy with dark hair and blue eyes.

"Hi, I'm-" I start to say but a cut off with him abruptly getting up and walking out, slamming the door. "He doesn't like it when girls flirt with him." A pretty girl says. "Oh, its not like that" I say as fast as possible, "I'm Tris my aunt, Tori told me to meet you." They look at me for a moment before realization crosses their faces. "So you're the new girl." A two guys who look alike say with a smirk. They must be brothers or something because they have the same color hair and eyes. The taller one gets up and offers his chair to me. Once I sit down there's an awkward silence for a second before the shorter brother decides to introduce me to them "I'm Uriah and this is my more idiotic and less attractive brother, zeke, Shauna, Marlene, Will, and Christina." He says pointing as he says their name. "Who was that guy who walked out?" I question. "That was Four, Zeke's best friend. He may seem like a jerk now but Zeke says he has his reasons. Tomorrow at school you'll get to know him better." Christina answers.