Heyo! I decided there was too much Tobias and Tris stuff floating on the Divergent category, and I find a tug at my heart for Peter and Tris, so I'm giving it a shot! I am really new to Fanfiction, so bear with me on my mistakes and weaknesses, okay? :)

Keep in mind I've only read the first book. I will try to read the other two books in the series in the near future, but for now, just know all by knowledge is from the first book only.

Tris's POV

At 5:30 AM sharp, I heard a piercing whistle. Christina instinctively let out a shriek on impulse, and I jolted upright. My sleepy eyes searched the room, trying to adjust. Light was flooding in from the door that led out of the dorms, only Eric blocked the way. Behind him, Tobias held up a bright light, that I couldn't see what made it. Too big for a flashlight.

"Up! Up!" he yelled. "Everybody, get out of bed and line up in front of me now!"

Startled and terrified of Eric's punishment, we all stood up, running our fingers through our bedhead and tugging our pajamas straight. Then we stumbled into a line in front of Eric, Christina on my one side and Al at the other. (1.) Eric took a look at us, and I felt like his eyes trained on me for a moment longer than he did with the others.

"We," he announced, his eyes traveling over the group of Dauntless initiates, "are going on a camping trip to learn the beauty of nature."

At first, I only blinked. My head went back and my chin went down slightly in surprise, but Eric looked as serious as ever. Christina's mouth opened in surprise next to me, and it took me a lot to not blurt out "Are you kidding?"

The room remained silent. I stared at the tip of Eric's leather boots, which was scuffed and worn. He curled his lip, the piercings on his face bending to fit around his cruel and haughty expression.

"We're also going to take a survival class! Although we learned plenty about combat fighting and mental strength here, we are going to learn how to survive if you find yourself lost outdoors in the great woods, since your earlier faction families probably weren't smart enough to teach you themselves!"

I bit my lip to hold back a remark. I wanted to say Caleb, my mother, and my father were great people, and would've taught me those kind of skills if I needed. But maybe, if you look around, there aren't many forests to get lost in! Geezus!

"We are all going to have separate cabins at the camp," Eric continued. "You'll also have a partner who you will do the activities with. No switching or complaining. The partner may or may not be in your cabin."

"Will it be the same gender?" Edward spoke up.

I waited for Eric to shred Edward to pieces for speaking out of line, but Eric only grinned. "It could be either boy or girl. It will go by the luck of the draw."

"Crap," Christina muttered next to me. "I'll probably get the tank, with my luck." She jerked her head to Molly, who was down the line next to Drew and Peter.

"You'll probably luck out," I murmured, before Eric started talking again.

"The camp will teach us many skills you could need for future references. Some of them are medical, another is shelter, and we'll be learning how to control a fire in the rain! You and your partner will do these activities together! Your cabin is who you enter the competitions with as teammates!"

I could see a million sparks crackling inside of people at the word competitions, but before anybody could utter a word, Eric stomped his boot on the ground, making us all jump.

"We will be taking a bus and leaving here today! Hurry and pack your things in the suitcase we provide you, and meet us in the dining hall in thirty minutes! There we will board the bus and go! Anybody who is late will get punishment for laziness and irresponsibility. I will have Max stay behind, to throw the people who were left behind over the chasm as punishment. There's always one or two people." Eric shrugged like this was no big deal.

Tobias and a few other Dauntless leaders moved forward, handing us black travel bags with our names printed on them. Tobias handed me my bag, a quiet expression on his face. I took it, grasping it too hard when I accepted it, showing I was nervous. He gave me a wry half-smile, before going to hand the next person their bag.

I quickly shuffled to my bed to pack. I had no idea what to bring. I put all the other clothes I had, but there was still lots of room in the suitcase. I felt like I needed to more in, so I put a few bracelets and necklaces to wear for accessories, and a pair of combat boots. I was about to place a blanket on top of it all, but then a huge hand reached out and snatched a necklace from my accessories pile.

"Hey!" I exclaimed, whirling around to hit whoever took my necklace. Then I paused, realizing it was the big bully, Peter.

"Hey Stiff," Peter said casually. "What's this?" He turned the necklace in his calloused hands, looking at it with fake-interest. I tried taking it back, but he easily held it up too high over my head for me to reach. I know I am small, but the way Peter smirked and how little he had to hold it up made me feel ridiculous.

"Peter," I said firmly. "Give me my necklace back."

"What's so great about it?" Peter snapped, laughing. "I've seen this in the Dauntless store. It's just a cheap thing on a metal chain."

It was a pendant that was made of glass, and the top was clear. Inside, it was made to look like someone had made a rose out of lava, with the color and ridges. I don't understand how they made it, but I bought it because in the Abnegation faction, my mother had a similar necklace, even though she never wore it. It would be selfish to show expensive jewelry around.

"It's just something important to me," I said. It reminded me of my old faction, but the happy times, not the time I left them. "Please. Give it back."

"Hmm... No." Peter laughed boisterously at my expression, before walking away. I wanted to chase after him, but then there was a yell about five minutes left, so I turned away and packed the rest of my things, my face burning with embarrassment and anger. I'd get my necklace back later.

When the time was up, all of us hauled our suitcases to the dining hall. From there, tall men took our bags and loaded them onto another truck. That was rare. I didn't think the Dauntless would own cars. Cars were mostly for the Erudite faction. The Dauntless would say only cowardly people would take cars.

A man grabbed my bag and hauled it into the car next to Christina's. Eric led us out of the Dauntless headquarters to the sidewalk, where a large yellow buss on big wheels waited for us. Eric got in the bus first, and we did the same. I gripped the metal bar that I think was supposed to support us as we heaved onto the big steps. I stepped in, and found a seat next to Christina and Will. It took us a few minutes to get us all sorted, but after we were all seated, the bus started and lurched forward. I gripped the seat in front of me.

Eric stood up in front of all the rows of seats, and Tobias sat on the seat right next to where Eric was standing. I wondered how Eric could do that. It was hard enough to stay in one place while sitting, but he was standing. I looked at Tobias, who was holding a clipboard.

After stamping his foot on the ground twice, Eric had our attention. He cleared his throat, and the bus was silent. Eric found that amusing and his lips formed in a harsh grin.

"Four here will announce your cabin, and your partner. You have to remember your own cabin and partner on your own, because I sure won't remind you if you forget. Maybe Four will. He's soft." Tobias frowned at that, but didn't make a remark back.

"Anyway, there are six cabins, three for girls, three for boys. Don't worry, you won't be sleeping at night with the other gender." Eric waved his hand to Tobias, who cleared his throat and started to list the cabins.

"The girls in cabin one are Christina, Myra, Molly, and Tris. The girls in cabin two..."

Okay. I was in a cabin with Christina. That was good. And Myra was okay. We didn't really talk a lot, but Molly? I forced myself to not react because I knew Molly was watching me in the seat across from me to my left, waiting to see what I would do.

After Tobias finished the cabins, he moved on to partners.

"Christina and Will. Drew and Molly. Edward and Myra..."

I started to feel hopeful. Maybe Eric was lying about it being the luck of the draw, because the people were getting partners they worked well with. Even if they were boys with girls, I could handle Al, or Uriah, or...

"Tris," Tobias said, starting to say who my partner was. I sat up, waiting, watching is expression. In that short millisecond, I went through all the boys and who I could tolerate. There was a likely chance I'd get a good partner and...

"Tris," Tobias repeated my name, and clear his throat. His eyebrows crinkled together. He seemed surprised on who my partner is, and then just shook it off and continued.

"Tris, and Peter."

So there is chapter one! I hope it was a good start! It might be a little short. Near the end I started getting a little distracted, so I don't know how well it is. Anyway, please review and tell me what you think! Criticism is appreciated, but I love any reviews from you guys!

~Cynthia