He grabbed my hand and squeezed, right as I was about to head out the door.

"Dad," I say, quietly "I'm fine."

"I know you are. You'll be great."

I try, try so hard to smile. Whatever my results say, it will be a secret I must keep from the person I trust most in the world. Nothing is more unforgivable than keeping a secret as such, but, it is law. And, logically, we must follow it.

I head out, for I can no longer bear the thought of it. Any of it. Not the test, not the result. Not my choice.

And that's when I see person-I-can-trust Number Two.

I tug at them hem of my royal blue skirt. Nervous tic. I have quite the collection. Pushing my hair behind my ear (even when there's no hair to push back), biting my lip when I'm concentrating or when I don't know what to say; or if I've said too much.

And Number Two loves them all.

He smiles at me and I can tell, just from that smile, that obviously faked smile, that he's nervous too. Maybe even more so than I.

"So," he says, "You ready?"

I make an odd, unintelligible noise. "Will," I say, in my most arrogant Erudite voice, "When am I not ready?"

He laughs. And so do I.

I push up my glasses with my finger, just the index and say: "Today's the day. The beginning of a brand new life. Step One; the test."

A while back, maybe when we were twelve or thirteen, we mapped out the entire Faction Choosing process, step by step. That was probably the same year we memorized the map of the city. You know, for fun.

We head inside and seat ourselves with the other sixteen year old Erudites.

We wait, so very patiently, as names are called up.

Beatrice Prior, Caleb Prior, Susan Black, Robert Black. The names of Abnegation children, judging by their drab grey clothes.

And then; Catherine Auror. I stand up, cautiously, slowly, and make my way to the room in which I'll be tested.

A/N: So, what do you think? Please review.

Also, before you ask, yes, this is the same Will as Tris meets in initiation.

If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me and I can answer them. I'll try to update as often as possible.

Thanks, uriah-ate-the-cake