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Without further ado…

I walked up to the bowls, cut my hand and held it right above the bowl of water, just to torture what used to be my father. I let the blood run down my wrist, but just before it dripped, I moved it to the bowl full of hot coals, where my blood belongs. All of Dauntless cheer, but I turn around to my father, smirk, and mouth "Faction before blood."

His face was one worth more than the whole world. His features showed shock, before it morphed into anger. Beat that, I hope he rots alone for the rest of his miserable life.

I sauntered to the Dauntless section, where the leader greeted me with a napkin to wipe my blood off. I finally looked up to see a boy from Abnegation to transfer to Dauntless. I noticed how he winced as he walked and came to a conclusion he was one of me, a broken beaten escapee. His brown hair reflected the sunlight coming from the windows perfectly. He was around 6' 0" and very muscular.

He sat next to me. I stuck my hand out and said, "The name is Arianna."

"Tobias, but I am going to call you Ari." He said shortly.

"Too long. I am going to call you Four."

"How did you know that I have four really bad fears?"

"I didn't I just know it took you four minutes to escape the life you had before. It is okay, your secret's safe with me."

"Were you abused?"

I nodded, unable to speak. "But what has happened is in the past. Can you imagine what our future is going to be like? Beautiful."

I could have sworn I heard him mutter, "Just like you," but I wasn't sure.

Before we knew it we were running to catch the train. He pulled me in with him, and in that moment, I really saw his beauty. His brown eyes that made my insides melt. We heard a shout "Hey who's the Stiff?"

"The name's Four." He must not be a people person.

Time to turn on the charm. "And I am Ari." I said in a sweet honey voice.

I swayed my hips while walking to the ledge. "We are jumping!" I yelled to the initiate train car.

I grabbed Four's hand before we both jumped to the building. The rush of adrenaline hit me like a freight train. I was pumped for anything. Four, not so much. He looked a bit green to be honest.

"Heights?"

"Yep. Always hated them, always will." He answered.

"Really? I love the rush of adrenaline you get from danger. It just…" I trailed off.

"You, Ari, are a very peculiar character." He said with a smile that made me daze off.

"Initiates! Everyone look up here. We are glad you chose us, and this is the first part of initiation. There's only one way down from here. To jump." Said a buff man with a sly smirk.

"Oh and by the way I'm Eric. Now, someone has to go first." Said the same man.

"I do it!" I yelled enthusiastically.

Four whispers, "You are insane."

"Why not? We are Dauntless." I respond.

"That's the spirit!" yelled Eric.

I stood up to the ledge. I decided to show off, so I faced everyone and flipped off the ledge into the darkness. I landed on a net, which I rolled off graciously.

"What's your name?" said the woman next to me.

"Ari."

"FIRST JUMPER- ARI!" she yelled so everyone could hear her. Everyone whooped and hollered and clap their hands. In that moment, I knew this is where I belonged.