A loud roar interrupted the silence as the Dauntless crowd cheered for me, as I was joining them. I cheered along with them.
The ceremony seemed to go by fairly slow after that, a few more initiates joined me, while a couple of Dauntless switched to other factions.
As we were dismissed, I tripped trying to get to my feet and follow the other Dauntless teens. They leapt down the stairs and through the doors, not quite leaving the transfers behind though. I ran as fast as my untrained legs would let me, surprisingly keeping up even though I tripped a couple of times. There was an brunette erudite girl behind me that slung her heels off her feet, wincing when she continued running barefoot.
The climb up to the train tracks didn't take long for some, but there was a Candor boy who got left behind, because he was afraid of heights. His name was Lane. I wonder what will happen to him?
When we reached the top, I took my white blazer off, leaving myself in a white tank top and black leggings, with white flats. I heard the train coming before I saw it. A Dauntless girl bumped me, yelling, "C'mon, Candor!"
I raced along side her. She gripped a doorway and pulled herself inside, and I followed her actors, more clumsily, of course. She pulled me in, and patted my shoulder.
"You made it on the train!" She grinned at me. "The name's Lisa, what's yours?"
The girl had bright purple hair, obviously dyed, and dark brown eyes. She was tall, taller than most other girls, and very lanky but fit.
"I'm Eileen." I replied.
"So you're not gonna change your name like everyone else?" I shook my head. "No, I don't see anything wrong with it."
She beamed at me, "I like your attitude, and your name's is pretty cool. I've never met anyone else with that name."
"Me either."
Time passed, and the next thing I knew, I heard yelling. I ran to the door of the cart and saw that everyone was jumping out of the train and onto the top of a building.
"What?" I questioned outloud, breathless for the shock.
"Don't worry, it'll be a breeze!" A Dauntless boy winked at me and I blushed.
"Uh o-okay." I stuttered.
"Woohoo!" Another Dauntless boy yelled from behind me. Next, I was in the air.
I knew I wasn't gonna make it, I hit the side of the building with an 'Oof!' But my arms latched over the top of the building and I pulled myself up.
I heard crying and looked to my left to see that an Erudite girl had been as lucky as me, and had falling on the ground, limbs at awkward angles. I forced myself to look away and walk toward the crowd of initiates.
There was a black man, also known as Max, the leader of Dauntless. He was more intimidating than I remembered.
"Intitiates! You have passed the easiest test, and now you must enter Dauntless." He stared hard at us.
"How?" An erudite girl asked, looking suspicious. She was the one that threw her high heels off earlier.
Max smiled a little, but it was more threatening than anything.
"You must jump."
Everyone went quiet and started to whisper to one another.
"Who's first? I don't have time to stand here all day, if you are Dauntless then you will jump, if not, then you will become factionless."
I started to walk forward, shaking my arms and awkwardly trying to loosen my nerves.
Max stepped back, seeming amused at my nervousness. I blushed as I stepped up on the ledge.
"You said this is the only way in?" I glanced at him.
"That is what I said." He rose an eyebrow.
"Welp." I bit my lip. "I guess it's as good a day as any." A few initiates behind me started laughing and I felt better knowing that they were beginning to lose their nervousness.
I held my breath as I stepped off the ledge, turning so I was facing upward at Max, who watched me as I fell. I heard a scream, but I'm pretty sure that it wasn't me.
The air was suddenly knocked out of my lungs as I hit what I realized was a net. My eyes widened and I breathed in deeply, realizing what the hell I just did.
"Cmon, initiate!" I jumped and scrambled to get off the net. I was yanked off by a strong tattooed arm and placed on a concrete floor.
"What's your name? You can change your name to whatever you want but this is your only chance." The same voice asked me.
I looked up at him, fidgeting with my belt loop on my leggings. "My name is Eileen."
He let go of me and yelled to the side. "First jumper, Eileen!"
I heard a lot of whoops and hollers and my name being yelled. I smiled.
I heard screaming and watched as someone else was pulled off the net.
"Second jumper, Hanna!"
I smiled as I realized it was high heels girl.
It went on like this until the last jumper was called. All initiates had jumped this year, according to another guy I had met, Four.
I was in Dauntless now.