There were 12 Dauntless born and 10 Transfers. Of the Dauntless born, there were 5 girls and 7 boys, and of the Transfers, there were 4 girls and 6 boys. We all stood before the man who had asked my name before and another man.

"For those of you who don't know me, I am Four. I will be training the Dauntless born initiates." He gestured to the other guy, who I had just noticed had an eyebrow piercing and some wicked tattoos. "This is Eric, he will be training those of you who transferred."

Eric stepped forward, "Dauntless born will follow Four. The rest of you, come with me."

We all followed Eric, I kept to myself as everyone else whispered to each other excitedly. The halls were dark and cold, and I made a mental note to get some warmer clothes when I get the chance. My leggings were black, so I would probably keep them.

We came to a stop over what looked like a large pit.

"This is what many Dauntless would call the center of life here, this is the Pit." Eric spoke, as if not really caring too much. We continued on until we came to a bridge, which was high above a ravine of some sort. The walls were slightly damp from the mist that came off the water below. I looked up at Eric, who was looking back at me.

"This is the Chasm. At least one initiate throws them self over every year, not including other Dauntless who did the same. They chose a cowardly way out."

He spoke with such a harsh tone. I broke eye contact with him and looked down into the chasm. My hands grasped the icy, wet rails as we followed Eric across the bridge.

We walked down a couple more dark hallways until we came to a door.

"This is where you will be staying during initiation." He opened the door and walked in, with everyone piling inside the room behind him.

"Boys or girls?" The high heels girl, Hannah, asked.

"Both, "Eric smirked at us. The girls groaned, while the guys seemed excited to see half naked girls every day.

After he showed us the bathrooms, explained that we would be woken up at 6:00 every morning, and showed us the pile of clothes to choose from, he left.

I grabbed a black tank top, a black long sleeve shirt, a pair of gray socks, and a pair of dark charcoal colored lace up boots that ended just above my ankles.

I walked over to a bed, which was underneath the bed that Lisa, an Amity girl I had met, had chosen and beside Hannah's bed. I threw the clothes down on the bed, claiming it as my own.

Lisa was tall and lanky, but still had a little muscle on her. She had straight, brown hair that was in a short braid. Her skin was sun kissed and her eyes were a dark hazel. Hannah, on the other hand, was only a little taller than me. I was about average height. Hannah's light brown hair was short, a pixie cut. She had very pale skin, and was just a little on the chubby side. That would change soon though.

My long blonde hair was tangled from the days events so far. I carelessly threw it up into a messy ponytail.

I tried to put my long sleeved shirt on as quickly as I could before the others guys could get too many looks in, not that there was much to look at.

I kept my leggings on and dressed my feet in my new socks and boots. I stood up, stretching my legs in an attempt to get accustomed to the heavy boots on my feet. They felt foreign, a little awkward.

I picked up my old clothes and walked out of the dormitory, along with everyone else. We were to meet together to burn our old clothes and meet for a welcoming dinner in the Pit.

I accidentally bumped into a tall guy in front of me.

"Oops! Sorry." I looked up at him sheepishly.

"Oh no, it's fine. My name is Jack, "He held his hand out for me to shake. I switched my clothes to my left arm and shook his hand.

"I'm Eileen."

"Come on, initiates! We don't have all day!" Eric boomed at us, seeing as we were the last ones left to burn our stuff.

I hurriedly threw my clothes, not wanting to anger the Dauntless leader any more than I already have.

We walked in a tight group to the Pit, and upon entering the smell of food hit my nostrils. Instantly, my mouth began salivating. I hadn't eaten anything all day.

We headed toward the line and I piled my plate with two hamburgers and fries. I grabbed two bottles of water and headed to the table where most transfers were seated.

Jack, who sat diagonal from me, gawked at my plate. "You sure you can eat all that?" He joked.

I stuttered. "Uh-Is it against the rules or something?" He laughed. "No, you can eat as much as you want, you just look kinda small to be eating so much."

I shrugged and started chowing down. I was finished way before everyone else, so I sat there, listening to conversation and observing everyone's food choices. Jack got two hamburgers like me, but instead of fries he had tatie tots. Lisa had a bowl of nachos, and so did Hannah.

I yawned as everyone was suddenly told to quiet down by Max.

I looked up at him as he began to speak.

"This year, we have a new generation of Dauntless in training!" Everyone cheered. "These young adults, at only the age of 16, have chosen Dauntless as their faction of loyalty. They will be tested to the best of their ability; physically, emotionally, and mentally. It is our job to show them how to be Dauntless. It is our job to show them that we believe in freedom from fear, in ordinary acts of bravery, and in defending those who cannot defend themselves!"

Everyone cheered and waved there fists in the air excitedly.

After the ceremony, we walked back to the dormitory to rest before our first day of training, which I heard is the toughest.

We also found out that not all of us would make it into Dauntless. Out of 22 initiates in total, only 15 would make it through, seeing as we would be ranked together with the Dauntless born initiates.

I could hardly sleep that night. Not because I didn't want to. Not because I was worried, but because of the cries I heard around me. The realization sank in that some of us wouldn't make it, and for a couple of people, it was obvious who had the best chance of becoming factionless.

Eventually, after about an hour and a half, the criers has cried themselves to sleep, finally enabling me to find sleep as well.

My dreams that night were anything but pleasant.