TRIS POV
We continue following Max through the Hub into a room I have never been in before.
The leaders room.
When we get there the leaders of every faction are There, and then some.
Me conversing with anyone outside their factions; separated by the color clothing they wear.
But as soon as we walk in there is nothing but dead silence.
As my eyes skim the room I notice Caleb standing among the group of standing beside his chosen faction; Amity. And Susan, her head down while still the same as I ever remember being; grey.
And here I stand tall and proud as a dauntless.
How did we all end up in such different places. But then I see my parents and I immediately know who was staring at me outside.
Then my eyes fall on Marcus and I can feel what can only be described as pure disgust and hatred for the man I used to feel sorry for.
I turn back to Max, ignoring the people from my past; from my childhood.
"What the heck is going on?" I ask, and for the first time I realize how loud I've become as a Dauntless, everyone remains quiet as my voice booms off the walls.
I can the shock that is coming off the people I used to call my family, and I know they have recognized me by now. I do not dare look at them.
"You and Four were chosen for a special program" Max says, smiling mischievously, like he just pulled off the best thing ever.
"Okay we're leaving!" Tobias says and grabs my hand and starts dragging me out with him.
I look over my shoulder and wave
"Bye, have fun with your thing" I say with a sarcastic smile. And just as I turn back to walk out the door with Tobias...
"You two can't leave" Eric says blocking the door.
We sigh heavily, and turn back to Max.
"Congratulations! You two have been chosen as the best in dauntless!" Max says, still looking smug.
"Oh, so we're on a game show now? How wonderful." Tobias says sarcastically with the roll of his eyes.
I know that everyone else in the room is listening and watching.
The Erudite are studying us.
The Candor seem confused, as if we are supposed to know why we are here; but we don't, not really.
The Amity watch our bickering with disgusted faces, no doubt wishing we would be nicer to one another.
The Abnegation remain placid, but I know what they are really doing. They're looking for the small girl in grey, the girl I can never be again.
But the Dauntless watch us as I would, with Amusement.
"We have picked the two best from every faction" jeannine explains, as if she couldn't help herself.
I almost laugh, my brother is the best in erudite? And Robert, the Amity. And Susan, why would abnegation even have a best?
And then I do, I laugh.
"Your kidding me right?" I ask "let me guess, Zeke and Uriah put you up to this?"
Tobias laughs at that "that would be believable." He nods as we stop laughing.
"It's not a joke Beatrice" I hear a voice say and I freeze, and I very noticeably tense under the weight that name holds.
"Beatrice? Who the heck is Beatrice?" Asks Lizzy, one of the dauntless leaders
"Her." Caleb points to me.
"Your name is Beatrice!?" Lizzy laughs, and the rest off the dauntless starts, except for Tobias.
"Not anymore it's not, and you would do well to remember that my dear Elizabeth." I smile because I knows she hates her name as much as I hate mine.
She stops and looks at me for a second before deciding on what to say.
"Touché"
Eventually everyone stops laughing. When the do, I feel Tobias grab my hand and wrap his arm round my shoulder, bringing my arm over my chest as our fingers lace together.
"Whatever Max, what do you want?" He asks, and I'm glad he's changing the subject, maybe I can avoid being called a stiff, although my odds a dwindling.
"Right so, basically for now I just need you to come on stage when your called during the choosing ceremony" he responds
"For now?" I ask, putting emphasis on 'now'
"For now." He smiles
"Great" I groan
"So for now, mingle with everybody, your not leaving this room for say another hour. None of us are. Well I might but whatever."
Me and Tobias look at each-other. This is going to be a long day.
And I can already feel the eyes of the ones I once knew, on his arm that is currently around me.