I wake up in my Dauntless bed and it takes me a while to take in all that's happened since the choosing ceremony yesterday. I remember the technique my mother once taught me to calm myself down when I get overwhelmed.

I am Aya. I used to be Erudite. I am not Erudite anymore. I am Dauntless. I am also Divergent, whatever that is. I have to make it to being officially Dauntless.

After that, I look at the other bunks only to find that I am the first one awake. I look at my watch. 5:30. I know I won't be able to sleep again and initiates are needed to meet in the training room at 7:00, so I get up and head to the bathroom.

I open the door and find myself not to be the only initiate awake, because in front of me stands Leo, wearing nothing but a towel around his waist.

-"SHIT! Sorry! Oh my goodness I'm so sorry! I had no idea someone else was awake!" I can feel the blood burning in my cheeks and all over my body as I do my best to look anywhere but at him. Man does he look good!

-"Oh hey Aya" he smiles at me and I can just feel my heart melt away "I'm sorry did you want to use the bathroom?"

-"Uhm... It's-It's fine. I-I can wait until you're done"

He looks at me, confused, and then realizes the cause of my embarrassment and smirks.

-"Am I" He strikes a pose "distracting you with my amazingly good looks?"

-"More or less yeah" I giggle and look at my feet.

-"Alright just give me a second and I'll be out of your way"

I nod and get out of the bathroom, close the door go sit on my bunk.

I lay my back down and exhale deeply. Did I just see what I just saw? A VERY attractive guy in a towel? I laugh and cover my face. Why am I thinking this way? This is not what I should be focusing on! I should be focusing on my Dauntless training and initiation! Not on guys!

After a few minutes, Leo comes out of the bathroom; dressed and ready in the training clothes we had been given late yesterday.

-"Finally" I say, "You take longer than a girl!"

-"Well it takes time to look this good" he passes a hand through his hair. I roll my eyes and go in.

I take a quick shower and get dressed and ready, and get out of the bathroom, only to find the Candor and Amity girls talking while waiting for me to come out.

-"Aya right? I'm Dana, and this is Rachel" says the Amity one

-"Uhm, yeah that's me. Sorry if I took too long in there"

-"Oh it's nothing we just wanted to talk to you, you know, make a girlliance"

-"A what?"

-"Girlliance" repeats Dana "an alliance of girls"

-"Oh okay that sounds... Fun?"

I look at my watch. 6:30.

-"We should get going" says a voice behind me.

I turn around and find the other Candor guy is coming up to Rachel and putting his arm around her

-"This is Christopher, my brother" she says "yeah we should"

I nod and look around to see if Leo has already left or not and see him waiting by the door for me, arms crossed, back slumped against the wall, staring straight at me with his big chocolate brown eyes that find a way to make me smile even when not doing anything.

-"Why are you looking at me like that?" He smiles

-"No reason..." I find myself blushing again

We all get going, and Dana nudges me on the way and points to Leo subtly and winks. I laugh and push her playfully.

When we get to the training room, we are "welcomed" by a shorter, more menacing looking guy with spiky black hair gelled up. He picks his teeth with a knife before throwing it at me, coming so close to my head that I feel it shave a lock of my hair.

-"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" I feel my face growing red, but not with embarrassment this time.

-"Some temper you got there!" He smirks, but his smile isn't half as warming as Leo's.

-"Oh my god Aya are you okay?"

I turn around and see Nathan hurrying towards me, as i bring my hand to my ear to check if it's still there. I sigh in relief to find it whole.

-"Yeah I'm fine."

The short guys starts talking, explaining about the things we'll have to do in our initiation to officially become a Dauntless, but really, all I can think about is slapping him straight across the face.

-"The Dauntless-born initiates and you will train separately." He smirks "Anyways if you did their wouldn't be any if you left to become Dauntless."

I feel Nathan's mouth get close to my ear and whispering

-"Don't listen to him. Some Dauntless can't even get a flu shot without closing their eyes like Eric over there" he nods toward the short, rude, trainer and I laugh a bit. Bad move. Eric looks straight at me

-"Maybe smartass over there would like to show us what she's got eh?" He snaps his finger to the Abnegation guy "You! Let's see what you can do Stiff"

Everyone forms a circle around us as we get slowly onto a mattress.

I look at him and see he's as nervous as me. Eric claps his hands, giving us the signal to start.

And I jump at him. I think he was pretty startled from the look on his face, and so was everyone else. I quickly bring him down by pushing his shoulders back and tripping his feet as the same time, but he quickly gets back up and punches me in the jaw. I fall back, but not before kicking him in the chins while going down. We both get back up fast and I punch him on the nose. As he covers his face with his hands, I analyze him as fast as I can, the way i was taught to back at Erudite.

He has some weakness in his right knee, but large legs, steady but slow. I gather from the looks of him that he might weigh around 75 kg, 23 kilos more than me, making it easier for him to bring me down, but faster for me to strike.

And that's what i do. I side-kick his right knee, making him lose balance, and nearly falling, and i bring my own knee up between his legs, the way my father taught me to protect myself against attackers. And he falls down. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5 seconds later, Eric, looking astonished, claps his hands 3 times to mark the end of the fight. Did i just win?

The next thing i see is the faces of the other initiates, looking surprised and exited about my winning. Leo hugs me

-"OH MY GOODNESS AYA! YOU INHIALATED THE GUY!"

I get congratulated by the others and then Nathan.

I look over to the Abnegation guy who is starting to get up and walk over to him.

-"You O. K.?" I extend my hand out to help him up "I'm Aya"

-"Josh." He takes my hand and I pull him up "Yeah I guess I'm okay. You have some moves you know that?"

-"I guess... My father taught me how to defend myself so they're not really my own moves"

He nods and smiles.