After everyone jumped, we all started talking amongst each other. But my mind was somewhere else. I kept thinking about everything that happened today. My mind was reeling on the fact I chose Dauntless and my parents faces when we left. It makes me wonder how Mom and Dad is handling everything. I knew they were heartbroken by the fact that all of their children chose different factions instead of Abnegation. The thought of it made my heart break. I had to get my mind off of it but I couldn't shake off my parents faces when I left the building to start my new life. I just hope they are okay.
Then my thoughts went back to everything I did. I jumped off a building! I still can't believe I did that! But wow, what a rush. And then meeting that guy. Talk about cute. He seems nice.
"Dauntless-born, go with Lauren, transfers, stay with me." The guy said to us. The Dauntless-born left the group and left a small amount of transfers in the group.
"Most of the time, I will be with intelligence but most of the time, I will be your instructor. My name is Four." Wow, interesting name and I'm being completely serious on this one.
"Four? Like the number four?" Christina asks.
"Exactly, like the number four." He said back with a small smile. OMG, that smile!
"What happened to one, two, three? Were they taken?"
"Oh my gosh." I said under breath. Okay, it was a little funny, but that was insulting. Four looked at her and asked, "What's your name?"
"Christina." She replies, coolly.
Four shook his head and walked up to her. "Well, Christina. The first lesson you learn from me. If you wanna survive here, is to keep your mouth shut."
Ok, maybe not so nice. Even when he's scary, he is even more cuter than before. Wow, I hate my hormones.
"Do you understand?"
Christina shook her head yes. "Good." He said backing up. He started to walk towards the door and said, "Follow me."
We all started to walk down some stairs with a red light beaming the staircase. it was scary looking to me. Beatrice came up beside me and we both walked down together. After coming down the long staircase, we walked through the semi-dark hallways. A blue light dimmed the way so we can see.
As we continued to walk, I saw Four, of course, leading the way. I saw something peaking out of his shirt. It looked like a tattoo. It was traveling up his neck. I wonder what it was? But, that would be weird if I would ask him what kind of tattoo is on his back, especially since he's my teacher and I don't even know him. Talk about creepy and awkward.
As we came to the end of the hallway, I heard cheers and screams. I looked over a Beatrice with a wondered look on my face and the same with her.
I wonder what's up ahead? We walked out of the hallway and got a good view of whats in front of me and boy, was it amazing!
I saw all the Dauntless initiates playing around, climbing walls, fighting each other and others were just hanging around.
"Wow," I said softly. "This is amazing."
Christina must of heard me and gave me the 'Are you kidding?' look. I shrugged at her innocently. I gazed out at the other fellow Dauntless initiates. Everyone looked like they were having fun. Sparring with each other, talking and laughing. I couldn't wait to be like them. Strong, brave and courageous.
"This is the Pitt." Four said, snapping me out of my daze. "The main life of Dauntless. This is where you will do most of your training with me." Awesome! "Follow me, I'm going to show you your sleeping quarters are."
He led us down another hallway and down more stairs and led us into another room full of sleeping cots. The place looked gross. But at least, we maybe separated from girls and boys.
"This is where you will sleep for the next 10 weeks." Four tells us.
"Girls or boys?" One boy asks him.
"Both." Four replies back. You got to be kidding me.
Others started to mumble at the fact we all are going to sleep in the same room together. It sucks but its better than nothing.
"If you like this, your going to love the bathroom." Four says as he leads us over towards it.
I saw toilets, sinks and shower heads, but the only thing that was missing was the privacy. It was all out in the open. Others groaned in frustration. Well, for me, I would get use to it. I mean, sharing a room with my sister all my life, its natural for me, but with different people from different factions, talk about awkward.
"You should feel right at home, Candor. Its all out in the open." He says, walking past me, bumping into my shoulder. I watched as he walked out. "Get changed."
"Changed? Changed into what?" Bea..Tris said, confused. I glanced over towards the bed and saw that there were outfits on them.
"He wants us to change into these." I told her, picking up the outfit and showing her. It was a black tank top, black pants and combat boots. Well, I said, sighing inwardly, Might as well get use to it.
I guess I was the only one getting dress because some of the boys started to whistle towards me as I took off my dress. Tris came over to cover me. "Okay, okay, nothing to see hear."
I rolled my eyes and continued to get dressed. My sister was to over protective of me. I wish she could see that I'm not a little girl anymore. Once I choose Dauntless, I not Cecilia from Abnegation. I'm CeCe of Dauntless.
After I finished putting on my clothes, I waited patiently for Christina and Tris to get done. Tris was putting her clothes on with her dress still on. Well, she is a shy person. She tried to cover up as much as possible. Christina, on the other hand, looked as if she didn't care. Their clothes was the same as mine. It was clinging to my body, showing off my curves.
As we all finished, we walked past a fire pit that had everyone's old clothes in it. Tris and I were up next to throw our clothes in. We gazed at each other and threw our clothes in at the same time.
"That's it. No more Abnegation." I told myself. Tris must of heard me and nodded in agreement.
She looked at me and asked, "You okay?"
I smiled at her. "Yeah, I just have to get use to it, is all." She nodded and put arm around my shoulder and I copied, doing the same thing.
"We have to stick together, sis. No matter what." She told me.
"Yeah, we'll work together." I said with semi-confidence. I don't think that siblings could do this because it might make them weak but who knows what it could do.
After walking out of our dorms, we walked towards a big open room with other Dauntless member sitting at tables and eating. I guess this is the cafeteria. As we walked in, everyone was talking to each other, laughing at one another. This also must be a hangout spot, too.
Everyone stopped to gaze in amazement and the size of the room and the other members. I noticed that we were the center of attention, Most of the other initiate's were looking at us because we were new. I wonder if they would like us and take us with open arms.
I nudged Tris and Christina, signaling them to follow me. I looked to find an empty table to sit at but I couldn't find one.
"Okay, so where do you want to sit at?" Christina asked.
I saw in front of me a couple of seats left next to Four. He looked as if he didn't want to be bothered but we have to sit somewhere.
"We could sit here." I pointed to the seats next to us. Christina and Tris looked at me crazily, but nonetheless they agreed and sat down in the seats.
There was food on the table. It was a meat patty; its a hamburger. This is something I never ate before, so of course I was looking at it weirdly. "What? You never heard of hamburger before?" Christina said to me.
I glanced at her and back down "No, I've heard of a hamburger. Just never ate one." I told her.
"Abnegation only eat plan foods. Plant-based diet with no sauces and a minimum of seasoning." The boy said in front of me. Wow, must be Erudite.
"Which textbook did you swallow?" Christina asks him. I slightly giggled at that as did another boy sitting in front of Christina. I think his name was Al.
"Nice to meet you, too." I'm Will. Erudite." I knew it. Typical.
"Of course you are." Both me and Christina said at the same time. Everyone had a small laugh. After it died down, Christina said, "No offense, but I'm surprised Abnegation even eats at all. Too selfish, right? No wonder you both left."
"Oh yeah, we definitely left for the food." I said sarcastically. She laughed, as did Tris.
"You gotta be pretty self-confident to be friends with a Candor."
"What is that suppose to mean?" Christina said, pretending to be hurt. I smiled and shook my head. I could tell these two are going to hit it off fast.
"You have no filter. You say the first thing that comes into your head." Will responds back.
"You mean like, 'Your an idiot?'" Al said.
We all laughed at that. "Nice one, Al. At least we tell the truth."
"Erudite can tell the truth because we have the facts." Will said. Well, that is technically true but you chose Dauntless so your not Erudite anymore.
"I don't want to hear about your old factions. " A deep voice said beside me. I forgot that we were sitting next to Four. And he stole the words right out of my mouth but I wouldn't say it like that. We all look over towards him.
"You're Dauntless now." He said, taking a sip of his drink.
Huh, I wonder if he came here or was Dauntless-born. And of course my mind got the best of me. "Were you a transfer, too? Or were you Dauntless born?" I asked him. Everyone was surprised at my question, even Four. He looked at me, like dead at me.
Uh oh, should I have not ask that? I guess that was a bad move.
"Are you kidding?" He asks me, expected to know that answer. I looked at him with a 'I-don't-know' look. "Nope."
Will stop drinking whatever it was and still had the cup in his mouth. He was obviously in shock at what I said. It was clear as a bell. I knew I was pushing my boundaries but I wanted to know.
"What makes you think that you can talk to me?" Four asks me. I shrugged at him with a slight smile on my face. "I don't know. Maybe its because you're so, uh...um, what's the word I'm looking for? Uh, approachable?"
Christina slightly chocked from her drink and slightly laughed as did the others. I wasn't meant to be funny. I was being one hundred percent serious.
I continued to look at him and he continued to look at me. There was a type of emotion in his eyes I really couldn't identify. But regardless, I broke off our staring contest and continued to eat. Everyone was still sitting in silence and was looking between me and Four.
"Be careful, CeCe." I stopped eating and looked at him. He was staring at me with slight...concern? In his eyes. Why would he be concerned?
A man called for him and he had to leave. Once he left, it felt different without him here. I don't know what it is but I didn't like it. I took my mind off of it and continued to eat while everyone was still staring at me with shock, including Tris.
I looked at all of them. "What?" I said.
"You, my friend, have a death wish." Christina said to me.
"I agree with her. That was intense." Tris said to me. I smiled at them both.
"I was just being honest. But I guess honesty isn't something that runs around here." They all nodded in agreement.
Will leaned in and whispered to all of us, "You know, he was the first in his class. The tried to recruit him for leadership twice, but he said no."
Wow, that was insane. I wonder why he didn't take the offer. All of a sudden, snapping me from my thoughts, cups started banging on the tables. I glanced all around and say most the Dauntless initiates banging the table with the cups. What's going on?
"Initiates, stand." A voice said from above. Tris, Christina, Will, Al and I got up from our seats, as did the others around the room.
"You have chosen to join the warrior faction, tasked with the defense of this city and all its inhabitants. We believe in ordinary acts of bravery...and the courage that drives one person to stand up for another. Respect that." Amen to that, I thought, smiling inwardly.
"Do us proud." The man said. He started to leave and everyone started to cheer. Cheering for us. The other Dauntless initiates grabbed the transfers and lifted them up, including me. They lifted me up in the air and the Dauntless cheered for me.
As they carried me around, I saw happy looks on the faces of my new friends and my sister. I smiled towards the ceiling and thought of how this faction will change my life. And it would change it for the better.
Everything was falling into place as it should.
