The in between year

by aprilgirl01

Everyone knows the story of Tris's initiation, and of Four's. But what about the year between? Katie is a violent Amity, Melissa is a Candor who keeps lying, and Lexi is a haughty Dauntless, whose life is great.. until she is pronounced Divergent. The three don't get along, but how will they react when they are forced together for the greater good? Rated T because I'm paranoid.

4. Initiates

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Ch. 14- Lexi's POV

The Dauntless all retreat after the Amity girl, her name is Kat apparently, jumps. Four and Lauren stay though, and Four shouts at us to quiet down. Once the Candor in the back stop talking, he says, "I'm Four, and this is Lauren. She will be taking the Dauntless born to the dormitories, while I'll be taking the transfers on a tour of the compound. Okay? Okay. Let's go!"

I follow Lauren down the path along with the other Dauntless born. I know them all. The boys are Rick, Robby, Zach, and Marc. The girls are me, obviously, Nicole, Lori, and Cherise. Only eight this year. That must be an all time low or something. We get to our dorm, and Lauren, who has pretty much been silent until now, says, "As you can see, there are twelve beds and eight of you. Make yourselves a bed, then head on down to the mess room to eat." She leaves.

I choose to bunk with Nicole. She doesn't take up space, and she doesn't snore. Neither do I, so we'll both be fine. We get one change of clothes, plus the ones we are wearing, so tomorrow I am so going shopping. But none of us can wait to check out the other initiates, so we all head down to lunch.

Ch. 15- Melissa's POV

After Kat jumps, Four leads us on a tour around the Pit. It's a giant, well, pit. Cool. On the chasm, he yells, "This reminds us of the fine line between cowardice and stupidity! A daredevil jump from here will end your life!"

We reach the dorm, which I realize will be coed, and Four says, "Training each day is from eight to six. After that, you are free to do whatever you want before ten, which is your curfew. Now, there are three stages in training. After stager one, you will be ranked. You will train separately from the Dauntless born, but you will be ranked together. The bottom four ranked will leave the compound and become factionless. After stage three, you will be ranked again. Only the top ten initiates will be made members. The stages are not weighted equally, so it is possible to boost your rank, although difficult."

Oh my gosh. I never imagined this. There are eight Dauntless born, so at least two of the transfers will be made members. I will be one of them. We choose beds. I end up above a girl named Frieda, from Erudite. The other three Erudite are two boys, Sam and Reynold, and a girl, Emily. The other Candors are a boy named David and a girl named Evelyn. They don't look like competition, but we'll see.

Ch. 16- Katie's POV

Four leads us down the pathway, giving us a tour along the way. I can see the Candor transfers struggling to keep their mouths shut, as they have been trained not to do their whole lives. When I realize Four is talking about suicide at the chasm, I'm shocked. Suicide is a new concept for me, since everyone is so happy in Amity. But that's not the biggest surprise.

Only ten members. The other six initiates factionless. I'm thanking my lucky stars there are only eight Dauntless born, since they are easily my biggest threat.

Another thing- we have to sleep coed! Ew. I nab an empty bunk, and quickly make it with the provided sheets. We introduce names quickly. Before going down to dinner.

At the mess hall, where all the Dauntless, kids, and initiates eat together, I sit by Melissa, who is with the other Candor kids, David and Evelyn. She smiles and introduces me. David extends his hand, but Evelyn only gives me a tart nod. I can tell by the look in her eyes that she doesn't like me, not at all.

Less than a day here, and I'm already making enemies.