A/N: HELLO ALL! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I'M SO EXCITED THE WORLD CUP IS HERE! I PLAY SOCCER, IT'S MY LIFE, AND I'M LIKE, OBSESSED WITH SOCCER! IT'S THE BEST SPORT EVAAA! Sorry I haven't updated for weeks, but here I am now, so...READ UNTIL YOUR EYES FALL OUT! -ALLY!

Chapter 7

WHOOSH! The train wizzes by factories, buildings, and skyscrapers, as it nears our destination. I notice a faint patch of light on a skyscraper up ahead, and am reminded of how Julie and I used to communicate with each other by reflecting light on flat surfaces with mirrors. Wait, maybe it is Julie! She's probably signaling to me with the code we used to use. I just know she is! Only she would be smart enough to think of that! Suddenly, I feel a rush of relief flow over me, like sunlight melting a frozen forest. She must know that I'm somewhere near, and she's trying to get my attention. I have to meet up with her as soon as possible. The Dauntless crowded on the train are positioning themselves to jump off, so I step back too, prepared to leap once again. It won't be hard for me to find that same skyscraper, because it towered over all its neighboring buildings, and won't be difficult to spot.

The train passes in front of a sidewalk landing, and the swarm of us don't waste time to jump, landing hard on our feet. Ouch... too hard. I rub the sole of my right foot, and Uriah walks up to me.

"Hey, see you at the Choosing Ceremony tomorrow! You'd better choose Dauntless!" He grins at me.

"Haha, of course," I reply, "What else would I pick? Amity?"

"You are so not Amity, Mar!" Lynn laughs, approaching Uriah, "I can't imagine you skipping around, singing, and picking fruit all day!"

Yeah, I think to myself, Amity is the last faction I would ever want to be in. I remember disliking Amity the most out of all the five factions while I was reading Divergent. They're just so... useless. But then again, they did provide a safe haven for Tris, Tobias, and the small group of Abnegation in Insurgent. No matter how bloodthirsty, weak, rambunctious, and naïve the ways of each faction can be, they all take part in providing necessities for the whole community. Then eventually, the stupid Erudite come in and ruin everything.

"Yeah, you're right, Lynn! I am Dauntless born, so I'll live the rest of my life being Dauntless!" I say confidently, "Bye! Tell Shauna I still haven't returned her dress yet!"

They wave back, and I start to wonder how I knew that I/Marlene had Lynn's sister's dress. Maybe it's because I'm becoming more of Marlene the longer I stay here. Or we're just so alike, that my/Marlene's brain can't figure out who it belongs to. That logic didn't make any sense which reminds me how different Julie and I can be. She's a smart know-it-all who's always right, and I'm a competitive athlete who loves sports. It's not like I'm not smart, and she's not athletic. They're just our best traits that our friends look up to us for. Speaking of Julie, I really have to get going now. She must be losing hope.

I sprint in the direction of the skyscraper, and see the shiny spot reflecting off of the glassy surface of the building. She's still there. (She can be so patient, unlike me). I slow to a jog, and call out, "Julie! Are you there?" I walk the perimeter of the skyscraper, and look for an Erudite girl. If I can't find her, maybe she'll find me instead. Sure enough, I hear my name being called, and a girl who looks like what I imagined Cara, Will's sister (who must be Julie) to look like, rushes toward me, a book bag thumping at her side as she runs.

"Ally! Where in Divergent have you been!" she exclaims, not a hint of happiness or relief is audible in her voice, "I've been thinking of a logical way to communicate with you, and then I thought of using a mirror like we used to back in our world, and apparently it worked!"

"Julie, it's only been a few hours, but it feels like I haven't seen you for years!" I laugh, full of ease and contentment, "I am so glad you thought of doing this, or else we never would've been able to meet up."

Julie grasps my hand, and pulls me aside, "Ally, I need to tell you something. Something simply, logically, catastrophic that could change our lives forever." I nod quickly, and she continues. "First of all, haven't you noticed that you think, act, and talk like Marlene more than usual? Doesn't it seem like you're a different person here? And when I say that I mean mentally as well as physically. Don't you feel like you're starting to... Blend into one person?"

I just stare at her in shock, "Umm... That all sounds confusing to me. 'Blending into one person?' Do you mean Marlene is becoming me, and I'm becoming Marlene? How could that be possible? Your logic doesn't make any sense."

"Well of course it doesn't make sense to you," she snorts coldly, "It's all very simple, and I'm getting very impatient here, so please try to understand this! It's all very logical as well, so it shouldn't be hard to understand. I figured out that the more time we spend here, the more we'll forget about our real selves, and pretty soon we'll just become Marlene and Cara!"

"Oh, well now I get it, but just because I'm not some smart aleck like you are, doesn't mean it wouldn't make sense to me! In fact, I'm just as smart as you are, so don't go walking around with your nose in the air like an over-fluffed British poodle!" I snap back.

"There is no such thing as a British poodle. When you're trying to insult someone, at least get your facts straight! My, how imbecilic can you non-Erudite people be?"

I glare into her soul, "Oh, you did NOT just say that! Nobody cares about factual details when it comes to insulting people, seriously! I think you've been spending too much time with those impudent, nerdy, computer machines!"

"The word 'nerdy' should be replaced by the word 'intelligent', for the Erudite have developed all of the simulation serums, and what is a society without knowledge? If you Dauntless have the time to waste with useless weapons and hurting others for no apparent reason but to train, you aren't learning a thing about the world around you," Julie says calmly.

"Well, I'd love to see how you could use information to defend yourselves when you have to protect people and fight! In that situation, the Dauntless would already be prepared from training their whole lives, and they'd be the brave ones who save everyone, and actually know how to battle." I retort.

Julie takes out a handkerchief from her bag, and wipes the sweat off her neck, as if all this arguing has been a workout for her, "Whatever, my brain is my best weapon, and no gun or fist can stand a chance against it. Anyway, I didn't call you over to fight. I have a plan, and I need you to listen closely."

"Hmm, I don't know if a non-Erudite person like me will be able to understand what you're saying," I reply, hotly.

"Oh come on, Ally. Where past the arguing. Let's set aside our differences, and get serious! I actually don't know why I just blurted those trashy comments about the Dauntless and... everything else. What I mean is, I'm sorry," Julie says apologetically.

"I know. And it's alright. We did sound pretty stupid after all, and I'm sorry for talking like that too. Now tell me your plan, we need to get going soon."

Julie rummages into her book bag again, and pulls out a tiny hand mirror, "Tomorrow is the Choosing Ceremony, so I figured it'd be the perfect chance to talk to you again. There, we can discuss how to get out of here, and what we're going to do for the time being. We'll meet up in a closet of some sort, where no one will ever find us, and communicate with mirrors. Here, take this. I was lucky enough to find this lying on the ground."

She hands me a small compact mirror, and I smile at her, wondering what I would do without her in this situation. "Great plan, I think it'll work. You might not have to use a mirror, though. If you just wave, or get my attention some way during the ceremony, I might see you, and we can slip out and converse in private."

"Okay, I have to go. I'll trust my Cara instincts to lead me to her home, or wherever she lives at this point in the story. We should be able to survive one quick night, don't you agree? I'll see you tomorrow at the ceremony. Good bye for now," Julie hurries back to the Erudite compound, her cobalt blue blazer ruffling in the wind.

"Yeah," I wave back, "Good bye... For now."

A/N: Okay, DONE! YAAY! School's almost out! :D