A/N: We forgot to do this first chapter, but I'm sure you all know. Just in case you don't:

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This is the third author, and I'm just going to name myself Three from this point on. Author one is helping me so that Jared's part is more authentic. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter, and if you have anything you'd like to say, as always, please R&R!

****Lilly's POV****

My fight was almost too easy. I was really hoping to appear weak by going easy on my opponent, but his cowardice got in the way. Jeanine and I hadn't exactly planned what to do if someone I didn't like liked me. Stupid Amity.

I wake up to my second day in the Dauntless faction. I mark a second tally with a pen on my right palm to keep track of how long I've been here. I feel almost like a prisoner or hostage, but remind myself one word; power.

After dressing in tight black clothes and pulling back my hair, I head down to breakfast. I sit at a table alone, being one of the first up. The idiot I fought the other day, I think his name is Jay, sits across the room sneaking glances at me. I refrain from rolling my eyes and instead take a bite of the blueberry muffin. I prefer my usual eggs and biscuits, but I suppose a muffin is better than nothing.

I hear a sound beside me and jerk to see what it is. In front of me sits Brenna, the girl with the bunk above me. I find this strange considering she has other friends here already.

"I'm Brenna. You're Lilly, right?"

I assess her quickly. She has blonde hair and brown eyes, making for an odd combination. I suppose she feels at home wearing black clothing; she looks comfortable. She's competition.

"Yes, I'm Lilly. You're from Candor, correct?"

She huffs. "Yep. Everyone is so opinionated there I just couldn't take it."

"I see."

"What about you? Why did you transfer?"

This is the first test of my lying skills. "Well, I was the smartest person in my age group, and everyone put too much pressure on me. I figured that if I chose Dauntless I could take some of the pressure off of my mind and on my physical ability instead."

She nods her head and we sit in a silent companionship. I have made my first ally.

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Alex. The name is paired with mine on the first line of the board. I saw him against Kat the other day and am not looking forward to this. Either I expose myself by doing well, or let myself be pummeled to a pulp. I try to hastily process all of this before I have to step out into the fighting ring.

After taking a deep breath, I make my way to face the overly confident boy. I roll my eyes as if this won't be a problem and assume my stance. He strikes fast and hard... and misses. I laugh at him.

"Alex, that a was a pretty good punch." Sarcasm.

He actually growls and lunges at me. I hear a few sharp intakes of breaths and I get a good kick to his head. Once he's down, I don't stop kicking.

Matt seems to draw it out, and I can't blame him. Alex didn't stop the other day and needs to learn his lesson. I suspect Matt also wants to make me look good. Finally, the call comes.

"Stop!"

I help Alex up just to mess with him. Then I walk away in the same manner I did when Jay helped me up.

I see Jared smirking. He raises a hand for me to hit. After only a slight pause, I high-five him. I give him a small smile and pray I don't look like I'm having a face spasm. His response is normal enough and I have to fight the sigh of relief that tries to escape me.

"Thanks for pounding that jerk's face in," says Jared.

"Not a problem. He had it coming! And I don't think Matt really minded it either," I say.

"Ya because Alex is a pansycake coward!" Jared yells.

"You've got that right. Although I will admit I called you the same thing not just two days ago…" I say sheepishly.

"I am one tough 'butt', I ain't no softy!" Jared admits. putting air quotes on 'butt.'

I laugh. I didn't expect him to be so entertaining. "You're definitely not a stiff."

"Ain't that the truth?" Jared says chuckling, "I wanted to leave that place since I was five! It was too plain and boring for me!"

"Erudite was just too stressful. And all of them had to mention their hatred of stiffs at least once a day," I say, looking at the ground.

Jared looks me in the eyes, "Did you know my dad was from Candor?" He asks me, "I can tell you're lying.."

I try to laugh it off. "Alright, you caught me. It's just sort of personal. I have some… issues with my mom."

I see Jared's eyes flash with recognition. I feel my palms start to sweat.

"Divergent..." he whispers.

I look around as if I'm nervous. "Uh, you too?"

"Heck ya! I am one sweet son of a gun!" He says, throwing his fist into the air, fist pumping.

I keep my expression serious. "Listen, this is serious. Being from Erudite, I know what kind of extremes people will go to. We've got to be careful and watch each other's backs."

"Ya, we have to watch out for Erudite spies... like you." I feel beads of sweat on my forehead. "But lucky for you I want in on this action," he says evilly.

I can't help the smile that spreads across my face. "How did you know I was a spy?"

"My mom was from Erudite... You might have heard her name before..." he says.

"Oh?" I ask. "Who is she?"

"Carrie Lain," he says.

I recognize the name. I mentally slap myself for not having realized it yet. His mother was my mother's best friend growing up. Jeanine often mentions her and wonders how she's doing. She is one of our best spies in Abnegation. Her husband is a politician and slowly working his way up to power. It's up to me to control the Dauntless with Matt, but Jared could be useful...

"It was hard for my mom. She had a son that she was supposed to kill. She couldn't do it. She pulled a knife on me once," he says lifting up his shirt. I see the scar over his heart. "She couldn't finish. She loved me too much."

"I wondered why she stopped communicating with us. At least now you have the chance to make her proud and happy she didn't kill you. You can help me and Matt find the other Divergents."

His smile was one of malice. "When do we meet?"

"Tonight right after curfew in the hallway right by the chasm. We can sneak out together."

Brenna came up behind him to congratulate me on my fight and he moved aside to let her talk.

"Catch you later, Lil!" he called to me, attracting the attention of Jay.

The last fight ended and we all headed to lunch, where I sat with Brenna.

Two allies in one day. This is too easy.