Hey guys! Sorry, not too long this time, but still, hope you like it! Oh and thank you SO MUCH to all my reviewers.

Oh by the way, MintClaw: I don't have any plans to stop this story at the moment, and I DEFINITELY won't kill any of those four off. I love them as much as you do :D

Thanks so much to everyone who read it, I'm so glad someone actually is interested in this story. Here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: You know - the usual. I don't own Divergent.

"Be brave." Tobias says, with a serious tone. Most of the initiates have white faces, because we haven't told them what task they have to do. "Remember, there is nothing to fear but fear itself."

"And spiders," Liam mutters, cracking a small smile from Holly. He gives her a small grin and tucks his arm around her. I raise my eyebrows slightly, but turn to Tobias.

"Let's start."

We call in Bryan first. He's shaking as he gets in the long white chair and looks at me when I pick up the syringe.

"What's it do?" he asks, trying to keep his voice steady.

"It will make you face something you fear. Just a simulation, to see how you react in the midst of fear." Bryan's face changes and he takes a deep breath. "I'm ready. Just, do it fast, Six."

I quickly insert the needle into his neck, the liquid disappearing.

He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes. Tobias and I turn to the screen. "We have to watch carefully," he whispers. I nod.

Bryan's POV

Face my fears? No. She must've been joking. But there's no humor in her face, and slowly it dawns on me. I have to get this over with. "I'm ready. Just, do it fast, Six." She nods and pushes the needle into the side of my neck, pressing down on the plunger.

Almost immediately, my vision goes blurry and I close my eyes. After a short period of quiet, I open them. I'm in a small, dark room. This isn't so bad.

A man in Candor black and white comes in and says, "Come on, sir. The crowd is waiting."

"What crowd?" I say, gulping.

"You have to give your speech, remember? About your thoughts on Abnegation's government system."

A speech. Oh no. Oh no. The man looks at me expectantly, so I slowly walk out into the blinding daylight, and see a crowd of people from mixed factions in front of me. They stare expectantly, and I stutter as I look down at a paper. "Um, hi, so umm..."

"Just get to the good part already!" Someone yells. I hear yells of assent as I nod quickly and attempt to continue. "So, Abnegation has, umm... done very, well, you see... umm..."

"LAME!" a Dauntless man yells. A crowd of people join in, laughing at me, and I cringe away from their displeasure. I've always been scared of being humiliated in front of everyone. And this is combined with my fear of public speaking.

The braver Dauntless start throwing garbage at me and I cringe as they yell, "Dude, what's wrong with you? Cat got your tongue? Lame, show us somethin else!"

"Just STOP okay?" I scream and I race off the stage. I hold my head in my hands, tears running down my face. Slowly, I calm down, though my breath is still coming in pants. I blink, and suddenly I'm back in the simulation room.

"Nine minutes, fifty-four seconds," Six says. "Nice job, that was pretty good." I give them a small nod and I stagger out the back door. That was... terrifying.

Tobias POV

"Well, he's not Divergent," I say to Tris as she rubs the back of her head. "Yup," she answers tiredly. "I'll get Alex."

She walks out of the room and returns soon with Alex. He looks a little more steady than Bryan, and walks to the chair and settles down, only pausing to ask us what the syringe Tris is holding is going to do.

I take the needle and press it into his neck. He presses his eyes tightly closed, and Tris and I both turn to the screen instantly. Alex is in a small room, the edges petering off into darkness. His mother sits in a chair, watching his every move.

"Mom!" He runs toward her, but smacks into an invisible wall. His eyes grow wide as he presses his palms to the wall, before he realizes he's enclosed on 3 sides. A tall man walks slowly down the stairs, holding a belt, and staring harshly at Alex.

"You chose DAUNTLESS? Over me? Over us?"

He uncoils the belt and raises it high over his head. He speaks a single sentence. The sentence that will haunt me for the rest of my life.

This is for your own good.

Alex's father brings down the belt upon his back and Alex lets out a scream. "It hurts! Stop it!"

"I told you to stay! I told you not to leave! There are consequences. I'll find you!" He brings down the belt again, and I see Marcus. I am filled with flashbacks of those bloody days filled with pain and and scars, and suddenly I am filled with rage.

Tris grips my hand. "Are you okay?" No, I'm not. It's Marcus. I'll never be rid of him.

A scream brings me back to real life. Alex appeals to his mother. "Mom, help! Please!" She puts down her knitting and goes to stand next to his father. She smiles serenely.

"It's okay, Alex. Your father is doing this for your own good. Just bear with it."

"NO!" Alex screams, putting his head in his hands, as his shirt is ripped off and his father smears his back with bloody lashes. I can't watch this anymore. It's real. It's true. It's like Marcus put this fear specially in Alex's brain just to torture me. It's like Marcus is telling me that I'll never be rid of him. It's real.

Finally, the simulation is stopped, and Alex jerks hard upright in the chair, panting. His face is streaked with tears, his dark hair messy. He puts his head in his hands when he sees us.

"I'm a coward - I know." He spits it out forcefully. I shake my head while going over to him and touching his shoulder. Alex looks up and I tell him, "It's okay" silently.

"You too?" he asks, and I nod slowly. "Yeah. Come on, I'll take you out the back door." We leave quietly.

"How'd you face it?" Alex gulps. I look at him seriously. "I didn't." And then he's crying again, and we both have tears running down our face. It's something we share in common. We both have a fear of the belt.

Aww, this so sad :( And short XD Sorry guys, next one will be longer! Anyway, hope you liked it! Please review and tell me what you think. Do you guys have any ideas for fears? Constructive criticism please :D Thank you so much! See you soon!

-DauntlessProdigy4Life