As soon as our makeovers were over we headed off to the tattoo place. I wandered around searching for a cool design. I wanted something to define me. Something to let people know who I am and at the same time where I came from. I still want to stay connected to the past a bit. "If you need any help I'm always here." I knew that voice. I turned around and saw Tori. My test administer. "What are you doing here?" I asked surprised. "I work here as a tattoo artist when the time comes I volunteer to administer the test. So you see anything you like?"

"All the designs are cool but there's nothing that says me if you know what I mean." I said. "I know what you mean. Come with me. We can come up with a design you'll love. I normally don't this but on some occasions I make new designs with my clients if they don't like what they see out here on display."

"Now what are you looking to get?" she asked as we sat down in her space. "I'm looking to get something to symbolize my freedom. I'm Theresa Davis's daughter and I used to be able to be free and be who I want to be but after her death Jeanine took me in and strapped me down. Kept me on tabs. She treated me like I was a caged bird." Tori was writing down everything I said. "Anything else?"

"Yeah when I first came to Dauntless I felt like I was free. Finally free. The feel of adventure and and the rush of thrill blowing past me felt all so amazing. It was like I was reborn for the very first time." She wrote some more things down and typed everything down in the computer. "I think I captured your image. Is this what you want?" She turned the screen towards me and I see a just what I wanted. "That's beautiful! It looks like a firebird."

"You can call it a firebird. It's called a phoenix. The phoenix symbolizes healing, rebirth, fire, passion. long-life, good luck. From hearing what you have to say you remind me a lot like a phoenix. Rising from the dead of the ashes as a magnificent firebird. You have a fiery passion and burning determination to be who you are. No pun intended on the fire jokes. So what do you think? Do you want it?"

"Yeah! I would so love to have that on the top center of my back."

"Well let's get to it." she smiled. As soon as she got me set up in the chair I was ready. I laid face down with my back bare on the chair. I felt the stinging pain of the needle penetrate my skin. It felt like the needle was burning away the pain of the past. It only took me an hour and couple minutes for her to finish up. But when she was done I finally got to see the magnificent phoenix. I went over to the mirror and turned around to see that flaring bird on my back.

"If it's not too much to ask. Do you by any chance dye hair?" I know she only does tattoos but you never know there may be some people in here that can dye hair or do piercings. Tori gave me a smile. "What color?" she asked. "A bright sky blue. On this strip of hair." I said holding out one of my front hairs that was more closer to the side of my face. She brought out her hair dyes and she painting the strip of my hair sky blue. Blue has been my favorite color not because it's my old faction's main color but it's the color of the sky and water. It symbolizes trust, loyalty, confidence.

"There now you look Dauntless. I wish you luck making it to initiation. I would love to see you to as a full fledged Dauntless but..." She looked around making sure no one was around to hear. "Be careful Dauntless and Erudite are the main factions hunting down Divergents. The initiation process is one of the ways to track them down."

"Is that why there are a bunch of new rules?" I asked. "Yes they say it's to make us stronger but I think it's just to rat some of the Divergents out. You must be very very careful."

"I will. Thank you Tori." I never thought I would find a friend in Tori. Wow now I have Christina, Will, Tris, Al, and Tori. I have five friends total. I really am on a role! I came out to greet my friends on my new look. They all freaked out over the tattoo and the new hair. I do say I have outdone myself. You know I'm starting to like having friends it's been so long being around a group of friends that I almost forgot how it feels like.

"Aww! Looks like our little knowitall is making friends!" But I'm not starting to like living in the same faction as Lara and I never will. I just hope she and her cronies somehow fail initiation. "Hello Lara what brings you here?"

"Who's she?" whispered Christina. I shushed her so Lara wouldn't have to go on with a whole speech about her and her many times she has tortured me. "What happened to the good little Erudite girl? What happened to the pretty little uniforms and dresses? What happened to being proper?"

"I killed her."

"I see that. I hope you liked your push of confidence. You looked so nervous so I had to help you with jumping if you do know how to jump." I knew it was her that pushed me off.

"Look she's tough enough to beat all of you up and you might have to be careful because if you mess with her then you mess with all of us." I held Christina back before a fight started. "But anyway now that you're out of the picture what's Jeanine gonna do now that you're gone?" smirked Lara. Chloe and Lizzie giggled along with Lara. "You think I care?"

"Attitude." She walked over to me and observed me. She looked at my tattoo and my blue streak. "Nice hair and nice tat." she said as she toyed with my blue streak. "You can tat, pierce, and dye yourself as much as you want but you will never be one of us. You might as well take the train to one of the factionless slums. It'll save us both the trouble and that goes for your little friends I wouldn't want you burdening anyone else."

I scoffed to myself and walked away. I wished I punched her in the mouth. But that's not being Dauntless that's called being ruthless. When I got myself that tattoo and that blue streak I felt little Erudite Ariana being burned away. I felt like I finally have been reborn into my true home so at this point I promised myself every lap I run, every gun I shoot, every punch I make will be for Dauntless. Will be to protect my friends and to restore my mom's dream of peace in Chicago.