A/N Hi guys. So this chapter's a little shorter than the last few but we're on our way to college so this is the best we can do. Prepare for even more twists, turns and sexual tension as the Art of Blending continues.

It was choosing day. Veeta could not believe how quickly the last two months had passed. She'd spent almost every afternoon during those months with Belle and Bloom, and most nights at the triplets' shop. The Amity women had begun to feel like family, more so even than her own parents and sisters. Every evening when she would come home her father would ask where she had been, and she saw him grow more and more excited every time she said she was in Amity. But one thing was still certain, her aptitude test had placed her in Dauntless, and she knew it was right. She was easily angered, she took risks, and she was physically aggressive. She was not an Amity. She had been so conflicted that the night after the test she told Belle her results.

"I just don't know what to do. My dad wants me gone, he wants me in Amity. I love it here but it's not where I'm supposed to be." She said to Belle in tears.

"I'm not surprised, you are Dauntless." Belle appeared completely apathetic.

"Well what would you do?"

"I've already made my choice, despite the conflicts. I tested into Erudite."

"I knew you would. So what are you doing?"

"Staying in Amity of course."

"But it's not where you belong."

Belle sighed, "What is the most important thing in this world, Veeta? The most essential factor for society to exist."

"The factions, they tell us who we are." Veeta said without hesitation.

Belle scowled, "No Veeta. Faction before blood is stupid, it goes against all basic instincts. Family is more important and more essential than any faction system. That's why I am staying in Amity, if I don't I will lose the only family I have." She looked sadly at Bloom, asleep on the couch. Veeta felt a tug in her heart and she realized she that had already lost her family, except her dad, and he wanted her gone. But Belle, Bloom, Blaze, and Violet; they were her family. Even Analise was kind of like that one distant cousin you only see once every five years and keep forgetting their name. Her family was here, in Amity.

Veeta still hadn't really made her mind when her name was called. She stepped up to the bowls on shaky legs and cut her hand. The bowl of Dauntless coals was on one side, and the dirt for Amity on the other. It was time to choose. She closed her eyes and flung her hand out, and as Johanna called out "Amity!" she thought to herself, "I am making a huge mistake."

As she walked to the cheering Amity, she glanced at her father who flashed her a smile and a thumbs-up. She scanned the crowd and saw that her mother wasn't there.

She was shocked as she was suddenly engulfed in a tight hug. A moment later a pretty woman, around the age of thirty, with tan skin, long brown hair and brown eyes released her from the hug and said, "Welcome to Amity, we are so glad to have you."

Veeta realized after taking her seat that many Amity girls were staring at her, and then she realized that she had just transferred into a faction full of women who wanted to kill her. They wouldn't, because it was against the rules, but she was probably screwed. She watched the choosing ceremony without much interest. Belle came to sit by her after choosing Amity. They were the only new initiates not smiling. Veeta only noticed one other notable transfer, the Abnegation boy who had stood up for Belle when people were talking about her had transferred to Amity. He was sitting next to Belle now and kept glancing at her. Veeta couldn't help but smirk; the poor boy didn't stand a chance.

Immediately after the ceremony, the new initiates were herded out to trucks and driven into Amity. Once they arrived the woman who had hugged Veeta called for them to gather around her.

"Hello everybody," She spoke softly, barely louder than a whisper, "I am Shannon. I will be you physical and spiritual mentor the next few weeks, and forever if you'd like. We are going to take a short tour of Amity now, I would like all the Amity-born to please pick a transfer partner, and you will guide them."

Belle instantly grabbed Veeta's hand, and Veeta noticed the Abnegation boy, who had been on his way to talk to Belle, halt and turn around. He wound up paired with Ariel.

"Excellent." Shannon's sweet melody rang out, "Now we are going to just take a walk through Amity to let you get acquainted with the area. But first, I want all the pairs to give each other a big hug. Just really squeeze that Amity love into the transfers. Allow positive energy to flow between you."

Veeta had no complaints about hugging Belle, in fact she held on a lot longer than she probably had to. She could definitely feel some kind of energy between them.

"Good job, our tour will conclude at the Temple of the Sacred Light, then we'll all have dinner and there's going to be a big bonfire tonight. It's going to be so much fun. Alright everyone, this way."

Veeta did not pay much attention to the tour as she had already been around the town a few times before so she was fairly familiar with it all. She wondered if she would get in trouble if she just ducked into Blaze's shop and stayed there until dinner, probably yes. She decided to stay on the sole motivation that Belle was still holding her hand. Over the past three months, her affection for her had only grown stronger. She would even go so far as to say she might be interested in more than just sleeping with her. Like, these were real feeling, not just pants feelings, but heart feelings. Veeta was not accustomed to heart feelings. Lost in her thoughts, Veeta almost tripped over Ariel, who had dropped to her knees in front of her. Actually all the Amity were kneeling, fortunately she wasn't the only transfer that seemed confused. The only transfer who was kneeling was the Abnegation boy. She knelt down and whispered to Belle, "Why are we kneeling?"

"See that big tree?" Of course Veeta saw it, the giant Oak was bigger than her apartment and as tall as a skyscraper. "It's the Tree of Life. Very holy to those who worship the Sacred Light."

"Um…okay." Veeta had never heard of this, so she just knelt. After a few minutes of kneeling, Shannon stood and began to explain.

"To those of you who are new to Amity, this is the Tree of Life. You may recognize it from the Amity faction symbol. I am a spiritual advisor for the Temple of the Sacred Light so if anyone has questions about the temple, the tree, or spirituality itself, feel free to ask. We will return to the Tree and the Temple a few more times as initiation continues. Now who wants dinner?"

Some of the initiates clapped or raised their hands and they set out for the compound.