As I entered the dorm, eyes filled with content, jealousy and intent watched me. I walked over to Christina, Lisa and Will who were grinning at me. I freaked me out yet made me feel a bit cheerful. "Um, guys? Why is everyone looking at me?" I whispered.

"Tris, you don't know? You came first in rankings!" Said Christina loudly. At that everyone cheered . Christina and Lisa gave me big hugs and Will gave me a pat on the back.

'Well done Tris'

'You did well'

'I'm so proud of you'

Everyone was congratulating me except Al. I couldn't see him amongst the group so I decided to look for him. I didn't get far. Al was in a corner mopping. He looked angry, frustrated and sad so I walked over to him. "Al, hey. What's wrong?" I asked concerned. Al looked up and I knew immediately he wasn't the Al I knew. His eyes were stormy and hard like a shark's. His fun, loving boy image had disintegrated to reveal a chiselled, stone-cold Eric type figure. I felt a little scared but I tried to pretend I didn't notice.

"I came last in rankings," he mumbled quietly. I felt a wave of pity and sadness. Al was going to be cut from Dauntless and be factionless. He wouldn't belong in the faction system anymore. He'd just be an outsider, a failure. Even though I had second thoughts on Al and I, I still thought of him as a great friend and losing a great friend wasn't something you could easily cope with.

Hoping to show my pity and sorrow, I hugged him gently as I thought he could harm me like a tiger. The hugs he gave before seemed especially loving and caring now. He wasn't soft and lumpy like he used to be. I felt hot hurtful heat of hate radiating of him and his body was tense and all muscle. I then got the feeling Al blamed me for his failure. I, a small weak Stiff, had beat a broad Candor at a game which judged your finish by your true strength and ability. I pulled away to look at Al and I saw it in his eyes. He did blame me.

"Al," I said taking a deep breath dreading the dreaded answer to my dreaded question. "You don't think I'm the one who caused your ranking, right?" Al said nothing and just gave me a long hard look. The kind of look someone would give if they couldn't put all their emotions in words. Then without warning, he walked away swiftly bumping me a little.

I felt confused and hurt. Was it my fault Al wasn't meant for Dauntless? Was it my fault I was Divergent and had sky rocketed up the ranking?

"Can you really blame him, Stiff?" asked a mocking voice. I knew immediately it was Peter but his voice made me very afraid. It was madness and rage layered with content. I turned around to face him. His fists were clenched and he was ready to attack. "You know, I don't get how a weak, rotten waste of space like you could beat me," he said walking towards me. I started to back up a bit. I could spare some time so that someone could help me.

"Lisa beat you as well," I said stalling.

"Well, she is Erudite and pretty good by Dauntless standards but a Stiff? Beat me and her? God knows I'm not gonna let that slip." His eyebrows were sunken in and his tone was boiling with venom. He started walking faster and when he was within inches he lifted his fist ready to strike, when Will's hand stopped it. Peter turned around quickly and slapped Will's hand away. Will pushed Peter but Peter pushed back, harder. He was panting furiously and every initiate had their head turned. "DON'T YOU SEE, SHE'S CONTROLLING THEM, SHE'S CONTROLLING ALL OF US. SHE ONLY GOT A HIGH RANKING BECAUSE SHE TRICKED US ALL INTO BELIEVING SHE WAS USELESS. SHE DOESN'T DESERVE A HIGH SCORE!" He yelled in front of the crowd. I didn't dare look at their faces cause I feared agreement. "Or maybe she has an alibi amongst the Dauntless instructors," he said quieter. At this my face started to burn. I hoped he didn't know about Tobias. He looked at me and unfortunately caught my guilty face. "See, she does. You do don't you?" he said in my face. I kept my mouth shut in defiance. "Tell us Tris. Have you been a good little slut to Eric?" He whispered. I kept my face straight which was easy because who in their right mind would do that hunk of metal."Oh, maybe I'm mistaken. What about Four?" he asked. At this my face burned. Had Tobias really given me a good score because I used to be his best friend and girlfriend.

Luckily, before Peter could continue, Lisa stepped him and yanked him away. Lisa was nearly as tall as Peter and was pretty strong so Peter staggered back. Rapidly, she caught his shirt before he could fall and she bought his face down to hers. Her eyes were as hot and wild as her hair. Everyone knew that being on Lisa's bad side was a side you got plenty of misfortune from. Peter looked shocked and a little scared. Beside Lisa stood Christina who had her arms crossed and was also looking daggers at Peter. "Look, you ignorant shitty excuse of a human being. Why are you being so blind. You got third place for crying out loud! You are amongst the highest rankers but your to dumb to see it. I've had enough of you and your bullshit. It's time you took a nice long walk of the Chasm!" she said sternly. Lisa still had her raging eyes on Peter as she let go of him forcefully. They both stepped out of the way for Peter to walk out and he did. He was obviously outnumbered but that didn't stop him from giving me a long hard tense look. I felt as if he was cutting my insides with laser eyes. Fortunately, Will had 'helped' him out and my inside started to mend. The crowd of initiates still stood watching me and soon my insides became ribbons again.

"Tris, I think we should go," said Lisa quietly. She walked me out of the dorm with Christina and Will following to a quiet place by the Chasm. The rushing water helped a little but the atmosphere was tense. Finally, Will broke the silence but with something worse.

"Tris, Peter isn't telling the truth, is he? " he asked. I felt even more hurt. My friend was inquiring of I would trick them into failing.

"Will, how could you think something like that? I mean, I'm your friend, at least I thought I was," I said a bit harshly.

"Don't talk to him like that," snapped Christina. She looked angry yet withdrawn. "Can you blame him Tris. How come you of all people came first in this ranking when you nearly came last in training, huh?" She said really sharply. As if she realised what she just said, Christina went wide eyed and hesitated before taking Will's hand and walking away swiftly.

I felt betrayed and scorned. My friends, the friends who stuck up for me, were the ones who just said they thought I would trick them into failure. The ones who laughed and joked with me were the ones who had just made me shed a tear. Luckily, I had one friend who understood."Tris, don't get too upset. They simply don't understand. Christina and Will are your friends and they won't stay mad forever," said Lisa. She hugged me as depression warped into my grief.

For a while, we just stood there looking at the roaring water of the Chasm. Every time my mind tried relaxing, the memories of hatred, anger and danger came rushing back so fast I got dizzy. It was so frustrating. Suddenly, Lisa and I heard shrieks and laughs from a distance. They belonged to a running Dauntless-born group which Uriah was part of. When he spotted us, he immediately cut of the conversation he was having with a grey haired boy and walked over to Lisa. Lisa's face brightened up when she saw him and I couldn't help feeling a tad bit jealous.

"Hi Tris," Uriah said cheerily after hugging Lisa. "Congrats on the rankings by the way. And congrats to you beautiful," he said kissing Lisa's temple. They had known each other for no more than two weeks!

"Thanks. So what are you guys doing," asked Lisa held in Uriah's embrace. Her fiery attitude was melted away and replaced by cute smiley Lisa.

"Oh, well someone made a bet that I couldn't shoot a muffin off Marlene's head and know I'm going to put that theory to the test," smiled Uriah. "You guys should come. I know you may like the Chasm but it has a certain smell of death," he motioned before dragging Lisa behind him to the Training Room. Reluctantly, I followed them.

We walked into the cool Training Room were a girl with shoulder short blond hair and highlights was chatting with a girl with half her head shaved. She had a delicate nose and full lips and was pretty even though she looked mischievous. "Finally Uriah! You could have told us you wanted to show off to your new girlfriend," said the one with the shaved head spotting us.

"Ok Lynn. Next time I want to show off in front of my new girlfriend I'll tell you," laughed Uriah. He walked over to Lynn and started to set up the equipment. The one with blond hair walked up to us.

"Hey, my name is Marlene. I'm one of Uriah's best friends," she smiled. Her teeth were also pearly white.

"You're a friend of Uriah's," asked Lisa with too much intentness and protectiveness.

"Woaaahh, keep your stripes on tiger. I'm Lynn's girlfriend," she reassured.

"Oh, well, it's nice to meet you then," said Lisa smiling and holding out a hand.

I had never heard of couples consisting of only girls or boys before. In Abnegation, the couples were always male and female. I had heard of couples like that yet I had never seen one. I never asked because it was 'impolite' but my Erudite longed for knowledge. I would have to get used to it anyway, it was Dauntless after all.

"Ok, guys. We're ready!" shouted Lynn. Uriah had a gun in my hand and my head pounded.

"Wait, you're actually going to do this," I asked nervously.

"Yes. Don't worry, I've done this before," reassured Uriah. Lisa was watching intently and Lynn was standing a considerably close distance to Marlene. The suspense grew as Uriah lifted the gun, ready to shoot...before Marlene stopped him.

"Wait," she said. I had hoped she had came back to her senses and was ready to quit but I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead she took a big chunk out of the muffin and ate it. "Give me a minute," she said chewing before swallowing. "Mmmm k," she said giving a thumbs up. The suspense drew again and exploded at the sound of a gun. I was stunned in the moment, a little afraid to see the damaged caused. Slowly, I rotated to see Marlene looking shocked and sad. "Oooh, that muffin was so delicious," she groaned. Lynn laughed and Uriah cheered. Lisa cheered to and Uriah kissed her forehead. Marlene and Lynn were laughing really hard. I felt stupid for doubting but soon I was cheering and laughing too.

"Don't worry babe. I'll get you another one," said Lynn kissing Marlene's cheek. They headed for the door when it suddenly opened, and in came Tobias and the brunette I caught him kissing. They looked worried and when Tobias' gaze stopped on mine, he looked anxious.

"What in the world do you think you're doing?" asked the brunette. Everyone was silent. The brunettes eyes scanned the room sharply. "All of you out, now," she sad sternly. We all shuffled out giggling a little. The brunette led us down the stairs but not before Tobias caught my arm. I spun quickly, my heart pounding.

"What?" I asked as neutrally as I could.

"We need to talk," he said equally neutral yet I saw desperation in his eyes. "Tris, there are some things I need to explain to you. I can't carry on like this with you hating me." He spoke very silently. I looked into his blue eyes again. They were still the eyes I loved and missed. I was drinking them in like a survival source and I knew I couldn't say no.

"Tobias, I don't hate you," I whispered. Before I could say anymore, I heard the clanking of the brunette's heels. I knew catching and instructor and initiate in such a position was abnormal so without warning, I ran down the stairs passing her without a glance. I felt a little joyful. Maybe Tobias and I could get back together again. I was sure Al wasn't my boyfriend anymore and I felt left out without one. My happiness caused me to want another look at Tobias. I looked through the slit of a stair to have bright light blind me temporally. Then, as my eyes adjusted, I saw a terrible familiar image.

The brunette and Tobias were kissing and this time, Tobias looked like he was actually enjoying it. He held her tightly while her slender hands stroked his back, neck and face. The pain and heartbreak were back and the image of Tobias and I together again shattered on the damp bitter floor. I backed away slowly, hoping not to make a sound but I bumped into something, or rather someone blended entirely against the dark background. Before I could turn to see who it was, a gloved hand clamped my mouth and a itchy blind fold was wrapped tightly around my eyes.

AN: SO?

I felt really sad that Lynn didn't get to be with Marlene so I made them a couple. Also, some may feel angry at the fact Tobias makes Tris heartbroken, again but it all come together in chapter 27. Please don't hate Tobias! Anyway, do comment because I need them to keep this story alive and the family crisis, my uncle had a stroke but he's ok. Will update daily so stay true to Divergent. See you later awesome nerds! ;P