College is boring me already so have another chapter ;)

She grins at them as she and Bree pay for their tatts. "See ya Tori. See ya boys." Issy winks at Eric as she goes. They hear her brothers (both by blood and not) laugh at Eric's shocked expression as they close the door.

Issy winks at her, the male laugher could still be heard outside of the shop despite the racket other members are making. Bree covers her mouth to hide her giggles as Issy pulls at her arm.

"Come on, I want to show you something." Bree and Issy marvel at their tattoos as Issy leads them to the Chasm.

"Where are we going Issy?" Bree asks as they near the Chasm, the water crashing against rock in the distance.

"Be patient." Issy walks to her alcove in the rock wall that's mostly hidden if you didn't know it was there, even if Issy is sat there, no one would see her if they didn't know what to look for. A small gasp comes from Bree as Issy steps in and sits down, placing her pad to her side. Bree stands in line with Issy in her sight and takes a step to the right. Issy can still see Bree but Bree wouldn't be able to see her. Bree steps back to where she was with What the fuck clearly written on her face. Bree came into the alcove more and sat down.

"So no one can see us?"

"No one can see us if they didn't know this was here." Issy corrected. "People can walk by and I can see them but they can't see me. I come here on the nights I can't sleep or have slept and can't get back to sleep. Sometimes I bring my pad, others I just sit and think."

"So when you said you were out by the Chasm . . ." Bree trails off.

"I was here drawing. This is my safe haven. Even when it's busy, this place is quiet and I like that." Issy looks Bree in the eyes, hoping to express her adoration to this place.

"Does anyone else know about this."

"None of our friends do." Issy looks away from Bree nervously.

"Issy?"

"Eric might have found me one morning and took me to the training rooms." The words stumbled out of her mouth and she waited for Bree's reaction.

"He's training you?" She squealed loudly and Issy clapped her hand over Bree's mouth.

"No no no! Nothing like that! He was just showing me what we were doing that day."

"Uh huh."

"Oh shut it, nothing happened." Bree laughed as Issy got defensive until Issy cracked a smile at her sister.

"Speaking of things happening," Issy groaned, she knew where Bree was going with this. "That was a very suggestive wink back there. You said you'd pull away from him."

"I know, I know." She sighed, bringing her hands up to rub her face. "I don't know what happens Bree, its all I think about. How to pull away without it being obvious but then I go near him, even if I'm in the same room as him, all thoughts go out the fucking window and I just – I don't know what to do Bree."

Bree studies her best friend turned sister, she takes in the almost hopeful expression. "Tease him then."

"What?"

"Tease him. If he really wants you, he'll fight for you. Tease him until he snaps and doesn't let go. If its nothing more than lust, he'll move on."

"What the fuck would I do without you Bree?"

"Moan how boring your life is while moping about your non-existent love life that's clearly existing but you just don't want to see it?"

"Haha, funny." Issy snapped playfully back.

For another two hours, the girls chatted about how bored they were in their lives before Dauntless (apparently Bree would borrow truth serum, injecting her younger siblings and spilling the beans on who really ruined the house), what they thought about initiation so far and what they wanted to do if they passed. Issy found out that Bree had an older sister called Cassie that stayed in Candor and three younger siblings (triplets) called Lou, Luka and Lexi so she liked working with children and that she'd see if that was available. Issy didn't know what she wanted to do. A tattoo artist seemed obvious but she needed to be in the mood to draw otherwise it felt pointless. That, and honestly she'd get bored pretty fast. When Issy mentioned her relationship with Noah, Bree blushed, saying that it was deep in the moment kinda thing. They left the Chasm not long after that, giggling softly after Bree burst into a small fit of giggles as she remembered Issy pinning Dec to the floor. The dorms were quiet when the crept in, the sounds of steady breathing filled the room. Issy put a thin pair of leggings and a baggy top on, just in case she decided to go late night walking again.

Around seven hours later she stood in the shower contemplating what she would do if she passed Initiation. The question had kept her up most of the night and it bothered her more than she had expected. She's only really thought about getting through initiation not after it. What would she do? As she told Bree, tattooing was out. 'Sorry Josh.' She inwardly cringed. Issy thought of what her brothers and their friends did. Declan was an ambassador to Erudite, Hugo was a Weapons Specialist along with Will, Four worked in the Control room with Blake and Zeke when he wasn't training initiates, Marlene was a nurse, Issy thinks Tris is an ambassador but to what faction she doesn't know. Issy found out that Shauna and Uriah work on the fence after nearly hours of whining. Finally Christina owns her own clothes and fabric shop in the Pit and she has no idea what Jason does. Would any of that suit her and keep her happy? Issy thought of becoming a Leader like Eric and Max. Yeah, she supposed it'd keep her on her feet but it just didn't feel . . . right, if that made sense? She's only been in the faction a few months but she doesn't feel like she's been in Dauntless long enough to lead it, Issy wants to get to know the people first, to know about the events important to it and how a Dauntless lives. No, she doesn't think she'd be ready to be a Leader just yet.

Shuffling from the dorms signaled people were waking up. She sighed, pushing the thoughts aside for now and dried herself off before changing into another pair of leggings and a loose, thin hoodie. Sauntering into the dorms Issy is greeted with a flurry of action. Initiates were hurriedly getting their clothes on. Issy walked further into the room.

"What is going on?" She called out to no one in particular.

"There's been a problem with the rankings," Zara surprisingly answered her as she lingered at the door. Issy thinks it's the first time they've actually spoken to each other with anyone prompting them to. "Apparently they haven't been updated in a few weeks so they're showing our up to date ranks when we get to the OR." Zara leaves with Jess before Issy can question her again.

"OR?" Issy asks the room again. "What the fucks an OR?" Some rolled their eyes at her as she stood in the middle of the room confused.

"Obstacle Room." Korey answers her. She turns to him even more confused than before. Korey huffs at her as her follows Tom, Kayden and Charlie out of the door. Alec sits on his bed with a smile on his face as Issy stares at the door with her mouth open and brows pulled down, pointing to the door. Bree runs into the toilet as Noah and Cody finish getting dressed.

"Am I missing something here?" Issy asks her friends as Bree runs back into the dorms. Alec just shakes his head, leading them from the dorms. Issy follows after them still confused. 'What the fuck is happening?'

By the time they got to the Obstacle Room – or the OR as they started calling it, which no one cared to mention to Issy – transfers and Dauntless borns crowded around the rankings board. As Issy was at the back, she couldn't see a thing, not even who held first. When the crowd started to disperse Lilah congratulated her, confusing her for the hundredth time this morning. She was able to get closer to the board and as her eyes ran down the names her jaw dropped slightly as Bree roughly shook her arm. She was fourth! She had gone up a rank! Her eyes glowed as she spotted her friends on the board. Fifth Alec, sixth Noah, seventh Lilah, eighth Cody. Hector and Luke held first and second. She looked at the board again, looking for Bree. Said person hadn't stopped shaking and pulling at her arm but when Issy found Bree's name she understood why. Tenth, Bree was tenth. Bree's last ranking was fourteenth. That's a huge improvement.

"Bree! That's excellent!" Issy exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear as she hugged her sister tightly. Issy wouldn't really care less about her own ranking as long as she passed but Bree had been below the line for most of the fighting or one rank above it. Issy wanted, needed Bree to pass initiation, she wouldn't know what she would do if Bree got cut.

"I know!" Bree hugged back just as tight.

Lauren cleared her throat, demanding attention away from the rankings. "Today you'll have another go at the same course. Now you know what to expect, try to cut down your times. Here are the pairings from today." To her left Eric fiddled with a tablet until the names shifted into place.

Kayden v Luke

Korey v Zara

Issy v Alec

Meg v Lilah

Bree v Crystal

Sam v Noah

Charlie v Jess

Ollie v Tom

Cody v Flare

Hector v Four

Issy's grin turned feral. Her eyes shone gold, flickering to their instructors. Lauren and Lynn didn't seem to care at their predicament much, of course they'd probably heard of the twins' fight but didn't see it. Eric was still fiddling with the tablet in his hands and Four was looking straight at Issy. She raised an eyebrow in his direction and he raised on back in return. Four sighed and shook his head, a small smile playing on his lips.

"First pairing, you're up!" Eric called out and Kayden and Luke made their way to the line. Issy turned to Alec smirking. Her brother's lips were curled into a devious smile as he stared into her eyes, gold glaring at gold.

"Ready to lose dear sister?" His voice was slightly raised as he taunted her and those that were close turned to the pair, gaging them. "Or would you like me to slow down so you have a chance?"

Issy laughed, gaining the attention of Lauren and Lynn. This time Four and Eric had gone to the end to direct them back . "You're so cute when you're delusional." Alec glares at her as he shoves her shoulders, pushing her away from him.

All the way through the first and second pairings, the twins were snapping and taunting each other. The rest of the initiates, Lauren and Lynn laugh and snicker as they insult each other, not really giving a shit about what they say as long as its only between themselves. When Lynn calls them up to the line, they wish each other luck mockingly as they get ready to go.

"Go!"

The twins both shoot forward, sprinting and then side by side as they get clear the first obstacle . Already Issy can tell this is going to be very close. 'Don't think, just do.' She pumps her legs to go faster before she throws herself over the low wall like she did the first time. The wall doesn't make Alec slow down as he flips himself over it, keeping up with Issy for every second. Simultaneously they hurdled over the wall and ducked the beam. Never slowing down, they propelled themselves through the window. Issy rolled on impact with the floor and popped back up again, sprinting forward. With a quick look to her left she noticed Alec wasn't level with her but she didn't dare slow down in the slightest. All along the beam she kept her balance, only teetering once or twice before leaping from crate to crate and back to the ground. Running through the ditch, Alec's figure to her left began to level out so she pushed herself faster. At the apex ladder both Issy and Alec seemed to have the same idea as they took two poles per stride. She could feel the same nerves from yesterday rise as she went up. She shoved them aside, stubbornly refusing to feel it as she came down. Some how Alec had reach the tire wall before her and started to scuttle up it as quickly as he dared. Once again she propels her body through the tire. Alec drops to the floor as Issy does, sprinting forward until they are level again. Issy slipped up slightly as began climbing across the rock wall giving Alec an advantage of a second. 'Pull your shit together Issy!' She refused to lose but that second could have cost her the race. Alec stayed a second in front as they jumped from tire to tire and when they bolted up the warped wall. Grabbing the bar a second after Alec pissed her off. He could win this, he could actually win this and she would lose the second time since coming to Dauntless. Issy swung herself up and ran to the finish line. She could tell that she was catching up, they began to level off as they crossed the line.

Huffing and panting, they collide together and fall to the ground. In a mess of limbs Alec lets out a breathy laugh, moving slightly. Issy groans from underneath him and tries shoving him away. When he doesn't move, Issy manages to turn her head to where Eric and Four are stood, obviously getting a great kick out of the fact that neither of the twins can move.

She scowls at them. "Little help?" She snaps borderline sarcastic. Four jumps into action, striding forward to help them whereas Eric takes a slow leisurely walk towards them. Issy feels like snapping again as she glares at him while Four doesn't really help the situation. When Eric finally helps them up, Issy rolls her eyes at him before turning to the board that displays their timings. Her jaw drops in surprise and annoyance. The sharp intake from her right tells her that Alec is seeing what she is seeing. It takes a second before they both burst.

"Not a-fucking-gain!"

"You have to be fucking kidding me!"

They glare up at the board as they look between their times. Not a single fucking digit is different. They drew. They're both absolutely fucking livid as Alec turns onto Eric snickering into his hand.

"Can we go again?" Frustration seeps into her brother's voice projecting her own thoughts.

"Why would you want to go again? Your times are good?" Four shakes his head, confusion written all over his face.

Issy snarls lightly, taking a step forward. "Because that proves jack shit." Her glare hardens on Four as Alec now focuses his on Four as well. Subtly, Four takes a small step back, unnerved by the almost white-gold glowing eyes locked onto him. "That time may be good in your dictionary Four but it's not in ours." Eric grins cheerfully from the side as he watches the twins freak Four out. The twins don't notice Eric as their eyes narrow into slits at Four, making him swallow as Issy's tone turns icy. "That time will never be good until those times are different." When Four doesn't seem to be giving them an answer any time soon the twins turn the gaze to Eric. Eric smirks as he notices Issy's glare lessen slightly as she stares at him waiting for an answer.

"You'll go after everyone else has had a go." Alec seems to be happy with his answer as he drops his glare, nodding to Eric and begins to head back to the others after he sent a brief glare to Four on his way past. Issy stares at Eric a moment longer, her eyes running down his body before going back up to meet his eyes. He narrows his darkening eyes at her as she stares at him for another moment. Issy grins, feeling very smug when Eric's eyes fall down to her lips when she licks them. Winking at him again, she walks away, listening in on Four and Eric talk.

"Did Issy really just –"

"Shut up Four!"

Silently she laughs, running to catch up to her brother. By the time she catches up to him, Alec is nearly at the start. Alec stops, turning around and waits for her to come closer. Once within arms length of each other Alec playfully rolls his eyes at her, walking again as she falls into step with him.

"What made you decide to tease him of all things?" Alec asks her.

"Blame Bree." She laughs, planting a slobbery kiss on his cheek before skipping towards their friends. Issy drags Bree to the side as Alec joins the others, explaining that they, Issy and Alec get to go again. Once Issy is happy with the distance she begins to tell her about her and Eric's. . . lets go with conversation. Bree claps a hand over her mouth to stop herself from laughing. Issy chats with Bree until its her time to go. Issy then wanders over to Lilah and Flare but before she gets to them she is stopped by Sam. Sam rubs the back of his neck, glancing to their friends close by but far away so they can't hear what's being said.

"So I have a favor to ask you." He says with uncertainty and Issy raises an eyebrow at him, gesturing him to continue. "There's this girl that I like that happens to be a member already and she doesn't seem to notice me unless I'm talking to another girl and I was wondering if I could use you to make her jealous?" His words are rushed and rambled. Issy eyebrow raises higher as she smirks.

"What would I get out of this?" Honestly Issy was curious about the whole thing. Why pick her anyway?

Sam grins at her. "I've noticed how Eric looks at you and I thought that you could maybe make him jealous in return." Her smirk gets bigger. That would makes things easier for her if she carried on teasing him. She thought it over before she nodded her head. Sam mumbles a quick thanks and goes back to the group with Issy not far behind. When Bree comes back after once again winning her race, Issy pulls Bree away again and tells her what she had agreed to. Like Issy had thought, Bree said it would make things easier for herself. Idly, Bree chucked out a few ideas of what they could do as paring after pairing went until Four and Eric came back swapping stations with Lauren and Lynn as Hector met Four at the line. Bree held in a giggle when Sam openly winked at Issy and she winked back. Sam ignored the heated glare he got from Eric as he grinned knowingly at Issy before turning back to Luke. Issy catches her brother's eye as he rolls her eyes at her again and she grins at him, she can practically hear him call her a teasing bitch in his head. When she turns back to Bree, she can't help but look at Eric. His eyes were zoned on Issy and his jaw was clenched. She raised an eyebrow questioningly at him before sharing a laugh with Bree. Hector lost to Four making him the second to be beaten by the instructors. They came back with Lynn and Lauren and stood with Eric at the front while Hector joined his friends. Once again they had had lunch brought to them like yesterday and Issy wondered if it was dinner time soon.

"We'll be doing this again tomorrow but this time you will all be going twice. Dismissed." Eric addresses them. The twins tell their friends to go on as they stay put. The feral grins and challenging glares come back into play as the initiates trickle out of the room. "If you will, I'd like to have dinner tonight." Eric motions to the line.

This time round turns to be very similar to earlier that day expect Issy doesn't slip up this time. They manage to stay level with each other throughout the course until the very end. Four, the shithead, decided to take their timing off of the screen so they couldn't see it until he was ready. That fucker. Both Issy and Alec wait impatiently for their times, Issy has her fingers crossed and Alec is muttering under his breath. Slowly each digit comes up on the board and when the last digit appears Issy punches the air laughing as Alec groans.

"Yes! Ha haha ha!" She turns to Alec with the biggest shit-eating grin as he glares at her. "Suck on those apples mother fucker!" For the hundredth time that day Alec shoved her away which made her laugh harder.

They spent the rest of their night with friends and in Issy's and Alec's case, family, as Dec and Hugo joined them for dinner and stayed with them. They laughed and joked, pushing and shoving each other until they head to bed.

I'm gonna try to update every week, possibly every Friday, but I've just taken on two heavy coursework based subject so we'll see. Also Eric's POV for the next chapter so that might take longer as he's a difficult bastard to write.