Divergent: A story of family, love, and friendship

by Trice Eaton

Tris and Zeke meet one day after school and become friends. This is the story of what happens when she goes to Dauntless knowing someone else. Tris soon finds friends, Love and a family she never knew she had. This is my first Fan Fiction. Let me know how it is!

6. Chapter 5: First Jumper

Chapter5: First Jumper

Disclaimer: I don't own anything other than the story line.

Tris

We jog along the train tracks, before jumping in them. I allow myself to smile at the once familiar thrill of jumping a train. I sit there watching the city go by when we are told that we have to jump onto the roof of the building coming up.

Quickly standing, I stretch before running out of the train car with the rest of the initiates. I land on the roof beside a dauntless born boy, and brushing the dirt of me I stand. Slowly we all gather in the centre of the seven story building awaiting further instructions.

"Excellent" I hear the Dauntless leader, Max say "Now you will come over here" he says gesturing towards the edge of the roof "and jump"

"What's at the bottom?" an Erudite boy says "Water or something?"

Shrugging Max says "who knows"

I slowly walk towards the edge of the roof, before peering over, quickly my logical side kicks in and I realize that this is a scare tactic. I will land safely at the bottom. I remove my outer sweater before stepping up on the ledge, looking over I see a large hole and before I can lose my nerve I bend my knees and Jump.

The air howls around me as I surge towards the ground. My body tenses at the falling sensations dragging in my stomach. The hole surrounds me and I am enveloped in darkness.

I hit something hard. A net. There is a net at the bottom of the hole. I look up and start to laugh half hysterically, half relieved. I place my face in my hands. I just jumped off a roof.

I have to stand on solid ground again. I see a few hands stretching out for me at the edge of the net, so I grab the first one I can reach, and am placed on the ground. I look up at the man attached to the hand and blush.

"Thank you" I say

Behind him I hear someone say "Can't believe it. A stiff, the first to jump? Unheard of"

"There's a reason why she left them, Lauren" he says "What's your name?"

"Um…" I don't know why I hesitate. But "Beatrice" doesn't sound right anymore

"Think about it" he says, a faint smile curling his lips "you don't get to pick again"

"Tris" I say firmly

"Tris" Lauren repeats, grinning "Make the announcement, Four"

The boy-Four-looks over his shoulders and shouts "First Jumper- Tris!"

I watch as the crowd cheers and pump their fists.

Four sets his hand on my back and says "Welcome to Dauntless."