TRIGGER WARNING: The following chapter contains some graphic imagery that may be triggering to victims of sexual abuse. For that reason this chapter is rated M. Read at your own risk.

Author's Note: Hey everybody! I was originally planning on finishing Don't Look Behind You before updating anything else (I also planned to have that story finished by Halloween and that didn't happen), but I haven't updated this in a while and it's one of my most popular stories, so… Here you go! Enjoy! Oh, and quick shoutout to Gahooliangirl. Why? Because in case you haven't seen my avatar lately, it's a drawing. And not just any drawing, it's a drawing of me, drawn by Gahooliangirl. So, go check her out because she also writes fanfiction! Now on with the chapter!

DISCLAIMER: Nope. Don't own Teen Titans or Divergent.

Chapter 11

Day two of stage two. I was lying in the chair while Robin prepared the syringe. There was no banter today, I was too nervous.

Robin finishes preparing the simulation transmitter and walks over to my chair.

"Any last minute advice?"

He shrugs

"The second time is usually worse."

"Thanks, that's very comforting."

He chuckles at my obvious sarcasm.

"Don't worry, you'll do fine. It's just a simulation."

He brushes my hair away from my neck again and I feel my heart rate increase before I feel the needle in my skin. Then the room begins to fade.

When I regain consciousness, I am sealed in a glass container. My fellow initiates are staring at me and so are Robin, Jason and Slade. Jason, Xavier, Slade, Malcolm and Toni are smirking at me. Once again, Robin is looking everywhere but at me.

I close my eyes and take a deep breath, expecting the flames to begin again, but instead I feel my feet getting wet. Lighter fluid? I sniff and smell nothing, guessing that it then must be water.

My suspicions are confirmed when the water level begins rising more rapidly, reaching my ankles. I throw my fists against the glass wall, trying to shatter it, only to discover that the glass is once again far too thick to break. The initiates, Jason and Slade begin to laugh at my pathetic attempts at escape. The water is up to my knees by this point. I desperately pound my fists against the wall, screaming for help. Rachel, Gar and even Sergei just stare at me. Robin still refuses to look at me.

The water is up to my shoulders and I am out of ideas. I begin to wonder if I were to die right here would I die for good? I look over at Robin and he actually makes eye contact with me. He begins moving his mouth and I hear his words float in my mind.

"It's just a simulation…"

Simulation? That's right! This is all in my head! I can control it if I want to! The water is about to fill the container so I take one final breath and blindly throw my fist against the glass.

It stings to open my eyes under the water but when I look, I discover there is a crack in the glass. I throw my fist in the spot over and over again, my lungs burning from the lack of air.

Finally, just when I think I'm about to drown, I feel the glass shatter and the water rush out, my body flying out with it. I take a deep breath and wake up in the testing room.

Robin looks stressed as he analyzes the computer screen, before rushing over to grab my shoulders, a crazed look in his eyes. I'm so terrified, I briefly wonder if I'm still in the simulation.

"What did you do?"

"I- I- I just…"

"You're different, aren't you? You're divergent!"

My breath catches in my throat. I have to be in the simulation still, there's no way this is happening right now.

"I… I…"

Robin growls and releases my shoulders before turning back to the computer.

"I'll have to enter your results manually. Get out. Tell no one."

"Wait, what does d-"

"DON'T even say the word. Just get out."

I get up out of the chair and head to the door, but I turn to Robin before leaving.

"Am I in danger?"

Robin looks at me, that ferocity still haunting his bright blue eyes.

"Not if I have anything to say about it."

He turns back to the computer and I leave. I consider heading to the dining hall but I instead find myself walking to the tattoo parlor.

When I arrive, I find the tattoo parlor empty, except for Donna, thankfully. Donna smiles at me.

"Hey Kori. Here for another tattoo?"

"Not today, Donna. Um… Can we talk?"

Donna's smiles slides slowly off of her face and she sighs.

"Not here… Follow me to the back. I'll make us some tea."

I follow her to the back of the shop and she starts the tea kettle.

"You made a mistake, picking Dauntless. They'll find you faster. They're probably always watching you now."

"Who are they? And why do you know so much?"

Donna sits across from me and sighs a little.

"I… Had a brother like you. His name was Conner and we transferred from Erudite to Dauntless together. He excelled in all of his tests, everybody was jealous of him. And then, after the end of the second round…" She took a deep breath, as if she were trying to contain her emotions. "They found him at the bottom of the chasm. It was declared suicide, but I KNEW Conner. He wasn't depressed, he never talked about killing himself and he had so much to live for. So I started working administering the aptitude tests, to investigate reasons that someone would want to kill him. It took a long time but I finally snuck in to find his results. And just like you, his results were inconclusive. I don't know why they want to get rid of… People like you, but they do. And I don't know who they are either. But just… Be careful. You are in danger. Never forget that."

After that, I didn't feel like having tea, so I respectfully excuse myself and head to the dining hall. Oddly enough, all the other initiates are already there, gathered around Toni. Xavier and Malcolm are laughing and Gar and Sergei and restraining Rachel. Gar caught sight of me and muttered a swear.

"What's going on?"

Sergei looked at me with concern.

"Kori, just go back to the dorm."

"No, don't send the Stiff away! After all, this is her show."

At the sound of Toni's sneering voice, I shove past Sergei, Rachel and Gar and head straight for Toni. I see her holding an Erudite report with the headline "Abnegation councilmen abuse their children?"

"Give me that!"

I snatch the paper from her hands, and she surprisingly lets me take it.

After the faction transfers of both of Councilmen Anders' daughters, a mere two years after Abnegation leader Bruce Wayne's adopted son also transferred factions; one can't help but wonder how the Abnegation raise their children. Well this reporter went straight to the source and asked members Korina Anders' initiate class about this very matter.

"She's always whimpering in her sleep," says Toni, a fellow faction transfer. "It's always asking her father to stop doing something. Nobody ever asks about it when she's awake, but it sounds awful."

I crumple up the paper, unable to handle reading any further. I feel a pain in my stomach, as if I am about to be sick. I swallow hard to try and dilute the nausea and glare at Toni, spitting my words at her.

"How dare you! How DARE you speak of my father that way! And to an Erudite reporter of all people! Who gave you the right to say such things?! You know nothing about my family or my life! I have half a mind to kick your ass right here!"

"I'd like to see you try, Stiff."

I step closer to her, looking her straight in the eyes, narrowing my own eyes in pure hatred and disgust.

"I've done it before, I can do it again."

I feel a strong arm pulling me away from Toni; I look behind me and see Wally and Jenny. Toni still has that arrogant smirk on her face. Her eyes show that she's afraid of me, though. Good. She should be.

I hear Xavier chuckle.

"What's the matter, cutie? Toni was just looking out for the number one faction. Or are you not happy with your choice?"

"This isn't just about Kori's family; that article attacks the entire city council!" It's comforting to hear Rachel defending my anger. Jenny pipes up next to me.

"What are you trying to do, start an uprising?"

"Hey! We all know this system's corrupt. We're just looking out for ourselves. The rest of you better watch your backs."

Xavier, Malcolm and Toni walk away, Xavier's final words hanging heavy in the air around the rest of us.

A Week Later

The second stage ended today and the rankings had been posted 2 hours ago. I was lying in the net at the bottom of the hole I jumped into on the day of the Choosing Ceremony, looking up at the night sky. I wasn't sure how to feel about the rankings.

I was number one. This meant many different things.

On the positive side, I beat Xavier.

One the negative side, I can't forget what he did to the last person that beat him. Adding on to that, I must be sticking out like a sore thumb to whoever's trying to get rid of the Divergent.

I hear footsteps approaching and I silently pray it's Robin. I could talk to him about this, he understands what I am, better than I do.

"Stiff! It was lights out 20 minutes ago! What the hell do you think you're doing?!"

I sigh. Of course it's Jason. Just my luck.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm going Jason. No need to shout."

I roll out of the net and stalk to the dorm, dreading falling asleep. I crawl into my bed and stare at the top bunk, desperately trying to evade sleep.

It doesn't work.

I don't remember what happened until I feel myself being dragged out of my bed, a blindfold being thrown over my eyes and a gag shoved in my mouth. A thick set of arms secures me by my waist and carries me out, pinning my arms to my side.

My captors don't speak until I hear the sound of rushing water. The chasm. Oh, no. Please no. Just like Donna's brother…

I feel the tears begin to leak out from my blindfold and down my cheeks. Somebody standing nearby whoever's restraining me begins to guffaw.

"Aw, look at that! Little Stiff's crying!"

I would know that buffoonish voice anywhere. Malcolm. Odd, I figured if Xavier was behind this, Malcolm would be the one restraining me. Another, harsher voice speaks up next to him, but at a much lower decibel. Xavier.

"Would you shut up, moron?! Are you trying to get us caught? Now come on. We just wanna give her something to REALLY be afraid of."

The one holding me finally speaks and I feel immediate betrayal. Sergei.

"I don't know if I can do this…"

"Sure you can. Go help him."

I hear heavy footsteps stop in front of me, followed by Malcolm's thick, rough hands groping my chest.

"Whoa, Stiff! You sure you're only 16? Feels more like you're 20!"

I hear Sergei groan.

"Knock it off, guys."

"Hang on, hang on. He has a point." I hear Xavier pause and walk closer to me. "We got her here. We might as well have some fun with her."

"I didn't sign up for this! You said we were just gonna scare her, not… THIS!"

I hear Xavier and Malcolm snicker and I begin to cry even harder and shake my head furiously.

"Aw, what's the matter, Stiff? Oh, that's right. You're just an innocent, aren't you? Just like a good little Stiff ought to be." I hear him chuckle menacingly. "Don't worry. It won't hurt… Much."

I desperately try to scream through my gag as Xavier starts fumbling with the strings of the drawstring pants I had worn to bed.

As I'm about to give up all hope and accept my fate, I hear a very familiar masculine growl, followed by a very un-masculine scream from Malcolm. Sergei drops me and I hit my head roughly on the stone of the ground. I hear Xavier and Sergei running away and somebody pummeling Malcolm, who has the gall to beg for mercy.

My head is spinning as I struggle to remove the gag and blindfold and when the blindfold is removed, I find my vision to be very hazy. I must've hit my head harder than I realized.

I hear the sounds of punching stop and look to see a bloodied Malcolm cowering on the ground, his assailant walking over to me. The man lifts me into his arms and I am greeted by the only person I feel like I can trust.

"Robin…"

Then, for the second time since my arrival at the Dauntless compound, I pass out.

Wow. That was really dark. I have NO idea where that came from, hand to God! I apologize for disturbing you, I swear the next chapter will have some long time coming ROBSTAR FLUFF! I just felt like everybody updated this weekend so I better hop on the update bandwagon. So there you go, I hope you enjoyed it, minus the disturbing part! Until next time (which will be sooner, I swear cause winter break is in three weeks!), R&R! -Starprincess