A/N- Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, I was almost done writing chapter three and I was going to finish and upload it over the weekend but I left my notebook in my locker so I'm basically re-writing the whole chapter. Oh well. Hope you like :)

The choosing ceremony was just as I expected it to be. Long and boring. This morning at breakfast I sat down with my mom and brother to tell them I was defecting. My mother just smiled sadly.

"I figured it'd happen." She said quietly as she pulled me into a hug. "I'll always love you."

Jacob was only 12, so he had a few years left to figure out what he wants to do. He was actually pretty excited when I told him I'd be joining Dauntless. He asked all sorts of questions like "Are you going to get a tattoo? Or get piercings? What about your hair color, will you dye it?" And there I was just worrying about making it through initiation. I've read a lot about it, it's tough. But I wouldn't expect anything else from our city's protectors.

"The view sure is something else, isn't it?"

I turn and look at the Candor boy who seemed to be admiring the view of the city from the train as well. "Yeah, it is. Beautiful." The boy smiles, he has dark brown hair and striking blue eyes, and the black and white color of his clothing matches his skin tone perfectly. He was handsome, I have to admit it.

"My name's Justin. What about you quiet? You haven't said anything but one sentence since we got on the train." I smiled, "I'm Shelby. And sorry that I'm not striking up conversation with everyone on this-"I am cut off by an Amity girl shouting over the noise of the train.

"Oh my god, they're jumping!" Justin and I look out of the cart to see all the Dauntless born jumping onto the roofs ahead. There's only about a five foot gap between the rail and the roof, I don't see a huge problem here.

"So are you afraid of heights?" Justin asks me. "No, not really," I reply. "Oh, well hold my hand, I'm terrified." I grab his hand and we jump on the count of three. One second I'm standing in the cart, and the next I'm standing safely on the roof of the Dauntless compound.

"See Shelby, that wasn't even that bad, you're such a girl."

"Well if it wasn't bad why're you still holding my hand?" I retorted. He didn't say anything, but he did pull his hand away. I look around and see the Amity girl who shouted pulling herself onto the roof. I walk over and extend my hand. "Need some help?"

She takes my hand and smiles gratefully. "Thank you! I guess I didn't get as big of a running start as I wanted." I laughed a little. "Well, we have plenty of time to work on it. I'm Shelby by the way, you're Mya right? I think we had the same lunch in school."

"Yep! That's me, the one and only." Our conversation is cut short by a loud shout from the other side of the roof. All the initiates gather around a gaping hole in the roof, a man with dark skin stands on the ledge, looking as if the wind picked up even in the slightest he would fall over.

"I would like to welcome all of you initiates. My name is Max, I'm one of your leaders. Behind me I'm sure you've noticed the entrance to our compound. This is the only way in."

He's interrupted by a Candor smart mouth," Wait, we just jumped on and off your moving trains, now you want us to jump off a seventy story roof?!"

Max just smirks," That's exactly what I want. Dauntless runs on bravery. Prove yours here right now. Our transfers have the honor of going first, do I have any volunteers?"

This is the first time I actually got a good look at my class of initiates. There were eleven transfers and ten Dauntless born. Of the transfers, there were four Erudites, three Amitys, and four Candors. No one from Abnegation.

I don't really know where my sudden motivation came from, but I want to do the best in initiation. When Max asked for volunteers whispers started floating around, of course no one wants to jump first, we have no idea what's down there. When I think about it, this all makes sense. Everything is a test.

I speak up, "I'll go." Max smiles and hops down from the ledge. Justin chuckles from behind me as I approach the ledge, "Wow, shocker." I hear him say.

I wasn't lying when I said I wasn't afraid of heights. What I am afraid of is what will catch me at the bottom. I'm hoping and praying for something like a net instead of water. I can't swim.

While climbing on the ledge, Sam, one of the Candor girls snickers and whispers loud enough so I could hear her, "Please let her slip, please let her slip." The other two Candor girls burst out laughing. I turn to them, "It's funny you thought that was hilarious, just wait until you slip and she's laughing at you two."

"Today initiate," Max says from the side. When he notices I intend to jump backwards he adds," What, are you afraid to look down while you fall?"

Then it's my turn to smile, "Not exactly." And with that I jump high and do a back flip off the ledge.

The wind slaps me in the face and blows my hair around. The feeling is exhilarating. Before I knew it, I'm bouncing slightly on a net. I can't stifle the giggle that escapes my lips. I can hear a few woops and cheers from the initiates on the roof. Amazing.

I am pulled out of my thoughts by someone pulling the net and me rolling to the edge. A man grabs my waist and pulls me down, setting me lightly on my feet. "Name?" He asks sounding bored.

I look up and immediately gasp. The man, or boy really considering he's only eighteen years old looks down at me for the first time. Then the recognition on his face is evident. His beautiful green eyes lock onto mine; he's gotten quite a bit taller since I last saw him. He's about a full head taller than me and the Dauntless black clothing suit him well.

Eric.

A/N- I feel like this chapter was moving very slow and I know I said Eric would be in it, which he is, just not as much as I would have liked. I felt the chapter was getting a little lengthy so I stopped where I felt necessary. Anyway, next chapter things will heat up very quickly, so be ready :)