Chapter 2. I have the next three or four chapters written already. They're just waiting to be posted. 5 reviews? Then I'll post early.

The next morning, I wake to someone shaking me. "Lacy, sweetheart, wake up," it's my mom. I pull my covers up over my head so I don't have to go to the choosing ceremony. She pulls my covers away. "Mom!" I groan. "Get up," she sings. I sit up and rub the last final tears from my eyes. Last week, Becca, Leslie and I decided to match. So, I put on the yellow dress, red tights, and yellow combat boots as planned. I put my light brown hair in a waterfall braid, and I walk downstairs.

I eat a bowl of lucky charms. I smile. When we were fifteen, we had a sleepover and Leslie asked for a bowl of lucky charms. She went into a ten-minute hissy fit because we didn't have any. The rest of us were dying with laughter. When she stopped throwing a fit, and we stopped laughing, we walked to the store. On the way back, Kellen took off and yelled back at us that if we wanted any we would have to catch up. We all exchanged a glance and took off after him. Jake threw me over his shoulder, and I shrieked with laughter. In the end, we all had a nice bowl of lucky charms.

Once the memory passes, I check my hair one last time before walking outside. They still waited for me. I smile at them. This time I walk in the middle of them, Leslie and Kellen on my left, and Jake and Becca on my right. Leslie links her arms through mine and Kellen's. So I link my arm through Jake's, and he links his through Becca's. So we walk linked together one last time.

Once at the Hub, we take a seat and unlink our arms. Jake put his hand in mine and Becca's though. I grab Leslie's hand, and she grabs Kellen's. I wanna stay linked until the last possible minute. This year Candor is running the ceremony.

"Welcome to the Choosing Ceremony. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't tired of it," the Candor leader says and a nervous laugh runs through the Hub. "When the young people today choose they will become initiates; and we hope they become members of our society. Choose wisely."

He starts calling names. I don't pay attention until he calls,

"Becca Tames."

She looks down at the rest of us one more time, gives a small smile, lets go of Jake's hand, and walks to the stage. She takes the knife from the Candor representative, looks back at us again, and then she cuts her hand. As she told us, she holds it over the Dauntless bowl and lets it drip.

"Dauntless."

I let a small tear fall from my eye, and Jake squeezes my hand. Other names are called and then,

"Kellen Smith."

He does what he has to do, lets go, smiles and waves. He walks to the stage, takes the knife, cuts his hand, and holds it over the Candor bowl. It drips.

"Candor."

More tears fall, and Leslie and Jake squeeze my hands. I ignore some more, until,

"Leslie Parker."

She squeezes my hand before giving me a one arm hug. She walks to the stage, takes the knife, and cuts her hand. And as I knew she would, she lets it drip in the Abnegation bowl.

"Abnegation."

By this point, I'm slowly crying. Jake wraps his arm around my shoulders, taking my right hand in his right hand. Then the moment I've been dreading,

"Jake Blythe."

He squeezes my shoulders one last time, as well as my hand. Then he kisses my cheek, lets go, and stands. He walks to the stage, takes the knife, and looks back at me for a lingering moment. He cuts his hand, and puts it over the Erudite bowl. And it drips.

"Erudite."

Then the tears start falling freely. I ignore everything until I hear my name.

"Lacy Jackson."

I wipe my eyes. Then I walk to the stage and take the knife from the Candor representative. I cut my hand, and wince. Ouch. I hold my hand over the Amity soil and let it drip.

"Amity."

Becca POV (Surprise!)

My tears are falling freely by the time Lacy chooses Amity. I'm glad with my choice, but NOT leaving my friends. I should've stayed with Lacy; she was the closest to me. I wouldn't of have fit though, no matter how hard I tried. I fit with the Dauntless. I'm excited, and I can't seem weak, so I stop crying or try.

The Dauntless stand and start to head out the door. I look back one last time and get a glimpse of Leslie in Abnegation, Lacy in Amity, Jake in Erudite, and Kellen in Candor. I'm gonna really, really miss them. I run with the Dauntless, to underneath the train tracks. They start climbing the supports, and I follow. I almost slip, but an Erudite transfer with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes reaches out his hand and I accept it. He pulls me up.

"Thanks," I tell him.

"Yeah, no problem," he replies.

Then, I hear the train horn. It comes around the corner. I run in the direction of it. It passes me. Good thing I wore my hair in a bun. The Dauntless jump on and press a button so it opens. I jump on the back and press the button like they did, but it doesn't open. The same Erudite transfer jumps on right next to me and presses it hard. It opens.

"You catch on quickly," he smirks.

"I do what I can," I say smirking too.

He pulls himself into the car, and reaches a hand out to pull me in. Either my eyes aren't red anymore or he ignores it.

"I'm," he hesitates, "I'm Leo."

"Becca," I stick my hand out and he shakes it.

I slide down the wall, tuck my knees up to my chest and cry for everyone I left. Someone sits next to me and puts their hand on my back.

"You okay?" they ask.

"Fine," I reply softly through my tears.

"I don't believe you," they say.

"I'm not, but I don't want to talk about it," I say.

"Okay, I'll respect that," they say.

"THEY'RE JUMPING!" someone shouts after a while.

"Come on, Becca," someone says. I look up, wipe my eyes, and take Leo's hand. He pulls me up like I weigh nothing.

"On three," he says and I nod. "One." Oh my gosh. "Two." Wait a building!? "Three." I run and leap out of the train car. I land on the gravel and do a tuck and roll. I burst out laughing.

"Why are you laughing?" Leo asks looking at me weirdly.

"I don't—"I burst out laughing again. "—don't know."

"Get up!" someone yells. I stand up. "Welcome to Dauntless! I'm Eric one of your leaders," a person with short hair that flips over on top and a couple piercing above his eyebrow-Eric says, "The initiate entrance is through here. You must jump off this building. If you're not brave enough, Get out."

We all exchange glances. "I'll do it," Leo and I say at the same time. Eric rolls his eyes. "Which one of you is it gonna be?" Leo motions for me to go. I step up to the ledge where Eric is standing; he hops down. I step up and turn to face the other initiates. Then I lean back, and fall. I love the falling sensation, but it's too short. I hit a net. Someone pulls it down, and I roll. Multiple hands stick out towards me. I grab the first one. They pull me out.

"What's your name?" a petite blonde girl with blue-grey eyes asks me.

"Becca," I say.

"Make the announcement, To-Four," she says. What kind of name is ToFour? Like tofu?

"First Jumper-Becca!" ToFour shouts. Cheering erupts from the shadows, and I smile.

"You can stand over there while we wait for the others," the blonde girl says, motioning to the other side of the hallway/cave. I stand to wait over there for the others.

Once we're all on solid ground, ToFour and the blonde turn towards us.

"My name is Four," I thought it was ToFour. But if his name is Four, the blonde messed it up. Like he has another name! "I'll be one of your instructors, along with Tris," he says as he motions at the blonde-Tris.

They give us a tour of the Pit and the Chasm then take us to the dormitory. I slip off my dress and put on a black tank top. Slipping off the boots and leggings, I put on a pair of black sweatpants. I tuck the boots under the bed I choose, planning to keep them.

Four and Tris lead us to the cafeteria I assume. When the Dauntless see us they start cheering and I can't help but grin. I take a seat next to Leo and a few other initiates. I grab a hamburger and squirt some ketchup on it. I take a bite.

"Awkward silence," a guy with light brown hair and dark green eyes says and I laugh.

"We're busy eating," a girl says. She has wavy brown hair just past her shoulders and blue eyes.

"You guys have got to try this cake," another girl says. She has straight red hair, like Leslies, but unlike Leslies only goes to her shoulders.

"Why did you eat the cake first?" I ask and grin.

"I always eat desert first," she tells me.

"Okay, I'm sorry. I need to know your names," Leo says.

"You 'need' too?" I ask laughing.

"Yes, I need too," he laughs.

"Melody," the girl that's across from Leo says.

"Micah," the only guy other than Leo says.

"Gabriella, but you can call be Gabby," the girl that ate cake first tells us.

"Becca," I say.

"And I'm Leo," Leo says.

I take a slice of cake after we introduce ourselves. As I take my first bite, I make a sound between a moan of pleasure and an animal noise. "Oh my gosh," I exclaim, "This is heaven!"

Each of them look at me weirdly, except for Gabby, but grab a slice of cake anyways. Once they all try it we're gushing about how good it is and debating what they used for ingredients. When it's time to go back to the dorms, I walk with Gabby and Leo.

After we get there, I take my hair out of the neat bun. I then put my wavy, long, blonde hair into a messy bun on top of my head. Then I climb into bed in what I'm wearing.

I can't believe I left them. I thought of Kellen when I ate the cake; he is obsessed with cake. I thought of Leslie when Leo helped me; she was always selfless. I thought of Lacey when I put my hair up into a messy bun; she always wore her like that. I thought of Jake when I jumped off the building; he hates heights. If only they could be here with me. I miss them so much already. After all the thoughts run through my head, I fall into a restless sleep.