CHAPTER TWO:
TRIS'S POV:
Tobias and I were starting to jog towards the trains when out of the corner of my eye I see a flash of grey. Slowly, without quickening my pace, I turn around to see a girl with black hair smiling, her dark brown eyes shining brightly. An Abnegation transfer. Tobias seems to notice where I'm looking and silently whispers in my ear.
"A Stiff? Seems like this year's training is going to get interesting," Tobias slows down slightly and turns the corner, leading the pack of initiates.
"Yeah, I wonder if she's a Divergent too" I say, lowering my voice even more so that it is barely comes out.
Our conversation comes to an end when we start climbing the large, metal poles that lead us onto the trains. Quickly, as if to show the initiates to be faster or we'll miss the train, I haul myself up the ladders and wait on the platforms. Tobias is already waiting, obviously anxious to get back to the Dauntless compound before meeting someone unexpected.
The sound of the new horns on the train blasted into my face even though the train was several hundred metres away.
"Finally, about time. The train is getting slower and slower every day." Tobias said while smirking at me.
"Come on now we need to show the newbies how it's done" I say flashing the goofy grin that Uriah and Zeke often have on their faces.
I start running and easily jump onto the small ledge and press the button with my palm, sliding smoothly inside the carriage. I glance back to see most of the new initiates already inside, including the Abnegation girl. I shuffle over to Tobias, careful not to create a huge scene and nudge him on the arm.
"Did the Abnegation girl get in alright?" I say searching to find the Stiff, who was still smiling.
"Seems someone has a favourite pet already. And yeah she jumped on like she without so much trouble, unlike the Erudite who slipped and chipped a tooth."
Tobias is right I do seem to look out for the Abnegation more, maybe if she has trouble I'll help her with a few things like Tobias did with me.
MOUSE'S POV:
As soon as I heard the blast of the horns on the train I started getting excited. I've never ridden the trains before but I've seen the Dauntless do it thousands of times so it wouldn't be too hard, right? Then the train came around the corner and everyone started jogging again. I didn't really know what to do so I started jogging with them. The first person to jump was a tall guy wearing a simple t-shirt and pants. Out of the top of his neck I could see two lines that looked like a tattoo, but I wasn't sure. Then a girl with blonde hair jumped on and seemed to be searching for someone. Finally I decided that I would jump seeing that the doors were open. I leaped and surprisingly landed neatly inside the carriage, next to a short, brown-haired girl from Erudite. She was holding her mouth and what seemed like a tissue.
"Hey are you alright?" I asked sitting down next to her, studying her face. She had a small round face and bright blue eyes that glimmered even though she was in pain. Her curly brown hair was tied back in a neat ponytail and she seemed to be laughing.
"My name iz Hannah, I'm fine" she spoke with a weird accent, which I soon realised to be because of her chipped tooth.
"My name is Qianya, but I'm going to change it soon."
"Change what?" Hannah removed the tissue to reveal a white tooth with a chunk missing out of it.
"My name. I think it's too hard to say."
"Oh well I'm going to keep my name just how it is. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too. What do you think our training is going to be like in Dauntless?" I ask, trying very hard not to be socially awkward.
"Dunno but I hope we don't die 'cuz I seriously do not want to die or become factionless." Hannah says looking around to see two other Erudites, two Candors and four Amity.
Suddenly someone with a very deep and loud voice speaks and says something about jumping or dying. I recognise the person as Four, Dauntless prodigy and next to him is Tris, his girlfriend.
Hannah looks at me with large eyes but seems to be looking behind me so I turn around to see the doors open even though the train is still in motion. I get it now. To prove we're brave enough we have to jump out of the train, onto a roof and not fall into the gap of which separates the train and building.
There are two flashes of black, then another flash of black which I assume were the instructors. They immediately stand up and head towards the back of the building where two of them disappear. The remaining instructor yells at us to jump or we'll either die or become factionless. An Amity seems to understand and takes the first jump, but underestimates the gap and tumbles down, screaming loudly. I see the danger in this now but to become Dauntless you have to be dauntless. I look at Hannah, smile, run and jump.
