Hope Everyone is enjoying their summers. I also hope you enjoy this next chapter. Happy reading.


After breakfast everyone scatters. All the new initiates but Uriah and I race over to job selection to see what they can take this year. I just hope my friends get jobs they want and not something like cleaning the gutters.

Tobias and I walk together holding hands until we have to split up, "Back to the intelligence room until next year." He pulls me in close kissing my forehead, "You'll do great at leadership if that is what you really want." He pulls back to look at me his expression asking if this is what I really want.

I smile slightly and nod, "Yes this is what I am going to do it. I am going to be a leader."

"Then do it." He smiles and kisses me quickly before he turns to go to work.

After I watch Tobias disappear around the corner I walk quickly through a stream of Dauntless heading to work as I make my way to Max's office. As I get closer and closer I can feel my stomach twist into more knots. Thinking about what accepting this will mean.

I knock on Max's door and a muffled, "Come in," follows shortly.

I walk in slowly peaking around the door Max shuffling papers on his desk.

Max looks up and smiles politely, "Come in Tris come in and take a seat" he motions with a hand to the open chair in the room.

I walk in and take the seat across from his desk. "Good Moring Max."

"Good Moring Tris," He runs his hand through his graying hair, "I expect you have given my offer some though." His face turning more serious as he brings up the offer but his smile stays in place.

"I have and I want to accept," my hands are in fits at my side as I try to predict his reaction to what else I want if I accept.

"That's great," His smile is wider, faker, as he leans forward on his desk looking me over analyzing me, "there is something else."

He doesn't ask it as a question but he wants to know what I want, "Yes there is." I look him in the eye, "I want to help with initiation when it comes around. Make sue rules are followed"

He leans back in his chair thinking about it, I hope, " You know as a leader you won't really have time for it." He seems to be trying to talk me out of it.

"Eric was heavily involved this year," and I would do a much better job at it than him. I point out trying to get everything I want.

Max leans forward on his elbows, "If you excel in the training and show me you can balance things then yes, but you will have to work harder than everyone else. do you understand that?"

"Yes sir," I say trying to control the smile on my face.

Max offers his hand as he stands up, "Then I will see you at training on Friday Tris."

"I will see you there," Shaking his hand.

Max holds my hand there for a moment longer, "If you want to start early 7 am in the training room tomorrow morning." He lets go of my hand and sits back down so I can show myself out. His tone tells me the "early start" isn't an option if I really want to do this.

I leave his office feeling a weight off my chest just to be replaced by a heavier one. Either he really wants me for leadership or he is going to try hard to see if I am Divergent and I can't let that happen.


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-Prez