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I am standing ten feet behind a desk with a computer. I look to my left and to my right and I see Dauntless dressed in black, but they are faceless. I can't tell who they are, but I know what they are, my competition.

An alarm goes off and we all start running towards or desk. The other 4 sit down and get to work, even though the alarm is still going off. I try to run, but something is pulling me I can't tell what. I try to shake it off, but my eyes are locked on the computer in front of me as I struggle to get there. The alarm still going off telling me to go forward as I pull harder.

Suddenly it hits me that I am in a dream and I pull myself out of it.

My eyes open staring up at Tobias shaking my arm, which I realize was pulling me in my dream moments ago, "Good Morning. You're going to be late if you sleep any longer." Smiling putting a piece of toast on the side table turning off the alarm. I have 15 minutes to get dressed and get down there on time.

I swing my legs out of bed putting the toast in my mouth as I notice my pants are gone. "Pants?" Pulling the blanket around my waist.

"Table." He mumbles as he pulls a new shirt on covering the tattoos on my bakc.

I waddle over to with the blanket and pull on my pants as modestly as possible and find my shoes as I try to remember when I fell asleep last night. Tobias explained code and math logic, which is very different from what I think when someone says logic. Then we started working out problems and simple coding which I wasn't as terrible as I thought going into this. However, if we are tested on this today I am still far from where I need to be to stay in the running. I know we worked past midnight, but I don't remember ever making it to the bed. "How far did we get?"

Tobias is eating his own piece of toast watching me with a smirk, "If you are tested today just take your time to think it out, and you should be fine if you remember it."

"What so funny?" I ask pulling on a sweater.

"You. You've lived 6 weeks pretty much naked in front of people you claim to not like, but you go through a lot of trouble to cover your legs this morning," raisin an eye brow.

I walk over to him rolling my eyes putting a hand on his shoulder biting my lip, "Old habits die hard?" He shakes his head slightly his eyes playful, "I told you not to fast."

"I know," his arm circling my waist, "It's just…cute." Kissing me briefly, "You'll be late. You better go."

I kiss the corner of his mouth, and brush a few crumbs off his face as I run out the door. 5 minutes left to get there. I make it in 2 by running. Uriah is already there smiling when I walk in a little winded putting my hands on top of my head.

There are 2 other Dauntless there. A tanned guy who looks in his late 20's stands taller than Uriah by at least a head with un-naturally red hair that is shaved on both sides the middle remaining a few inches long and spiked. He introduces himself as Jamie Randall. The other is an averaged sized woman, who is taller than me by a few inches but can't be much older by the looks of her. Her hair is cropped short like Christina's, but rougher showing off a few tattoos on her neck. She calls herself Mac, and has a voice that is sweeter than she looks.

We all look around as our watches show 8. Not sure what we are looking for, but hoping we are in the right spot.

Max walks up with Eric, who is looking more pissed off than normal, and another leader, who I think is named Courtney, flanking him. "Welcome candidates. You all represent the future of Dauntless. Out of the 10 members who were invited only 4…"

"HEY!" Max is cut off by Peter who is running up looking like he just got out of bed which he probably actually did.

Max glares at Peter, and Eric seems to relax a little, "5 of you showed up," Max talking through his teeth. "Your training starts now. As a Dauntless leader you will be expected to be at the top of your physical ability." Holding up a finger, "One to show others what they should be working to achieve," A second finger going up, "and two you will be in charge of people and you need to be able to control them which sometimes requires force. Some of our members are more stubborn than others. So let's start."

Max does an about face on his boots and starts a jog. Eric and Courtney stand there watching us for a few seconds before it clicks for all of us. The five of us take off after Max, with Eric and Courtney taking the rear, making sure we don't fall to far behind probably.

I relax hoping all we are in for today is a workout figuring that Uriah, Peter, and I have the upper hand at least for today. Even though everyone in Dauntless is fit they haven't been doing nothing but training and working out for the past 6 weeks.

Max takes us out of the compound following the train tracks and stopping turning towards us. "This is our city. Ours to protect you must learn to navigate it. The best way to do that is on foot. Over time we will every one of these streets. Some of them we'll run so much that you will know them better than the back of your hand. Let's begin."

I look at the crumbing buildings and broken streets as Max starts running again, and I quickly take off after him taking mental notes of landmarks as we pass. Today Max has already taken out half of his candidates just for being late, I cannot afford to miss anything. Suddenly I am reminded of the girl that didn't jump far enough to make it to the roof on my first day, but now I am girl. I have taken the jump and hopefully I have jumped far enough to make it to the other side of Leadership and safely onto the roof, because my other option is being find out and instead of falling off the train I will be falling into the chasm.


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