A/N: Hey! Thanks so much for reading! A short chapter, but I promise I'll keep you updated on more!
Disclaimer: Divergent belongs to Veronica Roth, not I. *Sigh*
Tobias' POV
I lay at the bottom of the hole, bouncing. There's a net at the bottom. A laugh bursts from my mouth, have relief and half hysteria. I roll over and grab the hand closest to me. It's small, soft. I roll off the net and land on my feet, almost perfectly. I'm standing on a wooden platform in front of the girl whose hand helped me. She's probably a year or two older than me, but she's slight, small. She's about eye level to me, but I think her massive boots play a role in that. Her eyes are striking, steely grey. She looks… oddly familiar.
"I can't believe it, a stiff, first to jump? Unheard of." A woman from behind her says. The comment irritates me a bit, but I guess I can expect as such, being from Abnegation. Luckily the steely-eyed girl snaps back before I do.
"She left them for a reason, Lauren." Then she turns to me, "What is your name?" I look at her, wide-eyed for a second. I can't be Tobias Eaton here, or they'll find out about my father. Think of a name, think of a name! But I only draw blanks.
"Is it a hard one?" She sneers.
"You can call me stiff for all I care." I say, scowling at the steely-eyed girl and the woman behind her. I'll have to choose a name later.
"Stiff," Lauren repeats, looking surprised and half laughing. "Make the announcement, Six"
She gives me a questioning look, as if she's asking me again with her eyes, but I just nod. She rolls her eyes as she yells; her voice surprisingly low for someone so small, "The stiff- First jumper!" Everyone cheers and screams, and I can't help from smile. The girl, Six, rests a hand on my shoulder and ushers me off the wooden platform, as a scream comes from the roof and onto the net.
"Welcome to Dauntless." She says in my ear, and turns back to the net.