Hey guys! This is chapter 5 of the grand story, I Am Dauntless! Or am I? :)

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Anastasia's POV

The wind surrounding me causes me to somersault in air. I squint and see a hard stone floor. I brace myself for the hard impact, but it doesn't come.

I hit something that creates a shape around my body. I fly back into the air about four feet, and then land safely in it's grasp.

A net. A net! That's what caught me! I laugh and feel the net pulled from one side. "Whoa," I say as I roll toward the side like a kid rolls down a hill.

I land in warm, strong arms. Then they set me down gently on my feet.

"Thanks," I say and look up at my savior. I'm stunned by his hotness. Messy dark hair. Icy blue eyes. Skin so pale he looks sick.

"I'm Alexander. What's your name, initiate?" He asks with bright eyes.

"Tasi." I reply after a minute of silence.

"Nice. First jumper, Tasi!" He shouts. A crowd materializes and claps, chanting my name. Most of them know me, but I don't know Alexander, the dream that came true.

I hear screaming and a body smacks into the net. Jacob, most definitely. He gets off the net and I see he has a bloody nose. Maybe from the impact.

We walk over to a water fountain and he cleans off his nose. "You ok?" I ask.

"Yeah. Just a bloody nose, no biggie." He says, trying to shrug it off.

I nod with a grin.

People start to drop into the net very quickly. Jason. Then Parker. Then Kat. Only those few stand out to me, them and a boy with a huge build who glares at me.

"Alright, initiates!" A woman's voice calls. I see that it's Mom. Dad stands beside her.

"Attention!" Dad calls.

"Excellent," Mom says once everyone has quieted down. "So, tomorrow starts the first day of stage one. Alexander, Four and I will instruct you. The Dauntless-born initiates," Mom shoots a look at me. "and the transfers will be training together. Your quarters will also be in the same room."

I wonder how the quarters look. "If you'll follow me, I'll show you the quarters." Alexander says.

Why didn't Mom and Dad ever tell me about Alexander? Maybe they're not permitted to.

I trail directly behind Alexander, curious about this new person.

His eyes flicker back to me and widen, as if surprised I'm even there. He then faces back to the direction he's walking.

I start looking at him a little more. I notice that he has a birthmark just by the neckhole in the back of his shirt. I become entranced by the birthmark. My feet get tangled up and I trip on the slippery stone floor.

Jason materializes from the dark and catches me. I grin. "Thanks," I say.

"No problem, Tasi." He says and puts an arm around my hip. I tense at the gesture. Is it friendly, or... sensual?

Jason seems to notice and slides his arm up so that his arm is around my shoulders instead of my hip. I relax and ruffle his hair.

Alexander steps into a room and I gasp when I walk in. It's amazing! Mahogany floor, creamy yellow walls, wood headboards on the rows of bunks in the room.

"This is our bedroom?" I ask, appalled. Mom said that when she was here, the rooms were disgusting.

"Mhm. Boys and girls." Alexander says and crosses his arms, satisfied.

I don't really mind that it's boys and girls. I mean, it's a little creepy, but I've had plenty of sleepovers with guys before. This should be no different.

"You may get settled in. Be in the dining hall in two hours." Alexander says. His blue eyes rest on me for a moment and then he walks out.

"Wanna share a bunk?" Kat asks. I smile. "Sure, but I call top bunk!" I say.

She groans, but I can tell she's glad I dibbed on top bunk. I can see it in her eyes.

I climb the bunk and relax on the top.

"I am psyched! This is what we've been waiting for, champ!" Jason says and shakes Parker by the shoulders. Parker doesn't look as bad, but he's still upset about Vicki.

Jason and Parker share a bunk and Jason calls the top. I know for a fact that Parker's afraid of heights, so I bet he's happy about that.

When there's only an hour and 30 minutes left to dinner, I decide to change.

"What you wearing, Kat?" I ask from top bunk.

"Maybe a skirt and a tank top or something." She says dismissively.

I swing my head over the rail and look down at her. She's relaxing on her blanket, upside down to my vision.

"Excuse me? Kat, this is our first big Dauntless entrance! We must look like foxes!" I exclaim.

She laughs and claps her hands over her face.

"Oh, Tasi, m'dear." Kat says and laughs.

"Come on, please!" I plead and give her my puppy eyes.

"Fine!" Kat says.

"Yes!" I squeal and bend my legs back, allowing my toes to touch the ground. I get down and go to my personal wardrobe. I know, we HAVE those!

I then see the perfect dress. It's strapless and snug and knee length and beautiful. Black, of course. Since that's the Dauntless color.

"Ooh, girl! You look spicy!" Kat says.

Jacob looks like he thinks Kat's comment is sexist, but I smirk at him and he nods with a nervous smile.

I link arms with Kat and we walk to the dining hall with the others trailing behind us.

The dining hall is loud and rowdy. Kat looks a little surprised. "What? You joined Dauntless. This is what you signed up for, right?" I ask and march us over to a table.

Alexander sits next to me about 10 minutes later. I look over at him and he looks reproachfully at me.

"What's your problem?" I ask.

He looks surprised that I had the guts to say that and says nothing.

I grab a burger and dump lots of ketchup on it. Parker just stares at me, his jaw grazing the ground.

"What?" I ask.

"How do you... but why d'you..." He asks.

"Just get used to it, Par." Jason says.

I wolf down the hamburger, grateful for the food. Today has been very tiring and somewhat exhausting.

I wonder if they know about me. I mean, Tori said that Divergents 'threaten the system.' But I don't get that. Did she mean the faction system? The government?

Oh, well. I don't need to worry about that for now. I fit in perfectly here, so why worry about that stupid test? There's no need.

Alexander's POV

My first crop of initiates. It seems to be going well, but that Tasi girl seems a little different. A new personality, one that I've never seen before.

Tasi's kind of pretty. Ok, she's really pretty. Especially in that black dress. It suits her well. Gives her a bit of an edge. Screams out 'I'm not part of the crowd.' She looks graceful in her body. I wonder if she'll be good at throwing knives. Probably. Shooting? Better.

I try to push her from my mind. I am only 17. This is just my first year. There might be one of those in each group.

Even so, I sneak a glance at Tasi. Her head arched, trying to catch a grape that a brunette boy throws in her mouth. When she catches it, she swallows it and giggles. Her laugh is cute.

Oh God, no! No, Alex. You are not doing this. You are NOT crushing on an initiate who's only 16. She might not even make it. Maybe she'll be factionless. But I don't want that either. I guess for now I'll just help with training. Do my job. See how my feelings are in a few weeks.

The problem is that I think my feelings will be the same.

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