So sorry for not updating. I've been really busy and I only had time to update my other stories. and school just finished and I have so many sports going on. It never ends. If you have any ideas for the story let me know. Thanks for all of your comments and reviews. Love ya, Asher.
I will be using some lines from Divergent. Remember I dont own anything except my ideas. Veronica Roth owns Divergent.
Should I make this a no war story or no? Tell me what I should do in the comments!
Chapter 5 - Tris' Point of View
We start to walk down the hallway with the Dauntless Born. Uriah and I are next to eachother making a ton of noise. Christina chimes in to talk with us but you can tell its kind of awkward for her. Every once in a while, I look around the room at the other initiates. Peter and his two friends just glare at me. They're from Candor. I'm about to ask Uriah if he knows where we stay but Lauren and Tobias start to speak up.
"This is where we divide," Lauren says. "The Dauntless-born initioates are with me. I assume you don't need a tour of the place.
The Dauntless-born initiates break away from the group. Leaving us with Tobias. I say goodbye to Uriah and Christina moves closer to me.
Four addresses us next, once they leave. "Most of the time I work in the control room, but for the next few weeks, I am your instructor," he says. "My name is Four."
So that is his name here. I wonder why. I give him a confused look. When he sees me he gives me a look back saying he'll tell me later.
Then I hear a voice speak up. "Four? Like the number." Christina. I forgot she was from Candor. I'm about to warn her when I realize that I kind want to see how this plays out. I heard that last year he was really hard on initiates. I know I'll be fine since I can deal with him, but will Christina? I don't know.
"Yes, is there a problem." he replies.
"No." Christina answers. She got lucky.
"Good. We're about togo into the Pit, which you will someday learn to love. It-"
Christina snickers. "The Pit? Clever name." Now she's screwed.
Four walks up to Christina and leans his face close to hers. His eyes narrow, and for a second he just stares at her.
"What's your name?" he asks quietly.
"Christina." she squeaks.
"Well, Christina, if I wanted to put up with Candor smart-mouths, I would have joined their faction." he hisses. "The first lesson you learn from me is to keep you mouth shut. Got that?"
She nods.
Four turns around and heads toward the shadow at the end of that hall. The crowd of intiates follow silently.
"What a jerk." she mumbles.
"I guess he doesn't like to be laughed at." I reply, smirking.
She just looks at me, almost likes shes studying me.
"You knew he would bark, didn't you?" She says.
"Now where would you get that idea?" I say sarcastically.
"Ugh. You are impossible. I can't beleive you didn't warn me." She laughs.
I love too. "You never asked." I smirk.
We continue walking following Tobias and the rest of the group. That's when we enter the Pit.
"Oh, I get it." Christina whispers.
I nod in reply.
Its a huge underground cavern with lights around the room that grow brighter as the sunlight dies. There are people everywhere dressed in black shouting.
I continue to watch the Pit when I hear Tobias speak up.
"If you follow me, I'll show you the chasm."
He waves us forward and we follow. He leads us to the right side of the Pit. We approach the railing carefully. The closer I get the louder the roaring water gets. I look over the side tosee the floor drops off at a sharp angle. Several stories below us is a river filled with gushing, fast-moving water that crashes against the rocks.
"The chasm reminds su that there is a fine line betweeen bravery and idiocy!" Tobias shouts over the water. "A daredevil jump off this ledge will end your life. It has happened before and it will happen again. You've been warned."
"This is incredible." says Christina, as we move away from the railing.
"Incredible is the word." I say, nodding.
Four leads us across the Pit and toward a hole in the wall. Its lit up enough to where I can see that it is a dining hall full of people clattering silverware. The Dauntless stand as we walk in and they applaud. We walk over to a mostly empty table. I sit next to Christina and when I look on my right, I see Tobias. In the center of the table is a platter of food I don't recognize. I watch Tobias and copy what he's doing but he's doing but he's moving too fast. I look over at Christina to see that she is already eating it. I look at the meat in between the bread and try to figure out what it is.
Tobias nudges me with his elbow. I look at him and smile. He smiles back but after looking around first.
"It's beef, put this on it." he passes me a small bowl of red sauce. "Meet me in the chasm after I show you your rooms." he whispers. I nod.
"Wait you've never had a hamburger before?" Christina says with her eyes wide.
"No is that what it's called?" I say.
"Stiffs eat plain food." Tobias says to Christina.
"Why?" she asks.
I shrug. "Abnegation rules. Its considered extravagant which is self-indulgent or unneccessary."
"No wonder you left." She smirks.
"Yeah," I say, rolling my eyes. "It was because of the food."
The corner of Tobias' mouth twitches.
The doors open and a guy with long black hair and a ton of face piercings walks in. It is that quiet where you can hear his footsteps. It's not his look that is menacing. It's the coldness in his eyes as they search the room.
"Who's that?" hisses Christina.
"Eric, a Dauntless leader." answers Tobias. I think I remember Tobias mentioning him.
"But he's so young."
"Age doesn't matter here."
I watch as Eric walks up and sits next to Eric.
"Well, aren't you going to introduce me?" Eric says when none of offer a greeting.
"This is Tris and Christina."
"Ooh, a Stiff," Says Eric, smirking at me. "We'll see how long you last."
"Well I don't plan on leaving. If that's supposed to be a threat, its not working." I say.
Training for Dauntless has given me the strength to stick up for myself and be who I am. All Eric is, is a bully, who tries to use other people's weaknesses to his strength.
Eric loos down at me with surprise. I guess he thought I wouldn't reply. I will not let him get the best of me. I have Tobias beside me if I go too far. And judging by Tobias kick from under the table, I think I might have. I mean, he is a leader, even if he isn't a good one. By all of the doubt I had disappears as I see Eric's new expression. Instead of shock. His face is filled with interest and slight anger.
"I guess we'll have to wait and see. But just to be clear, if I was making threats they'd be far worse and I wouldn't hold back. And these threats would involve some physical contact. But I won't have to make threats if you don't last long here, now will I?"
"Well then, have a great time making threats." I bite back any insults I wanted to say.
He turns his gaze from me to Tobias.
"Great initiates you have here. Full of confidence. Especially the Stiff. Makes me wonder about some things. Anyway, Four, what have you been doing lately?" Eric says.
"Nothing really." Tobias replies.
"Max tells me he keeps trying to meet with you and you don't show up. He requested that I find out what's going on with you."
"Tell him that I am satisfied with the position I currently hold." Tobias says flatly.
"So he wants to give you a job?"
"So it would seem."
"And you aren't interested?"
"I haven't been in two years."
"Well let's hope he gets the message then." Eric says and stalks out of the room and I assume to Max's office.
I look up at Tobias out of the corner of my eye and I wonder why he wouldn't want to take over leadership. I wonder what position I'll take. I know I would want to be a leader just to get rid of Eric. I don't trust him whatsoever. I bet Uriah would want to be a leader too. And I know we would be great leaders together.
"Four!" I look over to see Tobias being called over to another table. I would recognize that voice from anywhere. I wave to Zeke and he waves back. Then he smirks as he looks between Tobias and I. I give him a confused look and he laughs at me. Tobias grips my hand from under the table then squeezes it as a goodbye. He lets go and gets off heading toward Zeke.
I return to eating my hamburger when Chrisina nudges me.
"What?" I ask.
"I'm developing a theory." She replies.
"And it is?"
She picks up her hamburger, grins, and says, "That you have a death wish."
I just grin along with her and we eat our hamburgers in silence, taking in our new surroundings.
But there's two reasons I'm grinning. Christina's joke, and the fact that I get to meet Tobias by the chasm later. The smile doesn't leave my face. It only grows when I look over at Tobias looking back at me. And Zeke smirking at us. I will never know what goes through that guy's head.
