Frank's P.O.V.

I wasn't really eager to tell dad the news about how Sami ran away. I knew he would be extremely upset with us. We still hadn't told Cypress, and it's been almost a day. We told her yesterday that she went to a friend's house for a sleepover. But if she doesn't come back today, she will be really mad and depressed, I just know it. I can't picture her brilliantly green eyes shedding the tears I wished never to see come from her eyes again. She'd cried enough, and she was only 17. Joe and I were visiting for a little bit. Callie and I were living together, and Joe had proposed to Vanessa. They were going to be getting their own apartment together soon I'd bet. Joe and I had moved out of the house quite a few years ago. So our days of being kidnapped were over. But for Sami and Cypress, they still had a few years to go. And I have to say, I was worried. One of them ran away, and they weren't going to be able to survive long.

I sighed as Cypress came downstairs in her pajamas. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. "Where's Sami?" She asked groggily, still waking up.

"Well, we have to tell you something. She-" the doorbell rang, cutting me off. Dangit. It was probably dad. He was going to pummel me. "She ran away," I said hastily before hurrying towards the front door. I let out a heavy sigh as I unlocked it. I could hear Cypress muttering to herself that it wasn't true from down the hall. I cracked oped the door and saw not my dad, but Sami's backpack. Everything in it. But no Sami. I shut my eyes and tried not to yell at myself. It was all my fault. I set a bad example when she was younger. I had tried to run away, but it didn't last more than a few hours. I guess she remembered and learned from the flaws of my plan and took advantage of her window of opportunity with dad not around.

"J-j-joe... Cy-cypress... Come here... There's a package for us all..." I choked. Joe came running in from the kitchen. He took one look at the bag at our door and crumpled to the ground.

"She's gone."

Sami's P.O.V.

I couldn't believe that I just dropped off my backpack at my house. I had run up to the door and set down my backpack and ring the doorbell. After I did, I ran back towards Four and we ran down the street as fast as we could away form my house. I didn't tell him it was my house. I just said I was going to drop it off at the door and ring the doorbell and then we could go. As we ran down the street, I felt adrenaline coursing through my body. I felt like I was completely betraying my family's trust. And I was. It felt good.

We ran around the corner towards the park. I never thought to consider that all Frank and Joe's friends, let alone mine, would be there. As the thought came into my mind, I skidded to a stop.

"FOUR!" I yelled after him. He turned around abruptly and ran back towards me.

"What's wrong?"

"We can't go through here... People will see me..." I said, keeping my voice low.

"Afraid of a few people seeing you, Stiff?" He sighed. "You've gotta get used to that."

"I'm not a Stiff! Stop calling me that!"

"You sure act like one. You did chose Dauntless, right?"

"I don't know! What are you talking about!"

"Your faction."

"Faction?"

Four groaned. "Did you take your aptitude test?"

"Yes...?" I replied, confused.

"And did you chose your new faction?"

"New faction?"

"Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, Erudite. Selflessness, Peace, Truth, Courage, or Brains?"

"Courage." I said confidently.

"Dauntless. I can tell you now that you were born into Abnegation."

"Selflessness?"

"Yes, surprisingly enough."

"Ugh. You are impossible."

"No, it's called you don't live where it's rough all over."

"You shut up. You wouldn't know rough if it kidnapped you and took you away from everything you loved." I snapped. I couldn't help it. I knew he didn't know what tough was. Nobody knew what tough was until they tried being a Hardy for a day. Nobody knew what tough was. Or what fear was. Only a Hardy would know.

"Sure. I don't know what rough is. I doubt you know the least bit about it." he scoffed, crossing his arms.

"You wouldn't know what rough is. You wouldn't know what tough is. You wouldn't know what fear is. None of you or your stupid Dauntless faction would know." I mumbled.

"Oh. I wouldn't know fear? Imagine knowing that every time I try and get to my bed, I have to jump off a moving train onto a rooftop, and then jump off the rooftop not knowing whether or not there really is something there to catch me."

"Imagine the fear of never seeing your older brother again!"

"Imagine the fear of having to shoot a gun just to pass a test."

"Imagine having to pull the trigger of a gun on your own sister!"

"Imagine having to slide down from a building to a marsh in nothing but a velvet sling on a cable."

"Imagine being microchipped like an animal without anesthetics. Imagine having a gun held to your head as your brother panics to find you before you die. Imagine having to trust some drunk idiot trying to shoot a little glass off your head. Imagine having to fear walking out of your house. Imagine having to fear school because your afraid of being made fun of! Imagine never wanting to live again. Imagine what it's like to be kidnapped all because of something your dad did to someone years before! Imagine being shot four times without mercy!" I yelled. I couldn't contain myself. My legs were shaking and my hands were balled up into fists. I clenched my teeth to try and prevent myself from crying, but it didn't work. I just crumpled on to him. I didn't care if he didn't catch me. I wouldn't care if I just fell to the floor. I just needed to cry. I wasn't a wimp. But if anyone went through what I had, they would want to do more than just cry.

"Hey, hey..." Four said in a calming voice. "It's alright. I swear... It'll be okay." I wiped my eyes and stood up. He wiped a single tear from my face. I don't think he knew how to handle an emotionally unstable 16 year old girl.

"Sure it will."

"Let me take you back to Dauntless faction. I think you'll feel more at home. The second stage is just about to start. You'll be able to meet everyone in time and training will begin. I will explain everything once we get there. I promise."