Sierra and I went with Jay and Tony to the store for Dauntless. It was full of Dauntless clothing. I considered that we can get clothes for the physical stage of initiation. I turned out to be right.
We got in there and Sierra and I automatically go to the workout clothes. We might actually be best friends. I pick out a black tank-top, a pair of long, tight workout pants, and a pair of black ankle boots. Sierra picks out a loose, black tank-top, a pair of stretchy shorts, and a pair of black ankle boots. We go to the dressing rooms and get dressed.
We both come out of our dressing rooms at the same time and ask each other, "Is this fine?" We look at each other and start laughing.
Jay and Tony come around and show us what they bought. Jay was wearing a black, long-sleeve undershirt, a pair of black jeans and black boots. Tony was wearing a black tank-top, black jeans, and black tennis shoes. "Are you ladies all right?" asked Jay. He was mostly looking at Sierra, but we didn't answer, we just kept laughing.
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Shortly after we return to our dorm, all the initiates were called to the cafeteria. Everybody was wearing black and starting to look like real Dauntless. We arrive at the cafeteria within a matter of minutes, considering that the leaders put the transfers' room near the cafeteria just in case. You never know when a transfer may get lost.
A man of average height, with dark skin and black hair that is starting to gray, was standing on a stage in the center. I could see Four and Six standing off to the right side of the man with Lauren. Eric, the man who made us jump off a ledge, was standing off to the left.
Once all the initiates settled down in chairs sat out for us, the man with graying hair started talking. "I'm Max. I'm a leader here at Dauntless and I wanted to give you all a big Dauntless welcome." He told us, acting like we should know this already. Well, thirteen of us didn't know until now.
"I've realized that your trainers have told you the stages of the initiation for membership. But, they haven't told you who was going to oversee your training." He makes a hand gesture to Eric on his left and Eric starts walking towards him.
"I know most of you met Eric today when you all jumped off the ledge. He will watch your training and put you in ranks to see who will go on after each stage." There were few claps for him after we realized that he would be the person who decides whether any of us pass initiation or fail.
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While the rest of the dorm, including Jay and Tony, were on a field trip around headquarters, Sierra and I decided that we would stay back and learn more about each other.
"Full name?" Sierra asked.
"Arabella Emmalynn Michaels. You?" I responded.
"Sasha Dalia Richards."
The questions went on and on until we got really serious.
"Why did you change your name to what it is now?" I asked.
"Sasha means 'defender'. It also means 'Keeper of Mankind'. My parents claimed that I would save people one day and I didn't like the pressure. Plus, I think "Sierra" sounds more Dauntless. Why did you change your name?"
"Arabella sounds very Abnegation. Another reason is the day of the test, I accidently ran into this cute Dauntless boy and we kind of started to argue. Then he asked me my name to apologize. I told him what my name is and he said, "Can you accept my apology, Ari?" I started blushing and he smiled. After that, I just loved the nickname since no one called me that before."
"Aww. You two would probably be cute together!" Sierra squealed.
"That's a possibility, but I don't know if he changed factions or if he stayed here in Dauntless." I responded.
There was silence for a moment. Then, Sierra decided to break it with one last question.
"Last lie you told?" Sierra asked.
"That I would stay in Abnegation for the rest of my life. You?"
"That Candor was the best choice for my future."
We were silent for the rest of the night. The other transfers came back and everybody went to sleep. Who knows what is going to happen tomorrow?
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A/N: I wrote not 1, but 2 chapters today! I can't believe it! CLICK THAT REVIEW BUTTON!
