Little did Ali know, someone else was also watching their training. Max and Jeanine watches Ali with curiosity and Eric soon joins them.

'The are not doing as well this year.' Max comments.

'It's their first day.' Eric responds, as harshly as he treats the initiates, they are still his responsibility therefore them not doing good is a slap on Eric's face.

'Except for that one, Ali is it?' Max points towards the dark haired beauty who is hitting nothing but the very center of the target now.' 'She's got potential.'

'Keep an eye on her Eric, push her to the breaking point.' Jeanine commands. 'If she is who I think she is, then I have high hopes for her.' She turns to walk away but suddenly stops. 'Just don't break her.' She adds with a much warmer tone, leaving the two dauntless leaders nothing but confusion.

By the time four dismisses us to dinner, most of us are already half dead. In the afternoon we were taught how to fight. Although I had already studied most of the moves in my own time before, I was more than happy to use that time to perfect it while the majority of the other initiates preforms it for the first time. Peter wasn't bad, that I have to admit. However it's obvious that some of the moves were even foreign to him, Edward on the other hand, is in the same boat as me. The boat that is sailing in front of the other little boats. Like me, he knew all the moves already and spent most of the afternoon perfecting it as well. I already knew he is going to be a threat, the obstacle on the road blocking me from being on top. However just like any other obstacle, it can be easily dodged.

The next day during breakfast my friends are quieter than usual. Rose appears to be worried while Caro attempts to calm down a fuming Jac. Nat and Toby appears as confused as me.

'What's going on?' I carefully questions. No one said anything until Jac speaks up.

'I saw the fighting list today for you transfers.'

'And?'

'You are fighting Edward.'

For some reason, I feel excited. Obviously Edward is a good but if I somehow manages to win, it will make the rest of the fight easier. May as well get it over with. My friends however has mistaken my excitement with worry.

'Don't worry Ali, I'll talk to four about it. How dare Eric put you against Edward on your first fight, you are a girl and not to mention he is double your siz-'. Jac's ramble was interrupted by Eric's growl.

'Initiates, follow me!' Eric shouted and immediately everyone begins to follow him.

'Don't worry about me Jac, I want to fight Edward, and I know I can do this.' I quickly whisper to them before following Eric.

'Goodluck!' Rose and Caro calls.

'I will come and find you when I can.' Jac shouts.

'Thanks! I'll be the one on the ground dying with the blood on my face' I joked, but from the glare they gave me, it was apparently not very funny.

We spent the morning going over what we learnt yesterday and practicing on the punching bags and with a partner. However instead of focusing on my moves today, I spend a great amount of time studying Edward. I realize that he always attacks first and always goes for the head - smart move, the opponent most likely will be in too much shock and pain which means an easy win. He also presses his lips together before he punches -a dumb move, easily giving away your move to the opponent. Lastly, he never uses his legs, he never practice kicking and never uses his knees -This is most likely because of his height, although being so tall has it's perks, it can also make it hard to balance when using legs to attack. I smirked to my self. His weakness is going to be my strength.

Of course everyone except for me are surprised with the pairing for the fights when Eric places the board up.

Ali-Edward

Peter-Al

Christina-Myra

Drew-Will

Molly-Sit out.

Although I am already mentally prepared, seeing my name in the very top opposite Edwards makes this all appear so much more real. I scan around the room and receives sympathetic looks from my friends and smug looks from the others. This somehow makes me mad, does no one honestly believe I can win against Edward, somehow this makes me more determined to prove them wrong. Four didn't meet my gaze, he just stares down at the floor making me realize he had barely no say in the pairing. That leaves only one person responsible for this pairing. Eric. Right on cue, Eric's voice boom through the room.

'Alright stop wasting time, first fight!' He briefly makes eye contact with Edward and I 'Ali and Edward.'

Everyone held their breath as we step into the ring, Edward's face appears to be emotionless while he gets into the fighting stance. I took one last glance at Eric and Four, waiting for the signal to start fighting. Four looks concerned and pissed while Eric just looks bored.

'Remember, the person wins if their opponent either can't continue or concedes-' Four starts to explain.

'That's the old rule. According to the new rule, no one concedes.' Eric interrupts, seeming proud of this idea. Four looks like he's about to say something else but I didn't get to hear because a fist almost knocked me out. It took me a minute to realize the fight has already started, while according to Edward anyways. Asshole I muttered while quickly dodging the next punch. Instead I grabs his knee to pull him down as well, that must have surprised him because before he can react, my fist has connected with his jaw. That punch usually can knock most people out, but this is Edward I am dealing with. He barely blinked and quickly jumps up ready to tackle me while pressing us lips together, I quickly dodges at the same time grabbing his elbow and kicking his knee making him trip again. However because he is so big, he pulls me down with him. Before I realizes, he's already on top of me securing me tightly with his thighs. This position somehow has such a huge impact on my emotions. Suddenly it's no longer just a fight, It's me trying to escape this position like my life is depending on it. I quickly knees him in the middle area and took the opportunity to be on top, I grabs his neck and begin rapidly punching him on the face. The next thing I know, I'm being pulled off Edward by Four as two other members take an unconscious Edward away. I finally regain some sense and walks down the ring. My friends however all subconsciously backs away, of course they would. I just knock out one of the best in the class. That somehow makes me feel guilty, of course if I don't knock him out he'll do it to me, but it still doesn't ease the feeling that I'm the cause of that much pain upon someone else. Four seems to realize my worry because he lightly squeezes my shoulder as if to assure me it's not my fault. I look around the place and my eyes meet Eric's. He looks slightly amused but scowls when he sees Four's hand on my shoulder.

By dinner time, almost everyone has heard of my 'glorious win'. My friends all seem very proud of me.

'You had no idea how shocked I was when I saw Edward being dragged in.' Rose told me.

'Yes, apparently the leaders heard as well and are all very interested in your potential.' Jac adds.

'People are having bets about who's going to come first this initiation and all of my savings are on you Ali. No pressure.' Caro joked. I didn't feel like celebrating, although I am proud of the win, I am also a little guilty and confused. Fortunately, my friends notices it too.

'Everything ok? You barely touched your dinner.' Rose genuinely looks worried.

'I don't know' I decide to be honest with them. 'When Edward was on top of me, it triggered something within me, suddenly i'm not longer just fighting for my place in dauntless, i'm fighting for my life. I just got so violent and crazy. I could've killed Edward and still not stop.' My friends exchange glances and eventually sighed, however non of them said anything.

'What?' I asked feeling irritated because they obviously know something and not telling me. Finally Rose decides to speak up.

'Well, it's just a theory, but, you know how...like...you know. Yeah...'

I can feel anger fuming up inside me at Rose's explanation.

'You are scared of intimacy, that position was just too much for you.' Caro jumps in saving Rose from having to explain it and me having to punch her on the face or something.

'Oh.' Was all I said, they do have a point, I've always disliked intimacy. Back in school I always tried my best to avoid any kind of relationship despite of all the disappoint looks from my admirers. Thankfully my friends notices my discomfort and let the issue drop. I feel conflicted, at least know I know the reason for my sudden outburst, at the same time, this is my weakness which means it's someone else's strength if they want to use it against me.

When I return to the dorm everyone is already there except for Edward and Myra. Christina won the fight against Myra and can finally understand the feeling of being forced to beat someone else up. Al barely won against Peter but is still feeling guilty-even though he don't need to be. Will however was not as lucky, Drew wasn't skilled but he was quick. Will didn't even have time to realize what was happening before he was knocked out cold by Drew.

'Is Edward still in the infirmary?' I asked Christina.

'Yeah.' She replied.

'I'm going to see how he's doing.' Christina quickly stops me.

'Ali don't, Myra is with him and she's already so angry with you.' She warns.

'But pretending I'm not the reason he's still in there because of me is not going to solve anything.' I challenged.

'It's not your fault though, you had to fight or else he wins, all you did was securing your place in dauntless.'

'No, securing my place in dauntless is him getting a bandage, not spending hours in the infirmary.' I explained as I make my way towards the infirmary.

Rose was the first to see me, and she obviously didn't want to. 'What are you doing here Ali? Are you hurt?' Once she realize the reason I was there she quickly pushes me towards the exit explaining something about 'Myra' and 'hate' and 'kill.' As I try to convince Myra can't possibly hurt me a pair of hands grabbed me from behind preventing me from trying to move further into the infirmary.

'What do you think you are doing?' That voice questions me. Rose and I immediately stop struggling and I slowly turn around to see an annoyed Eric. Four stood behind him looking almost a little amused.

'I'm just checking to see if Edward is alright.' I reply realizing how stupid I sound since I'm the one that caused him to be in here in the first place.

'Didn't your friend already tell you he's fine? Now go and don't make me catch you again.'

'Bu-'

'No buts, you had to fight him and you did. It's his fault for being so weak.' He leans in until I can feel his breath on my face, it smells minty with a hint of alcohol. 'And caring so much for weak people is not how a dauntless should act.' He whispered. Before I can respond, he stands back up straight, stares me right in the eye and adds 'be proud of your win.' before walking off to check on his 'second-best' initiate.

A/N*

Hope your guys enjoyed this chapter, like I said before I also want to focus on the relationship between Ali and her friends as well because I think friendship is also a very important concept. This story is also going to have a 'hint' of Four in it because who can complain of having a little Four in their life haha. Anyways any feedback is more than welcome.