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A look of recognition flashes across his face so fast I wonder if it was ever there at all before his face settles back into it's hard Dauntless mask.
"Name?" He asks me sternly as if he hadn't spent 13 years of his life with me.
"Jane." I say in the same definite voice, deciding if he gets to ignore me then I can ignore him to.
"Stand over there," He gestures to where the brutish Candor is already stood, a self satisfied smirk on his face.
I nod slowly and tear my eyes reluctantly away from my brothers face.
Around ten minutes later there all twenty or so initiates have jumped from the roof into Dauntless Headquarters. My brother moves forward to address us, "Dauntless borns go with Lauren, I assume you don't need a tour! Transfers stick with me." He calls, his voice echoing around the large, lofty room. Making it sound 10x louder than it is leaving his mouth.
The Dauntless born cheer and follow Lauren out leaving nine of us behind, each of us dressed in colours of all kinds. Standing out like sore thumbs amongst the milling Dauntless.
Once the Dauntless borns have stampeded out of the room Tobias turns to us, "For the next few weeks I will be your instructor, my name is Four."
I frown Four, that's new I wonder why he's called himself that of all things. "Four like the number?" A Candor boy asks from the back of the group.
Four turns to look him in the eye, "exactly like the number." It would have been humorous, but he said it without any hint of emotion on his face.
Claudia turns to me and raises her eyebrows in an impressed manner. I smile at her before turning my attention back to my brother.
"This is the Pit," Four says pushing open a set of doors and leading us through them. When I get a look at the room I see that the Pit is the best name for it. It is a large underground cavern so huge I can't see the other side of it from where I am standing. The stairways that line it are unrailed and children run up and down them rowdily.
The people milling around are dressed all in black. They are talking wildly, gesturing, laughing and exclaiming. It is in stark contrast to the orderly Abnegation sector. Something about the Dauntless chaos makes me want to smile. It's not stifling like Abnegation.
"If you follow me, I'll show you the chasm," Four waves us forward, heading towards the right side of the Pit. From the front he looks tame by Dauntless standards but when he turns around I can see the top of a tattoo poking out from his black t-shirt.
The floor I stand is now an iron balcony and a small railing bars me from walking any further. Several stories underneath me a wild river crashes against jagged rocks spraying water up towards me.
"This is the Chasm, it reminds us that theres a fine line between idiocy and bravery!" Four shouts clamouring to be heard over the rushing waves beneath us. "A dare devil jump over the railings will end your life. It's happened before and it will happen again, you have been warned."
With that sombre thought Four leads us across the Pit to a big gaping hole in the wall, the room behind is well lit so I can see exactly what's inside. Unlike the rest of the pit.
The Dauntless all begin to applaud as we walk in, the noise bouncing off the walls, I smile and follow Claudia through the crowd in search for empty seats.
I notice my brother sitting opposite a short, blonde girl. For the first time since we got here he is smiling as they exchange flirty comments.
Claudia walks over to their table, and I find myself sitting between Four and Brianna the Erudite girl from the room, with Claudia opposite me.
Before I can say anything Four takes me by surprise by pulling me into a tight hug, "I missed you, Jane."
I snake my arms around him and we hug like we did the night before he left for Dauntless. "I missed you too Four." I laugh mocking his silly nickname.
"Shut up," He laughs pulling away from me and nudging me gently in the ribs.
Claudia looks between me and Four a look of pure confusion contorting her pretty features.
"Uhh Four's my brother." I gesture towards my brother as if Claudia doesn't know who he is.
"Ahh so this Jane," The plain blonde girl my brother was talking to leans over to shake my hand. "I'm Tris, Fours girlfriend. He talks about you an awful lot."
Brianna scans the three of us but before she can say a word the cafeteria doors open and the whole room falls quiet.
A tall, heavily muscled man of about 18 steps through the doors. His face is pierced all over, and counting them all would be a long job. His hair is buzzed short, almost Abnegation style.
None of this however is what makes him menacing. It's the way he scans everyone in the cafeteria his grey eyes lingering on some people longer than others. As if he has the power to ruin the lives of everyone here. Maybe he does.
"Who's that?" I whisper leaning close to my brother.
The look in his eyes is one of pure hate, as he watches the man travel through the dining hall his boots clicking with every step. "Eric, one of the Dauntless leaders."
"He's young." Brianna chips in, watching Eric move around the room, a coldly calculating look on his face.
"Age doesn't matter here." Tris adds grasping Four's hand beneath the table, and shooting him a look.
Before I have the chance to question the wordless exchange Eric sits himself on the other side of Four. He makes no effort to introduce himself to the three initiates so we offer him the same courtesy and turn our attentions back to our dinners.
"Four, Max is still trying to meet with you, you know he's not going to give up." Eric laughs. It's the kind of laugh that a mass murderer produces before killing an entire village of people.
"If you see Max, you can tell him that I'm still not interested." Four replies, his voice just hostile enough to be a subtle hint but not enough to be outright rude.
"He still wants you for that job, huh?" Eric is looking at my brother with genuine curiosity on his face.
"It would seems so." Fours reply was abrupt and left no room for further conversation. Eric got that hint at least, as he rose from where he had been perched. "See you Four, Tris."
For the first time since his arrival Eric addresses another member of Dauntless before moving over to sit on another table.
"Are you two friends?" Claudia asks carefully voicing my thoughts perfectly.
Four snorts, "Hardly, we initiated together. He moved from Erudite,"
"So what job are you wanted so much for Four?" I ask nudging him in the ribs, laughter lighting my eyes.
"Leadership," He smirks. "Eric's constantly looking over his shoulder at me. He knows I could have his job if I wanted it"
I roll my eyes and turn my attention back to Claudia, and Brianna leaving Four and Tris in their own little romantic bubbles.
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