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"Everyone grab a gun, and line up." The words have barely passed my brothers lips before we are scrambling towards the table of guns, and positioning ourselves in front of a target eager to have a go ourselves.

"Lets see what you got!" Tris shouts, gesturing her hand forwards in a 'go on then' motion.

Loud bangs resounded through the hollow room, but not single target had a bullet hole in it. Bullets clattered to the floor miles of target, and several people had been knocked to their feet by the force of it.

I look towards the two instructors who are merely smirking in an off corner off the room.

"Try again!" Is the only further advice we are offered as we line up to take another shot. Bangs sound rhythmically through the room in a manner identical to the first time.

I cover my ears again to block out the ringing in my ears from the backlash. "How on earth did you do that?" Claudia's eyes are wide and surprised, her face splayed in a way that would have been comical if I had any idea what she was talking about.

I turn my head towards the row of targets, and find a small round bullethole slap, bang in the middle.

'Huh'

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"Let's take a break for lunch. If you haven't hit the second ring on the target you can stay here!" My Brothers voice breaks me out of the trance like state I had been in for the past hour. Firing rhythmically at the wooden target. Every single bullethole is in the centre ring.

I turn to Claudia's target and see that he has achieved well enough to go lunch too. "You coming?"

"Yeah," We unload our guns with a loud clicking noise before placing them gently on the table by the other returned guns. There are two initiates still shooting, the red headed Amity- I think I heard his name was Jonathan,- and an Erudite whose name I haven't picked up.

Claudia and I make our way to the dining hall in contemplative silence. The buzz of Dauntless life getting louder, and louder as we make our way closer and closer to the heart of it.

As we enter the dining hall the noise is released in a sharp burst, shouting and excited talking. Children on their lunch breaks messing around and sharing homework. Businessmen sharing notes over a plate of lasagna. It is a far cry from the formal, sombre Abnegation lunches.

When we have plates full of steaming hot pasta, we make our way over to where Brianna is sat with one of her ex-Erudite friends. "Hey." Claudia's voice has become inexplicably high and flirtatious all of a sudden.

I frown slightly at her and place myself next to Brianna, while she sit a little too close to Briannas friend. "Hey, I'm Matthew. Most people call me Matt though." He flashes a pearly white smile that illuminates his whole face, and I can see why Claudia is interested.

His hair is brown and flops into his striking green eyes. His cheekbones are defined and sit high on his tanned face. He is the kind of boy who would fall for Claudia. They both look like they belong on a scorching hot Amity farm.

"Claudia," Claudia is smiling up at him through her blue eyes, I am sure she would be twirling hair around her finger had it been long enough.

"Nice to meet you." Matthew throws Claudia a subtle wink over his shoulder before turning back to the main conversation. "Jane, right?" He addresses me, genuine interest in his eyes.

"Yeah, how did you know that?" I don't remember ever having a conversation with Matt.

"You jumped second, and you shoot like you've been doing it all you're life." He shrugs as it the answer is obvious.

I am about to respond when I see my brother enter the dining room, and sitting himself next to Tris. He looks stressed. He is picking at the loose skin around his nails, his eyes are tired and his hair is rumpled inelegantly. I wonder how I didn't notice during training.

"Excuse me," I mumble, rising from where I am sat beside Brianna.

I cross the dining hall quickly to where my brother and Tris are sat alone. He is crouched over a cup of coffee while Tris stares at his head worriedly.

I slide down next to him, on the bench. "What's your problem?" I ask deciding to skip out on the small talk. I never had been one for niceties.

His head snaps up surprised, "Nothing, what's yours?" He replies raising his eyebrows at me in challenge.

I roll my eyes. "No seriously, I can tell somethings wrong, and so can Tris so spill." I raise my eyebrows right back in an equally challenging manner.

"Mum's alive." He deadpans looking me straight in the eye unapologetically.

I gasp, a small fleeting sound I can't remember allowing myself to make. The world suddenly begins to spin off its axis, sending my vision spinning with it, and I have to fight the urge to throw up all over my brother.

"What?" My voice sounds strained and pathetic even to my own ears.

Tobias' tired eyes are full of sympathy as he regards me. "She sent me a letter around a week ago. I went to see her last night." His voice is guarded and I know he still hiding something. I'm not sure I'm ready to hear what it is though.

"You did what?" Tris and I gasp simultaneously.

"You didn't know?" I had assumed that Tris was in on the whole thing.

"Of course not! He's a secretive idiot you're brother you know." The statement was in answer to my question but it was clearly directed to my brother.

"Yeah alright, point made." He mutters under his breath sourly in response.

'Why didn't you tell me?" I ask remembering why we having this conversation in the first place.

"I thought you had enough to worry about already. I was going to tell you after your initiation." He shrugs as if neglecting to tell me mother was in fact alive, was a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

I huff impatiently, casting him an annoyed look. "Well can I meet her?"

"After initiation."

"And if I don't make it in?"I challenge my stubborn brother.

"Then you can go and live with her, can't you?" I can't fault that logic.

"Fine."

Super short chapter, but I promise we'll get to the fight training next chapter. Please review? :)