Today I wake up feeling excited about playing capture the flag with the Dauntless, not about seeing Beatrice. That's right. I do all the usual things to make sure no one suspects me going to the Dauntless. I didn't really notice up until now, but life in Abnegation is pretty dull, well especially compared to Dauntless. I go work in the control room, and later talk to Marcus, who doesn't suspect a thing. Well, it's understandable considering I was only gone a night. I continue to hand out food to the factionless outside, where I hear Beatrice call out my name, "Hey, Tobias!"

I roll my eyes. Of course she wouldn't stay away even if it's dangerous. She's Dauntless for crying out loud. She continues, "I forgot to tell you. Come over at midnight to play capture the flag!"

I quickly agree, so she can just leave already. If she doesn't look out for her safety, I should.

Thankfully, she finally leaves.

After I return the boxes, I find Marcus to, of course, go the Prior's house to talk about government related topics. I hear the same things like last time, something about Erudites, how they are spreading rumors around about Abnegation. Nothing new.

I start getting ready around eleven and am at Dauntless around eleven thirty. Once I'm there, I find Beatrice waiting for me, with my Dauntless clothes in her hand. She motions for me to the same place as last time to change my clothes. After I finish changing my clothes, Beatrice tells me her Dauntless name, which is "Tris." That will get hard to get used to. She then tells me to wait, so she can wake up the initiates.

I stand there, waiting for…Tris. When she finally shows up, Eric is next to her.

She asks, "…so can he play?"

"Why don't I recognize him?" Eric asks. Ah, he's still suspicious of me.

She falsely explains, "He didn't rank that high. He barely made it to the top ten. Besides, you ranked first; you wouldn't worry or notice him."

After she talks highly of him, Eric finally agrees to let me play.

When she finishes talking to Eric, she comes over to me and tells me to follow her to the trains. While waiting for the train, I notice her talking to a guy. Who is he? They seem friendly to each other, laughing and talking. After we all jump into the train, the guy speaks up, "We'll be dividing into two teams to play capture the flag. Each team will have an even mix of members, Dauntless-born initiates, and transfers. One team will get off first and find a place to hide their flag. Then the second team will get off and do the same. This is a Dauntless tradition, so I suggest you take it seriously."

"What do we get if we win?" someone shouts.

The guy simply states, "You get to win, duh."

I raise my eyebrow at the "Duh" comment.

"Anyways, Eric and I will be your team captains," the guy says.

"Let's divide up the transfers first, shall we?" Eric suggests, "You go first."

Tris whispers into the guy's ear, and the guy suddenly picks me.

After they finish choosing teams, I look over at my team, and then at Eric's. The major difference between our teams is that Eric's team is bigger, stronger while my team seems smaller, less muscular.

Our team separates and moves to the Navy Pier. There, the team starts trying to decide where to hide the flag. I ignore them and just watch Tris. Then she suddenly walks out. I follow and find her looking up at the Ferris Wheel. There, she grabs a rung and puts her weight on the lowest rung and jump. Just what is she doing?

I call out, "Tris."

She looks down at me and says, "Yes?"

"What are you doing?" I ask.

"I'm seeking higher ground," she says. "I don't think I'm doing anything."

Ah, to find the other team's flag. Smart. I smile and reply, "All right. I'm coming."

She narrows her eyes and shrugs. I climb up along with her and try to ignore how tall the Ferris Wheel's height.

I'm about to ask her if the game's priority is teamwork, but I remember her comment, saying the game is about pride.

I ask her, "So why did you leave Abnegation?"

She looks down and blinks. She must think this is a strange question.

"I don't belong there."

The answer is so simple, but I know there is more to it. Then she asks, "Why did you want to play capture the flag?"

Her question surprises me, but I answer, "It seems fun."

She laughs at my answer, "An Abnegation thinking a Dauntless game is fun? I highly doubt it."

Ah, the game does seem too risky, and the answer isn't really an Abnegation way to answer. I try to think of ways to come up with an Abnegation answer; when I can't come up with one, I state the real reason, "I'm trying to see if I made the right choice, staying in Abnegation instead of moving to Dauntless." She silently nods and continues climbing. Only then, do I realize how far up we are.

I must've been breathing a bit harshly since Tris asks, "Are you all right, Tobias?"

I stare wide-eyed at her and reply, "Are you human, Tris? Being up this high…" I gulp for air. "It doesn't scare you at all?"

Thankfully we finally reach the platform and sit. Based on her climbing, it looks like she's done this before.

I crouch and press my back to the metal support, breathing heavily. "You're afraid of heights," Tris states. Then she asks, "If you're afraid of heights, why did you follow me?"

I easily answer, "To make sure you stay safe." My answer clearly catches her off guard, but she just looks toward the city. She says, "We're not high enough."

What?

She stands up and says, "I'm going to climb."

I groan, "Tris.."

She responds, "You don't have to follow me."

I plainly state, "Yes, I do." I sigh and continue with her. I shake my head and mutter, "All this for a game."

While she's climbing, I look up at her and wonder what her results were.

After climbing for a while, she points somewhere and says, "See that?"

I stop climbing and look. I see a tiny pulsing light on the ground." I smile and respond, "Yeah."

She looks over her shoulder at me. We are so close, I almost forget how high we are. She clears her throat and says, "Um, start climbing down. I'll follow you."

I nod and start climbing down. Then I hear her crying out my name, "Tobias!"

I see the bar under her foot falling, and her foot is trying to find another place to land on. But we both know there's nothing there.

I shout out, "Hold on!" I finish climbing down and shout out, "Jump down!"

She looks at me as if I'm crazy, and honestly, I can't blame her. She sucks in a deep breathe and jumps. I wait to hear her scream, but it never comes. Instead, she jumps into my arms, perfectly safe.

She's still shaking in my arms when I ask her, "Are you all right?"

She replies, "Yes, I'm all right."

I know it's the wrong time, but I start laughing. She is still in my arms and stares at me as if I'm crazy. I can't blame her, but she joins in. After a while, we stop laughing, and we finally notice that she's still in my arms. I awkwardly set her down. I clear my throat before I say, "Let's go back to our team."

She nods.

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