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1. Jake

2. Alex

3. Aidan

4. Seth

5. Adam

6. Luke

7. Dean

8. Olivia

9. Paul

10. Kristen

After I spotted Kristen's name, my eyes dropped away from the board. I was second. But how?

I didn't have time to process my ranking as I was tapped on the shoulder. I turned to find Four standing behind me. "Congrats, Kiddo."

I stood and smiled at him. "I'm I allowed to hug you?"

I received my answer as he pulled me in for a bear hug. "I'm proud of you."

"Thanks, I couldn't have done it without you," I pulled away to see Aidan, Kristen, and Olivia sending us confused looks. Jake on the other, had a smile planted on his.

"You didn't need me," he smiled. It was nice to feel like we were getting back on the same page, starting to put the Eric thing behind us. "Go celebrate with your friends."

With that he said a farewell and made his way back over to Zeke and Shauna. As my eyes followed Four, they found a young leader that was still standing patiently next to Max. Just like always, his expression was unreadable. I pulled my eyes away from him and turned back to my friends.

"Who wants a drink?"

The next morning we all sat around a table in the dinning hall. Today was the day that we picked our jobs and started our lives in Dauntless. We would be called in order from which we were ranked. Jake was called first and sat across from the Dauntless leaders as they discussed his job options.

I never asked Jake what he wanted to do. I didn't even know myself what I wanted to do. Being second I had a lot of options, but would I like any of those options? What jobs could I see myself do for years to come? I'd never really thought that far. My first goal in life was to escape my father. Check. Next, pass initiation. Check. Now what?

Jake must have known exactly what he wanted to do because it didn't take him long to rejoin us at the table. "So," Aidan started. "What'd you pick?"

"Tattoo artist," Jake stated proudly.

"Are you serious? You rank first and you choose to be a tattoo artist?" Kristen exclaimed.

"It's all I've ever wanted to do," Jake shrugged. He answer wasn't a surprise to me. Ever since I'd met Jake he had an obsession with tattoos. He was covered in them. He had two full sleeves and a few on his legs and he was only 16.

"Alex!" My head whipped around as I heard Max call my name. I gave my friends one last glance before taking my place across from our five leaders. But I was only worried about one. The youngest. The coldest. The most misunderstood.

"Congratulation on passing and ranking second, Alex," One of the unknown male leaders said. "I'm Leo," he said introducing himself. He looked to be the oldest among the group of leaders. There were specks of grey showing through his black hair. His green eyes were filled with experience and compassion. He must have been the kindest, that's why I'd never heard of him. "This is Jason," he said motioning to the young man beside him.

Jason's hair was a dirty blond that brought out his blue eyes. He was definitely attractive, I couldn't help but to smile back as he smiled at me. "And I'm sure you know Max, Jennifer, and Eric." My eyes found the owner to the last name on that list. If he stared any harder at the table he might burn a hole through it.

"Nice to meet you," I smiled.

"Now, before you look at any of the other jobs available to you, we have an offer for you," Leo continued.

"Is that so?"

"Well, very soon, I'll be stepping down from my leadership position and I would know Dauntless was in good hands if you'd take my position," my jaw nearly dropped at his proposition. Me? A leader? I noticed that Eric took his eyes off the able and let his eyes rest on me.

"Are you serious?" I didn't quite believe his words. "I was only ranked second though. Why not Jake?"

"You were the obvious choice," Leo brushed off the last part about Jake. "You're the daughter of Marcus Eaton, Abnegation's leader, so you clearly have leadership in your blood," a chill was sent down my back at the name Marcus Eaton.

"I don't want the job if that's your only reasoning as to why you picked me," I snapped, offended.

"No of course not," Max interrupted. "You've shown your leadership in the ranking and as well as during capture the flag when you lead your team to victory. You were the underdog coming into Dauntless from Abnegation, but climbed all the way up the ranks. You're exactly what we're looking for."

"But I only ranked second," I argued.

"That was only due to your final evaluation," My head turned as Eric spoke. I was surprised to hear him make himself known in the conversation. Although I wanted nothing more than to look away from him, I was forced to look at him as he continued. "You spent too much time in your second to last simulation, allowing Jake to get a better time than you. That sim cost you your first rank status." I couldn't read his facial expression as he mentioned the simulation, but it was far from cold.

"What?" Was all I could manage. That fear was the only thing that kept me from placing first. I let fear get the better of me in that sim and because of that I fell in the rankings.

Jason cleared his throat as he began to speak. "We need an answer, Alex."

"Would I have to see my father?" I felt like a coward asking that question, but I needed to know.

"Yes, on occasion when the faction leaders come together and discuss what's happening in our factions, keeping the others updated," Max informed me. I bit my lip subconsciously, playing with my lip ring. Could I do it? Be a leader that is. I didn't have an answer to that question, but I desperately wanted, needed, one.

"Okay, I'll do it, but under one condition," I smirked.

"What is it?" Leo asked.

"I want to train initiates, I want to be an instructor," I don't know why, but I felt like that would be something I would be good at. Plus, I would love working with my brother a few weeks out of the year.

"Okay, that can be arranged," Leo agreed.

"Your training with Eric starts the day after tomorrow," Max finalized.

"Wait, what?" I almost choked on my own spit.

"Eric will be training you for a majority of your leadership training. He's the youngest and has gone through this the most recently. There will be some times when you spend time with myself, Jennifer, Jason, or Leo, but most of it will be spent with Eric," Max informed me. "Is that a problem?"

"Not at all," I lied. Well, fuck me. I glanced over in Eric's direction and I swear to god I saw a hint of a smirk on his face.

"You'll be given a room on the top floor with the rest of us," Jason smiled.

"I'll show you where it is after we're down here," Jennifer offered.

"Sounds great," and with that I got up and headed back to my original seat, thinking about what the hell I'd just gotten myself into.

Once everyone had picked a job, I waited patiently for Jennifer. I told my friends to go on without me, telling them I would meet up with them later. None of them seemed surprised when I told them what my new position would be. Aidan had chosen to work in the control room, Olivia in the infirmary, and Kristen picked to work on the fence.

Jennifer dismissed herself from the other leaders and made her way over to me with a smile on her face. Her green eyes stood out against her black clothes and her brown hair was pulled into a neat ponytail. "Ready?"

I nodded and she began to lead the way. We stopped by the dorm so I could pick up my things. Afterwards we make our way to the apartments. "It'll be great to have a another female leader."

"Yeah? When was the last time there was another female leader you?" I asked, trying to continue the small talk as we crossed the pit.

"Um, last year?" She thought of a moment. "Yeah, last year. Eric replaced her. Her named was Veronica."

"Was she a good leader?" I found myself getting more comfortable with Jennifer. She seemed very carefree and down to earth.

"Yeah, she was great, I loved her. Everyone did," she looked over at me and smirked. "You remind me a lot of her."

"Really?" I was surprised by the comparison. I was far from a great leader, at least at the moment. "I still don't know why you guys picked me," I chuckled.

"You were the first choice for everyone," she shrugged. "Everyone agreed that you'd be the perfect fit. Even Eric agreed, which was surprising, seeing that all he did was complain about you during initiation," she laughed.

"I made it my goal to be a pain in his ass," I proudly stated.

"Yeah and we all got an earful for it at meals," Jennifer continued to laugh as we started up a flight of stairs. "I can see why now."

I raised my eyebrow in confusion, requesting her to continue. "You and your brother are very similar. Eric and Four have always clashed so it was only expected that you and Eric would as well."

"Well, we can't be that similar or else he would be a leader," I joked.

"Four was offered leadership, but turned it down. Eric took his place," she informed me. This was news to me.

"Why would he do that?" I questioned. I didn't understand why someone would turn down leadership. We stepped off onto the top floor as we continued talking.

"Nobody knows. He just decided that he didn't want to the job," maybe if Tobias turned it down I should have turned it down as well. There had to be a reason that he decided against being a leader.

"Here's your stop," Jennifer smiled as she stopped in front on an apartment door. She pulled a set of two keys out of her pocket and dangled them in front of me. "These are your keys."

I took the keys from her and smiled in return. "Thanks."

"I'm right next door," she pointed behind her to the door on the left. "Eric is on the other side," Great. "Jason is next to me, Max next to him, and Leo is the furthest door down. If you ever need anything don't be afraid to come on over and ask."

"Will do."

"I'm gonna head back downstairs. Go head and get settled in.," I nodded in response and watched as she walked away.

I slipped my key in to the door and unlocked it. I made my way inside, closing the door behind me. The apartment looked very similar to Eric's, except it felt a little more homey. Maybe that was just because it was mine. I spent the next little while unpacking my stuff and exploring my new home.

I had just finished putting a fresh new set of black sheets on my bed when I heard a knock on my door. I thought it was odd, but I was assuming that it was Jennifer, checking on me to see how I was doing.

I made my way over to the door, opening it. To say the least it wasn't the pretty brunette leader that I was expecting.

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