A/N- So I was reading a story that I enjoyed recently but found that it was very similar to mine. Summary, first chapter, and even the A/N was pretty close to mine. Funny thing is the author of that story reviewed mine just a few hours before uploading theirs. Well I'm glad they liked my story… at least. Again I apologize for any spelling/grammar mistakes in this chapter.

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It turns out that each stage of our training will be ranked and cuts will be made after stages one and three. Well damn.

Stacks of black clothing lay on the bunks and Nicole and I take the one in the far corner of the room. Eric wanted us all to change before heading to dinner.

"Hey Nicole," I say pulling on a pair of black jeans, "I'm not really hungry; you want to explore with me?" She finishes putting on a black t-shirt before responding.

"Yeah that's cool. Give me a minute."

I unzip my dress and quickly pull on a black tank top. I fold the dress and place it in one of the dressers at the foot of our bunk. I think I'll have my parents give it to Marie, if they come to visiting day.

Visiting day has always been a hard day for me. My brother Ashton transferred three years ago. I didn't attend his choosing ceremony and I refused to accompany my parents to see him on visiting day. I was so upset all these years; I still don't know where he ended up.

I turn around and burst out laughing. Nicole is struggling to pull on her pants from under her bed sheet. She looks up and glares at me.

"Oh yeah, laugh it up. Not all of us can throw away our modesty like you," she sighs.

"Trust me, I still have my modesty," I retort.

She just laughs and finally gets her pants on using her difficult yet logical method. By that time, we're the only ones in the dorm.

We make our way around the pit looking at the different shops and decide to check out the tattoo parlor. The outside looks cool, but the inside is amazing. The shop is lit by black lighting. Every inch of three walls is covered in tattoo designs and artwork. The other wall is lined with body jewelry.

"You think you might want to get a tattoo sometime?" I ask nudging Nicole.

She bites her lip and scans the walls. "My parents would hate it," she responds, "But I really want one." Then she heads over to look at the piercings.

I start flipping through some design books. I really want to get a tattoo as well, but I plan on waiting until after initiation. If I got a tattoo and failed initiation it would be a constant slap in the face.

"Tattoos already? You sure are eager Amity," says a deep familiar voice.

I didn't sense another person I jumped a little at their voice. I took a step back and spun around bumping into Eric. He smirks and grabs my shoulders to steady me.

"No," I say glancing at his hands on my shoulders,"I'm just looking around."

He notices my gaze and removes his hands. "Well make sure you think what you want through, it'll be permanent."

Right after he says that he looks up and his smirk disappears.

"Make sure you get a lot of sleep initiate, you'll need it." And with that he stalks out of the tattoo parlor.

A few seconds later Nicole walks back up to me.

"I think I want to get my nose pierced," she announces while we walk out of the shop.

"You have the perfect nose for it," I comment. When we reach the dorm Nicole blocks the door with her arm. I turn towards her with my eyebrows raised.

Nicole raises her eyebrows too before speaking. "I saw you and Eric talking, what did he want?"

Well he didn't really want anything. It's not like we had a long conversation, I don't know why she's all curious.

"He thought we we're getting tattoos the first day. He said to think them through because they're permanent, you know?" I say. She nods and moves her arm.

There's only a few other transfers in the dorm when we walk in. A couple glance at us but quickly returns to whatever they were doing.

When we get to our bunk I waste no time in kicking off my boots and hoping into bed. As soon as my head touches the pillow my eyelids droop.

"Hey Bells," whispers Nicole.

"Yeah Nicole?"

"Night," she giggles and I laugh.

"Night."

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I open my eyes and sit up the next morning at six thirty. All the other initiates are still sleeping so I grasp the opportunity to shower.

After standing under the scalding water for about ten minutes a wrap a towel around myself and walk to my dresser to get clothes. I can't wait until we can go shopping.

I put on my red lace bra and matching underwear before throwing on my black tank top and sliding on black pants.

It's ten minutes to seven and training starts at eight. The other initiates are still not up yet so I decide to wake Nicole so she can shower.

I reach up and tug on Nicole's covers.

"Sleepy head wake up," I say. She mumbles something I can't understand and rolls over. Sighing I try again.

"Nicole unless you want everyone to see your "temple" I'd get your ass out of bed."

She got up after that.

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After Nicole showered we both walk to the dining hall before training to get breakfast.

As we're walking to take a seat a pair of arms wrap around me and lifts me off the ground spinning me around. When I turn around Brent has a huge grin on his face.

"You're sitting with us Bells," he states nodding to a table full of Dauntless born. I'm about to retort but he grabs mine and Nicole's arms and drags us to his table.

As we near the table I recognize several Dauntless born from the train. One of them is Liss, who calls out when she sees us.

"Seriously Brent? What is it with you and transfers?"

"Yeah Brent, what is it with you and transfers?" I say bumping him with my hip and sitting down.

Brent shrugs his shoulders, "I don't know, some transfers are cooler than you loser Dauntless born," he replies with a smirk.

Nicole and I get introduced to Hannah, Josh, and Adam, the other three at the table. I sit quietly nibbling on a muffin until Hannah says something that catches my attention.

"Well I'd feel less pressured if Eric wasn't overseeing our training. Why can't Harvey do it?"

Brent laughs, "They probably wanted Eric to get used to being a leader. Actually helping the faction you know?"

"What's so bad about Eric?" I ask.

Liss snorts, "You have a lot to learn transfer-"

"What we're saying Bella, is that Eric isn't exactly known for his kindness and generosity," interrupts Josh.

I've only had to conversations with Eric, and they weren't terrible.

"At least Four is one of our instructors, he's hot," giggles Nicole.

I crack a small smile.

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"The first thing you will learn today is how to shoot a gun. The second is how to win a fight," says Four as he passes out guns.

When he hands me one I shiver. The gun is heavy and the metal is cold in my hand. Someone could seriously get hurt with this.

"Initiation is divided into three stages, physical, emotional, and mental. Each stage is graded more heavily than the last-"

"Wait, what does that mean?" interrupts a boy from Candor.

"It means that if stage one kicks your ass, you have a slight chance in moving up in the rankings," says Eric walking into the room.

"Nice of you to join us, Eric," Four snorts. Eric walks to the front and grabs a gun.

"Not that I need to explain myself to you, my meeting with Max ran late."

Four nods and then asks Eric if he wants to demonstrate shooting. He walks to a target and begins shooting. I'm so absorbed in watching Eric shoot that I don't hear anything Four says about how to shoot.

Every time Eric lifts the gun his broad muscles stretch against his tight black shirt. He stands with his feet apart and exhales when he fires.

"Now get a target and get shooting!" shouts Four. Nicole and I stand in front of targets at the end of the room. Gunshots echo throughout the room after a few moments and I sigh looking at the weapon in my hands. A few days ago I never would've imagined I'd be holding a loaded gun.

I look over and Nicole seems to have no hesitation as she lifts her own gun and starts firing. Four and Eric are watching us, I haven't even fired yet. I take a deep breath and raise my gun. I try to mimic Eric's stance as best as possible and shoot while exhaling.

Not even close. I wasn't expecting such a powerful recoil, I almost drop the gun. I try again firing three bullets. The last bullet just nicked the edge of the target.

Nicole is doing a little better next to me. Her target has a few holes in its outer ring. None of the initiates seem to stick out. Except Jake. He has hit the center of the target a few times.

I face my target and sigh. That sigh turns into a gasp when someone places their hands on my shoulders from behind. I don't need to look; I already know who it is.

"If you're wondering what your problem is," says Eric, his breath fanning my ear. I think this is the closest we're been. I turn my head to look at him. My eyes immediately meet his grey green ones.

"You're too tense. You're so stiff I could probably snap you in half right now."

I let out a short laugh. "You could probably do that anyway, your bicep is bigger than my head."

Oh God, did I just say that?

I turn away, my face hot. But not before I see Eric smirk.

"Just relax Amity, I'm sure it will help," he says squeezing my shoulders before walking over to Four. They have a short conversation then Eric leaves the room.

I move my shoulders up and down to release some tension before shooting again. It helped a little bit; I'm hitting the target every time now. I'm still pretty far from the middle, but I'll work on it.

Four, who was watching the other initiates, approaches me. I continue shooting, most of the bullets hit the outer ring and some land one circle away from the center.

"Not bad initiate. There's always room for improvement. A little work and you'll be good," he says.

He turns to the others and shouts, "Everyone go to lunch and be back here in an hour. Don't be late."

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A/N- I'm up north right now and there is no wifi so I can only use the internet sometimes on my grandmas computer. Not having internet is so frustrating XD. Anyway the next chapter is almost done, it'll be up pretty soon.