Hey guys! Sorry for the really late update! I've just been busy lately. I won't be updating as frequently because of school. I only updated regularly before because I was on break. Here's the next chapter though! Hopefully I'll be able to write more later in the week. Enjoy!

It had been one and a half weeks since the audition. We were finding out our roles, or lack of roles, after two weeks. The anticipation was killing everyone! Was I going to get a good role or would I get stuck in makeup? Uriah had said I did well but there were still people who auditioned after me. Maybe if I was lucky, I would get a minor role o be an extra.

"Tris!"

I turned around and saw Uriah's girlfriend running towards me. I talked to Dawn a few times after my audition and we became friends. I suppose it's easy to bond with someone after they secretly watch you perform a monologue. I learned immediately abut Dawn that she was always smiley and very bubbly.

She caught up to me, breathing.

"Hi," she said.

"Hey," I chuckled. "What's up?"

"Nothing. I just saw you walking alone and decided to walk with you 'cause I was walking alone too," she said. "Isn't it funny how much easier you can spot someone in a crowd once you've become friends?"

"Yeah, it is," I nodded. "What are you doing in Erudite?"

"Oh, well last week we got sorted into two different types of dances. I got put in Lyrical and Tap," she said and began giving me and in-depth explanation of how fun Tap was and how ridiculous Uriah looked attempting to dance.

Did I forget to mention Dawn talked a lot?

I tuned her out for a while and began searching for the spot Al texted me that him, Christina, Will, and I were going to meet at. Seeing nobody, I listened to Dawn again.

"…is amazing! But some people in Ballet are really pissed off at this guy Caleb for cozying up to Miss Matthews."

"Caleb?" I asked. "As in Caleb Prior?"

"Yeah, do you know him?"

"Yeah, what did he do?" I asked.

"He's been hanging around Miss Matthews, the Ballet instructor, a lot and he keeps getting favoritism from her like being a lead dancer and stuff. People are beginning to think they're doing it or something," she told me.

"Thanks for letting me know," I processed the information and made a mental note to have a serious conversation with him later on.

I spotted Al sitting on the ground signaling for me to come here.

"Oh, I see my friend. We were meeting here," I said. "Thanks for walking with me though."

"Any time," Dawn smiled. "See ya!"

I waved bye and walked over to Al, plopping down next to him.

"Hey, Tris," he grinned.

"Hi," I replied. "Where's Christina and Will."

Looking sheepish, Al said, "They're um not coming."

"Why?"

"Because I wanted to talk to you alone," he said.

"So why didn't you just say that instead of texting me that we were all meeting up?" I asked.

"You're closer with them and would be more likely to come if they did," he shrugged.

My face flushed. The way he said it made me sound awful!

Avoiding responding to that, I said, "So what's up?"

"I um wanted to ask you…"

"Yes?"

"I just—I wanted to…you know 'cause…." He incoherently mumbled.

"Spit it out," I urged with a giggle.

Al's faced turned red, "Doyawangooutwimme?"

"Do I… what?" I said, trying to comprehend the gibberish that spewed from his mouth.

He took a deep breath and repeated, "Do you want to go out with me? Like on a date?"

"Oh," I blanched. "I umm… a date?"

Now I was babbling like an idiot!

"Yeah," Al said. "You know, go eat food and hang out? Together? Alone?"

"Al, I—I'm flattered, but I don't… I just want to be friends, okay?"

He nodded slowly, "Okay. I understand."

"I'm sorry," I said. I really was. I felt like shit because I didn't feel that way about him and he was obviously disappointed.

"It's okay," he sighed. Then he stood.

"W-where are you going?" I asked.

He shrugged, "Back to my dorm, I guess. That's all I wanted to ask you. And now I've asked and got an answer."

"Al, I really am sorry," I said.

"It's okay," he repeated. But it wasn't. His whole body language towards me had changed. Before, he was warm and friendly but now I felt a shift. His body language was… cold. Freezing.

Then he walked away, leaving me in a daze and feeling sorry.

I stepped into my room and aw Kat and Ethan, the boy I talked with at the tour of Dauntless, giggling together on Kat's bed watching some anime movie. They looked up when I entered the room.

"Hi, Tris," Kat said. "This is Ethan."

"I know, we've met," I said. "Hey, Ethan."

He waved his hand in acknowledgement.

At Kat's confused look, he said, "We were in the same tour group."

Feeling like I was intruding, I said, "Don't mind me. I just wanted to grab my iPod and head out."

"Okay," Kat said.

Opening a drawer in my nightstand, I pulled out my iPod and ear buds and left the room.

Now what? I thought.

Originally, I was going to just chill out and read a book or something but that wouldn't be fair to Kat. Maybe I could hand out with Susan? Or Christina? Or should I just go to Pansycakes and listen to my iPod while eating a brownie?

I decided on the latter and made my way down the street and turning on my music. I hummed along with the song, probably off-key judging from the horrified stares I was getting.

Pansycakes was pretty crowded. I quickly got in line and ordered my food from a girl with black hair that was streaked with green. Her nametag read Rydr. I wasn't sure if that was a typo or just a unique way of spelling it but I shrugged it off as I payed for my brownie and water bottle.

I looked around and rushed to a table by the window. The last table! I sighed in relief as I sat down. The table-claiming gods were looking out for me today. I took out my phone and went online—free Wi-Fi made Pansycakes a hotspot. I went to DSTCA's student interaction website and updated my account, something I rarely did.

The first thing I did was change my user from Beatrice to Tris. Then I typed in a status update and friended Will, Christina, and Al. As an afterthought, I searched Kat's name and friended her too.

The update read:

Tris:Now a Dauntless girl! J

I must be really bored to be on the school's social media site, I thought to myself as I turned off my phone and nibbled at my brownie.

I felt a tap on my shoulder and glanced behind me. A girl I have never seen before stood there looking kind of uncomfortable. She had blue-green eyes and wavy brown hair.

I pulled out one of my ear buds and said, "Hello."

"Hey," she replied hesitantly. "Do you mind if I sit here? Every other table is full or taken."

"Oh, go ahead," I gestured towards the empty seat opposite me. "I'm Tris, by the way."

"Nice to meet you, Tris. I'm Imogen," she said.

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