Chapter 4

Visiting Day

This day is the worst day of training. The one of two days that we are legally allowed to visit other factions without a good reason. I walk over to the initiates huddled around and give the speech that's been passed down from instructor to instructor, about having fun but not getting too attached. Faction before blood and all that.

A sea of colours charge into the black storm that is dauntless. I do a quick round to meet the initiates' parents. Sunshine's parents are dressed in red and orange and talk a mile a minute. They are concerned about every little bruise; I guess it was a good move to push off the fighting stage till after visiting day. I do the rounds talking to different families. Some of the boys told their parents I was there girlfriend. Particularly Elijah. After that I would only walk around with Uri or Will near me ready to pass them off as my boyfriend in a moment's notice.

"Six or here," Eric calls. I walk over to them to see Eric and his parents dressed in all blue with calculating glares. "Six, these are my parent, this is Six," he gestures at each of us. I stand there awkwardly as they scan me with a cold manipulating stare.

"Six that's not a name it's a number" Eric's mother said. She looked at me appraisingly. "So what is your name?"

"Six" I answer blankly. "Eric is doing well I'm overseeing the training." They nod in understanding.

"Don't you think that someone with more age and experience should be overseeing training?" Eric father asked.

"Well I guess there's a difference in way we run things and the way Erudite runs things." I suggest storming off. I hate transfers and I hate the Erudite. I just want to punch something so I make my way to the training room eager to throw my fist at something. I walk in surprised to see I'm not alone. "Four?" I asked his head snapped up from the punching bag. He continued to punch at the bag; his form has greatly improved since the last time. He moves on to the form I taught the group yesterday. His muscles have developed greatly thanks to training. I see the muscles rippling over his back tightening in his abs. "You saw the board and who you're up against first?" I asked.

He just nodded. I walked over to the board and re-read the fighting order.

Four vs Eric

Connor vs Elijah

Ruth vs Sunshine

Quin vs Greyson

I thought the fairest thing to do was to put them against the closest ranking. First against second and so on. I regretted it seeing the stress it was putting on Four. "Not into visiting day either?" he asked. I shook my head.

"I've had more than enough to last a lifetime. This is your first one." I say.

He shrugs it off. "That maybe but I have no family so who am I gonna visit?" He moves to the pull up bar.

"Everyone has family." I say knowing full well it's not true.

"Well my mom's dead and I don't have siblings," He shrugs he doesn't mention his father and neither do I. We sit there in awkward silence staring at the board. He goes back to practising combinations on the bag.

"You know you can beat him right?" I ask. He shrugged not answering me. "You can," I emphasized.

He stops and looks pointedly at the broken punching bag in the corner of the room. Eric wasn't the strongest but he was the smartest he stood cold and calculating trying to exploit every weakness. I growled thinking the twerp had stolen my strategy. I moved over block the bag from his viewpoint. "You're fast, attack first and use your elbows, there the most powerful weapon you have." I move closer to him when the door to the training room slams open.

"Six where were you Max is looking for you," Peter snarls angrily, he moves to grab my arm. He knows better, I grab his arm and flip him over my shoulder and he lies flat on his back.

"Come on Peaty you know better than that, remember we don't touch." I cooed as if talking to a small child. He huffed. "Don't you get tired of being Max's page boy I thought you were a dauntless leader not a mailman." I smile knowing I out rank him.

I walk over to the door leaving him glare in the empty space. Peter face turned beet red as he huffed angrily.

"What are you doing here initiate?" Peter snapped. Oh no I will not let him scare my initiate not him.

"Peaty you coming?" I call reminding him of his place he follows behind me wordlessly. I walk to where Max and the other leader are mingling with our visitors, I see the composer on Max's face I know he hates this day as much as we do.

"Ah this is our lovely Six now, Six why don't you join us," Max says.

"I'd be honored to," I smile. Time to play Dauntless leader again joy.

"Hello Ms. Six was it?" I nod, "That's quit an unusual name," he says when waiting for an explanation.

"I guess it is Mr. Eaton," I offered him my sweetest smile.

"Have we met?" he asked confused.

"Six is going to be a Dauntless representative on the council and has taken the role with great enthusiasm, she knows all members as well as all the laws and by law by memory." Max boasted proudly.

"I thought Peter be joining us," said an Erudite bluntly. I rolled my eyes not caring what bullshit answer they told him. Peter is only here because of his ranking we all know this.

"I have to step away for an hour Six I was wondering if you could entertain our guests," Max asked eyes begging to leave. I nod.

"I can do that Max I'm sure Six is busy she was giving a private lesson to her initiate." He smiled evilly.

"I got this." I push by Peter. "Have you had a tour yet." Their heads move from side to side.

"This is the pit. Dining hall to your left, chasm and theses are the training rooms any questions?" I asked not bothering to hide my boredom.

"Shouldn't you put a fence or something to block the chasm?" An Abnegation man Martin I think asked.

The Chasm represented the difference between bravery and stupidity, we need solders smart enough not to drop to their death.

We walk into the training room and see Four still there. He sends a quick glance our way before freezing up. "Thank you gentlemen I hope you enjoy your visit however as visiting hours are over we ask that you please make your way out. Four can I talk to you quickly." He nods, and moves to the other side of the room.

Thankfully Will walked by and I grabbed him. He graciously offered to show the visiting leaders out.

"Okay, it's okay, he's gone Tobias."

Sorry Lots of filler