Choose Your Own Adventure: Divergent

Dress Shopping- 134

"Ugh!" Christina exclaims, and you duck to avoid the flying frills of a rejected dress. "They're all black!"

"It is called Dauntless Ball," you contribute, rubbing your arm with a grin.

She scoffs, turning on you. "Okay, smartface. What do you want in a dress?"

You pull a dress of the rack, examining it. It's black, but sequined and glittery, and has a slit up the side. It looks like the night sky, you think, beaming.

"This one," you say, pulling a pair of rhinestone-studded heels off the rack to go with it. "It's gorgeous!"

Christina huffs, but pulls a sexy black dress with loads of tulle from the rack. "I guess I could try this one."

Tris emerges from the dressing room, wearing a simple, velvet dress. "I look ridiculous," she huffs, but you can tell that she secretly likes it.

You and Christina shriek appreciatively, then go to try on yours. Christina dos everyone's makeup- of course- an then you all emerge into the Pit, walking past the normal Dauntless in your finery.

You feel untouchable, beaming, like you were made for this moment, and even Tris holds her shoulders up higher.

"We look awesome," Christina hisses to you two, and you all giggle as you head for the drop-off point, right behind a black curtain. 

"Wait here," a Dauntless associate says with a smile, and you all look at each other with nervous grins as Lynn and Marlene join you behind the curtain.

"This is the best part," Marlene whispers to all of you. Her dress is black, but has dark red overtones. "When the curtain comes up, we're revealed and officially Dauntless! The guys are behind a curtain on the other side, but they're revealed before we are, so they'll see us first!"

Even Lynn smiles as you hear the Dauntless announcer talking in front of the curtain. I hope he likes the dress, you think, nervous butterflies floating in your stomach as you smooth down the sparkly fabric. 

"Say hi to Will for me," you say to Christina, and she sticks out her tongue at you. 

"...And now, to introduce our newest members!"

"This is it!" Marlene shrieks, and someone pulls a cord and the curtain starts to lift. 

The announcer on the other side continues with your names. "Marlene, Dauntless-born! Lynn, Dauntless-born! Tris, transfer! Christina, transfer! Y/N, transfer!"

The crowd roars, their screams in your ears as the curtain whisks up, leaving all five of you standing in front of a sea of Dauntless.

You lift your eyes to the other side of the room, and, with a flush of heat in your face, you notice that they're all watching you, awe in their faces.

"Now!" the announcer shouts, jumping off the stage into the crowd. "Let's begin the party!"

The lights snap off and loud music blasts from the speaker system next to you. Christina laughs and grabs your hand, running with you off the stage and through the packed crowd of Dauntless. "Let's go find the boys!"

If you chose Uriah, advance to 135.

If you chose Eric, advance to 136.

If you chose Peter, advance to 137.

If you chose Four, advance to 138.