Chapter 3

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As soon as everyone one had jumped, we stood at the bottom waiting for someone to speak up.

"Okay so as you know I am Eric and this is Four who will be the transfers trainer, now if the dauntless born will please follow Lauren and the transfers follow Four." Eric said to us then started to walk away.

"C'mon, I will show you all around" Four said to us.

"This is the pit, the centre of dauntless, everything is here. Tattoo parlour, clothes shop, bar, you name it." He said then started for another twist of dark corridors. We all quickly scurried along after him, not wanting to get lost. Four stopped outside a room and walked in, this was obviously our dorms. There were some beds and open showers.

"Boys or girls?" A candor boy snickered.

"Both" Four replied shortly.

"Dinner is in 15 minutes, get changed into your new clothes then head down to the dining hall." Four said then walked out.

"Well he seems friendly enough" Liv laughed.

"Tell me about it, I just hope he isn't as harsh as he seems during training." I told Liv.

"Yeah well let's get change and head down for dinner, sound good?" Liv said.

"Yep sounds good" I smiled at her.
We both got dressed and tried to find our way through the lengthy halls and eventually, we found ourselves at the dining hall.

"Hey there is 2 empty seats over there." She pointed to a table and my eyes scanned over to see Eric sitting there scoffing down his food. My eyes widened immediately but there was nowhere else to sit.

"Okay, let's go" I said reluctantly. We trotted our way over and I plopped down in the seat directly next to Eric, whereas Liv was across from me.

"So your Brayden and Liv?" A boy to my right said. I turned my head to be greeted with one of my fellow transfers.

"Yeah I'm Brayden, what about you?" I said kindly.

"My name is Matt, Candor." He replied.

"How come I don't know you then?" Liv said then laughed.

"Oh I know you but you never noticed me" he said as his cheeks flushed dark, dark red.

"Oh! Wait! I do know you! We had History together!" She said to him excitedly.

"Yep that's the one" he said then laughed. Then the boy sitting across from him spoke up.

"And I am Jack, how may I do the pleasure." He said sarcastically. He was Erudite, I used to know him.

"Hiya Jack, it's been so long, how have you been?" I asked him sweetly.

"I've been doing great Bray, what about Alli? How has he been doing?" He asked.

"Alli has been good, I think. He is Amity now." I replied sadly.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Brayden I had no idea" he said sympathetically.

"No, no, no it's okay. I understand why he did it. Needed a change I guess, like me." I smile at him, then went back to eating my food.

"Stop talking about your past." Eric suddenly said out of nowhere. He was eavesdropping in on out conversation. Jerk.

"Excuse me?" I said to him in shock.

"You heard me, stop talking about your past, it only holds you back." He said coldly.

"Woah, woah, woah we have been here what 2 hours? We haven't been done anything yet to basically show we have moved faction? We can talk about it all we like if it keeps us going, not holds us back." I said to him coolly. He stared back at me in shock of my sudden outburst and I stared back wide-eyed at what I had just said.
He leaned close to my face and said something to me in a low tone. Obviously angry.

"You haven't done anything? Want something to do? Get a little extra time off your hands? Training with me for and extra 2 hours every single day for the next week." He replied shortly.
I was in shock. I turned to see what my friends expressions were and they mirrored mine exactly. I quickly turned to say something to Eric.

"But you ca-" I said but as soon as I started I stopped because as soon as I turned he was already walking out of the hall. I turned back around in my seat to face the others who just sat there. I groaned and started hitting my head off the table.
"Why" hit "is" hit "this" hit "happening" hit "to" hit "me" hit. I said then groaned once again.
Jack was the first to speak up. 

"Oh sweetie, you are in some deep shit." He laughed at me.

"Tell me something I don't know." I
mumbled before going back to eating the feast of my dinner in peace.


A/N--- Brayden is above/to the side.

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