Divergent; 13

T H R E E

Christina, Will, Al and I all walk into the tattoo parlor. There was loud music playing in the background that I wasn't used to. I walked around looking at all the stencils I didn't like any of them really. I spotted Tori in the back she was the one that did my test I needed to talk to her. I walk over to her she spots me and immediately she walks away but I follow her.

"You remember me, right?" I ask "I was just wondering if you could..." but before I could finish she cut me off.

"No. I just do tattoos" she says setting up her station.

"Okay" I say and walk away. I look around for a stencil just so I could talk to her I wasn't really interested in getting a tattoo until I spotted one. I walked over and picked it up smiling I took it over to her.

"I'd like this one" I say handing it to her. "Please" I add she sighs and nods me to sit down in the chair. I take my seat and lay back pulling my shirt down from my shoulder. She set the stencil up on my collarbone and got her supplies.

"Can I just ask you..." she cuts me off again.

"You made a mistake choosing Dauntless. They'll find out about you..." she says

"Who? Who will?" I ask

"The people you're a threat to" she says

"What people? Who, Dauntless?" I ask

"No, society. If you don't fit into a category, they can't control you." She says

"I don't get it. I'm Dauntless. I'm going to be Dauntless. I chose Dauntless" I say

"For your sake, I hope so." She says finishing my tattoo she removes the pad showing the number 13 and a four leaf clover. I got up and left the tattoo parlor with Chris and the others. The next morning we were up early in the training room practicing on punching bags. I was currently punching the punching bag grunting and really trying to fit in. I stop for a moment and look down at my bloody and bruised knuckles. I sigh and then continue punching when Four, our leader walks over to me watching me.

"You're weak. You have no muscle. You're never gonna win, not like that" he says.

"That's good to know" I say and continue to punch.

"Yeah, you're gonna have to use your whole body. Keep tension here" suddenly he puts his hands on my waist and adjust my position.

"Okay..." I say I felt a warm feeling suddenly when he touched me but I don't know what it was.

"And go on offense. You're fast, so you could win if you attack first. You get inside, you jab to the throat." He tells me when he gets cut off by Eric calling him. There was something about Four he was different. He made me feel different a different that I liked.

"Keep working" he says jogging away. After a while of working on the bag I see that Christina is fighting and walk over.

"Come on, Chris" I shout to her to give her a bit of confidence. She was getting beaten to a pulp she was tiny like me but a lot stronger then me. Suddenly she crawls away panting and putting her hand out.

"Stop...Stop!" She coughs "I'm done. I'm done" she says

"You need to stop?" Eric asks her she looks up at him blood dripping down her nose her hair was everywhere.

"Okay. Let me give you a hand" he says holding his hand out to her. I found this a little odd why was he being so nice to her?

"Thanks" she says taking it he pulls her up and puts a hand on her lower back.

"All right, let's everyone take a break!" He says we all follow him through the corridor. He was ahead with Chris his hand still on her lower back.