On my way to the training room, I see an elevator I've seen Tris get on. I want to see her before I relive Dauntless initiation.

I walk to the elevator and let it scan my wrist.

"Access denied." the computerized voice says.

I look around, wondering why Tris was let through but I wasn't.

As I saw everyone walking to the training area, I declare it a problem for later.

When I arrive at the training room, I notice that almost everyone is partnered up.

I survey my surroundings, trying to make sense of the partnerships.

Most of them are girls and boys, and only a few people, including me, are alone.

"Tobias Eaton." someone says behind me and I cringe. I'm not used to people using my name so loosely. I turn to the person.

It's a girl with dark hair and eyes that would be Dauntless if this was Chicago. She wears an open Jacket with a black tank top underneath with black, slightly worn jeans.

I raise my eyebrow at her. I haven't seen her before.

"You've been assigned to me." she says, and I can tell she's not elaborating. "I'm Nita."

"I'm assuming you're going to show me the ropes of the Bureau." I guess.

"Right. Come with me." she starts off toward a staircase and I follow her, leaving everyone else behind.

The staircase leads to a second room with maybe half the amount of people that were in the other one.

This time, the tables are Laden with weapons and gear. It's impressive to say the least and makes me long for Dauntless a little less.

She walks to the table with the smallest weapons. "Pick two. Choose wisely."

She hands me a headset and I put it on.

After picking a jacket almost identical as far as color to hers I pick up one of the pistols and test it in my hands, slightly moving it around, inspecting it.

The whole time Nita looks at me like I'm crazy. They must not do this normally.

Old habits are hard to break.

After I pick the first weapon, the second is easier to find.

"You a good shot?" she asks after we leave the room.

"One of the best." I say humbly.

"Well maybe in Dauntless, but I'd be willing to bet that with this new weaponry, you need some help." she says.

"Why don't we test out that theory?" I say as we pass an area that looks like a surround shooting range.

She stops and turns to me. "You might want to know, the headset will help you almost more than guns will.

When I didn't say anything else, she says, "your left hand activates the drones. The right one finds the targets."

I nod and turn torward the range.

Abruptly, three shots sound behind me and as I quickly turn, I wonder why the bullets haven't hit me.

Soon I know why.

The drones she told me about have moved on front of me and created a tinted shield.

She has a smug look on her face. "It'll take you a while to get the hang of it."

If I didn't see her as cocky and a slight know-it-all, I'd think she was flirting with me.

After experimenting a bit with the drones, I go into the shooting range.

ITS tight, and I start noticing it as soon as I go in. I don't let it beat me. By the time the third target pops up, I shoot at it with precision while the drones search for the next one.

There were about five me before it was over. I walk out of the range, catching my breath.

She raises an eyebrow ask hear a familiar noise behind me.

Without turning around, I shoot the target behind me.

Turning off my headset, I smile slightly. "I think I got the hang of it."

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