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~ Chapter 1~

I sit in my bed waiting for my mother to barge into my room telling me to wake up like she does every morning but today is different from other mornings. Today is the day that I choose what faction I should or need to be in. If you don't know what factions are let me break it down for you. There are 5 factions that are surrounded by 1 big fence. Faction came to be out of the impurities of a preexisting system. Those factions are Abnegation (Where I am from). People from abnegation (Where I am from) blame selfishness for the destruction of that said system. Therefore they value selflessness. We work to not attract attention. We were baggy gray clothes that cover most of our skin. Also we put others before ourselves.

Next there is Erudite. They blame ignorance so they value knowledge. They are always ready and eager to learn information. They wear blue business suits or clothes. They also sometimes wear glasses...some people need them while others think it just makes them look smarter. Candor is the next one and it blames dishonesty so they value the truth and honesty. They wear black and white simple and to the point. They say anything and everything on their mind like they don't have a filter. They annoy the hell out of me.

Amity and dauntless are the other and last two. Amity blames both hostility and cruelty so they value kindness and peace. They live outside the fence and work on or have farms that provide themselves and the other faction with food. Amity wears red and yellow clothes. Lastly dauntless. Dauntless wears all black, have tattoos and piercings. They also act wild and they are reckless... I think its pretty damn cool. They blame cowardice. Therefore they value bravery. They are our security or army whatever you want to call them.

I don't belong here in abnegation. I love attention, action. I want to have fun and be as crazy as i want to. I love abnegation and my family but I need more. My test showed me something...not expected. It can be taken in a good way or a very... very bad way.

All of a sudden I hear knocking on my door and the sweet and gentle voice of my mother. " Sweetheart! Its time to wake up!" My mother walks into my room and i pretend to be sleep. She walks over and stands over me. " Boo!" I jump up scaring the shit out of her. " Brianna Thorn! You scared me!" She shouts holding her chest. " I know! That was the point!" I laugh hugging her. " I love you mama." I say hugging her and she sighs. " I love you too." She says letting go. " Now get ready to today is a big day." She then smiles but it's half assed.

I know for fact that she knows that when I leave this house... I won't be coming back. Yes sure she'll still have my dad and my little brother Danny but I'm the only girl. We are very close. Like macaroni and cheese... She's the cheese and I'm the macaroni...(sorry really Hungry) it makes me not want to leave but I know I have to.

After talking to my mom for a while I take a quick shower. After my 20 min shower I go back into my room and put on my clothes. My outfit consists of long gray skirt with a grey baggy shirt to match. On my feet are some grey shoes. When I'm done getting dressed I put my hair in a high ponytail and walk down stairs to the dining room.

" Morning father." I say kissing him on the cheek. " Good morning Brianna." He says while reading the paper. He looks up and flashes me a smile then continues to read. " Morning Danny!" I say to my little brother. He's 14 years old. At school all the girls stare at him but he just ignores them. " Morning Bri." He responds using my nickname while munching on an apple. " Ready for the choosing ceremony?" He asks throwing away the core of the apple. " Ready as I'll every be." I smile slightly. I'm actually not ready. This will be the beginning of the rest of my life. This day will determine my future. It's too much to handle.

Danny gets up and grabs his book bag that's on the floor ready to leave for school. " Bye mom and dad." He says smiling and waving. He turns to me and I quickly launch myself at him giving him my infamous death grip hug. " Danny no matter what happens...I love you little bro." I smile. He looks at me with a confused face...I guess he thinks I'll choose abnegation. " I love you too Bri bye." He opens the door and walks out.

I tear up a little knowing that I won't see him again or for at least a long time...I just hope he won't hate me. My father looks at the clock and stands up abruptly. " It's Time to go to the ceremony. " he states and we all leave the house and start to walk to the designated buses that will take us to the ceremony. Out the corner of my eye I see my best friend and neighbor Beatrice prior step out of her house with her family too. I quickly run over to her and hug her. She goes still and then relaxes when she knows it's me. " God Brianna don't do that!" She shouts punching my arm. " Ow that hurt trice!" I mutter rubbing my arm. " So what faction are you going to choose?" I ask her but I know she won't answer. She wouldn't even tell me what her aptitude test said. Beatrice and I have been best friends since we were 6 so it's been 10 years. " I can't tell you and you know that." She responds. We reach where the buses are supposed to pick us put. " I guess the buses are running a little late." Mr. Prior Beatrice's dad says looking at his watch.

Our parents go and have their own little conversation while Caleb, Beatrice and I have our own. " You guys nervous." I ask them and they both shake their heads no". " You?" He asks and I nod. " Hell yeah I am. I'm not ready. I think my family knows what I'm going to choose already." I mutter looking at my mom and dad. They are putting on a mask. The bus of then arrives and we all piled on to it. Caleb Beatrice and I all sit next to each other while are parents sit next to each other.

It doesn't take us that long to get to the ceremony but it's enough time for me to clear my head and my nerves. When we get to our destination we all got off the bus and stood near the entrance for our fraction to get into the Ceremony. In the distance I hear shouts and whistles. I also hear a train. " Dauntless...crazy dumb asses." My father mutters as we watch them jump of the moving train that didn't slow down one bit. I look at Beatrice but she's to busy staring at them to notice. I then get a possibility in my head. ' Beatrice is going to join dauntless!' I say to myself shocked but at the same time... I think she kind of belongs there... well more there then here in abnegation.

" Come on were going in now." Mother says grabbing me by the shoulders. She gently pushes me toward the elevators. Beatrice's family gives up their spot in the elevator to a family in amity. " We'll meet you up stairs." My father says to Mr. Prior.

When we got to the ceremony room/ auditorium it was packed. Everyone's family from Every Faction in one room. The room wasn't small by any means. " Were going to go look for our faction's section." My father said to me. He then walks off with my mother. I wasn't ready to sit down because the minute I sit down I wont be able to get up. In the corner of the room I spot Caleb. "' Hey Caleb over here!" I shout flailing my arms around to get his attention. He searches for my voice and finally sees me.

Caleb flashes me a smile and walks up the stairs with his family in tow. " Got a nice little workout?" I tease Caleb and Beatrice. " Shut up." She says pushing pass me. We take our seats and the people in charge of this whole thing silences us. " The ceremony will now begin." Says Jeanine Matthews the leader of Erudite. People say she's intimidating but she doesn't scare me. She think she all that pfft! Please.

Marcus Eaton , one of the council people of our faction gives a speech about why all of this is happening and what the good things it's done for us. They say he had a son named Tobias that he abused and because of that his son left him and had chosen dauntless. They had a lot of drama in their life, which is weird for people from abnegation. It's pretty boring. Beatrice notices that I'm not paying attention shoves me " You could at least try and make it seem like your listening" She scolds. I roll me eyes and look over a Caleb. He looks terrible. He's sweating and breathing hard like he had just ran a marathon. I can practically smell his nervousness and fear radiating off of him. " Uh...Caleb you ok?" I ask. " Y-yeah I'm fine! Why would you ask that?" He answers. Is he serious?

"I can hear your heartbeat." I smile and he scoffs. " I'm not nervous...ok maybe a little. What if I make the wrong choice and get killed or factionless?" He asks. " Life if full of what ifs. You'll never know I till you try. Your smart Caleb! You would do well in any faction. I would love to see you in all black jumping out of train at full speed." I tease and he smiles.

" There is no way in hell that I'm choosing dauntless. Nice try though." He winks and I blush. I'm not going to lie. I have feelings for Caleb. I have for 3 years now. I would have told him but I want to save myself the heartbreak. I say that because since we have the choosing ceremony and I want to change factions we wont be together and there for we would have to break up and that would hurt me. I know for a fact that Caleb will stay here in abnegation with his parents... he could never leave them. I don't know about Beatrice she's a wild card.

While I was thinking to myself I feel something grasp my hand. I look down and see that its Caleb's hand...he's not making this any easier for me! I look over at him and he just smiles. If only he knew how I felt about him. " Now lets begin the choosing! James Cage!" Marcus finally says. I unconsciously tighten my hold on Caleb's hand. The nervousness that I pushed aside just came back at full force.

" Whose nervous now sweaty palms?" He smirks. I don't respond or loosen my hold. I'm focusing on a boy from Amity walking down the stairs toward the stage. I'm going to breakdown how this thing is going to go down. When your name is called you walk to the table. There will be 5 white metal bowls. Each bowl has a different type of substance in it that represents each faction. Stones for abnegation. Guess the color? GRAY of course (insert eye roll). Next Earth/dirt for Amity, Glass for candor, lit coals for Dauntless and lastly water for Erudite.

When your name is called you walk up to the table and use a knife(that is also on the table) to cut open your hand but only enough to make your blood drip out...you don't to be a bloody mess up there do you? Next, when you cut open your hand you drip your blood into the bowl of the faction you want to be apart of or the faction the aptitude test showed you would be best in. Once you've chosen you stand near the faction you choose.

James the boy from amity takes the knife off the stage cuts his hand and drips the blood into Dauntless's bowl. He seems like an erudite kind of guy if you ask me. I look over a Beatrice and she's looking at me. " I'm not ready for this Bea." I say to her using her nickname. She smiles and gives me encouraging words. " You can do this! Your one of the strongest people I know." She states and that makes my ego swell big time.

I just hope I choose the right faction. 40 minutes later of Marcus calling down more teens its only Beatrice, Me, and Caleb left. "Caleb Prior." Marcus calls and I squeeze his hand tighter. " If you squeeze my hand any tighter you're going to break it." He teases then gets up. " Take care of yourself Bri." Caleb says squeezing my hand for the last time. " You to Caleb." I respond. I really want to tell him. He smiles and lets my hand go. I instantly feel cold and lonely despite being in a room full of people. He hugs him mom, Beatrice and his dad.

Caleb walks up to the stage and takes the knife from Marcus. He slits his palm and does something unexpected.

(Caleb P.O.V)

I slit my palm and man did it hurt like hell. I squeeze my hand into a fist and I look over at the bowls. I sigh heavily and look at Brianna and my family. I'm sorry Mom and Dad... I love you. I then drip my blood into... Erudite's bowl. I hear a loud gasp of disbelief and look up to see that it was Beatrice. I look over at Brianna and I see shock in her eyes but a smile on her face... I don't even look at my parents in fear of what I might find.

(Brianna P.O.V)

I didn't see that coming...I always thought that Caleb would stay in abnegation and by the look on Beatrice's face so did she. It's very rare for a person born of abnegation to choose Erudite...especially with all that's going on between the two factions. " I can't believe this." Caleb's dad mutters sadly. His mother just sits there but it's obvious that she's hurt. He then calls Beatrice down. She hugs her dad and then her mother...her mask slowly breaking to the point I can see tears well up in her eyes. As she walks down the stairs I admire her grace and strength...that is until she sees the bowls. Her steps start to falter and become hesitant.

(Beatrice P.O.V)

When I make it to the table Marcus offers me the knife. I take it and look back at Brianna and she giving me the thumbs up. I look over a Caleb and he nods. I slit my palm and watch as the blood pools in my hand...this shit hurt. Why do we have to slit our palms anyway? Can't we just say we want to leave our faction without hurting ourselves? I have to be the child that stays now that Caleb left us but I also have to do this FOR ME.

I take a deep breath and thrust my arm out. My blood...sizzles on hot coals.

(Brianna P.O.V)

I knew it! I knew she was going to choose dauntless! I smile to myself looking down at my lap feeling accomplished that I guessed right. That happiness was cut short when my name is called. I swear I looked up at Marcus so fast I that I gave myself whiplash. I stand up abruptly looking like a deer in headlights. I hug my father. " See you at home honey." He says. My heart shatters into pieces. I quickly swallow the large lump forming in my throat and smile...that's all I can do at this point I can't trust my voice at the moment. I then hug my mother. " I'll love you no matter what you choose." She says and I let tears run down my face...good thing we can't wear makeup or I would look like a raccoon. I quickly dry my face and walk down the stares. I can feel the stares of everyone in the room. It's HIGHLY irritating and unnerving.

I walk up to the table and Marcus gives me the knife. " Hey Mr. E? Can I just tell you what faction I wanna go to with out cutting myself?" He rolls his eyes and glares. " Just do it already." He mutters. Whatever. I cringe as I cut my palm. This shit HURTS like HELL! They made it seem like it was just a paper cut! That it didn't hurt. This is the reason I have trust issues.

I look at the bowls and pour my blood into the dauntless bowl. I'm not copying Beatrice or anything...I knew for a while that I wanted to be in Dauntless. I love excitement...you don't get much of that in abnegation. I take my place near the Dauntless and next to Beatrice. " Copy cat." She teases and I push her. " As if I would ever copy of you!" I whisper. I would look up at my parents but I don't want cry. So I stare at the floor until it was time to leave.

" The Choosing Ceremony is officially over." Marcus announces into the microphone. With that said everyone gets out of his or her seats. Dauntless is the first faction to leave. I see Beatrice look up at her parents and she looks as if she's about to cry. I look at my mother and me and her share a sad smile.

... A silent last goodbye.

Thank you for reading I really appreciate it. There might be some mistakes and I'm sorry for that. I do not own Divergent or its all rights go to their rightful owners. I own Brianna (the character I made up) and that is all! I not trying to get sued! AIN'T NOBODY GOT TIME OR MONEY FOR THAT!