I don't own Divergent, I only own my OC's


Chapter 1

I am very ordinary.

There is nothing special about me. I look plain, with long brown hair and green eyes. I am skinny, a bit too skinny to be good looking to boys. Not that I ever really thought about boy's that way. Maybe once, but I guess you could say I didn't make the cut, so I forgot about it.

I come from an ordinary family. Mom, dad, little sister.

Simple.

Like every other family, I guess.

Mom and dad are really smart. They are researchers, who focus on improving the health of the city. They are well respected in their field. They aren't just smart, like most of their college's, but they are also kind and they help others. It's not very Erudite of them. People talk about that, behind their backs. I always catch their eyes following mom and dad as they walk by. Maybe they are jealous of them?

My sister looks a lot like my mother. Both are very pretty. They have blue eyes and long legs. We all share the same hair color. Marie, my sister, keeps is short. Why keep it long, if you wear it in a ponytail or a bum every day? I guess she is right, but that doesn't make me cut mine. I always liked long hair. It's the only part of my body that I'm proud of. I think it gives me something wild, what is something else in Erudite.

Everyone is so strict in my eyes. Simple, with elegant clothes that, sadly for me, show of peoples figures really good. I always hated wearing those long skirts that makes your hips come out just right. I'm too skinny, so it just doesn't look good on me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some obsessive teenager, who can only complain about her looks. It's just something I get confronted with every day. At school, on my way home, at mom and dad their work. Everywhere I look, there are stunning, I would even call them beautiful, people.

And they know they look good.

I never got along with the girl's of my class because of this and the boy's liked mocking me for my looks. It never gets to me. I guess I have a thick skin, but it just makes me think about myself and other people.

Especially at a time like this. When I have to decide what I'm going to do with my future.

I'm waiting in a hall with my classmates to take the aptitude test. I'm not really nervous. You can't study for a test like this and it will tell you what to do. I'm not sure I want to stay in Erudite, but I can't imagine living among these people for the rest of my life.

It sounds dull and boring. I think I would like some more action in my life. Maybe I should choose Dauntless. They are so fierce and every time I see them, they are having fun. Their life seems so exciting.

And dangerous.

For some reason that sounds appealing to me, although I have never engaged in anything they do. Like jumping from trains, climbing bridges or fighting. I am not sure I am cut out to be like them. I'm pretty sure my body would never survive initiation. And that would mean I become factionless.

That doesn't sound to promising or appealing.

Would I dare to take the risk?

I never really take risks. Would I dare to do it now? It only has an effect on the rest of my life.

Maybe I should choose Abnegation. In my eyes, they live an easy life. All day long they help other people and put their own needs aside. It sounds like something every person should do from time to time. Here in Erudite, they think that Abnegation is a joke. I hear mom and dad talk about it sometimes. They never openly say anything bad about them, but I can tell from their body language that they agree with their faction.

I don't think I belong in Candor. I lie too easy for that. I should maybe stop doing that. It's probably the reason why I don't get along with people. I lie to easy and too much. I like being on my own, but no one around me seems to understand that. Apparently that's weird. Why would you want to be alone, when you could be with people, discussing science and whatnot?

No, I defiantly don't belong in Candor. I like keeping my secrets hidden within me.

Amity then? Frankly I think those people are hippies. It's a bad thing to think, I would never call them hippies out loud. It's just mean. I get called funny names a lot, they don't bug me, but it's not like I enjoy hearing them. Maybe I do belong in Abnegation. The thing I like about Amity is that they decide everything together. There isn't one leader, like here in Erudite. Janine Matthews is our leader and everyone loves her. She's smart, cunning and beautiful. I have met her once. She seemed okay, but I think she's too smart and to cunning and to beautiful. I don't trust her.

Maybe I am jealous of her.

Another thing I like about the Amity, is working in the field. It appeals to me. Working under the sun all day, actually having a feeling that you are doing something worthwhile. If you think about it, what do the Abnegation and Candor do that is so important to our society? What do they bring to the table? Amity provides food, Dauntless protects us and Erudite keeps us healthy.

Maybe I don't belong in Abnegation. I'm too selfish for it.

But that doesn't' solve my problem. Where do I belong?

Maybe I should stay in Erudite. While thinking this problem over, I am approaching it like a true Erudite. There is a problem and I need to find an answer to that problem. What are the pros and what are the cons of every faction?

This is driving me crazy! I can't believe everyone has to go try this and we can't talk about it to each other. Not that I have friends who I could talk to, but still. How are you supposed to choose? Every faction has its pro's and its con's.

Where do I belong? I barely know anything about the other four factions. How can I choose one? Maybe one seems appealing to me now, but when I live in the faction and learn their way of life, maybe I'll realize that the faction I chose, it's where I belong.

"Andrina Caine," a woman's voice calls me and I look up. She's from Abnegation. Her grey clothes are hanging like rags around her body. I don't understand why Abnegation wears their clothes like that. It makes them look so poor and unsophisticated.

Okay, I do belong among the vain and smart people from Erudite.

"You may come in now." I follow the woman into the room and look back at my classmates. They are talking and some look at me with their sharp eyes.

The question is do I want to belong among these people?