A/N- This is now my second fanfic that I am uploading. In the Divergent books I hated Eric's character. Seeing Jai Courtney in the movie however changed my mind. Yes, he is hot, but it got me thinking that a person wouldn't be so cold unless it was instigated. Now I'm obsessed with Eric's character and trying to find the best reason in my own imagination that Eric would be such an ass in Divergent. This will be a slow burn Eric/OC story, I hope you like it.
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I jolt awake clutching the cold metal arms of the chair gasping for breath. Tori, my test administrator, places a calm hand on my shoulder.
"Don't worry, you did fine. I'll be right back," she says as she stands and exits the room.
I stand from the chair slowly and wipe my sweaty palms on my orange dress. I walk over to the mirrored wall and smooth down my brown hair. A few moments later Tori enters the room again.
"Well Annabelle, your results were perplexing."
I can't imagine why. The Erudite designed the aptitude test so that it was simple and easy to find out which faction you belong in.
"Usually the stages of the test eliminate one or two factions until one remains. Your choices however, have only eliminated two factions, Candor and Erudite."
"What? That's impossible-"I start, but Tori interrupts me.
"It's not impossible, just rare. You don't fit into a category, you threaten the system, and it's dangerous. They call it Divergent," she whispers the last part.
"You can't be serious," I say. "What was my test result?"
Tori let out a sigh. "Amity. And Dauntless. And Abnegation. You cannot share this information with anyone. I manually entered your result as Amity. Make sure you choose safely."
Then she ushers me out the door.
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The rest of the day passes in a blur. Tori's words are burned into my head.
They call it Divergent.
"Hey Bell!" I stop at the sound of my nickname being called. I turn around and see my best friend Nicole jogging up to me.
"Hey how'd your test go?" she asks.
"Nicole, you know we're not supposed to talk about the test," I say.
She giggles. "Yeah yeah, I know. It was so intense though! Are you happy with your result?"
To be honest I don't know what I feel. I never understood why society was separated. I want to be kind, honest, intelligent, selfless, and brave. From my thinking, I guess that would make me Divergent. Tori told me being Divergent was dangerous. How, I don't know. But no one is going to find out what I am.
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The next morning I am rudely awoken by my little sister jumping on me.
"Anna get up get up! Today's your big day!" she shouts.
I groan and roll over, "Alright, Marie. I'll be down in a minute." She scampers away and I get out of bed and trudge to my bathroom. I return twenty minutes later with brushed teeth, braided hair, and wearing a knee length yellow dress.
When I walk into the kitchen both of my parents are sitting at the table sipping coffee while Marie is happily bouncing in her chair munching on toast. I swear, she is the most hyperactive seven year old I have ever seen.
"Good morning Mom, Dad," I say grabbing an orange. I try my best to avoid the bread. I don't like the idea of peace serum being put into it.
"Morning kiddo, are you ready for today?" my Mom asks me.
"As ready as I'll ever be," I say taking a seat. All my life, I've never imagined myself anything other than Amity. According to my test though, I'm a lot more than Amity. My father speaks up.
"Annabelle, we want you to know that we will always love you, no matter what you decide today. That will never change, please remember that."
After breakfast we drive to the hub for the choosing ceremony. This year, my factions' representative Johanna Reyes will be running the ceremony.
When we arrive I hug each member of my family and make my way to the group of other Amity choosing today. I lock eyes with Nicole and she waves me over.
"Hey, how are you?" she greets with a smile.
"Hey, I'm a little nervous, how about you?" I ask.
She sighs, "I've known where I belong for a while now."
Our conversation ends when Johanna takes the stage.
"Welcome to the choosing ceremony. Our dependents are now sixteen, which means that it is time for them to decide where they belong in our society. Our ancestors sought to eradicate qualities that they believed caused disarray."
My eyes shift to the huge bowls placed in the center of the stage. Soil, stones, water, glass, and hot coals each fill their respective bowl. My fate will lie in one of them.
"Those who blamed aggression formed Amity."
My home. My first sixteen years of life belong to this faction.
"Those who blamed ignorance became the Erudite."
I was never the brightest student in class. I did well enough, but I personally didn't enjoy school. I can't really see myself studying and learning the rest of my life.
"Those who blamed duplicity created Candor."
I was a naturally honest person. My parents always told me that if I lied, I would hurt someone's feelings and if someone's feelings got hurt the situation wouldn't be peaceful. I also had a friend in Candor, Jake. He once told me that in Candor initiation you were given truth serum and you "spill all your secrets". That doesn't sound pleasing to me.
"Those who blamed selfishness became Abnegation."
Abnegation was a safe choice for someone like me. I don't think I belong there. The only reason that was one of my results was because I tackled the dog before it could attack a little girl. She reminded me of Marie, but there's no way I'd let someone who has no way of defending them self get hurt.
"And those who blamed cowardice were the Dauntless."
I have had my fair share of brave moments. I always climbed to the top of the tallest trees in the Amity orchards. I even sometimes rode the train around the city. That was one of my dirty little secrets. Whenever I needed to clear my head, I just snuck off to catch the next train. It was a rare occasion, last night being my most recent one. I couldn't sleep so I decided to ride around for a little bit. It seemed like a good idea until a Dauntless member jumped in the same car as me while passing their compound.
He noticed me right away; I was sitting on the edge of the car, watching the city pass by. I let out a fairly loud gasp and looked up at him. He was tall. Probably a full head taller than me. He had blonde hair that was shorter than most Amity boys, but I could still run my fingers through it if I wanted to. He also had two piercings in his right eyebrow. The part that stuck out the most to me about him was not his nice muscular build or the thick black ink marks running down his neck and arms. It was his striking grey green eyes that were locked with my brown ones.
"I think you're a little lost, Amity. What're you doing here?"
I turn back to the city before answering, "Couldn't sleep, I needed to clear my head." He's silent for awhile and I turn my gaze back to him and see him leaning against the door of the car looking at me. I raise my eyebrows at him but he still keeps that cool expression on his face. Finally I break.
"Look, am I in trouble? Do I have to worry about a Dauntless member tattling on me?"
He smirks and looks out the door. "I think I can let this slide Amity. How often do you come out here?"
I was surprised at his question, "Whenever I need to. Not a lot." He nods and we both just look at the city lights before the entrance to Amity comes into view. I go to stand and realize the Dauntless man extended a hand to help me up. I hesitantly take it and smile.
"Thanks. And thanks for keeping my secret, I owe you one," I say as I jump from the train and land gracefully on my feet.
The memory is pushed aside in my head when Johanna calls Nicole's name and she squeezes my hand before approaching her. I watch as she takes the knife and presses it to her palm. I think about all the fun we've had in Amity together. Nicole has been my best friend forever and I look up just as her blood drops into the soil filled bowl of Amity. The only thing that threw me off was the sound of sizzling and loud cheers from the section next to us.
My best friend just chose Dauntless.
My name is called next and I make my way to the front. I take the knife from Johanna and smile. I look between the five bowls.
I am Divergent, being Divergent is Dangerous.
My eyes scan over the Erudite and Candor bowls.
I threaten the system.
I look at the grey stones filling the Abnegation bowl.
Abnegation is safe.
Soil and coals.
I will not let my Divergence hold me back, I am not afraid of it.
Loud cheers and claps are heard after my blood sizzles on the hot coals of Dauntless.
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A/N- There's the first chapter, again I hope you like it. Make sure you leave a review telling me what you think. I am going to try my best to update once a week, maybe more depending on how easy the story is flowing. Until next time, Shelby.
