Allegiant: A Different Ending

by imaginexo29

Many people, I included, felt very sad with the end of Allegiant. So I've decided to write an additional story about Tris&Tobias's life after Allegiant; having the outcome of the end be different, of course, and letting Tris live. This will hardly do justice to Veronica Roth's. This is for those who imagined what it would be like if things ended differently. Here's how I'd have it.

1. Chapter 1

Allegiant: A New Ending

Chapter One - Tris

(6 months later)

I wake with wet cheeks and a heavy heart. I see his face behind my eyelids, and shudder. I would never deliver you to your own execution.

But I did. I brought him to the place he would die, just as he had done to me in Erudite headquarters.

Caleb died and I didn't do anything to stop it.

"Tris," I hear his low, comforting voice pierce through my thoughts. "Are you alright?"

I feel his hand on my hair, and I open my eyes.

Tobias is crouched beside my bed, wearing a fitted black t-shirt.

I smile and say, "I love you."

I grab his arm, pulling him into a kiss. His lips move slowly over mine, and then trail along my jaw and down to my neck. I feel a shift of his weight, and of the bed, and he moves so he's positioned over me. I grip my hands on his back, sliding my fingers where each of his tattoos are. I push him slightly to the side, to move so I am sitting on his lap; my legs on either side of him. His hands move from my waist to the hem of my shirt, and slips under it, moving the fabric up and away from my body. His cool hands shoot a tingling sensation down my spine, and I press into him. I bring my hands around his torso to the front as he peels off his own shirt, leaving us both revealed.

"I love you more than anything you could imagine." He whispers against my ear, and returns his mouth to mine. I smile, as we collapse into each other, and into the mattress beneath us.

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I step out of the shower, wrapping myself in a towel as I drip on the tile I stand on. I grab the blue lace dress I brought in with me, and slide it on, looking at myself in the full length mirror hung on the wall. I dry out my hair as best I can using my towel, and then run a brush through it. My hair is just long enough to rest on my shoulders, and is a light sun-kissed colour of blonde. I look myself over once more, and step out of the small, steamy bathroom.

Tobias and I live in a small apartment, where dauntless headquarters used to be. Chicago has been cleaned up and made new - for the most part – since we came back from the outside. Factions no longer exist, but the buildings in which they were located do.

I hang my damp towel on the back of a chair and slide my feet into a pair of shoes. Just as I'm about to leave, there's a knock on the door. I open it to find Christina waiting with a smile.

"Hey Beatrice." She starts with a smirk. "I came to grab you for breakfast, but it looks like you're ready to go!"

"Yeah, I was actually just about leave." I pause, then add, "Oh, and don't call me Beatrice ever again." I try to sound serious as I elbow her in the ribs, making her giggle.

She then drapes her arm across my shoulders as we make our way toward the cafeteria, talking and laughing. After the loss of Uriah, we've both really needed each other for support. And we help each other to keep moving forward.