This is my first Divergent story, and I'm in the midst of reading the third book. Updates will be slow, as I have a busy schedule leading up to Christmas. I'll try and update as of when I can.

Disclaimer- I don't own Divergent, I only own my two character, Mae and Adam. Enjoy.

Being born into Erudite had been shit for me, if I'm brutally honest. Before you correct me, I know I shouldn't swear, but who wants to be a smartass? Who can constantly keep a bottle on their emotions and discuss things reasonably? Certainly not me, that's for sure. I've never been how an Erudite should, okay, I was intelligent. I knew my shit, but I hated having to constantly study, I was crap at it and it bored me to death. Mum and Dad were both born into Erudite, and had decided to stay at the choosing ceremony. How boring. I wanted something more than wearing blue my whole life and trying to out smart people. I wanted the passion that was currently non existent.

Today is my Aptitude test. It will tell me which faction I belong in. I have my choices narrowed down to Dauntless and Candor. I won't get Abnegation, I hate to share and I'm the least sympathetic person i know. I won't get Erudite either, I don't think, I'm smart, but I'm not textbook smart like you're supposed to be.

There's also the chance I could be Divergent. My aunt, Jeanine Mathews, had been cracking down on trying to find them lately. She'd explained to me about them and how they're a danger to our society. How much of a danger can they be? Aren't they just like the factionless and have no place to belong?

You can't be tested by someone from your own faction, so I wasn't surprised to see a dauntless boy stood there. He was tall, and had tattoos up his neck. How peculiar. We aren't aloud tattoos in Erudite, but that hadn't stopped me. I once visited the Dauntless faction with my aunt, and I snuck away to get a tattoo. I was 13, but that didn't seem to faze the man who gave it me.

The room was plain. I guess if they added any colour, they'd scare the Abnegation and if they didn't include a mirror, they'd scare the Candor into thinking something was wrong with their appearance. The only two things that sat in the room were a chair, with a head secure and a desk with a computer on, in which the man stood behind.

"Sit down" The man grunted and my eyebrows raised. It's a good thing i wasn't nervous, or this man would have made me almost faint in trembles. "Am i speaking a foreign language?"

"A simple please would have made my legs move faster" I drawled before i could stop myself. Primary Candor there. I sat down in the seat and folded my legs, so my skirt wouldn't ride high. A skirt above the knee was simply frowned upon in Erudite, but it was summer and my legs needed the nutrition. It wasn't even that much above the knee anyway. The man frowned at me as he handed me the liquid. Aunt Jeanine had told me about this. This liquid would close down my body, but not my mind. I downed it without a second thought.

I was in a room facing a mirror. How weird. I fixed a piece of fallen hair back into my ponytail before I heard the booming voice of my aunt. "Choose" She demanded and i looked down at the two platters. One held a steak and the other held a knife. Obviously Abnegation and Dauntless methods. Abnegation would feed the dog and avoid conflict, Dauntless would stab the dog.

"How about both" I hummed picking them both up at the same time. I sliced the steak in half and half again. I turned as i heard a loud bark and smiled at the dog. Maybe i shouldn't have smiled, because the beast came racing towards me. I crouched down and held out my hand, with the first bit of steak in. He suddenly cowered down and i frowned. I dropped all the meat and grimaced as i wiped my hands on my blazer.
The dog turned ferocious again and my head snapped back up and i saw him taking after a young girl which looked a lot like my late little sister. I took after the dog and jumped, wrestling it to the ground.

I bolted up in the chair and the man put a hand on my shoulder. I took a deep breath and pushed the ginger hair behind my ears. Somewhere along the line my hair had come out of it's ponytail. I quickly stood up and looked in the mirror to fix it. I'd washed it not even an hour ago so it was as smooth as silk. When that was done i turned back to the man.

"You have two options here" He started, looking intently at me. I raised my eyebrows. Jeanine had said i would be under stimulation and then they'd tell me my result, and i'd leave. Nothing about options. "Your results were inconclusive. Do you know what that means?" I nodded.

"I'm aware" I said calmly. Fuck me, i was Divergent.

"Good. You know the dangers then. You can either choose a faction or i can manually enter one for you"

"Tell me my results first"

"Dauntless, Erudite and Candor" I nodded slightly. That isn't really surprising.

"If you know about Divergents, then that makes me suspect you're one yourself" I muttered and he nodded, impressed. "If i choose Erudite, i might as well be signing my own death warrant" Even if Jeanine is family. "Candor will hand me over without a second thought, so i guess Dauntless it is"

"I'll be there to welcome you in, Divergent" He smirked slightly. I chuckled lightly.

"I'm trusting you won't tell anyone of my results?"

"If i did, i'd be signing my own death warrant" I smirked. Grass on me, i'll grass on you.

"Good. Can i leave now?"

"When you transfer. Come and find me" Why would i search for someone who administrated my test?

"Why would i do that?"

"To survive, you'll need my help, just like i needed it" I nodded slightly. Weird.

"Who am i finding then?" If he was going out of his way to lie about my results and save my ass, i might as well see what he has to say.

"Adam Lewis. Ask your trainer, Eric, for me. He'll understand. I'll explain everything"

"Until then" I nodded my head and Adam smirked.

"Until then" He repeated.

The next day was the choosing ceremony. As i have no elder siblings, I've never been before. My Mother and Father were quiet all morning. They knew that i was deflecting today. It's obvious. I've always been outspoken and hot headed, always ready for a fight. The ride there was also quiet. The walk in. Quiet.

The room is large, as i expected, and it was being filled with many 16year olds and their families. All the factions get separated and sit within their groups. I heard Aunt Jeanine before i saw her. She's a powerful woman and she dominated a room with one frown. "Well if it's someone within Erudite, do not worry that i will get to the bottom of it" I peered forward and saw her speaking with the Priors. They were Abnegation. Andrew Prior, the father, worked on the board beside Marcus Eaton, who reports had recently been focusing on. He'd beat his son, and that's why Tobias deflected. Or so the papers rumoured. The Priors moved along and Aunt Jeanine smiled at me. She put her hands on my shoulders and straightened out the shoulder pads there. I smiled slightly and she let go of my shoulders.

"Good luck today, Mae. I know you'll make the wisest decision"

"Thank you Aunt Jeanine" I replied politely.

"If you go with your test results, than we shall meet again. Have no worries" I frowned slightly.

"You've seen my test results?" I asked slowly. What if Adam lied and didn't put Dauntless down, or what if he put Divergent down?

"Of course i have. I think they're very fitting" She smiled, obviously he'd entered Dauntless. "Do not worry, you're a smart girl" She tucked a stray peice of hair behind my ear before walking off. I swallowed thickly and took my seat beside my Father. Mother sat the other side of him.

As Mae Mathews, i was towards the middle. A ruckus was created among the factions when both Caleb and Beatrice Prior deflected. Maybe the rumours of Abnegation parents beating their children were true? Caleb moved to Erudite, and i saw Aunt Jeanine's eyes light up. She was up to something. Beatrice moved to Dauntless, so it looked like i was going to be seeing more of her.

Finally my time came. I nodded to my parents, it's not like they'd miss me, and walked down the few stairs and up a few to the stage. I kept a straight face as i picked up the knife. This was it. I glanced at all five bowls. I could choose any of these, despite my results. If i wanted a peaceful farmer life, i could easily drop my blood into Amity. If i wanted to forever speak my mind, i could go Candor. I shook my head slightly to clear my thoughts. I slit my palm and put the knife down. The blood started dripping and i confidently let it drip onto the hot coals. The Dauntless faction all cheered as i plastered up the cut. I looked at Mother and Father, but they looked the same. They prepared themselves, they knew i was deflecting. I smiled at the male who got up from his seat to let me sit. I was sat beside Beatrice. She glanced at me nervously, and i smiled reassuringly.

I'd been reading up on Dauntless last night. A book had turned up on my bed, suspect being Aunt Jeanine, and it explained all the initiation periods. It sounded intense, but necesasary. I'd had to fight and shoot a gun for stage one, and then stage two was some complex fear landscape. Luckily, i wasn't as weak as i looked, as exercise had been a part of Erudite. You had to keep the body just as smart as you did the brain.