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"Son, you need to hurry along. You'd rather not have your mother come in," I looked up seeing dad his eyes looking large behind his glasses. His hair dark like mine, his eyes cold like mine but he was the warmest and most loving soul I knew. Mother on the other hand was different, very different. She was smart, too smart everyone here in Erudite knew she would eventually be our leader. She was as cold and calculating as a computer, no affection, no love, only lessons. I was very smart, it was a family trait, but I had no plans on staying in Erudite, none at all. But I get up dressed in a pair of black pants with a blue button up shirt, my hair long tied back; I had to wear the damn glasses even with perfect vision.

My father was drinking coffee when I walked from my room, mother was on her tablet her fingers moving along the glass "Good morning Eric," she said without looking up at me.

"Good morning mother, I will take my leave," school was at least a place to be more myself, smart, cold, and calculating.

Even though the walk was short to the school, it was a way to get myself together. I worked out in my room every night, gaining muscle, I watched as the Stiffs climbed off the bus in their dull gray clothes, always a little big. I see Eaton getting off, fucking show off, but he was no match for me I was smarter by far. I watch noticing him watching a girl with a blonde bun and rather large nose, she was looking out the window.

I just walk shoving Eaton "Oh sorry," I scoffed walking with Cara, and Allie both hated when I acted like a bully, but Ryker had no problem with it.

"Watch it Stiff," he smirked at me "You both could use your brains and stop making trouble for Abnegation. You're Erudite we value knowledge, not human ignorance which you two display daily. Eric you are Jeanine's son, we know how smart you are," Allie smiled at me but Cara always gave lecture's she was a lot like mom, but Cara was sweet and had emotions.

"Leave him alone girls," Ryker always was up to cause trouble, but my eyes drifted as the bickered back and forth.

She was sitting close to a window her blue eyes so beautiful, her hair made small waves until it reached her shoulders, her skin was tanned, her features stern but so fitting to her face. Today she was wearing red, a bright red, I watched as her friends made her smile, her laugh was enthralling. I look out the window seeing the Dauntless arrive, I can't wait tomorrow is our Aptitude test, then the next day the Choosing Ceremony. I would miss watching her, even if it is a form of stalking; once we chose we never return to the school.

She turned walking towards us "Not natural Eric," Allie whispered in my ear "Shut up, Allie. I will do as I like," I knew I sounded cold.

She was so close, I stood waiting for her to pass me she smelled good "Come on, let's go mess with the Banjo strumming softies," but I waved this off.

"No, let's get to class,"

I knew what I would choose when the Ceremony comes, I have been doing all I can to ensure I do well there. My mother was all for it, she had her own plans in motion. I sit with Allie in every class, Eaton was here. I hated him it was a burning feeling.

I see a boy trying to talk to her at lunch, he is Amity as well; the yellow gives him away. It boils my blood, making me feel rage as I watch her smile at him. Is she smiling because she is Amity or something more? But soon enough lunch is done and I slip away from my friends.

I walked fast, he was a few ahead of me, and the Stiff Eaton was standing at a few feet to his left side. I rather not have any one see this but it was now our never, I grabbed the guy hitting him, his body went slack sliding down the wall "Stay away from her,"

"You better not tell anyone Stiff," I stalked off seeing Cara waiting at the door to our next class, Faction History advanced.

"Where did you run off to Eric?" her green eyes were searching mine "Had to use the bathroom," she could say nothing in return.

It was stupid to watch her, soon I wouldn't ever see her again, plus she was too good for me. But I see her sitting in a truck as the other Amity get in, they live near the gate, makes logical sense she would have to come to school by car. I walked away putting on the damn glasses, it was unnecessary but every Erudite was forced by our rules to wear them.

"So tomorrow is a big day, it is illogical we won't be able to talk of it after. But then also logical since they feel it will hinder our future choice, if our friends have thought of choosing another faction," Cara said, she wasn't leaving Erudite, not just because she was smart, but her little brother Will, I like to kick him at times so she never let me near her precious little brother.

"I know already, the test won't mean a thing," I say they all look at me as we reach Erudite, it is massive when we walk in they are hanging a large portrait of mother. Under it said:

We submit the following statements as truth:

"Ignorance' is defined not as stupidity but as lack of knowledge. Lack of knowledge inevitably leads to lack of understanding. Lack of understanding leads to a disconnect among people with differences. Disconnection among people with differences leads to conflict. Knowledge is the only logical solution to the problem of conflict. Therefore, we propose that in order to eliminate conflict, we must eliminate the disconnect among those with differences by correcting the lack of understanding that arises from ignorance with knowledge."

"Looks like we have a new leader," Ryker said with a low whistle, I looked into my mother's watery gray eyes as she smiled at me.

"Eric," she called me over, without saying goodbye I walked away "Yes mother?"

"Have you given any thought to the Choosing Ceremony, as we discussed?" I sighed my IQ was nearly as high as mother's. "I have already chosen," she smiled touching my shoulder kissing my forehead.

"Good boy, things will change it will take time but it will be worth it." She says her voice greedy, not very Erudite of her.

I just sat in my room studying and doing a workout until a firm knock disrupted "Come in," I sit looking at the books laid out covering my desk "Nice try Eric, I just want you to know I love you son. No matter what faction you choose, even if it is Abnegation. Just be happy,"

"Thanks Dad," I smiled, he was the only person who could make me crack a genuine one. He shut the door his white lab coat nearly getting caught in it.

I didn't need to be happy, I had feelings for a girl I have never even spoke to; I just watched her for the last year, now I wouldn't see her again. I growled chucking a book at the glass figure mother gave me, it shattered and shards of glass rained down "Oh fuck,"

The next day I walked from room 5, it doesn't matter that the test result said Erudite. I sat seeing her in a circle talking to another girl, I watched her until it was time to leave. She was walking away when her books fell from her hands, this was my last day here; I ran up helping her gather them. "Thank you," her voice was soft and warm, how could a voice make me feel so warm?

"My pleasure," I walked off fast, leaving the building for the last time. She made me nervous, it was a first.

I stood waiting for Kang to call my name, this was the day, she wasn't here; I wanted to see her one last time.

"Eric Matthews," he called in a strict voice, Candor's don't believe in being charming or any such nonsense. I walked up the stairs, he didn't smile just handed me the now clean knife, I let the cold steel slid over my palm before letting it spill.

The Dauntless cheered as my blood made the burning coals sizzle, I turned embracing my new faction, my new family.

"Tobias Eaton," was called sometime later, my anger spiked when he joined Dauntless.

We ran out laughing, I was free…

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