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ONLY ELIZA IS MINE

Elizabeth POV

CH.1

Elizabeth Eaton is my name. I live in Abnegation. Abnegations are known to be very selfless, and always put others before ourselves. Some people are naturally selfless, and some act selfless. Much like my so called father, Marcus Eaton. Marcus, is one of the most influential leaders of abnegation. When he is in public, he acts like the most selfless person on the planet, but only me and my brother know, the real monster that he is.

My brother's name is Tobias, Tobias Eaton. Me and my brother were always very close. He was the only one that loved or cared about me. He is the one that made me survive all of my beatings. My brother and I were both hidden from society, and most people didn't even know we existed. They never questioned, because in abnegation, it is selfish to ask questions.

My mother, Evelyn Eaton, committed suicide when I was 2. Tobias, was 4 at the time. She was one of the main reasons for both of our beatings. Marcus blamed us for her death. I always hated her for leaving us with the abusive monster. Even after that, I still liked being loved, and I miss the motherly love that I never got. Though I was very little, I vividly remember many moments. But either way, my childhood wasn't normal in any way.

Me and my brother cried a lot that night, and we had a lot of time to mourn. But that time soon ended. Our "loving father" soon showed us what he really was. Though I never actually got hit till I was 6, I spent 4 years being forced to watch my brother being beaten by our own father. Though I was little, I remember all of the begging and pleading, adn crying I did. At first all he did was hit or slap him, but as he got older, the punishments got worse, He would bring out a belt, and lock him in a closet for hours. I soon learned my brother was claustrophobic, which was even worse for him. I hated being powerless. After I turned 6, he did the same things to me. As we grew older, we learned how to deal with pain. We helped each other, and treated each other's wounds. I soon learned that even though one day we will be free from him, we will always carry the scars and pain he inflicted on us.

Between me and my brother, I was always the bolder one. But with Marcus, my boldness always seemed to disappear. Tobias was always the quieter one. I loved my brother a lot, if I could take any beating instead of him I would do it within a second. I'm sure he would do the same. I always had a bad temper, and that usually led to me having longer and more painful beatings. I knew that my brother would leave on the Choosing Ceremony, but I would still miss him a lot, he was my everything. The day before the Choosing Ceremony, me and my brother had a conversation that I have been thinking about for a while now.

Flashback

"Elizabeth" , my brother called out. I immediately knew that we were going to have a serious conversation, because he called me by my full name. He only called me that when Marcus was around, or when he was serious. Other than that, he always called me by the nickname he gave me, "lizzy". It was short and sweet.

I quickly went to him while trying not to cause any more damage to the fresh cuts on my back from yesterday.

"Yes" I replied, while looking into his eyes.

My brother and I had both received the trademark "Eaton" eyes. Blue eyes were common in our family. My eyes were blue, but were dull, and had a little bit of gray mixed in. My brother on the other hand, had dark blue eyes that had a light blue patch in the iris. His eyes looked exactly like Marcus's eyes, except that his eyes weren't filled with coldness, and anger, instead they were filled with pain, and sorrow.

" I wanted to talk to you about tomorrow," he told me delicately. He and I both knew it was his only chance to escape tomorrow

" We've been over this, you are going to leave tomorrow and get out of this place!" I exclaimed annoyed. We had been over this. As much as he wanted to stay with me, he couldn't. If he didn't leave, I wouldn't leave either, because I couldn't leave him with Marcus.

"I know I know, I am leaving tomorrow, I wanted to talk about you," he said gingerly.

"Ok, go ahead" I mumbled.

"I just wanted to tell you, that when your choosing ceremony comes, you have to promise me that you will go somewhere you will be safe and happy." he stated.

"I promise" I whispered at the verge of tears.

This was it, my brother was going to leave tomorrow. The only person that ever loved or at least cared about me, was going to leave. There was no chance that I would ever see him again.

My brother then envelops me in a careful hug, trying not to disturb our wounds. This was very uncommon for us in abnegation, so I savored the moment.

"I love you" I whimpered. I was going to miss him so much

"I love you too," my brother responded.

At this point tears were streaming out of my eyes, nowhere near stopping.

My brother broke out of the hug and kissed my forehead. I would remember this moment forever.

Flashback End

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