A/N: The entirety of this story (excluding the prologue which is in third person) will be in Elsa's POV unless otherwise stated. Also, this fanfic may not follow the events of Divergent in verbatim, but I will make sure to make the events in this fic closer to what is in Divergent in order to come up with a good AU fic. Lastly, I am still seeking permission from jipzuru on Tumblr so that I can use her Jelsa Divergent!AU fan art as the cover of this fic. I hope you guys will like this! :D
I'm Elsa Arendalle from the Abnegation faction of Chicago. Our society is divided into five factions. The Amity who are known for being peaceful, the Erudite, who are known for their intelligence, the Dauntless, a faction known for their bravery and the Candor, the faction that values honesty. My faction, Abnegation, values selflessness and because of our selflessness, people of our faction were chosen to lead the city and my father, Akthar, is one of the members of the city council. Our faction is also responsible for the welfare of the factionless, or those who do not belong to any of the five factions. Also, our faction has a lot of customs, like how we're not allowed to face mirrors unless it's on the second day of every third month for a haircut.
My sister, Anna, seems to act like the perfect Abnegation, helping other people along the way. In fact, my parents remark a lot about how "I should be more like Anna". Maybe I'm not yet getting there, or maybe, I'm not fit to stay in Abnegation at all. Speaking of probably leaving the faction, today is our Aptitude Test. What we are told regarding the Aptitude Test is that there's no need for us to study, besides, we were never told on what would come out during the test, or how the test itself is supposed to be administered.
I sit right now on a stool chair facing the mirror because it coincidentially is the second day of every third month as well.
"So Elsa, how are you doing." Mother asks me as she trims my hair
"I'm doing great." I tell my mother
"Are you ready for your aptitude test?" She asks me
"I guess I am." I say with half the confidence
"You can do it Elsa. I know you can." Mother reassures me as she puts my hair into a bun, "There, all done!" she added
I look at the mirror and I see my own reflection. A face that is somehow doubtful on how well she would do today. Will my results be ever in my favor. I would never know. But surely, I am likely to stay in Abnegation, especially that my parents expect me to. Right now, I really do not know if I should stay or I should go.
After we eat breakfast as a family, which is of course, a rule here in Abnegation, I walked outside and joined with the other Abnegation members of my age who are also on their way to the Aptitude Test at the hub, but before that, I climbed up to our house's rooftop and got myself some fresh air. I've always wanted to try clmibing like the Dauntless but my family frowns upon it because they see the Dauntless as selfish people.
But really though, I sometimes wonder what it feels like to be carefree like they do.
And maybe in due time, I'll find out whether I'll have the chance to be one of them.
As soon as I take my Aptitude Test, that is.