Divergent Fan-Fiction

Chapter 2

I almost didn't even bother to say goodbye to my parents, but they saw me when I started walking over to Amanda.

"Amanda. Listen to me okay? I will love you no matter where I go or end up." I say with tears slowly forming in

my eyes.

"I know Cass, I know. I'll be okay", she replies. Amanda is hugging me now, and I can feel her tears on my plain gray shirt.

I think at least five minutes have gone by when she eventually pulls away. I know it's time to leave, so I head for the door. Wouldn't want to be late on the first day of my new life, now would I? But right before I leave our gray rectangular home, my parents are there waiting for me.

"Cassidy. I...I just wanted to tell you that whatever you end up doing, your father and I will always love you", my mother says to me. My dad just nods his head in agreement. That, however, took me by complete surprise. The think was that I want to believe it, but deep down I knew it was too good to be true. But now is my only day they can't control and manipulate me.

"Really? Do you really expect me to believe that? For 15 years you have been nothing but horrible to me, so what makes you think that I believe this!" I am yelling now. Something that I rarely do. But all they do is look at me. If I didn't know any better, the look in their eyes would be an honest look. Except I do know better, and I know that look too well. So with nothing else said, I start making my way to the Choosing Ceremony Dome.

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When I finally arrive I find me seat and sit down. There is still about 30 minutes before we start, so now all I can do is wait and think. Growing up in Abnegation has taught me to really weigh out my options. This is what I am doing right now.

So the five factions are Abnegation, Amity, Erudite, Candor and Dauntless. I already made up my mind that I will not be staying in Abnegation. Down to four. I can't imagine myself being Candor because there, honesty is the best quality. Frankly I wouldn't last a day. That leaves me with three. I can count out Amity because they are just too happy. For some reason that just makes me angry just like people who smack their lips when they talk and eat. So now I'm down to Dauntless and Erudite. Funny, these are the too two results I got on my aptitude test that decides what faction we are in.

"Excuse me. Is this seat taken?" a boy my age in Abnegation clothing asks me interrupting my thoughts. Right away I notice his sea blue eyes and perfect body.

"Um yes, yes", I try to say without showing the obvious fact that his perfection is making me tremendously nervous. But he doesn't seem to notice. He walks by me and sits down, his arm almost brushing mine. Blush is forming on my checks and I know it.

"Please let him not notice me!" I beg silently. However, he notices that I am shaking and starts to talk to me.

"It's okay. I'm very nervous too, but as long as you know what you're choosing everything is okay, right?" He says it with such flow I almost miss the sarcasm behind it.

"Oh of course. Its only the day that you pick the rest of your life. What could go wrong?" I reply with. He responses to that with a small smile that just lights up his perfect tan skin.

"Tobias" he says as he sticks his hand out for me to shake.

"Cassidy" I reply taking his hand. It is strong and rough which doesn't make since since he is Abnegation.

It's now 5 minutes until we start, and like Tobias said, I need to make my choice.

Dauntless or Erudite.