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Amity.

The Amity faction was known for their kindness. People described them as happy, always harmonious and joyful. The Amity trusted and forgave easily, wanting the world to be peaceful at all times.

Not Annabella Beckett.

From a young age, Annabella knew she was different. She didn't belong in Amity. While they valued kindness and peace, Annabella valued bravery and chaos. She didn't forgive and forget easily. She held grudges, often making things harder than they should've been in the peaceful faction.

The first time she saw members from the Dauntless faction, she knew that that was where she was meant to be. She loved watching them, longing to be as free and brave as they were. She wasn't Amity and she was never going to be. 

Annabella was meant for Dauntless.

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She raised an arm, swiping it across her forehead to wipe away the beads of sweat that had formed there. The hot evening sun was beating down on her, causing her dress to feel hotter than it normally did. She held her basket against her hip, narrowing her green eyes at her fellow faction members as they worked.

The Amity members moved slowly, their movements smooth and precise. A few of them examined the fruits they had picked carefully before placing them in baskets, while others popped them in without a second glance.

Annabella hummed as she watched them, picking a strawberry out of her own basket before popping it in her mouth. 

"Annabella." A chastising voice spoke behind her and the girl rolled her eyes.

She turned on her heel, clutching the basket with both hands now and smiled sweetly. "Yes mother?"

"What have I told you about eating the fruit before it's been washed?" Annabella's mom tsked at her daughter, poking her nose as she reached her. "It's not clean."

"Sorry mom." She nodded her head. "I won't do it again."

"You say that every time." Mrs. Beckett teased her with knowing eyes the same shade as her own. She placed her hand in Annabella's basket, winking at her as she grabbed her own strawberry and ate it. "Don't let anyone else see you do it."

Annabella grinned at her mother again, grabbing another berry. Her mother was one of the easiest people to get along with in Amity. While she was strict about most of their rules, she did allow her daughter her freedom when she could. Annabella appreciated it.

"Now." Her mom cleared her throat, nodding to the houses behind the fields. "Tomorrow is your aptitude test. Go get ready for bed so you're well rested."

"Yes ma'am." Annabella nodded, giving her mother her basket before turning towards her house. 

She was ready for her aptitude test. In just a couple of days, she would finally be able to leave Amity and join Dauntless. She had been waiting for this day since she was ten years old and it was finally here.

She wanted to be sad about leaving her old faction behind, just a little bit. But she couldn't fight back the excitement that she felt. Annabella didn't belong in Amity and anyone who knew her could attest to that. She was brave and she was courageous. She stepped out of line more than once and she had no problem breaking Amity's society rules.

As she was about to step out of the fields, a force hit her stomach harshly. She let out a slight 'oof' sound, taken back by the impact and she looked down. Her little brother had wrapped himself around her waist, smiling up at her with a toothless grin. "Hi Anna."

Annabella smiled at the boy, messing around with his messy brown hair for a moment. "What's up?"

"Dad told me to come in." Chandler told her, unhooking him arms from her to grab her hand in his small one. He skipped side by side with her on the way to their house. "Are you excited for tomorrow?"

She nodded. "Yes, I am."

"Are you going to stay here?" 

Annabella looked down at Chandler, who stared back with wide brown eyes. She smiled at him, stopping in her tracks to kneel down. Annabella placed her hands on his shoulders. "Chandler, you know I'm not allowed to talk about this stuff with you."

"I know." He mumbled, kicking a rock with his shoe. "But I don't want you to leave."

Annabella sighed, pulling her brother into her and kissing his head. "It'll be okay."

She did hate that she was leaving her brother. He was young, and once she left, he would be the only child left in the house. He still had quite a few years until he took his aptitude test, considering the fact that he was only eight.

"Come on." She pulled away from him and grabbed his hand. "Let's get ready for bed."

Chandler sighed, but followed behind Annabella willingly. She sent him towards the bathroom, telling him to take a bath before bed and waited on him to finish. When he was done, she gave him fresh pajamas and told him goodnight. Annabella waited until the door was shut before she began to get ready for bed. 

Tomorrow was the day. The day her life would finally start.

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The schoolyard was buzzing with noise when Annabella arrived the next morning. Her eyes wandered around the courtyard, observing each faction with hawk-like eyes. The Candors were talking amongst each other loudly, all of them looking excited about the test that was about to happen.

Abnegation was silent for the most part, but Annabella could see some girls lean together and whisper between themselves. She moved to Erudite next, noticing that they were separated into their own little groups, muttering in their own spaces.

Amity was alive with joy - everyone had a smile on their faces as they talked about what they expected from their tests. Annabella watched them, feeling so distant from her faction. The girls and boys smiled happily, laughing with their friends and waving at people from other factions. One girl was conversing with a boy from Erudite, both smiling widely at each other.

"This is awesome, isn't it?" Annabella felt a hand land on her shoulder and she looked over to see her friend, Naomi. Annabella and Naomi had been friends for ages, though they were polar opposites. 

Naomi was the epitome of Amity - she was always happy, always willing to help out someone who was in need. Her tanned face was always lit up with a dazzling smile, her brown eyes light with joy. 

Annabella snorted. "What's awesome about it?"

"Don't be like that!" Naomi laughed. "I expected you to be more excited about today."

The sound of a train caused her to look away from her dark-haired friend. Annabella watched the train pull across the schoolyard with wide eyes, a smile forming on her full, pink lips as she watched Dauntless members jump from the train. They shouted as they jumped, announcing their arrival loudly. 

Annabella smirked. "I'll be more excited when it's actually Choosing day."

Naomi smiled at her friend. "I know you will be. Now come on, it's starting!"

Naomi pulled Annabella to the Amity section, tugging her into the seat next to her. An Erudite woman stepped to the front, her high-heeled shoes echoing around the room loudly. She cleared her throat and began to speak to the room, mentioning the war and how the factions were formed. 

She mentioned how the aptitude test would assign you to the faction you were best suited for, and then she stepped back. Another woman stepped up with a list and began calling off the first ten teenagers who would be tested. Annabella would be one of the first to go, considering she was early in alphabetical order.

She wiped her hands on her yellow shirt, slowly growing more and more nervous. What if she was wrong? What if she really was Amity and that was what her aptitude test would show? What if she wasn't Dauntless?

Naomi squeezed her hand, alerting her that they had called her name. Annabella took a deep breath and smiled at Naomi. She stood, walking towards the front of the room and began to follow an Abnegation boy who was also called back. She stopped at the door down from the boy and took another deep breath.

It was time to find out who she really was.

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