So this story is taking place years after what would have been Tris' initiation. Eric and Four are 26 years old and it's taking Jeanine a lot longer to make war. Tris also doesn't exist.

Alexis and her family traveled into the city to the main distribution centre where each faction dropped off their contributions to society.

She was unloading crates of food with her fellow Amity members when she caught the eye of the Dauntless leader overseeing their delivery, and shied away.

It was only a fleeting glace in her direction, he probably didn't even notice her, but she feared he might one day.

There were rumors surrounding him about the Divergent. As far as she heard it, he actively sought them out and when he found them, they never returned.

Alexis was Divergent. On her testing day she found out she qualified for Amity, Abnegation and Dauntless. Her testing instructor told her to stick with Amity, where she would be safe, and manually put that in as her result.

She listened and stayed put, making sure to stay out of Dauntless' way as much as possible and now she was 22 years old and happy, except when Eric showed up.

He was barking orders at someone from his position on the platform, making people scurry to and fro, and she was glad she never chose to go to that faction.

Her own people had formed a line and handed bag after bag to each other until it reached its destination; no one in charge and no one screaming at her.

Her father stood next to her with his yellow sleeves rolled up to his elbows and red vest flapping open in the breeze to cool him down.

It was nice out, but the hard work made everyone sweat and as she finished laughing at a joke he told her, her mother asked her to bring some water for them and her brothers.

Alexis was the oldest of five and only her brothers, Mark and Joshua were helping them, while her sisters Erin and Amy where at home with their grandparents.

She didn't know if her brothers were Divergent as well or not, but they also chose to stay in Amity, as they were 20 and 17. Her sister Erin was next to choose her faction in another two years and Amy three more after that and she hoped they would stay too.

Alexis loved having her family around, it made her feel loved and cherished, and as she left her family to get some water, she toyed with the necklace her mother gave her on her choosing day.

It was a family heirloom, passed down through the generations since before the factions were created.

She rounded the corner and ran into another girl, dressed in black. She stumbled back and apologized.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you."

The other girl scowled, the piercing in her lip stuck out more from the expression, and she dusted herself off.

"Whatever. Make sure you look where you're going next time, you banjo strummin' softie."

Alexis clenched her jaw at the name and fingered her pendant to calm down. But the girl noticed her necklace and pried it from her grasp.

"Hey, this is nice. I think I'll keep it." She said and went to walk away.

"Give it back!" She called after the girl, who turned around with a smile on her face.

"What will you do if I don't? Hug me to death?" She snickered.

Anger swelled in her and when the girl turned her back on her, Alexis grabbed her arm and twisted it behind the girl's back. She pulled tight, making the girl shout in pain.

"I said, give it back." She hissed in her ear.

With speed Alexis hadn't seen before, the Dauntless girl smacked her in the face with her elbow and Alexis let go, stumbling backwards. Blood dripped from her nose and she wiped it away with her sleeve.

The girl didn't leave once free, but instead braced herself for a fight and charged. Instinctively, Alexis ducked her swing and punched her in the gut, knocking the wind out of her.

With the momentary pause as she regained her breath, Alexis took the opportunity and kicked her legs out from underneath her and snatched the necklace out of the girl's hand once she was on the ground.

"What's going on?!" A deep voice shouted from behind her.

Alexis spun on her heel and faced Eric. He looked furious as he marched over to her and she tried to run from him, but his grip tightened around her arm, forcing her to stay where she was.

"Stop struggling." He said menacingly. Scared out of her mind, she kept fighting him to get away.

"Did you do this by yourself?" He asked. He shook her when she didn't reply and repeated the question.

With a final shake, she looked up into his steely blue eyes and nodded. His eyes narrowed at her and he nudged the other girl with his foot.

"Get up Gina."

The girl groaned, but sat up. She opened her mouth to accuse Alexis, but Eric stopped her.

"Shut it, Gina. I don't want to hear how you let some Amity kick your ass. Get on the truck."

With one last glare Alexis' way, Gina grumbled as she left around the corner.

"Where did you learn to fight?" Eric asked her.

His grip on her upper arm was starting to hurt and she cringed when he squeezed harder.

"I didn't learn." She answered through gritted teeth.

His eyebrows rose in surprise. "You didn't? Am I supposed to believe you did it out of instinct?"

"I guess." She replied, terrified that he knew.

"Do you know it's a grave offence to assault someone, especially a Dauntless?"

"Yes." She whispered.

"Good. You'll understand why I have to arrest you then." He hauled her with him back to the trucks.

Alexis screamed and kicked, scared that he was going to kill her, the first chance he got. It drew everyone's attention and her parents rushed over as soon as they saw them.

"What are you doing with my daughter?" Her father called.

Eric pushed her into the passenger seat of the Dauntless truck and answered her father. "She's under arrest for assaulting a Dauntless."

"No, dad, don't let them take me!" She cried through the window.

Her father looked helpless and tried to reason with Eric. "Surely she was defending herself. You should be arresting the other person."

"Like hell! She attacked me first!" Gina shouted, poking her head out of the vehicle.

"I'm sorry, Sir, but I caught her red handed. We'll notify Amity of her sentencing." Eric said and jumped into the driver seat without a second glance and started the engine.

They drove off as Alexis watched her parents cling to each other, crying in the distance as everyone else stood around in disbelief.

So, how was it? If you guys liked it, let me know!