A/N: This is a soulmate story I had an idea about, let me know what you think!
I do not own any characters or anything in this. I am putting my own spin on this, so everything may not be exactly accurate. Just sit back and try to enjoy the ride. xo
It was written in the laws over 99 years ago. After the people in District 13 rallied the other districts to rebel, the Capital completely pulverized District 13 in an act of dominance and power. If that wasn't enough of a warning not to step out of line and rebel again, the Capital also established the Hunger Games, but with a sickening twist.
You see, soulmates exist here. It works off a 'love at first sight' system. When one locks eyes with their soulmate for the first time, all they can focus on is them. The two are instantly bound to one another, constantly aware of the other. The intrinsic desires originally bestowed upon us shift to incorporate the other person. Now it is not gravity holding us to the Earth, but it is them. To make it even more obvious, the pair of lovers can now feel the other's pain. So if your partner stubs their toe walking in the kitchen, you both feel the pain.
The rest is up to the couple, the universe just tells them who their heart belongs to. Some couples fall into each others arms right away, and others grow to resent their soulmate. It all depends on who they truly are inside. It is rare to have a couple grow to hate one another, seeing as most of the couples pick up a domestic lifestyle full of love very quickly. But, those rare couples full of hatred do exist.
So, the sickening twist that was mentioned. Once you meet your soulmate, you both are entered into the public reaping for your district. Every year, a two pairs of soulmates are sent off to represent the District in that year's Hunger Games. If you win, you are brought back to your District and get to live a life of luxury and love with your other half, also bringing pride to your home. But sadly, most of the soulmates end up whispering their love to one another in their final breath in the arena.
If a pair of soulmates get separated in the arena, and one is killed, the other dies instantly as well. You see, the Capital places trackers in the arms of the tributes before entering the arena, so they always know where each tribute is. But that tracker also can kill the host it is implanted in. Once your partner dies, you die also. Even if the pain of whatever your soulmate just went through isn't enough to kill you, the Capital makes sure the job is finished. You can't have one half of the pair winning the games after all.
The president of Panam, Rhea, is very adamant about the rules of the games. Rumors circulating through the Capital and the districts is she killed her own soulmate. He didn't agree with her on something trivial, and the next day she was crying on stage in front of the country. How she survived the pain of her husband dying is still a mystery. Some see it as a sad love story, but others can see right through the mask she puts on every day. She rules with an iron fist, and without mercy.
Districts 1, 2, and 4 usually win the games every year. They are sent to special training camps once they can walk, and are trained to be ruthless killers. Once they find their soulmate, the two are trained together to become a lethal pair. They are called the careers. The rest of the districts live as close to normal lives as they can, working in whatever their district specializes in. They grow up with the skills they are taught through their work, and most use this to their advantage if they find themselves in the arena.
If one has not found their soulmate by the time they are eighteen, the Capital permits them to leave the district. This is the only time one is allowed to leave, unless of course they are reaped for the games. Once you leave the district, you tour the other districts until you find your soulmate. If you do not find your soulmate during this time, then you are bound to live a life alone. The Capital only allows one leave per lifetime, so not finding your soulmate is a sentence of living the rest of your life working for the Capital with a piece of your heart missing.
It is always harder for soulmates to be separated by district lines. If your soulmate happens to be in a different district, then one has to abandon their life and all they grew up knowing and go live with the other. The have to learn the new customs of the district, new rules, and new love. It is a big price to pay for love, and everyone who ends up leaving is resentful towards the Capital for not being able to have their family and their soulmate. These couples do have a definite advantage in the arena, being able to combine the skills of two districts together to become a deadly pair.
The lucky ones with their soulmate in the same district also have an advantage over others. Not only do they not have to leave their families, but they are able to get a head start on training, and more time with their soulmate. The Games require each pair to be at least twelve years old, so if you meet your soulmate when you're twelve, you could be reaped that year. Its all in the luck of the draw.
The soulmates that end up winning for their district end up becoming mentors for the next batch of tributes. They will continue to mentor until the next pair of winners come along. For the careers, mentors only last a year or two. For all the other districts, mentors can last for a long time.
Kara Danvers was as normal as a girl from District 7 could be. She was always found up in the trees or working in the logging plant. She was almost eighteen, and she hadn't found her soulmate yet. At least, until newly turned eighteen year old Lena Luthor showed up in her town to take a tour.
