Summary
Katniss Everdeen is 16 years old and has not lost her father; she is a very caring, nice, compassionate girl who loves her family very much. Peeta and Katniss see each other very often because her and her dad trade their squirrels for bread. Prim is Peeta's little sister, but Katniss loves her like her own. When Prim is reaped what happens. This story is on how the Hunger Games would have been if she hadn't lost her father and her ability to trust and let people in.
I do not own the Hunger Games. Sadly
I wish I did.
This is my first fan fiction so please don't be too rough on my story but I would love to hear your opinions on how I could write better. Thanks!
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Katniss POV
I remember that day like it was yesterday. My father had gone to the mines for his job like any other day while Prim and I went to school. When I heard that siren I stood straight up and ran to the mines, my mother Iris stood. She was frozen waiting for the elevator to come up with my dad in it. We wait for hours? I didn't even know, people stood by waiting and every now and then a sigh of relief was let out from another. The elevator to the deep mines came up once again and there stood my father covered in ash. My mother started crying as I stood there waiting, smiling at him. He walked to my mother and I and hugged us. That was the day I swore I would do anything to keep my family from harm.
My dad took me out hunting again today. "Katniss your getting very good at the bow!" my dad said, "Thanks daddy, it's only because I have a great teacher." I replied. My dad lets out a hearty laugh and it resonates through the area we are in. I can't help but laugh with him.
We take our time going back picking flowers and herbs as we go for mom. We hide our bows and arrows in a hallow tree and start heading for the fence. He checks the fence and nods at me telling me to go first. I wiggle under the fence and take the game bag from him. He goes through and we walk to the bakery together. My dad and Mr. Mellark are very good friends and always talk to each other for a while whenever we go to his bakery.
Dad opens the door for me and I enter. "Welcome to the… OH hello Christopher, it's nice to see you again and ahhh you brought sweet little Katniss with you too?" Mr. Mellark had said. "Hi Nicholas it's nice to see you again too." My father replied. "Hey! I'm not that little!" I replied. My father starts laughing with Mr. Mellark.
I hear more chuckles from the back and look to see Mrs. Mellark watching us from behind the counter. I walk over and sit one of their chairs. "Hi Katniss, how are you?" Mrs. Mellark asks. "I'm fine how are Reuben, Rye, and Peeta doing?" I ask always wanting to make sure they don't beat each other. "I'm fine, still extremely handsome if that's what you wanted to know." Says a voice behind me. I turn to see Rye the second son of the Mellarks. He is grinning and I see amusement in his eyes. "Hi Rye!" I exclaim. He hugs me and I hug him back. "Umm Rye… can't bre-athe." He lets me go and I sit back down. Rye sits on the other side and we sit in comfortable silence until Peeta walks in through the door his face instantly lights up when he sees me sitting at the counter.
I smile at him and he smiles back at me. He then looks at Rye, he gives Peeta a knowing look and Peeta glares back. Peeta walks over and sits next to Rye. "So, Katniss, what brings you here today." Peeta asks me. "My father and I just brought some squirrels for your family to eat like always." I told Peeta. Rye stands up after a while and says, "Well I got to go bake some bread, thanks for the hug Katniss." I smiled and said a bye, but Rye didn't leave. "What Peeta, you jealous she hugged me and not you?" Rye asked Peeta. Peeta's jaw fell and his face was a deep shade of red. They stared at each other for a while until several people laughing behind us interrupted them. Mr. and Mrs. Mellark and my father were laughing at the two. I was so confused, what the heck was going on? Peeta stood up and Rye instantly knew what he was going to do, Rye ran out the bakery with Peeta right behind him.
"Well looks like someone's confused." I turn to see Mr. Mellark looking at me. I nod at him and he chuckled at me. "Come one Katniss we have to get home to your mother." My dad called out to me from outside the bakery. "Okay I'll be right out." I called back. Mrs. Mellark walked back in and gave me a hug. "Come back soon okay honey." Mrs. Mellark told me I replied with a nod. Out of nowhere we heard a scream and saw Prim bounding down the stairs. "Hi Prim, how are you doing?" I asked her, she cam running at me with full speed and almost knocked me down with a hug. She hugged me as hard as she could so I kneeled down to her height and hugged her with the same amount of strength. Prim let go and walked into the back of the bakery. I was about to turn around and leave but I remembered something. "Peeta!" I yelled. He came out of the back of the bakery very quickly. I went up to him and hugged him; "Sorry I didn't hug you before, no need to get jealous." I told him. I pulled back and his face was red. "Bye Peeta I'll see you tomorrow or something." With that I walked out, my father was waiting outside and we walked home.
Well that's my first chapter. I hoped you liked it. Please leave a comment or favorite. Thank you I will try to update next week but my schoolwork and such. Thank you so much for taking your time and reading!