Allyn "Lyn" Bonnet: District 1 F
I feel the light smack my face like a train as my mother opens the curtains. I groan and slowly lift my eyelids open, but immediately shut them because the sunlight burns my eyes.
"Ugh mother... why are you waking me up?" I ask, I sit up and rub my temples.
"Honey, have you already forgotten? It's reaping day." My mother kindly smiles at me.
"Oh whatever, the games are so pointless. Kill off more of the population capital! That'll solve everything." I hiss under my breath.
"Alright, well get dressed. I'll go and make you some breakfast alright dear?" My mother says.
"Yea whatever, sheesh do you have to rush me?" I snap.
My mother gives a small frown, before turning around and walking towards the kitchen. I watch her as she leaves, her blonde hair bouncing as she leaves. Some say I'm to harsh on my mother. I am in some ways, but I'd rather be harsh then be kind, what happens if she dies? Then I face misery not seeing her everyday, like my father...
I get up and walk to my bathroom. Brush my teeth, comb my hair, usual stuff. I don't see why I have to freshen up, I'll just be back here in 20 minutes, so really this is all pointless.
I grab a baby blue colored shirt and put it on. I then take a pair of jeans, some socks, and my shoes and well... get dressed.
I walk in and my mother and her washed out grey eyes are finishing up breakfast. They used to be blue, but it's as if the color was drained from them.
"So when are we going?" I ask as I take a bagel and spread some cream cheese on it.
"In about 5 minutes... You look wonderful by the way." She smiles at me.
"Oh no!" I say. "I forgot I was gonna meet John and Kayle at the reapings. I'll be back later!" I say as I run out the doors.
"Oh, well bye sweetie. Please be car-" That's all I hear before I leave my home and run down the street towards the mayors house.
Drew Stokes: District 1 M
"And then I said, "but wait, I didn't think cows went BOO" ahahaha!" I say as I start to laugh, telling my family a joke at breakfast was a specialty of mine.
"Oh no one thinks you're funny Drew." David, my 19 year old step-brother spat at me.
"Hey don't be so harsh on your brother." Mike, my father said.
"Oh sorry dad." He smiles at my father with such a fake smile, even Kasey, who is my younger step-brother could see.
"Aw thats my boy! Taking the high road!" My step-mother Jennifer says as she pours him some orange juice.
"The joke still wasn't funny, but I could've stated that better." David says as he puts his plate away.
"I thought the joke was funny!" Kasey smiles and raises his hand.
"You think everything is funny, Kasey." David says.
"Nu-uh!" Kasey replies.
"Pudding..." David says.
Kaseys eyes go wide as he tries not to laugh, but he can't resist and starts laughing and rolling on the floor.
"Told you." David says.
"Well I bet Natalie would've thought it was funny." Kasey says.
The room goes silent, nobody moves, nobody talks. Natalie, my step-sister. She was my best friend, she was so nice, compassionate, pure. Then she got reaped for the games, I was going to volunteer but idiotic David stopped me. I could've saved her! I hate David for that, and will never forgive him.
"Maybe Kasey, maybe." My mother says before putting all our plates away.
"Come on boys! Time to go to the reaping. We can NOT be late!" My father says as he rushes us out the door. My father always has to has things picture perfect, it gets really annoying at times.
"Are you scared?" David says as he looks at me.
"Scared for what?" I reply.
"Getting chosen." He smirks back with an evil grin.
"The odds of me getting chosen are low, the odds no one will volunteer, even lower." I reply.
Honestly though, I'm still scared to death.
Allyn "Lyn" Bonnet: District 1 F
I find John and Kayle as they are making their way to the mayors house.
"Is it me? Am I just mentally unstable? I mean don't you think about after 50 years they'd stop, but nope! I mean come on! Wh- Oh hey Lyn." John says as he is discussing his opinions on the Games.
John Jacobson is a very nice guy, but he expresses his opinions way to much. For being an only child in a rich home he's never really had to worry about the games, and he hates them. Hates them like... well nothing really to compare it to. He just hates it. He thinks it's sick and twisted, I don't frankly care, I find it pointless to kill children, but let's face it, nothing we can do about it.
"Your right your right, but what can we do about it?" Kayle replied.
Kayle Vina on the other hand, has a very sad story. Both parents died while she was young, so she has been taking care of her little sister since then. Since she is 17 and her younger sister is 13, both are eligible to the games, and that scares Kayle to death that Jessica, her sister, will get reaped.
"Nothing, simple as that." I say, Kayle nods sadly, but John just crosses his arms and puffs.
"John what would happen if you went in?" Kayle asks.
"I'd yell at the capital, tell them they can't change me. You know what I mean, nice kids go in there, change into cold blooded killers, and die." John spits.
"Not the winner." I reply.
"Oh no, the winner gets it worse, they get to watch the deaths over and over, then they get paraded around like some hero. They are paraded around when they're killers." He glares at the sky.
"It's not their fault! They are forced there!" Kayle says.
"Yea, but they aren't forced to kill. Everyone gets selfish, no matter what happens, one thing is true... Everyone wants to go home, so everyone is your enemy." John says as we walk inside the courtyard.
I wish John and Kayle good luck as I walk to the 15 year old females section. I know my mother is watching me, I can feel her eyes. Feel them like sharp daggers, daggers of love, but daggers none the less.
Rina Tina, a terrible name I know, walks up to the stage. This is her first year as a escort, since the last one disappeared to who knows where.
"Well hello everyone! I can see some fit, strong, victors out there!" She begins.
"Ah yes indeed Rina!" Our Mayor says.
Our mayor has begun his speech about how The Hunger Games started, and the rebellion, and blah blah blah who gives a crap. I mean I think even district 1 three year olds have memorized his speech by now.
"Now I'll let Rina take it away to decide our challengers!" Our mayor, Micheal, smiles with his stupid smug grin he always smiles during the reapings.
Ranco Frisherman: District 1 Mentor
Ugh, I hate being the mentor. Most of the other victors love being the mentor for these kids, but I hate it. What were they thinking "Hey! I got an idea, why don't we make the victors the teachers to the new tributes! So now they can get attached to more people who will just end up dying! Brilliant Fucking Idea!"
I sit next to our mayor, Micheal Myner as he smiles with a stupid smug grin, as if he's happy to be here. Which be most likely is.
"Since the ladies go first all the time, how about we let the gentlemen go first this time around!" Rina smiles, her yellow hair glowing in the sun, she's a pretty young lady, with a sad future. This is her first time doing the job as an escort... good luck, that's all I have to say.
Rina moves her hands around the glass bowl, filled with innocent children's names.
"Drew Stokes!" Rina yells.
I search the crowd, many sighs of relief are on boys faces. Except one, a boy with dirty blonde hair, and unbelievably bright, clear blue eyes. He has tan skin and has a muscular, well built body. He's about 6'2, and his face is drained, no color what so ever. He waits, patiently, for someone to volunteer, but no one does. Either this kid is hated around town, or district 1 boys aren't as competitive as they used to be.
"Well come on up!" Rina smiles, eventually the boy faces it, no one is volunteering.
Drew Stokes: District 1 M
I slowly walk up to the stage, I look at Rina, our new escort, and she smiles at me. I smile back and remember that I'm being recorded, and if I want any chance at making it back, I have to look calm, cool, and collected.
So I turn around with a wide grin and go,
"Thank goodness no one volunteered, because I'm the next victor!"
The crowd takes the bait and applaud, I admit, if I wasn't about to die in the games, I'd feel pretty good right around now.
"Well let's find out who your female counterpart is." Rina smiles as she walks over to the girls glass ball and starts digging for another name.
"Jessica Vina!" Our escort yells, and I see as a girl from the 13 year old section walk up to the stage.
"I vol-" I hear someone from the the 18 year old section, but is immediately replaced from a higher voice that yells from the 15 year olds section.
"I volunteer!" Says a girl, she has wavy, strawberry blonde hair that reaches just below her shoulders, pale skin with naturally dark lips, and seems around... 5'5 - 5'7 but very skinny.
A girl form the 18 year old section runs and hugs the girl form the 15 year old sections.
"Why would you do that Allyn!" The older girl says.
"You can't go into the games Kayle, you have to watch out for your little sister." Allyn says as she hugs Kayle, who is crying heaps of tears.
"I gotta go on stage." She whispers to Kayle as she walks onto the stage.
"Lets give a warm round of applause for our District 1 tributes!" Rina smiles, the crowd claps, but only because they feel they have to, not because they want to.
"Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favour!" Rina says as me and Allyn shake hands. Micheal, Ranco, and Rina walk offstage, and then the peacekeepers drag me and Allyn to our goodbye rooms.
Micheal Myner: District 1 Mayor
I smile as I look at the districts, tall, handsome, strong looking boy. That'll surely bring a winner home, the girl seems frightened and pathetic, but who cares? I don't, I only care about winners, and that Drew looks like a winner.
I walk into his goodbye room first, because well I'm the mayor.
"Mayor? What an honor!" Drew says as he gets up and shakes my hand.
"An honor it is indeed son, now sit down and lets have a talk." I say.
"About what?" He replies.
"About winning, as you may obviously know, I have some very powerful people in the capital, some very, powerful and RICH people." I say with a smug grin, hinting to the "rich" part.
"Alright.." He says at me wide-eyed. "What do you want me to do?" He says.
"Promise me you're a killer. Promise me that I won't be wasting my time and money into making sure you win. Most of the other tributes I see are sad and pathetic, like that girl..." I groan.
"What makes her pathetic? She was only helping our a friend." He questions me.
"Ah maybe not the brightest fellow, but being smart only gets you killed in the games, being strong and having sponsors gets you wins." I say.
"So..." I shrug "Do we have a deal?"
He thinks about it, then a grin appears on his face.
"Yea we have a deal!" He says as he raises his hand, I smile and shake it.
"That a boy! Lets get another victor for district 1!" I yell as I walk out the door.
I walk past the room which holds the female district 1 tribute... Alley? Something like that...
"I should've made Drew promise to kill her off first." I say under my breath as I start going back to my luxurious house.
Rina Tina: District 1 Escort
"So why do we have to watch the goodbyes?" I ask Ranco as we sit in front of 2 television screens. Showing both of the tributes goodbye rooms.
"It's mandatory, trust me, this is only the beginning of the torture." He says under his breath.
Torture? I wonder what he means by that. I look over to the girls screen and see first a tall woman walk in, I look at Allyn and then at the woman. She has the same texture and color hair, but it's much longer. She has sad, washed out grey blue eyes and full, dark lips. She is 5'9 and skinny like Lyn. I assume this must be Liza Bonnet, Allyns mother.
The mother walks in and runs to her daughter and hugs her.
"Mom I know you must be sad an-" Allyn starts but Liza shushes her and continues to hug her.
"I know what you did honey, you wanted to save both of those girls lives." Liza smiles and hugs her daughter. I feel a pain throb in my chest as I watch the sadness.
"I just wanted to b-" Allyn starts again, but yet again is shushed by her mother.
"I know sweetie, you wanted to be like your father." Liza says as a tear flows down over her eye. Allyn looks up at her mother, as if she has rebuilt a bridge with her.
"I just want to say, that I'm proud of you, and I'm s-s-s-sorry I couldn't be a better mother to you." Liza starts to ball out in tears.
"I know I don't say this much, but you were a fantastic mother... and the bagel was delicious." Allyn says, they both giggle and I can't help but smile myself as I grab a tissue.
"I love you." Liza says to Allyn as she hands her something, A small figurine of a dragon.
"This is dads!" Allyn says shocked.
"I know, he'd want you to have it if he was here right now." Liza says, Allyn smiles slightly, but then frowns a bit.
"Mother, if I... don't... make it back, make sure you bury this with me... right next to dad." Allyn says as she tears up.
"... I will" Liza says as she cries.
"Alright times up!" A peacekeeper walks in grabs Liza and starts to walk out.
"Mom! I forgot to tell you, I love you too!" Allyn shouts out as the peacekeeper closes the door.
Allyn sits there for a moment before the door open again, 2 people walk in. A boy, and a girl. I notice the girl was the one from the reaping, who was going to volunteer but didn't say it in time.
Immediately the girl runs over and hugs Allyn. The boy stands there in shock as tears go down his eyes.
"Thank you... so much." The older girl cries.
"Who is that?" I ask Ranco as he looks at the list.
"The girl is Kayle Vina. Jessica, the girl who was originally reaped, is Kayle's younger sister. Allyn volunteered quicker then Kayle did. The boy is John Jacobson, I guess he is just a close friend."
I look as back as I see them all hugging.
"You're gonna be fine, you're gonna win this." Kayle smiles to her friend.
"Do something for me..." John says as he looks out the window.
"What's that."Allyn asks.
"Don't make them change you..." He whispers as he hugs her.
"I won't." She replies.
"Change her? What does that mean?" I ask Ranco.
"He's telling her to not become one of us..." Ranco says.
"What exactly is "us?" I ask.
"Not you... Us victors...A ruthless killer." He says under his breath.
"Oh..." I say as I continue to watch the goodbyes.
"You better take care of Jessica." Allyn says.
"I'm not sure if I can do more then what you just did, you are risking your life.. to save her." Kayle says.
"Not only her, you. You and I and John all know you were about to volunteer." Allyn replies.
"I don't want you to die!" Kayle cries as she hugs her friend.
"I don't want to die, but I mostly don't want to die in vain, you raise that girl right you hear me?" Allyn says as tears form her eyes.
"I do... I do..." Kayle says as she hugs her friend for the last time.
"Oh John, I'm gonna miss you and your rants." Allyn smiles as she hugs John once again.
"I'm gonna miss you, in general." He says as he smiles.
"You were my best friend." He cries under his breath.
"Are, your best friend." Allyn corrects him.
"Are..." He smiles.
"Times up!" The peacekeeper walks in and drags Kayle and John away.
I look up at Ranco with tears forming up in my eyes.
"What's happened with the boy?" I ask, even though I'm not sure I can handle it.
"All that's happened for now is the mayor talked to the boy, told him he'd help sponsor him if Drew said he was going to win, the boy obviously said he was." Ranco said.
I watch the boys screen as his family comes in. A dad, a mother, and a boy, his brother.
"Kasey, mom, dad." Drew smiles as he hugs them all.
"Hello." The dad says as he hugs his child.
"I guess David didn't want to come say bye." Drew says, I would expect him to be sad, but he almost seems, happy?
"He said he wanted to come in on his own and say bye." His mother, Jennifer says.
"Great, he wants to torture me before I go die." Drew mumbles.
"Don't say that about your brother Drew! I raised you better then that." Mike, Drew's father says.
Kasey, his brother, walks up and hugs him.
"Well, when you come back you won't have to get a job." His mother jokes.
"I'm not going to see you again aren't I?" Kasey sadly says.
The room goes silent, Jennifer and Drew start tearing up, while Drew just has a shocked face.
"No, you probably won't Kasey." Drew says as he rubs his brothers head.
I can't take this. I get up and grab some tissues and start to walk out the door.
"Trust me," Ranco says. "it only gets worse."
I leave the room without another word.
David Stokes: Brother of District 1 M
I watch as my mother, father, and younger brother are dragged out by peacekeepers. I look at the tears streaming down their faces, and it hits me... This is where I'll have to tell him the truth.
I walk in, Drew is crying, he sees me and turns away.
"Whatever you're going to do, just do it and leave." Drew spits at me, I must say, that felt like a bullet through the heart.
I walk over and hug him. He looks up at me with his blue eyes and I can't help but smile.
"Who are you?" He asks.
"I'm your brother, and... I know I never treated you that way... It's just, I had always blamed your father for my parents divorce. I always thought it was you and your fathers fault. Did you know my mother cheated on my father for your father? I knew, I walked in on them once." I say as a tear goes down my eye.
"T-t-then why did you stop me from saving Natalie?" He starts to cry, remembering Natalie is one of the hardest things since he lost her.
"I didn't stop you David, you and I both know you couldn't volunteer for her. Your a male, and she's a female." I tell him. He looks at his hands, refusing to believe what I just said.
"That day, was the day I realized I had hated you for something that wasn't your fault. Something that was completely out of your control, that you had nothing to do with. It was my own mothers fault, she cheated on my father, not you. Also, even if you could've volunteered for her, I would've stopped you because we both know what would've happened had you gone in and died." I say as more tears form my eyes.
Drew stops, he looks out the window and realizes it too. She would've killed herself.
"She wouldn't shut up about you, she talked about how wonderful, and how nice, and how compassionate you were. That day, when I walked in and said goodbye to her, you know what she said? She asked me to watch over you, like an angel! You got over it after a year! You cry and get depressed when she is mentioned, but you never would've killed yourself!" I say as I hug him.
"Then why... after all this time... why do you tell me now?" He asks as he accepts my hug.
"Because you hated me, you thought I was a monster. I wanted to tell you otherwise, but you never would have believed me." I watch as the peacekeepers open the doors.
"I just wanted to tell you this before you went in, so if you do in fact... pass away, you don't go thinking I was a monster." I say before I get up and start to walk out the room.
"Dav-...Brother." Drew says and I turn around.
"What?" I ask.
"I love you."
"I love you too... good luck, and remember... Natalie is with you, forever." I say before I am dragged out, I hope he sees the truth about his older step-brother now.
Ending
Alright! District 1 reapings are done! I am going to be writing a very long reaping for each and every district, because even though I know most people just want to get into the games, I want to make sure everyone gets character development.
Reason I do this is so there is none of this:
Chp 1: -Sends in character-
Chp 2: Yes he made it!
Chp 3: Well... no reaping pov whatever fine with me
Chp 4: Okay.. well he got like.. 5 lines of dialogue so okay.
Chp 5 -games started-: He died in the bloodbath... perfect, a month of waiting and i get 5 lines of dialogue and death in the bloodbath..
So I hope none of you are expecting much else.
Anyway I hope you liked the chapter, I included the Mentor, Mayor, Escort, and a family member to try something new. Let me know if you love it, hate it, or wanna marry it and have children with it. (Which trust me, I will NOT judge you for! :D)
Review what you liked/disliked from the writing perspective. Too many people? Not enough people? What would you like to see me do. (Not for your character personally, just in general.)
Until we meet again with District 2 in about a week!