Side Note: I do not own the concept of The Hunger Games nor any of the things that come with it. Also, there are crossover last names from the Mortal Instrument series but that Is purely because I suck at coming up with names. So I don't own that either. :'(

Prologue

The Capitol had just taken control over the districts again and bombed District 13 when they announced that they would be putting on something called "The Hunger Games". They didn't give us details other than that it would be an honor to participate in them and that if someone from our district won, the entire district would be rewarded. It wasn't until the "reaping" as they called it that we even knew the age group they were selecting names from. It was a big mystery. This is why everyone was so excited for me when Melani Silver pulled out that little white piece of paper and squeaked "Aphrodite Morgenstern" into the microphone. They had no idea what I was about to go through. What I had gotten into. But the truth was, I myself had no idea. My name is Aphrodite Morgenstern. My friends call me Aphie. I am seventeen years old. I live in District 1. And I am the very first tribute picked to be in the Hunger Games.