Chapter One
"Hey Prim, wanna hang out today?"
I look to where the voice comes from and blush a little. It's Thom Rabbledeen, the cute boy that I really like. He's a little taller than me, and his hair and skin are a little lighter than me. His cheeks seem to always be a light pink for some reason. He lives in the Seam just like me and mommy and Katniss.
Without thinking about it, I fix my clothes and brush a little hair behind me ear, and then stifle a yawn. Then I smile and nod. "O-Okay, where?"
He grins. "There's this place right by the edge of the Seam that has grass and trees and not a lot of people. It's a nice day too, so I thought you'd wanna go there." Then he adds, "With me."
I feel my cheeks becoming pinkish. "Sure," I manage to respond, a shy smile crossing my face again. We go from the school over to the spot he was talking about, and he was right about it. There are only a few people in sight, there isn't a whole lot of ash around, and the trees and grass grow good.
We look around for a moment, when I see some bushes and trees nearby. Thinking that they would be good shade and they would be nice and comfortable, I tug on his sleeve to get his attention. "Hm?" he says. I point to the bushes, and he nods and we walk over to them.
I sit down against a tree and he sits beside me. I blush a little more from him being this close to me. Then my blush and smile go away. Don't you hate it when a bad thought comes to your mind for no reason? Yeah, I hate that too. For me, that thought was the reaping.
Thom seems to take notice of my change in mood. "What's wrong, Pinnose?" Hearing that name, I chuckle a little, but the reaping wipes the smile back off of my face.
My mommy says that back when I was little, she was great friends with Thom's parents. When I was born, Thom was already almost a year old. His mom tried to get him to say my name, but he ended up saying something like "Pin-nose", and since my nose is little, the name stuck.
"The reapings, Thom," I say. "They scare me. I can't sleep." I yawn and rub my eyes. "I mean, what if they pick me? What if they pick Katniss? What if they pick you? What if –"
I'm interrupted by a hug. Thom's hugging me! My mind is so hyped up and jumbled and I don't know what to do. "T-Thom?" I manage.
He lets go of me and smiles. "It's alright Prim. You'll be entered once out of thousands. There's almost no way that they can pick you."
I sigh. "But…but…what if they pick Katniss? My mommy…" I trail off as he grabs my hand and gives it a reassuring squeeze. My face turns pinker. I look into his eyes and am calmed. Nodding, I say, "O-Okay. I get it." I smile and squeeze his hand back.
We sit there holding hands for a while. Soon my eyelids become heavy. No, I can't fall asleep now! I'm with Thom! I yawn and rub my eyes again. I can't…fall…asleep…
Author's Note: Hey FanFic community! Long time no see! I know that nothing seems to be happening right now, but the action and important stuff will pick up soon, I promise! I just wanted to get this first chapter off of my RAM and onto the internet so it would stop bugging me. In case you were wondering, this is not my exact writing style. I am a somewhat more accurate and sophisticated of a writer. I just simplified my writing so it would be more like it was written/thought of by the adorable little Prim.
Well, I'd love to hear/see your thoughts, and I'll be back with another fanfic/chapter soon. Bye-niiii!
