(Laney Cervon,16,Female,Hera [Hades])
"Laney get up!". I groan as the head counsellor tries to wake me up for the reaping. I don't want to go. I'm so nervous. Plus, I am NOT a morning person. No one in the Hades cabin is. I drag myself out of bed and dress in my reaping clothes as slowly as possible to delay the reaping. I won't get chosen but I still don't want to go. Out of all the kids in camp there's still a very slim chance of being picked. It's just lucky that Hades doesn't compete in the games anymore or I'd have a bigger chance of being chosen. I pull on my shoes and line up with my siblings. Once everyone is ready we walk out the door and to the front of the big house.
There's a temporary stage set up and two bowls stand in the middle of the stage. Chiron stands at the back in the right corner, with Jake Michael from last year's games. I suddenly feel someone tap on my shoulder and when I spin around I see my best friend, Alexis Mor. Alexis is a daughter of Nemisis and like me she's elegible for being picked. Even if one of us are picked there will probably be a volounteer. There was last year PLUS the children of Zeus, Poseidon and Ares have been training to volounteer for the games. It's still pretty new so there probably won't be volounteers every year for a couple more years.
Everyone has been calling Jake Michael "The First Career" but that annoys me. He never trained for the games PLUS he wasn't even with the careers in his games! Yes he volounteered but that was to protect his girlfriend and sister. Alexis and I talk for a while. I mostly try to convince her that she isn't going to be chosen. Not when there's like 30 kids in the Aphrodite cabin that could be chosen. Chiron tells us to line up so I say goodbye to Alexis and join my brothers and sisters. Jake stands up and says this dull speech about the demigods rebelling against the gods blah, blah, blah. Next he reads out the name of the victors. He starts by saying Poseidon's name and then his own, quickly followed by what games he won.
He does the same thing for Dionysus. After what seems like an eternity Jake claps and the 2 bowls fill with names for the Zeus cabin. As always the girls will be chosen first. Jake walks over to the bowl, plucks out the first name he touches and walks back to the microphone "Aura Flash!" A small 12 year old girl bursts into tears. Surprisingly no one volounteers. Zeus is not going to be pleased. This small girl has blonde curly hair and is tanned. The only thing ruining her surfer girl look is her electric blue eyes.
Once she's up on the chariot Jake draws the male name "Ryan King!" A boy about 14 walks out of the line and heads towards the stage. "Any volounteers?" Jake asks. "I do! I volounteer!" as soon as this boy steps out I know Zeus will be pleased. He's 17 and has straight black hair, gray eyes (which is weird for a child of Zeus), tanned skin and freckles all over his face. The volounteer gets escorted up to the stage while the other Zeus kids have to force the boy who was reaped back into the line. "What's your name?" Jake asks "Jayden King". Oh, so they were FULL brothers.
Jayden joins Aura on the chariot and the bowls fill with everyone's names. Even though I know I won't be reaped I still can't stop worrying. I don't have to worry though because the name Jake calls isn't mine, it's my best friend's. "Alexis Mor, Daughter of Nemisis!" Damn it. I told her she wouldn't be reaped and now she is. I know what I have to do and i'm not even upset. I'm fully prepared.
"Any volounteers?" I take a deep breath "I volounteer as tribute!" All eyes are on me as I make my way to the stage, head held high. "No Laney no!" Alexis starts screaming at me and has to be taken away by centaur guards. I'm sorry Alexis but i'm not going to let you die. As I step onto Hera's chariot I take a deep breath and continue to focus on the competition. My "cabin" partner is a boy called Devin Williamson. He gets reaped and besides looking a bit nervous is fine. He has black hair and really cool orange eyes. He's a son of Hestia and like all her kids, would've been born in the hearth.
Next is Poseidon. "Monique Kellogg!" "I volounteer as tribute!" Damn! This girl didn't even wait for Jake to ask! A 16 year old girl with longe blonde hair, sea green eyes and tanned skin walks to the stage. She's quite tall and I immediantly rule her out as a threat. She's probably a career although she looks quite nice. Now Jake pulls a name from the boy's bowl. "Graham Atteberry!" "I volounteer!" Poseidon's tributes are eager this year! My jaw drops as the volounteer walks out. He's one of the hottest guys i've seen on the planet! With his sea green eyes and messy brown hair. His chiselled jaw and stubble.
His shirt which is almost fully open shows his pecs and abs. His tanned skin, his blinding white smile. He's not beautiful. He's not handsome. He's sexy. And he knows it. He winks at the cameras and flexes his biceps. I look at Jake and I can tell by the look on his face that he's not happy that he's going to be mentoring a complete douchebag who is so up himself. Once everyone is finished swooning over Doc Clifflin (that's his name) the bowls fill up with the Demeter names. In the first games Demeter didn't do so well.
She became the first god to loose a tribute and also became the first god to loose BOTH of their tributes. Last year her male tribute died in the bloodbath but her female tribute made it to the final 6 before Jake killed her from insanity. Dionysus healed Jake after the games and now he's back to normal. "Elizabeth Lane Arren!" For about 20 seconds no one moves. Eventually the centaur guards are forced to find this girl and when they do I find myself looking at a 14 year old girl. Maybe Demeter won't have very good luck this year. This girl is pretty though so it may get her sponsors. She has golden blonde hair that stops just above her hip.
She has dark blue eyes, pale skin and a constant blush. Yes, she's very pretty indeed. Now for the male tribute "Nicolas Mathews!" A small 13 year old boy steps out of the Demeter line looking nervous. Demeter doesn't stand a chance this year. Although neither did Flora and look how far she got. But then again this year the tributes seem alot tougher and stronger than last year. Now for Ares, the last career god. "Kayleigh Horn!" "I volounteer!" A 12 year old girl, yes I said 12, walks up to the stage. Everyone is shocked but personally I think she's scary and it doesn't surprise me she volounteered. She has medium brown skin and black hair but the scary thing about her is her eyes. They're completely black. I have no idea if they're contacts or not but it's still scary.
Jake pulls out the male's name. "Josiah Warren!" an 18 year old walks out of the crowd confidently "Any volounteers?" "I volounteer!" Josiah stares daggers as another 18 year old boy steps from the Ares line. He has blonde hair (which is rarely seen on an Ares kid) and hazel eyes. He's quite tall and has a deep tan. I take note of him as another potential threat. Now for Athena. We're half way there. "Krystal Bryson!" Krystal walks up and Jake asks "Any Volou-" "I volounteer as tribute!" a 14 year old girl walks out from the Athena cabin line. First a 12 year old volounteers now a 14 year old. The tributes are beginning to get interesting. The volounteer has intelligent gray eyes, blonde hair and is about 5 foot.
Jake asks her name and I learn it's Emma Kart. Jake crosses over to the bowl with a pained expression on his face. Now that the celebrity demigods are no longer going to draw the names the newest victors have to and I can tell Jake isn't enjoying himself. "Peter Darren!" Peter walks up, looking at the ground, and it appears he may be thinking startegy to himself. Well of course, he's a child of Athena. I wait for a volounteer but none come forward. Next up is Apollo. Jake pulls a name from the bowl "Sunny Reyes!" a figure in the Apollo cabin turns on her heels and takes off running. The centaur guards cathc her and force her onto the chariot.
She's 14 I think and has blonde hair, amber eyes, tanned skin and is quite tall for her age. Nearly all of Apollo's tributes look like this. "Cade Ray!" "I volounteer!" a boy that looks about 17 comes forward and climbs the steps to the stage. He has blonde hair, blue eyes, tanned skin and is quite tall. "What's your name?" "Hunter Reyes." wasn't Reyes the Apollo girl's last name. Oh no. Another set of full siblings. It didn't happen in the first games unless you count Marlee and Jilla but Jilla was in last year's games so I don't count it. But last year, 15 year old twins competed from Hermes and they both died in the bloodbath. Now full siblings from Apollo?
This is horrible but I know that Olympus will be loving it. Now for Artemis. "Luna Jones!" a girl steps forward and smiles wickedly at the cameras. Uh oh. She's about 15 and her pale skin is dotted with freckles, her raven black hair is down to her waist and her silver eyes are more intimidating and peircing than any of the Athena kid's silver ones. No one volounteers. "Kent Jaydenson!" Another 15 year old leaves the Artemis line. Kent has mahogany brown hair that falls to his face in a fringe. He has a light build but somewhat sharp features.
As he walks towards the stage I notice a blank expression on his face, probably blocking out the world. The bowls fill up with names for Hephaestus. "Mackenzie Blaze!" a 17 year old girl steps from the line and all I can think is "Hephaestus might actually stand a chance this year". The girl has dirty blonde hair, hard brown eyes and even though she's only about 5 foot she has bulging muscles. Same can't be said for the boy though. The male tribute's name is Lucas Hawn. He's 13 and has brown hair and hazel eyes as well as bulging muscles just like his sister. Now for Aphrodite. I'm not looking forward to Aphrodite because when her tributes get chosen they'll probably scream and start talking about how they won't get makeup and stupid stuff like that.
"Cleo Oliver!" a girl screams. Told ya that would happen. "I volounteer!" every one turns to the volounteer. She has silver eyes, black hair, pale skin and looks around 17. I rule her as a threat. She glares at all the male tributes. I think I remember Alexis telling me about this girl. Her name is Jacklyn Noel and she hates
boys, which is funny considering who her mother is. Sure enough when Jake asks what her name is it's Jacklyn Noel. "Maxwell Danvers!" obviously Aphrodite kids are attractive but DAMN this boy is fine! I feel like a pedophile perving on this 14 year old boy but I can't help it.
This boy is just as attractive as Doc from Poseidon. I think Doc realises because he seems to get very angry. Max has dirty blonde hair, is about 6 foot, has bright green eyes and is very VERY handsome. No volounteers come froward and I'm sure Olympus is dissapointed. They don't want Doc AND Maxwell to die. If someone volounteered for Maxwell the gods would probably try to get Doc out and then when Max is older and actually stands a chance then they'd rig the reaping so he'd go in. Oh well. If I had to choose I would probably want Doc to live because I like sexy better than handsome.
My stomach contracts as the bowls fill up with Hermes names. I know I was just perving on two of the hottest people in the world but I do have a boyfriend from Hermes. I just hope he doesn't volounteer. "Laura Crossfield!" a 12 year old girl bursts into tears and as she walks up to the stage, she tries to act brave. Honey, it's too late now. She's a blonde (like most Hermes kids),green eyes and is fairly skinny. She probably won't make it past the bloodbath. "Davy Dustin!" phew Carter wasn't chosen "I volounteer as tribute!" I groan because it's Carter. Last year the Hermes boy volounteered to protect his twin sister and the both died in the bloodbath.
Hermes tributes volounteering to protect loved ones is probably cursed. I look down at Carter, hating him for risking his life for me because, if I win then he'll die and I can't live with that. Carter has sandy brown hair and light brown eyes. He stands at around 6 foot. After i've finished glaring at Carter I turn my attention to the Dionysus tributes (even though they won't last long). "Aaliyah Target!" a girl in the Dionysus line with tanned, filipino skin, balck wavy hair and dark brown eyes smiles. Smiles. Great. She's a psychopath. No one volounteers for her which makes me worry more. She looks like she would rip my throat out whenever she feels like it.
Maybe Dionysus has another fighter this year? Obviously he got fighters on the first year as the girl got to the final 4 and the boy won but last year his tributes were weak. Sure they made it past the bloodbath but that's about all. They died within 5 days. I quickly take note that Aaliyah is 15 before Jake announces the last tribute "Arthur Lands!" A 15 year old boy starts to walk politley to the stage. I guess both of Dionysus' tributes this year are 15. Arthur has blonde hair, blue eyes, fair skin and is quite lean. Jake thanks Camp Half-Blood and I quickly wave goodbye to my cabin mates, my mortal family and Alexis before i'm teleported to Olympus.
Hi! Did you like it? I'm so glad I can start the games!
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