Ch 1

I sit motionless in the empty forest waiting for I don't know what but after a while I spot a rabbit nibbling on a bush nearby my arrow caught it in the eye before it had even knew what happened. I decided to head home with my kill even though I didn't plan on hunting anything, District 12 was silent as I crept back to my expensive house in the Victors Village. Today was reaping day and everyone has the chance to sleep in. My Mother Katniss was already in the kitchen a slight smile on her lips, she knew I had been in the woods she saw the dead rabbit and chuckled I had inherited her natural gift with the bow and arrow. I sat down and she attempted to hide the fear in her eyes but I could see it plain as day. My mother and father had both been in the hunger games; they fell in love and became the famous victors of district 12. Although she couldn't have been accountable for her actions because she did it out of love (although she didn't know she was in love at the time) she undetermined the Capitol's control by taking out those handful of posin berries.

Although her and my father Peeta got to live happily ever after the Capitol still holds a grudge against her and she is afraid they will take it out on me her only son 14 years old. I find this unlikely since i have been safe for the last 2 years of the reaping if the capitol wanted me in the games they would have done it when I was 12 wouldn't they?

I pushed the thoughts to the back of my head and smiled "I know we don't need the rabbit meat but I was thinking about taking it over to Jacks place they always need food. Jack was my best friend we had known each other since birth. More pain shot through my mother's eyes and I regretted mentioning Jacks family.

Jacks father Gale was mum's best friend since she was little him and my dad had sort of a rivalry when they both fell in love with my mother. He died 6 years ago mum didn't talk about it much her other friend Madge Gales husband is depressed she makes a small living from washing the merchants clothes but it's not nearly enough to support her 4 kids, Jack is the same age as me and we hunt together just like my mum and Gale used to. Jack has two twin sisters aged 11 and a little brother whose only 5.

I'm about to apologize when my dad comes in he has deep circles under his blue eyes; you can tell he didn't get much sleep. I got mum's grey eyes the ones dad thinks are the most beautiful in the world. That that makes mum blush all the time though she usually isn't the kind of girl to blush. I got dad's hair though messy blonde that's impossible to brush. Mum pours us both herbal tea and goes back in to her and dads room shutting the door firmly behind her.

"Who brought up Gale?" he asks sadly his eyes trailing after her.

"I didn't" I explained "I was only suggesting taking the rabbit I shot this morning over to jacks I didn't mean"-

"It's alright" my dad said softy his voice was sad though and I burned with regret.