I'm sitting on my bed, staring across the room at an outfit, an ugly one I might add, then I look down at what I have on at the moment. I find that it looks much better than what I will be forced to wear in about three hours. I stand up and walk out of my room, passing the outfit and, for some reason, giving it a crude stare. I pass my siblings, without giving them a second glance, and I then walk out the front door and start toward town square. I pass groups of people, two to four or five, they are all sobbing and/or attempting to comfort each other. I know exactly why everyone is acting like this, it's reaping day. As I pass more and more people I sigh and wish I had anyone in my life that actually cared an actual fuck about me…. but no, the last person was my own mother, and I had to personally "put her down" myself….. the youngest of the three sisters. Just then a boy with square glasses, messy black hair, and adorable buck teeth comes out of nowhere and jumps in front of me. I think to myself "Well at least there's him" and smile a half smile when he greets me with a cheerful, "Hi Vriska!" It's hard not to smile. I reply with a simple, "Hey John" and continue on my way with him trotting at my side.

"How can you be so damn happy? It's fucking reaping day!" I say, with clear annoyance.

He waits a moment but finally answers my question with, "Well, because I'm a glass half full kind of person and know that your err... uh our odds are a thousand to one" and at that I let a smile sweep across I face, not because of the odds crap he said but because of the "your"…. And the fact that he is turning a bit pink.

"Where are you going in such a rush?" he asks, clearly trying to change the subject. Coincidentally, we were at the town square by then and I took a sharp left turn

I responded with a smirk, but seeing as that wasn't enough for him I answer, "I'm just going to clear my mind….. try to calm myself down, you know?"

"That didn't really answer my question…" he said with a hint of annoyance.

At that I duck under a hole in the wire netting they have going around the perimeter of the district, scan for peace keepers, and sprint towards the woods. It's a full 200 yards away from the wiring with a wide, open prairie in between. This, always makes John nervous… Hey! I've tried to reassure him but he doesn't listen! Anyway he's done it so many times before! I honestly have no idea why he is still unsure about this. I turn around, but continue running as stopping can be a fatal mistake, and shout to him "C'mon John!" He looks nervous, but he crawls under the hole, not nearly as gracefully as I, and follows. I try not to but I let out another smile, he sees and I think he is trying to run faster. I giggle and turn back and reach the woods. I inhale the air, it's different and more clear out here, and smile.

"I can't believe how much I've smiled today," I think to myself.

"Vriskaaa!?" John called.

"He cut through my thoughts" I mumbled playfully and began climbing trees.

"Vriskaa-" I jump down, cutting him off "AHH! Vriska! You scared me"

I giggle mischievously, grab his hand, and we walk to our "spot". We both take a seat by the riverbed, he sits relaxed, his legs outstretched and leaning back, my head resting on his chest. He knows I am freaking out about the reaping so he strokes the top of my head to calm me down. He knows me too well, because it's working.

I wake up and john is holding me close under ledge, I must've dosed off.

"J-John?" I yawn

"Shhh" he replies, he's looking up, searching for… something. He ducks his head under and puts his arm around me protectively as a capitol copter flies ahead, suddenly it makes sense, "I think that's all," he turned his gaze to me and put on a playful grin "it is amazing how heavy a sleeper you are" he chuckles and I blush, then I give him a soft kick, "Shut up!" I giggle and crawl out from under the ledge.

"Let's go, I don't want to be late" john said with a waver in his voice.

"It's cute when you're nervous"

He groans "yes, you tell me like every day"

I giggle then hear capitol sirens, uh-oh

"You're cute when you're nervous to!" He chuckles then grabs my hand and leads me towards the district "C'mon we need to go" I follow him. We are walking hand-in-hand, he glances back and looks worried once he sees my expression, "what's wrong?"

"How many times is your name in there?" his expression turns blank and he doesn't answer, "How many times is your name in?" my voice raised and he noticed it.

He sighs "… 67" I don't know what I'm feeling but I drop his hand and slap the top of his arm.

"WHAT!?" I have tears forming in my eyes and he sees hem, he puts his hand on my cheek and wipes a tear with his thumb

"Whoa Whoa! It's okay!"

I sniff "No It's not! Why else would have you hesitated when you told me?"

He is silent, all he does is shift his gaze to the ground

I sniff, grab his hand, and we start walking again… That small bit of hope I had when we were at the river is extinguished.

We are walking to my house, still hand-in-hand, my head resting on his shoulder, we haven't said a word. We reach my house and as I turn to my door he grabs my hand and pulls me back his bright blue eyes meet mine and he kisses me on the lips and I kissed back, our first kiss!