Hey there! I was thinking about writing a new story, but I couldn't think of anything. My friend, Natalie, and I were thinking about what the story should be about and then she came up with the idea of arranged marriage. On Saturday, we spent the whole afternoon brainstorming for this story. I am telling you this because I want to give her credit for coming up with most of the plot of this story.

Anyway this is only the prologue. I hope to make the first chapter soon.

Disclaimer: I own nothing of the Hunger Games.

My name is Katniss Everdeen and I am eighteen years old. I have a younger sister named Primrose, but I call her Prim. She's only fourteen years old and I love her more than life itself.

I live in a country called Panem. The government rules over us in a controlling manner. Our current president has ruled over us for 74 years. He was only twelve when he into office. His father used to be president. Cornelius Snow went into office after his father died during the war of the Dark Days.

In the Dark Days all thirteen districts rebelled. They fought for their freewill. The country used to be a democracy, until President Snow's father was elected president. He became a tyrant. He took away many of the people's right.

So, the rebellion began. It resulted in nothing more than a decrease in our population and the death of District Thirteen. After President Snow took office, he began a new way to increase the population. Every year for the past seventy four years, the district will hold a ceremony to introduce its newest couples.

Let me explain. At the age of twelve, boys and girls gather at the town square to give a sample of blood. The Capitol uses these samples of blood to put together the best breeding couples. They search for the best compatible bloodline and when they are eighteen they are paired up.

If the boy or girl reachs eighteen and isn't paired up, that is because no one within their age group is compatible with that person's blood. They will have to continue giving blood samples until paired with someone of another age group.

The Capitol does this because they want the best result in the district's children. They tell us," Here in the labs of the Capitol, we scan each sample of blood and categorize them with other compatible bloodlines. Throughout the next six years, our specialists separate the blood samples into other categories until each blood sample is separated into a group of two. A male and female."

So in other words they take blood from us and experiment with it to see which ones mix to have the most talented kids. The whole thing is to make a smarter, stronger, and more talented generation.

My parents were paired that way. My mother was soft and gentle and patient. My father was strong and caring and humorous. The Capitol paired them in hopes to achieve a child who demonstrates both of their characteristics. It didn't work out that way. I have my father's blood and my sister has my mother's blood.

This year is the year where I may be selected to marry a guy who is compatible with my bloodline. Then we are expected to conceive a child who will be some wonder baby who will help the country in someway.

None of this is part of my plan. I don't want to marry. I don't want kids. I don't even want to be a part of this country. I always feel trapped. The only place I feel free is in the woods outside District Twelve. My woods. With Gale. My best friend.

My father died in a mining accident that also killed Gale's father. We both received medals in honor of our fathers. We hunt in the woods for game and edible plants. What we don't need for us we trade at the hob. That's the blackmarket.

Gale is twenty. He hasn't been selected yet. I hear people whisper through the hob. They say he hasn't been selected yet because he's meant for me. They are expecting that to be proven today at the ceremony, but they couldn't have been more wrong.

I hope you like the idea. I'll try my best to put up the first official chapter by the end of this week.

Tell me if I should continue this story in a review. Please let me know if you like it. Hopefully I'll see you in the next chapter.

~secretTHGluver ~