Annabeth POV
I look over at the big train in front of us. There is this place that has recently been discovered by some half blood on a quest. They call it Panem it is separated in to twelve districts each dedicated to a god or goddess. Since all of us demigods have been asked to go live into our parents district I will be in 5 while my boyfriend Percy Jackson will be in 4. I can't stand being away from him even though he promised to visit often. The thought of not waking up to him smiling at me kills me. I look at him and smile. He is trying to tell his Pegasus Blackjack how to get to District 4. Blackjack takes off. Percy looks at me and takes my hand and we walk onto the train.
This place is beautiful. There is amazing couches. Plates of food everywhere. "This place is pretty cool huh Wise Girl" Percy says with a smile "Ya. But It would be better if we were staying together" I said. Percy looks at me because we have already talked about this so many times. "Come on. We are going there for 4 weeks then Reyna has a whole big demigod party planned for us in the capitol. It's going to be amazing" He said. This made me smile because we all know that since Reyna became president the district's have been more relaxed.
Before we left camp I researched the history and found some pretty famous demigods who live there. Like Katniss Everdeen daughter of Apollo, Peeta Mellark Son of Demeter, Finnick Odair Percy's brother. The old president Snow his name was. Used to force 24 kids into an arena to fight to the death every year. I can't even imagine how many of those kids were demigods. All my friends from camp are in other districts and In 5 is just me. Nobody from my cabin volunteered to come with me.
Percy and I sit down on the couch together. He puts his arms around me ans says "It's only 4 weeks. We've been apart for longer then that"
And I know that but for some reason after the war with Gaea I can't stand to be away from him. And the war ended 2 years ago "I know seaweed brain. But I just don't have a good feeling about this whole thing" I said.
I look over at the coffee table I see two tapes on it. One with 65 on it and other with 74 on it. I'm almost positive that those are the tapes of the games. The only ones that I didn't know about. Maybe it will actually help me find out how the capitol originally fell. "Percy this is the tape" I said as I get up and grab the tape 74 I'm pretty sure he knows what I'm talking because that's all I've been talking about for the last few weeks. "Are you sure" Percy says "Well there is only one way to find out" I say as I walk over and put the tape in.
On the screen I hear the Panem anthem begin to play then I see the symbol of the 74th games flash up on the screen. Then I see the reaping from district 1. Two people Glimmer a daughter of Aphrodite who is known to be a slut. And Marvel a son of Hades. Then it goes to District 2 and I see Cato a son of Ares. And Clove daughter of Hades. All the other districts go by and I don't remember any of these people until it goes to District 11. Their tributes are Thresh and Rue both children of Demeter. Then it goes to 12. The capitol escort reaches into the bowl and picks the name "Primrose Everdeen" I see Prim who is just a mortal. But she is Katniss's younger sister.
Prim slowly makes her way out of the crowd. Then I see Katniss running towards her "Prim!" But the peacekeepers stop her then Katniss yells "I volunteer. I volunteer as tribute!" She goes over to prim and tells her to go find their mom. Katniss goes up on stage and then they call the boys name. "Peeta Mallerk" She exclaims as he makes his way on stage. As he does Katniss looks scared. Like she has as bad history with him.
Then the screen cuts to the interviews which isn't that interesting untill district 12 where Peeta confesses his love for Katniss. Which I think is somewhat brave, stupid and super romantic. Then the games start the normal bloodbath happens and everybody goes in their own direction. Rue, Katniss and Peeta become allies and hide from everybody else
I wish I has a story was that cute. She looks at him and smiles. He leans in and kisses her she kisses back and not the forced kind like Glimmer and Cato. This was real and in no way forced. "As long as we are together we can survive anything" she said then kisses him again.
This makes me feel cold inside because this is almost exactly what Percy said to me as we fell into hell. He must have felt it to because he put one arm around me and the other and in my hand. "No matter what happens Wise Girl I will always love you" he says Then kisses me
On the screen I see them talking he says "we will make it out together" that makes her smile but right as he is about to kiss her there is a scream. They both shoot up and grab their weapons Katniss loads an arrow and runs out of the cave. Rue is on the ground yelling for help Peeta helps her up and gets her into the cave. "Rue what happened" Katniss asked. Rue is about to answer when the sound of the hovercraft outside stops them. "Get in if you all want to survive" a voice says. They all run in and see all the others. Both tributes from 1 and 2, the boy from 3, the girl from 5 And Thresh. Then the screen goes black.
"Um Wise Girl isn't there only supposed to be 1 winner" Percy says to me. I'm still in shock. "That was the start of the rebellion" I say
