This is based off the Hunger Games :D luv that book... I thought it would be a good book for Soul Eater ^^
And, sadly, I do not own either v_v lol
Plot: There are 12 districts, each one has a different purpose. Each year, each district is to send one boy and one girl, ages from 12-18, to the "Hunger Games." They are very dangerous game, only allowing one winner; mostly the districts from 1, 2, and 4 win. You can only get picked if you put your name in -for food- or if you volunteer.
Black*star, a young boy in district 12, steps in to take his older, sickly brother's place when his name is called.
Shi, a young girl from district 12, also steps in for someone - but not for her family. Instead, she steps in for her weaker friend, Crona. Everyone knows her, the girl who always goes past the gates and sells meat she kills.
So, who do you think has a better chance? Of course, not Black*star, who quickly wishes he didn't step in; Shi is a girl who saved his life by killing a Gaurd of district 12 (he was getting whipped for stealing). So, how can he kill someone who risked her own to save him?
He can't.
But she can.
Enjoy~!
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Everyone gathered in groups; ages 12, the youngest, huddled in one group, scared to get called. The others were like this, other then ages 18, who did not fear it; if they had to die, so be it as long as their younger siblings didn't have to face it. Ages 16 were probly more scared, they have lived in fear of their name being called for quite awhile, and were a few years from having the fear stopped.
Black*star, the only natural blue-haired boy, was in the 16 group. His friends, Soul and Kid, wished him luck as he wished them luck.
Shi stood in the back, the only calm one. She didn't fear death - in fact, she embraced it at times. Instead of wearing a pretty dress, like people were supposed to do, she wear her hunting outfit; if she wasn't called, she was going to go hunting.
Black*star fixed his tie, loosening it, as he waited. He was a bit more calm then his friends; his name hasn't been called since he turned 16, plus he only put his name in once. His older brother though, White*star, had put his name in twice, and didn't talk to Black*star for a week after he heared that he put his name in.
A young, blonde female came onto the stage infront of the nervous crowd. Her name was Marie, she had been doing this for a little bit since she just started, but she didn't seem to be quiet happy about the young kids getting called up for certain death. She new this, she was raised here before she disappeared into the Capitol.
"Why, hello!" she waved to everyone, getting nothing back in return, as she talked about the Games history.
A white haired man was in a seat on the stage, smoking as his eyes scanned all over before landing on Shi, who looked indifferent as she stared back.
Stein was Shi's father. Her mother had died in the mines, which is what district 12 was for. Before they had met, Stein had to go into the Games, at age 17, with his ex-wifes sister. In the end, someone killed her off.
"Well, may the Games be ever in your favor!" she tells everyone before going towards the girls bowl. "Girls first!" she told everyone like she did every year.
Shi scoffed softly, like it made a difference who went first.
Marie reached her arm in and dug her hand out, before grasping one and bring the name up. She allowed a shock look cross her face before she gulped it down and smiled, though it was saddened. That means one thing, she knew who was going in.
"Um, the girl for this years Games is Crona!" she called, her voice wavering slightly at the begining.
It suddenly made a difference.
Everyones eyes shifted towards the young, pink-haired girl who gasped with horror; she knew she wouldn't last long before the people in the arena killed her off. Her nails dug into her other arm as she took shaky, yet steady steps towards the stage.
A loud gasp was heard from behind the group. Looking back, Black*star saw Shi, her eyes widened in horror and shock. Her hands became sweaty as she clenched them and pushed -more like shoved- everyone out of her way to the front.
Once she passed the group, she let out a snarl, stopping everyone and everything. She locked gazes with her father, who was shocked and knew what she was doing, and he shook his head. She ignored him as she looked at Crona, hard. "Don't go up there." she told the confused girl. But, she didn't move towards the stage and listened to Shi.
"Whats going on-?" Marie was cut off by Shi's glare.
"I volunteer." she shouted at her, raising her hand, determind to not let Crona go up.
Marie gave a shocked sound as she scratched her head lightly. "Well, first we need to do, um-"
"It doesn't matter," Stein stepped in, shaking his head. Marie looked up at him, awed. "She volunteered first, so she goes." he told her.
Marie, after a minute, just nodded and smiled warmly at Shi.
"Boys next!" she called, indifferent as she skips towards the boys bowl. After digging around for a name, she pulls her hand out.
"White*star." she called, scanning the crowd. She doesn't know this name, so she doesn't care about him.
Black*star gasped as he saw his sick brother trudged towards the stage. He'll be an easy target. People might leave him off to die at the start, but only if he survived that long. He wasn't to move much at all, since he was seriously ill.
"No..." Black*star mumbled, watching as his older, and only, brother was half way to the stage that led to certain death.
Soul and Kid quickly locked gazes before shaking Black*star. "Don't do it man." Soul told him, scowling lightly as he watched Black*star get what he said.
"Shi stands a chance since shes used to fighting, but you don't." Kid agreed. "You can fight, sure, but you can't kill. It isn't in your blood."
None of this stayed in his brain, though, for long as he suddenly bolted towards the stage.
"I volunteer!" he shouted, paniced he wouldn't make it in time.
Everything froze. His brother gapped at him, horrified. Marie seemed surpised. Stein looked bored, but amused. And Shi... She had a shocked and bitter expression; she obviously wanted his brother instead.
Thats when it back fires; Shi, the only person willing to step up to save his life when he was younger, was who he was going to have to kill.
Flashback!
He stolen. A pitied crime, really. But, instead of a small beating, he was getting it ten times full. The nicer head Gaurd had gotten killed after saving a young Shi from the cave-in in the mines; she had been trying to get her mother.
After a few months, he finally died. It was caused from the cave-in, something from it had stopped his heart many times, just it wasn't enough to finish him off.
Once he died, a new head Gaurd came, sternly. He made the rules more hurtful, deadly. Black*star, who was always good, stole some food once, to feed his older friend, Tsubaki.
He was quickly caught, since he wasn't very good at keeping quiet. The head Gaurd quickly tied his hands to two different poles that were about a foot away from each other, with Black*star in the middle.
He had been whipped a few times before, for worser crimes, but this was a pitied crime, only supposed to get around 5 whippings. Instead, he got around 20 before Shi came.
He was about to faint, it hurt so much and he was dizzy. It took a minute to relize the whippings had stop. Looking up, it was fuzzy at first, before he saw what was in front of him.
The crowd was moved to each side, no one in the middle. Execpt a lone girl on her knee, pointing an empty bow at Black*star.
He started to struggle, scared. "Did she shoot him?" was the only thought he had on his brain. She stood up, calmly walking towards Black*star. Once she reached him, she took out a knife.
Black*star squeezed his eyes shut. He just hoped she would make it quick.
But they opened once he felt his arms free. Looking back up, he saw Shi bending down besides a dead body. The new -or should they say old?- head Guard.
He gasped, eyes widened, as he saw her take out the arrow that stuck in his neck. The worse thing, though, was her face; it only showed coldness as she wipped the blood off, quickly.
Then, suddenly, something flew past Black*star's head as it landed -hard too- on Shi's cheek. It swelled fast as blood gushed down from it. Turning around, they saw that another new member of the Guards had a wip in his hand, fresh sweat running down his stern face. He must've been running.
Black*star stayed still, afraid, as Shi took a threatening step towards him, eyes perfectly narrowed; she wasn't happy. She loaded another arrow on her bow, pulling it back.
Black*star watched, eyes still widened, as his eyes suddenly locked with Shi's. This made things worse, since he was trembling. She murdered someone without even blinking. She couldn't be human.
Yet, her eyes told a different story. They were soft, yet hard and tough. They showed slight pain -probly from the wound- and something else. Something that was a new emotion to Black*star.
But he felt it too.
It was only a couple of seconds that passed, but it was enough for the new Guard to wip her leg once more, sending her to the ground with a thud.
Soon, the Guard was on top off her, punching her swellen face. But, her face stayed indifferent as it took each and every hit, not even trying to fight back.
It went on for about 15 minutes when her father suddenly appeared, tapping the man on the shoulder, smirking.
"I'll take it from here." he told the Guard, grabbing Shi's arm as he easily lifted her up to her feet. She stared at the ground as her father gripped her arm, hard. "Lets go." he told her as he easily dragged her back in the crowed, which stared in shock.
Black*star stood there, until everyone left, before he stood up and turned around. The mans dead body was the first thing he saw, but he didn't feel frightened. Instead, he felt nothing towards the man or the girl who saved him.
He just felt like he owed her.
End!
Afterwards, Shi went to the school the next day, same as usual. Though, she had bandages wrapped around her left eye -which got wipped- and was limping with her right leg -which also got wipped. She made no contact to Black*star, acting as if it never happened.
Though, next time someone got wipped, she would shoot at them, scaring them off without killing them. This is how she met people who she started to protect. Like Crona.
He trudged towards the stage, head held high, as he advioded the cold gaze of Shi.
Marie smiled back at the crowd. "Well, isn't this just rare!" she laughed lightly. "I think this is the first time district 12 is so eager to get into the games!" she giggled once more before pushing Shi and Black*star to the front of the stage. "Wish these two good luck! And may the games be ever in your favor!"
With that, the camera's turned off and people led the two volunteers towards the train, where they would be staying until they left for the dreaded Capitol.
Marie lead Black*star and Shi to two different doors, one blue and one red. "These are your rooms! Red is the girls and the blue one is the boys!" she told the two quiet kids as she started to skip off, only stopping by the corner. "Oh, yes, your familys and friends will be here in a few minutes, so be ready!" with that, she disappeared into the hallway.
"Well, I guess this is were we say goodbye-" Black*star started, sending his hand out to meet Shi's.
Instead, she just glared at him coldly. "What are you talking about?" she hissed. "We see each other until one is dead in the games." she told him, before slamming the red door shut behind her.
He stood there for a bit before he started to hear some footsteps walking in the wallways, coming towards them. Quietly, he went inside his room.
It was stunning. The way it was. Blue everywhere, on everything. With white also.
Shi was also stunned by her room. Red everywhere with hints of white. Mostly red. The color of blood.
Then, before she could try and distroy the room, there was a knock on the door. Before she could answer it, it bursted open, revealing a Guard -the one who wipped her- and a nervous Crona.
"T-thank you..." she stuttered, taking tiny steps as she walked in. Once he could, he slammed the door behind a frightened Crona.
"Crona..." Shi whispered, shocked. She didn't think anyone would come and visit her.
Suddenly, Crona burst into tears, sinking her head into Shi's lap, since she was sitting down. "I-I'm s-sorry!" she whailed.
Shi petted Crona's head, saying soothing words. "Its ok, you didn't know you were going to get picked." she said, soothingly. "Besides, I was going to volunteer anyways." she lied, but it sounded so perfectly real. "So, its not your fault. Ok?" she asked, her voice quiet and comforting.
Crona nodded, still sobbing though. They just stayed like this; Crona sobbing and Shi saying soothing words to her. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
~0~
Black*star was lieing in bed as the door suddenly swung open, showing his fragile brother. Quickly, Black*star shot up and lead him to the comfty bed.
"Why?" his brother finally asked, staring at Black*star, almost hurt.
"Why what?" he asked, confused. What did he do wrong?
"Why did you step up for me? Take my place?" he asked, eyebrows knitting together.
Black*star frowned. He thought his brother already knew the reason. "Well, look at yourself. You can barely walk, let alone fight." he told him, shaking his head.
"It doesn't matter." his brother hissed harshly. This suprised Black*star, it was the first time White*star acted angry -other then the time he put his name in. "You only had a few more years left before you could lead a normal life and have kids and-"
Black*star cut him off. "You know I won't have kids." he told him, almost hurt that his brother would mention that. "You know that they will just have the same fate as me."
"But-"
Before he could retort, the door flung open, revealing a Guard. "Times up." he told him, helping White*star out of the room.
Before the door fully closed, White*star stared at his little and only brother sadly. "Be safe" was all he mouthed before the door shut.
He sighed, laying on the bed. Now what?
~0~
"B-bye Shi..." Crona whispered, stuttering once more as she made her way to the door. Her eyes were bright red.
"Bye Crona. Take care." Shi told the fragile girl; who she might never see again. "Don't forget to actually eat!" she called before the door fully closed.
She sighed, rubbing her temple. How long would this go one before it was finally over?
Before she could figure out an answer, the door opened once more. "Shi?" a soft voice called, stepping into the pure red room.
"Hikari!" Shi called, suprised. A small smile tugged on her lips. Once the door closed, she shot up, embraced by his strong, warm arms.
"Shi, I wish you didn't..." he trailed off, looking saddened. "But, I'm happy you did it for Crona." he added in a whisper.
Shi smiled, grinning a bit. "It'll be ok! I'll just win and come back before you guys miss me too much." she promised, flashing a few teeth before falling onto her bed.
"Promise?" he asked again, not convinced.
She rolled her eyes. "I promise I will try." she told him, staring up at the ceiling.
He laid on the soft bed also, looking up at the ceiling. They stayed like this. Quiet, calm, and almost longing was in the air.
~0~
The door opened, revealing a 15-year-old Tsubaki.
"Tsubaki!" he cried, delighted, as he hugged her to death.
"Black*star..." she started to cry as she barried herself into his shirt. "Don't go!" she mumbled over and over, tears rolling down her face fast.
"Shh, calm down." he mumbled, soothing, as he rubbed her back and rocked her a bit. This went on for awhile, and he wanted it to continue. He didn't want his best friend ripped from his protecting arms.
Though, soon she was. The Guard had to get someone to help his seprate the two, who where both clinging to each other, shouting to each other.
"I love you! Please win!" Tsubaki cried as she was hauled out of the room.
"I will! Be safe!" he shouted back, trying not to cry. He was a man. Men do not cry.
Once the door shut, he finally felt like a prisonor. Someone who is doomed to die unless they are prepared. And to be honest, he wasn't.
The door creaked open, revealing two of his best pals in front of the doorway. "Black*star..." Soul whispered, taking a few steps inside with Kid besides him.
"We should've covered your mouth instead of trying to talk sense in you." Kid stated, rolling his eyes.
Black*star laughed at this comment. He missed his friends as soon as he stepped into the train.
"Maybe." he agreed, nodding as he laughed. If they tried to do that, they would've probly of gotten bloodied noses.
After a few minutes of laughing, the door opened once more, two Guards were there this time, just in case. "Times up." the first one stated.
Black*star frowned, unhappy that his last happiness was getting taken away. Soul and Kid turned back to Black*star, frowning also. "Well, I guess this is bye." Soul gave him their usual highfive. "That is, until you make it back here." he finished, grinning softly.
Kid nodded. "Once you get home, I'll get you what ever you want, deal?" he told him, shaking his hand.
"Deal." Black*star agreed, smiling.
Then they left. Leaving Black*star alone, laying on his soft bed. The world is too cruel, ne?
~0~
After awhile, Hikari had to leave, leaving Shi all alone. Thoughts came and went, leaving her brain blank at times. Why hasn't her father visited? Who knew. He was probly wasted somewhere.
She rolled her eyes. He always was once her mother died. Always will be.
After another few, empty, minutes, someone knocked on her door. Confused, she waited for the door to open, but when another knock came, she stood up. Wryly, she opened the door. Was it an ambushed? She shook her head, who would want to kill someone when they are about to die in the Hunger Games?
Opening the door, she stared at smiling Marie. "What?" she barked lowly. She now wished she was alone, atleast then she could think over a plan of how to survive.
Marie didn't even look taken back as her smile stayed the same. "Its time for dinner." she told Shi, leading her towards the end of the hallway.
They seemed to make zig-zag lines as they finally stopped at a grand door. Marie, allowing no time for Shi to admire the work, opened the doors, allowing a bright light to engolf them.
Marie softly grabbed Shi's slender wrist and dragged her inside. Shi's eyes hasn't adjusted as she felt herself being pushed down into a comfy seat. Was everything this comfy?
"Everyone is here now!" Marie almost shouted as she took a seat across the table from Shi. "Shall we begin?" she asked, glancing at the white haired man besides her.
Shi held in a small gasp, seeing the man; her father. So, thats where he has been.
"What are we going to be talking about?" a voice asked from the side of Shi.
Quickly, and now alerted, she whipped her head to see the blue haired boy. The one that owes her a life.
"Black*star..." she murmured, scowling.
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Like? Hate? Never heard of Hunger Games? - for that one, you should really read the series! Theres only three books and its really good! You never expect what happens! Soooooooo good! :D plz read and reveiw.
