Finally! Finally I've thought of a fan fiction to share to you all. Please review and enjoy!
–I.M. Collins
I woke up at the sound of Mom's voice. "Ginna! Ginna, wake up!" she said, knocking on my door, "You'll be late for your first day!" Yup, my first day of school, ever. For the past 17 years, I was homeschooled by my aunt or godmother, Annie Ordair. She lives, along with his son, Fin, at Dad's old house here at the Victors' Village.
I yawned loudly, sitting up. I walked to the door and twisted its knob. My mother, Katniss Mellark nee Everdeen, entered, holding my new uniform.
My parents are the victors of the 74th Hunger Games. That is all I know. That is what Mom told me. I know there is more but I can't manage to ask them; to help recall the awful memories of their past.
Mom laid the uniform in my bed and closed the windows because, like my father, I like sleeping with the windows open. "Shower fast, Ginna. Your friends are already downstairs." Suddenly, my 13-year-old younger brother came in wearing a uniform matching mine. His blond hair neatly combed, his Seam gray eyes twinkling with excitement. "Yah. Hurry up, Gin! We'll be late!"
"Don't you have any friends, Caleb?" I asked and Mom glared at me. "Fine. I'm going with Cindy." he replied and left.
"Don't be mean to your brother, Ginna." Mom said, I rolled my eyes, "Come on now. Shower up." Mom left my room and I ran to the shower. After, I wore my uniform, which I find very uncomfortable. I'm not used to wearing a uniform. I usually wear pajamas when I study.
I dampen my hair with the towel, gathered my things, and headed down stairs. My closest friends are lounging at the couch watching some comedy show. Petite, Caleb's cat, suddenly jumped in front of me. I squealed.
Everybody looked at me, even Mom who's searching for cookies. "Hey, Gin!" Fin Ordair greeted me as I carried and patted Petite.
Even though I was homeschooled, I met friends. Deeno and Madie are Gale Hawthorne's twins with Mom's old friend, Madge. And Fin, he's my cousin, sort of. Madie and I are wearing alike uniforms while Deeno's uniform is matching ours.
I smiled at Fin. He's the oldest among all of us. And he had finished school. He's still fun to be with, though. "Let's go. Will be late for sure if we don't get moving." Deeno said, standing up. Madie stood beside him and I put Petite down.
Deeno and Madie looks exactly alike. Well, except for the gender, of course. They both have dark hair and onyx eyes. Deeno is a few inches taller, though.
Fin, Deeno and Madie headed outside while I went to Mom. She's still searching for those cookies. "Mom, I'm going to school." She turned around holding a jar full of cookies Dad made. She got a plastic and put a few cookies in it. Mom gave them to me.
"Good luck on your first day. There may be a lot of students who'll stare at you, because, you know…" she trailed off.
"I know, Mom." I replied, and she kissed my forehead. I left the house and united with my friends at the entrance of the Victors' Village. "Finally." Madie moaned, "Let's go." On our way to school, Fin gave us, especially me, a lecture about the new school, Everdeen-Mellark High, which is obviously named after my parents.
Finally, we've reached it. It's quite normal; similar like other schools I saw in other districts. I noticed that students started to stare at us, mostly me. We entered the building and now, all of them are staring and gossiping. "Okay," Fin turned to us, "so now, I am no longer your friend, I am your guardian." Madie laughed.
"Guardian?" she teased, "Really? I mean, really?" Deeno nudged his sister with his elbow. "Ow." she said, " What was that for?"
"Let's just go." Deeno commanded, pulling both Madie and I with him through the halls, "Bye Fin!" he called back and we heard the opening and closing of the doors. We continued through the corridor; Deeno finally let go of us. The bell rang and it's time to separate. "See you later at lunch." I said and go our separate ways. I headed for the Main Office to get my schedule and the Hawthorne twins to their classes.
I reached the Main Office and rang the bell. An old lady came to my assistance. "Good mornin'." she greeted and I greeted her too.
"I'm a new student. I would like to get my schedule." I said. I noticed that she's titling her head, staring at me because I look quite familiar. "Oh, um, name please?" she asked, coming back to her senses.
"Ginna Ruesella Everdeen Mellark, for third year." I replied and she gasped. "My goodness! Everdeen Mellark?" I nodded. "People, people! It's Katniss and Peeta Mellark's daughter!" she called to the staff. They came to me, shaking my hands, complimenting my black hair and my bright blue eyes, praising my parents, you name it.
"Um, okay, thanks." Everybody was still noisy. "Can I just have my schedule?" I said out loud, irritated, "I'm just asking for my schedule." Schedule!, Schedule?, Where's her schedule?, Give her, her schedule!, they were starting to say. The assistant I called for a while ago, handed me a piece of paper with my classes schedule neatly printed in it.
Suddenly, a door on my left opened. It revealed a lady in her 30's, wearing a lady's suit. She cleared her throat, and all the staff fell silent. "What's the commotion in here?" she asked, in a firm voice. A staff member stepped forward, "Principal Heavensbee, it's Miss Mellark." The principal let out a silent gasp and stood directly in front of me. "Well, welcome to Everdeen-Mellark High!" she said, her arms wide open.
"Thanks. I think I need to go to my class now." I replied. Principal Heavensbee dangled her arms at her side.
"Okay, then. Before I personally show you where, don't you remember me?" she asked, leaning. I tried to remember but all I can recall is the familiarity of her surname, Heavensbee. I shook my head.
She leaned more and chuckled, "I'm one of your godmothers, Ginna. You were so young when I last saw you, now you're so, grown up." Suddenly, I heard gossiping behind me on how Principal Heavensbee knew my first name and how she became my godmother. She lead me to the exit but before we exited, "Stop making a fuss about everything!" she called to her staff.
We exit the Main Office and she checked my schedule. On our way to my first class, she told me that her father, Plutarch Heavensbee, is a friend, or rather an ally of my mom's before. She lives at the District 13 but decided stay here at District 12 instead.
At last we reached my first class after we climbed a wide range of staircases. I had a bad feeling that I'll be announced. When we stepped in, all of the students looked at us but the teacher. I noticed that the Hawthorne twins are in this class. I felt relieved. "Excuse me, Ms. Oliviera. I have another student for you." Ms. Oliviera turned to eyes and when she saw me, her eyes widened. "Is she…?" she asked and the principal nodded. My godmother patted my back and left.
Ms. Oliviera lead me to the middle. "Attention class, this lady in front of me is one of the remarkable people in Panem." More like my parents, I thought. "What's your name, dear?" Everybody awaited my answer except for Deeno and Madie. They're trying to hide their laughter. I sighed and rolled my eyes, "Ginna Mellark." I replied. Half of the class gasped, half of it gossiped. "Class, kindly treat Miss Mellark here, with respect."
I sat on an empty seat on the last row by the window. Gladly, Deeno is seated beside me. Ms. Oliviera continued with her lesson. "Have you ever felt the urge to crash through the window and run away?" I whispered to him. "Nope." he replied, trying to hide another laugh, "But I bet you do."
End of Chapter 1
Thank you for reading. Please review. Do you like it? I know the first chapter is quite boring because it only talks about Ginna's first day of school. But I promise you, it will get better for the next chapter/s. So please read the next chapter/s. –I.M. Collins
