A/N: Hey guys! So, finally, after waiting so long, I finally can start posting the chapters for Mockingjay: The Alternate Story! I had just gotten burned out on writing for a really long time, and I tried to start some other projects too. Not to mention that real life has been crazy! But I am starting to post now!

If you have not read my original story, I would suggest you take a minute to read that now. Or even if you have, I would take a minute to reread it ;)

Chapter 1

District 13. I would have never thought it still existed. But there I was, in the underground district, going to meet with their president; President Alma Coin. Katniss and I were being escorted by a colonel within the district named Boggs.

Stepping off an elevator, Boggs lead the way through a crowd of people, and then up a set of stairs. He then opened a door, leading into a conference room. "There they are!" I heard a voice say. I looked up and saw the head game maker, Plutarch Heavansbee walking towards us, preceded by a woman. "Our Girl on Fire and our Burning Ember! Madam President, may I present to you, our Mockingjays."

The woman, President Coin, walked forward and shook first Katniss's hand, then mine, "It's an honor to meet you both. You are courageous young women, even simply for surviving what you both have gone through. I can't imagine living through the atrocities of those Games. I hope you both know how welcome you are here, and I hope you find comfort with us. We've known loss in 13 too."

"This is history," Plutarch said, "sitting right here at this table."

"Please have a seat," President Coin said as she sat down. "I apologize for everything happening so quickly, and I know you probably are disoriented. But this was the only way we could ensure your safety."

"Do you know if there is a possible remnant that made it out of 12 alive?" I asked, wanting to get straight to the point.

Coin nodded, "Our tech team had found some sort of life moving our way and out of District 12. We sent out a hovercraft to investigate, and confirmed that it was a mass of people who had made it out alive. Our team estimated them to be anywhere between 800-900 people. However, we don't know any of the individuals, and won't be able to identify them until they are brought here." I nodded, satisfied with her answer.

"Now," Coin said, changing the subject, "about the rebellion. Do either of you girls know what has happened in the districts?"

"I have an idea," I replied.

"Seven of the now eleven districts have been having uprisings consistently, and there is a small rebel force in two others. All thanks to your defiance of the Capitol, and, of course, what happened to Danielle in these past Games." I looked down briefly as Katniss gently squeezed my hand. "I need you both to join this team, because if we let this rebellion dissipate, we could be waiting another 75 years for this opportunity."

Plutarch spoke up, "The Capitol has always suppressed communication between the districts, but the tech team here, who you both will meet soon, has broken through their system. We just need a message, a message only you two can send. You need to tell the districts that you both are ready to join this fight. We will be shooting a series of propaganda clips, 'propos' as I like to call them, to spread the word that we will stoke the fire of this rebellion; the fire that the Mockingjays started."

"We need a voice," Coin said. "Would you two be willing to be that voice?"

I looked down and took a deep breath, "I need to see if my family is alive before I say yes to anything. This has all been so rushed. I need to know if they are alive or not, and I need closure before I can commit to something like this." I looked over at Coin, "Let me assure you, I want to join this fight. But I need to know first. And I need closure; I need to see District 12."

Katniss looked at me like I was crazy. Coin started to argue, but Plutarch interjected. "Ok," he said. "I would like to wait a week to send you for safety reasons, but after a week, it'll be whenever you are ready."

Katniss finally spoke up, "I would like to go home too. I'd like to go with her. And I too need to know that my family is alive."

"Well then," Coin said. "Once you have made executive decisions, please feel free to come back and meet with me." Katniss and I nodded as we left the room, escorted by Boggs to where our living quarters were. They were near each other, and we each had our own compartment set aside, in case any of our families were alive. Until then, Katniss and Peeta both agreed to stay with me until I knew what had become of my family.

We had been told by Boggs that Haymitch was being sent to a facility to sober up, as there was a prohibition in District 13. Effie was located in a compartment a couple floors below us, but we opted to wait a few days before visiting her.

The next day was when the team had arrived back with everyone who had escaped from 12. Everyone was slowly being identified and registered as a citizen of District 13. Katniss, Peeta, and I all sat in wait for a little while in District 13's main plaza, waiting to see someone we recognized. It remained quite empty for a little while, until the swarm of people from District 12 began to filter in. Katniss stood up, and Peeta and I followed her, making our way through the swarms of people, trying to catch a glimpse of any of our loved ones.

Katniss stopped dead in her tracks briefly. I stood there, looking puzzled, before she shouted, "Gale!" and ran up to a tall, brown-haired man. It was Gale Hawthorne, Katniss's best friend and hunting partner. She hugged him, and he accepted the embrace, and he held her tight for a few seconds. Katniss pulled away and looked up at Gale asking, "Do you know about any of the others?"

"Well," Gale began, "I know for a fact that your mother and Prim are alive; I personally got them out myself. Prim ran back and got a small family before we took off, but I don't know who they were, nor did I really recognize any of the other escapees that came with us."

Katniss breathed a small sigh of relief to hear that her family was alive. "Where are they?" she asked Gale.

"I don't think they have been registered yet," Gale informed. "They have to identify you and register you as a citizen of District 13 before they'll let you enter. The officials will send them to your living quarters, since they ask if you have any loved ones living here, and they'll either assign them to the same living quarters as you, or their own, depending on the situation. Either way, they'll inform them of where you're living. You should probably wait for them there."

Katniss hugged Gale again. "Thank you," she said. She looked at us and said, "I'll meet up with you guys later on today." And with that, she took off towards her compartment.

Gale sighed. "You guys should probably head to your living quarters too," he said. "That's the best way to see if your families are alive. And they should announce when everyone is registered, that way you'll know that if they haven't come…"

I simply nodded and thanked Gale as Peeta and I walked towards my compartment, as Peeta didn't want to leave me to wait alone, and his compartment was nearby anyway. He stopped to leave a note on his door as to where he was, just in case, anyway.

Towards the end of the day, almost all the survivors of 12 had been identified, and I began feeling dread sink in. I waited patiently until the announcement that all the survivors had been identified, praying that there would be a knock on my door beforehand.

But then the knock came. I ran to the door and opened it, revealing a very tired Ms. Robin, Klarissa, and a cranky little Bri. I breathed a sigh of relief as happy tears began to fall down my cheeks.

"I'm so glad you guys are ok," I said, hugging Ms. Robin.

"We're glad that you're ok!" Ms. Robin said, giving a light kiss on the top of my head. She smiled at me as Klarissa hugged me, sobbing in relief.

"I've missed you," she said simply. I gave her a gentle squeeze before I pulled her away and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Hey," I said, giving her a smile, "I'm right here. Everything is going to be ok." She gave me a smile and another hug.

"Eeta! Eeta," Bri screamed as she ran towards Peeta, arms open wide. Peeta scooped her up and held her close as she smiled and giggled.

"I see how it is, little stinker," I said, walking over to Peeta and rubbing Bri's back. "You go to Peeta before you decide to come to me. The one who has been worried sick about you!"

"What can I say?" Peeta said smiling. "She loves me." I shook my head as Bri saw me, and reached her hands out towards me. I took her from Peeta and held her close, before she pulled away and gave me a kiss before cuddling back up on my chest.

"Ok, you're a suck up," I said smiling, placing a kiss on top of Bri's head. I said a silent prayer of thanks as I looked back over at Klarissa and Ms. Robin. I was so very thankful that they were alive.

I started to walk over to Katniss's compartment with Bri, to tell her the good news, when I heard the announcement; everyone had been registered. I looked over at Peeta. His family was dead.

I handed Bri off to Klarissa and walked over to Peeta and hugged him. "I'm so sorry," I said. I knew that his mother had hated him, but he never hated her. I knew his brothers had always picked on him, but I ultimately knew that they loved him. And I knew his father loved him and actually treated him like a son should be treated, and was the only real parent Peeta had. I knew that this had hit hard on him, and so I let him sit there and cry on my shoulder. And when he said that he was coming with us to District 12, I didn't question him. He needed the closure, and who was I to deny him of that?