THIS CHAPTER WAS THE FIRST SYOT CHAPTER I HAVE EVER WRITTEN, I KNOW THAT IT ISN'T VERY GOOD BUT PLEASE GIVE THE NEXT FEW A GO. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE CHAPTERS AFTER THIS ONE ARE 100 TIMES BETTER THAN THIS ONE. PLEASE GIVE IT A GO:)

Wooo! The first chapter is here! Please review and tell me if you like it :) I've been writing this while sitting in the car and it's also my first ever SYOT so it may not be amazing and I would love to be given any hints if you have any? Anyway… here it is! The District 1 Reaping :D

District 1 Reaping

Shimmer Shine

It's finally here! I've waited 17 years for this day, and it's finally here! Today is the day that the whole world will know my name. People will stop me in the street and say 'I know you, you're Shimmer Shine! Victor of the 17th Hunger Games!' Well, I have to get through the hunger games first… but that should be easy! I've practically been training since I could walk! Plus I've got the looks to match. Long silky blonde hair and intense blue eyes, what more could you want!

Actually, now that I think of it, I better hurry up! Since this is district 1, the reaping starts at exactly 8am and I have to get there early, my mum being Mayor and all. I suppose her being mayor does have it advantages, I mean, I live in the best house in the district, I have a humongous supply of makeup and everyone knows who I am! It's like being a celebrity! "Shimmer! Oi! Shimmer! We know you're in there!" You see what I mean? Time to go meet my gorgeous, stunning, if not slightly crazy friends.

They're standing there as I open the front door, Ruby, Emerald and Diamond. "Oh my God!" Diamond squeals as I do a turn on my porch. "That dress is to die for". That was exactly the reaction I was hoping for when I slipped into this dress this morning. It's the most astonishing shade of gold and it goes midway down my thighs. It flows as I move and matches my gold flats perfectly. I even did my makeup to match: Dark eyes with gold eye shadow, in case you haven't noticed yet, I can't live without my makeup!

"Well, I have to look good for the Capitol don't I?! Come on then, I want to make an entrance!" We join arms and strut towards the town centre.

Platinum Titan

"Keep it steady Platinum, pull it back and when you're ready, release" Once I've got my aim right, I let the arrow sail through the air and embed itself right into the bullseye of the target.

"YES! Get in there!" I bellow as I fist pump the air, the sound echoing across the training centre. "Told you I would do it dad! I told you!" ever since I was around 13 years old, I've been training more than anyone else that I know. I used to be a wimp; I used to hate violence and weaponry. If I was sent into the games then, I would be gone in the bloodbath. But now, now that has all changed, now I am going to volunteer and I'm going to come back as Platinum Titan, the victor of the 17th Hunger Games! I don't care who gets in my way, they won't be there for much longer once I get to them.

"That's how it's done son! Now go get ready for the reaping. I look forward to seeing you up on that stage" my dad has been supporting me my whole life. When I was young, he pushed me to train and without him, I wouldn't be the man I am now.

I run out of the room to the lockers. Quickly I grab my bags and rush to the house; it's only a short jog from where I train. I've already got my clothes laid out on my bed, a simple black suit, so when I get in I just have to change and I'm ready for the reaping. The suit is almost the exact colour as my hair, jet black. I look quite dashing in it; I think as I look in the mirror, people are going to be queuing up to sponsor me! "Who is it?" I say as I hear a knock on the door. My little brother Holder walks in.

"Platinum? Star's here, she says you were going to go with her to the reaping?" Whoops… completely forgot about that…

"Uh, tell her I will be down in a second" Star has been my friend for my whole life; I train with her almost every day. She's different to others around the district, she understood me when I was younger, she accepted what I was like while everyone else just ignored me. She's one of the only people I can be myself around.

I tousle up my hair and walk down the stairs to be greeted by a bubbly and excited star, beaming up at me. "And here he is! The future victor of the 17th Hunger Games, Platinum!" She rushed towards me and squeezed me half to death. "You ready for the reaping then? Not having any second thoughts?"

"Are you joking me? I've been training extra hard for the past month, I think I'm pretty ready!"

"Okay okay! Just checking!" she skips away from me to the door. "Come on then! We better not be late for your special day do we!?" She drags me all the way to the town centre.

Shimmer Shine

As my mum steps up onto the stage a hush falls across the crowd, "welcome everyone of district 1, welcome to the reaping of the 17th Hunger Games!" Her voice booms across the city centre. Cheers can be heard everywhere. That's what makes us stand out from the 12 districts. She goes on to talk about the dark days and how the Hunger Games came about, it's weird to think how they only started the year I was born. Soon she is calling on our escort: Learo Noleso. It's almost time!

"welcome, welcome! Welcome to the reaping of the 17th Hunger Games! Now, let's not dawdle and move on to the selecting! Ladies first!" She says while strutting towards the bowl. It's almost here! Her hand is rummaging around the bowl! "and the female tribute for district 1 is…" Hurry up already! "Tiff-"

"I VOLUNTEER!" She hardly gets a chance to announce the original tribute before I'm walking up to the stage, swishing my hips as I go.

"And what's your name sweetie?"

"Shimmer Shine, and I'm here to win!" I blow a kiss to the rest of my beautiful district 1, cheers are heard everywhere! Here it is, the start of my time! Now everyone can see how incredible I am!

"Well, that's the spirit! Even the mayor's daughter getting involved!" Learo exclaims. "now let's move on to the boys!" she starts trotting across over to the other bowl "and the male tribute is… Jem Stevec!"

"I VOULUNTEER" about three people shouted it at once but one rushes forward before any of the others have even stepped out of their stands . He's older than me, 17 or 18? Jet black hair, brown eyes, doesn't seem as strong as some of the others but seems quite fit. I can take him on though.

"Another volunteer! This seems to be becoming quite a tradition here! So what's your name then darling?"

"My name is Platinum Titan, future victor of the 17th Hunger Games" not if I'm anything to do with it! I suppose I better be nice to him though, he will probably be my ally for the first week or so being in the careers and all. Don't want to be getting on the wrong side of him!

Soon we are being lead into the Justice Building and I'm taken to a small room, here I will have to say my goodbyes. The first people to come in is my family: my Mum, Dad and Gleam my sister. "You're going to make me so proud you know that? My very own daughter in the games!" my dad has always pushed me to volunteer, he loves the competition, the gore, the chance to win!

"not just in the games dad, Winning the games!"

"Of course Shimmer! How could you not win?! You're probably one of the best in the district, of course you're going to win!" We keep on talking until they all have to leave, I give them all one last hug before they are dragged out by the peacekeepers. The next time I see them, I'm going to be stepping of the victor train, press all around trying to capture my every move!

Platinum Titan

"I've seen her in training, she's really good with the spear" I tell star when she comes in, "I wonder if she'll be with the careers?"

"Of course she will Platinum! She would be crazy not to, but why are you wondering anyway? You're going to win! Not her! How on earth could she take on you? Think about it!"

"I'm not worried star! I'm just summing up my opponents! Might as well think about her before I see all the others tonight on the recaps, it's a good thing to do you know! Might even help me take her out when I have to!"

"Well… I suppose so. But you better not take her out too quickly, that won't go down well in the district! You know what people are like about taking out your own district members."

"Okay then, I'll wait and hope that someone else has to do it, I won't make any promises though…"

"Just be smart when you're in the games alright? I want you coming back here as you left if not better!" a grin spreads across her face as she teases me.

"Star, really? How could this-" I motion to myself"- get any better?!"

"I suppose so. I'm going to miss you for the next few weeks…" Taking me off guard she comes forward a gives me a warm hug.

"Yeah, I'm gonna miss you too Star, I'm gonna miss you too."

Sooo… what do you think? I would really appreciate having some reviews, I might actually be writing really terribly and I wouldn't know! So please review and tell me if you liked it! I hope I got the characters right? The District 2 Reapings should be up tomorrow or the day after, thanks for reading!

Elena x