A/N: So this is the first chapter of the first part of an 11 or 12 part series about diffrent random vicotrs from the hunger games and what they had to face. If you have an charecters you would like to say leave it in the review/ comment or P.M me and maybe i'll do it. This charecter is not one of Suzane Collins charecters, but has mention of quite a few...

Disclamer. I own notta... Enjoy XD

Being from district one ment that I was trained for the reaping since I was very little, it was against the law, but we were so powerful, so wealthy, so close to the capitol that it didn't even matter what we did. The fact that I was a girl made no diffrence to the trainers, I was pushed just as hard as they boys my age.

To be powerful, to be well trained, and to win the games were all the goals that the trainers set for us. If we were reaped it was considered an amazing chance, a lot of the time there were Volunteer's. Things got hectic really easy, in the heat of the moment people fliped out sometimes. But often who would be going to the games was planned out ahead.

The biggest, oldest, strongest boys were chosen to go. To come back home. The fastest, prettiest, most cunning girls were chosen to go. To come back home.

Districts one and two had the most ammout of victors, four came in second. One, Two and Four were career districts, the strongest, best fed, most feered. It was always assumed that we wokred together, but a clashing of leaders often happened and someone eneded up killing everyone else off. Girls often used their looks and sexuality to get them further in the games.

My parents pushed me very hard, always to be the best. To best my twin brother, to best their standards, to best everyone. Oh I tried as hard as I could. But try as I could, I always fell second. Second to my brother, Basil, always second to my sister Pearl. Well technally third, but eather way, in my parents eyes, I was never good enough.

Well, never good unough until Pearl was reaped. I was only about forteen, still a lot smaller then most people my age. She smiled and played happy and smug, but she was scared to death. She didn't think she could do it, but I was the only one she told. I wached as she scored a 9 in traning, made all of Panem laugh with her interview with Ceaser Flickermen, she made it until the final six, we did interviews, talked about how strong she was. Then she did the stupidest thing she could do. She sacrficsed her self for a young boy, he was thirteen, and somehow managed to get allined with the careers, and Pearl died for him.

I will always remember seeing the two of them in a cave as rain pounded overhead. "You have more to live for then I do,"Were her last words to him, before she disapeared into the managed to take out three of the remaining six people. The fourth being her and the fith being the boy. But the sixth killed her, killed her brutally. That boy went on to win, being the single youngest victor. He thanked Pearl in his speach when he came to district one, but it wasn't good enough. My sister, who could have won, died, and that boy, who was no more then a child, won.

I was pushed twice as hard, when I would get home, covered in bruses and scrapes from traning, my parents would only smile. "Keep going Iris, push yourself harder. Beat Basil." Thats all they wanted, a victor of a child.

We all thought it would be Basil, until he too was reaped. He volunteered the year after Pearl was reaped. I to this day, have no idea what was going though his mind as he steaped forward and said that he volunteered. It was the stupidest thing he could have done. He wasn't ready to go, he wasn't that strong , and wasn't the best with weppons. I yelled at him before he left. The last thing I said to my twin brother was "I love you Basil, please come home. You shouldn't be leaving, but come home," I didn't want for him to go. I somehow knew he would die.

Basil lasted almost as long as Pearl had, he broke off on his own after there were ten people left, he managed to kill the guys from two and four, taking out the biggest compition, but after that the girls from one two and four ganged up and killed him. He placed fourth. After the three girls. It eneded up going to to district four. He never should have volunteered.

The pressure on me tripled, my parents wanted me to stand up and volunteer for the 68th hunger games, following the death of my siblings in 67 and 66 I would be one to watch. As I trained I imagned the jokes the announcers would make, about my family. Getting entertainment from the fact that my sister and brother had died.

One night just before the reaping my parents sat me down before I went to traning.

"Now, Iris, we think you are ready. You're sixteen, you're very strong and we know that you could win. If you wait any longer you won't make it. You're in your prime sweetie, you can do it,"My mother said ina sugar sweet voice.

I only nodded. "I'm going to be late,"I said in a clipped tone, before hurrying from the room.

I went to the traning gymnasiam before I went to school. Gloss and Cashmere were there, just watching us as we practiced with weppons, and lifted weights and prepared for reaping day.

I was about to leave when I was stopped by the sister and brother winners. "Your sister, she compeated didn't she?"Cashmere asked softly.

"Yes, Pearl. In the 66th games. Why?"

"We remember her, she trained with her. We both thought she would do it,"Gloss shrugged, and smiled down at me. I wasn't too fond of the look in his eyes. "Basil, we know him. He told us that he would volunteer, we tried, but he was dead set in winning for his family. Something about making sure his twin didn't go?"

All thoughts froze. Did Basil only go because he thought it would take the pressure off me. "Maybe,"I shrugged. "Why does it matter."

"It doesnt, we just wanted to say that you probably have the best shot of yous siblings. Just thought i'd put that out there. You have skill,"Gloss said.

I nodded and left the gym, I hurried to class. We only ever learned about mining, and the making of the products we made for the Capitol. It was really borning, and I never really payed attetion, I was going over reaping day.

I could be the third Volunteer in my family, the other two didn't end well, so I would be known, and probably made fun of. But I was smart. Smarter then Pearl and Basil combined, I was skilled with weppons, due to the intence traning my parents insisted upon. I was fit, I had been on a strict diet since I was nine. I had to keep lean and fit, my mohers insting. I could indulge when I was victor she said.

I was pretty sure that my father never agreed with her, but he would never say anything. He was to afraid. A chicken, that man. As much backbone as an octopuss.

As reaping got close I considered volunteering even more. I figured there was only one person I could trust with my thought's. My best friend Sky. He was a designer for the games, he didn't yet know what district he would be working, but he wanted one or two. To get his name out there. He had worked district ten last year, and made them look amazing, so it was safe to say that he would be considered for a better position.

After traning on the last satuarday before reaping on tuesday I went down to the design center and waited for Sky to leave after work. He skipped over to me and hugged me tightly. "I got district one!"He announced brightly. "I leave for capitol tomorow!"He said.

We started to walk back to his house, my father was in the capitol with my mother, both were there to delever things in prepration for the games, so they wouldn't know what I was doing.

"Thats great,"I said, trying to muster all the enthusiam I could.

Sky watched me carefuly for a moment. "Iris Krone, victor of the 68th hunger games everyone,"Sky said mimicking Ceaser Flickermens capitol accent.

"I want to volunteer Sky,"I said as we walked into his apartment.

His couch and coffee table were covered by sketch pads, and notebooks. "I know you do. Your parents don't give you much choice, all the pressure,"Sky held up a sketch of a pink dress. "I think you'd look good in that, Maybe more diamonds though."

"Do you think I could make it?"

Sky nodded. "Uh huh. You're smart..."Sky was cut off by the phone ringing.

He jumped over the back of the couch to answer it. "Hello?" "Yes, I understand." "Yes, of course, not at all, i'll have them sent over."

Sky walked back over to me, looking crestfallen. "I lost the spot, someone else, an old favorite designer wants one. So he got it. He want's to see my skeches. I have to send them,"Sky gathered them up and tied them with gold string.

"I have to go to the traning gym anyway,"I hugged Sky thightly before leaving his apartment building. I felt bad for Sky, thats all he wanted, was to prove himself a good designer, but he gets booted from his job.

I hurried to the traning gym, on the two days before the games there was no traning, no traning for the career tribuites. But for the last day everyone would show off, so the trainers could recomned who should volunteer, if they werent reaped. But the odds of being reaped were pretty small.

I was good with a bow and arrows, but I was best with a javlin, and a had a killer aim with knives. My height was good, and I was mosly muscle, so I was able to put quite a bit of force behind anything I did.

Gloss and Cashmere's words rang in my head, them telling me I had a good chance. It made me push harder, made me make myself noticed. The trainers pulled a giant boy, named Merek over, he looked smug, and cockey as he went back to his traning. I was called over next.

"If you wish to volunteer, we believe you have a good chance at winning."

I nodded and walked back to my javlin. Merek and I were the trainers choices, they two they thought could do it.

After traning I went home and went to bed. I didn't feel liked watching television, to see old hunger game racaps. I didn't like watching those.

There were some interviews on the televison with past winners, soon there would be intweviews on about who would win. Where the bets were being placed. Who had the best chance's.

I spent the day at my friend Shine's younger sisters, Glimmer and Sheen, was running around humming some song. Shine was a year older then msyelf, 17, Glimmer was seven and Sheen was 14. All three were extreamly pretty. With blong blonde hair and emrald eyes, both of which they inherited from their mother.

Before I left to go home, I told Shine about my choice to volunteer, she told me that she wasn't suprised. She said that was what she expected from me, knowing my famlily.

My mother and father were home when I finaly got there. "Iris! Where have you been all day?"

"At Shine's house,"I said quietly.

My mother nodded. "Go get some sleep, tomorow is reaping day, you want to look your best,"My mother smiled brightly. I nodded and crawled into my bed.

Sleep didn't want to come. I thought about the other districts, the lower down ones like ten and eleven and especally twelve, life there was pretty bad. The tribuites were always so small and underfead. They didn't have half the luxuarys that we did. They disliked us, because we were wealthy, and took everything for granted. I felt sorry for them, they hardly ever had any chances in the games. It was mostly ones, twos, and fours. Others have won, three, six, and nine had a fw victors, but twelve only had two in the history of the games. I heard he was a drunk now.

Thoughts of the compition brought me into sleep. "IRIS! GET UP ITS REAPING DAY!" My mother yelled scaring me out of sleep.

"Im up,"I moaned. I stumbled into my bathroom and took a bath, to clean up. When I left the room a dress was laying out on my bed, my mother wanted me to look my absolute best.

When I was dressed and had my hair done I looked in the mirror. I was pretty. I had long light blonde hair, and clear blue eyes, Basil used to compare my eyes to cyrstals. I went downstairs when my mother called to me, saying I would be late, even though I wouldn't.

I walked down to the center of the district with my parents. I went to the roped off section where sixteen year old girls stand. I looked in front of me and saw Shine, behind me I could see Sheen. On the raised platfourm was a tall woman with bright purple hair,in a matching purple dress. She stood in between the two glass balls that held the names of the kids in the district. Her name was Lulu Mortel, she was the cordinator, or I think thats what her role is. She's the one who makes sure we get to where were going.

Cameras were pointed at the stage. Cashmere and Gloss sat with the mayor and Lulu.

We all listened, or pretended to in most of our cases as the Mayor read the history of Panem, how it rose from the ashes of a place called North America. How the hunger games came about, how 13 revolted. It was all rather boring, I didn't want to hear something i had heard every year that I could remember.

"It is both a time for repentance and a time for thanks,"Mayor Whitewood says in an almost bored tone. Then he reads off the names of the past victors. Cashmere and Gloss were the most recent victors, brother and sister winning consecutive games, but we had many other victors. So it took quite a while for all the names to be named.

Finaly Mayor Whitewood introduced Lulu Mortel, she giggled and hurried over to the microphone and giggled ina girlish way. "Happy Hunger games everyone! May the odds be ever in your favour,"She said brightly, I don't know where she got that from, but it was catchy. She went on about how it was an honor to be reaped, and how we would be representing our district in something great. She had the best district, one. So she had every right to happy and cheery.

Everything is silent as Lulu walks across the stage to the ball that holds all the names of the male's in district one between the ages of 12 and 18. Lulu's shoes clicked on stage as she walked back to the podium. Lulu took turnes pulling guys and girls first, this year, it was guys first.

"Topaz Filler,"She called out. A young boy, walked up to the stage. "Do we have any volunteers?"Lulu asked wearly.

We all wated for Marek to move, but he didn't."I volunteer as tribute,"At first I thought it was Marek, but when I looked up I realied that it wasn't Marek. It was a guy named Flint. Marek hadn't moved slightly, he just staired at his feet.

Flint walked up to the stage, Topaz looked up at him with gratitude in his eyes. It was clear that the boy did not want to go. "Whats your name?"Lulu asked Flint.

"Flint Teere,"He said quietly. Everyone clapped respectfuly. We were a volunteer district, this wasn't really anything special.

Lulu shot a look out at us before shuffling over to the other ball. Lulu reached deep into the ball and pulled out a slip of paper. Everything was silent except Lulu's heals as she walked back to the platfourm.

"Sheen Dure,"She called out.

Sheen walked forward. Shine looked back at me, her expression worried. I shook my head and pointed to myself. Shine nodded and turned back around. "Any volunteers?"

Everything was silent for a sew seconds before I jumed forward. "I volunteer as tribute!"

Lulu nodded and smiled, she gestured for Sheen to return to her place. I walked up to the stage. I could feel the cameras on me. "Whats your name?"

"Iris Landon,"I said softly. I tried to look smug, and cockey.

The people of the district one clapped respectfuly once again. Flint and I shook hands, like was required.

Flint and I were ushered to the justice hall. To seprate rooms, so our familys could say goodbye.

First my mother came in and sat becide me on the plush couch. "Good luck Iris honey. Make us proud."

Thats all she said. She didn't say that she loved me, nothing. We just sat in awkward silence, waiting for the peacekeepers to come tell her to leave.

My father came in next. "Be safe, try to survive Iris. I dont wanna loose you too. I love you,"My father hugged me tightly, and told me what I should try to remember. "I believe in you Iris, you can do it."

Shine ran in next. "You saved her, thank you,"She wispered into my ear. "Thank you."

"I was planning to anyway."

"Good luck."

I nodded and hugged her tightly. After that I sat in the room for a few minuites, while I waited for the peacekeepers to come. When they finaly did come I followed them and Flint to a motorized car, that took us to the train station.

Camera crews were waiting, people were asking questions, but I just kept walking with my head high, hopefuly still looking cool and smug.

It was only a few hours to Capitol, then we would have to meet with our stylists. Flint and I would be able to watch the other reapings as they happened, as we were the first to be reaped, because we were district one.

Flint, Gloss, Cashmere,Lulu and I sat in front of the television and watched as Flint and I volunteered. I looked smug, and cockey. I heard the announcers joking about how I would be the third Landon child to go to the games. They said about Cashmere and Gloss winning back to back, then my sister and brother losing back to back, they sujested that I might break the sibling win lose streak.

Gloss watched me as the comments were made, I could care less what they thought. They could think what they want. I would show them, I would be a victor for district one. I would be named off with Cashmere and Gloss.

I waited for district two to be reaped, I wanted to know who my allies would be. I wanted to know who the other members of the "career pack" could be. I wanted to see who the people I would have to kill to survive would be.

Happy hunger games Iris, I thought drily.

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