Disclaimer: I don't own the hunger games but the characters in the story are my own so please don't take them. :)
To get a good idea of the story here are some of the main characters and their story:
Percy Odair: District 4. 14 years -Volunteer- (Volunteers for his twin brother) Weapon: Trident. Additional Info: Is very close with his district mate Sapphire. Also if your wondering about this name, his twin brother's son is Finnick's dad.
Ash Silent Flake: District 5. 12 years-Reaped - Weapon: Dagger. Additional info: looks up to his sister that is always trying to protect him. And is willing to do the same for his sister
Aurora Silent Flake: District 5. 15 years- Volunteer- (she volunteers to protect her little brother) Weapon: Bow and arrow. Additional Info: Her parents died in a power accident and she is responsible for her younger brother.
Apollo Bellec - District 8. 14 years - Volunteer - (Volunteered because he has feelings for Hannah). Weapon: Additional Info: Has a very large family.
Hannah Margret - District 8. 14 years- Volunteer - (volunteered for little sister) Weapon: Axe. Additional Info: Although she is aware that Apollo has feelings for her she does not return them and will do what is needed to win.
Cenor Willock - District 11. 15 years- Reaped- Weapon: Additional Info: love's Lucy his district mate like a little sister.
Percy: I look around me as the timer starts. I am on a stone hill, and to one side of me is a forest and to the other another hill. The hill continues higher up, barren except for a few trees. I turn my attention away from the scenery and examine the competition. About 5 meters to my left is a skinny girl from district 12 and to my right the male from district 11, a big and strong brute. I searched the faces for Sapphire, my district partner, and spot her on the other side. Our eyes meet across the field and she nods to me, slightly signaling towards the forest. I nod as I straighten up and prepare to run. A voice boom from nowhere and counts down, "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, let the Games begin!" The arena explodes in a chorus. I look around and see 9 people sprint for the woods and meadows, while the rest charge toward the center. I can see and feel fear and excitement everywhere. Everyone is terrified and desperate which is proof that everyone here will do everything they can to survive. I stand still for a moment, lost in thought. I snap my self out of it and look for Sapphire. I spot her on my left and run towards her. Out of nowhere, a boy runs straight into me, knocking me to the ground. "Please….," he cries as I scramble for a knife lying on the ground nearby and hold it over him. "Please don't kill me," he begs. I look at him and examine his face. he is just a boy, barely even twelve. He is too young to die so early on in the game and I don't want to draw blood this early in the games. "Here," I say as I throw him my knife, and quickly add, "just this time though." I run over and join Sapphire, who is patiently waiting for me, a bag in one hand and a knife in the other, she smirks but doesn't say anything, and together we run into the woods.
Ash: For a second I sit, stunned at what just happened. The career just saved my life! A scream pulls me back to the present. I jump up and scan my surroundings, looking for Aurora. I don't see her so I know I should try to get out of here. I turn and sprint towards the trees. I am good at climbing and I might be able to hide from everyone until I find Aurora. I run as fast as I can because I know I have to put some distance in between myself and the Cornucopia. I keep running even though I feel like I will collapse at any moment. As I slow down I scan the trees for a good one to climb. I choose a big oak tree because it has a long trunk and lots of branches higher up so I will be able to hide. I scale the tree and settle in as comfortable as possible on a big branch. Now all I have to do is play the waiting game, so that gives me plenty of time to think about my survival status. I have no water or food, only the knife the career gave me. I take a deep breath and try to calm down. I should wait for Aurora to find me, but what if she doesn't know where I am?
Aurora: I sprint towards Ash. He is my only family, and if anything happened to him I will never forgive myself. I almost reach him when a career jumps in front of me. "Oh, where do you think you're going?" She says as she grabs me by the wrist. I desperately try to free myself. I can see Ash only a few meters away but there is the male from district 4 standing over him and it's clear he's about to die. "Let go of me, please!" I cry, knowing every moment could determine Ash's death. I struggle to escape her grip but the girl only laughs. All of a sudden her grip loosens and she falls, sprawled, on top of me. I push her limp body off of me and I see an arrow in her back. I look up to see a cute boy smiling at me with a drawn bow in his hands. I am about to thank him when a career runs up behind him stabbing a knife into the boy's neck. The boy falls to the ground and the career turns around, his attention drawn to someone else. Not noticing me on the ground, I crawl next to the boy. He is crying and blood is trickling from his mouth. "Thank you," I say, my voice shaking. He smiles weakly and pushes his bow into my hands, "take it, you'll need it more than me". "Thank you, thank you so much," I say. I lean down and kiss him on the forehead before standing up and running into the woods.
Hannah: I run towards the edge of the Cornucopia, grab a backpack and an ax, and then sprint back up the hill, my heart racing. I try to form a plan while running away. I am strong and smart and can probably take out a few people, but I have to consider Apollo as well. I already know that Apollo had a crush on me. He has had it for years. He even told Julius Flickerman that he loved me in front of everyone, and now they're calling us star-crossed lovers. I don't care what they say. I will do whatever is needed to win.
Cinor: I am running away from the cornucopia when I see a body on the floor. It's Lucy. she has a huge gash on her head and is lying lifelessly on the floor. I kneel down on the ground next to her. Her face is pale and her forehead is covered in blood, her deep brown eyes all glossy, staring ahead at nothing. I shut her eyelids and stand up and took the necklace I gave to her in the small package before the games. I look back at her one more time then dash off into the woods where no one can see me crying.
Percy: Side by side, we run together, effortlessly dodging rocks and branches. As we continue through the forest Sapphire comments, "You know you're going to have to kill people. Even if they're young, anyone can be a threat!" I roll my eyes. "You sound like our mentor, and I know what you mean. But he was very young and I didn't want to feel guilty about killing a helpless tribute." Sapphire stops running and turns to me. I stop and face her. She looks upset, though I'm not sure why. "I don't know if you've noticed, but everyone here is kids. I know your personality Percy, you're kind and gentle, but if you want to win you're going to have to kill, and it doesn't matter who the victim is." I respond, "That's what I'm worried about." Together we run away from death that could come our way.
Ash: I walk in the woods in search of Aurora when I hear a sound. I freeze in fear, afraid that it might be a career. I look around the clearing, but there was no one there. I lean back, taking a deep breath. If only I could find Aurora."Hey!" a familiar voice called. "Look down, little brother!" It was her! "Aurora! You're ok! I was so worried!" I cry back. "I was scared, I almost got killed!" I say, throwing myself into her arms. "It's okay, now that we're together. We can look out for each other." Aurora says, smiling at me.
Aurora: We sit down and I take to stick taping them together like I'm playing the drum. "Hey, Arora " Ash whispers, "I feel like we're being watched." I can't help but snort "Well that's not surprising, considering we are on national television." "No, but for real, please take out your knife," he says and hearing the fear in his voice I pulled out my knife as I roll my eyes.
Cinor: I walk in a daze for 2 hours, lost in thought. All I want to do is to win this for Lucy. I stop because I hear voices. Quietly, I duck behind some bushes and look into the clearing, two people are sitting around a pond. I move to get a better look but…
Aurora, Ash, and Cinor: Ash and Aurora sat down near the little pond to drink some water and rest. All of a sudden Cenor popped out from the bushes behind Ash. "one move and the little one goes!" Aurora draws her knife but doesn't move. "Who are you.",She asked trying to hide the fear. Cenor laughed and said "I think I should be asking the questions, but ok. my name is Conor, I am from district 11 and I would like to be allied with you." Ash glanced at Aurora uneasily. "Doesn't look like we have much of a choice," chuckled Aurora weakly. "Alright then here's a knife, I advise you to use that wisely." "Happy to help, because allies help each other," said Cenor generously.
Apollo: I sigh. my hope of traveling with Hannah is destroyed! "you should get out of here before the careers come!" calls a boy as he dashes towards the trees, closely followed by a girl. "Wait, can I come with you?" I call, but they just disappear into the forest and don't answer (why is everybody so fast?). So I sprint after them, knowing that they could either kill me or my ally with me once we meet. Besides, I do not have much to lose anyway.
Hannah: After running for a while, I come across a small creek and sit down on a rock to fill up my bottle and rest. "What should I do?", I say quietly to myself. I continue to walk away for a while, hoping to find and make allies. I settle down by a stream and open up the bag I picked up from the cornucopia. I look through it and find an empty water bottle and a rain jacket. However, the rain jacket is bright green, which makes me visible to anyone within a mile. So, I wade into the creek, scoop up mud from the bottom and smear it across my jacket, covering the whole thing, then set it out on a rock to dry. Then I fill my water bottle.
Suddenly, I saw a shadow dart behind me from the bushes. "Make one move and you will regret it," a small voice said behind me. I turn around to see a terrified boy. I almost laugh until I see a slender dagger in his hand that turns out to be my hunting knife. "Hey, that's mine!" I snap. I run at him and snatch it out of his hand before he realizes what happened. In a flash, I have the knife to his throat. "Are you sure about that, kid?" I say, almost tauntingly.
"Please," he whispers. "I can help you kill the careers." Now, this draws my attention, because if I kill the careers, my only potential threat, not much else can stop me from winning. They are the only group of people I fear. I lean close to his ear and whisper, "Fine, you can live. but don't think that anything will stop me from killing you." He looks at me, completely petrified and slowly nods. "Ok, so what's your plan?" I ask.
Percy: I and Sapphire run away from the Cornucopia. "Where should we go?" asks Sapphire. "Let us see if there is a river or something to replenish our supplies, then we will have the advantage." "Ok," agrees Sapphire. Immediately, she stops running and feels the rocky ground. "I don't think we are near any water," She says with uncertainty. Her superb skills are impressive. I sigh. "Alright, let's move on." We continue to walk away from the Cornucopia in search of water. "Hey!" someone called from behind us. I swiftly turn around and draw my sword. out of the corner of my eye, I see Sapphire already has her bow drawn. My eyes follow here's to a boy. The same boy I saw standing around in the cornucopia earlier." I straighten up and say as gruffly as possible "Hands up," "Please don't hurt me, we can be allies." he whispers I look at Sapphire but she looks away this is my decision to make and she knows that. I look back at the boy he has broad shoulders and long legs, he holds in his hand a slender sword but when I look in his face I can see right away he is not going to last long without help. "Ok, you can stay with us," I say out of the corner of my eye I see Sapphire frown but I know she will respect my decision. "My name is…" I begin but the boy cuts me off before I finish "Percy you're from district four" "Yeah" I say surprised that he knew anything about me. "I am Apollo, I am from district 8" I nodded and turn away and announced "we should keep moving if you followed us then someone else might have" I turn around and see Sapphire scowling I ignore her though and continue through the brush.
Ash: We set up camp in a small cave on the side of a hill Arora starts picking up branches "What are you doing?" I ask "We can't make a fire" "No of course not," she said smiling "I am going to try to camouflage the cave entrance so it is harder to find" "oh," I say embarrassed that I did not realize something so obvious. "It's getting dark" Cenor warns "we should get inside" "can we wait to see the names?" even though I won't admit it I want to see if the boy who saved me "I don't think it will hurt after all the careers probably wouldn't want to go out at night they would be easily ambushed," I smile and look at Cenor to see what he thinks he shrugs and sits down on rock. Quietly we all look up at the sky.
Aurora: We settle down on the grass in front of the cave Ash lays his head on my lap and looks up at the sky. I brush the hair out of his way and whisper so only he can hear "it's going to be ok, I will protect you" He looks up at me and his eyes shine with tears "it's going to be ok" I repeat he nods but I can tell he doesn't believe me. I am used to protecting him all my life. That's what I've done and now I know this is out of my control.
Cinor: I can't help watching Aurora and Ash they remind me of Lucy even though we weren't related she lived next door to me and we often took care of her and her siblings when their parents were busy. She was almost like my sister. Suddenly music begins to play the horrible song of the capitol I look up at the sky and the first face appears is a girl from district 1, then the boy from 3 and the boy and girl from district 6. Then a girl from district 7, the girl from 9 and then I see Lucy face smiling down at me I cry because I know I will never see her again I remember the promise I made her a few lone tears stroke down my face, I look away so the others don't see but it's too late . "Are you ok?" Aurora asks. I am surprised to hear the concern in her voice. I nod, "yeah it's just my district mate died and it just feels weird knowing I will never see her again; she was like my little sister." "I am sorry," she whispers looking down at Ash asleep in her lap.
Apollo: We sit together in a small clearing that Percy found. It reminds me of a place I used to play in growing up but this time the game is much more serious. I look over at Sapphire and Percy they are whispering loudly and I know they are talking about me. I watch as Sapphire gets up and storms out of the clearing. Percy comes over and sits down next to me. " Are things going to be ok with the two for you?" I ask uncertainty
"Yeah" Percy sighs "It's just that Sapphire thinks that you will slow us down and give us away or something like that. Fours don't usually alliance with anyone other then carers so you can understand why she is skeptical." "Why didn't you guys join the careers?" I ask Percy sighs and looks down at his hands I can tell he debating whether to tell me "Careers are bloodthirsty and cruel, I, we don't want to be with them" I nod because I can't imagine Percy killing people. "Does Sapphire agree with you about not joining the careers? Well, Percy signs "she hates the careers as much as me but… I don't know, you shouldn't worry though she is just mad she will get over it. " Why did you let me stay with you guys?" I ask tentatively Percy looks straight at me and says straight out "Because you seem like a good guy who needed help and even though Sapphire doesn't agree I think you can help us."