Hey everybody this is my first fanfic so it's probably gonna be all bad. So anyway this first chapter's just gonna be an intro. Next chapter will be the reaping.

I wake up and look at my clock, 6:00 I sigh and get up. I walk over to my dresser and grab a blue shirt , jeans and a navy blue zip-up sweatshirt. After I put them on I grab a black sock and a green sock I put the green on my right and the black on my left foot. I'm not sure why but clover by best friend and I decided to not wear matching socks, ever. I walk over to put my boots on and just as I'm at my bedside where my boots are our little gray and white swirled cat jumps out and claws my foot, she's apparently hyper. "KITTY" I say through clenched teeth. Her real name is Mary Jane but I find it easier to just call her kitty. She runs back under my bed and I put my boots on. I walk over to our kitchen and grab a slice of bread. I'm about to leave when I remember, Al. I walk over to my brothers' bed.

"Al wake up your gonna be late." I say loud enough for him to hear but not loud enough to wake Tyler my other brother.

"what, OH CRAP!" he says and jumps out of bed.

I giggle and say" I'll see you at the shop" and walk out the door. Our parents are already at the mines along with all of the other miners as I walk out of our little seam house. One advantage of having a crazy merchant kid as your best friend is that her mom lets you work in the shop. Clover's mom owns the appliance shop next to the bakery. I help sharpen and sell the knives and silverware since clover is too violent and can't be trusted with knives.

" I'M HERE!" I yell as I walk in the door.

"hey Melody!" Clover says as she walks down from the house part of the shop which is the upstairs part.

"what's up Clover, where's your mom?" I ask as I walk to my counter.

"in the hob" she answers. Oh right I forgot her mom sells things from the shop in the hob.

As I begin to sharpen some knives I begin to wonder how me and Clover are best friends. I mean we have a lot in common but not a whole lot. She has blonde hair I have strawberry blonde hair, she has blue eyes, I have green ones, she wears her hair in a ponytail , mines always in a single braid down my back, although we both have shoulder length hair mine's wavy and her's is straight. Most of all she's a merchant kid and I'm from the seam. I guess it's just our craziness that brought us together that and our need for a friend.

After a few minutes Al come in.

"I'M HERE NOW" he yells

"I KNOW CLOVER'S MOM'S IN THE HOB" I yell back

" OK" he yells back and heads to his counter he works in plate and bowl selling and clover works at the cleaning utensils counter. We don't talk the rest of the day. We just work. I sharpen knives, sell silverware, and carve fancy soaps, one of my GOOD ideas. When I'm all done I head out telling Al " I'll meet you at home " and he just nods. I yell "SEE YOU TOMARROW " up to clover and she runs down and gives me a hug goodbye and a shove out the door with a "goodbye".

I decide to see if Peeta is working the front desk at the bakery. I peer in through the door and see he is yes! And even better he isn't looking he's turned around doing something. I crack the door open and quickly grab the bell on the door so it doesn't make a sound. I close the door and let go of the bell and start to tip toe over to the counter. I'm just about there and I fart, like really loud.

"Melody?" he says over his shoulder.

" DANG IT HOW'D YOU KNOW IT WAS ME!" I yell back.

He turns around and says" two reasons, 1.) you fart a lot. And 2.) you and clover are the only people who sneak up on me. Or know how to without making the bell ring. How do you do that?"

"easy grab the bell"

"oh" I've known peeta since I was about 8 he was 11 at the time that was when I started to work at the shop. We chat for a while and then I leave.

When I get home my parents are home I change into my pajamas and we talk for a little then Al comes home. We all go to bed and I realize something, tomorrow is the reaping day.

Ok so please leave a review and tell me if you liked it or have any suggestions or anything. Again this is my first fanfic.