A/N:

I've never written anything like this before, and I haven't completely finished reading the Hunger Games series and I started writing this before I was even done the first book so if anything is off or anything I'm sorry! But I hope you enjoy it anyhow. Like I said I haven't written any of this before so the fights may be a bit crappy but you can't get better until you try right? So here goes! Enjoy!

Lucy blinked repeatedly her eyes adjusting to the sun. She could feel something cool pressed against her back and she sat up hastily.

"Grass?" She questioned looking at the ground, running her hands through to prove it was real. "I wonder where I am." She thought lifting her head to gaze at the scenery her mouth frozen in awe. She was surrounded by a meadow or what she at least believed to be a meadow. As far as she could see all she could see was grass adorned with beautiful flowers. She'd never seen something nearly as beautiful as this before. Of course though, how could someone from a district possibly be worthy enough to see a scene like this? Those damned electrical fences kept everyone penned up. Lucy shook her head from her bitter and smiled. This place was beautiful, everything else be damned.

"Luce c'mon you can't stay there! Its not safe!"

"What do you mean its not safe?" She questioned, smile fading. How could a place so beautiful possibly be dangerous? Lucy stood to look and see if she could find where the voice had come from but instead found a familiar head of blue hair poking above some flowers. Lucy's smiled widened as she ran over.

"Levy!" She called out her grin fading quickly as she grew closer. Her face paled and her stomach churned at the site of her friend. Levy was laying with her eyes wide open, blood splattered against her fair skin with her hand clenched against her chest.

"Levy, Levy! Are you okay?" Lucy cried as she dropped down beside her friend. Her eyes shifted to what Levy was clutching so desperately at; a knife. "Oh my god.. Levy what happened? Who did this to you!" Lucy said her voice shaking.

"L-Lu…ru-run…" Levy whispered her breath shaking.

"No! I won't leave you here," Lucy argued, wiping her face and looking around frantically. There has to be something I can do!"

"Lu..cy.. go.." Levy choked out, her breath growing unsteady and eyes beginning to water.

"No Levy! I can help!" Lucy cried beginning to feel useless, she hadn't a clue of what to do. "T-there has to be something here!"

Lucy was frantically searching around Levy when she had realized that the meadow she had found so beautiful and pristine was now gone. The flowers had all seemed to be dripping with read and now she could see countless bodies. Her eyes grew wide as she recognized her father, her maid, her friends all laying there unmoving.

Her heart began to throb painfully and she fought back a sob and focused on trying to help Levy, until she heard a voice giggle from behind her.

"Heehee, welcome to the Hunger Games." A voice giggled from behind her.

Lucy's eyes snapped over towards the voice as she felt something sharp pierce into her chest. "May the odds be eveeeer in your favour!"

Lucy hadn't even seen the woman and was now doubled over in pain. Her chest was aching, feeling as though it was on fire. Her limbs were slowly becoming numb, her vision was slowly diminishing. She looked down to see whatever it was that was causing her chest so much pain and was just able to see a blade lodged into her chest. She screamed.

Lucy awoke and jolted upright. Her pyjamas were clinging to her sweat covered body and she panted heavily. Tears were beginning to stream down her face and she clutched desperately at her chest. Looking down she felt herself sigh with relief. She could hear footsteps creaking down the stairwell near her room and she hastily used her sleeve to dry her eyes.

These nightmares had become a daily thing for Lucy, ever since they started to announce that the "season" for the Hunger Games was about to begin. Thankfully however this would be her last year as a potential participant.

Moments later there was a soft knock on the door as it slowly creaked open.

"Miss, are you alright?" Her purple haired maid quietly asked briskly walking over to her.

Lucy's face raised from her pillow, and she opened her mouth to respond but her words refused to come out. Tears were violently streaming down her face and she fought to hold back a sobb. Within seconds her maid had climbed onto her bed and was pulling her into a seated position and holding her tightly.

"Shh, whats wrong?" She questioned as she soothingly rubbed Lucy's back. "Did you have a nightmare?"

Lucy nodded and rubbed furiously at her eyes. She was embarrassed and terrified. She still felt as though that knife was still in her chest. Virgo let her go and smiled sadly,

"You know Miss, I had the same problem with these nightmares when I was younger. As much as I wish I could, I can't tell you it will be okay, I can't tell you that you won't be picked, but .I can tell you that you are a truly remarkable woman. Someone who this world will always need, and no matter what happens tomorrow you'll forever live on. You're someone who makes an impression on people, you're someone who changes lives. I mean, look at me and Loke, you saved us."

Lucy shook her head, "I didn't do anything." She choked.

"You did, and you have, and you will continue to." Virgo smiled. "Now go back to sleep and have some pleasant dreams this time."

"Okay." Lucy responded sniffling as Virgo got up and collected all of her sheets.

"And don't make such a mess for me so early in the morning again." She winked, tucking her in.

Lucy giggled and smiled weakly, "Goodnight Virgo."

"Goodnight Hime."

Despite the fact Lucy had calmed down a certain degree she had not been able to fall back asleep. Even with Virgo's kind words she couldn't erase the imagines that appeared whenever she closed her eyes. The night seemed to drag on forever until Virgo finally reappeared holding a simple blue dress in her hands.

"Its breakfast time Miss." She said smiling sympathetically before setting the dress on her beside table. "I have made a special batch of pancakes. Though I do apologize the flour wasn't very.. well floury."

Lucy nodded and gave her thanks before getting up and scurrying out of her room. She yawned as she reached the kitchen and smiled at the plate of pancakes. Despite what Virgo had to work with, they were actually pretty tasty. She quickly finished her meal and returned to her room to get ready. Her hands quivered as her maid tugged on the zipper of her dress. She could feel the colour slowly draining from her face as she examined herself in the mirror.

"There, now don't you look lovely." Her maid nodded to herself, while tying a blue ribbon into her hair. "Now miss it would best if you left now, you don't want to be late."

Lucy nodded, although she could really care less if she made it on time. Despite the fact today was labelled as a holiday it certainly wasn't. Today was the annual reaping day. Every district had to offer up a boy and a girl who were sent into an arena to fight to the death. The winner was sent back to his/her district and became wealthy. But, these 'games' as they called them were not just for wealth; they were a reminder of the rebellion and what had come and passed. And so, every year children from 12-18's name was placed in a bowl and was chosen as random to represent their district.

Lucy on the other hand had her name in it fewer times than most people. Her father had bribed the peace keepers to take her name out for quite a large sum of money but Lucy knew they wouldn't take every slip out, her father wasn't that influential.

"I'll be off then." Lucy said forcing a smile before heading out. A few minutes later she was at the town hall and with a quick finger prick later she was mixed in with all of the others in district 4.

"Lucy, Lucy, over here!" A blue haired girl whispered hushed, pulling her over. "I was looking for you everywhere!"

Lucy sighed in relief at the sight of her best friend begin okay. She tightly hugged her best friend and smiled brightly at her. "Hey Levy!"

"Oh Lucy, I'm so glad this is our last year. I mean look at everyone here they're so terrified!" Levy said quietly, examining the people around her.

"I wish they'd just stop the games all together.." Lucy mumbled, glaring at a group of Peace Keepers setting up speakers. "Because any one here could be picked and then…."

Lucy was cut off when the speakers suddenly came to life.

"Attention, Attention!" A woman called through the mic, in Lucy's opinion she looked more like a pastry than a woman. Her hair was a bright aqua, and her dress seemed to stick out in all the wrong places, coloured oranges and reds. Lucy would have snorted if it wasn't for the fact peace keepers were now lined up beside her.

"Odd…" She thought. Normally peace keepers are evenly distributed throughout, not just in one little bunch. It had her slightly unnerved. Levy seemed to notice and held Lucy's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. She looked over and nodded, meaning. 'We're okay, we'll be okay.'

Now the ceremony as they'd call it went the same way it did every year. The speaker would open up with the same boring speech they've always heard, then a quick video of why they're here and displaying footage of the completely destroyed district 13. The woman walked over to one of the two glass bowls perched on a pedestal and spoke. "If I call your name come up here quickly okay?" Her pale hand reached in and dug around, and Lucy heard a snicker beside her.

Eyebrow raised she looked over to find him staring at her with a smile. "Okay. That's not creepy at all..." Lucy thought sarcastically shaking her head right as the woman read the name.

"Lucy Heartphilia."

"Wait. What?" Lucy thought body stiffening. "Oh god, please tell me this is a joke.." She whispered. If it wasn't for Levy's hand still being attached to hers she wouldn't have even realized she was being pushed toward the stage. She stared at her friend eyes wide as she was escorted to the stage. Reaching the stairs she gulped. The woman ushered her to stand beside her and continued on, walking towards the other bowl. Her heart felt as though it was going to pound right out of her chest or completely stop at any second. Her head was swirling and she felt as though she would faint any second.

"Now for the boys, lets see who it is!" She said cheerfully dipping her hand into the adjacent bowl. The audience once again grew silent as her hand dug through the bowl.

"I volunteer."

Lucy's head shot up and she searched for the boy who had spoken. There was no mistaking that voice, the same voice from her dream.

"Pardon? Did I hear somebody volunteer?" The announcer asked tipping her head questioningly.

"Yeah, I said I volunteer." The boy said sauntering onto the stage with a shrug.

"Oh! Well then! We have a volunteer everyone! What's your name?" She asked smiling at him happily.

He cocked his head towards Lucy and smiled his trademark toothy grin.

"Natsu Dragoneel."

A/N

Alrighty then, I apologize for the run ons and the fact it's a bit boring. I didn't want to post this yet, but I set today as the day to do it and told people I would so I did, voila. I'm sick, and I can't really focus and restarted most of it today because I wasn't satisfied with it and I'm STILL not satisfied. But anyways, I hope you enjoy it and look forward to the next chapter, which will be written way better I promise! 3