Chapter 1

It is the morning of the reaping for the 74th Hunger Games.

Katniss climbs beneath the uncharged fence that she has gone under every day to meet her friend, and hunting partner Gale, in the woods outside their poor district, District 12.

She greets Gale who was sitting on a rock waiting eagerly for her to arrive before the reaping, he is sure that with his name on 42 of many the slips from District 12, that he will get his name drawn this year.

"Catnip!" he yells as he gets up from the rock and meets her halfway.

"Gale,-" she gets cut off. He wraps his arms around her and says into her shoulder,"I'm scared..".

She is confused and breaks away from his forceful hug, "Gale, you'll be fine, they could draw any name"

"Yeah Katniss, even yours, our families depend on us, how would they survive?" he gushes.

"Gale, if you get reaped, I'll provide for your family until you come back" she says confident.

"Catnip, If my name is drawn, I won't be coming back, and you know that"

Gale notices she is holding back tears, "I don't want to think that way Gale, if that does happen, I want, NO, I WILL need to stay positive, that you'll win, and come home and everything will be better".

"I don't want to talk about this anymore, Katniss" he says avoiding the situation by walking back towards the fence.


Katniss is holding her younger sister, Prim's hand as they walk to the Reaping in the center of District 12.

"Katniss, what if I am chosen" says Prim as she looks to her sister.

"Prim, your name is only in there once, you will not get chosen".

They continue to walk when Katniss spots Gale in the crowd, he mouths the words "I'm sorry" as she walks by with prim. Katniss looks at him acknowledging that she forgives him for leaving.

She ushers Prim to go stand with the other kids her age.

"Welcome! Welcome! Happy Hunger Games and may the Odds Be Ever in your Favor! Now, Before we Begin ,We have a special message brought to you all the way from the Capitol!" Effie says as the Reaping begins.

After the video Effie picks up again "As usual, Ladies first". As Effie waves her well-manicured hand in the glass bowl Katniss starts thinking:

What if its Prim?!

It can't be Prim, it's only her first year, only one slip.

Effie picks the small slip of paper out and reads the name off, "Primrose Everdeen".


Tell me what you think, review, i will be following along with the movie more than the book, mostly because i haven't read the book in a while where as the movie is still fresh in my head, let me know about anymore pairings that you would like to see, i will try to put new chapters out quick, but i do procrastinate so i apologize in advance. Thank you. - CarolinePetrova 3