I noticed that some people have been doing these crossovers and I really wanted to try one. Its my second time writing a Fanfic and my first one was a one-shot. I've never tried to write a long one. So, reviews and critiques are much appreciated. Hope the first chapter is okay. :-)
Tris POV:
Its times like this when I am reminded of how grateful I am to live in such a wonderful world. Pfft, scratch that; its times like this where I am constantly reminded off the hell hole that is District 12. As I walk along the path towards the electric fence, I see the starving, dying, and of course, dead. After passing the Seam I finally reach my destination. Lying flat against the snow covered ground, I shimmy my way under the "live" wired fence. Most would say I'm an idiot for breaking the law, others might think of me as crazy. But what matters to me is that a come home with a full game bag in order to feed my family of four (see what I did there).
My father and brother both work in the mines in order to bring in money. Likewise my mother works as the local laundress of District 12. I have noticed that people take pity on her. She lost her mother from disease and her father and youngest brother were killed in a coal mine explosion a year ago. Me on the other hand, I am considered to be the weakest of my family. However, surprisingly I am quite nifty with a bow and arrow. After proving it to my father, it took me a month of pleading for him to let me out hunting on my own. By then I was 14.
There you are, I think, same as always. I have always hidden my bow in the undergrowth located 10 meters from the fence. Another, 5 more and I'll reach my arrows.
"Boo!" I instinctively turn around arrow raised to see if someone has caught me breaking the Capitals rules. Nope, it's just my moronic, not to mention annoying friends.
The birds I spotted were long gone. "Hey Tris!" Uriah and his brother Zeke shout in unison. Christina stood there with her hands raised in the air in mock surrender.
"My bad" she says as though she didn't just cost me a few squabs. With a sigh, I lower my bow.
"Really Chris?" In response she just shrugs. I let out another aspirated sigh. "Hey guys." I say trying to lighten the mood; after all, it was the Reaping today. "Where's everyone else?" I ask. In response I get a round of "Here" s. Soon Will, Marlene, Lynn, and Shauna come out of the bushes.
"Thought we'd find you here." Marlene says.
"Will was right." Came out of Lyn
"As always." He responded with a flirtatious smile earning him a light whack on the head from Christina.
"Right about what?" I ask after no one explains.
"Will thought three of us should come out first so your super senses wouldn't kick in and you would think you were being ambushed or something." Chris says through one intake of breath.
"Although saying "Boo" really loud sort of defeats the purpose." Shauna says with a smile.
"Oh shut-up." She says in response.
"Nice come-back babe." says Will, resulting in another whack on the head. Although, this time it was a little harder.
I shake my head side to side while smiling. "So have you caught anything" Asks Zeke.
"One turkey, two squirrels and four ferrets?" All my friends stared at me in awe.
"How long have you been out here for?" Uriah asks.
"Uuuum, what's the time now?" I reply.
"About 9:30." I count off the time in my head.
"Roughly four hours." To this I get weird stares, I simply stick my tongue out at them.
"Told you she lost it." Christina says to Will. He only nods his head; his face has a look of deep concentration.
"Hahaha" I say with as much sarcasm as possible. "What have you guys been up to?"
Shauna, Lynn and Mar all work at the local bakery. It's owned by Shauna's, and Lynn's of course parents. When Mar was seven years old her parents both died from different events. Her father, he died from the same coal mine explosion that killed my grandfather. Her mother on the other hand died of grief leaving Mar in the care of her aunt and uncle. Coincidently, they were Shauna's and Lynn's parents.
All three boys work in the mines. They mostly come back from a hard day's work tired and often injured. Although some how they manage to stay cheerful. That's the thing about the boys, no matter what day it is or events occurring, they always know how to make our circle happy. Unfortunately, the mines have already taken so many loved ones from us. Could it soon take more? Still, we can't blame them, they need work to survive.
I was one of the lucky ones, my mother worked for a woman once, a bit older than herself. One day I went to help her with the laundry when I saw a dying man on the makeshift hospital bed. Like always, my curiosity took over my senses. Getting a better view I saw the man had lost part of his leg. He was screaming atrocities at the old woman, Sue. Most people would run away screaming, but somehow all I did was franticly walk up to Sue and say "Is there anything I can do?" She looked at me as though I was the strangest person she had ever laid eyes upon. I know why of course, like I said I'm believed to be small and helpless. Only people that know me well see that I am capable of much, much more. Ever since then, every weekday I have been at Sue's place helping her with the sick and dying.
And lastly, there's Christina. She and I have been friends ever since I can remember. We took our first steps together, went to school together and so much more it would take me a day to write a list. We're cousins you see. We share the same grandmother on my father's side. Greasy Sae is what everyone calls her by. So every day Christina goes and works with our grandmother at her soup counter at the Hob, AKA, the black market.
"So what do we do now?" questions Uriah.
"Let's have a picnic." Shauna suggests. Everyone looks at her as if she is either crazy or just plain stupid, except her boyfriend Zeke of course. At that moment Lynn pulls of her back pack and takes out three good looking loaves nearly fresh out of the oven.
We all take a step forward, saliva practically dripping from our mouths. "Let's have a picnic." I state.
We laugh until our stomachs hurt and tears of happiness fill our eyes at the stupid jokes the boys say. And for a brief moment, we all forget about the event about to dawn on us at any moment. One of us may even- No, I won't let myself finish that sentence. All too soon, we decide we should all head back to stay with our families until the Reaping begins.
That's it for the first chapter. Please give me some ideas on how i can improve. Thanks for giving it a try!
Till next time, Mandy
