Chapter 1

"Faye Lewis"

This was the first time when this girl, Faye Lewis wished her name was never called. Her body was like stone and eyes wider than ever. She didn't know how the breath or move. The day her nightmares came true… her name being chosen to compete in the 74th annual Hunger Games. One of her friends, Adara Black gave her a push towards the stage before the Peacekeepers would come and drag her up there themselves. Faye made her way up the steps to the escort of District Four, Serenity Fitzgerald who took Faye's hand and pulled her to stand next to her.

"Now for the boys." Serenity said stick her perfectly painted teal nails into the reaping bowl of names. Faye looked at the reaping bowl with the girl's names in the district and out of the many names that were in there, Faye's name was called.

"Ezio Delmore" Serenity said which snapped Faye out of her thoughts as a boy in the crowd came up to stage with the same expression as Faye had. He wasn't that tall but taller than her, he had red hair and brown eyes then she realized he was her classmate, the boy who had a crush on her friend, Adara.

"Here you have it, your District Four tributes Faye Lewis and Ezio Delmore." Serenity said happily and clapped as everyone crowd clapped slowly. The tributes turned to each other and shook hands calmly.

"Now, I must ask if there are any volunteers?" she asked and as much as Faye and Ezio prayed someone would speak up, there was nothing but silence.

"Alright then. Happy Hunger Games! May The Odds Ever Be In Your Favor." she finished and ushered the tributes into the town hall. Peacekeepers then escorted them to different rooms where they would say their goodbyes to their love ones. Faye waited patiently in one of the rooms basically called an office. The door opened and her family came in.

"Five minutes." said the Peacekeeper who slammed the door.

Faye's mother threw her arms around her daughter and started to cry. Her father stood there holding Faye's little sister Flora who was only five year old in his arms. Then there was Beck her twelve year old brother looking petrified.

"Honey, I'm so sorry!" her mother cried as her father put a hand on her mother's shoulder as she pulled away.

"If I don't come back - " Faye began

"No, don't say that Faye! You are coming back because I'm not losing another child to these barbaric Games." her father cut in. That was what he said the last time when the family was in this situation eight years ago.

"Dad but- " she sighed

"No buts, my little girl is coming home to us." he said as she hugged her father probably for the last time.

"Hey, Flora." she said as the little girl in her father's arms, wrapped her little arms around her big sister's neck.

"Everything is going to be fine. Don't worry about me, I will be back soon. Remember I love you, ok?" Faye said softly to Flora as the little girl sobbed into Faye's shoulder and nodded her head in response.

"Faye, I'm scared… I'm scared that I won't see again." Flora mumbled.

"Don't be because as along as you wear the locket I gave you today, I will always be with you. Hey, your going to be a big sister soon and you're going to be a role model like I'm for you." Faye said as she stroke Flora's hair. Then Faye past her little sister back to her father and turned to Beck. Her little brother jumped right into Faye's arms…

"Please don't go." he cried hugging his big sister tightly.

"I have to. I don't have a choice." Faye choked holding her brother tightly against her.

"Then fight. You have to win." he argued and she nodded.

"I need you to be strong. Worst comes to worst you will be the eldest so I need you take care of Flora and the new baby because they will need you in the future. I love you Beck, please promise me to keep living your life to the fullest." she said kissing his forehead.

"I promise." he whispered as he pulled away. Faye hugged her family again before the Peacekeepers came in and dragged them out as she yell "I love you all" to them as the door snapped closed. A few moments later Faye's friends Adara and Cleo Summers came in and hugged her all at once.

"We want you to know that we will be thinking about you and cheering for you during the Games." Adara cried as both her and Cleo pulled away from Faye.

"Please try to win and come back soon." Cleo said wiping tears away with the sleeve of her dress shirt.

"Thank you, both of you. I'm really happy that we all became friends." Faye chocked out running her fingers though her dark brunette hair.

"How are you doing?" Adara asked rubbing her nose.

"Not so great… well on the bright side I haven't vomited yet. Scared mostly." Faye replied voice shaking.

"Do you think they might - " Cleo began

"I don't know. I really hope not." Faye cut in as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"Has 'she' said anything about what has been going on?" Adara asked curiously

"Only that they have to be tested if they want to be pick which was in her last letter. Which I received this morning." Faye answered

"So you won't find out until on the train then?" Cleo asked and Faye nodded.

"Are you going to see Ezio, Adara?" Faye asked changing topics. Adara's face went red as she nodded her head and Faye and Cleo gasped.

"Not what you people think. I think it would help if I paid him a last visit before he goes." Adara said shyly turning her face away from the other girls.

"Last visit? Have you been seeing him before?" Cleo asked raising an eyebrow curiously. Adara started stuttering as Faye and Cleo's eyes widen.

"Adara Elizabeth Black, have you been seeing this boy?" Faye asked shockingly and Adara nodded.

"For how long?" she asked smirking

"A couple of weeks." Adara replied sheepily.

"Well that crush was something more than we thought, didn't we Faye?" Cleo said tilting her head to the side.

"Yeah, well odds are not really in our favor today… so this is it I guess." Adara said as Faye hugged her who cried into Faye's arms.

"I'm sorry." Faye whispered as Cleo stroked Adara's blonde hair.

"We don't have much time left but I love you guys, please take care of yourselves. I ask for one thing…" Faye said quickly looking at the clock.

"What?" both Adara and Cleo said at the same time.

"Look after Flora for me because she could really use you guys and besides she thinks of you guys as her big sisters." Faye said finally as the door opened and both girls nodded when the Peacekeepers pulled them out.

Faye paced the room until the Peacekeepers came in to escort her out to the carriage that would take her, Ezio, and Serenity to the train. On the ride to train station, Serenity kept talking about how everything in the Capitol was glorious. Everything was going to be wonderful and that things will probably feel different for a little while. Most of the time both Faye and Ezio took turns replying and nodded but didn't really cared what the Capitol had to offer.

The silver train came into view as the carriage stopped right in front of it. The tributes boarded the train as Serenity lead the way.

"So this is where we will be eating. As the bedrooms… follow me." she said walking though one door, which open automatically leading into a corridor.

"Continuing down, the left door is yours Ezio and right door is yours Faye." Serenity said gesturing to the far doors down the corridor.

"Your mentor and I will be down on the other end of the train." she said leading the tributes back to the eating area.

"Now, why do you two both sit down and I will get Finnick." she said leaving though another door as the tributes sat down slowly.

"So have you met him?" Ezio said, as Faye shook her head 'no'.

"I thought we would be getting more mentors than just him." he said scratched his head nervously.

"Well, hello my tributes." said Finnick who waltzed into the room with opened arms.

"Finnick Odair. Your mentor for this year." he said with a bow and shook each of his tributes hands.

"Now before we talk about strategy for the Games, lets see the competitions." he said taking a sit and gesturing to the television as he turned it on.

"I'm going to start with District One and Two first because they are the really deal." he said

The reaping for District One started as the escort for the district came up to the microphone to start the introduction. He then went to the reaping bowl for the girls and pulled out a slip…

"Glimmer Villarreal." he called then a tall blonde girl from the crowd walk onto the stage with her head held high. Faye tilted her head as she tried to read this girl and all she got was bitch written all over the girl. Then the boys were next…

"Marvel Ayers." Then a boy came up to the stage with the same attitude as the girl.

"Note: District One always takes pride in competing in the Games." Finnick said as the reaping for District Two came on next. At this point, Faye was lightly biting her nails and Ezio noticed but didn't say anything. He didn't know that most of the people's names in the reaping she knew. Like District One the introduction were the same for Two. The escort put his hand into the bowl and picks out a name…

"Sylvia Pace." Before Faye could let out a sigh of relief someone called…

"I volunteer as tribute." said a girl with dark hair and Faye's eyes widen.

"And your name miss?" said the escort

"Clove Faulkner." both her and Faye said at the same time. Then Finnick and Ezio looked at her.

"You know her?" Finnick asked as Faye nodded slowly staring at the screen as the escort called for the boy tribute…

"Rex Vinson." Like before there was another person who called to volunteer and Faye knew who it was before the name was even announced because right then she got up and walked towards her room in disappointment as the volunteer's name was revealed…

"Cato Reyes."

May The Odds Ever Be In Your Favor

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