A Tale of Two
Hey Guys first fanfic ever! After a year of being a guest reader I got my lazy butt up and made an account I am currently looking for a beta. Please go easy on me. I guess that's all please vote on my poll. Thanks Lauren!
Katniss POV
Today was my first day at my new high school, and I have to say it was pretty….eventful. You see I recently moved here with my little sister Prim, my best friend Gale and his family. My father died in a factory explosion when I was 10. When my mother heard the news she immediately fell into a depression.
She left Prim and me to feed ourselves. I eventually realised my solution to feeding my family and keeping them alive when I was taking a walk in the forest by myself. I had wandered a bit off the path and came face to face with a snare, I guess I didn't realise how deep into the forest I had actually travelled. I was so deep in thought I didn't even notice when someone came up behind me and said,
"You do know there are consequences for stealing, right?'' I spun around to face the person, to shocked to say anything.
"What's your name anyway?" he said.
"Katniss" I had said barely audible.
"Well Catnip what am I going to do with you"
"I said Katniss and I was just admiring your snare, my father used to make snares when he hunted in these woods but most of the time he just used his bow and what's your name may I ask?"
"Gale, Gale Hawthorne. You said your father used a bow, is this it?" he brings out an oak wood bow from behind a tree.
"Yeah that's his bow, where did you get it?" I asked.
"Oh I found it in a hollow tree somewhere around this place, here you can have it back I didn't know whose it was." He held the bow out for me to take.
"No you can keep it there is more around here for me that are smaller." I said.
"Well I have to pay you back somehow, I don't like owing people." He argued.
Suddenly she had an idea on how to survive, "Okay here is my deal, I give you the bow and in return you give me some hunting knowledge."
"Why would you want hunting tips and advice you're only 10." he said.
"I'll do whatever I need to do to keep my family from starving, my dad died in a factory explosion leaving my mother in a depression and me the head caretaker."
"Oh, the same thing happened to me, minus my mother going into depression."From that day on me and Gale were a team, splitting our earnings and game equally with each other. He was the best friend anyone could have.
Okay so, what did you guys think? I accept constructive criticism but please go easy on me. Any suggestions or ideas are accepted. I could really use all the help I can get I know it's bad but it's my first. I hope to update anywhere between 2-3 times a week and school is starting tomorrow. Please stick with me this is just the beginning.
-Lauren