A/N - So, I don't know exactly what I'm doing as this is the first time I ever upload anything here and this is my very first fanfic, like, ever. I'm just trying to figure this out.. Okay, enjoy this fic, please let me know what you think leaving a review or a PM, it's really important cause, as I said it before, this is my first one so I appreciate to know what I can do to make it better and all of that..
Aand, just one more thing, the chapter's names came from songs by the band Theory Of A Deadman. This chapter's is a little verse from the song 'Angel'.
PS. This story can also be found now on my AO3 account, where I go by the same user name.
Anyways, Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters below, they belong to Pretty Little Liars, and the idea it's not original as well, it is based on the trilogy The Hunger Game. (y'all must already know that, but like, y'all know how it works)
Another Hunger Games. Another year of pain for innocent people that pay for the mistake of others. Pay with their lives and the life of their beloved ones. However, Alison couldn't help but agree that it was effective. All of that clearly kept people on "their place". But it really was brutal the way they put 24 kids locked away and make them fight to death. And she was terrified of that.
But not for herself. Not that she would ever admit that to anyone, she was terrified for Emily. They have been friends for ages now, and Emily has been the sweetest person she's ever came to meet. For the past years, their relationship have grown into something she never imagine it was possible in a world as they lived. Even though they were in a group of five girls, Alison always felt closer and more comfortable with Emily than any of the other girls.
She was ever amazed at how Emily could find (and bring) the beauty to a world as awful as the one they lived in. And she always insisted that, somehow, they would end up fine. She was big on happy endings. And Alison always told her that when she had the chance.
And it was because of that as well that Alison was always scared when that time of year came. Not for her. For Emily. Because how someone as sweet and as beautiful as Emily could be forced to participate on something so brutal and awful like that?
Alison remember the last year when her brother was called to the Hunger Games and did not came back. That was when Alison decided life was too short to keep her feelings to herself. So she was twice more scared this time because of the events of last year and by the fact that they have finally admitted their feelings to each other, so they were finally together as Alison always wanted. As both always wanted. This was their last year. Alison could not afford to lose Emily, not now.
She couldn't bear the thought of losing Emily. They have known each other for so long that Alison could literally not imagine a life with no Emily Fields.
She pressed herself a little bit closer to Emily at that thought. The usual movie that they played every year had just stopped playing. Alison searched for Emily's hand. Emily gave her a look from the corner of her eyes and Alison returned with that usual mocking look, as she was bored to be there. She couldn't let Emily see how scared she truly was.
But Emily knew her better than that. So the brunette just tangled their fingers together and squeezed Alison's hand softly.
Alison knew Emily better too. The brunette looked calm on the outside, but Alison could feel how nervous she really was.
The voice from the lady from the Capitol – who's name Alison never bothered to remember – filled the whole square on district 12. She was about to announce the unfortunate girl who was going to play on the games this year.
Alison hold her breathe and felt Emily do the same on her side, when the woman reached for the bowl containing the girls names. Alison remembered every single time she had stood on that same place waiting to hear her name being called. Which never came to happened.
The woman stood there holding the name on her hand and Alison felt like running away grasping at Emily's hand.
"Emily Fields" The voice of the Capitol woman filled the whole square again and Alison felt like she was going to pass out. Her eyes were fixed on the woman still.
No. It couldn't be. Not her Emily. Not her sweet Emily. Her mind couldn't register. Her whole body was in denial. She only looked at her right, where Emily was standing, when the woman called her for a second time.
Emily was even worse than her. Her tan skin had lost color. Her eyes were filled with horror and surprise. Yet somehow, Emily managed to let go of Alison's hand and pass in front of her to step on her left on the passageway to the little stage in front of the square.
When Alison finally snapped out of it, she grasped Emily – who was on the middle of the aisle – by the wrist and stopped her from taking any step forward. What caused Emily to look surprise and confuse at her.
"Ali, what you doing?" Emily asked trying to make Alison let go of her.
Alison didn't think. She couldn't think. The only thing she knew was that Emily wasn't going anywhere. She wouldn't allow it.
"I volunteer." Alison's voice came out as a whisper as she was still holding on to Emily, looking her straight in the eye.
"What?!" Emily said shocked. She looked more horrified with that than when the woman called her name.
When Alison saw the peacekeepers heading towards them, and she realized she didn't said it loud enough, she repeated.
"I volunteer." Alison almost screamed as she pulled Emily to the line again avoiding the peacekeepers to get to her. "I volunteer as tribute." Alison said standing in Emily's place. That caused the peacekeepers to stop on their tracks.
"Ali, no!" She heard Emily scream on her side but was avoided to get any closer to Alison by three girls holding her back in place. Spencer was saying something on her ear – trying to comfort her – while Hanna had an arm around her and Aria was just trying to hold her in place.
Alison turned quickly towards them, before the peacekeepers could catch her, and placed a chaste kiss on Emily's lips.
"Don't worry." Was all she said before turning around in direction of the stage. "Take care of her for me, would you?" She asked to the girls as she walked away avoiding the peacekeepers trying to catch her arm.
Alison's heart ached with every step she took away from Emily, so people couldn't see how hurt she truly was, she put her best tough-icy face and walked towards the stage, aware of every eye on her.
Alison got to the stage and saw the woman smiling down at her.
"Come dear, come." The woman said standing a hand to rush her. So she reached for the flight of stairs by the side of the stage and followed the woman to the center.
She quickly searched for Emily's face on the crowd. She spotted Emily in Hanna's arms, Spencer still whispering something to her as Aria just nodded and agreed. Emily still looked like crying but still holding in. Alison was glad they had such good friends. She only looked away from them when she heard the woman ask something to her but she didn't listened, she looked at the woman for a second but didn't ask for her to repeat the question. The woman finally realized that Alison didn't heard her and asked again.
"What is your name dear?" She wanted to tell the woman not to call her 'dear' but she didn't had the effort to do so.
"Alison DiLaurentis." Was what she said instead.
"Well, Alison, that young girl must be really important to you for you having volunteered yourself in her place. As it is very odd for the lowest districts to have volunteers." Alison felt like slapping the woman's face all the way to the Capitol as she kept talking.
"She is." Alison answered the woman with a cold voice and giving the woman a sharp look. "She is my girlfriend." Didn't you saw when I gave her a kiss right in the lips? Alison wanted to add but didn't.
"Very good." The woman said realizing Alison was not in the mood to keep chatting. So she turned to face the crowd instead "Let's have a round of applause for your volunteer then." She started clapping followed by a very weak response, as hardly twenty people clapped too. She cleaned her throat to shake the awkward situation and quickly added "For the boys then." She made her way to the bowl with the boys names.
Alison searched for Emily on that brief time. Emily was now standing without Hanna's help, the girls were just standing by her side. Emily looked Alison in the eyes and with that one look they talked to each other. She saw the plead on Emily's eyes for Alison to come back to her and Alison responded promising Emily that she would. And that was one promise she would have to keep with the price of other people's lives.
Alison finally looked away to face the woman again, who was about to reveal the boy who would play in the games.
"Noel Khan." She finally said.
Alison couldn't believe it. Noel Khan was her neighbor. They basically grew up together and now they would be forced to fight against each other. They weren't actually close but they knew each other, their families knew each other. But again, District 12 wasn't that big, a lot of people knew each other. Alison didn't heard anyone to volunteer for the boy as he walked down the aisle of death.
She feared if she had to face the boy in the arena. In one side because he was twice her size. In the other, none of it mattered, she feared she would have to find a way to put him down. Find a way to come back to Emily. She only hoped she wouldn't be the one to find him inside there.
The boy finally stepped on the stage trying to put a tough face on – much like Alison was doing this whole time – but she knew he was just as scared as she was. Noel stood on her side in the middle of the stage, then the woman made them both shake hands before they could walk inside the city hall. But before they got in Alison shot another look to where Emily was standing. She saw Emily with eyes fixed on her taking one step ahead, even though there was not much she could do. At least Alison would get to say goodbye to her brunette. "No" she scolded. She was not saying goodbye. She was going to see Emily again. Alison was coming home. She was not letting Emily alone. Not when she just got her. She had promised. It may sound a little selfish but it was Emily after all. Emily deserved the best and Alison wanted to be the one to give her that.
Alison wanted to be the one to give Emily the happy ending she deserved.
So this is it. Thanks for reading. Asking again, please lemme know what y'all think with a review or a PM it would mean the world to me.
I'm thinking of making a second chapter of them saying goodbye and all that, but I want to see how this first one plays out with the feedback and all that stuff, for now I'll leave it as complete, but maybe by the end of the week I will have the second one already, as I like to write when I have free time at school. Idk. Let me know what you think, if I should or should not do it.
Okay, thanks, see ya!
