Authors note: this is my first fan fiction so it may not be to good. Please give me advice if you do not think it is that good. I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1

I opened my eyes and looked around the bedroom that I had slept in for 18 years. I was abandoned by my mum when I was a baby and dumped here, at the district 2 training facility. I never knew her. Today is the reaping and it could finally be my chance.

" Get your lazy little arses outta bed now" shouted Damien, one of the head trainers at this dump. I knew the routine, get washed, eat breakfast then get dressed into the facility clothes. Finally we then got to go and train! I walked over to the knives and picked one up. With the slightest flick of my hand the knife hit the dummy right in the chest. " bingo!" I thought. Nothing could beat me, I was invincible.

After half an hour I realised someone was watching me. I turned to look around and found the culprit almost immediately. Cato. "Hey" he mouthed.

"Hi" I mouthed back.

" big day ain't it. With the reaping and all" he continued.

"Yeah" I replied before turning round and continuing my training.

" right everyone! Time to go to the reaping." Shouted Damien.

" finally" I muttered under my breath. My only concern was for Cato as I am pretty fucking sure that he is going to volunteer like me.

Just as I was about to walk through the door that led outside, Cato pulled me to the side and kissed me passionately. " clove, I know you're gonna volunteer, and you know that I am". He whispered, "I want you to know that I will love you no matter what". Cato smiled sadly.

"I love you Cato. Nothing is ever gonna fucking change that".

We both walked outside but had to split up and go into our gender groups. "Welcome to the 74th hunger games"! Squeaked our escort, Eve Summers. I was shaking even though I knew that everything was fine. All the girls were scared of me so I had plenty of room to myself.

"Ladies first", said Eve as she stuck her hand into a glass ball filled with tiny bits of paper with names on them. "Jennifer Brooks", she announced. A weak little kid stepped forwards. "I volunteer"! I shouted loudly.

As soon as I got on the stage, eve asked me what my name was. "Clove", I said confidently. "And now for the boys", said Eve. "Alexander Cono-" was all she got to say before Cato shouted, "I volunteer". Alexander sighed with relief as Cato stepped up onto the stage. "Well, it looks like we have two volunteers this year"! Exclaimed Eve. "So what is your name?" Eve asked Cato.

"Cato", he said, more politely than I did.

We were led of the stage and started our journey to the train. As soon as we were away from everybody's sight, Cato pulled me into him and kissed me. I "What the fuck was that for"?! I snarled and pushed myself away fiercely.

"I don't know", he said cheekily. I felt my scowl turn into a smile and we kissed again. We had to go otherwise Eve would come and find us.

As I boarded the train, I looked back at the place one of us would never see again.