CHAPTER ONE:


Kyo held Tohru's hand tight as they walked toward the square. Today was the day Tohru had dreaded for almost a year...the Reaping Day...Kyo and Tohru were 18 now and this was the last year they were eligible for this so called, "Hunger Games"... They, along with Shigure and Yuki, moved to Panem last year while the games were in play. Shigure and Yuki, though, lived in District 11. Kyo and Tohru lived alone in District 12...

They get closer to the registration table and Tohru starts to shake. She was truly scared of this day...Kyo, on the other hand, wasn't scared at all. He stops Tohru and looks at her. She was wearing her old high school skirt with a plain white T-shirt. Kyo was wearing His normal black T-shirt and dark green slacks. "Tohru! Why are you so worried! It's your last year! They are NOT going to pick you!" Tohru looks at the ground, "I'm not worried about me as much as I am for you and Yuki..." Kyo smiles, "We'll be fine...but I will say that Damn Rat could stand to be in those games!" Tohru looks at the ground, "Okay..."

They spit up into two different lines at the registration table and wait. When the got to the front, the guards zap Kyo and Tohru's fingers and take their fingerprints. After that, the walked into the square and quietly stood there,waiting for the ceremony to begin. Tohru was so worried at this point...what would happen if her name was called? Kyo had very little worry at all. He knew he could win this if he needed to, he was the cat after all, so he climb and sneak around pretty well, and he has been training sense he was three.

After about and hour of silent waiting, a woman with a silly pink wig walks up and taps the mic. "Welcome!welcome!" Everyone stayed silent, "Welcome to the 86th annual Hunger Games! and may the odds be ever in you favor! So...we are here to pick one man and woman for the honor of representing District 12 in the 86th annual Hunger Games! Yay!" She clapped but no one else did, so she stopped, "Well then, as you know, ladies first!" she walked over to a big glass bowl that was sitting on the right side of the stage. Kyo could feel Tohru's hand squeeze his own as she let her fears reach her. The woman reached her hand down in the bowl and let it flutter around the name cards. Then, without warning, in dived down into the bowl and pulled out a name card. Tohru eyed the card as it was pulled out. The woman walks back over to the mic. "And our winner is..." She opened the card, "Tohru Honda!"

Kyo couldn't forgive himself for telling Tohru she would be fine. Her face was as pale as a ghost's. "Toh-Tohru..." He started as she walked toward the stage, "I'm sorry..." His eyes followed her till she got to the stage, then he looked at the ground. He couldn't watch the girl her loved get slaughtered on live television...the woman walked over to the bowl on the left side of the stage, "Boys next!" She says happily. She plucks out a card and walks to the mic, "K-" Kyo stands up, "I volenteer!" Tohru looks at him, "No! Don't do this Kyo! I won't let you!" The woman looks at the two friends, "Well, whats you name?" Kyo looks at her, "Kyo Sohma..." The woman smiles, "Your names on the card!" He blushes. He just made a total fool out of himself! "Well come on up here!"

Kyo makes his way up to the stage. When he got there, Tohru was shaking her head at the ground. "Let me guess...that your girlfriend?" The woman asks Kyo, "You can say that..." The woman looks off into the crowd, "Give a round of applause to our tributes of the 86th annual Hunger Games!" No one clapped, they all gave Tohru a three finger salute. Even know Kyo and Tohru didn't know what it meant, they knew it was was worthy of thanks. "Happy Hunger Games! and may the odds be ever in your favor..." The woman closed the ceremony. The guards took them into the building behind the stage. Tohru was freaking out as calmly as she could. She was breathing heavily saying, "Oh my Kami* Oh my Kami!"(*Kami=God) over and over... the gaurds place them together in a little room.

"I'm sorry Tohru...for telling you we would be fine..." Tohru looks at him, "I guess the odds are not in our favor..." Kyo looks at her, "I guess not..." Kyo hugs Tohru...forgetting about his curse. A cloud of orange smoke surrounds the two friends, one in which was now a little orange cat on the floor. "Damn curse!" Kyo hissed. Tohru smiles...that might be the last time she make ever smile. Kyo studies it and puts it in his memory's... things that will be very priceless to him.

He changes back to his human form and Tohru turns away as he gets dressed. When he was finished, two guards came in, "You have phone calls waiting...both of you..." They follow them out of the room. the spit as they go to answer the two waiting calls. Kyo watches as Tohru goes into her own room and the guard stops Kyo, "You have two calls..." He looks at the table. "Yep...two calls on hold..." there were two phones on the desk side-by-side. he picks the one up on the left.

"Yo..."

"Kyo, is that you?" It was Kazuma

"Shishou! I haven't spoken to you in so long!"

"I know Kyo...I hope all your years of training help you in those games...Yuki wi-"

"Yuki? what the hell does that Damn rat have to do with this?"

"Yuki's name was drawn out for Distict 11..."

Kyo was silent... he has never been able to beat Yuki...much less...kill him...

"Kyo...I know it's hard...but I need you to win this..."

"I could win this with my eyes closed...but..."

"But what?"

"I would rather die than see Tohru lose..."