THE HUNGER GAMES
This is a alternative adaptation of Suzanne Collins' THE HUNGER GAMES trilogy. It will cover all three books and include new characters, new romances, and a completely new look of Panem. I own nothing except this fanfiction, The Hunger Games Trilogy is the property of Suzanne Collins. I hope you enjoy.
Chapter 1: A new life.
Five and a half years before the 74th hunger games.
I wake up early in the morning and I feel warm presence pressed up against me. I turn my head and see my six year old sister Prim snuggled up against me. She must of had a bad dream and crawled out of her bed and got into mine. I'm so glad they gave me and Prim got our own private room instead of being split into those age segregated group rooms. Prim and I are the only family we have left now.
I slowly sit up trying not to disturb my sleeping sister. I look around at our room at the Leonidas Children's Orphanage, two twin beds, a dresser with a mirror, two school desks, a actual bathtub and sink, a radiator heater and a ceiling fan. The orphanage is a lot better than it used be ever since district 12 victor Leonidas Blackhawk bought it and had it renovated several years ago. It's one of the few places in our town that has running water and electricity. I don't really know why they gave us a private room but I think it was that my dad was good friends why Leonidas's Father back when they worked on the mine together before Leonidas won the 59th Hunger Games ten year ago. Either way me and Prim have been lucky since become orphans two weeks ago after our mother died of pneumonia.
I remember everything that has happened over the last six months. We lived in a small two bedroom house on the edge of the Seams which is one of the fifty-two small mining towns in district 12. We lived next to the utility road, everyday dozens of capitol coal trucks passed our house on the way to Charlesburg Coal Refineries to either be sent off the district 5 or north to the district 12 twin city steel refineries. Our father was part of one of the blasting crews on the strip mine near our town, about six months ago an explosion caused by a bad fuse killed my dad and nineteen other me. It hit us hard, our father was the source of happiness and income in our home. We only got 500 credits from the Capitol, it was not even enough to cover the funeral. Thankfully the Blackhawk family paid for all the miners funerals and gave each family 10,000 credits.
After dad died things continued to go downhill fast, my mother slipped into a depressed state leaving me and my sister to take care of ourselves. Then came winter and my mother came down with pneumonia. We tried taking our mother to the doctor but the waiting line was so long that by the time we could be seen we were running out of money and our mother was on her deathbed. On New Years Eve our mother died and me Prim were sent to the orphanage.
I look out the window and see the sun I now starting to come up over the mountain tops. I lean over nudge Prim. "Prim, we got to get up if we wanna be first at breakfast." Prim uncurls and looks up at me. "Ok. Sorry I got in your bed I had bad dream." I give a small snicker. "Its okay, i get them to little duck."
We each take turns bathing and getting ready. I put on a simple outfit, trousers, boots, sweater, a brown leather jacket and scarf. Me and Prim are the first ones to breakfast so it's still nice and hot. The meal is simple oatmeal, toast and milk. After breakfast me and Prim trudge out into the cold January weather. We reach the steps of the school the same time as our friend Peeta Mellark.
Me and Prim have become friends with Peeta over the last couple of months. After our dad died they brought a cake to our house after the funeral. Then when our mom got sick Peeta would deliver fresh hot loafs of bread to our house everyday.
"Hey Katniss. Hey Prim" Peeta says as we reach the steps. Prim runs up and gives him a side hug on the hip which he returns.
"Hey Peeta" I say. "Cold day to start school back ain't it?" Peeta asks.
I roll my eyes. "Don't tell me about it." I answer. Peeta gives a chuckle "Well let's get to class" he says. We enter the school together.
After school lets out me and Peeta walk out onto the front steps as I wait for Prim.
"Well that was wonderful." I say sarcastically. Peeta laughs. "So how are you and Prim doing?" he asks
"It's been rough the past couple of months with mom and dad dying, but we're being taking good care of at the orphanage." I answer. Peeta smiles and nods. "That's good, I've been worried about you two… Oh, My dad wanted me to give you two this." He hands me a small tin container. I open it and it's soft baked cookies with Primrose and Katniss blooms iced on them. "I did the icing" Peeta says. I look up at Peeta, "Thank you Peeta, these are sweet." Peeta's faces flushes red. "Your welcome… Well, I'll see you tomorrow." he says.
Okay. Tell your father thank you for me and Prim" I say. "Okay. See ya." he says as he heads home to the bakery.
Prim comes running out up to me. "Hey Katniss!" Prim loudly says. "Hey Prim. How was school?" I ask. "Good. Hey Katniss guess what i heard today!?"
"What is it Prim?" I ask. "Well… I was talking to some of the other kids from the orphanage… and uh, they said they heard some of the adults talking last… and that Mr. Leonidas Blackhawk may be adopting us!" she says excitedly.
I try to keep a smile on my face as I think. Leonidas Blackhawk, the victor of the 59th Hunger games. One of only two victors to come from district 12 the other being Haymitch Abernathy who won the 50th. Leonidas Blackhawk was a huge star during the games. Blowing out his interview and being the first tribute ever to get a 12 on his private session. He was ruthless during his games, and barely surviving after losing his right hand, half of his left leg and his right eye. His hand and leg were later replaced by robotic artificial ones. He became a big star on his victory tour after he and President Snow announced the Fallen Tribute Program a plan to provide the families of fallen tribute with one months victors winnings every year for the number of years that tribute was alive. He later became one of the most famous men's fashion designer and interior designer for the people in the Capitol.
I try to think of what a life like that would be for me and Prim. It would be a chance few people ever get. So I put on a bright smile and say "That's great".
When me and Prim enter the front door of the orphanage and are instantly greeted by Mrs. Pila the director of the orphanage. "There you are girls. Come with me to office i have someone to meet you" she says half excitedly and half nervous. We enter the office where are greeted by none other than Mr. Leonidas Blackhawk.
"Girls this is Mr. Leonidas Blackhawk." Mrs. Pila says. Leonidas is a man in his late 20s. I would say about six foot four inches and around 230/240 with a very muscular build. He has slick black hair and a dark brown full beard, a eyepatch over his missing right eye. Has on a charcoal grey three piece suit and black snakeskin boots.
I finish overlooking Mr. Blackhawk as i notice the awkward silence in the room. "Hello Mr. Blackhawk" I stamper out. Mr. Blackhawk gives a small chuckle. "Please call me Leonidas or Leo. I hate it when people call me Mr. Blackhawk makes me feel like a uptight businessman."
Me and Prim giggle. Leonidas moves from the desk walks to where he's in front of us, you can hear a small whirring coming from his mechanical leg. He gets down on one knee to where he's eye level with us. "Girls, I'm here to adopt you two." he says.
Prims eyes light up and she says "Really?" Leonidas smiles "Yes little Primrose" he answers.
The only response I can give is "Why?" I instantly regret it. Leonidas looks down and chuckles and then makes eye contact with me. "That's a good question. Because, your parents were one nicest and closest friends our family ever had, and I did not want their children growing up in a orphanage. I want you two to grow up in a loving family with all the possibilities available." I smile thinking maybe Leonidas is as caring and humble as everyone says.
Prim speaks up "When do we get to leave?" she asks
Leonidas smiles. "We can go and pack your stuff right now". Me, Prim and Leonidas head up to our room and pack our things. When we our done Leonidas carries down our suitcases and outside to his car. Me and Prim our in shock when we see his car. It's a black and white Panem Motors RR Phantom. Leonidas presses a button on a small remote called a phob, and the back doors open backwards and the trunk opens. Me and Prim get in the back of the car while Leonidas loads our bags into the trunk, after he gets in the front and presses a button that makes all the doors and trunk automatically close. We drive off until we reach the edge of the fence surrounding Seams, there we pass through a security gate that leads us to the road to the victors village, the village has a separate fence that surrounds it. Me and Prim can't help but notice all the big houses until we reach the main end of the village. Our mouths drop when we see Leonidas's house, it's nearly twice the size of the rest of them. We park outside the front of the house.
"Well here's home girls" Leonidas says. We get out of the car, and a man in black suit walks up who must be about 60. "Welcome home sir, ah these must be the girls" he says.
"Yes, this is Katniss" Leonidas gestures to me "and this is little Prim" he says gesturing to Prim. "Now Ronald would you park the car and take the girls bags up to their rooms. I'm going to show the girls around the house."
"Of course sir" Ronald says. Leonidas tosses him the keys. "Thank you, Ronald" he says.
We enter the house and Prim and I are amazed. The first thing we notice is the grand master staircase and heated marble floors. There's two main areas on each side, on the left side there's a massive dining area with a huge eighty foot long mahogany table with 30 huge and beautifully crafted mahogany chairs. Behind it is a ballroom equal in size, it has large diamond and gold chandelier like the dining room. We travel back across to the other size is a large living room with several large couches and loveseats that are burgundy color with gold trimming, there's also a huge fireplace and a eight seat mahogany dining table. There's a large granite countertop bar that separates the living room and kitchen. The kitchen has a massive center granite island. There's a huge double door refrigerator and a double door freezer, there's huge oven a two glass door warmers and huge thing called a dishwasher. All the countertops are granite and cabinets and shelves are white oak. We travel outback where there's a huge glass indoor patio with fire pit and a swimming pool. We go outside where we see Leonidas's huge twenty acre private lake and 600 acre private forest.
We tour the rest of the house which is nothing but bedroom which all have their own bathroom. There's another grandmaster staircase and a small library and study with a fireplace, the last place we see is our bedrooms. We stop in front of my room.
"Okay Katniss, this is your room, you can go in and look around while I take Prim to her room, and dinner will ready in an hour." he starts to walk off with Prim when he stops. "Oh wait I forgot your keys" he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a gold tassel with two golden skeleton keys on it one with a blue ruby and the other with a green ruby and hands it to me. "The green one is the key to your bedroom and the blue one is the key to the front and back doors, okay that should do it see you at dinner." He walks off with Prim.
I slide the key into the lock and open the huge oak door. The first thing I notice is the huge king size bed, it has four mahogany pillars and canopy, it has steps on the sides cause the bed is so tall, it has white silk curtains. There's a trunk in front of the bed, on each side is a night stand and beside the night stands are two huge dressers. I travel across the room to a large white door on the left side of the room. I open it and it's a huge bathroom, it has a huge oval bathtub, shower with glass on three sides and huge circle metal plate on the ceiling and granite counter with two sinks and a huge mirror.
I exit the bathroom and walk over to the door on the other side of the room. I open it and it's a huge walk-in closet with a place to do makeup and a modeling mirror. The last thing I check out is the double glass doors that lead out to the balcony. After exploring my room I decide to take a shower, I find out that the metal plate in ceiling is a rainfall shower head. After I shower I change into a pair of brown leggings and a green shirt and head down to dinner. I walk into the living room where Ronald and Leonidas are just setting the food on the table and Prim is sitting in one of the love seats.
"What's for dinner?" I ask. "Oh missus, this even we've prepared sliced pot roast, mashed potatoes or as your father calls them taters" Ronald says gesturing to Leonidas. "Hey I can't help it I grew up country" Leonidas says holding his hands up defensively. Me and Prim can't help but giggle. "Anyway, we also have creamed corn, peas, brown gravy and fresh homemade dinner rolls, and for desert I'm making blackberry cobbler and cherry pie" Ronald says. By the time Ronald is done talking mine and Prim's mouths are already watering. We sit down and start eating me and Prim scarf down our plates. Leonidas is the first one to open conversation.
"So how are you two finding your rooms?" he asks. Prim is the first one to speak up in her excited jumpy way. "It's great, the bed is so big and warm and the bathroom is great and the closet is big." she says. Leonidas smiles warmly. "That's great Prim, so how about you Katniss?" he asks. "It's good, I like the big bed too, that shower is great, also my closet is massive" I say. Leonidas nods quietly smiling. "Well we'll have to get y'all some clothes"
Ronald gets up "Well I think it's time for some dessert." he says as he heads to the kitchen.
I ask a question I've been wandering. "Uh, I've been wandering why didn't we use the big dining room?"
"Oh that room is only for special occasions, see here the last time I used that room was…, Ronald when was the last time we used that room? he asks Ronald. Ronald turns around "Never sir, I believe that was the first time I've ever seen you in that room sir."
Leonidas's changes to a confused look "Oh." Me and Prim burst out laughing. Ronald walks back over placing the cobbler and pie on the table. "You know sir, if you would get yourself a woman those two rooms might get some use, that's exactly what this home needs is a woman's touch" Ronald says sitting down.
"Oh shut it, you sound like my mother" Leonidas says. "Just wait till these two girls start dating sir" Ronald says. Leonidas response quickly "Hey! Hey! Hey!" Prim and I are dying laughing by this point.
We finish dinner and we get up to head off to bed "Please leave the plates I'll get'em" Ronald says. The three of us head off to the staircase "He seems real nice" I say. Leonidas nods "Yeah, I don't know what I'd do without him after my parents passed away"
"Oh, I'm sorry" I say. "It's okay it's been five years ago now" he says. I suddenly realize why he really adopted us, we both lost our parents to soon. We reach my room first. "Well goodnight baby girl, I'll get you up in the morning for school." he says. "Okay, goodnight" I say as I enter my room while he takes Prim to bed. I close the door "Dad" I say.
Things go pretty good from then on. Me and Prim get comfortable living there we eventually start both starting calling Leonidas Dad. When the games come around Dad will leave for a month and we'll stay with just Ronald or Uncle Ron as we start calling him. Me and Prim invite Peeta over all the time and have fun out at the pool. When late summer comes along Dad takes us fishing in his boat on his lake. When I turn 12 Dad takes me out hunting and starts teaching me how to hunt with a bow and arrow and how to survive in the woods. During the winters he teaches us to ice skate and ice fish. At christmas time we go out and cut down a small pine tree and have big dinners with the four of us and we some years invite Peeta's family over and even Haymitch stops by somewhat sober. Yeah things go pretty good until the April after my 16th birthday. Every year a month before reaping day in Charlesburg they do a drawing to see which city or town will be chosen.
This year for the first time in 15 years the name they pull out of the bowl is Seams.