I seem to have thing habit of having two ongoing multi-chapter fics going at once. And since 'A House Of Cards' is at least 7 chapters away from its end, I felt like writing something new (:

This idea popped into my head when I was preparing my dinner, and I loved it so much that I've decided to pursue it.

Dear 'House of Cards' readers, this fic will not get in the way of my updating. Just want something new to write(:

This is purely the prologue, just to get things started and to see if this story is well received (:

Disclaimer: I don't own The Hunger Games or the characters…unfortunately.

And without much further ado…

- prologue -

It was dawn.

And his blood was on her hands.

Her feet were hitting the concrete pavements of New York in rapid speed. She didn't know what came over her, it was like she was possessed. She would never ever do something like that to him.

Because she was Katniss Everdeen, and she loved him.

But lately, he was becoming so distant, so violent. He would lash out at her every so often, she would always have to hide her new bruises from the members of the Careers.

She ran with her head pounding and wearing her heart on her sleeve.

She kept running, she never stopped running.

Her parents had died in a car accident when her mother was pregnant – they were pronounced 'dead on arrival.'

Ever since then, she had moved from orphanages to foster homes – she always rebelled, and she never stayed very long before she was sent back to the orphanage.

It can be said that she was a troubled child. But even that would be an understatement.

When she turned eighteen, she was kicked out of Memorial Cross' orphanage, and was forced to find work and fend on her own.

She had been okay at first, but her troubled nature came rushing back to her like a tidal wave, and she eventually met him at a bar down the street from her run-down apartment.

He was a member of 'the Careers' – an elite group that dealt with smuggling drugs in and out of the country.

She was infatuated with him. She was absolutely infatuated with him and the adrenaline she would feel once she would get her hands on those drugs and the money that came with dealing them.

They spent countless nights on her sofa together, making love and being themselves.

She wasn't perfect, he wasn't either. They weren't well-off, but they were okay. They'd always be okay.

At least, until she joined.

It all went downhill after that. He'd abandon her in meetings to sit next to her, he would be spiteful, he would reject her seduction that he would so often succumb to.

She had never felt more lonely.

The day that she snapped was the day that he hit her for the very first time.

He had stormed out and left her crying on the ground against their bedroom wall.

But she stuck with him, she stuck with him through his beatings because she loved him. She swore that she would never leave him because he was the only one that made her feel wanted – that made her feel loved.

Katniss Everdeen didn't want to be lonely anymore.

But here she was, in her apartment, scrubbing the remains of his blood off of her hands with tears running down her face.

She was alone, again.

Her hair was matted against her skin, and her bitten-down fingernails were encrusted with dried blood.

Katniss could not seem to get the blood off of her hands.

Her salty tears weaved their way down her olive-toned face, her clothes were ripped and she was sure that she looked like a mad woman.

And perhaps, she was.

As quickly as the night seemed to have gone by, there was a knock on the door.

Katniss braced herself, she didn't know who it might be. It could be anyone.

Her heart pounded against her chest as she approached the door.

And with the turn of a knob, her life changed forever.

"Katniss Everdeen, you are under arrest for the murder of Cato Mathers."

Okay so this is the basic outline of the plot. Gives slight background and it will be slightly OOC.

This is the first time I'm doing an AU, so bear with me (:

Anyways, I'm not sure if I should take away the last line and leave it with the 'her life changed forever' or keep the speech.

-this is the working title - title is subject to change-

Chapters will range from 2,000 – 4,000 words, this is short because it's only the prologue.

This is definitely an EVERLARK story (:

So thank you for reading and reviews are appreciated (: Let me know if you want me to continue!