NOTE: This is my first story in so please be kind & review :') This is NOT a Clato story, and I changed a few things. And I know Clove is supposed to be a scary and brutal tribute, but I wanted to write something different about her. And yes, its a Clove & D3 boy fanfic, I've been shipping them for a while now.

Chapter 1

Clove

I'm in this train right now with Cato, my district partner. He's more than that, he's been my friend for years. I'm three years younger than him. I just turned 15 and he has been 18 for a while now. He has always look after me as a brother and I appreciate him for that. I was raised in District 2, place of masonry, I never grew up like a normal kid would. Since I was about eight years old, I enjoyed throwing knives at targets. My parents would put me in the Career Academy and I was rewarded for being the best knife thrower there was in my class. Now today has been the Reaping Day for the 74th Annual Hunger Games. Most people in my district thinks I'm brutal and cruel to most people, but deep down, I'm not. Cato's probably the toughest guy in our district. Yes, I would love to be the victor for District 2. It's never a surprise if someone volunteers for you in the Reaping. The guys were first, and Cato volunteered right away after some beginner 12 year old boy was reaped. This would be Cato's last chance to play in the Games, so let it be. The escort of District 2 was some perky woman with some blue eye shadow and a lime green dress, her name was Shelly. She picked a card from the bowl and says out loud my name. I put a grin on my face when most of the girls around me turned to see me. I was hoping for someone to volunteer for me, but they didn't so I guess the odds were not that much in my favor today. I stepped to the stage and I stood next to Cato as we were represented for the tributes of District 2. Now Cato and I are just sitting down in the couch with our mentors, Brutus and Lyme. After a while, we got to look at the Reapings from the other eleven districts. District 1 showed a tall, muscular guy just like Cato who volunteered as well. A perky, blonde teen was reaped and she smiled as she went up the stage.

"That girl looks hot." Cato commented. I looked at him like what the hell, he was never that much of a lover, but a fighter. I shook his comment off my mind and continued to watch the television. Next was our reaping so I could've cared less. Now came in District 3, which was the technology district. The girl was reaped first. She looks tall because of her legs, damn now I think I feel jealous since I get insecure for my height. She seems scrawny and a weakling. She looks easy to take down. She sort of stumbled upon the steps to the stage. The escort announced the name, "Felix Delle." He has brown hair and tan skin. It was just a few seconds later, until a voice cried out, "I volunteer as tribute!" The volunteer boy looked around my age and he had dark hair and wasn't so masculine, but he wasn't so scrawny like his partner. He takes a a small amount of air to breathe in and walks up shyly to the stage to stand next to his partner. "What's your name dear?" The escort asked him, "Plasmic Acer." He answered quietly. Brutus told Cato and I to only get involved with the Careers and I agreed, until I saw the boy from three. I sometimes hear in the news that District 3 is one of the engineering and most smartest districts of Panem. Maybe this Plasmic kid is smart enough for the Careers. But I kept my opinion to myself after I watched all of the reapings. The Careers from 4 seems a little off. The girl, her name is Marine and she seems strong enough. It's just the boy, his hair looked funny to me. It's all curly and frizzy like. He looks about 12 years old, I don't know about him. The ginger from 5 looks sneaky. The guy from 11, Thresh is his name, would fit in the Careers pack perfectly. His partner, who looks so tiny next to him, is exactly like the boy from 4. It finally came down to 12, and a young girl was reaped, until someone like her older sister volunteered for her place. I mean, literally, she made some dramatic scene. And then this blond teenager was reaped as well. The television turned off by Lyme. "Did I ever tell you two that District 4 is an Option-Career District? Meaning that not everyone has to really train in the Academy. To be honest, most citizens in 4 thinks it's not a good idea." Lyme had explained to us.

"So that means, the only Career Districts are 1 & 2?" I asked her.

"Yes, Clove you're right."

I nodded my head as an okay to her. "Now Cato and Clove, we're almost at the capitol. There's gonna be cameras everywhere so smile big and look confident, 'k?" Brutus told us and we nodded our heads as in agreement. We got ourselves ready to leave the train and I have to remember to tell Cato about the guy from 3. It has never occurred to my mind why I feel the need for Plasmic to be in the Careers pack. But then I have to remind myself, this is The Hunger Games. It's not a time to become attached to strangers.

END.