Okay some things you need to know!

First off this is like my first proper fan fiction I've written so I apologise over grammar mistakes and whatever. I also want to warn that there will be boyxboy eventually since I'm a huge Hijack fan but I want to build it up and not go straight into romance.

My fan fiction is related to the hunger games!

I admit Im not a huge fan of the hunger games but i do love the story line and I've only just started to read the first book so don't dis me if i get things wrong since this is my fan fiction and i will change some things.

I might possibly have to make some OC's to make my story work, unless you want me to add some characters in then drop me a review. Please post reviews if you want more because I will only continue the next chapter if I get positive views!

One last thing I have made Angus a human because I couldn't think of anyone better to use. Also I couldn't think of Merida's last name so I made it up so I'm going to have to do that with Repunzal in the next chapter to.

P.s. My story is inspired by Kai1234 from her Clever, cunning, brave and loyal story.

From the treaty of treason

In penance for their uprising each district will offer up a male and female between the ages of 12 and 18 at a public "Reaping"

These tributes shall be delivered to the custody of the Capitol.

And then transferred to a public arena where they will fight to the death, until a lone victor remains.

Henceforth and forevermore this pageant will be known as the Hunger games.

Merida's POV

Once again I awoke startled from falling out of bed, this was a usual event in the mornings. Although it wasn't impossible to wake up on the floor every morning when sharing a 4ft bed with your young three triplet brothers. They all fidget so much even when I dream I feel sea sick.

I looked outside the window, the grounds looked clear and for once clean from people. Since today was the reaping people would make most of there day off by having a lie in. Not me, I have mouths to feed, three brothers a mother and a crippled father. Yeah, battering a rouge dragon single handedly wasn't his best idea. Oh, did I forget to tell you? Down here in district 12 we have dragons. But thats another story.

Once I was dressed I ran out the door before the others awoke. I stopped at the wired fence that kept District 12 enclosed. I listened carefully to see if the wired fence was switch on, usually you could hear a slight buzz if it was on a high voltage, but today I couldn't hear a thing. I crawled underneath the fence where it was indented, parts of the fence was missing and it had been like that for a few years. Making it easy access for me to get free to hunt.

Once I was threw I ran across the meadow and into the forest, being aware of any poisonous snakes or lurking dragons that may surround me. I picked up my bow and arrows that I kept in a hollow log. It wasn't long before I spotted a doe, she was grazing close by and I kept low in the long grass and shrubs. I put my arrow in place and pulled on the bow string, I was about to shoot my target when a twig was stood on snapping it. There went my hunt running through the woods.

I looked back at the culprit who'd stood on the twig. It was a tall muscular black haired boy wearing a dirty white jacket, "My bad" He grinned at me. I rolled my eyes, fore this boy was my hunting partner, Angus.

"Aye, Don't worry about it Angus, it was only the first deer I'd seen in a year" I said coldly.

"Alright, so say you did hit it. What was you planning to do with that after you killed it. Can't exactly take that through the District without anyone seeing you" As much as it annoys me to say he's right, but he's right! The fact is we shouldn't be out here and when we do come out here we can only sell our stuff on the black market, since if the officials caught us, we'd be executed.

"Anyway, I brought you something." Angus rummaged threw his pocket to pull out a piece of bread.

"Thanks, what did it cost you?" I said before breaking it in half and giving him a piece.

He took the bread and we both sat down in the forest to eat it. "Just a squirrel, I think the guy took pity on me this morning, even wished me good luck" Angus shrugged and took a bite, treasuring every bite he took.

I nodded and took a bite of mine. Suddenly Angus spoke. "Oh I almost forgot, happy Hunger Games!" He said in using a Capitols accent. I couldn't help but smirk and join in.

"And may the odds be ever in your favour" I smirked at him as we both finished our bread. I would say I'm a good hunter and a lot of people knew it too, me and Angus have been hunting together for a couple of years now, He too is a great hunter and his not to bad with the girls either. But in all honestly I have never seen Angus as my type. His more like an older brother to me, and yes i do get jealous of other girls swooning after him, but only because his my hunting partner and if he were to get a wife then that could change a lot of things.

"C'mon" Angus stood once he finished his bread. "Lets go get something for tonight." After the reaping there is usually a big feast where we all eat to celebrate none of our families was elected for the reaping. Whilst the ones who's families did get elected ca coon themselves in their houses. We eventually made it down by the lake to catch some fish. Angus used a net he made of mesh and string to catch the fish with, whilst I used my bow and arrow. After rounding up half a dozen fish we began to walk back to the District.

Once we was back in the District we halved our hunt and traded it in for whatever good deals we could get. I traded mine in for a loaf of bread, herbs and a small piece of cheese. Whilst Angus traded his in for a loaf of bread and a couple of apples, which he was fond of. We said our goodbyes and wished each other good luck for the reaping before returning home. I could tell Angus was more nervous than normal.

You see if you want a years supply of oil and grain you can opt your name in more than once. This year my name has been put into the reaping twenty times, whilst Angus has been put in for forty times, since he has five people to feed.

As I walked into the house the boys where wide awake and lively, I had to give them credit even though it was a depressing time for our District they still seemed to put a smile on my face. But what would they know, there only eight so they don't need to worry about the reaping just yet. Here was Hamish chasing Hubert with dirty hands from playing with coal and Harris was just sitting upside down on our worn torn couch.

"Boys!" Yelled from a stressed and tired looking mother. "I have had enough! Can you please just sit still and be quiet!" All three looked at each other and sat on command. Mother let out a sigh in relief. "Thank you" She whispered. But she spoke to soon because soon enough Harris did an accident roley poley off the couch and the other two decided to join in.

Mother sighed and came across to me where I was putting away the groceries. "Now, it's time to make you look beautiful" She said as she laid her hands around my face and kissed my forehead. Mother didn't enjoy me going out to hunt, in fact she hated it mainly because she wanted me to go out and get a proper job like all the other girls in the District did. But I couldn't help it I loved going out into the forest, it was a sense of freedom.

I sat on a chair in my bedroom which I shared with my brothers. Mother was brushing my hair in silence for a while before she broke the silence. "Once we have feasted tonight I think you should go into the bakery tomorrow morning and ask for a job, I saw a sign on the window yesterday saying they need cleaners" I didn't say anything.

"Besides think of the new people you would meet and-" I soon enough cut her off.

"Stop it…" I said clenching my fists onto the dress, Mother had lent me which was one of her own. It was green with yellow ribbons around the waist. I looked hideous. Mother was still brushing my ginger curly hair.

"It wouldn't harm you to pick up some new skills" She had complete ignored me. Once she finished clipping my hair up I stood up quickly, infect it was so quick I thought I might have ripped the dress.

"Will you stop pretending nothings going on!" I said a bit louder than I was meant to. "We've been over this so many times! I'm a hunter mother and I know you don't like it but that's the only way this family will survive! Because if I'm picked today then you have to buckle up, because I'm the only one who takes care of this family!" I was panting from how angry I had got and breathed in and out slowly to calm myself down.

"Merida…" She whispered and I just shook my head not wanting to listen no more. Besides, it was now time to make it to the reaping. I looked at myself in the cracked mirror and didn't approve, I hated wearing dresses. I felt so stupid. I opened the door of the bedroom to where my father stood. He was a huge man with an artificial metal leg, which was black from working in the mines. I looked up at his ginger bearded face, his face looked sad and I wasn't sure if it was sad from hearing me and mother bickering or the fact today was the day of the reaping.

I smiled a reassuring smile at him and then walked past, I gave each boys a kiss on the head and told them to behave whilst I walked out the house towards the grounds where the reaping was being held. Once I was at the grounds we where lined up into gender and age order and stood before the stage. My family watched from the stands and I could see them because of my father and brothers instinctive hair colour.

I looked around over toward where the boys stood and saw Angus looking over at me, we gave each other a reassuring nod and smile before turning our attention at the stage where the Mayor of our district gave the introduction of the Hunger games. On stage sat two other people, one named Gothel who smiled very brightly but came across false. The other was a man whose name was Gobber, he was a previous winner from the Hunger games who won a few years back.

Gothel soon enough took over from the Mayor still showing a bright smile on her lips. She wore a bright pink blouse over the top of a faded pink dress and monstrous high hills. She looked even stupider than how I felt in my dress. "Right, Now let's begin." She said, still smiling, she walked over to the left hand side of the stage where a big fish bowl was held with names in. "Like always, ladies first" As she dived her hand in you could feel the girls around me hold their breaths.

Gothel picked out a name and brought it out of the bowl, she held it before her eyes before reading it out with that stupid smile on her face.

"Merida Stephens"

I felt the blood from my face rush down to my toes, I felt physically sick. Everybody looked back at me so it was obvious to who Merida Stephens was. I slowly dragged my feet throughout the crowd and onto the stage. "Ah Merida!" Gothel said putting a hand round my back. "So how old are you dear?" It took me a while to answer because I was still in shock, she said my name again when I came back into focus.

"S… sixteen" I said trying to hold back my tears which I was doing well in but my throat had a lump in and I think if she made me say one more word then I'd explode. Luckily enough she moved on.

"So there we have our first contestant from District 12" She said but suddenly I zoned out again as I stared over to my family where my mother was sobbing and my father's face was just hanging open in shock too. Gothel continued talking whilst I just thought about my family, how are they going to survive? The boys are to young to hunt and father has his mining job which he already struggles with his fake leg. I looked over at Angus and his eyes looked distraught. Finally I heard Gothel announcing the next victim.

"Hiccup Haddock"