A/N: Hey guys! Now if you're here wondering why I haven't updated the vampire academy story, I've just been real busy. With this story I can easily write and type it up at school (in my computer class) But with the vampire academy story I really need the book (which I have on my computer) so yeah. Don't kill be please. Anyways! This story will be in Rue's point of view showing what she was thinking during all this ordeal (at least what I imagine she was thinking) up until her last moments. I have amazing Idea's for this story and I hope you guys like it :) This first chapter is the day before the reaping how I imagine life in District 11 was and just giving backstory. As the story goes one, Most will be from the book, but I might steal a scene or two from the movie :3 ... so..yeah.. Hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I Don't own the hunger games or any of it's characters
I feel the sweat pouring off my face as I reach over, teetering slightly on the branch to grab one of the last apples hanging on the tree. Knowing I'll end up falling if I lean farther, I grab onto a higher branch, swinging onto another, closer branch. I feel my small mouth spread into a grin of pride as I lean over and add the shiny red fruit to my full bag, my other one feeling like it weighs a ton. I look down to see Thresh, my partner for the day, waiting to carry my sack across the field. I feel bad for the long walk he has to make, even if it does lighten my load. He stares up at me, watching as if he expects me to fall and him to capture me.
I hop my way down to a lower branch, sliding my 2 bags off and letting it fall into his waiting arms, him throwing up 2 empty ones. He gives me a small smile and heads off, in a steady jog off into the distance. Thresh doesn't talk much. Everybody says it's just cause him and his sister like to keep to themselves, I think it's cause their still upset over their parents death. I told my parents about this and they got upset, saying I should stay out of other people's business. That's just how it is here, nobody wants to acknowledge that two people sentenced to death for multiple thefts existed. You think they would've took pity on a woman 7 months pregnant, but no, not here. I've heard people say the baby was going to be a girl. Maybe that's why Thresh is always looking at me and the other young girls with a protective look, almost like he wants to protect us like he couldn't protect his younger sister.
My brow knits it's self together like it does when I think too hard, and suddenly a sound makes me spin, I'm sure it's a peace keeper pointing his gun at me for slacking off. I poise myself, to look over a taller branch. My dad always tells me I look like a bird to take flight, which is why he calls me his little Rue Jay, after Blue Jay's. Every time my mother hear's it she rolls her eyes, but my father still thinks it's clever. I snap out of my trance, realizing I'm looking at the flag signaling it's time for the day to end. I smile and look at the tree next to me, the tree where I know my Mocking Jay friends hide.
"Ah Ah Ah Ah" I sing my little four noted tune. Some Mocking Jays that know me well are already flying across the fields, spreading my tune. A lot just stare at me in wonder, their heads slightly tiled. I already hear the people below close enough to hear me sighing in relief, they know this means the work day is done.
"Ah Ah Ah Ah" I repeat, and this time all the Mocking Jays pick up, carrying the tune and bouncing it back and forth, making it sound amazing. I give a joyous laugh then sigh contently, leaning into the branch for a moment to listen to the music. My favorite thing. I open my eyes slowly and slide down the branches, beginning my small journey home.
When I finally do make it home, I find my mother cooking a little bit of grousling and I can practically feel my eyes light up.
"Oh my gosh, some wandered into the field today?!" I say, bouncing up to my father, giving him a kiss on the cheek. I may be a big 12 year old now but I'm still Daddy's little girl. My mother gives a small laugh at my excitement.
"Yes yes yes darling, about 3 wandered into my area this morning, just enough for all of us to have half a bird." She smiles lightly at me.
"I'm making a little bit of bread to go with it, and I even was able to get some cheese with me and your father getting paid today. Now please go get your brother and sisters." I squeal, this will be the most food we've had in months. So I do go get my brother and sisters, bouncing into our small backyard and grabbing all of my 5 younger siblings. Azalea, the oldest, though only 10, Jasmine, who's 7, the twins Daisy and Olive, who just turned 6, and little Laurel, who's barley 5. My younger siblings. I always feel the need to protect them.
"C'mon, mom say's it's time for dinner. Mom's part caught some grousling. They were even able to get some cheese!" I love seeing the look on their little faces, jumping up and running into our small house. I follow after, sitting in one of the few chairs we have, pulling Laurel into my lap.
"Rue honey, I can heat up some water if you would like to take a bath tonight instead of in the morning." My mom says and my heart starts beating a little faster. The Reaping. The Reaping tomorrow. The Reaping in which my name will be in 9 times. I try not to let the panic show on my face.
"Uhm tonight will be fine." I whisper as she sits our bowls in front of us, all with a small piece of grousling, a bit of toasted bread with a small thing of cheese on it. I eat quietly. I shouldn't be nervous tomorrow, there are kids with their names in their way more times then mine. The odds should be in my favor, as the capital always says. Right?
So yeah, first chapter...Love it? Hate it? Think Rue is too OCC? Let me know what you guys think! On another note, I'm thinking of starting and SYOT, so let me know if you guys would enjoy that! Yeah! See ya!
-Lexa