Hello everyone! This is my first Hunger Games story and I will continue it if enough people like it :) so please review and such if you do!

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Chapter 1: The Reaping

Kitty Ryder was a twelve year old girl from district 10, the district known for their livestock and as one of the poorest. She had long, waist-length dishwater blonde hair and bright amber eyes. She was a bit small for her age but not bad.

Kitty lived a rather simple life. Her father and mother owned a goat farm along with some sheep by a mountainous region. Along with her fifteen year old brother, Lion, they helped care for the farm. Lion had the same hair as Kitty but reached an inch below his shoulder and was usually pulled back in a low ponytail. His eyes were a milk chocolate brown unlike Kitty's. He was of good height for his age and had some muscle on him thanks to his work on the farm. They along with everyone else in the district was impoverished. Most of the livestock they raised went to the Capitol. If anyone was found to keep anything that wasn't 'rightfully theirs' they were whipped brutally. It wasn't the best life but they were alive. That's all that mattered.

Kitty along with Lion enjoyed going to the mountains near the border during free time. Lion enjoyed practicing his martial arts there. He had trained his self when no one was watching as a child. He didn't know why he practiced so hard, maybe just in case he was ever reaped for the Hunger Games, but he did anyways. When Kitty was younger she had begged her brother to teach her as well, pointing out the games as a reason, and Lion obliged. Now, they were both great at it and used it as a type of sibling bonding.

One day they were in town heading back to the farm when they were approached by a thirteen year old boy named Coty. He was a friend of both Kitty and Lion as they had grown up together. He was the only other person who knew of their martial arts training. Coty had wild dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was of fair build and had a nice personality. His father was a veterinarian and Coty wanted to become one as well when he grew up.

"Hey you guys. How're you doing?" Coty asked.

Lion smiled, "Just fine. About to head back to the farm. Want to come with?" Coty nodded his head and walked beside Kitty. Lion noticed that the two had been getting closer lately even if they themselves had not. Lion just smiled and continued on.

Once they got to the house they went into Kitty's room. Lion sat down in a chair while Kitty and Coty sat on the bed. "So the reaping for this year's 73rd games is happening tomorrow right?" Coty said.

Kitty and Lion nodded their heads.

Coty looked over to Kitty, "You turned twelve this year so this'll be your first year to be potentially pulled from the glass ball."

Kitty shuddered, "Don't remind me."

"Don't worry, Sis. You should be fine. The odds of your name being pulled are technically fairly low. You haven't added your name in more times for more rations like others in the district have and this is your first time so your name has only been entered once."

Kitty smiled and nodded. "Yeah. That is true."

Yet for some reason she couldn't let go of an uneasy feeling in her stomach.


The next morning, Kitty and Lion along with the rest of the kids ages 12-18, their families, and everyone else filed into the town square. After saying goodbye to their parents they met Coty and went into the roped off area. Kitty had to say goodbye to the two when they were sorted from oldest to youngest. They waited for a little while for the District 10's escort. The waiting only made the three of them even more nervous, especially Kitty. She just couldn't make that uneasy feeling go away no matter how hard she tried. She just wanted this to be all over with so that she could go back home.

Eventually the escort came out of the court house building and went up to the podium. The woman had bright blue hair and wore a bright blue poofy dress with gems all over. She wore white makeup all over her skin and had glitter everywhere. There was no mistake that she was from the Capitol.

"Welcome, welcome everyone to District 10's reaping for the 73rd hunger games!" she began in a shrilly voice, "My name is Elia, your escort for the two lucky winners. This is always one of my favorite parts of the games. Now without further ado, happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor! Ladies first!"

Elia went over to the female glass ball and stuck her hand inside. After shifting around for a few seconds, she grabbed a paper and took it out. She walked back over to the podium and opened the slip. Kitty began to fidget and sweat.

"And now, the female tribute for District 10 will be…." Kitty swallowed the lump in her throat.

"Kitty Ryder!"


And that's the first chapter! If you liked it please fav/follow and review your thoughts even if you didn't like it as long as it isn't too mean. Thanks for reading!