Forever, But it's Never Now

by Brit-stories

Begins on the day that the first Hunger Games book begins, and Katniss and /Four are 16 and Tris and Peeta are 14. When Katniss leaves for the Hunger Games Gale begins to Tris how to hunt until Tris volunteers for her little cousin two years later. Tris' dad died in the same mine explosion as Katniss' dad. Thanks to OnlyHuman1423 for helping me come up with the title.

1. Chapter 1

KATNISS POV I wake up and slip my feet into my hunting boots and put on my hunting jacket and head out the door. My name is Katniss Everdeen and I live in Distritct 12, the coal mining district. I am 16 years old and Prim, my little sister is 12 years old and we live with our mother. Our father died when I was 7 in a mine explosion. I now hunt illegally outside of the district. I am now in the meadow and i find the weak spot in the fence. I crawl under the fence and find my bow and arrows hidden in a hollow log. I HEad to our rock. THe rock that Gale and I always meet up on. Today is Reaping Day so there were no coal miners walking to work. Today the tributes will be chosen for the Hunger Games. 73 years ago, thhe districts rebelled against the capital and after the capital won the war by destroying Distric 13, they created the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a yearly tradition. 2 teenagers from each of the districts, one boy and one girl, are reaped into the Hunger Games. When you turn 12, you become eligable for the Hunger Games. Your name is written on a piece of paper and put into the reaping bowl. When you are 13, your name is added once more, and so on. you can also add your names more times by signing up for tesserae, when you get bread and oil for your family. You csn put your name in an extra time for each family member and it accumulates over the years. I refused to let Prim sign up for tesserae though.

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We are all standing with our age groups when Effie Trinket comes out onto the stage.
"Hello everybody. Today is a very special day. Now, because this is a yearly speech, and the Capital wants to cut down the broadcast time, we have been asked not to make it. So, as I always say, May the odds be ever in your favor." Effie walks over to the girls bowl. Im thinking 'not me, not me , not me.' Effie walks back to the microphone.
"Primerose Everdeen."
'Shit.' Prim slowly begins to walk up, and i push my way to the center aisle.
"I volenteer as tribute!" Prim tries to stop me, but Gale comes over and pulls Prim away. I go up to the stage.
"Oh my. This is very excitong. What is your name?"
"Katniss Everdeen."
"Why, I bet my buttons that was your sister."
i nod solemnly. Someone takes three fingers, places them on their lips and raises them, as does the rest of the crowd. It is a special good-bye fore a loved one. I didnt think i was loved by the whole district. Then, Effie comes over with the paper that will tell everyone who is leaving with me.
"Tobias Eaton."
He walks, almost uns, up to the stage. We shake hands and are lead into the Justice building.

I hope you all liked the first chapter, and i will update soon I promise. Please let me know how i am doing because this is my first crossover and if i get good feedback, I will write another one.