Pilot

Disclaimer: I don't own the Hunger Games only my OC characters and my own plot.

Another year, another reaping, the whole District stood anxiously in front of District Four's justice building. A cool sea breeze blowing through the air. Lily Rivers licks her lips as she thought of the sea; she would give anything to just be out in the water letting all her worries just drifting out with the tide.

"Welcome to the 74th Annual Hunger Games Reaping ceremony and may the odds be ever in your favour." Kit Mabel, District fours escort said into the microphone. Her hair was bright green this year opposed to last year when her hair was canary yellow. Lily watched the all too familiar video play on a large screen. "I just love that" Kit said as the video finished. "Right well let's see who the female tribute would be this year." Her long manicured hand whipped into the bowl and stirred the papers around.

Lily squeezed her eyes shut and held her breath praying her name wouldn't be pulled out. If she survived this year she only had to go through one more reaping before she would be free from the Hunger Games.

"Lily Rivers." Lily pinched her arms lightly hoping to wake up from a horrible dream that she had dreamt nights leading up to today but it wasn't this was reality. Most of the people she walked past looked at her with pity in their eyes but she could see the relief in there as well.

"Now for the boys," Kit said when Lily stood beside her on the stage, her hand dug back into the bowl and Lily could see the sea in the background she looked at it longingly knowing she would probably never see it again.

"Roe Smith," Roe was a small twelve year old boy who lived a few houses from Lily and their Father's worked together. The look on Roe's face was pure fear, Lily locked eyes with her Brother, and Kai had always said that if Lily had gotten reaped that he would volunteer to protect her. Just as she saw Kai step forward another voice sounded.

"I volunteer as Tribute." Nile O'Connor stepped forward making his way to the stage. Lily recognised Nile as one of the boys who worked down on the harbour boats; he was sixteen or so and was rather built.

"Ladies and Gentlemen Districts four's Tributes," Kit cheered the crowd cheered along mostly because they were relieved that they were not picked.

Lily sat patiently in the room the peacekeepers had guided her to after pulling her off the stage. Not long after her Mother, Father and twin Brother burst into the room. Her Mother quickly engulfed her into a tight bear hug and silently cried into her shoulder.

"My poor baby,"

"Mum it's alright." Lily pattered her Mothers back; Lily's Mother pulled back and then hugged her Father.

"You'll be fine baby girl, just get your hands on a set of knifes or a sword and remember what I taught you." Lily's Father had been paranoid his Twins would get reaped into the games so since they had turned twelve and had survived their first reaping he had taught them the basic survival skills and how to wield some weapons so that if they had been reaped they would go in with a fighting chance.

"Come home Lily." Kai said seriously before pulling her into a tight hug.

"I'll try my hardest." Tears finally started to fall from Lily's eyes as she looked into her sea green eyes the same as hers.

"No, none of that I'll try crap, promise me Lily, promise me you will come home to me and don't you dare break it." Kai said fiercely, Lily knew that Kai was frustrated at the fact that he hadn't been able to Volunteer that there was nothing he could do now to protect his sister.

"I love you Kai," Lily whispered kissing her brothers cheek; it broke Lily's heart to say goodbye to her Kai. Kai was not only her brother but her twin, her best friend, her soul mate and she hoped that she would see Kai again, because Lily couldn't bear the thought of living without him so she could understand the heart break Kai would feel if he lost her.

"Take this," Kai handed her his silver sterling chain necklace. He then took the water drop off my charm bracelet and clipped in on the thick chain. "You can take something from your district, it's not much but it'll remind you of what you have to do."

"It's perfect." The peacekeepers came in and escorted Lily's family out.

Lily clipped on the silver chain and sit on the bench waiting for the peace keepers to escort her to the train.

A/N: I know this is a slow chapter and it does not introduce much except Lily and her family but I wanted to open the story with Lily's reaping. I hope that I wrote the interaction with Lily and Kai okay, I don't have a twin personally but they always intrigued me and the other day I read a story about twin who we're reaped and it was heart breaking in the end but I how would it affect them if only one was reaped.

Please Read and Review, I should get the next chapter out either tonight or tomorrow.

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