I thought that it would be cool to have a crossover between the Hunger Games and the Nine Lives of Chloe King, so here it is…

Summary: The Hunger Games have a twist…Each district is a different species…What if Peeta really was in love with Katniss since they were little? What if Chloe and Alek realized their feelings sooner? Is someone, besides Katniss, trying to save another from these dreadful games?

The Reaping

KPOV (Katniss)

This is the day I have been dreading all year…My sister, my best friend, and I are waiting for the drawing to see who will fight to the death with a bunch of different species. We are all competing in the Hunger Games. They choose one girl and one boy, between the ages of eleven and eighteen, to compete.

My best friend is Gale and my sister is Prim. They are the most important people in my life and there is a chance one of us can die. This is mine and Gale's fifth time in the reaping…it's Prim's first.

"Kat, do you think I'm going to get picked?"

"Of course not, Prim. This is only your first year. They won't choose you." To help, Gale pat her back comfortingly.

Effie Trinket took her place on the stage with a huge bowl of papers on each side of her. "It is now time to choose who will go into the arena with supernatural beings in the annual Hunger Games," she spoke into the mike on the stage.

We awaited her to call out the girl going into the Hunger Games. These games are very hard and only one person comes out alive. They choose one boy and one girl from each district. There are twelve districts in all; each one being a different species. District 1, offspring of Osiris (God of the Dead); District 2, offspring of Nun (Goddess of Water); District 3, offspring of Nephthys (Protective Goddess of the Dead); District 4, offspring of Seth (God of Chaos); District 5, offspring of Ptah (God of Craftsmen); District 6, offspring of Isis (Helper of People in Need); District 7, offspring of Horus (God of the Sky); District 8, offspring of Amun (God of the Land); District 9, offspring of Sekhmet (Goddess of War); District 10, offspring of Bastet (Cat Goddess), known as Mai; District 11, offspring of Anubis (God of the Dead), known as Jackals; and District 12, humans—that's us.

Many of the other species are closely related so they keep in touch with each other. Humans aren't allowed to speak to other species and vice versa.

Only one human has ever won the Hunger Games, and that is Haymitch, the town's drunk.

Effie slowly reached a hand into the bowl holding the girls' names, taunting us, before she finally snatched a paper and read from it aloud. "Primrose Everdeen." My heart just shattered. It was breaking more and more as I squeezed Prim, refusing to let her go. The men dressed in white came down from the stage toward our direction. I kept telling the men that I volunteer to take her place, but they kept saying I had to wait until the male tribute was chosen. Prim was now standing on the stage next to Effie. My mother rushed to me from the sidelines. She embraced me as tears flowed freely down my cheeks. I could feel her tears hit the back of my neck. I looked toward the stage again to see Prim's cheeks stained with tears of her own. Effie's hand went into the bowl containing the boys' names, tauntingly slow, once again. "Peeta Mellark." The quiet boy from the bakery stepped onto the stage, looking confident. His muscles were pronounced under his shirt. "If there are any people who object these tributes to going into the arena, please speak now."

I stepped forward when Gale held me back by the arm. "Katniss, don't. Please, Catnip," he pleaded with those brown eyes.

"I have to she's my little sister." I stepped closer to the stage and said in a clear voice, "I volunteer as tribute." The look on Effie's face was indescribable.

Prim was shocked also and said, "No, Katniss, I can't let you."

I kept a straight face and acted as if I didn't hear her. "I would like to take the place of female tribute, instead of my sister." Half of the men went to me, the other half to Prim. As she passed me, she threw her arms around my waist and squeezed tight, stroking the tips of my brunette hair. I lightly pet her blonde locks and continued to walk to the stage. Gale looked horrified, my mother was sobbing, and Peeta looked completely stunned. Prim was looking at the ground, her tears staining the cement under her.

PPOV (Peeta)

I couldn't breathe when she called my name. I am most likely going to die in this arena. How can a baker's son, who has never killed or hunted anything in his life, supposed to survive with all of these deadly species? I was shocked when Katniss volunteered. She's choosing to die to save her sister? You have to admire that. I couldn't but notice the heartbroken look on Gale's face, though. It made me wonder if they were ever together.

"I present to you, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, the tributes from District 12," Effie announced.

CPOV (Chloe)

The reaping is here once again. I somehow dodged it for five years. Valentina gracefully jumped to the stage like every year. About nineteen years ago, she won the Hunger Games at age eleven. It is very rare to win at that age but when you are Mai, it is pretty easy. Well, not exactly easy, but humans are usually the first ones to be killed.

I just hope my friends Amy and Paul are safe at their reaping… Mai—any species really—and humans aren't allowed to interact, but while I was in the woods one day, I met two people my age, who are dating and we became best friends. The woods are outside of any district so the people from our districts don't know about it.

Right now, my best friend—besides Amy and Paul—is hugging me, telling me I won't be chosen. His name is Brian and sometimes I wonder if he has a crush on me or something because he always gives me a look filled with love that feels a little more than friendly.

He makes sure that he hugs me in front of Alek to get him pissed. He thinks Alek likes me. I know he doesn't, but I like him, and I am not going to tell Brian about that. Alek and I are good friends, along with his "cousin", Jasmine. Jasmine is also Valentina's daughter. Alek and Jasmine walked up to us and I noticed Alek shoot daggers at Brian for a split second before the evil look disappeared from his features. I lightly blushed and stepped out of Brian's embrace.

"Hello everyone, and welcome to another reaping of the annual Hunger Games. I will now choose the girl who will represent District 10 in the arena of other species, ready to kill." She always made things sound worse and more dreadful. She slowly reached into the bowl containing the names, and closed her eyes tightly. I could tell she was praying for it not to be Jasmine or me. Jasmine is her daughter, so she obviously doesn't want her to go. I am what they call the Uniter. I am supposed to unite the twelve districts together but so far I have lost two lives in the process and I have seven left. Plus, my parents passed away a few years ago, so I live with Jasmine, Valentina, and Alek. Yes, I live with my crush, but I personally think there is nothing wrong with that… She pulled the paper out of the bowl. I watched as her eyes instantly welled up. Her breath caught in her throat as she said solemnly, her voice cracking, "Jasmine Diaz." There were gasps all around the audience. "I'm sorry." She couldn't go on so she just exited the stage silently. On her way to the back of the crowd, she squeezed Jasmine tightly. I saw her in the back sobbing uncontrollably with her friends supporting her. Jasmine hugged the three of us and took her place on stage. Jasmine, Alek, and I all had tears streaming down our faces. Jesse Ricardi—Valentina's replacement for the reaping—took his place in front of us to announce the male tribute.

He reached into the bowl and pulled out a name… "Alek Petrov." My heart just shattered into a thousand pieces. He turned to me and hugged me tight.

He whispered in my ear, "In case I don't come back, I just wanted to say I love you."

"I love you, too," I whispered. He squeezed me tighter and kissed the top of my head. He headed straight to the stage looking confident even though I saw a tear escape.

"If there is anyone who objects please speak now." It was silent for a few seconds. I looked between Valentina and Jasmine and couldn't take it anymore. "Alright then I present to you…"

"Wait!" I screamed at Jesse.

"Yes, Uniter?" he asked me tentatively. I hate it when people say that. I have a name!

"I would like to volunteer as female tribute." I heard gasps and murmurs saying, "the Uniter?" "What is she thinking?" and so many more.

Brian tightened his grip and said, "Chloe, don't do this." He begged me with his eyes.

It wasn't working. "I have to. I can't watch a family get torn apart like mine did. And this is my family. To watch a mother and daughter get separated is one of the worst things you could ever witness. Goodbye, Brian." I walked to the stage with confidence.

"Are you sure, Uniter?"

"Yes, and I wish you would stop calling me that. My name is not Uniter, it is Chloe."

"Chloe," Jasmine and Alek said simultaneously.

"You can't do this," Jasmine demanded.

"I have to. Maybe this is the only chance I get to unite the districts, even if it takes all my lives. Go back to your mother, Jazz. She needs you. She just separated from two thirds of the children she raised so go." I hugged her tightly and pushed her in the right direction. She ran to her mother who attacked her in sobs.

"I present to you…Chloe King and Alek Petrov, the tributes from District 10," Jesse announced. I could still hear Valentina's sobs. Alek came over to my side of the stage to pull me into his warm embrace. I could feel his tears soak my hair. The only thing I hate about going into the arena is that I will be forced to hunt the boy I love.

APOV (Alek)

I am going to be forced to murder the girl I love; I just hope I am not the one who has to though.

Please review! This was a pretty long beginning and it may be a while to get to the actual games but we will see where this goes…

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