I'm back! Wow, I didn't realize how short the first chapter was… sorry about that! Anyway, here's chapter 2!

District 1

"I volunteer as tribute!"

Zuko shoved his way through the dense crowd that made up almost all of District 1's population. His traditional firebending attire made him blend in quite well, so it was almost a surprise for lots of people when he shoved his way through. The District's announcer, Roy Macburr, had already showed the small boy who was originally chosen as tribute off of the stage, making room for Zuko. The girl tribute looked very comfortable up on stage; she was smiling and waving, her single braid waving back and forth with every movement of her head. Her pink outfit looked like something from out of a circus, which, some say, was where she was originally from before she came to Panem.

Zuko took all of this in as he made his way onto stage. He had been preparing for this moment all of his life. Cheers rang out in the crowd for District 1's new tribute. He smiled and held his hands up, showing his pride and arrogance. However, Zuko didn't feel arrogant. If anything, he felt like he wanted to back off stage and hide somewhere away from prying eyes. But he knew he couldn't- not when his honor was hanging by a single thread, ready to break. His father was watching right now, and he couldn't screw this up.

"Well lookie here folks, another volunteer for District 1!" Roy said, holding out his hands towards Zuko in acknowledgement. Then, turning to Zuko, he asked, "What's your name, young man?"

"Zuko." The firebender said, true pride in his voice. He raised his brown eyes to the sky, looking at his own image on the screen facing the stage. He stood there for a while as the announcer took his time to explain the things that everyone had heard at least 10 times, and his eyes began scanning the wild crowd for one person in particular- his sister, Azula. It took a while, but he finally caught her eye, which was black and cold as night. He shivered, immediately looking in a different direction, wishing that he hadn't looked in the first place. Azula gave him chills, and he wasn't the only one. Even by her own standards she was a monster. It was no wonder why their father, Ozai, President of Panem, adored her.

"Give it up for Zuko and Ty Lee!" Roy called out, clapping along with the rest of District 1. He moved out of the tributes' way as they soaked up Panem's attention, smiling and waving. One word ran through Zuko's head, over and over again: honor, honor, honor! For now both of the tributes were potentially unaware of the dark and disturbing future that would haunt their dreams later, awaiting them in the Games.

As I said before, sorry for the shortness- but I assure you (hopefully) that when the Games actually begin the chapters will get much longer. Anyways, reviews are always appreciated! I'll get onto chapter 3 as soon as I can!