A.N- Radio free death- Well, yes, I intended to add in the Stark family here because I feel they are the best characters in GOT. I'm still beginning to develop the character. She isn't like Katniss. I assure you, you'll see the development of her character in the future chapters.

Tell me what you think of it folks!


Chapter 2-

Brooke P.O.V-

We were made to shake hands and were lead into the Justice building where we were made to sit in separate rooms. I looked around to see the most luxurious room I had ever seen in my whole life. The walls had wallpapers and the windows had curtains and draping's. There was a velvet couch with many other velvet chairs in its vicinity. I sat on the velvet couch and began feeling the smooth material with my fingers.

"Brooke!" Aria screeched and flung herself into my arms. She began sobbing into my shoulder.

"You have three minutes" The peacekeeper voiced in the background.

"Why did you do it, Brooke? You shouldn't have volunteered!"

"There was no way I was letting you go into this monstrosity if I could help it, Ari." I said.

"Brooke, where are you going?" my 5 year old brother, Bran, said looking at me with wide eyes. How could I rip his innocence away from him and reveal to him the barbarity of the world we lived in? I couldn't bring myself to destroy the pure soul of my brother. So, I lied.

"I'm going on a vacation, buddy."

"But you're coming back, right?"

"Of course, I am sweetie!"

"Then why is everyone crying?"

"Bran, don't ask too many questions" My mother strictly spoke behind him.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. I am so sorry you have to go through this" my mother spoke, breaking her calm demeanour.

"It's not your fault, mum. Look after everyone for me, okay?"

She nodded, tears streaming down her pale face. I was then enveloped in a group hug.

"Come back to us." Aria said.

"I will try with all my might to come back. I promise you this."

"Okay"

"Time's up" the peacekeeper said and began dragging my family away from me.

"I love you all so much!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Tears were threatening to make an appearance. No, you've got to look strong, you can cry later. I told myself. Just as I began wondering why my brother, Robb, hadn't visited me yet, he came into the room.

"Brooke! I am so sorry!" he said and pulled me into another one of his rib-crushing hugs. I felt so safe and protected in his chest, I didn't want to let go.

"You can do this. You're fast, you're strong, and you're good with knives, axes and spears."

"I can't kill, brother"

"You've killed too many animals to count"

"But those were animals, not children."

"How much more different can it be?"

"I don't want to talk about this right now."

"Wear this as your token, alright?" he said handing me my grandmother's old chain. It had a lapis lazuli pendent in it. It had been passed down in my family since before the dark days.

"Okay"

"I love you so much, Brooke."

"I love you too, Robb"

"Time's up." The peacekeeper said and began leading my brother away from me.

"Come back to me, Brooke."

"I will" I said. I didn't know if I could keep up this promise but I would try as hard as I could to get back to them. I wondered who else would come to visit me.

"Brooke!" Peeta gasped as I flung myself into his chest.

"I'm so sorry, Brooke!"

"It's not your fault, Peet. Look after my family for me, won't you?"

"You know I will, Brookie"

"Don't let Aria and Bran watch the games. Take them to the bakery and make them knead dough, or something. Distract them."

He nodded and said, "Come back home, Brookie."

"I'll try, Peet" I said and watched him leave the room.

The door opened again. "Brooke, I'm going to miss you so much. Please, come back" Elli said and hugged me tightly. I felt her tears wetting my dress.

"I'll try, Elli"

"Okay" she said and sobbed into my shoulder until she was led away by the peacekeepers.

Just when I thought there would be no more visitors, Katniss walked into the room.

"It was very brave, what you did. Stupid, but brave" she said and hugged me. Well, this was unexpected, we were never close.

"Thanks, I guess?"

"Could you please bring him home to me?" she said. Wait, what? She came in here to ask me to try to bring her boyfriend back? I felt my body turn rigid and move away from her. I was enraged.

"You came in here to ask me to bring your boyfriend back? Do you hear yourself right now? Do you even minutely realise how selfish you sound?"

"I love him, Brooke. I can't live without him."

"And just because you can live without me, I can die? GET OUT!"

She flinched and opened her mouth to protest.

"GET OUT OF HERE, NOW!" I screamed furiously. She began walking towards the door slowly with tear streaked cheeks. It was obvious I had hurt her, but I didn't care. I began breathing deeply and focused on calming my nerves.


Gale POV-

Great! Now I've got to play in the Hunger Games with my best friend's cousin! I had seen her in Hob today with her brother. Looks like she goes to the woods too. Where else would she have been able to hunt those squirrels and rabbits? I had seen the game when she'd given it to Greasy Sae. Shot right through the right eye. I didn't know which weapon she used but I knew she was skilful in atleast one of them. A formidable enemy and a possible ally. I would see her private session score and decide on that I guess. Just when I was in the midst of my thoughts, the door opened and my family walked in. My mother's cheeks looked tear stained but it looked like she was trying to be strong for the rest of them. Rory and Vick tackled me into a bear hug and began crying into my shirt.

"Gale, where are you going?" my little sister, Posy asked me.

"I'm going away on a vacation sweetie. I'll be back before you know It.", I replied. I didn't want to submit her into the harsh reality of our world. I would make sure she could stay in her own happy world with fairies and magic as long as I could.

"You promise?" she asked holding out her little pinkie finger.

"I promise" I said and loped my pinkie around hers. I knew that was a promise I couldn't make but I would try as hard as humanly possible to get back home to my family.

"Gale, you can do this." Rory said.

"We believe in you, Gale" Vick said.

"Thanks guys. Rory, you've got to be the man of the house now. Look after everyone until I come back, alright? Katniss will show you how to hunt. She'll help you, okay?"

"Okay" he said.

"I'm so sorry about this, Gale" mom said and hugged me.

"You've got nothing to apologize for, Ma"

"Your father would be proud of the man you've become, Gale Hawthorne. Don't lose yourself in the arena, alright?"

"I won't, Ma"

'I love you", she said and hugged me. She knew that that hug professed my love for her.

"Time's up" the peacekeeper said and began leading them out of the room.

"I love you all" I billowed at the top of my lungs.

The next visitor surprised me. I had seen him around the Seam various times doing his best to look after his family. I admired him and followed his footsteps once my dad had died in the mines. I never thought he'd come visit me when his own sister was reaped into the games. After all, only one of us could come out of the Arena alive.

"Hi, I'm Robb" he said.

"I know. Why are you here? No offence, but shouldn't you be visiting your sister instead?"

"I'm going to visit her next; I just wanted to speak to you."

"Okay?" I said suspiciously.

"Can you promise not to kill my sister in the Arena? Please?" he asked desperately. That's when I saw how helpless he felt. He couldn't protect his sister in the Games; he was too old to volunteer for me. So he helplessly had to see his sister being taken into the clutches of the Capitol for their entertainment. That was exactly how I'd probably feel if Posy was reaped into the Games.

"I promise you I won't kill her unless it's absolutely necessary. I don't want to become the social pariah who killed his own district partner. If I have any other choice, I won't kill her."

"I guess that's better than nothing." He said and began walking away. "Oh, and Hawthorne, I'll make sure your family has enough to eat." he said and walked away.

That was what surprised me the most. He had his own family to feed and now that his sister was gone, he was on his own. And yet he told me he'd help my family.

The next visitor was equally unexpected. Leilani, the girl I took to the slag heap last week came in and leapt into my arms. She began sobbing into my shirt. I was surprised. I had made it clear that that night was a no-strings-attached one-off.

"I'm so sorry, Gale." She said.

"It's okay" I barely managed to say when she assaulted my lips with hers. She began pulling off my pants and my hands somehow managed to pull up her skirts. Her whole body pressed into mine as her hips began rolling into mine. Well, atleast I was going into the Capitol sexually satisfied.

We pulled away from each other once we had both reached our climax and had barely been able to look unsusceptible when the peacekeeper came in and lead her away. I had a smile on my lips thinking about how she had thrown herself at me.

Katniss finally walked in. She ran into my arms and began sobbing into my chest.

"You can do this, Gale. You can hunt, you can survive."

"I'll try, Katniss. Look after them for me. Teach Rory how to hunt. Robb said he'd help but I don't know to what extent he'll be able to help."

"Robb said he'd help? Wow! I hadn't expected that."

"Me neither"

"He's a decent guy. They all are. I wish I'd made more of an effort to know them."

"You still can"

"Whatever"

"Time's up" the peacekeeper said and began to shove her out of the room.

"Gale, I-". I probably would never get to know the end of that sentence. All due to the goddamn Capitol and their barbaric Games!

Just when I thought I was done with visitors, Madge, the mayor's daughter came in. I had always been mean to her because she was from the Town. She never had to starve and try to just barely scrape by. She never knew the hardships of life that I had had to face after my father's death. I guess I might have taken it out on the wrong person After all; it was the Capitol's fault, not her's.

"They let you wear one thing in the Arena to remind you of home. Would you please wear this?" she said and gave me the gold pin I had seen on her dress this morning when we'd delivered strawberry's at her house. It was a ring with a mockingjay at the centre. In the mockingjay's beak was an arrow.. I couldn't believe I was getting a free pin! Sweet!

"Okay"

"Good luck, Gale" she said and surprised me by pulling me into a hug. This day was full of the unexpected! She then ran out of the room. That is one weird girl!