A/N: As pointed out by anonymous reviewer katniss101, the female POV parts of the first chapter were the beginning of each book (Katniss' was all from the book). And yes, I did do that on purpose! ;) Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.

Also, the more reviews posted, the longer the chapter will (most likely) be! So, say I got like 10 reviews for after this chapter, then it'll be at least twice the length of this chapter. I say at least because this one is short. There wasn't much to add before the reaping, and I wanted the reaping to be a separate chapter because it'll be longer.

Now, let's get back to where we left off. The D3 readings have just concluded with Peeta puking after both he and his crush (Bella - I think we knew that by now) were reaped, and Katniss is just entering the woods, with Edward following her. Where shall we go? How about back to Katniss and Edward…

D4 Male POV - Edward

She climbed under the fence, after pausing a moment, like she always does. We only had about an hour before we had to leave to get ready for the reaping. When I say we, I mean her and I, although she never knows I'm here.

I watch her take the bow her father made her, and a few arrows, out of the hollow tree she stashes them in. She slowly jogs to her usual hunting spot, and I have no problems keeping up. On the way I slowly herd a deer towards her, so that if she's reaped this year, at least she can use the deer to trade ahead of time for some food. Then I realize how stupid I am, she'll just have to leave earlier if she shoots the deer now. So I move it back away, and mentally remember where it was.

I find a few rabbits that weren't caught in her snares or were left alone by Katniss because she was hunting other animals. I snatch them up and drain them, then quickly hide them inside of tree hollows so that other animals don't steer clear of me.

She goes to the lake, the one her father showed her, and digs up katniss roots, then goes to fry them up in the little cabin by the lake. I decide to go back for that deer, move it over towards Katniss so that on the way back she sees it; then I leave and go home to get ready for the reaping.

It's my last year in the reaping, technically. It should've been my last year about five decades ago. I've been living in Panem since almost the beginning of the Hunger Games. Every ten or twenty years, I let myself go with the mud from the lake; less baths, and painting it on to look like age lines; then, when I feel like I'm "old" enough, I "die" and live in the woods for a bit. Finally, after the full rotation of generations, I "move in from the Capitol" because I lost my job as a child prodigy _. It's actually worked pretty well. This will be my 6th and final year in the reaping this time through. Surprisingly enough, I haven't been reaped in all 57 years that I've lived here. This year is the 62nd Hunger Games. Thank God it's not a Quarter Quell; last Quell was twice as many people. At least I was "dead" or I would've been reaped for sure. I'm fairly certain that the Capitol knows about me and would've found a way to make sure I was reaped.

I get back to the house and go upstairs to my room to change. I find a nice deep forest green collared shirt that will compliment my skin tone nicely. I can tell Katniss can't wait to trade and get the reaping over with. Oh, I see she found that deer. Good for her. I go downstairs after running a comb through my hair and finding matching pants and shoes. The only reason I have nicer clothing is because I saved them from when I lived in Forks before all of the destruction. Life was so terribly boring there. Nothing ever happened. At least it wasn't lonely there, though. I don't know what happened to the rest of the clan after the apocalypse.

D4 Female POV

I go to trade the deer that was around the cottage at the Hob, and Greasy Sae gives me a complimentary bowl of mystery meat soup to warm me up before the reaping. I go to trade the gallon of strawberries that I got today, too, at the mayor's house. I see Madge there, and she gives me this lovely mockingjay pin, but I really think I'll just give it to Prim, she'll love it.

Finally I get back home, and wash up in the tub of grimy water that was left for me. Prim must have already taken her bath. When I finish, I find a blue dress lying on the bed.

"Are you sure?" I ask my mother. She just nods her head. I get dressed, and my mother braids my hair. She elaborately pins it up on my head.

"Katniss, I hope I'm as pretty as you when I grow up," Prim says, walking in from milking her goat, Lady. She dresses in a baby blue smock, and she looks so sweet and innocent.

I can't believe how stupid the Capitol is. Killing children every year. Odds are, that from one of the twelve districts, at least one of the 24 tributes will be 12 years old. And at least one of the 24 tributes will be 18 years old. I'm pretty sure that a twelve year old has never won.

"Time to go," my mother says.

We walk out the door and make sure it's locked, and a few short minutes later we arrive at the Justice Building.

"I can't do this. No, I can't go. Katniss, don't make me go in there, I can't!" Prims starts to shriek.

"No, don't worry, you'll be alright. Take this pin. It'll protect you, and keep you safe. I promise nothing will happen to you." I hand her the pin and she puts it on, then I give her a reassuring squeeze. "Now let's go get checked in."