A/N - District One reapings! :)

Hope you enjoy!

My goal is to get THREE District reapings out a day, so they will be done in 4 days, now, I know this is a VERY ambitious goal, so it might not be achieved, but I'm going to try as hard as I can to get the reapings out really quick! :D

I roll over in my silk sheets, slowly sit up and stretch. I get out of bed, and wipe some sleep out of my eyes. My blonde hair is

I look at the other bed in my room, the one that belonged to my twin sister, Vasaya. She was still sleeping soundly, so I grinned to myself, grabbing a pillow and chucking it at her. I hear her groan.

"Wake up, Saya!" I say, throwing another pillow at her. "Rise and shine!"

I walk downstairs to get some breakfast, trying not to think about what will happen later today.

The 138th Reaping for the Hunger Games is today, and I am going to volunteer.

I don't particularly want to volunteer, but I am going to. People in District One are almost forced to go into training for the Games, whether you want to or not, and every year, a particular person is pressured into volunteering, and this year it's me.

Most people are thrilled to be able to volunteer, it gives them a chance to show the world how big and tough they are, but I don't like the Games, and neither does anyone in my family.

My dad died in the Hunger Games when he was eighteen, while my mother was pregnant with me and Vasaya. So, my mom hates the Games, and my sister always hates watching them, too.

In my training, I am particularly good with knife handling, so the trainers told me that I was to volunteer this year. They think I have a good chance of winning, and I hope they are right.

"Good Morning, Vasalisa," My mother says when I get to the kitchen. "Breakfast?"

I nod at I help myself to the scrambled eggs she made. She looks nervous and like she didn't get any sleep last night, and I don't blame her. I'm nervous, too. How am I supposed to kill people in the arena? I don't think I'll be able to.

Vasaya walks down the stairs, yawning.

"How long until the reaping?" She said, her eyes looking sad. We all know I'm going to volunteer, but we are all careful about not mentioning it.

"Two hours," I say, taking a bite of my eggs, they slide down my throat, almost getting caught. I don't think I can eat anymore. "I'm going to go get ready. Thanks for breakfast, mom."

I get up and make my way towards the stairs.

"You don't have to do it, Vasalisa!" I hear Vasaya cry out. I turn around and see tears in her eyes.

"Yes, I do," I say, sadly. Vasaya knows that. "If I don't, you know how much trouble we'd be in."

I walk up the stairs without looking back at her.

The woman with bright purple hair and eyes to match stands up in front of the crowd, smiling with her professionally whitened teeth.

"Hello, District One!" Dollie Morrison, the District One mentor says, "Looking beautiful as ever! Let's pick our our tributes, shall we?"

She stick her hand into the vat of male names, and picks out a slip of paper.

"Nixon Shields!" As soon as the name escapes her mouth, there is a loud cry to volunteer. Dollie smiles as a buff boy with blond hair with red streaks struts up to the stage confidently.

"What is your name, brave volunteer?" Dollie asks, enthusiastically.

"Shine Kane!" He says, smiling.

"Oh, my!" Dollie says, "The mayor's son! Brother of a pervious victor! Tired of him getting all the attention, eh?"

"You bet, it my time to... shine!" The crowd laughs at Shine's reference to his own name.

"Oh wonderful! Now onto out female tribute!" Dollie says, picking a slip out of the female names. "Dixie Jud!"

There is silence for a moment, and Dollie raises her eyebrows. Suddenly, there is a volunteer, and Dollie smiles.

"Lovely!" She says as a pretty girl with curly, blonde hair and blue eyes makes her way to the stage, "And what is your name, darling?"

"Vasalisa Brookshier," She says, not with the same confidence Shine had. She almost looks a little... sad.

"Well, isn't this wonderful?" Dollie says, pushing Vasalisa aside. "Two brilliant tributes! I'm sure District One will have a Victor this year!"

I wait in the City Hall for my visitors, I'm sure to have a lot of them. I'm pretty popular.

I'm so psyched to be in the Games this year, I'm definitely going to win. I'm so sick of my brother being the favorite child, him being more popular than me. I'm going to be Victor of these Games, and everyone is going to love me more than they love him.

The door opens, and my family walks in. My mom and dad, followed by Star and Dazzle.

"I'm so proud of you, son!" My dad, the mayor of District One, says, smiling at me. "You have proven yourself to me!"

"Good, dad," I say, "I'm going to make you even prouder when I become a victor!"

"Good luck in there, little bro," Star says, smirking at me. "It's a hard game in there, hope you don't get yourself killed!"

"Well if you can do it, I'm sure I can," I say, smirking back at him. He thinks he's better than me just because he won the Games two years ago.

"Yeah, he can do it, Star!" Dazzle, my five year old sister says. She's my biggest fan. I smile at her.

"Make us proud, son!" My mom says, as the time runs out and the peacekeepers escort my family out.

"I will, mom!" I say right as they leave the room.

I will make them proud, and I will show Star that he isn't the only victor in the family.

A/N - I like these two! Shine is fun, and Vasalisa isn't your normal District One ditz, so it's a good time to write about them! :)

Review, and let me know what you think!

And yes, this did come out sooner than I expected, because I was just bored, so I decided to write :)