A/N: Hey everyone! So this is the beginning of my first Hunger Games fic! I hope you guys enjoy it! But before we got too much into the story, I wanted to give you some basic information about the story before I dive in!

I had written the Prologue first, as to give you a small sneak peek as to the overall story; along with revealing many of the non-book characters that will play major rolls in my stories. Of course, feel free to PM me any questions you may have. Just be fully aware, I'm not giving away any spoilers! ;)

This story will end up being broken down into a couple different; longer fics; similar to how I set up my National Treasure fics. Almost similar to the Hunger Games books; and in fact, there will probably end up being three "book fics". Of course, we had the Prologue as the first chapter. But from here on out, the first book is going to cover the events that occurred in Catching Fire; from the Victory Tour until the bombing of District 12. Of course, as this is an alternate story line, how those events happen will be different. But for the most part, the same main events will happen.

The second book fic will cover Mockingjay; from the events directly after the bombing of District 12 until the end of the rebellion. And my version of Mockingjay will most likely veer almost completely from the original story line. Many of the characters will remain the same, some won't. But many different events will happen in my version of Mockingjay that didn't happen in the actual book; and vice versa.

And lastly, we'll have an Epilogue story. I would like it to actually be long enough to be a story by itself. However, it will be quite a while before I get there, so if I'm burned out on writing, it may just end up becoming an epilogue as the last chapter of Mockingjay. But of course, I could always come back and write the full story again later :)

As I said before; feel free to PM me any questions you may have :)


Chapter 1

It was in the beginning of January when the Victory Tour was scheduled to begin. I remember going down to the bakery a few hours before Katniss and Peeta were due to leave. Peeta was still there, finishing up his last few responsibilities so he could get ready for the tour.

He smiled when I walked in. "What can I get for you today, Avi?" he asked.

I smiled back at him. "Just wanted to say hi to a friend before he has his tour," I replied. I paused for a minute, before remembering the offer Ms. Robin had mentioned to me. "Do you want to come back to my place for lunch before you meet up with Katniss? Ms. Robin was cooking when I left."

He didn't even hesitate. "Of course!" he responded. "Ms. Robin can cook better than I can bake! How can I pass that up?"

We both laughed as I said, "Well let's get going then!"

It was kind of quiet as we began to walk back to my house. Peeta appeared to be deep in thought as we were walking. I looked over at him and asked, "How have things been with you guys since the Games?"

"Lonely," Peeta replied, trying not to look at me. "My family refused to move with me into the Victors' Village. So the only time I have a chance to see them is at the bakery. My father is rarely ever there, my brothers never are, since they started working in the mines. And my mother is usually up there with me, but she usually avoids me at all costs. Like I'm some sort of disappointment to her or something." He sighed as I looked over at him sadly, glancing ahead to see we were almost to my house. He took another deep breath before stating, "I hoped that, if nothing else, these games would have maybe made my mother proud, or if nothing else, at least notice me. But if anything, they seem to have made things worse." He stopped walking, and looked at me with sad eyes before looking down at the ground. "Sometimes I wish that Cato had just snapped my neck like he threatened to. Then I wouldn't be so alone, and at least my mother would have had a legitimate reason to be disappointed in me."

I looked at him before throwing my arms around him and embracing him, and he hugged me back, burying his face in my hair. I didn't have to say anything; just the silent reassurance that I was there, and he didn't have to be alone was enough. After a minute or two, I softly said, "Let's go inside and eat." He nodded and pulled away, and I softly smiled at him as I lead the way inside.

"I was wondering if you two would ever get here!" Ms. Robin said as Peeta and I walked inside. "Lunch is just about ready!" She was standing at the stove, about to pull freshly baked rolls from the oven to compliment the soup she was making for lunch.

"Sorry Ms. Fleming," Peeta began. "We started talking and kind of lost track of time."

"It's alright, Peeta," Ms. Robin said smiling. "But how many times do I have to tell you, you can call me Ms. Robin." Peeta smiled and nodded as we sat at the table. Ms. Robin handed us spoons as she called, "Danielle, Klarissa! Lunch is ready!" She sat spoons by Klarissa and Danielle's place mats as she placed a toddler spoon in front of Bri's high chair. She grabbed a few bowls and began filling them with soup, before handing Peeta and I each a bowl of soup and a buttered roll.

Before we could even take our first bite, we're interrupted by a shrill, "Eeta! Eeta!" coming from little one-year-old Bri. Peeta got up and turned to see Bri running towards him, arms open wide. Peeta scooped her up, spun her around, and gave her a hug, Bri giggling in delight.

"How's my favorite one-year-old?" Peeta asked, still holding Bri. Bri simply smiled and giggled at him, before turning and pointing at her high chair. "You ready to eat?" Peeta asked as Bri smiled at him. He took the tray off the chair, and placed her in it, strapping her in, and putting the tray back on.

I looked up and smiled as Danielle and Klarissa walked in. Danielle smiled back at me, and glanced over at Peeta. "Hey Peeta," she said in her usual tone.

"Hey Danielle," he said glancing up as she smiled at him. "Hey Klarissa," he said as Klarissa walked by him. She stopped and gave him a hug before sitting down at her place at the table. Peeta sat back down as well as Ms. Robin finally sat down with her lunch. We sat and talked over lunch, talking to Peeta about what the tour would be like, and different things about the districts he had seen. As we finished lunch, Ms. Robin excused herself from the table to put away the leftover food, while Klarissa started dishes and Danielle cleaned up Bri.

Peeta and I continued to talk for almost an hour, Danielle joining us once Bri was down for her nap. Then he glanced at the clock and realized the time. "The cameras are going to be here in an hour, I need to go over to Haymitch's house!" He quickly gave me and Danielle a hug before heading to the door. He opened the door, and turned to us and said, "Love you guys. And thanks for lunch!"

"You're welcome, Peeta," I said as he smiled and walked out, shutting the door behind him. And so he and Katniss headed for their Victory Tour, six months before the reaping would take place for the next Hunger Games. And though I knew I would still be in the reaping for another two games, I never expected the results that happened in the Third Quarter Quell.