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Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games. All rights to Suzanne Collins.
"LILIANA PRIMROSE MELLARK!"
I shot straight up in my bed, hearing the loud call of my name. I quickly scramble out of bed and walk over to my dresser. I look into the wide mirror above it and run my fingers through my dark hair, quickly combing it with my brush afterwards.
After I braided my hair over my right shoulder and got dressed in a simple blue shirt and cargo pants, I stare at my reflection in the mirror. Everybody says I look exactly like my mother. A complete carbon copy. Except, for my eyes. I have my father's dazzling blue eyes.
I hastily slip on my hunting boots, finally realizing why my mom is so annoyed with me right now. I am supposed to go into the woods in District 12 today, to practice hunting and gathering. And, according to the alarm clock on my bedside table, I was supposed to be ready twenty-five minutes ago.
Great, I think, I forgot to set my alarm last night, again.
I swing open my door and I'm greeted by a very impatient Katniss Mellark. Also known as my mom.
"Ah, so you remembered," she says, looking down at my boots, "And why, exactly, did you decide not to set your alarm?"
"I was tired?" I reply weakly, though it came out sounding more like a question.
Mom smiles, "You are your mother's daughter," she says, shaking her head, "C'mon, Dad already took Andy to the woods to hunt and gather. Don't forget your bow."
I open the gate to the woods and hold it open for my mom. We learn about the times when the Hunger Games were around in school, and our parents also tell us about the war against the Capital. Apparently, a long time ago when my parents went into the Games, there was an electric fence blocking off the woods. Now, there is a tall metal one that was built in its place a while ago. Mom told me that during the war, District 12 was bombed by the Capital and people knocked down the electric fence trying to escape to the woods.
A sheath of arrows slung across my shoulder, and my bow in my hand, I walk towards our spot in the woods with Mom walking next to me.
Mom, Dad, my brother, Andy, and I always go to the same spot in the woods to practice hunting, gathering, and setting snares and such. It isn't too far into the woods and is pretty clear of trees. There is a very small area where there aren't any trees, and we sit down and practice tying knots there. When we don't go here, we go much farther into the woods to a little pond where we either practice swimming or just take a day off.
My brother and I don't have to know how to hunt or gather, we aren't going to be thrown in an arena and have to fight to the death. We don't need to hunt for our food just to survive like Mom did. But Dad thinks we can always use the ability to hunt and find edible food, and Mom agrees with him.
Mom and I reach our spot and I see Andy, my brother, and Peeta Mellark, Victor of the 74th and 75th Hunger Games and my father.
"Hi, Andy. Hi, Dad!" I greet them.
"Well look who finally decided to show up!" Dad says jokingly.
"Ha ha, very funny," I say sarcastically, "So, what are you guys doing now?"
"Well, right now Andrew and I are setting snares," my dad answers, "But I believe your mother wants to take you hunting, right?" He asks, looking at Mom for an answer.
"Right."
After a few more hours of hunting, gathering, setting snares, and tying knots, Mom, Dad, Andy, and I are all walking home together with our game in the hunting bag. We are provided with enough food from the district, but we still cook the food we find and catch, not wanting it to go to waste.
Once we get home, I call Effie and Haymitch and invite them over with the wall phone that is rarely used. Barely five minutes later the doorbell rings. I go over to answer the door knowing it would be Effie and Haymitch, because they live right next door. I open the door to exactly who I thought it would be.
"Hello, Effie, Haymitch!" I greet them warmly.
"Hello, darling!" Effie says.
I open the door widely and step aside for them to come in.
"Mom, Dad, Effie and Haymitch are here!" I call.
"Hi, Effie! Hello Haymitch," dad says kindly to the both of them, "Please make yourselves comfortable."
The three adults go into the family room and sit down on the large sofa, directly across from the television. I sit with Andy on the smaller sofa, to the left of the television and to the right of the large sofa. Mom walks into the family room from the kitchen holding a tray with four mugs of coffee and two glasses of juice, and sets it on the coffee table. She seats herself in the big chair across from me.
Then the television switches on automatically. Which hasn't happened in over thirty years. Because that only happens when there is an important message. An important message from the Capital.
Author's Note:
So, there's chapter two! I tried to make this chapter longer, so hopefully you guys think it is long enough. I will try to post the next chapter sometime tomorrow, if I see that people are interested in it. I have (obviously) decided to continue this story. Another thanks to LiquidLuck007 for being the first reviewer. Review, tell me if you liked this chapter, give suggestions if you have any, and feel free to give constructive criticism!
-The C of CJ 5.0