So each district will have it's own reaping chapter, except for my bloodbath tributes who won't have any POV's.
So of course we start with district one: Aria Macmillan and Felix Pierce.
District One: Aria Macmillan
It was five in the morning when Aria's mother came running into her bedroom screaming, "What are you doing still asleep?"
Aria woke up quickly and turned over to her clock. She swore that she had set it the night before, but apparently she hadn't. However, since Aria didn't want to take the blame for it, she was going to blame it on her twin sister, Carina. "Oh I don't know, I guess Carina didn't come to wake me like she always does," she said in her sweet and innocent voice. It seemed to work since seconds later her mother headed towards the other room screaming Carina's name.
Aria got out of bed, and laughed. She loved how she could practically convince her mom that it wasn't her. The thing was, even though the twins always blamed each other for something where it was always the blamer's fault, they were still best friends. "You suck!" Carina said, laughing, as she walked into Aria's bedroom.
"Aww, you know you love me, plus you do it to me all the time."
"I know, but that's different."
"Not really."
"Fine, well we better get ready for training before mom yells at us, again."
"You got that right," Aria said as she pushed her sister out of her bedroom.
After Carina left, Aria quickly threw on some clothes and went into the bathroom. It only took her about ten minutes to get ready since she was running late. Plus, she knew that this was only training and she wouldn't have to get ready until later for the reapings, where she hoped she would be chosen.
The training started at about 5:30 and went on until 7 o'clock. During that time, their mother made Carina and Aria do a lot of tough stuff, but they didn't care since they had done it every day since the age of nine. So, to both of them, the time flew by and before they knew it, it was time to get ready for the reapings.
They walked into their house together and had another conversation. "So you ready to find out if the district chose you?" Carina asked.
The whole family knew the second that the twist was read aloud, that Aria had a good chance of going. Except for their dad, who was against everything their mother made them do, they all went out and advertised for Aria to go in.
She started out by showering and changing. Aria picked out the prettiest outfit she could find, which consisted of a nice blue dress. Though she hated wearing dresses, she knew that she needed to look good in case she was picked.
"Aria, Carina, it's time to head off for the reapings," their father, Carter, announced.
"Okay dad," the twins replied back in unison as they headed down the stairs to where their father and mother were waiting.
The four of them then headed off to the square, which was about a five minute walk. After they arrived, the twins met up with Diamond, their best friend of all time. The three of them walked over to their section and signed in. Right when they got there the mayor started to speak, but they paid no attention since they were seventeen and they had been hearing it for years. They did, however, pay attention the second the escort, Eileen spoke. "So who's ready to find out who the lucky are? Remember, you chose 'em!"
Nobody answered though, as they were all anxious to find out who it was. So she continued after figuring out they were ready. "The girl tribute is Aria Macmillan."
Aria smiled as Diamond and Carina pushed her towards the stage. They were all excited for her, and so was she. She really couldn't believe that they really did pick her and she was really eager for the Games. Once she reached the stage, she sat down in the chair that was waiting for her as she waited for the boy tribute.
Eileen took out the piece of paper that held the fate of who Aria would have to kill and read it aloud. "The boy tribute for district one is Felix Pierce." Aria looked over at his sister, which was also her best friend Diamond. Aria hadn't thought that Felix would be the one to get chosen, since Diamond had never said anything. She really couldn't believe that Diamond didn't tell her this and when Diamond came into the Justice Building to say goodbye, Aria would definitely say something.
Eileen then led her into the room where she would say her goodbyes to everybody and of course the first person in there was Diamond. "Why didn't you tell me about Felix before?" Aria said, not even bothering to saying hi.
Diamond just sat down next to her, as if she didn't want to speak though she eventually did. "I'm sorry Aria but he's my brother and I promised him that I wouldn't tell you. He's doing this to help you stay alive and he didn't want you to back out just because of him. He knows he will die and he's doing it just for you."
Aria just sat there in complete shock as Diamond hugged Aria and walked out of the room. She was still in daze when Carina entered.
"Did you know about Felix?" Aria demanded to know, once again she spoke without saying hi first.
"Yeah, I did, but I promised Diamond that I wouldn't tell you."
Aria walked out of the room angrily. She was mad because she felt like her own twin sister and her best friend in the whole wide world had just betrayed her.
"Aria! Are you oaky?" her parents asked as she strode past them, they were waiting for their turn to say goodbye.
"No I feel betrayed by Carina and Diamond and I'm done with them!" Aria shouted. However, since she did love her parents, she hugged them and said her goodbyes before walking away to where Eileen was waiting for her. Felix came out of his room about two minutes later and all Diamond could do was glare at him.
"I'll explain later," he whispered to her.
"You better," she replied angrily.
District One: Felix Pierce
At 4:30 a.m, sharp, Felix's younger sister, Diamond, walked into his bedroom to find one sleeping Felix. "Time to get up," She said as she took the covers off of him and he growled at her in response. Ever since Felix said he was going to ask people to vote for him to go into the Games, Diamond had been waking him extremely early to help him prepare.
At 4:40, Felix was officially out of his bed, since Diamond came in every minute to bug him.
"You're such an annoying sister!" he said teasingly since he knew he had asked Diamond to do this.
"Oh you're the one who wants to go into the Hunger Games, which means today is our last day together. Which means I have to get you well prepared and spend as much time as possible with you. I still don't understand why you want to go in," Diamond rambled on and on.
"You know exactly why, and remember, you and Carina both promised me you wouldn't tell Aria. I want to be the one to tell her when we get to the Capitol."
"I know, I know, and so does Carina. Geez, now let's get busy!"
"Fine, you leave and I'll meet you outside in a second," Felix replied watching Diamond exit his room. The second she left, Felix quickly threw on some clothes, and quickly relieved himself. That was all he did though, since he knew he would be dirty and sweaty after his practice. He'd leave time for a shower between training and reapings.
He was ready before his sister so he sat down in one of the kitchen chairs, impatiently waiting for her. He hated how she took so long, especially when today was his last day to practice before he would head off to the games.
About five minutes later, Diamond eventually made it downstairs.
"Finally, now let's start before I run out of time," Felix said as he opened the door and walked out, with Diamond following him.
During the next two and a half hours, Felix did all he could to prove that he was a good fighter. This included him fighting against Diamond, and also protecting her like she was Aria. When the time did end, Felix was all sweaty but also sad. As he walked back to his house to take a shower, he was hoping that all of his constant practice would pay off.
"Let's go Felix!" He heard right after he had changed into a nice outfit, since he did want to look his best for when he was reaped.
"Coming mother," he replied back as he walked into the kitchen to see Diamond and his parents standing there and waiting for him.
"Hey Felix, ready to go?" his father, Luis, asked him as Luis opened the door and waited for the family to walk outside.
"Yeah, but it's kind of sad that after today I will never see you guys again…" Felix started before getting cut off by his mother.
"I know you're doing this because you love Aria and want to protect her, but I just want you to know that your dad, Diamond, and I will all miss you. We love you and will miss you. Just have fun and enjoy your last moments with the girl of your dreams," his mother replied and got "yes' every time she said something involving Luis and Diamond.
As they reached the square, Felix decided to say one more thing to them, "Don't worry I'll see you all before I go but I just want you to know that I love you all too." After that they all went their separate ways, him to the eighteen year old boys, Diamond to the seventeen year old girl section with Aria and Carina, and his parents to the side with all the other parents.
Just a few minutes later, after the mayor's speech, the escort came up. His stomach twisted, knowing that in just a few minutes he would be sitting on the stage. However, he had to wait until after his girl was picked. Soon enough, "The girl tribute is Aria Macmillan," rang out causing Aria to walk up to the stage. Felix hated how he had known her for so long, but yet he still didn't have the guts to tell her he loved her.
Once she reached the stage, the escort continued on to announce the boy tribute. His name was uttered from her mouth. It was official, he was a boy tribute for the First Quarter Quell.
When he made it to the stage, Felix smiled at Aria, but noticed she was shocked. He could tell that Diamond and Carina stuck to their promise and didn't tell her, which made him feel good, he could finally tell her he loved her.
Felix was then lead into a room, which was where he would get to say his goodbyes to everybody. Surprisingly, Diamond wasn't the first one in the room but Carina was.
"Hi Carina," Felix said with a smile as he hugged her tightly and then continued, "Thanks for not telling Aria."
"Hi Felix, oh any time, she was definitely in shock though!" Carina replied back.
"Haha yeah I saw that."
"Yeah, well good luck in the Games, I know you said you're only there to protect Aria and not survive yourself, but do your best. Please, just survive long enough to help her win, and if she dies first, please promise me you will win it for her."
"I promise I'll definitely do my best…" Felix replied, but refused to say he would win it if she died. However, she didn't really realize it as she said her goodbye to him and then left the room to go see Aria.
Right after she left, his parents and Diamond entered into the room. Diamond stood in the back though as his parents came up to him and hugged him tightly. After they said their final goodbyes and told him to do his best, they too left the room. This meant that only he and Diamond were left in the room.
"Well let's just put it this way, Aria is definitely mad right now, so you have a lot of explaining to do," she said to him as she walked over and sat down next to him.
"I know, I know, but it will all pay off, trust me sis," Felix replied back as he hugged her tightly. Felix had no idea what he would do without his sister, except be lonely and not as prepared as he was now.
"Okay well good, just know that I love you and I will really miss you" Diamond replied as she hugged Felix back and smiled. After their hug, they both got up and walked over to the door.
"I love you," they both said in unison, as she left with tears coming down her eyes.
"Time to go, sir," the peacekeeper said as he led him out to where Eileen and Aria were already waiting. He could already tell that Aria wasn't happy, so of course he told her he would explain later.
Hope you liked district one reaping's. Let me know what you though too.
Also, the list of the official districts was at the end of the last chapter, just in case you didn't see that.