Hello people again, it's April 7, 2012 and I am about to update The 107th Games: Fire and Ice. I have just read Ranec Tranfersas or something a Harry Potter fanfiction it's awesome and sad. I simply love it, your awesome author who wrote it, the name whom I don't remember. Well enjoy chapter two here it is, please review? If you don't that's totally fine by me.
Chapter two
The reaping
Zuko POV (first person)
After Aang and I hunted, fished, and gathered for a while we went to the Hob where Greasy Sae would take half our berries for five bowls of soup. Her eyes were trained over the spot where I hid my bow and arrow and spotted the glint of gold. I hid it more and smiled falsely, "thanks for the bowls of soup Greasy Sae Happy Hunger Games,"
Aang and I nodded grimly at each other, we both have taken tesserae so my name is in the boy bowl twenty times than normal and Aang's name is in the bowl four times than normal since he's thirteen. I went home and saw that Lai has stretched out a suit and tie for me. "What is it?" I asked playing stupid to Lai. "A shirt and tie Zuko you have to wear it for the reaping," I went into the bathroom and pulled on the suit and tie and when I looked in the mirror I did not recognize myself. "You look nice Zuko," Father said. He, like me was wearing a suit a suit and tie. I saw Lai in a bright gold dress the ribbons that were attached to the dress were untied, I stooped to her level and made a light bow she turned to me and gave me a hug around the neck. She whispered, "I'm scared I'll get picked,"
"They can't pick you your name has been in the ball only once," I said, resting my chin on the top of her head. We separated and I gave her a smile "You look lovely," I said in my ridiculously accurate capitol accent.
"Why thank you," She said with her own version of a capitol accent she bowed spreading her dress and twisting her feet to an awkward pose. I took her hand and twirled her daintily. She giggled and both of us holding hands we went down to the town square of the courtyard. The reaping takes place in the courtyard where children by age are roped off on one side of the courtyard and on the other, adults. The youngest are in the back while the oldest are in the front. A lot of us gave each other grim nods and Effie Trinket District Twelve's representative hopped onto the stage and said, "Happy Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favor!" There was applause and a man in his early twenties stepped onto the stage a false smile plastered onto his face. "This is our victor and mentor for the District twelve tributes, Peeta Mellark!" Another round of applause he nodded and took a seat next to the reaping balls. "And now," Effie began, "The reaping! Ladies first," There was an uncomfortable silence as Effie dug deep into the pink reaping ball….who will it be this year? She pulled out a slip of paper and read clearly, "Lai Takenaka,"
I became lightheaded and let out a gasp. The odds are definitely aren't in my favor. I saw a flash of golden fabric and Lai was walking up to the stage, I heard myself call out to Lai. "Lai!" I cried, I, like a zombie moved forward and I seized Lai's hand, "No!" A pair of strong hands held me back and just as I was about to scream and probably get myself arrested a girl with dark skin, bright blue eyes, and a blue dress made of floaty material stpped forth. "I volunteer," She said evenly, "I volunteer for Lai Takenaka," The peacekeepers that held me back loosened their hold on me and I scooped Lai in my arms the girl stepped forth and went to the stage. "What's your name my dear?" Effie asked, "Katara Hamasaki," She answered still even. Hamasaki…I know that name and that face….
I was twelve and bleeding my side was open and my clothes dripped of red blood. I was staggering this way and that through town people who lived in the town shot me dirty looks…well they never expect a poor Seam boy to be staggering and bleeding half to death. As I staggered I bumped into a girl about ten years old wearing a blue apprentice tunic I stood straight and winced but I stared into endless blue pools that were the girl's eyes. "Sorry," I mumbled and she seized my wrist. I was too weak to pull away, I was going to the Hob until a drunk attacked me and I was cut up pretty badly but I still needed to get to the Hob to trade these silk scraps. She scanned me up and down and said, "Come on your hurt,"
"No," I mumbled weakly, "I'm fine,"
"You are not, come on you can trade your fine silk in payment for being healed," She said and she dragged me through the town to a small building that said, Hamasaki apothecary. We went in and she sat me on a chair and she shouted, "Hama, Hama this boy, he's hurt!" A kindly old woman came in and gave me a grandmotherly smile, "Do not fear me child I am here to help you," The woman had gray eyes and pure white hair. "Lay down on this bed, Katara will tend to you," The same girl came in with a bowl of water. Hama smiled and said, "I'll leave you two alone," her skin was dark and I couldn't help but smile at the blue eyes. "I'm Katara," She whispered and she peeled off my shirt touching my wound. "Zuko," I gasped and I gave her my blue silk scraps, "In payment," She shook her head, "I regret what I said about payment Zuko this one is on the house." Her hands went into the bowl and she had two glowing watery gloves, "You're a water mutant…" I moaned, "Shush," Katara said impatiently, "I need to concentrate," I felt the pain slowly subside and the glowing stopped, she smiled at me and said, "done," I nodded at her and she shoved a handful of healing herbs in my hand. "Take them to your sick Zuko, I heard it's rough in the seam," I nodded and I tipped off that I was a fire mutant by burning only one of the healing herb leaves.
"…And now on to the boys!" Effie said merrily, I was torn from my thoughts and saw Effie digging around in the bowl and took out a slip of paper my heart pounded in my ears… "Zuko Takenaka," I froze and in a daze I moved forward Lai's grip was vice like around my wrist. "Let go Lai," I said rather harshly and my wrist slid out of her grip. I stepped onto the stage and Effie said merrily, "please give a round of applause for Katara Hamasaki and Zuko Takenaka!" Effie took my hand and Katara's and we both shook hands. I shivered for her hand was strangely cold, "Happy Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favor!" The peacekeepers led me into the justice building and I sat on a chair made of velvet. I heard of velvet and this is my first time feeling it…it was blissfully smooth against my fingers. Lai came in and jumped into my arms, "Please come back home Zuko please," She sobbed into my shoulder. "I'll try," I whispered my voice choked with emotion, "I'll try," and tears slipped out of my eyes. Father gave me a stare, "Win for us Zuko use your mutant power it helps." I flung my arms around father and he stroked my hair tenderly, "Please win," They then left. Shortly afterward Aang came in and he and I hugged. "You're stronger than they are Zuko, much stronger," We separated and he said, "Don't try to kill anyone unless you really need to, find a bow and arrows if they don't have it make one, a weak bow is better than none," Aang gave me a pain filled grin and he left. Another person came in, I recognized her as Trice (Tris) a high-class girl in town. We ate together in school but we never actually talked to each other she gave me a sad smile and pressed a pin in the palm of my hand. "Take it," She whispered, "You can have a reminder from your district," She turned to leave and she said, "Good luck,"
I opened my palm and saw a phoenix encrusted with gold. The single flames of the phoenix connected a golden ring in the phoenix's beak was a flaming golden arrow.
