d2

thanks to K. on this one, may I present Scorpio victor.

Scorpio.
"beep, beep, beep."
My alarm goes. I glance over and smack the snooze button, it's 6am. time to go training. I grab my training kit and jog down the stairs.
"Scorpio, I've done you pancakes," my mum calls out. Pancakes are my favourite food, well I do deserve a good breakfast, I'll be having my next meal in the Capitol. I takes the pancakes from my mum and sit down. they are delicious and oozing with honey, just how they should be. once I've finished I go to wash up my plate.
"no Scorpio," my mum insists "today is you're last chance to train before the games. well without those other useless tributes gaping at you, I'll do the dishes."
it's still only 7, I should make it to the training centre just as it opens. unlike most of the 18 year olds in district two I didn't attend the pre reaping party. I can't end up drunk, not before the most important part of my life. at the training doors I glance at my watch 6:59 a minute until doors open. I'm the only person here. the training centre is only open to 17 and 18 year olds this morning. beep, beep, my watch goes, stupid thing beeps every hour. the doors glide open and I go in. Locker 1010, the locker I've had since I was 16. I shove my watch in, and go. in the warm up room I do two quick circuits of the room before doing 100 sit ups followed by 100 pushups. once warmed up I can head into the true training centre.
There's a few trainers waiting about sparing with each other. I grab a sword and slice of the heads from a few dummies. Before heading over to my favourite weapon. The double sword. well in this case it's just two swords tied together. I spin around and simultaneously stab two dummies. Both fatal hits. Instant deaths. Being a quell we have to be ready for anything. I grab a mace and begin to smash up a block of concrete. Once it's reduced to dust I'm satisfied there. I set up a quick agility course. Boulders pits ropes sticks from dummies. I manage to complete the course without a scratch, (obviously) then head over to the knives. I shove some into a basic whip and have made a blade whip. There's better in the Capitol but this will do. I whip around and the string of reinforced dummies have all got holes in them.
"please could
all trainees and trainers leave now. you must prepare for the reaping. I'm just leaving when Viper, my life long enemy appears.
"see you at the reaping scorpy" he says "I'll try to spot you in the crowd"
Ha if he thinks he will be volunteering he has got another thought coming. "Well, viper, just remembered who scored first and earnt a place. " I say coldly.
It is true, I beat all the boys and all the girls in the trials. The trials consist of basically a private training session with the trainers followed by a spar with the other hopefuls. I scored highest so was given the position of being selected to volunteer.
Once home I shower and change into my reaping outfit. My dad bought it for me especially. it's a grey shirt with victor written on the back, victor is the brand, but still it suits me, and black the reaping I push forward until I'm in the fifteen year old section. I don't dare go further forward or the peacekeepers will notice and send me back. I'm having to duck as it is. Once the mayor has read the treaty of treason it can begin.
"now for a change the boys will go first" yes, I can get up there sooner. "So our brave young tribute will be Scorpiovictor. I'm about to yell I volunteer when I realise it my name.
"I volunteer" a voice screams, it's going to be viper. I can't miss out on my place. "no" I say "I accept my place as tribute and want no volunteers" Ha that dealt with him. on the stage I scour the crowd looking for him, ah there he is, in a miserable crying wreck on the floor. I'm glad I was reaped as it meant no fight for the spot but I seriously wanted to shout the words I volunteer as tribute. A girl joins me, Somebody goes to volunteer but falls over, then somebody called Emily luck volunteers. luck, hah she'll need luck to survive, a lot of it. we are escorted of to the justice building to say our goodbyes. my parents won't be coming, they've already said see you soon and I have no friends coming. I used to hate not having friends but now I realise it's best. Friends are a weakness I can't afford.
"3minutes" the peace keeper says, what I have a visitor.
oh it's mum. "congrats scorpio, that vile boy," she says " I came to bring you this, it's your token. " she hands over my little mirror.
"thank mum" I reply. Then she
leaves. The escort, fabio , comes to take me to the train. it's the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

thanks to snowgemoxo for yet anothe fabulous tribute,

Emily luck,
waking up I glance out my window, the sun is already halfway up, bang, the gong sounds telling us to get to the reaping, I shower quickly grab some clothes and go. I'm wearing a white Dress with clovers around the bottom, I make it to the square just as the escort, fabio starts to speak. unlike usual the boys are picked first. a boy called Scorpio is reaped, ive seen him in training. then somebody tries to volunteer for him, before I know it Julia is about to read the girls name, this is my chance. a young girl is reaped from the twelves, clover slice, I love that name, I love clovers and am always having good luck. which is why my friends call me lucky lily. I'm about to volunteer but somebody is about to beat me to it, I glance over at the girl shooting from the front, if only I hadn't been so late. wait, that's my brat of a cousin Khloe Evans, she is sooo spoilt. it's not like I'm poor but that girl is so rich. "I vol..." she begins to say, but there is a thud followed by laughs, I don't know what happened but I take my chance. I sprint to the central isle and along with most of district 2 begin to scream that magic words. "I volunteer". I slide under a pair of legs and roll. already on my feet I take a flying leap and land on the stage, not a hair out of place " I volunteer as tribute," I say " my name is Emily luck, " I shake hands with Scorpio and we head of to the justice room. my best friends come first. roxy allie and chick have been my friends for what feels like forever. we all met on the first day of school. I already knew roxy and chick and allie already knew eachother. we just sorta became friends after that. they come in and I notice that they are wearing grins on their fces, roxy is going to volunteer next year and the others don't want to.
"where were you today?" roxy asks, she is wearing her blonde hair up in a fancy bun that looks amazing with her pink highlights. she also has on a super stylish black dress with a handmade pink belt. also, roxy is wearing her trademark black animal boots and her necklace. its definitely going to be her token next year, it's a selection of animal teeth died pink and black. it looks awesome but she doesn't tell anybody how she died it.
"well," I begin, " I woke up really late. se was just about to draw the name when I arrived, so I didn't get a chance to see you. sorry guys,"
"it's not us you'll need to be worried about lil," allie says,
"what, do you mean Scorpio," I ask"that boy has no brains,"
"nope," allie replies, " I mean your boyfriend, remember," Cody, ah he will be annoyed that I didn't meet him this morning, I hope he understands.
"I'm sure he'll understand," is all I say. allie begins to fiddle with her messy blonde hair. I don't normally like things messy but it actually does suit her, actually it also suits chick. allie isn't from the richest part of town, she has to cope with hand me downs from her older sister, but she cruelly makes them super cool. she's wearing this beige top that was way to long for her so, being allie she just chopped it off and used the leftovers to make a belt, awesome.
out of my friends chick is by far the quietest. I also find her the easiest to tell my secrets first. we lean in for a quick hug,
" lily, please come back," she whisper.
"I'll be back soon," I reply under my breath. I glance down at chicks clothes she is wearing a new animal fur dress that she's died green using grass and some of the chemicals we have stolen.
"times up," a peacekeeper calls, my friends stand up to leave, as soon as they are out the door I hear roxy call out,
"your boyfriends here,"
yes Cody is here. he is the most handsome boy ever. he has this blonde hair that is so light it looks White, wait make that he had blonde hair, it's now black, he managed to burn some of his hair off. when he comes in I can see he has been crying, I thought he supported me in this, I go up to hug him, but before I reach him he stops me.
"w,why" he asks between his tears "why lil, why,"
"I did it for us Cody, well be safe then, we will have no worries" is all I can say, I hate to see him crying.
he gives me a quick hug but it's not enough. he turns and goes to leave," lily, dont you realise what life would become if you don't come back, the games change people, nobody can win." he says before slamming the door shut. a song pops into my head,

another door,
slamming in my face,
another door,
leaving me alone,
when the door slams shut,
I feel my heart break,
it breaks in half,
oh why, why do you
have to leave me all alone.

I fall to floor and start to cry.
when the escort arrives I realise my eyes are all red and puffy and, my parents didn't come, I never even saw them today. I wipe off my tears and set off towards the train with a broad smile on my face. there are cameras everywhere. picking up everything, except one crucial thing, my token. I'm fingering it, hidden away in my pocket lies my necklace, my fourleaf clover. for I am Emily luck, known to my friends as lucky lily, I've trained my life for this, I will win, I will make it back to Cody. I squeeze the clover and feel my pride returning, I stand straight and proud, I am Emily luck, I am lucky lily, I am the victor of the 100th games, I will win.