Yesterday I posted both the District One Reapings and the District Seven Reapings. If you have not seen either of them, please go back and read them, but you don't necessarily have to. Today I anticipate writing two Reapings as well, so please watch your PMs for all that followed and submitted a character!
POV Ashlyn Hadley
Ashlyn was training at the Academy since she was Six. She wasn't planned to go into the arena for another four years. Her eldest sister won the 144th Hunger Games, and Ashlyn thought that her turn would be very soon. As she descended the stairs to go to the Reaping, she knew that a girl named Wendlyn Ries was supposed to be volunteering this year. She went to breakfast and ate it quietly, looking at her family.
Even though Jasslyn persisted that her family come live with her in the Victor's Village, her parents refused to leave the house they had by the Nut. It was her father's day off, he worked as a peacekeeper in the District, which made him more well liked in the Capitol and made the peacekeepers more well liked since they knew they were from Two.
Her mother got out one of her sisters' old skirts and nice shirts that they wore to their Reaping years and years ago. "You look beautiful." Her mother murmured.
"Yes, well, this is a hand-me-down." She said briskly, walking away from her.
She waited by the door for the other members of her family to get ready. Only her sister Carson and her would be getting their fingers pricked this year. Jasslyn won at 18 so she's 21 and doesn't have to go. But in Two, Reapings aren't always how they're meant to go down. There was always someone that you hadn't accounted for earlier, or something that happened that you didn't know about…
As they went to the Reapings, they had to take the long way since the Square was quite a long walk from their house. She got into line with the fourteen year old girls thinking that she'd have to do this once a year for the next four years and sighed. Little did she know that Wendlyn had taken a bad fall earlier that day…
POV Isaiah Black
As he woke up that morning for the Reapings, he expected it to be raining and drizzly outside, a clear exchange of what he thought it would be like. But the sun streamed in through the open window, making him blink his eyes. He slowly got up and changed into nicer clothes for the Reaping, it was his year this year, the best trainee in the academy of Two in years to go into the arena.
His mentor, Gerrick had won the 140th Hunger Games, making it one of the longest stretches not to have a Two male victor. His father called him downstairs for breakfast, which consisted of bread and cheese, probably trading with the neighbors again.
They ate in silence, and he watched out the window as the huge screens flickered to life at the Reaping. "Let's go!" Isaiah said angrily, going over to the door and opening it, his father slipping outside behind him.
They managed to get there just in time, the woman at the desk drew his blood and he went into the line with the rest of the eighteen year olds. He watched as one of the better escorts, Yolanda Water stumbled onto the stage, the huge glass of water that was obviously plastered to her head teetering dangerously. "Welcome! The mayor would like to say a few words…" Yolanda said, quickly hopping back to her seat next to some of the victors.
"We are honored to be choosing District Two's tributes today. We wish you all the best of luck." The mayor was always short and to the point, as he went back to his chair and Yolanda shakily got up. She seemed to have fixed her water problem as she took the microphone.
"It's time!" She announced, going over to the girls' bowl and plucking a name out. "Delia Cass!" The crowd murmured unhappily, as it always does when there's a twelve year old tribute. The girl went up to the stage and stood there, and no one said a word.
"Well?" Yolanda asked, looking around. "Any volunteers?"
Silence answered her. Where was Wendlyn? She was supposed to volunteer this year! "I volunteer!" He heard a shout and someone came up to the stage, she was younger, but had been at the Academy.
"What is your name?" The crowd took an audible sigh of relief.
"Ashlyn Hadley." She answered into the microphone, standing tall as the girl got down, running away.
She was the tribute meant for the 151st Games. "Now for the boys." Yolanda went over and took a name out. It was a boy from the merchant class.
"I volunteer!" Isaiah shouted before she had time to ask for volunteers. He took the stage and smiled confidently out at the crowd.
"Your District Two tributes." Yolanda said, ushering them into the Justice Building.
Hello everyone! Happy July 9th! …don't know if it's special or anything, but oh well. This is the first reaping of today, and I think that the second one will be up sometime later today! I hope you all liked it and please review!
List of Reapings to come
1.District 8
2.District 6
3.District 9
We still need both tributes for 11 and 12! We need one for 10! One for 3 and 4! Please go out and tell your friends!
