Apollo Wilson, aged 15 from District 11

It happened so fast. One moment Jay was talking about his life in the District and the next, he was choking on his own blood.

I dived down from the mound and onto the floor, looking over my shoulder at his killer. Shogo stood tall over Jay as his lifeless body slumped to the floor. Shogo's face was painted crimson, his almond shaped, brown eyes looking me up and down. His clothes were torn and large wounds bled nonstop, trickling down his legs and onto the green grass where he stood. HIs black hair was drenched with sweat and blood. It was clearly from more than person. Some of the blood was dried while some was still fresh, dripping down his cheek.

I watched in fear as the boy stumbled down the small hill, his right leg dragging slowly. He was injured but he was still a career and far more skilled than me. I wouldn't win this by fighting.

"What are you fighting for?" I asked Shogo, the boy stopped to catch his breath as he looked me in my eye.

"My son, I wouldn't be doing this otherwise," His breath was laboured and his voice was shaky. Now, seeing him stand still, I could see his broad frame rocking back and forth slightly. He would be dead in under and hour, maybe a few minutes, I wasn't sure, but he was clearly suffering from bloodloss. It was amazing that he had go through all of this for his son.

"I-I am fighting for my sister, Pepper-"

"Peppermint?" Shogo asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah," He nodded slowly, almost as if he hadn't noticed we were siblings before. I guess it made sense. I died long before his time, five years didn't seem long but when it came to remembering fallen tributes, that were not from your District, it was more like twenty.

"Why did you volunteer if you had a son?" I asked. He just gave me a small smirk as he started walking towards me. I gripped Jay's spear even harder.

"I didn't, I was reaped, I gave up the dream of being a career when my son, Kanu, was born," He said, a weak smile on his face as he looked up towards the sky.

"I am sorry, I assumed because you were from Four, you know?" I said, I guess Shogo was the definition of judging a book by it's cover. He was just like me in a way. Someone who didn't want to be here, forced to fight to get back home to something he loved.

"I'll tell him you loved him," Shogo's eyes widened as I said this before he started to run at me, just as I aimed up my Spear.

"No!" Shogo screamed as I threw the spear his held his sword over his head, ready to smash it down onto my head. I was aiming for his head but the spear landed in his chest The force made him stumbled backwards, his body slamming to the ground.

I walked with care towards Shogo's body expecting to see him struggling to breath from a pierced lung. But he lay there, his body still and his eyes wide open in fear. His hands were laid over his chest. A Second later, his cannon boomed.

He was only seven. Shogo's son was only seven. I don't know what I expected but he wasn't that young in my mind. He had been without his father since he was four and just as he got him back, I took him away again.

Galba sent him to give me my crown, Kanu's brown eyes, just like his father, looked at me with such hate as he placed the crown on my head. He was there at every public occasion I was forced to attend. Watching with me with the same dead eyes his father showed in his final moments.

Peppermint was over the moon to have me back. The stylists were too. They didn't change much on me, other than making me more muscular and my cheekbones more defined. Peppermint never let me out of her site, frightened it was a cruel joke and that they would take me away from her again. However, as each Resurrection Game passed, she grew calmer. Trusting I was here to stay.

It was strange, no longer being the same age as her anymore but she was still the same old girl I had known all my life. She was still my goofy sister.

When Snow came into power, I was forced to do some dirty work for him. Women, and men, wanted me and were willing to pay me and Snow an insane amount for it. I never wanted it but Snow left me no choice. I either did or Pepper would be involved in a terrible accident.

I got on with it though. It was a small price to pay to be with my sister again. And later, with Ava. She was so convinced that there was something wrong with her that I promised myself I would never let her think so low of herself again.

It was wrong to say I wanted to be with my sister more than Shogo. He showed more bravery, determination and love than I have ever seen from someone his age before. He was a man and a father I was proud to say I respected. He took every blow the Games gave him, he just took on too many. I never wanted be a father, not after what I had seen happened in the arena's. But if I did, I hoped I was half the man Shogo was.

I hopped Kanu would one day realise his father wouldn't have wanted his heart to be full of rage. He loved him more than anything in the world, even himself. When he was old enough, I would tell him that. And I would tell him that even though I only knew his father for a short while, he was one of the greatest men I had ever known.

Frankie soon relieved me of my mentoring duties although, I still came along some years so Pepper wasn't alone. Plus, Frankie wasn't one for understanding how people were feeling. I stepped in for them moments.

After the Games, most of all when we had lost more tributes. Me and Peppermint would have a meal to lighten the mood. We invited Frankie but the giant kept to himself. He was always polite though and he wasn't the worst company in the world. I guess in the end, he became like part of our family.

Me and Peppermint ended up moving into the same house so we was never alone again. It helped with both of our nightmares.

Whatever happened to us, we were the for each other and I wouldn't change that for the world.

See, I had this really cool idea in my mind of Apollo killing Shogo with a spear. Then I realised, Apollo didn't use a spear. He was just strong. So, he used Jay's spear and with A LOT of luck, he hit Shogo. He aimed for the head but got the chest. He thought he got his lung but he got his heart. The dude couldn't do it again if he tried.

In this version, Shogo killed Hunter and Kazuo before reaching Jay and Apollo. That is why he was so beaten up.

Apollo knew he couldn't beat Shogo in a fight so distracted for a few moments. It did the job but if Shogo wasn't light headed anyway, might not have worked.

Apollo is UltimateMaxmericaShipper I think? Correct me if I am wrong.