Kay guys! You ready for District 4? And because they are twins, I will just keep it at Brooke's POV, because I really don't want to write the same thing twice. Alright? Now, get ready to meet twins Brooke and Noah Waters!
Oh, and BTW, I'M SO SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN WRITING! School has been killer, and I am starting a new story : ) Okay? And I will try to update around once every weekend. Enjoy!
*District 4; Day of Reaping*
*13 year old Brooke Waters*
I look at my twin brother in the bed next to mine. I slip out of my bed, and grab my bathing suit. I trot to the bathroom and change, grabbing a towel while I'm pulling my brown hair into a pony as I slip on my sandals and walk to the beach. The second I step out of my house, the smell of sea water enters my nostrils. It's a welcoming smell, reminding me my home isn't all that bad. I walk down the beach, and I sit down, starring at the gentle ocean. I pull my feet out of my sandals, and I flatten my towel on the beach. I walk into the water, and start swimming out. I don't really know how far I swim, but when I turn, the coast I swam from is fading. I dive down into the water, and watch a few fish swim by. I swim around with them until I need air, and I come up, wiping the salt water from my green eyes. I look at my olive skinned arm, and see I must have gotten a cut. I dip my arm into the water, and let the salt do its magic. I don't know what keeps me in the water all the time, but it relaxes me. I swim over to a rock sticking out of the coral I must have cut myself on, and I pull myself onto it. I stand up and look at the coast, and I sigh. Not the bad kind of sigh, no, the exact opposite. I sit on the rock, and look at the sky. I see where the sun is, and relax. It's about… noon. I close my eyes and begin to drift off to the sound of the waves when my eyes bolt open. The reaping! The reaping is today! At 2! I dive into the water and start swimming, and I grab onto the Jedi. I climb up and start climbing over the rocks when I see Noah.
"I was about to tell you to get home, but I guess you figured it out." He laughs. I grab towel and wrap it around my sky blue one piece before slipping on my sandals and running home. We walk in the door, and my mother shakes her head.
"How far did you go out?"
"To the Coral Reef. It's really beautiful." I say.
"Well, you need to get ready. You don't have time to shower." She says. I nod and walk to my bedroom. Noah follows behind, and I shove his outfit into his hand before locking the door in his face. I walk to my closet to find a silky sea blue dress, and I pull it over me, letting it drop down to my knees. It was beautiful, and I put my brown hair behind my back and I use my blue pin to pull my hair in my face back. I leave my sandals, and I decide to bring my lucky necklace. I walk out, and Noah smiles.
"Shall we go sister of mine?" He asks. I laugh.
"We shall brother of mine." I smile before walking downstairs with my mother and father. We all walk to the Reaping and sign in before going our separate ways. I hug them and walk to the section designated for 13 year old girls, and chat with my friends. Our mayor, a tall man with white hair, walks onto the stage and reads a speech I barely listen to, and then our semi normal looking escort walks onto the stage.
"Hi all! I'm Danielle and I'm your escort! Now, ladies first, yeah?" She asks before trotting over in her 6 inch stilettos to the Girl's reaping ball. She pulls out a name, and walks back.
"Brooke Waters!" My heart stops right there. I tremble as I walk onto the stage, and I find Noah in the crowd, eyes wide with shock.
"Any volunteers? Come on, she's-"
"Nobody will volunteer! It's the first Hunger Games! People who lived through that horrible war want to live a bit longer! We all know being sent to these games is our probable death sentence! These games may be fun to you Capitol people, but not to us! This is just saying bye to helpless children! In the future, the kids wouldn't have been born during the war, but still had to pay like us! Just pick the boy so this can get over with!" I scream at her. The audience has gone silent, and all stand in shock. I didn't know, but I just mouthed off to the Capitol on TV. Wonder what this will make my fate.
"Alright, let's choose the boy!" She says in a less cheery attitude. She walks over, and I hope it's one of the stronger boys in this District who can at least try to help me get far.
"Noah….. oh my…. Noah Waters." My heart drops. I see Noah walk out of the crowd and onto the stage, and I feel tears rolling down my cheek. I hear my mother wailing, both of her kids in the games, with at most, one returning.
"Well, this is a shock. Twins in the games. Anyone care to volunteer for these two?" Silence. I know people want to, but can't find the strength. I hear someone begin to speak up, but we are whisked to the Capitol building. The choose to put us into one room, so are parents can have it easy, and before I can say a word to him, they run in.
"Oh kids! My sweet babies! Forced to fight to the death! I will never see one of you, or both of you, ever again!" My mother wails.
"They should have laws against letting to siblings into the games. But that damn Capitol doesn't give a crap about the District people. We are slaves to them." My father grumbles.
"Mom, we will find our way out of this. We always do, don't we?" I smile.
"Yes," she sniffles. "But the problem is, I believe the Capitol will be furious with your little uproar."
"They will probably cut it out when they air it. But we all know what happened." Noah says.
"He's right. They will just cut it out. Who knows? Maybe we can make an alliance with Districts One and Two, since we are the richest districts."
"I guess that would be okay. More protection." My mother smiles.
"You will do fine. I promise. We love you both." My father says, hugging us. We pull my mother in, and we all hug until the peacekeepers walk in. The kiss our foreheads, and leave. Next, my best friend at school, Coral, walks in.
"Hey Brookie. Hey Noah." She smiles.
"God, this is not happening." I mumble.
"No kidding," There is an awkward silence.
"Well, I wanted to bring you both something. As a token." Coral says, breaking the silence.
"What?" I ask. She opens her hands – I never noticed they were holding something – and reveals a hair clip with a shell on it, and a pin with waves.
"One for each of you. The pin is my brother's, and the clip is mine. He wanted you to have the pin Noah." She says, pinning the waves to his shirt.
"Thank you Coral." He smiles.
"And Brooke, I want you to have my clip. And I will not take no for an answer." She says, pinning it to my hair.
"Thank you Coral."
"Now, one of you needs to come home! You both are my only friends that I like at all times!" She says. We nod. The Peacekeeper comes in, brings Coral out, and brings us to our train. We take one last look at District Four, the ocean, and the sun, just barely ready to set, and the jedi I loved so. I will miss it all. But who knows? Maybe the arena will be all water. Noah and I could win for sure then. But if it is not… Well, I will just have to wait and see.
What did you think? Isn't it sad though? If I could, I would let almost everyone win. But where's the fun of that. Wait… that made me sound insane. XD Okay, and yeah, The Careers will exist in these games. :)
Question:
1: How did Mags die in Catching Fire?
Bonus: How did Finnick die in Mockingjay?
Alright, You have read about Districts One through Four, and are you ready for Five? I'll try to post the District Five tonight or tomorrow, so yeah :)
Oh, and oh my freaking gosh! Look at this Drawing I found! It's of the scene when Gale kisses Katniss in the outskirts of the woods in Catching Fire. It's epical!
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