Nobody's POV

Marina's Victory Tour went well. Of course, she got the cold shoulder in District One for killing Esmeralda, but everywhere else went fairly well. District Four was immensely happy to have a victor after Dock being killed in the finale the year before. Nobody had expected her to win, so that just made her victory even sweeter.

The Piers were overjoyed to have their daughter back. Twice the Capitol had taken one of their children, and at least this time, one of them came back. Marina was greeted with hugs and tears from her parents, a kiss from her boyfriend, Sebastian. The entire district was in celebration, welcoming back their newest victor.

A few families didn't revel in Marina's victory like the rest of the district did. The first was the McCrays, Finn's family, who simply closed their shutters and mourned together. After all, Finn's father had already lost his wife and only had his daughter, Coral, left. Coral spent a few days alone, wishing that she hadn't always been trying to be better than Finn, sending him off to the arena with possible doubts planted in his brain. She visited his grave often:

The second family was that of Chelsea, Finn's girlfriend. She was heartbroken when Finn had died, and didn't want to celebrate the sole survivor of the Games that her boyfriend had died in. She locked herself in her room for weeks, refusing to come out, refusing to do anything expect grieve in private. She never recovered.

As for Marina, she settled into the Victor's Village with her parents. While she wasn't the most stable victor in the world, she was still popular with the audience, because of her personality, her ability to do what was needed to win, and of course, because of Tellin. She was happy with her family for a few months, but then she got news that would change her life forever...

Esmeralda's family mourned her for years. For sixteen years, she had been an energetic girl, always bright and full of life. Now that she was dead, the Platinum household seemed to die, too. Ebony, now so determined to make sure another family doesn't lose a child and experience her family's grief, put forth every ounce of energy and effort into mentoring. She finally succeeded three years after Esmeralda's death, bringing back a girl by the name of Carnilia Zircon.

Aurum's sister, Ruby, was heartbroken at the loss of her brother. He had always been there for her, and all it took was a sword and an angry tribute to take him from her. In Aurum's honor, she joined the Academy, and ended up winning the 108th Hunger Games. Aurum's brother, Sterling, continued his training, but never made it to the Games. He was extremely saddened when Aurum died, as were his parents, but his parents were proud of their son. A few months after the Games, Aurum's girlfriend Opal was found in her room, zagged slits running up her wrist. She couldn't live without Aurum.

Scoria's family was devastated when she was killed by the mutts. Her brother, Hero, the one who was the closest to Scoria, lashed out when she died. He locked himself in his room, destroyed it, then attacked a Peacekeeper and was put in district detainment. Scoria's younger brother, Jax, cried day and night until he finally tired himself out. Scoria's father was fired from the quarries after missing weeks upon weeks of work, mourning his daughter. After all, he had only had one, and she was gone.

Victor's family was extremely humbled when he died. He was a crowd favorite, strong and capable. So why didn't he make it back? Superia flew into a rage when her brother was killed. She smashed much of the Games Headquarters and broke into a fistfight with another victor. And to make it worse, his killer went on to win. Even District Two wasn't safe from the Games.

Via's death had impacted her district in many ways. She was just a child, an innocent, bright girl who had a whole future ahead of her. Her family would never forget her. Her sister, Electrica, would blame herself for Via's death, as she didn't volunteer for her sister. The next year, she volunteered for a twelve year old girl, not wanting another family to lose a young child. She came is second place.

Spark, Cyber's brother, found some happiness when he married his girlfriend, Disa, that fall. But his brother's death had hit him hard. After all, they were brothers, partners in crime, doing everything together. He visited Cyber's grave constantly, laying down flowers, and grieving. Cyber never realized how much he was loved.

The death of Lexia forced her younger sister to grow up. Alyda had to take out all of her family's tesserae, now that Wyatt was out of the reaping age and Lexia was dead. Lexia's parents were saddened, of course, but they couldn't help but notice a change in their daughter while she was in the arena. She became almost animalistic. But they still wanted their child back.

Watt's sister, Quinn, never recovered after her brother died. Her precious big brother was dead, and she needed him. Her connection to the world was severed, and she refused to eat, to drink, to do anything but lay in her bed and hope for her brother to come back. For years, she lived off of the medications keeping her alive. Watt's girlfriend, Nova, visited the Fosters often, just to provide them with the extra company she knew they needed.

Harlee's family was proud of her for making it so far. They really thought that she could make it back to them. Their hope turned to bitter sorrow when she bled to death in the arena. Her sister, Clya, hated herself for not saving her sister. She should have died, not Harlee, the ray of sunshine in bad times, who was always positive and never blamed anybody for anything. The Fords were forever changed afternoon losing Harlee.

Tacom's sister, Honda, could barely watch the Games. Being on the streets meant that she and Tacom's girlfriend, Jetta, didn't have a television. The main screen in the square had showed Honda the death of her brother. She would never recover. Jetta, on the other hand, had been through so many hardships, that she deeply missed her boyfriend, but never really mourned.

Aspen was missed severely by her family. Her sisters, Auburn and Juniper, cried to each other in the dead of night. Her brother, Grover, had to work in the fields to cut down trees because their family's shop stayed closed so they could grieve. There, he broke his leg, wrist and collarbone in an accident. Aspen's parents were devastated. After all, their daughter was almost safe from the reapings. They would never recover.

Forrest's family hadn't enjoyed the Games at all. They had watched Forrest go from a sweet, selfless man to a ruthless killer. His sisters, Daliah and Poppy, visited his grave in the Fallen Tribute section of the cemetery, laying down flowers and wreaths on his tombstone. Mimosa was filled with grief at the loss of her best friend. When she remembered that last night in the Capitol when Forrest kissed her, she could barely contain her emotions. Mimosa had lost many battles, but this one was her hardest.

Denim, Lacey's brother, would never be the same after watching his sister be poisoned. He had really thought that Lacey could win. After she died, he fell into a state of depression. He had loved Lacey with his life, and now she was gone. Lacey's parents mourned their daughter for months, barely leaving their house. Lacey had always been there to provide them with light and happiness. The household never returned to normal.

Hem's family wasn't sure what to do once Hem died. His father, who always pushed Hem into being better, sometimes with force, reflected back on his relationship with his son and realized that he had been a horrible father. He vowed not to make that same mistake with his two remaining children, Josie and Paisley. Paisley, being so young, couldn't really understand what had happened to her brother. For years, she believed that he was staying in the Capitol.

Gwenn's older sister, Cassie, visited her sister in the graveyard often. For a few days, she refused to believe that Gwenn was dead. It would take a lot to kill her, right? Not an infection. No way. Ceres, Gwenn's brother, worked himself to the bone in the fields, trying to compensate for Gwenn's absence. Working was his coping method, and it almost worked. But with nothing to do at home, he was captivated by bouts of grief so intense, he would sometimes hallucinate. The Wheatons were forever changed.

Bran Stalk knew firsthand what the arena was like. He knew that, had his son come back to him, Millet wouldn't be the same. But that didn't stop him from mourning. He deeply missed Millet, and tried hard to make sure that no more families had to feel the pain he was feeling over the death of his son. Maize, Millet's sister, built a small memorial for her brother at the front of the Victor's Village. She would miss her brother immensely, but she knew he was in a better place than Panem.

Azalea's family would never forget their fallen daughter and sister. Her sister, Kira, started spending time with the children in the community home, just to show them that there was still hope in the world. Her brother, Colby, helped Kira out, although he would cry in the dead of night for Azalea. Azalea's boyfriend, Vince, took his rage out at the Capitol by founding an anti-Capitol group. Twice, the Capitol had taken somebody he loved and killed them, Azalea and his sister. He was arrested and executed a few months later.

Mesa, Buck's sister, tried not to be sad at the death of her brother. It was something he would have wanted, she knew it, but she was still devastated. His parents were heartbroken, but found a ray of happiness when Sierra gave birth to his child. Sierra was grief-stricken that Buck was gone, and wanted to memorialize him with their baby girl. She named the baby Krystal, after the arena that the girl's father had fought in. Sierra knew that this way, Buck would never really be dead, as long as he was remembered. Krystal is a bright, happy baby girl, and is the light of Sierra's life.

The family of Skye Farmer, the girl who Wren volunteered for, invited her brother, Kane, over for dinner one night and expressed their sorrow for the loss of his sister. Kane thanked them, but he knew they were glad it was Wren six feet under and not their own daughter. He grieved and mourned and never got over Wren's death. After all, she was his reason to live. Now that she was gone, his life was, too. He was found hanging in the community home a week later.

Rye's family missed him for a very long time. Fawn, the sibling Rye was closest to, was constantly at his grave, talking just to the wind and the stretch of the tombstones of all the fallen tributes. Rye's other sister, Sparrow, tried not to think about the fact that her brother was gone. She worked constantly, keeping her mind off of Rye. Jay, Rye's brother, would never forget. He, along with Rye's parents, would mourn together. Rye would have a lasting impact on his family.

Raven, Ember's sister, would also never get over her loss. Ember had always been a sweet girl. What had she done to deserve death? Nothing. Raven would look through the few photos of her sister, and try to spin her death into a positive thing. Ember's parents, on the other hand, would only think of the negatives. Their daughter, their bright, innocent daughter, was killed with her whole life ahead of her. Ember was too young to die.

Carter's family was affected severely when he died. He was killed so gruesomely, but they were almost glad that he had went that way. They knew he hadn't been in pain, it was so quick. Iris and Jordyn, Carter's sisters, grew closer than ever before, because they were all each other had. Their parents were a wreck, and they could barely take care of their daughters. Jordyn tried to make them better, but failed. She became Iris's guardian, and tried her best to keep her safe from the reapings. She succeeded.

As a result of the 101st Hunger Games, twenty three families were destroyed, twenty three children were massacred, another arena was stained in the blood of innocents. A victor's son, a victor's brother, a victor's sister all fell in the arena, a soon-to-be father bled to death, two twelve year olds met their ends too soon. But the Hunger Games were a part of life in Panem.

They would never really go away, no matter how much you tried to forget them.

And there is the epilogue for this story. Feels weird to be hitting complete. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed this. Thank you so much to everybody who has been with me from chapter one. I hope you all liked this.

Because of the response about Buck's baby, I may write a one-shot about Krystal growing up and Sierra raising her without Buck. Would you like to see that? Let me know! Thanks so much again to everybody who reviewed and favorited this story. Your support means everything to me!

-D9T