Shine

Chapter 12

District 3 Reapings

A/N: So, we're almost there! Eight out of Twelve Reapings done, and another one should be coming right after this one, which will boost us to nine out of ten! Also, please keep submitting your Tributes! I currently have 20/24, so we only need four more before the Games can start! Please keep submitting them! Special thanks to foxfox12 for the two wonderful Tributes in this chapter!

Clear Palatino –12- -D3- POV

I wake up on the day of the Reaping and put on a pink dress. I smile at my green eyes in the mirror, as my blonde hair falls down around my shoulders. I decide to leave it like that and leave the room to see my stepmom and my actual dad standing there.

"Hi, dad. Hi, Grace," I say.

"Hi, honey," my dad says.

"Hello, Clear," Grace, my stepmother, says.

"Is Bec ready yet?" I ask.

"I'm ready!" Bec says as he walks out of his room.

Becquerel 'Bec' Grey –15- -D3- POV

I wake up on the day of the Reaping and put on a nice gray suit. I run my hand through my curly brown hair, not that it changes much. I smile at my own brown eyes and walk into the living room.

"Is Bec ready yet?" Clear asks. She looks pretty in her little pink dress.

"I'm ready!" I say.

"Then let's go," my stepfather, Laurent, says.

Clear Palatino –12- -D3- POV

We arrive at the Reaping, and Bec goes off towards his friends, leaving me alone. I say goodbye to my father and Grace and walk to my section, waiting for the Reaping to start. I don't really have any friends, although I wave casually to a few people as I walk by. They wave back, but I can tell they're being friendly, that's all. I know I don't have any real friends. When I find a spot in my section, a girl next to me bumps my shoulder.

"What do you suppose are the odds that I'll get Reaped?" She asks.

"Do you have to take any Tesserae?" I ask.

"No!" She says. She looks offended by the question.

"Okay then, so, the population of District Three is about five thousand, and about one thousand children, so… about one in one thousand, or 0.001 percent," I say, doing the math in my head.

"Oh," she says. "Well then, I guess I have nothing to worry about. What about you?"
"One in one thousand," I say.

"That's cool. How did you do that?" She asks.

"I'm just like that. Sort of smart, I guess," I say.

"Oh. Cool. I'm Emily," she says, extending her hand. I shake it.

"Clear," I say.

"Nice name," she says.

"You too," I say.

"Okay people! Today, just like last year, we will choose two lucky Tributes to compete in this year's Hunger Games!" Cinnamon says from onstage. I hope it won't be me. No, I know it won't. One in a thousand, one in a thousand. "And the Female Tribute from District Three is… Clear Palatino!" I'm shocked. It can't be me, it can't. I start to walk up to the stage though. I know it is me, even if it can't be. I feel tears going down my cheeks, silently. I cry as I walk onstage and shake hands with Cinnamon, and shake a little bit when I step back from the front of the stage.

Becquerel 'Bec' Grey –15- -D3-

I arrive at the Reaping and look around for my friends, leaving Clear to do whatever she wants. I don't really care.

"Hey, Bec!" Tyler shouts as he runs over to me.

"Hey, Tyler," I say. "What's up?"

"I'm just hoping Maddie doesn't get Reaped," he says. Maddie is Tyler's little sister. They get along better than me and Clear. "What about you?"

"I'm hoping Clear doesn't get Reaped. Or you. And thanks for all the concern," I say.

"No problem, bro," he says. "Where is Clear?"

"I don't know. Probably at her section, telling some little girl that their odds of getting Reaped are lower than being eaten by a tiger," I say.
"Okay," Tyler says. Then Cinnamon starts the Reaping, and we run to our section. And then Clear gets Reaped. Oh. My. Goodness. Not sweet little Clear. We didn't always get along, but I never wanted anything like this to happen to her. Should I volunteer to help her? I should. I should. But. But… but I'm scared of what could happen to me. And she might have to kill me… No, that's just an excuse. The truth is that at the end of the day, I'm a coward.

"And the Male Tribute from District Three is…" Cinnamon pauses as she unfolds the slip of paper. "Becquerel Gray!" Well, I guess my cowardice didn't matter much. I'm going to die anyway. I'm going to die. Hopefully, I can at least die making sure that Clear lives. I walk to the stage, terrified inside. I try to hide it, and I think I do an okay job as I join Clear and Cinnamon onstage.

A/N: So, what did you think of this chapter? Who do you think will win, considering our Tributes so far? When will you submit your Tribute? Once again, thanks to foxfox12 for our step-sibling Tributes! Please submit your Tribute, we only need four more!

Tribute List:

D1M: Lustero Aldor, 17, by Yugi-Smallymcsmall

D1F: Diamond Knowles, 18, by Tyquavis (Previous character connection)

D2M: Ares Moretti, 18, by Andii99

D2F: Giselle Serpentine, 16, by Red Roses1000

D3M: Becquerel 'Bec' Grey, 15, by foxfox12

D3F: Clear Palatino, 12, by foxfox12

D4M: Falcon Lockdust, 17, by Nautics

D4F: Thia Zollis, 15, by JustAPersonReading

D5M: Emery Colt, 17, by Hawkmaid

D5F: Serena Holden, 16, by Andii99

D6M: Andrew Spayler, 15, by AspiringSteampunk0909

D6F: Harper Satin, 16, by Primione394

D7M: Aster Ochs, 17, by Red Roses1000

D7F: Vallory Stensland, 16, by Hawkmaid

D8M: Silk Daisly, 16, by IIJamesII

D8F: Rhylee Kaski, 16, by Primione394

D9M: Open

D9F: Athena Rye, 14, by Primrue394

D10M: Kayne Lytch, 13, by IIJamesII

D10F: Kayra Dawnbreeze, 13. by Yugi-Smallymcsmall

D11M: Open

D11F: Open

D12M: Open

D12F: Camelia Lloha, 12, by Primrue394