Disclaimer, ok so I forgot to put this in the first chapter oopsy, I don't own the Hunger Games no matter how much I would like to. So nothing much happened in the first chapter, just introductions and backstory as well as the greatest character ever, FINNNICK!

So this chapter is the reaping and the train scene.

'Jay, can I come in? They said that you were ready.' Finnick called throught the door as I lay on my bed contemplating my future and everything else that could possibly go wrong in my life. 'Yeah you can, I look like an idiot though.'
'You could never look like an idiot,' Finnick replies as he plops down beside me on the bed, 'And you definitely don't know. You look beautiful and when they see you you'll get a million sponsors. That is if you were to get picked, which you won't.'
'I could.' He sighs and pulls me close to him, I shouldn't have said it but it's true he denies it every year and when I don't get picked it's always I told you so. I'm so worried about what will happen if and when I do get picked. 'I just meant anything's possible, you got picked, Mags got picked and so did Annie. The odds aren't really in our favour are they?'

'Don't talk like that, if you do get picked you can win easily. You've trained your whole life, how to act in front of an audience, you can use any weapon and you know how to survive. But that stuff is just a back up, I won't let them pick you. Now Toby's downstairs and he'll want to see you coz I know he didn't come all the way down here to talk to me, even though I am fabulous.' He flicked his hair and wiggled his eyebrows like he did for the cameras to drive the women wild making me giggle because no matter what the capitol believed he was nothing like that, he was almost as shy as me.

Me and Toby walked down the street into town in complete silence, he was thinking the exact same thing as me. What if this year is our year? It's like Tatiana said 'I have a feeling that today's the day' and it very well might be anything is possible.

'Can you stop that please, it puts me on edge.' I looked up at Toby his eyes were on my hands and the knife I was running through my fingers. 'Sorry, nervous habit, Finnick says to always be on alert.' I tossed the knife in the air before shoving it into my belt. 'We're not in the games yet Jay, there's no need to be alert and anyway you do it all the time even if you don't have a knife like in school with a pencil. I think I saw you do it with a celery stick once, now I know you can't kill any on with a celery stick or can you?'
That was all it took to get us to forget about the reaping, we fell on the floor laughing our heads off at how ridiculous he had made me sound. We didn't stop until the baker Mr. Reym walked past and looked at us like we were lunatics. 'Well it's nice to see that some one is enjoying themselves on today of all days. Good Morning Toby and who's this with you? Wait... Juniper Odair is that you, well I hardly reconised you without your hair in your face if you didn't dress like that every year for the reaping I never would have believed that it was you.'
'Good Moring Mr. Reym. On days like these it's good to have a laugh to ease the tension don't you think Jay?' I hid behind Toby's back and made a high pitched squeaking noise in reply. 'That was a yes if you were wondering sir.' 'I know I'm used to it, I think everyone is. I feel sorry for the reporters if that girl ever gets reaped she won't give them a darn thing.' 'You never know sir, people can surprise you. Come on Jay.' He grabbed my hand and pulled me down the street as tears began to form in my eyes.

When we were a good distance away, he put my face in his hands and pulled it up to meet his. 'Don't listen to him, you're not going to get reaped.' 'You sound just like Finnick.' I punched him in the arm and pulled away and began walking quickly down the street. Toby jogged to catch up with me. 'Slow down will you, you need to stop being so negative you might not get picked.'
'Yeah, and what if I do? What if we both do and it comes down to just us? Do you really think I can kill you? DO YOU, DO YOU! AND WHAT ABOUT YOU COULD YOU KILL ME? COULD EITHER OF US KILL ANYONE? IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TRAINING AND THE SPONSORS BUT WHO'S GOING TO TEACH YOU HOW TO KILL A LIVING PERSON TO TAKE A LIFE JUST BECAUSE SOME SHIT-HEAD POLITICIAN TOLD YOU TO!' He just stood there staring at me, in fact everyone around us was staring at me. No one had ever heard me say more than a few words my entire life and now I was standing in the street screaming about how I hated the Capitol.I was lucky only a few people were around and they weren't likely to run off and tell a peacekeeper what I was saying.
'I get it Jay, you think that I don't have those exact thoughts? Everyone here acts like being reaped is some big privilege but only you and I know the truth. Finnick and Annie and Mags scared the shit out of us with their horror stories. If we play, we play fair but we still play to win and we make a promise never to kill each other no matter what. Okay?' 'Okay.' And with that we continued to walk down the street in silence again because there was nothing left to say it had all been said.

I stood in the crowd in the town square over looking the ocean, the slight breeze blowing my hair accross my face. I could see Toby standing with the other boys and talking with his friends, I had no friends so I stood alone. I looked up at the Justice Building and saw Finnick standing on one of the balconies staring straight ahead. He never looked at me because I knew if he did he would cry and you had to be strong for these things. Nobody was allowed to see the real you. I whipped around to face the front when the screech of a microphone signalled that it was starting. They called boys names first in our district I don't know why it's different in every district so I had Toby to worry about first than I could think about myself.

I watched as the Mayor gave his speech and as they showed the same movie about the games, 'War, terrible war...' When it was over Connie stepped forward and the real business began. 'As usual we will draw the men first..' I let out a sigh of relief as it wasn't Toby and watched as the others from my district fought and clawed their way in order to gain a chance to be the tribute. It was a skinny 14 year old that I'd never met before he took the stage proudly. I glanced over at Toby who smiled at me a look of relief washing his face but worry over took it when Connie said 'And now ladies it's you turn. And the female victor of the 74th Hunger Games is...' She plunged her hands into the glass ball and pulled out the tiny piece of paper that would determine my destiny. 'Juniper Odair.' Shit.

I took a deep breath and was about to walk up to the stage when I heard a scream, a terrified screech. I whirrled around and saw Finnick trying to climb over the edge of the balcony whilst the other victors held him back. 'VOLUNTEER! SOMEONE FUCKING VOLUNTEER! DON'T LET HER GO! DON'T LET HER DIE! DON'T LET HER DIE! VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER!' Everyone had stopped to watch him as he screamed and tried to get to me. The people in the Capitol were probably having a field day with this, they would tear him apart, I had to do something. I walked out into the aisle, people parted like the sea to let me through and I stood facing Finnick not caring for once in my life that everyone was staring at me.

'FINNICK!' He stopped dead at the sound of my voice and just stood there with an expression of shock. 'Stop this Finnick, it's okay. Being selected to participate in the Hunger Games is an honour and a privilege. Our family is blessed that we both get to be a part of something so great. Now calm yourself Finnick, remember the world is watching.' I spun on my heel and walked up the steps and clasped Connie's outstretched hand. That last line had really got him, he told it to me everyday that I acted shy as a hope I would be more out there so that when they came to interview the people in my district they would have some positive things to say. He had never thought that I would ever use it on him.

'Well that was dramatic, do we have any volunteers?' They stood silent nobody dared to take my place after what just happened, there was no way they could follow that, they would never be able to do anything that would make as big a fuss as Finnick just had. They would never be able to outshine me now and that's what I was afraid of. 'Well then... I present to you your victor JUNIPER ODAIR!' I twirled like an idiot and blew a kiss into the audience before I stepped forward to shake the boy's hand.

We were then hearded into the Justice Buildin, I sat alone on the green, velvet couch and watched the fish in the aquarium accross from me swim whilst I waited. The doors opened and Toby ran through them and pulled me into his arms nearly crushing me to death. 'Can't breathe, dying here.'
'Oops sorry Jay, accident. It's just, you know... I umm..'
'Might never see me again as I could die from a number of strange occurences?'
'Don't even.'
'Sorry, I just. You know.'
'Are doing the thing with the knife again.' I glanced down at my hand and saw that he was right. I shoved it clumsily back in my belt blushing.
We spent the rest of the time just sitting there no amount of training could have prepared us for this moment.
'Time's up kid.' The peacekeeper gestured at the door and Toby got up giving me one quick hug before he left, tears streaming down his face.

It didn't take long before Finnick came charging through the door and practically tackled me. I couldn't help myself I started crying like a baby in his arms. We just stood there holding eachother for ages until finally we broke apart and I asked him the one thing that had been on my mind this whole time.
'Did I do good?' He pulled me close to him again. And whispered in my ear.
'No sweetheart, you did great. You were great. You're going to win we're going to get through this. They've agreed to let me be your mentor so I can take care of you okay. We're going to get throught this.' I nodded.
The peacekeeper came agin and herded him out.

Annie and Mags came next. They didn't talk, neither of them could very well. Mags patted my cheek like she did at breakfast and Annie just held ou a piece of cloth for me to take. It was a bandanna with a fish sewn in the middle and in the corners were different pictures. Annie pointed to one, a person swimming and the gestured at herself and then to a fishing hook and pointed at Mags.
'You and Mags' I said, she nodded than pointed to a picture of a trident. 'Finnick?' She nodded again then pointed at the empty cornor and then at me. I understood I wasn't famous for anything yet, Mags had one by fishing and out living everyone, Finnick had killed everyone with a trident and Annie was the only victor who could swim. I hadn't one yet, only then would my picture be put there.
'Thanks Annie I love it. I love you, you too Mags.' I pulled them into a hug and began to cry again, so glad the my makeup was water proof.

I waved at the photographers as we boarded the train making sure that I looked as happy as I possibly could whilst I clutched Finnick's hand as hard as I could so scared as I knew all these people would never stop watching me. As we got into the train I turned to Finnick.
'They can't see us anymore can they?'
'No, why? You shouldn't be afraid of them.'
'It's not that... I forgot... medicene... feel... sick... don't want... see'
And with that I collapsed on the floor.

Okay so that was chapter 2 I hope to get a new chapter out soon but yeah, I have exams this week. Please Review, favourite all that stuff it would mean alot to me.