A/N: It's been a while but I'm back with another chapter for a career district. Hopefully you will all enjoy this chapter and the characters or hate them.
Let's get on with the chapter.
Aaliyah Peyton (District 1 female)
I see trainers raise his sword and charges at me. I swiftly dodge he attack, trip him up and put my knife against his neck. I pull the knife away from the trainer's neck and help him up.
As I do this, I hear my friends, Diamond and Liliiann clapping, Liliiann even runs up and hugs me.
"You got this; you can win the hunger games." Liliiann says always happy for the games each year. Even though I don't like killing and will find a non-violent way out of a confrontation.
"You know I don't like doing this Liliiann. Why didn't you get chosen again?" I question, she has and was ways will be a better career then me. She could have even won but this is her final year and I'm going to volunteer.
"Cause she lost against you who beat her and she has next year if she does want to volunteer." Diamond says defeated. I know she hates the games and only watches them because she has too or she will be executed or whipped in the town square.
"Any way we better go and get ready for the reaping, we need to get you all prettied up for when you volunteer and make it to the capitol. Also, you might be able to get the district 2 and 4 tributes on your side so you have the strongest two tributes to protect you in the arena when the career alliance falls apart." Liliiann excitedly shouts as she runs ahead to my house.
Already wearing her reaping clothes. Which is a short red dress to symbolise the theme of blood the quarter quell brings, hopefully not my blood. Diamond walks next to me, looking at me with fear in her eyes. She hugs me and says.
"Please don't be die in the arena Aaliyah. I won't be able to watch you die and give your final breaths." Diamond says tearfully. I hug her back and nod saying that I won't die but I know I will.
We hold on to each other and make it to my house and put on our reaping dresses. I put on my elaborate pale purple dress which I always wear to the reaping's since I was 15. Diamond is wearing an elegant blue dress that looks great on her.
We all go downstairs to say goodbye to my mum and dad and leave to go to the reaping's. When I step through the door and start to walk towards the town square, I get thoughts that feel me with fear and uneasiness for the games.
Will I be able to kill a 12 year old? Will I be able to kill my ally? How will I die in the arena? Who will kill me? How will they kill me? What will my parents and best friends do when I die? Will I be able to win the games and make it home alive?
"Who do you think will volunteer for the boys?" I hear someone ahead of us ask their friends. I already know it will be Emerald. An 18 year old a boy volunteering in district 1 happens every year but once in a while we get a volunteer from an illegal career academy in the lower district where the old one used to be before the second rebellion.
We make it to the town square, sign in and make it over to the 17 year old section awaiting everyone else in district 1. I look around and spot Emerald smiling at me and nods at me already knowing what is going to happen with the reaping.
I then notice a boy in front of him looking at me. As if he is sizing me up and seeing if I have any weaknesses he can exploit. He has piecing blue eyes, shoulder neck length hair and is way shorter than Emerald, in fact Emerald towers over him.
I notice our capitol escort Platinum walk on to our clean stage unlike of those in districts 6, 11, or 12 who's stage is always messy and filled with dirt. I then grasp Liliiann's hand as if I'm going to die right then and there.
"Hello and welcome to the 6th Quarter Quell where two of you lucky people will be fighting against 24 other tributes to return home as a victor and help others return for the next years to come! Now let's watch a video from the capitol itself and a message from president Nightshadow then we will pick two lucky tributes to go in the hunger games!"
We then all look towards the screen next to the escort in delight. We look at each of our previous victors which included Gloss and Cashmere who were killed in the 75th hunger games by Katniss Everdeen and Johanna Mason respectively. After this we then are greeted by the standard message that is given to us by the capitol which feels us with delight and makes me feel excited to volunteer for the games but the fear is still me.
President Nightshadow's message is a little different to the different years and personal to us as we are the only district to get one. I guess because we are her favourite tributes and it is a quarter quell. She makes our entire district cower in fear even the boy with the blue eyes I saw earlier who didn't even bat an eye at the peace keepers keeping a watching eye on him.
The video then ends and Platinum walks to the female bowl and pulls out a name. This is it I tell myself. This is when I will volunteer and promise to return home a victor and kill innocent tributes.
Platinum, in her shiny silver dress which cover her whole body, walks over to the microphone. Opens the slip of paper and proceeds to read the name.
"Sapphire G-" Platinum starts to read the name of the poor girl.
"I volunteer as tribute!" I shout and start to walk towards the stage. I see a girl look at me turn her head to look at someone and then put her head down in defeat.
I reach the stage and stand next to Platinum and look across at the district. I see a girl who I can only presume is Sapphire clutching her friends and crying in relief and I have been in that position 2 years ago. I then look at Emerald who nods and smiles at me.
"And what might your name be?" Platinum askes me.
"I'm Aaliyah Peyton and I will be the victor of the 150th hunger games!" I should into the microphone and right away everyone claps except for the boy with the piecing blue eyes who is staring at me as if I'm his next meal.
"Excellent, now for the boy's!" she reaches into the boy's bowl and pulls out a name.
"The male tribute for District one is Aja-"
Platinum is interrupted by two voices at once.
"I volunteer as tribute!" Both Emerald and the boy with the piercing eyes both start to run for the stage. Just before he reaches the steps Emerald trips and falls down. The strange boy with the blue eyes just looks at me as he slows down into a walk and stands on the other side of Platinum who is visually disgusted.
"I'm David Echolls and I will be the winner of the 225th hunger games." He shouts into the mic and is only met with applause from the people who look worst to wear and is from the lower part of our district. Ours then clap half-heartedly and Platinum and I can tell they are only doing it as it is a custom in district 1.
"Right now, that's both tributes have volunteered we can now move to the capitol. Now you two shake hands." We do and right after I run towards the capitol building awaiting my friends and family.
I only have to wait a minute before Diamond and Liliiann burst in and hug me.
"First tell me everything you know about David? I will need to know if you want me to come home." I quickly ask Liliiann knowing that we have 3 minutes.
"Nothing much other than he's ruthless and that he was meant to have a friend who is basically a mini Clove volunteer instead of you." Liliiann answers my question. That answers to who that girl was and who she looked at.
"Ok I will be weary of him in the arena and make sure he is at arm's length whenever I'm near him." I state feeling confidence fly though me.
"Please come home to us Aaliyah. I know you can." Diamond says to me letting the tears break free and get us both wet.
"I promise you I will come home to both of you" I then pull both of them into an affectionate hug and then as soon as I let go of both of them, they are taken away from me.
My next guest is my mother and father. We hug as a family do and then they get going with talking.
"You know you didn't have to do this to make us happy Aaliyah we both know how sad this makes you feel." my father says to me.
I know this as they say this to me after each and every reaping as they know that training for the games are just not for me. However, I do it to make my parents proud in me.
"I know but I want to make you proud of me mother... father." I say tears fearing to be let loose and flow down my face.
"You just come back to us alive. Ok Aaliyah" My mother says her face filled with sorrow and tears.
We hug a final time and then they are ripped from me and now I'm now alone until it is time to leave for the train.
David Echolls (District One Male)
I walk out of the illegal career academy as the ambulance appears to take the trainer, that I stabbed in the groin. I start to walk towards the reaping when Kitana steps in line next to me.
"So, who do you think will volunteer for the boys this year apart from yourself?" Kitana asks me as we near the reaping centre.
"I think Emerald is and I also think Aaliyah is for the girls but I don't know much about her. So, I will let you know if you would want to volunteer... probably won't let you." I say letting her know what to do at the reaping's.
We get signed in and I stand right in front of Emerald so I know that Aaliyah is going to look over at Emerald for a confidence boost. I watch as she does and when she does look over, I look directly at her and start to build a profile on her and her character and see any weaknesses.
Our escort comes on stage and spiels the usual business and puts on all 3 videos. The usual one about past victors, the normal messaged from the capitol which is sent to each district. We also get a personal message from president Nightshadow which puts fear in all of us.
Platinum, in her shiny silver dress which cover her whole body, walks over to the microphone. Opens the slip of paper and proceeds to read the name.
"Sapphire G-" Platinum starts to read the name.
"I volunteer as tribute!" I hear Aaliyah shout and start to walk towards the stage. I see Kitana look at me and I proceed to shake my head for her to wait until next year to volunteer if she can.
"I'm Aaliyah Peyton and I will be the victor of the 150th hunger games!" I hear her shout into the microphone and right away everyone claps except for me as I'm staring at her trying to figure out what kind of tribute she will be.
"Excellent, now for the boy's!" she reaches into the boy's bowl and pulls out a name.
"The male tribute for District one is Aja-"
Platinum is interrupted by me and Emerald.
"I volunteer as tribute!" Both Emerald and I both start to run for the stage. Just before he reaches the steps, I trip Emerald up and he falls down right onto his pretty face. I slow down into a walk and stand on the other side of Platinum who is visually disgusted by my appearance. Which is a ripped shirt and mud allover my face.
"I'm David Echolls and I will be the winner of the 225th hunger games." I shout into the mic and is only met with applause from the people who is from my part of the district. The others then start to clap half-heartedly and Platinum and Aaliyah can both tell they are only doing it as it is a custom in district 1.
"Right now, that's both tributes have volunteered we can now move to the capitol. Now you two shake hands." We do and right after I see Aaliyah run towards the capitol building awaiting her friends and family.
I walk my way towards the justice building to await Kitana as I know she will be my only guest.
A minute after I'm in Kitana comes and slaps me hard. I then laugh at the top of my lungs as this is normal for us.
"Now what was that for?" I ask not caring at all that she slapped me.
"For not letting me volunteer, you know you would have a better chance winning if I was your ally and in the career alliance with you." Kitana shouts at me annoyed.
"I know but she has no chance of winning, I know her and she won't be able to kill a tribute, also you will have your chance next year."
We hug and she then leaves leaving me alone to wait until it's time to leave for the trains.
A/N: This chapter has some of my strongest writing and some of my worst writing in my opinion. I hope you have enjoyed reading about Aaliyah and David. I also hope you think they are interesting tributes let me know what you think in your review.
There is still tributes which need to be filled. So please PM me your characters. David is the last tribute that I will be accepting from my reviews.
Tributes that are open:
District 4 Male
District 5 Male
District 8 Female
Both from District 9
Both from District 10
District 11 Female
Both from District 12
Both from District 13
These are the tributes that are open to be submitted.
Question: Would you volunteer for the games?
Please review and comment what was your favourite bit in this chapter.
Signing out Darth Destiny.