Chapter 10: District 8 reapings:

Pluto Vega (District 8 Female) POV:

I run towards the justice building excited for the reaping's and to see who in district 8 is going to go into the hunger games and sadly to their deaths. As I look around, I realize that I'm the only one with a slight of happiness on my face today as everyone else hates this day.

You might be wondering why I'm running towards something that could mean that I go to my death. And to answer that question, it's due to the fact that the games have always intrigued me and I want to see how other tributes go into the games so when it is my turn to be in the games I can use these facts that I have from watching other tributes in the arena fighting for their survival.

Don't get me wrong I still hate the career tributes for being murderers and wanting to kill those who they deem to be weak and easy to kill. I also hate those from other districts who volunteer for the hell of killing innocent children with the careers.

As I sign in, I notice that my friend Mikey in the 12 year old section looking around probably for me. I quickly run to the front of the 12 year old section for the girls so I can see the tributes face to see if they are shocked or not, and how to disguise my face to not show face to the other tributes when I'm reaped in a few years time.

I wait and look around at all the sad and tearful faces that are staring right ahead waiting to see if they will be chosen. When I turn my head around to look at the stage, I see our escort for this year. I guess our old one got promoted as this guy is brand new and looking at us with smiles.

"Hello, hello district 8 to the reaping of the 150th hunger games and may the odds be ever in your favour! I'm Justice and I will be your escort for the next few years to come!" Justice shouts waiting for some type of applause but no escort will get that here.

"Let's start with the girls then." Justice shouts into the microphone and reaches for the girl's bowl and pulls out a slip.

"The female tribute from District 8 is..." We all hold our breath in anticipation but me especially "Pluto Vega!"

No! Why me! I wasn't meant to be reaped until I was at least 15 so I can have a chance of winning the games but now I have to be in them when I'm 12!

As soon as I hear my name, I let out a loud squeak and start to walk to the stage. As I get to the base of the stairs, I feel dizzy and I faint as soon I start to walk up the stairs. When I wake up a second later, I see two peacekeepers in my face waiting for me to get up to help me make it on to the stage.

As soon as I'm next to Justice he doesn't give me a single look of gratefulness, just a look of superiority, that he is better than me and he will show it to me.

"Well that was eventful, now let's pick out a boy to join dear Pluto in the games." I watch as Justice pulls out a slip of paper.

"The male tribute for district 8 is Nick Halcyon!"

I notice a boy in the 18 year old section that has a smile on his face go from that to completely shocked and looks at his friends in disbelief before he walks towards the stage and stands next to Justice.

"Here are your tributes for district 8, now shake hands tributes!" Nick and I shake hands, I see that his face is emotionless. I expect he is trying hard to not let the careers know that he has had soon training from his brother. His parents will also be sponsoring him in the capitol and are somehow in our president's Nightshadow's inner circle (somehow).

We are then pushed into the justice building and put into separate rooms so we can say goodbye to our loved ones. The first to come to visit me are my parents to say good luck and to make me promise to them I will try to make it back home and not be distracted by the games and how other tributes react to them when I'm in the arena.

The next person is Mikey and he comes in and stands awkwardly waiting for me to speak but I don't so he does.

"We both know you can't win. You're too young and no one under the age of 14 has ever won the games Pluto." Mikey is known for being sarcastic all the time and the extract opposite of me and always telling me the negative of a situation.

"I can win, there have been some victors that have won by never having a kill and I have studied the hunger games as well and I will use that knowledge in the arena." After this, we shake each other's hand's in farewell for now and he leaves.

I'm then left alone until the train is ready to send me to the capitol and to the hunger games.

Nick Halcyon

I still have a smile on my face from watching the small weak 12 year old girl faint before she reaches the stage when I see that Justice has picked a slip of paper from the boy's bowl.

"The male tribute for district 8 is Nick Halcyon!"

The smirk I have immediately falls from my face as I stand there shocked and look towards my friends next to me who should be volunteering but aren't. I feel betrayed that they aren't volunteering but I can still win these games just from sponsors and stealing from other tributes.

As I walk towards the stage, I put on a mask so that the careers don't see that I'm hiding anything and am just a normal tribute from district 8. However, I'm thinking that my parents will get sponsors for my mentors and get them to send me survival items so I can survive in the arena without killing a single tribute.

You're probably wondering how my parents will help me, and that is because they are in president Nightshdaow's inner circle. However, I don't know where they are right now, they could be in the Capitol or anywhere else in the country of Panem.

I stand next to Justice and wait for the reaping to continue, so I can get to the capitol and win these games.

"Here are your tributes for district 8, now shake hands tributes!" Pluto and I shake hands, I see that her face is studying my face to see if I will be a threat in the arena. However, I still have my mask on so she can't see what my plan is or what type of tribute I will be expert from what she already knows about me from being in the district.

We are then pushed into the justice building to see our visitors and say goodbye to our loved ones. My first and only visitor is my brother, Christopher. He tells me to remember what I learn from him and try to survive and not to join the careers. After that, we hug and he whispers into my ear.

"Good luck and our parents are in the Capitol; they can help you get sponsors and survive in the arena." After he says that he leaves and I know that no one else will come in and so I wait for the train to take me to the Capitol and towards the hunger games.

A/N: Here are the reapings for District 8. How you enjoy both of these tributes who are submitted by CandleFIre45 and Norx5. Hopefully, you both like how I have written your tributes and sorry if I changed anything from their back story. Also sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes they are entirely my fault.

I still need 3 tributes to complete the reapings:

District 5 Male,

District 10 Female, and

District 13 Male.

Hopefully, you can review and submit a tribute or two as well. Also, if you don't review and you have a tribute in this SYOT your tribute will have a less chance of winning in the arena.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Signing out

Destiny.