Melody Kres
District 10
I wake up with a sigh. My eyes are still shut, and I don't want to open them. I'm scared to death, it is reaping day after all. But I know I have to, especially when my mother calls me from downstairs.
"Melody! Wake up honey, it's reaping day!" My eyes clamp shut tighter as she says this, but my muscles relax from the little ball I fell asleep in. I push the light green sheets off me, and open my eyes once I am sitting on the bed. The large window on the other side of the room makes sure its filled with light, so I don't bother to flip the switch on the other side of my room.
I walk sleepily over to my closet, and pull out my reaping outfit. It's a woven grass skirt, with a woven grass top, and a pair of brown dress sandals, which used to be my moms. I pull my light blonde hair, which has a bit of a red tint in it, back into to braids. It's my usual style, not necessarily something special for the reaping.
I bounce downstairs, my pigtails flying up and then hitting me softly again on the back. Finally I reach the last step, and proceed to the kitchen. My mom is standing over the oven, making eggs from our chicken, creatively named Marie. We have other farm animals, seeing as we live on a small ranch, but Marie is the only animal we use for our own food. She is also one of our last two chickens, which are both girls. We used to have the ranch overrun by those chickens, but when the last male died we were left with them. Otherwise we just have cows, which it is my job to help with. Not that I mind though – it's an easy job.
"Melody!" My mother sings, but it wavers just a little. It's my first reaping, after all. But I only have 2 slips. One for me, one tesserae. How bad can it be? Other families have so many more. I have 2. "Here is an egg for you, which you can thank Marie for." She hands me a plate with the egg, and I take a small bite.
"Thanks mom, and thanks Marie!" I call out to the chicken, which squawks from outside the window. I smile as I take the last bite of egg, and hear a knock on the door.
"Coming!" I yell, knowing its Anna. Her and I have known each other pretty much since birth, and with all the time she is here we are practically sisters.
Sure enough, as soon as I open the door I can see Anna's brown hair blowing in the breeze. "Tell your mom to hurry up!" She practically scolds. "The reaping is in 10 minutes. You know if we aren't at least 5 minutes early we get stuck by people we don't know!"
I smile at Anna, and feel a stab of envy that goes away just as quickly. She was born a month after me, so she isn't 12 yet. She gets another year to live.
"Mom, are you done with your eggs?" She doesn't answer, and instead meets us at the door. Somehow between now and before, she had put her hair in a bun. "Elegant." I note, as we all make our way there.
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I walk quietly over to the 12's, and, seeing as it took us bout ten minutes to get there, I'm stuck by people I don't know. I end up waiting silently and patiently for the Mayor to go through the speeches.
"And now welcome, Alex Ramondo!" A tall, pale, blue haired guy comes out, a smile on his equally blue lips.
"Hello District 10! Lets pick our tributes! Ladies First!" Alex's hand dives into the bowel, until his fingers finally find a slip of paper.
Please don't let it be me… Please…
"Melody Kres!" Alex yells.
I hear a scream, and everything around me becomes a blur. Its like I'm there, but at the same time I'm not. I feel myself hit something, but I don't notice what. I don't care.
Then it all goes black.
Wes Demeryi
District 5
I sigh as the careers continue their hushed conversations and plans. If I had known they were careers, I wouldn't have come over. I don't really want to be a career
"It would be so much better if we knew the arena plans." Eve complains. Coming from her though, it doesn't sound like complaining. She just is so happy all the time, I guess. Nothing sounds mean coming from her, I have learned.
"That would ruin it though. Everyone would go and get themselves hidden. No more fun." Ozean shrugs, and I sigh. I haven't actually contributed a single thing to this conversation yet.
"Wes!" A voice calls from beside me. I break out from my daze and look over to see Nan Weatherall's bright red hair, about level to my chin.
"Hey Nan." I smile a bit as I looked down at her. "What's up?"
Nan's eyes were on the ground as she spoke next. "They think your bad because your by the careers. Will you come over there? They won't trust you otherwise." After she spoke, I look to the careers, who hadn't even noticed Nan yet.
"Kay. I'll come over. Lets show 'em what District 5 is made of." I wave to the group I am leaving, who ignore me, then proceeded to walk over to the group Nan had come from.
A/N I wanted to write more, but until all the tributes are done and I get everyones opinions and stuff on characters/relantionsips/alliances I don't have much more to do. So, I'm debating on whose PoV next chapter. Do we want an actual career? Do we want some other person? Ect.
Also, to Melody's creator, I added in some stuff okay? Like the chicken Marie? I hope you don't mind. Also, about the passing out nothing, if anyone needs clearing up she didn't have final goodbyes and was just carried to the train.
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2 points for chariot outfits (Im bad at these)
3 points for arena suggestions
3 consolation if your tribute dies, 4 if it's in the bloodbath. (Yes I changed this one.)
If you submit any other idea, depending on what it is you will get points accordingly kk?
Then the item list -
small food item, small bottle of water, other small items. - (Like a loaf of bread, a nail file or something for an item I don't know) 2 points.
Small weapons, knife, dagger, 12 arrows, jug of water, larger food items. - 5 points
Large weapons, bow and 12 arrows, trident, sword, small medicines, large feast, - 8 points
life saving medicine and items – 12 points
No sponsoring your own tribute please (: So yeah! Onto District 10 boy! 7 more chapters left! The reapings will be done in a week! Maybe less if I get the ambition (:
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P.S. Sorry bout the long author note.Have a smoothie.