Rye's POV:

I watch as an old woman stands outside the door, I recognise her as President Paylor from the televisions broadcasts, I wonder what she is doing here. Are my parents involved with politics? I never knew they were friends with the President.

They talk in hushed voices, occasionally looking at Willow and I. 'Is that… President Paylor?' Eve asks in wonder, 'What did your parents work as, in the Rebellion?'

'I don't know,' I answer. I actually never asked my parents what jobs they had in the old days. Dad works at the Mellark Bakery and my Mum occasionally hunts in the woods. She takes Willow with her because she says she is "getting to old for this."

'Do you reckon they were rebels?' Eve asks

'Yea, I guess so,' I say thoughtfully

'NO!' Mum shouts at President Paylor, 'You're not taking them away from me!' She storms upstairs with tears flowing down her face

'I'm sorry Paylor, but you have plenty of other soldiers that can assist with their problem,' Dad says and follows after mother, calling her name.

We all stare at the President with accusing eyes and she shuffles out of the door. Eve looks back at me, 'Is your mum ok?'

'I don't know,' I answer honestly. Willow approaches me, 'Did you hear what they were talking about?' I ask

She shakes her head, 'No.'


Willow's POV:

I lie in bed and look up at the ceiling. I can hear Mum sobbing in my parent's room and Dad softly talking to her, trying to calm her down. Some mornings she wakes up and I see her sad and afraid. I now know why she does that, she fears that we are going to be taken away from her.

But what I don't know is, why she was so upset by what the President said to her? Is it the same reason? Does she want to take us away from her? If that is the case then no, I will not leave my family.

The sound of rain falls down my closed window. I know that Dad sleeps with his window open, so hopefully the rain doesn't drench the floorboards.


Jack's POV:

I watch as what Finn calls "the Capitol" leaves the area. They allow us off our boat but under close watch until "the Mockingjay" arrives. They say she can help us solve our problem. I don't see how a single person can help find why an assassin killed a King and caused war.

Alfie died from the illness and we buried him in this strange place they call "Panem." I have a feeling that Stephen and Amelia have caught it. The medics have examined them and say that the disease is unknown to them. That means that my friends are going to die.

They contained them into a special building to try and find a cure and also to stop the germs from spreading to everyone. I sit down near the fire and watch the flames flickering in the wind. Finn approaches me. 'You must have travel a long way to get here.'

'Yeah,' I answer. Finn sits down next to me. 'Who is the Mockingjay? How can she help us?'

'Katniss Everdeen is the Mockingjay, well she was. My mother told me all about her and how she saved us from the broken Government. I guess she will help you like she helped us.'

'What do you mean by was?'

'It was a long time ago, thirty three years ago.' He answers poking a stick into the fire

I nod and continue looking into the flames. 'Do you really think she will help us?'

Finn looks at me, 'Yes.'


Eve's POV:

No. I look at Rye and he doesn't look at me. I can't believe he said he wanted to go. Mrs. Mellark shift her gaze angrily to Rye, 'NO, YOU ARE NOT GOING!'

'Why can't I? Why can't I help them?' Rye answers back

Mr. Mellark looks at all of us in pain. He told us that some people from a foreign land called England needs help from the "Mockingjay" to solve a problem. I don't know who the Mockingjay is but I reckon Willow knows who it is because she gasped when she heard the name.

'Rye.' Mr. Mellark says, 'You can't go.'

'Why? If you can't go and help them, then I will.' He says

'When you are older, you will understand why you can't go.'

'Why can't you just tell me now?'

'Because... I can't. Not now,' Mr. Mellark says

'Well... If you can't tell me, then you can't stop me from going.'

Mrs. Mellark starts crying and flings herself onto Mr. Mellark. 'Rye, please. You can't go, that's final.'

Rye throws his hands up and marches to his room. Leaving Willow, his parents and me in the dinning room. 'I'm gonna go talk to him,' I say and dismiss myself to his room.

He hasn't locked the door so I open it and enter. Rye is sitting on the window ledge looking outside. I approach him and sit opposite him. 'Why can't they let me go?' He asks

'Because they care about you, Rye.' I answer

He sighs, 'I know but... I feel that they are hiding something from me.'

'Like what?' I ask

'Don't you find it a bit weird that Willow hasn't been talking to me often. That every time I mention The Hunger Games, Dad and Mum go quiet.'

'Maybe there are some things that we don't need to know.' Rye looks at me and nods but something in his eyes makes me stop, 'Your thinking about it aren't you?'

He looks back out the window, 'Yes.'


A/N: Hey Guys! Sorry if this chapter is a bit shorter than usual and if there are mistakes because I write these chapter all in one go. What do you guys think of Eve and Rye? Thanks to Red Roses1000 for reviewing! You are epic! Please check out her stories! See you in the next chapter! - Rage