The Reaping's will be a little out of order since we have so little people signed up I will try and go in order that means girl from district 1

District 1

Thorne Aemilia's POV

"Hello Mummy, Hello Daddy" I call prancing out of my room already dressed in some of my finest clothes for the reaping. A golden dress made of satin that reflects the soft morning light and matching flats with small jewels near the toe.

"Hello sweetie" Dad calls in a chipper voice.

Everyone in District 1 is always bright and giddy on the day of the reaping, including my family. Everyone but my parents in my family has volunteered, and most of them win. Except for Glimmer, she didn't make it but I loved her strategy in the games.

"You look beautiful" Mother says her manicured fingers pulling through my hair which I had curled and was hanging loosely on my right shoulder.

"Are you going to volunteer?" Daddy asks eating a giant pear.

"We're not supposed to until were 18, I'm only 16" I say a little confused, he should know that.

"Well don't let me down when your 18 then, we didn't send you to that academy for nothing" He warns sipping his coffee.

"I won't Daddy" I smile and walk over to the breakfast table. It's a beautiful polished oak, with a white doily styled table runner. Mother had set a beautiful arrangement of fruit and flowers in the center. On the Reaping day she always weaves roses into the bouquet.

Mother is gorgeous; I got my looks from her. Her mother's sister was Glimmer and the golden hair, lean slender body, and clear blue eyes have been passed down through her side of the family. My brother Spark wasn't lucky enough to get the family traits and has dark brown hair, and plain grey eyes.

Most kids on the Reaping day would be hanging out at the academy getting some last minute training in before the reaping as they prepared to volunteer, but I decided not to. I honestly was going to volunteer this year, I didn't care that I was under the age we were supposed to volunteer. I was ready.

"Good luck sis" Spark calls as I'm walking away from our house.

"Thanks Spark, see you through the T.V." I say smiling; he's one of the few people I've told about my plan.

"Bye" He says but I can barely hear him from the crowd of people already starting to walk toward the square.

I search for Amber in the crowd, I've also told her of my plan. She's preparing to volunteer next year when she's 18. She's also been trying to persuade me not to volunteer this year, and wait until I'm older but I won't let her plea's change my mind.

"Hello" I say when I spot her auburn hair bouncing with every step and reflecting the late morning sunlight.

"Hello" she says coldly.

"You still can't be seriously still mad about me knocking over that shelf and breaking that pot" I say plainly.

"I'm not mad about that, it's just I've seen you at the Academy you're not ready"

"I am" I say before stomping away.

When I get to the town center I find a spot near the aisle way in-between the girls and the boys group, and as far away from Amber as I can get. I spot the podium hidden between heads. And behind the podium I can barely see our district escort Flavia Pint, her bright pink wig standing out from all the years previous when she went with blues.

"Welcome, welcome to the 90th annual Hunger Games" she says in a beautiful but strange capitol accent. "I hope you are all as excited as I am" She smiles a big toothy grin. "Now it is time to choose our tributes, and our girl tribute is" I'm ready to spring up and scream "I volunteer" before the name is even finished. "Thorne-"She says but is interrupted by my-

"I volunteer!" But I say it before I realize my mistake and that she just called my name and I just volunteered for myself.

"Well, surprisingly we have a volunteer" she says sarcastically. I strut up to the stage smiling and when I'm standing next to Flavia I smile in the direction of one of the camera's and flutter my eyelashes. Rule number 1 of my teacher at the academy "The games start even before you get to the capitol".

There it is, district 1 female, sorry if I have to change anything, please don't yell at me. It will be District 2 female next unless we can get a District 1 boy. If you've already submitted your tribute please make another so we can start the games sooner.