So here we are... the next OC

Luna

She has shoulder length black hair and piercing green eyes, and a pretty bad attitude.

Not sure what's great about her yet... more will come.

No parents, she lives on her own next to her best pal Vida (who is a girl) and she has a 'job'. Gambles.

Very perceptive and sneaky.

Any questions? PM or review and I will answer. It will make a lot of sense if you understand compleatly.

Looking across the room, Luna frowned and waited for the inevitable call for the reaping. Every year she bet on who would be chosen, but she was terrible at it. Finally sighing, she looked out her small window and watched as others walked towards the square. She stood up and walked to the room next door to get her close friend Vida. Vida looked at her with wide eyes and smiled in an awkward way, her blonde hair falling just past her shoulders.

"Who ya bettin' on this year?" Luna simply shrugged and tucked some of her black hair behind her ear.

"I don't know yet, it's always who you'd least expect. Makes it tougher." Luna picked at the nail on her middle finger with her thumb nail. They were ragged from a recent grooming. If it were up to her, she would keep them long for use as a weapon. Life in the house with the owner to whom she paid rent in what meat and money she gathered from butchering as legitimate work and also for those who brought her poached goods. Sure, poaching was illegal no matter where you were, but if you were careful you could get away with it pretty easily. Luna had seen just about any kind of animal from around the district where the main export was meats. The general make of people around the district were those who knew their way around a squirrel by the age of five and knew how to take down even a wolf by the age of twelve if not eleven. There were many skilled hunters, Luna among them. She was comfortable with a bow and arrow set up, and knives as well. She usually hit close enough for a kill, but her aim was never exactly where she wanted it.

"Hope it's not you, though you might make good competition."

"Thanks Vida, but we should go find out. Talk to Scarlett too, about the betting." Luna turned with Vida on her heels. Sure Luna was only fifteen, but she might as well be twenty, as everyone already saw her as an adult.

Once in the square Luna stood in the crowd and waited. She wiggled her toes in the old boots she had 'found' and picked at the sleeve of her sweatshirt. Her capris, dirty, rustled in the slight breeze. She was ready, and thoroughly excited to see who would be picked. As the capitol man walked forward to address the crowd Luna tuned him out until they were about to pick the girl tribute.

"Luna Rivers! Where's Luna?"

"I'm here! Geeze, don't get your panties in a twist." Luna stepped forwards and waited on the stage almost daring anyone to volunteer to take her place. No one did, and they went on to pick the boy tribute.

"Kiba Inuzuka!" Within seconds another tribute stood on the stage. Luna glanced over and took note of her fellow tribute. Brown hair, average build, dirt encrusted, smells of dog, and the odd triangular shapes on his cheeks. Punishment of some sort? Paint maybe? Luna didn't know what they were, but she would find out. More tuning out, until their mentor came forward. She smiled congenially, yet somewhat upset.

"Another year, another hunger games. Seems to be the only sure way to mark time. Only the strong will survive, and I hope to bring a victor back! I Kurenai Yuhi, will not lose." With that closing remark she sat back down and Luna inwardly shrugged. There was more speech to which Luna caught bits and pieces and in due time the capitol man stood up again and made his closing remarks.

"And may the odds, be ever in your favor." Luna mocked this and caught out her peripheral vision as Kiba mocked the words as well. Luna then thought maybe he wasn't so bad.

People were herded out of the square Luna was lead to the justice building for final goodbyes. Vida was guided in and if her reddened eyes and cheeks were any indication, she had been crying.

"S-So who'd you bet on?" She tried to make conversation, but she couldn't even look Luna in the eyes.

"Tell Scarlett I said to give you the money. Use it to pay for rent on your side, and with any luck I'll be back." Luna pulled out the slip off paper she had written the names down on and handed it to her friend. Looking it over Vida's face filled with horror.

"You bet on yourself! Luna why? Why would you want to go into that death trap?" She searched for logical reason and Luna simply stood there being strong for Vida's sake. She was used to holding in her emotions, so it wasn't difficult.

"I had a feeling. I figured running with it was as good a risk as anything. Worst case scenario I would have been wrong."

"No! Worst case scenario you would have been right! And here we stand in that scenario!"

"Vida, I'll be fine. I've been hunting since I could hold a weapon." Luna gave a reassuring half smile and Vida frowned as she walked up to her friend.

"You, are one crazy bitch." Luna smiled more at this and before she could say anything more, it was time for Vida to leave. So Luna just waited to be gathered and shoved onto the train. Once the time came and she stood on the platform she looked directly at every camera so no matter which angle they used there would be a good chance everyone would see her searing green eyes smile in secluded victory as she pulled out her token. A stone shaped to look like a crescent moon that hung at the end of a strip of tanned leather she had made herself. Vida had found the stone and fashioned it into a pendant for her, and there was no way she would give it up for anything.

Kiba waved to a few people on the side and weakly smiled. Both were herded onto the train and with no hesitation they were off. Luna was dropped off in 'her room'. to this she rolled her eyes. It was obviously the capitol's, the way it looked so clean and uniform. She walked in and sat on the bed as the door slid shut. She lay down and closed her eyes trying to sort through which districts might produce decent tribute with who she could ally. Other than the careers she didn't have much hope. She didn't want to be part of the career pack, but she would do whatever she had to. If things looked bad for her she could just kill the others off silently while they slept. She would figure something. When the call for dinner came, she ignored it, instead pulling out her pendant to watch the light filter through it. It was semitransparent, and almost crystal like, but not quite. She ignored as even her fellow tribute called for her to come to the dining car. After a bit, everyone gave up and left her alone. She fell into a light nap but eventually woke to confront her fellow tribute. If she was going to be stuck with this Kiba guy, she might as well get to know his strengths and weaknesses.

Walking out she caught him just before he enter the room adjacent to hers. She methodically looked him over for any indication of strength. After a short examination she concluded he was possibly slightly above average. Looking back to his face he seemed slightly amused. Throwing his hands behind his head in an attempt to stretch his spine he spoke to her.

"See something interesting?"

"Shut up, dog breath. If I'm gonna be stuck with you for a little I may as well start to understand your weaknesses."

"Ahh." Kiba mused aloud. "I shoulda figured you'd do that."

"Whatever. What did I miss at dinner?"

"nothing much. Oh, Kurina and I split your share. You didn't seem like you wanted it, so we figured it was free for the taking." Kiba shrugged. Luna sniffed the air.

"Why did you hide those biscuits in your pocket? Not get enough at the table?" Luna raised her eyebrow and Kiba paled under her gaze.

"How do you know I wasn't bringing one for you?" He sounded somewhat offended, but before he could continue Luna cut him off.

"Don't answer my question with another question! Why did you take them?" Almost as if to answer her question, there was a small bark. Luna turned to the door of the boy's room and looked at it accusingly. Kiba was now thoroughly uncomfortable. Being quick to open the door and slip it was just about closed. Luna stuck her foot in the remaining crack and forced the door open. Sitting in the middle of the simple bed, was a small dog. And Kiba simply stared at her as if pleading her not to say anything. Luna nearly turned to rush and tell someone. Ask if it was legal, or if the dog should be taken away.

With a quick 'NO' Kiba grabbed her arm and threw her back into the room. The door closed and he positioned himself between her and the door.

"What is it doing here?" Luna was practically seething with how he had thrown her. Getting to her feet she glared at him.

"You can't tell anyone! Akamaru refused to be left behind."

"You can't keep him! They'll take him away as soon as they find out!"

"But they won't find out! Watch." Kiba leaned around to Akamaru who was intently watching. He gave a short whistle and Akamaru slipped under the bed and silenced himself. "See?"

"You aren't allowed to take weapons into the arena, I don't think they would allow a dog. Whether he could hide or not."

"He can do more than hide though."

"It doesn't matter!" Luna glared at him. Kiba seemed to glare back and simple words were the only thing that came out of him.

Akamaru! Fetch." Throwing one of the biscuits it got no more than a foot or two before it was ripped from the air and devoured in seconds by the dog. Luna watched this, but before she could say anything Kiba continued with his orders. "Attack" Pointing to the pillow on the bed Akamaru swiftly jumped and within seconds the fluff was spilling from massive tears all over it. "Jump" Akamaru held onto the torn pillow and jumped into the air. Finding himself in close proximity with the wall he bounds off it to flip and land on all his feet. "Drop" Akamaru flung the pillow from his chops into the wall with a loud 'thump' and lowered himself to attack if it was not dead. "Deliver" Akamaru pulled out Kiba's jacket and ran it over to lay it in the awaiting hands of his master.

"Those are lovely tricks. But they won't help you, you'll just have to feed him as well as yourself." Luna crossed her arms across her chest and stood with her jaw set and an accusing stare in her eyes. Kiba simply watched her and gave one final order.

"Herd" Akamaru lowers himself and creeps toward Luna. Luna stood unamused and glanced at him. At the sight of her not moving Akamaru nipped at her shins. She stepped backward in shock and this continued. Luna continued to back out of Akamaru's reach. When she tried to kick him away he effortlessly avoided it. Luna had backed a few feet and without her knowledge a bootlace was around her neck and pulled tight enough to make a point. She struggled to look and found Kiba staring her down, a slightly amused glare playing on his features. "Still think he's useless?"

"Pretty much. So he knows some fancy tricks whoop-dee-fucking-doo." Kiba let her go and shoved her away.

"Akamaru can hunt for himself."

"Even if you did manage to get him into the arena you would be soon to go. Maybe not in the blood bath, but the game makers with target you as soon as it's presented that you outwitted them. They'll use their toys to kill you. That's how it works, those are the rules."

"If I die, Akamaru dies too. He lays down next to me and starves; he's loyal. He doesn't catch his own food, he goes without. He's been brought up that way. He is used to herding, it's what the family does. He herds the animals toward me and I kill them to be butchered and shipped off. I go out hunting and it's the same thing. Those are my rules; the rules that will be in place while Akamaru and I are in the arena."

"You'll be targeted will nearly unavoidable widespread attacks. The capitol can't appear to have been out thought by a tribute."

"He's my token. We're entitled to a token to remember our districts."

"You're not entitled to a weapon!"

"He's a friend!"

"You're setting yourself up for death."

"Why do you care so much?"

"Only one tribute goes home with the spoils. If it weren't for the fact that either of us wins the whole district gets spoils I would kill you myself!"

"Then why don't you do that? I'll make you a deal. We'll look around at the other tributes once we get there. If we still think we can survive without each other as allies you're more than welcome to kill me as soon as we enter the arena."

"You would stand there while I killed you?"

"I never said I'd make it easy. I also never said I wouldn't be after you too."

"You would seriously agree to that?"

"It may not hold up in trial, but sure, why not?"

"If one of us gets home after that transpired, everyone would hate us."

"Well then you'd better think of a way that they won't." Kiba's eyes formed into an amused smirk, his mouth following suit. His whole being looked amused and Luna just smirked as well.

"That won't be needed."

"Why not, can't handle it?"

"There's no reason. I'm going to ally with you anyway." Luna turned toward the door to walk out.

"What makes you say that?"

"Not your good looks, that's for sure."

"My personality, then?"

"Absolutely not."

"Then what?" At this point Luna was almost out the door. She turned back, a small smile worming its way out.

"You have guts, Kiba. I can respect that." Luna flashed a smile and walked out. Kiba stood there thinking over her words. After a bit he smiled too.

"We have an ally, Akamaru. And a smart one at that." Kiba ruffled Akamaru's fur and the dog growled in pleasure at his master's words.

Does anyone like Luna? I use the name for a lot of stuff, and the char. is basically the same... but no one really ssays if they like her or not...

She's based on a persona a friend of mine created and she's a pretty good antagonist i suppose...