Lachlan Calder POV

Beep Beep Beep my eyes fly open at the sound of my alarm and I quickly push the off button. I yawn and look at the clock... wait, its earlier than usu- Oh, of course. Today is reaping day. I plan on volunteering when I'm eighteen, so I better go train, though in still only fourteen. Of course, this year a male volunteer wasn't selected, so whoever gets reaped... ouch. Anyway, I don't have to worry, I'm only in there three times. I crawl out of my bed and think for a moment. Ooh... I'll prank Roy! I love cranking people, in fact, I just like making people happy. I'm pretty upbeat, but today I feel a bit down, probably because at least one kid from our district will soon die. I quickly comb out My yourself brown hair and put eye drops into my deep blue eyes. I pull on a simple white shirt and jeans and run outside to find something. I look around and spot a centepede slowly crawling up a tree. I scoop it up and run back , tutoring into my sleeping seventeen year old brothers room. I set the bug on his face and he springs up. "Whaaaaah!" He shouts, pulling the centepede off his face and throwing it at me. Poor bug. I duck and it hits the floor, somehow surviving and scurrying out under Roy's door. "What was that for?!"

"To wake you up" I say, fakely innocent.

"Yeah, well, there's other ways to wake a guy up you know..." he chuckles. "But hey, it worked." We laugh and I run back out of the room, straight into my mother. Crap. She glares at me with her intense brown eyes.

"What do you think you're doing? I said no more pranks, and no more running in the house. What do you have to say for yourself?."

"Ummm..." I dodge round her and race down the stairs, turning up and looking at her angry face. "Nothing really!" I race out the door to my best friend Marlin's house and knock on the door.

"Come in... Lachlan?" He swings open the door and I race in.

"Can I hide somewhere? My mother's gonna kill me."

"What did you do this time?"

"I had fun... and I don't want to get punished for it." Of course, I know mom will find me, but at least this way she'll have to look. And Roy's face when he woke up was worth any beating. Marlin is much wealthier than me, so he leads me to his closet.

"Up there at the top" He laughs "there's an open spot. You can crawl up tgere!" I pull my self up and curl up in the little corner and he shuts the closet door just as there is a loud knock on the door. Marlin runs down and opens the door. "Hello Mrs. Calder." I can hear him say.

"Where is Lachlan. Tell him to come down right now. Or I'll find him and he'll be sorry." Wow, she's really angry. I don't see why, I was just having fun, and Roy didn't mind.

"Lachlan isnt-"

"Don't you lie to me!" I hear clamping up the steps and mother walks into his room. Oh no, she's too smart. She opens the closet door and spots me, glaring. "Come down right now and cone with me." She says angrily.

"What's so bad about having fun?"

"You disobeyed me! Now get down here..."

~An hour later~

Me and Marlin walk to the justice building slowly, talking a bit. Mother beat me when we got home, with a belt. Pretty painful... "I wonder who it'll be."

"I hope it's not me." I hold out my hand and a peacekeeper stabs my finger with a needle and pushes me ahead. I wait as our escort, Cecil Grenadierre, shows the video and gives a little speech.

"This year's boy will be..." I cross my fingers. I hope it's not me. I've trained with spears and I plan to volunteer, but I'm not ready yet. "Lachlan Calder!" What? Well, I guess I might survive, but my chances are small, I'm not ready yet! I look at Marlin and holds up a thumb and mouths

"You've trained. You'll win." I nod and smile, walking up to the stage.

"Everyone, our male tribute, Lachlan Calder!" Cecil shouts, excited. I wonder if I'll survive. I really do.

Aurelia White POV

Smack. My trident lands in the bulls eye, glimmering I'm the morning Sun. I pull it out and hurl it into the target again. I'm ready for sure, though I'm a bit sad about what I'm going to have to do to be Victor for these games. I've trained since I was a littke girl, I've worked hard for this day, to volunteer... but it makes me sad that I'll have to kill innocent kids. I push my long, wavy brown hair behind my ears and stare at the reflection of myself in my trident: piercing turquoise blue eyes, tall, lithe... what if I just don't volunteer? I could do it next year when I'm eighteen... but no, my family need me to win now. I have to volunteer today. I hurl my trident into the target one more time beforerealizing out the academy doors and heading home. I'm bot sadist or vs hearted; I don't want to do this. But really, I don't have a choice. I pull open the door of our flat and hurry to my room. I quickly dress in a simple blue dress and comb my hair into a side ponytail. "LUKE!" I shoot to my older brother. My door opens and he trots in, his blue yes looking sad and worried.

"Are... Are you sure you want to do this? I mean, what if-"

"Don't worry, I Promise that I'll come home. Truly."

"I know, it's just... well, I don't want to have to see you in there, what if you get hurt or something?"

"We need it. This family needs a Victor. I will be just fine, I swear it to you." He puts his arm around me and smiles.

"I'm just worried about my little sister, that's all. Of course you'll win." I smile back at him.

"Yeah, absolutely. I guess it's time to go now, the reapings start in twenty minutes." I stand up. "You coming?"

"Of course, you are volunteering after all!" We walk out the door and head to the reapings.

~Twenty minutes later~

I stand in the seventeen year old girl section as our escort pulls the boys headfirst, I don't know why. Some fourteen year old kid named Lachlan Calder, he looked pretty friendly and he even smiled. Maybe I'll ally with him in the games. Cecil grins. "And our girl will be..." she plucks a name and I brace myself for running up to the stage. "Amar-"

"I volunteer as tribute!" I scream and race to the front. Dear God, what have I fondle. Now there's no turning back.

"Goody, a volunteer! What's your name sweetie?"

"Aurelia White! I... I will win these games!" I try to come off as the typical career, I think I've succeeded. Now I'm going to have to go kill children...

Lachlan Calder POV

Though Aurelia is a definite career, she smiled at me and she seems pretty nice. I like her. I stand in my waiting room, wondering whether Roy and mother will cone at all. Suddenly the door flings open and they race in. Roy has obviously been crying, but motger is smiling. "You've practiced, you'll win these. You'll bring fame to our family!" She says excitedly. Is that all that she cares about? Fame? Roy hugs me tightly.

"I'm so sorry, truly I am. I should have v I'll volunteered. Its just... I'm not brave like you, I've never trained. I would die in there. You might actually have a chance."

"I'm glad you didn't volunteer,That would've been silly. I cam throw spears,and I was going to volunteer in four years anyway. I'll be fine."

"Win these games little brother, I know you-"

"TIMES UP!" A peacekeeper drags motger and Roy from the room and pushes me to the train.

"I love you!" I shout. I wonder if I'm ever going to come back here.

Aurelia White POV

Luke walks in, I guess Mother and father couldn't get off work. "You looked great up there... very brave. You're going to win this, I know you are."

"Yes I am." I hug him. "I'll miss you when I'm away, very much. But I'll be back soon, and we'll live in the victors village, and we'll have lots of food and mother and father won't have to work... it will be wonderful."

"I onoy want you to come home." We hug again and then he is pushed away from me by a guard and I am led to the train. Time to win.

Okay guys, I am SO SORRY that it took me so long to update, I've been super busy. I'll try to get another chapter tonight to make up for my brief hiatus. Please review! What do you think about these tributes? Thanks to Grand Coconut for creating them. Also, both d12's are open because their reserved didn't make the deadline. Hurry and submit, this is a great opportunity! One more thing; I am cowriting a story with brocasica and angelofmusic4ever. It's called Fandoms at War: The Ultimate Hunger Games. Go check it out and review, Its on angelofmusic4ever's page. Bye!