The morning was worse than it had usually been. Every day was usually the same, but today it was worse. It was reaping day.

All the district's children had to specially prepare themselves for the reaping, as it would be shown on every screen in Panem. In the early morning light, kids were washing their tired and worn bodies in freezing cold water to scrape the dirt off their skin. Elderly women painted their grandchildren's faces in pretty colors while others straightened how their best clothes.

I on the other hand had to go hunting. I ran down a beaten down path only I knew of. There old tree in the middle of the path stood tall and strong for as long as I could remember. Even when I cut a hole in it and hollowed it out for my weapons, not even the annual hurricanes could stop it. I kept my hunting tools in there because if anyone else found them, my family and I would be tortured and executed on the spot.

I shoved my hand in the tree and found my bow and arrows, my favorite weapon. My shots always hit the mark. I walked towards the nearby field where my preys always had their meals. I crouched down low, making sure I wasn't spotted.

A large, magnificent deer standing tall and proud in the center of the field caught my eye and I knew what my family was eating tonight. My hand quickly grabbed an arrow and set up my shot. The deer didn't move.

Perfect.

"Kagome! Where are you?! Oh! There you are! Hey, Kagome!"

Right when I released the arrow, someone shouted behind me, making my prey run away with hitting the bow.

Not so perfect.

"Hojo! You know I could have bagged that deer! What's wrong with you?!" I yelled. I was beyond frustrated. Not only did the deer run away, but every animal within a five mile radius did as well.

Great.

Hojo's usually calm face became saddened. "I'm sorry, Kagome. I got worried since you weren't at your house and it's the day of the reaping. I thought they took you earlier," he innocently said. I sighed as I realized the situation.

"I'm sorry, Hojo. It's just that since it's the day of the reaping I wanted to get some early hunting in. My name is in there a lot, so there's a high possibility I'll be a tribute," I said. Hojo gave me a hug.

"My name is in there way more times than yours. I was scared that I wouldn't see you again," he whispered. I returned his hug and then he pulled back. "Let's go back together, okay?"

I nodded and we walked back to the district, after making a quick stop to the tree.

Hojo went to his house and I went to mine. When I walked in, my mother was fixing my little brother, Sota's, shirt. Sota did not look happy at all. It was his first year to be in the reaping.

"Sis! I don't want to go!" he shouted. My mother patted his head and told him it'll be okay. He didn't listen and ran to hug me.

"Sis!" he cried. I patted his back and he let go of me, sniffling. I fished through my pocket and held out a small necklace in front of his face. The necklace was nothing more than a piece of string and a purple marble attached. "What is this?" he asked, examining the necklace in his hands.

"It's a good luck charm. If you wear it, you'll be safe," I said. His brown eyes lit up and he put the necklace on. Sota seemed happy until the bell rang throughout the town. It was time to go.

Sota clung onto me and we walked into town square. A Peacekeeper took him off of me so we could check in. After that was down, we were all separated by gender. Luckily, I could see Sota from where I was standing. I could see his tense shoulders shaking.

On the stage in the front of the square, a girl about my age walked to the microphone. She had long silver hair and wore a white kimono. She looked like a ghost.

"Hello everyone and welcome to the thirteenth annual Hunger Games. My name is Kanna and I will be picking the tributes from District Twelve. May the odds be ever in your favor," the girl said in a light and sad voice. She looked at sounded like a ghost.

Two people wheeled in large bowls filled to the brink with paper. It had every District Twelve child's name in it. Kanna put her hand in the bowl with the girl's names and pulled out Eri. She used to be a friend of mine back in preschool, but we could never get along. So it looks like I'm safe for this year.

Then Kanna put her hand in the boy bowl. She pulled out a piece of paper and read it into the microphone.

"Sota Higurashi."

Looks like I'm not safe this year after all.

Author's Note

So my first InuYasha fanfic and I guess technically my first Hunger Games one as well. InuYasha is my favorite anime in the whole world, so I plan to put my best efforts into this story. ^_^ I never connected the two until I saw Hunger Games int he crossover section of InuYasha on FF. When I thought about how it would work, my mind went ahbdlofhlafhg. It works totally well! Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this story. ^_^

Until next time, sayonara~!