"Sota Higurashi."
I couldn't believe it. Sota, in his first year, got picked. Out of the hundreds of boys, why was his name picked?
I searched for Sota in the crowd and he was staring at me with wide, shocked eyes that screamed for help. Two peacekeepers took him by the arms and started walking him to the stage.
"No! Sota!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. There was no way I would let him be taken. I ran towards my brother, only to be stopped by two more peacekeepers.
"Let me go! Sota! Sota!" I yelled, trying to break free.
"Sis!" he called back in tears.
"Leave me go! I volunteer as tribute!" I yelled.
The whole district was silent. Kanna looked at me expressionlessly.
"How can you be a tribute if you are not a boy?" she asked coldly through the microphone.
"Leave him go and I'll be the female tribute. Pick some other boy, not him!" I yelled on the verge of tears myself.
The townspeople mumbled to each other and Eri looked somewhat relieved that she wouldn't be the female tribute. Sota just looked even more terrified.
"I suppose it's not breaking the rules. It's only a restart on our part," Kanna said. She pointed at me and ordered the peacekeepers to drag me up. As we passed, Sota yelled my name over and over. Hojo came from the crowd and took him away.
On the stage, I could see all the terrified faces in the crowd. "What is your name?" Kanna asked.
"Kagome Higurashi."
"Now I will pick a new male tribute," she said, putting her hand in the bowl again. I didn't care who was chosen. Sota was safe for now. I'd have to kill whoever was chosen to return to him.
"InuYasha."
Now winning the Hunger Games seemed much more impossible.
Author's Note
...I thought this would be a lot longer...oh well! ^_^ Next chapter will be a flashback type thingy with InuYasha and Kagome, so be prepared. ^_^ I'll be updating this and my other ongoing stories a lot between now and Halloween, so keep your eyes peeled. ^_^
Until next time, sayonara~!