A/N: My first ever hunger games fanfic! Wish me luck!
I woke up the sun was shining on my face. I sat up slowly stretching my arms up over my head. Prim was sleeping next to me. Her hair splayed all around her in weird angles. 'She must have sneaked in last night' I think.
I got out of bed trying not to wake Prim. Once I am out of my bed, I put on my hunting boots and Jacket. I hear a loud meow behind me. I don't need to turn around to know what monster that is.
"Quite!" I hiss. turning back to the cat with a glare. The ugly cat hisses as if taunting me. It runs over to Prim and lies down next to the bed.
I glare one last time before heading out the door. The streets are almost empty except for some coal miners heading off to go to the mines.
I soone see the gate that separates the town from the woods. I quickly slip under the gate. My feet carry me to the oh so familiar hollowed out stump wear my bow and arrow lay.
"Katniss," I hear. My head turns quickly, finding the location of the voice easily.
"Gale!" I say happily! We talked for a while after that. I learn that he wants to run away but I know that we could never do that so I quickly shoot it down like I would a bird. I know I hurt Gale though after that.
We also talk about the reaping for a while and imitate Effie trinkets high pitched voice and accent until I have to go back home to feed my family before the reaping.
The rest of the morning my mother gets me and prim ready. I look in the mirror at my blue dress that was once my mother's. My hair was braided to the side. I would never say I looked beautiful but Prim and my mother are convinced I am.
Prim's hair is done in two braids down her back. Her shirt is tucked in, but it is too big so the back poofs out making it look like a duck tail.
"Hows my little duck?" I say teasingly. Prim smiles at me tucking in the shirt.
I know that Prims is my soft spot. I also know that I would do anything for her because without prim I think I would fall apart.
Suddenly Prims face falls and she looks at me with a sad expression and says, "What if I get picked?"
"You won't little duck," I say bringing Prim in for a reassuring hug.
"Primrose Everdeen!" Effie Trinkets shrill voice calls out!
I freeze my body seems to not be working realizing what just happened.
I see Prim walking up to the stage with Effie looking down at her.
All of a sudden my body works again, and I feel myself walking forward. "Prim! Prim!" I yell. Prim turns around looking at me, her eyes are teary. I try to run forward to her but two peacemakers come to block me.
"I volunteer!" I say my voice raspy. Effie looks at me curiously. "I volunteer as tribute!" I say it more clearly.
The peacemakers part to let me through as Effie's says something about me volunteering but I am not paying attention. I run towards Prim and bring her in for a hug.
"Go find Mom," I tell her seconds later. She argues with me for a little, tears streaming down her face until Gale comes and carries her away.
The rest of the reaping goes by in a blur. All I can really think about is Prim. When Peeta Mellarks name is called I barley have time to register it. We shake hands and then I am dragged off the stage.
Prim and my mother come to say bye to me. I hug Prim one last time knowing that I have no chance of coming out of the arena. I tell my mom that she can't lose it again like what happened with Dad. When she nods her head in agreement, I have a hard time believing her.
The next person that comes to see me is Peetas dad. He gives me a bag of cookies. I can't help but wonder why he would come to see me. I just hope he knows that I could be the one to kill his son.
Lastly Gale comes to talk to me. He tells me that I can win this and that killing people won't be that different than killing animals, but I know it will be way different. Humans have feeling, they have families. I don't know if I could kill them knowing that but if I have any chance of coming back home to Prim that is what I must do.
After Gale left the Peacemakers took me outside to this fancy car. I put on a stoic face hiding all my emotion before the Peacemakers shoved me into a seat in the car.
Effie and Peeta were already in the car. Peeta had tears in his eyes unlike Effie who had bright smile on her face when I was forced to sit next to her.
"Katniss!" She says happily. I glare at her turning my head to look out the window. I was not going to give the capital another weakness to use against me - they already know about Prim. The car drives off and I ignore Effie and Peeta making small talk. Peetas voice of course sounds strangles probably because of the sobs he is holding in.
We reach the train station soon and I am escorted out of the car and onto the train. I know that Peeta is behind me. Effie is droning on about how great the capital is and how the views are so beautiful but I can't think write trying to take in everything that happened in one morning.
Effie leads us into the dining car where she tells me and Peeta to sit and wait for are mentor. When she leaves I try my best to ignore Peeta, but I can feel him looking at me.
"Katniss...we need to work together on this to try and get our mentor to help us. I have heard he is an alcoholic," Peeta says.
I don't respond at first pretending to be looking at a picture on the wall but then I say, "That's sounds fine ."
Once our mentor comes in it doesn't go well at all he vomited all over the ground without answering any of me or Peetas questions. Peeta takes him away to find a bath somewhere while I try and find someone to clean up the vomitte so I don't have to do it myself.
Later that night I reluctantly sat down with Effie to watch the recap of all the reaping that had gone on that day. We watch district 1 first and I don't see any standout opponents. Next is district 2. A girl gets picked who I learns name is Clove. Then for the boys I hear the name "Griffin Lennex!" I see a small boy start walking up but before he even gets close to the stage, I hear a deeper voice say, "I volunteer!" I look around the screen to see the source of the voice and when my eyes land on him I know even though I haven't seen any of the other tributes that he will be the one to kill me.
A/N: So guys for some reason my computer wasn't working write when I posted this so I needed to repost it and then repost it again but hopefully this time it works. Sorry if that was confusing! I plan on updating every Tuesday and Thursday!