DISTRICT 2 REAPINGS

LITHIUM NOIR AND SATURN GRIZALDINI

LITHIUMS POV

As I trudged across the gravelto my usual hangout I considered the possibility that today, my first reaping, maybe I'd be picked. It was likely, I mean both my brother and father had won the games, my brother being the last victor for 2. They never let me forget it, we own two houses, we don't need the tessera that we are signed up for, but my family are greedy, selfish, and I could even go as far to say pigs. My father was a doctor so he got plenty a profit. They didn't care, it was all about the money. Perhaps, my mother would care if I told her, but she is never in our district, always gallivanting off in the Capitol. I only admire one member of my family, and that is my sister Elektra, but she is gone too, she ran off with some district three victor.

Finally, I reached our hangout. My best and only friends, Nexus, Aurora and Ares were there already there waiting.

"Hey Shorty" said Ares, this name usually got on my nerves, but with Ares not so much, "You ready?"

I must have had a blank look on my face because Nexus looked at me, and rolled his eyes, "The games, duh!"

"Oh, right them" I said

"Y'know, the reaping isn't that bad, It's Nexus and my second" said Ares

"I know but so many people I know have gone in, and then come out so much worse, but on the other hand I want to prove to my family that I am not just short and helpless, I need to win"

"Don't worry about it, chances are someone's gonna volunteer for someone else because they want to go in themselves"

"Lith, It'll be fine" said Aurora, "Oh, see you guys at the reapings, mother wants me to go to the hairdressers"

"And I've got to freak my sister out" said Nexus sighing

That left only Ares and I. "If you remember what I taught you, Shorty, you'll be fine!" Ares said as he left.

SATURNS POV

I kicked the ball to the boy with a limp. "Yes Elijah!" I shouted "You can do it!"

I played football every morning with the kids from the orphanage, they always seemed to have a smile when they played, it was like all their worries had gone away. Elijah was his favourite, he acquired his limp when his father's stone wheel collapsed on him. Despite that Elijah always tried to be cheerful, and that's what I like most about him.

"Saturn?" Elijah asked

"Yes?"

"Don't you have to do your job now?"

I had totally forgotten about my shift at work. I hastily said goodbye to the kids and rushed to work. When I arrived my boss, Mike looked at me, his apron was slightly sained with meat juices as he had been cutting meat all morning. "Mate, you have to get to the reapings, big day today!" he said.

"I guess" I replied

"You have to get going, it's in an hour"

"My shift though"

Mike didn't take any of it, he pushed me out the door saying I had to get ready, but I didn't really want to go. I wanted to keep working.

One hour later

I ran my hand through my red hair, tired and not wanting to be here I tried to look as presentable as possible. The fourteen year old section was quite small, only about 100 of us and most of them were snobby and antisocial. Being from a rich family I was expected to be the same but for some reason I'm not.

The male escort stood up, he stiffly looked around, surveying the scene. His crimson hair was spiked at all angles and his dark skin was tattooed with gold and green stars.

The large, square stone box looked menacing and intimidating, we repeated the anthem and said the usual ritual. The escort reached into the box, fishing around waiting to find one that would be interesting. He finally found one and read it aloud, "Cassie Bolliewood," Cassie was a sixteen year old, who went to our school, she was the daughter of mayor.

Cassie was trembling as she walked up, then a voice piped up "Stop, I volunteer!" a small probably 12 year old girl practically screamed. Whilst this was happening I turned my attention to the victors stand, where our last victor Azeal raised his eyebrows and smiled mischeviously.

The next series of events went way too fast, first my name as called, then we shook hands and then I was walking off the stage. Wait, I was a tribute?

Lithiums POV

I'd seen the look Azeal had given me when I volunteered. So what? I think it will be interesting, that was until he walked over.

"Hello" he said in his honey smooth voice "I'll be your mentor, Azeal Noir. What a pleasure it is to meet you" he paused "Saturn"

Saturn looked confused, "You two know each other?"

"Yes Saturn, this is my darling sister Lithium" Azeal said looking at Saturn "I look forward to mentoring you Saturn"

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