District One, dressed in jewels came out. District One, luxury items. They looked amazing as always, although the boy looks scared.

District Two, dressed like Peacekeepers in an attempt to look scary or something. District Two, masonry but also supplies Peacekeepers. Jakei looks scary but Avon looks like a joke.

District Three, dressed in white lab coats and covered in bright wires. District Three, electronics. The boy actually smiles and waves, but the girl, Sarah right? She just looks terrified and won't wave or acknowledge anyone around her.

District Four, dressed like a mermaid and merman. The girl looks striking, and the boy looks confident, something he did not show at the reaping.

The rest of the Districts merely roll by, even Vanity Boy can't pull off that terrible outfit, until we get to Seven, the lumber district.

Skylar is wearing a light brown dress, with green twisting through it, looking like vines. Her companion is wearing the same thing, except that he is wearing light brown pants and a shirt, not a dress. They actually look decent.

District Eight looks kind of nice, textile district, but Districts Nine and Ten look dumb.

District Eleven, agriculture. Quota is wearing a light blue dress with dark blue suspenders over it. She's also wearing a silver branch as her headpiece. The boy is wearing a light blue shirt and black pants, with dark blue suspenders and a silver branch headpiece. They don't look bad.

Oh god. Us.

"District Twelve!" I hear and then our black horses pull out. Jenik puts out his hand to hold mine, and I look back at him, surprised. Then the roar of the crowd hits me, and I turn away and wave.

I smile as the audience cheers our names.

"Kayleen I love you!" I hear someone shriek. It wasn't a guy. Sadly.

"God these people are perverts!" I mouth at Jenik. He nods.

Our horses circle around and end up at the middle with the others. Our President, the young President Snow, walks up to the mic and says something.

But all I notice are his eyes on me.

"God, what a pervert!" I can't help thinking. All these people are perverts!

He finishes the speech and the Capitol people cheer, and then our horses take us back in.

"You were spectacular!" Kilee smiles in satisfaction as Leif and Jenik's stylist come over to congratulate us. But I'm not in the mood.

As Jenik's stylist giggles in success, and Leif talks enthusiastically with Kilee, I feel someone behind me. I whirl around, and see Skylar.

"Hi," she says softly.

"Hi," I say back.

She gestures to my outfit. "I'm…. sorry."

I laugh a little. "It's okay."

She cocks her head at me. "Do you want to be allies, maybe? I have Noah, but he's not much."

I smile. "Well I have Jenik, but I was thinking about enlisting you anyway."

Her face lights up. "Okay yeah, let's do it."

We shake on it.

"You're Skylar, right?" I ask her.

She nods. "You can call me Sky. You're Kayleen, right?"

I nod. "Just call me Kay."

I nod over at Nik, as Sky nods over Noah.

"Nik, I made a friend," I call to him.

He grins and comes over. Noah, on the other hand, just looks terrified.

Sky tries to calm him, but its not working. I just sigh.

"Don't bother," I tell her.

She shrugs. "Well Noah is my best friend's little brother….. if I win and he dies…."

Oh wow. That really sucked.

"It will be okay," I say quickly. But everyone knows it won't be.

Sky just nods. "Okay, so we're allies?"

I nod. "Let's do this."

So we have some backstory! :D

So its a YOUNG President Cornelius Snow, the second year that he comes into office as the "President". Just wanted to clarify that, and explain my thoughts. Hope you guys enjoy the story, I hope that we can get into the ACTUAL Hunger Games soon.

So we will soon find out who Cammy is, and why Kay's parents are usually mean to her and like Shayla over her.

And thanks to JoannaReads for reviewing and liking my story! :D

Kate