AN (4/2/15): **rewriting check Chapter 1 and profile for my info about it

District Two: Male Reaping— Phoenix Beck – 15

The day started out normal as always. I showered ate breakfast then sat in my room. I was excited for today, because my sister was volunteering. I couldn't wait to see her fighting and using her skills. She knew how to fight, so I know she would win. I was also a little scared for her. One, it's the Hunger Games. Two, no one had said anything about who was volunteering for the boys. So anyone could take the spot. I heard my door open and close and felt someone sit down.

"Ready? I want to be there early." Raven asked. I nodded and stood up to look at her. She was wearing one of her dresses with the big bows on them. He could never remember what they were called. He followed her out and on the path he was just wearing a normal light green button down. He checked in and went to stand in the 15 year olds area he stood near front by the 16 year olds. He looked around for Raven and spotted her near the back by the row with another girl with dirty blonde hair, Marina. He saw Raven wave over at the boys' 18 year old area, she smiled. He looked for the boy she waved at, it was probably her crush she had told him about. She and the guy were close friends. She never told me his name. I saw the mayor and escort come on stage. The crowd went quiet. Everyone knew my sister was volunteering but they still were nervous. The escort walked towards the bowl of girl names as soon as she was about to say the name Raven was yelling.

"I volunteer!" She walked down the else her hair bouncing. She walked up the stairs,

"My name is Raven Beck." She said standing in her spot. The escort nodded. She walked over to the boys bowl. My heart started to race, I knew I wouldn't get reaped but I mean what if. I saw Raven looking through the crowed as if looking for the boy who was going to volunteer. The escort walked back over with the note in her hand. She opened it.

"Phoenix Beck." I heard Raven give out a cry her face went white. I stood there dazed I looked around, I saw the peace keepers coming over to me I walked past them slowly and up the stairs. Raven was looking around her face so pale. She whimpered as I came up the stairs she ran up to me and hugged me. I stood at my spot and watched as Raven gave death stares to boys who could have volunteered. I didn't know how to react that I could die, that I could get my own sister killed. Don't think like that, I'm smart. I can come up with plans. Right? That's when I felt sick I could get my sister killed from stupid ideas. She could die. I looked up at her she wasn't looking at me she was looking at her best friend. I saw her face and how much it must have hurt to hear her own brother reaped. To know only one of you could go home. Next thing I knew I was in our rooms.

I heard her yell. Of course my sister would yell. I smiled to myself. I leaned against the wall by her room and tried to listen. My parents came in we didn't say much they just hugged me and cried and I didn't I had to be strong for them. They could lose both of their kids. They would have to.

District two: Raven Beck – 18

I sat in my room. My parents wouldn't come visit me they were going to visit Phoenix. I knew that, they weren't going to even before my little brother got reaped. I wanted to cry but I knew I couldn't. I waited to see who would visit. I heard the door open and saw it was Axel. I leapt at him.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU VOLUNTEER FOR HIM?" I hit him in the chest. He just looked down at me.

"You know I couldn't of, I don't have any training." He said slowly.

"He's my little brother… he knows nothing on how to fight." I said softly.

"He's smart I'll make it. Not everyone needs training, and you can train him." He said back with a smile.

"Why didn't you get one of your friends? He's only 15. He had so much ahead of him." I started crying I couldn't take it. He was going to die. No. I would save him. I would protect him from anything. Axel then pulled me into a hug and I just rested my head on his shoulder. I will protect you, Phoenix.

Phoenix – Train

When he left the room his sister was hugging him again. Oh boy the capital probably loved this. She grabbed my arm and pulled me through the crowed with the peace keepers on both sides and then right into the train. She let go of my arm and stood away from me. She then turned towards me.

"Oh Phoenix." She said in a whisper and walked over to me.

"It's fine Raven. I'm fine. Well make it, and if were the last ones, I want you to win." I said back slowly not wanting her to scream but he knew she would end up yelling.

"It's not fine. It's not fine Phoenix how? How is it going to be fine? You could DIE." She said her voice rising.

"Raven, I'm going to die, I know nothing but how to make plans. You can fight; I want you to win, like you planned." I said carefully to her not wanting to make her start screams but he knew she would but he didn't want her, he didn't want to pick up everything she was feeling in her voice like always. He didn't want to hear the pain. He saw her face change and he knew she was going to yell.

"Please don't yell, Raven. Please… I can't deal with that right now." He said so softly. He walked away from her and into the room and lying on the bed staring at the wall. He felt a hot tear go down his face he sat up quickly and whipped it away. No. He had to be strong for… for Raven. Yeah, for Raven.

Raven – Train

They sat down for dinner it was quiet. There trainer was a young girl she had won two years ago at the age of 16. She was 18 now, her name was Coral. She had blonde hair and brown eyes.

"Do you have any advice for us?" Phoenix asked. Coral looked up from her plate.

"Oh um, well make sure to trust your team mates. Well… not team mates the people you team up with. Or else there could be a lot of problems. Make sure to have water that's one of the most import things, you can survive longer with water then with food." She said slowly looking at Phoenix and looking over at me once or twice. He nodded and ate his food. The escort, Zora, got up and turned on the TV.

"Oh! Look the reaping's of one are up, and ours." She said then giggled. I looked over and saw a girl with long black hair volunteer she gave out a big smile, but it looked faked. Then a boy with short black hair volunteered too. He looked a little too cocky for her taste, but he looked like he could fight. They would be part of her team for sure. Then she saw her district she watched herself go and yell I volunteer and go up the stage then she watched the most heart breaking moment. She heard her brother's name be called she heard herself give out a cry, her brother never showed a single feeling, and then there she was throwing it out to the world. He was so strong, stronger than me. He was the brave one. Not me, he was the one protecting me.