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This is District 4, meet Crystal and Travis!
POV Crystal Pierce
Even walking near water is scary, I used to love the water, until I was 8, now even the sight or sound or even smell of water horrifies me. I hate that I hate the water as it's so beautiful, so, dangerously beautiful. When my dad got pulled under that water in a ship wreck, that changed my life, and now I can't even look at it.
Walking along the middle of town I notice all the staging and camera set that's been set up for tomorrow, reaping day. I make my way towards victor village, and then, to my house. Well, my brother's house. He won the Hunger Games five years ago. So now we live in luxury, and have been for the past five years.
None of my family really work, my brother, Tyler, hasn't done anything since the games, he used to be a hard worker at the docks but since becoming victor he has been lazy, and very quiet. He killed over six guys, three careers, and I think even though that's the point of the game, killing those people had an effect on him, like it would on anyone. Me and my mother weave baskets and nets for the fishermen, we don't really do it for the money, more to help them out, for them and my father.
"Crystal!" I hear a shout before I step into my home, I turn to see Kelsey waving and running towards me. Kelsey is my closest friend and my only friend. Her dad died in the same shipwreck as mine and since that tragic day we've been so close, even though she has had to put up with my sarcasm and moods we've never had an argument.
"Hey, have you seen the set for tomorrow yet?" I ask, with a small roll of my crystal blue eyes. My blue eyes are the reason for my name, I take after my father with his eyes, and there so crystal like that they thought that was a perfect idea. Kelsey nods, her short curly blonde hair -which is the complete opposite to my long dark brown hair- bobbing up and down.
"It's scary, isn't it? My names going down thirteen times this year, that's over double of what it's meant to," She says with a sigh. She was quite unlucky, since her father had drowned in the shipwreck, her family had struggled, her mother and two older brothers working full time on the docks, trying to get enough money to get by, and we try to help them as much as we can, but it is still tough for them, so Kelsey has to get tesserae. This year she's put her name in three more times. Every other year she'd been down twice. I was lucky I live in Victors Village, otherwise I'd have to be down more than six times, and six was enough for me.
"You'll be fine," I roll my eyes and add a hint of sarcasm, we shouldn't be scared, "don't worry,"
"No one's safe…" Kelsey says, her eyes to the ground.
"Wow you're always the positivity of any conversation aren't you?" I nudge her and chuckle. "Come on, let's get something to eat!"
Travis Oceanous POV
Although I may appear to be a career tribute, I may appear to want to be in the games, I may be mistaken for the cool guy, the one who's not fazed by anything, but in reality I'm not bloodthirsty, I would never want to be in the games.
My whole life I've been raised as a career, my parents are very wealthy, I've had everything I've ever wanted and needed. I have one of the grandest home training arenas in the district, everyday been training for the day I walked into the arena, to come out as victor, like every other child in the district. That is one of the expectations of being born into District 4, to become a successful tribute, reaped or volunteered. My training was doubled when a few years back, my sister, Evangeline, was reaped. No one volunteered for her and she was killed in the bloodbath, only twelve years of age. My parents were ashamed, more than devastated, and pushed my training to the limits, vowing that another of their children won't be killed off so easily.
At school I'm what you might call 'popular' which is fine by me, the attention is something that I adore, but most of the attention, especially from girls, is because I'm considered 'Good looking'. I'm tall with messy black hair, hazel eyes and tanned skin, not too forget I'm muscular from hours of training, and that is what the girl's considered 'tall, dark and handsome'. This annoys me, people who don't even try to see if you're a nice guy before crushing on you.
Just like most others in District 4 I'm a strong swimmer, I enjoy swimming and fishing, sometimes spending the whole day spearing fishes for dinner or for trading, not that I really need the money. I also spend my time out with my friends, Katri, Leonardo, Satana and Lionel, and usually we will sit around, go swimming or train together, having competitions on who can get the best training score. Depending on weapon depended on who won, for example, when it came to archery, Satana won every time, whereas if it was Trident or javelin and sometimes sword, I usually came out as the winner.
Today is reaping day, like every year, terrified twelve to eighteen year olds fill up the town square, waiting for their fate to be decided. As a career district we sometimes got volunteers, people who think they have a brilliant chance of winning, and usually don't… That happens most years, not as often as District 1 and 2. I'm glad that this is my last year of reaping, of having to stand around watching children be sent off to their death, or to be killers, I don't know which is worse.
My mother, father, grandmother and I all head down to the town together, like every year, except Evangeline used to come with us. Then I go and stand with my friends, chat and pass time the best we can until the cameras turn on, and everyone important gathers on stage readying for the speeches and victim picking to be over with.
Crystal Pierce POV
Standing in the crowd is when the nerves always kick in, every year. I had to shove a few smaller people out of my way, getting some obscene comments in return, as I force my way to stand next to Kelsey. She's already shaking and crying, but when she sees me she smiles. Before I face the stage I look through the crowd to try and see my mother, instead I see Tyler, which shocks me, he's never come to a reaping since he won, he spots me and mouths the capitol reps are dressed like dandelions, again. I laugh and stick my tongue out before turning to face the stage, and I see exactly what he means, Jeffery Willowcall is stood at the front of the stage, waiting for his queue to start speaking, and is dressed in a green suit, with a bright yellow afro, pointing this out to Kelsey we both chuckle quietly before returning to our nervousness.
"Welcome ladies and gents, boys and girls!" He says, winking to the audience. "And today marks a special day, reaping day!" He waits for applause, and gets none, awkwardly he continues. "The 37th Hunger Games are upon us, and this year once again we are going to be picking one girl and one boy from each district, who will get the honour of participating in this years games."
"The word honour has really been thrown around this year." I whisper to Kelsey grimly.
"Without further ado, let's draw! Ladies first!"
I think every single girl suddenly stilled, no sounds were made and the picking of the piece of paper seemed to take hours, even though it was merely moments. The piece of paper was withdrawn and he opened the piece of paper, smiling to the crowd.
"Crystal Pierce"
I hear sobbing, and look to Kelsey, who has tears running down her cheeks as she pulls me into a hug, but I realise I'm the one sobbing, I stumble my way to the pathway before running to Tyler, and he hugs me tightly, swatting off anyone who tries to pull me away. Eventually I have to make my way up to the stage, wear I'm met by the awful green and yellow blur that is Jeffrey.
"Congratulations Crystal, you are one lucky girl!"
I already accept my fate, I can't fight, I don't have any advantages in this, unless I adapt quickly then I am dead.
Travis Oceanous POV
A girl walks onto the stage, who has long, dark hair that seems to float behind her as she walks and bright blue eyes that remind me of crystals. Although she walks elegantly she has a sarcastic look on her face, even though she's sobbing on stage she still looks tough.
"Congratulations Crystal, you are one lucky girl!" A man dressed in an ugly green suit gleefully shouts on stage. She looks utterly horrified and fierce at the same time, looking as if she wants to hit the man stood in front of her.
"Now, we shall pick, the lucky gentleman!" The man takes only moments to pick a name, who then reads out…
"Manny Songfly!"
A few gasps are heard from the crowd and heads turn to a young boy, maybe thirteen, stood directly in front of me, he looks around in panic, and as some of the crowd part to help him get to the stage he is quiet, not crying but so close to tears, it was awful to watch. He stumbles onto the stage and stands there, motionless.
"Any volunteers?"
I see my friends shock or disagreement when I shout I volunteer. I walk slowly up to the stage, feeling a hint of sadness. I would never have thought I would volunteer, but I have. I don't quite know why, but the young boy reminded me of my sister, especially when she was reaped, she had turned wildly in panic, and walked onto the stage so bravely, not crying, and that showed so strongly in the young boy I realised he didn't deserve to die. Not that anyone in this district did, but he was so young, and helpless, at least I have trained night and day for the whole of my life, even without the intention of being in the games.
"What's your name, young man?" The man in the ugly suit asks me, I'm surprised to see I've already reached the stage and am facing a crowd of people, I spot my friends, Leo comforting Katri who's sobbing into his shoulder, also my mother and father, smiling at me in approval.
"Travis Oceanous." I say calmly.
"Oceanous? That's an appropriate name for a fishing district!"
A few capitol people chuckle at this, and if it was meant to be a joke no one else found it funny.
"Well, what more can I say? Welcome, Crystal and Travis, to the Hunger Games, may the Games be with you!"
And with that it was decided. I was to be competing in the games, to die or to kill, to become the monster I had vowed I never would.
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Tribute list:
District 1:
Girl-
Boy-Xeno
District 2:
Girl-Saffra Fairborn
Boy-
District 3:
Girl-
Boy-
District 4:
Girl-Crystal Pierce
Boy-Travis Oceanous
District 5:
Girl-RESERVED
Boy-
District 6:
Girl-
Boy-
District 7:
Girl-Eilonwy Mayers
Boy-Nathon Rowe
District 8:
Girl-Thalia Lucas
Boy-Seth Parker
District 9:
Girl-Avis Clayton
Boy-
District 10:
Girl-Erica Wein
Boy-
District 11:
Girl-Surin Lee
Boy-
District 12:
Girl-Shannie Dilworth
Boy-
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