Whitney Heart,16,D4F
I smile to myself as I look at all the boys swimming. To think that I may never be able to see them again if I lose the games I am about to volunteer for. They are swimming by a lake, and I'm sitting in a tree, just staring. I'm so happy I live in District four. Nearly all the boys have swimmers bodies, all strong and powerful swimmers or fishers or careers. Soon they are going to have to go and get dressed for the reaping. All I know is that I'm volunteering, I've been training long enough, anyone who comes in my way in the games will die.
I leap down from the tree. My long red hair is tied back in a pony tail, I'm walking away from the lake and to the reaping. A smile to a few of the boys walking past, they just wave back. I don't see why they'd have an interest in me, sure I'm a career but I'm not the best looking. I don't have big breasts, I don't have beautiful hair, I don't have eyes that boys get lost in. I'm just me, a career who has nothing better to do than training and starring at boys.
Our escort walks in. He looks pretty bored, he's been doing this for almost ten years so it's not surprising. He's wearing the same thing he wears to all reapings. A sea blue suit to represent district four, shades the sparkle in the sunlight. His name is Umi. "Alright let's start with the girls shall we?" He announces. He takes a name from the slip and announces. "Penelope Lacksee." Before whoever that is can take the stage I scream. "I volunteer!" The Peacekeepers guide me onto the stage "So what's your name?" He asks me. I smile, grab the microphone and say. "My name is Whitney Heart." And hand him the microphone back. Now it's time to prove myself.
Percy Thames,16,D4M
I'm sweating, clutching a trident in one hand and a shield in the other. "Come on Percy, thrust then bloke come on!" My father shouts. I thrust the wooden trident as him, it hits him but then he thrusts his spear and I raise the circular shield and bloke the attack. I knock his spear to the side and then thrust the trident and it hits him squarely in the stomach, he is slightly winded and I hit the circular shield on his chest and he falls to the floor, he's coughing quite a lot.
"W-well done my boy. If you fight like that in the arena then maybe you'll have your own victors house." He says as he cuts up. I bow. My father won the Hunger Games a long time ago when he was eighteen. I think it was the one hundred and first or something. I've watched the tape of that a lot. He was so masterful with his spear, every time he killed someone he got them right in the eye. Although it was so long ago he still looks as handsome as he did all those years ago. People say I have his looks. I guess it's true. We're both really good looking and tones. I guess the difference is that my hair is slightly more curlier than his, he has a beard and I don't. But other than that we're identical. My father then begins to speak after he has caught his breath. "Anyway it's the reaping, today, take a shower and then we can go." He says. I smile and nod. He really wants me to win the Hunger games. Carry on the family name.
After my shower we're both ready. I wear blue jeans and a white shirt that's unbuttoned at the top. Me, my dad, my mom and my sister all walk towards the reaping. "Remember Percy, when you volunteer look strong, powerful and confident. Stand up straight and don't slouch. You need a strong stance when you're fighting and when you're with the camera's look strong." He says. I nod, I'll do him proud that's for sure. He walks away, I don't know where he goes and I don't really care. I register and go to the sixteen year old boys.
Of course Umi announces and some girl volunteers. Now it's my turn. Before he can even call out his name I shoot up and yell. "I volunteer!" I don't wait for the peacekeepers I eagerly go to the stage, with a huge smile on my face. "Oh well, someone's definitely eager. What's your name?" He asks me. I grin at him, I grin to Whitney, I grin to all of Panem. Their future victor is grinning to all of them. "My name of Percy Thames and I'm going to win for all of you guys. Wait for me District four!"