A/N: WOW! All this has happened so fast! I think I'm still dizzy from all of it!

Disclaimer: Still don't own the hunger games and any of it's characters.

And to the winner of last chapter's question- Girlinthecrowd.

Ok, lots of people were REALLY close so I'll give them the credit too. So- Dancegurl, Hungergamesnerd, 2010Champions, and BrasilLove.

The answer: In the next door over, Amelia's brother was upset because he's afraid she may not come back and he'll have trouble taking care of his siblings. He gets mad and starts to hit the wall and even break a vase by throwing it at the floor. Peacekeepers have to drag him out to get his temper down.

The sneaks will be sent out soon! Good job to the winners!

~District Four Reapings~

Safin Bayview's P.O.V.

"Morning."

I only shift onto my side.

"Morning!"

That's what does it. When I open my eyes Ridget has her face inches from mine.

"Whoa! What the?" I burst up and out of bed, my heart pounding rapidly. "Ridge what were you doing?"

She can't stop giggling. "Waking you up silly. And you scared Pup."

Her small hands pick up Pup, the old, worn out dog with drooping cheeks that lay flat on the floor.

"Hey mutt." My hand strokes his back the scratches his floppy ears.

My nose cripples a bit when I try to smell food in the kitchen. There's no scent left behind.

I abandon Pup and Ridget in my room and make way for the dining room.

"Mommy's out running errands. The sops are all having sales today." The way she says "shops", cracks me up. I smile and rub her the top of her head with the palm of my hand.

It's to quiet inside the house for my taste. I'd be out working on the boats by now if it wasn't Reaping day.

I look down at Ridget. "Is Myra going to meet us at the Town?" She nods, leaving me thinking for a long time. "Come on. Let's get to the bay."

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The warm sand on my bare feet is rough feeling. But compared to everything in this upside-down world, it's probably the closest thing coming to good.

Almost all the kids from district four are here.

The bay is always packed on the day of the reapings.

Kids come here so they have something to remember once they're picked as tributes.

Ridget runs off with all her other friends playing by the dock. She watches people my age jump off and do crazy flips before reaching the water.

A hand grabs my shoulder making me shudder. "There you are. We walked all over the beach and we couldn't find you." There's a pack of other people behind Theo.

"Slept in today." My eyes meet Nakita who's pushing curls behind her ears. The words I say are tasteless without my concentration.

Sure I had some focus, just not on the things we were saying. It was all used up on Nakita.

"Lennox says he's just gonna meet us at the reapings." Theo snaps his fingers in front of my face trying to get my attention. "Geez. What's up with you lately?"

I smirk with a perfect comeback. "Hey, it's not like you don't have your eyes on that Tulip girl."

In return I get a couple laughs and then a frown from Theo.

Will pushes his sister forward and into the middle of the circle we've all made. Nakita is only a foot away from me now. "Guess how many times she entered her name in the reaping."

I don't want to hear the answer.

"Well what are the chances I'll get picked. I already had four slips in anyways." Nakita says almost snarling at her brother.

"How much tesserae?" I run my fingers through my hair and catch a glimpse of Ridget still at the dock.

Her face turns bright red. "Five slips." Her words are in a small whisper.

"What were you thinking?" Will yells at her in question.

She shrugs in reply.

"Whoa isn't that your sister Safin?" Anthony points out to the dock.

I turn around and see Robin standing on the dock railing, her knees bent ready to jump.

She can't swim.

I'm running towards the water in seconds.

Everyone runs after me, some worried and some confused.

I dart into the water just as she jumps off. She's at least fifteen feet into the air and the water will dip in probably to about ten from where she's at. Maybe more.

I'm only halfway when she splashes into the water in mid flip.

Theo, Will, and Nakita swims nearer to me trying to swim after Ridget too.

She floats up and moves her hands around trying to keep afloat.

Waves are fiercely snapping at her in both directions. "Safin!" She screams.

"I'm coming Ridge!" I yell back.

I swim through a whitecap, surprisingly this close to shore, and move back an inch. It's probably worse where she is.

Out of the corner of my eye I can see others swimming to the rescue also.

Will has always been a better swimmer than me. He's at least a couple feet in front of me.

"Saf- help!" Her words are cut off as her head dips under the water.

"I'm coming Ridget. Keep yelling!" I command to her.

There's no responses from her after that.

Will's voice is barely audible to my ears. "Safin! I've almost got her!"

My mind fills with happier thoughts once I know my sister may be safe again.

I've reached Will just in time to see him searching around for her.

He's swimming downward. Crap.

Taking in a deep breath, I dive into the water and start swimming towards the ocean floor.

I meet Will with Ridget in his arms halfway up. Quickly, we switch and I swim up with Ridget in my own arms.

It's hard swimming with a three year-old in your arms.

Will catches up with me and puts Ridget onto my back and hooks her hands around my neck.

When the water shallows and we're at the shore, I set down Ridget and lie on the ground myself.

I've used all my energy on swimming as quick as I could against the whitecaps.

Will lies beside me and Nakita has just come out of the water soaking. I grab her hand as she helps me off the ground.

A crowd has swarmed around Ridget. Theo can't even make his way into the middle.

With shoving and pushing on my side, I can make it halfway in.

Then I get frustrated. "Hey! That's my sister!" I scream at everyone.

Soon everyone is quiet and they make a path for me to walk up to her.

~District Four Reaping~

Aurelia Loret's P.O.V.

I watch as Tulip helps the young girl lying on the sand.

A boy I'd say about my age plops down by my cousin. He holds the little girl's hand as Tulip starts to push down hard on her chest.

"One hundred, thousand. Two hundred, thousand, Three hundred, thousand, Four hundred, thousand. Five Hundred…"

Tulip breathes into the girls mouth once more.

I can't help but think that she may not make it. Of alldays, this poor kid dies on reapings.

The little girl starts to cough and murmurs fill the crowding audience.

Some pat Tulip on the back, whom is now taking deep breathes like the child next to her.

"Hey! Fun's over! Get going!" Demetrius Kasko shoves people out of his way. Some hard enough to push to the ground.

I follow the Peacekeeper's orders and grab Tulip's arm.

The boy who sat beside Tulip gets up and taps her shoulder before we can get out of reach. "Thanks." He chokes out.

I remember Tulip's mother used to be a nurse until she got sick. Tulip's been ready to do that since second-grade.

"I have to stop by the house and grab my dress." She tells me quickly. "I can meet you at the reapings."

As much as I want don't want to walk back to my house to grab my own dress alone, I let her go.

The screen door is left open, so I'm guessing Ben left it open.

I feel horrible for not taking him to the bay with me.

"You're home!" Ben runs to me and hugs my leg.

I smile and pick him up. He's already gotten ready for the reapings.

He plays with the sapphire necklace around my neck he gave me a couple weeks ago.

"I'm going to be right back okay?" I tell him setting him down gently.

Quickly I make my way to my bedroom after I've shut the screen door.

I retrieve my favorite navy blue dress. My white flats are no where to be seen though.

"Mom, have you seen my ballet flats?" I ask walking up to her doorway.

She's putting on earrings with small pearls when she looks at me. " Um… Have you checked the entryway?"

I shake my head and make off for the shoes, leaving my step-mom behind me.

When I slip them on, they turn out to be kind of snug. This makes complete sense because I haven't worn them since two reapings ago.

Father walks past and notices me. "Oh look, you're already ready to go. We can start heading off once your mother's ready." He smiles at me.

He's happier than I usually see him. This makes me feel like I'm not carrying a hundred pounds of bricks.

"Ben! Come here I have to help you get ready!" He walks off looking for my half brother.

I turn to a rounded mirror hanging on the entryway's wall. I look at myself for a few seconds, thinking about things I usually don't think.

Like how the freckles across my nose make me look smaller. The way my dark blue eyes match my oh-so-similar dress.

Every thought I'd never bother to think of pops into my mind.

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Half the people waiting to be reaped have their hair wet from the bay still.

I still have loose curls in my hair from the waves myself.

The mayor has just walked up to the podium when my family gets to the town.

I give a quick hug to Ben and start for my section.

It takes time to find Tulip. She's waiting by the edge of the seventeen year-old roped area for me.

My flats make little clacks as I run for the empty space by her. Luckily I make it.

I feel like I'm right by her side, even though were separated by a rope.

Like years before we grab each others hands and get ready for Naomi Summer's big reveal on the female tribune for this year.

"Ladies first." Tulip mimics Naomi's voice perfectly at the exact second Naomi says it.

"And our female tribute is…" Naomi picks up more than one slip and has trouble separating them from each other.

A couple laughs here and there come out of the audience leaving Naomi with a red face.

Every kid I know looks at the person next to them wondering who will be picked.

Some look in my direction, but then I notice they're looking at Tulip. The girl, boys swoon over.

"Aurelia Loret." My eyebrows furrow together, as I digest what our escort has just said.

Then I put on a small smile, to try and cover my confusion.

I move my feet one after another, making my way up to the stage.

I take the second seat next to Annie Cresta, our mentor. She looks at the ground, only occasionally to look up at the crowd.

"And for our male tribute… Safin Bayview!" I look around the audience trying to find the victim.

I'm expecting someone younger, like a thirteen year-old, but instead my eye catches a familiar face.

A boy from the seventeen year-old section makes his way up through the crowd, sometimes tripping on others feet.

He looked eager but also like any other district four guy.

As he makes his way up the steps I recognize the same boy who was at the bay holding the poor little girl's hand.

A piercing scream of a little one is perfectly clear. It makes my heart break thinking of the poor sibling watching their older brother make his way up the stage.

Bayview sits in the seat next to me, his fingers dancing across the armrest like he's in an annoyed mood.

The mayor reads the Treaty of Treason and a couple of other speeches he's required to do.

Naomi makes her way up to the podium once again this time her cheeks aren't flushed with embarrassment. "Will the two tributes shake hands."

I get up off my seat and hold out my hand. Safin grabs it right after.

What were the odds that I would be reaped with the same boy my cousin saved just an hour ago?

Apparently to Naomi and the Capitol- they were ever in my favor.

A/N: If you haven't noticed yet, my toggle spell- ya whatever it is, I'm to lazy to type out the whole thing. But the point is, my words may be a little screwed up again. Sorry!

Any who, some chapters may have more info. Not for ANYTHING personal, believe me when I say it, but I may have more info on the character or district. So chapters like this may include extras.

Question: Anyone know why I named Safin's younger sister Ridget?

Difficulty: I'd say it's kind of hard to guess. I don't mind if you look this one up. Good luck with it!

Also: Some of you know that my laptop has a virus, actually more than one virus- so updates will be much slower now. Luckily my dad is working on fixing it and we've just bought the software to get rid of the virus that's ruining "Bucky". (Yes I named my laptop Bucky. Only because he's all worn out from research and typing.)

Happy Hunger Games and May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor!

-Fifi