District 4 Reapings

Jace Star POV

I walk along the shore looking for the perfect place. I turn around knowing the group of girls following me. I smile at wave at them. They all wave back to me saying hello, one of the shorter girls with blonde curly hair looks like she was about to faint. I strip of down to my shorts and hear the giggles. Walking into the cold water I shiver. I jump around and swim as the sun rises on the horizon. The water is just like a calm, refreshing sensation. I run my hand through my knotty blonde hair posing for the ladies sitting on the sand. After a while a hop out and walk along the rocks to find some brekky. I grab a rock about the size of my fist and walk carefully, not stepping on any sharp shells. I find the largest oyster shell I can and crack the protecting shell with my rock. I scoop up the black and white gooey seafood and put it in my mouth. YUCK! I spit it out, that ones a bad one. It tasted too salt. After a while I was not lucky to find any of my liking and decide to find some breakfast at dads.

I walk into the giant aquarium/restaurant. Dad owns the biggest seafood company in all of District 4. I walk up to the desk and ask for the seafood burger, takeaway. A couple of minutes later it comes out and I make my way home.

I arrive in the Victors Village, six of the houses owned by the Star family. I arrive at house number 2. Dad, Cherish, Nathan and I live here. I reach behind the wave mosaic on the front porch and get hold of the key. I unlock the door and go inside.

I walk along the hallway looking at the 10 pictures on the wall in chronological order. Dad's photo is first, being the boss of us all, and then there was mum. My mother was beaten to death 2 years ago because she had an affair with one of the peacekeepers. Dad never forgave her but Cherish and I will always love her I can tell. Next was Ash the first of family to win the games. Then two years later Wilson won, then Jordan the year following, Loci two years after that, Tomaz two years later and then Nathan three years later. Six of dad's seven sons have won and by the end of these games there will be seven dad says. I'm volunteering this year. The last picture on the wall is Cherish. It's her first year this year and she's quite nervous. I reached the end of the hallway and walked into the bathroom.

I turned the taps to the bath on and the clean, fresh water came gushing out. I took off all my clothes and steeped into the steaming water. I soak and wash my body for a while then I jump out and dry my self. I look into the mirror and see a manipulative, popular young man. I turn around and look at my tattoo on my left shoulder blade. District 4's symbol, a hook and fish. I will never portray my district, my family, and my life.

I walk into my luxurious bedroom the best I could ever imagine. I open my draws and pull out the best pair of blue harem-type pants, a white long cool dress shirt, sandals and my sister's hand woven anklet she gave to me. I fix up my hair and go check on Cherish. A buzz of spirits is humming outside as we walk together to the reapings.

Avalon Caspian POV

I launch my line far out into the fresh, salty water. I hear the plop as it comes to surface with the water then sinking down to the bottom. I look over at my brother Beck as he is just rebaiting his fishing line. The beach is silent, could it get more relaxing. After a few minutes I feel the tug of some slimy monster and I wind the reel seeing the animal squirming around trying to escape. I see Beck's smile, as we both know we have found us some breakfast. We fish silently for a while longer as the blazing sun makes it's way over the horizon. I have a feeling we won't get any lucky than this and decide to cook up our findings. My brother and I gather some dead sticks in a teepee sort of design. I pull out my flint and steel I keep in my pocket along with my other survival gear. The sticks come alight and the fire glows as we cook our already filleted fish.

'It's ready!' I shout out to Beck who's waddling in the water. He comes running up the beach and I hand him his half. He smells it and smiles

'Thanks sis,' he replies. And we sit there on the beach eating our morning meal.

We trudge along the beach talking as we go. After some time we are all dried from the water but smell like salt. After about ten minutes I can make out the little roofs of the house's living right next to the harbor and fish markets. All of a sudden pain sears through my foot, jolting my body.

'Fuck!' I scream. Beck looks over at me surprised with my abrupt cry. I lift my foot up off the sand looking at the deep cut growing on my foot. A hook eating through my fleshy skin sits right in the middle of the blood. Out of nowhere Beck rips it out causing more agony but less in the long run. He wipes his bloody hands through his tangled brown hair leaving red stripes. He then puts the hook in his pocket as we walk up the steps to the streets.

My brother and I arrived home just as we heard mum arising from her sleep for the day. I hear her moaning and carrying on like a child. It's part of her disease, ADD. She can't sit still and she acts like a baby. I'm practically her carer. She jumps around the house like a kangaroo. I sit her down in her chair and strap it up. The doctors say at this stage she's a danger to the public. I've been hearing some rumours and some idiot kids think she's gonna go mental like Annie Cresta. But my mum is different. I give her her dose of tablets mixed in with her breakfast. She finishes eating and goes back to bed. I lock the door, just incase.

I hear dad come home. Dad works on the seafood trawlers.

'How's my little girl?' he says hugging me from behind.

'Alright, I guess,' I reply.

'You go and get ready I will look after Calypsa,' dad says.

'Thanks,' I say and I go and get ready.

I slip on a sea green singlet and a pair of denim shorts complementing my wide emerald green eyes, and my long brown hair makes natural ringlet curls framing my face. I check on Beck to see if he's ready to go as I hear the large brass bells call out to the district from the Town Square.

Jace Star POV

Cherish stands in front of me about to get her needle. She hates needles but she stands there showing no pain and gets the injection like a warrior. I lead my nervous sister to her section of waiting. I tell her she won't get chosen and even if the thousand to one chances were very unlucky I would be there to help her. I give her a last hug and kiss on the forehead and then I head of to my sector.

I wait anxious but excitedly at the front of the 17year old male division. Seco Mohi, the district fours mayor explains to us the hunger games mentioning our region's most well known victors, my brothers throughout his speech. Mayor Mohi only stumbles across a few sentences but you can tell from his growing patches of sweat on his expensive suit. Mohi then invites Tiffany Argonvale this year's escort. I have a feeling that these two have got something going on between them just judging by the way they are acting. Tiffany has a really bright personality but she isn't the smartest you would say. She always wears the colour pink no matter what.

'Thank you Mayor Mohi for that wonderful address to the district 4 citizens,' Argonvale says smiling brightly, 'now for the reapings for this years quarter quell.' She struts over to the left bowl, peeps inside then swirls her hand around and chooses one. Walking back to the microphone she opens it up reading to read out the name.

'For the 150th Hunger Games your female tribute from district four is…' Argonvale drags out, 'Avalon Caspian.' Girls spread apart from the one known as Avalon. She stands there star stuck and then slowly makes her way to the stage.

'Now-,' Argonvale begins.

'I volunteer,' I say making my way to the stage. The escort is shocked at my manners but I'm so happy right now that I made it.

'Name please?' the escort asks.

'Uh Jace Star,' I reply giving a smile to the audience. I get a few smiles back and I can here some chatter in the crowd.

'Well here are your tributes for district 4, um see you later,' Argonvale says into the microphone confused what just happened and then leaves the stage.

Cherish and dad come and visits me just wishing me luck and giving me all the advice from my brothers. Cherish cries and worries but I promise her I will be fine and I will win.

Avalon Caspian POV

We make our way to the Town Square to where children and parents some wait nervously and some wait excitedly. We go through the usual cue of checking in and then Beck and I give each other some last good luck.

I find the section of where the girls of my age group are taped off. I stand there anticipating for this to all be over. Mr. Mohi, our town mayor walks up to the stage and gets everybody's attention. For today the mayor is wearing a navy blue suit with a tie covered in shells. Mr. Mohi then asks for Tiffy to come to do the honour of choosing a boy and girl who shall go and fight for our district. Tiffy walks up the steps onto the stage with her usual bouncy charismatic behavior. Her gold eyelashes are industrial size almost the length of her head. Even that is over the top for the capitol. Her pink tattoo shines in the daylight stretching from her forehead all the way down to the bottom of her cheek. Tiffy's dress is pink (no surprise there) and almost opposite of the normal figure of what a dress should look like. Before I know it the escort is about to call the girls name out.

'Avalon Caspian,' she proudly says. My head drops and I stand there blown away about what is going to happen over the next few weeks. I show no fear and slowly make my way to the stage. Then almost as soon as I step on the stage some boy volunteers. He runs up to stage scaring Tiffy. She hates bad manners and I think she would classify interrupting as bad manners. His name's Jace Star. I roll my eyes. Everybody knows the Star family. Six sons already won the games and now I'm up against the seventh one. He is going to be hungry to win.

Dad comes through the doors of Justice Building with Beck close behind him. They both talk at the same time making it impossible to hear what they are saying. It feels like only a few seconds later the peacekeepers drag them out. Then my best friend Jared Contraire walks in. He is practically a brother to me.

'Sorry Ava I couldn't see you today I was busy on the jetty,' Jared apologizes, 'you can win these games for your family and me. I mean if you win your mum will be able to get some help. Get hungry for it. Be determined.' He hugs me for a moment or two and then he is taken out by the peacekeepers. The stress is just getting too much for me. I look down and see a glitter from the floor. I reach down and pick it up. It's Jared's gold ring with a pearl imbedded in the gold. Jared probably wanted to give to me but knew it would be confiscated if the security saw it. I put it on my right finger, it fits perfectly. And that was the last time I saw my family and friend before I left for the games.

How many days of the games were there in the 75th Hunger Games? – 20 points

Who was the last person to die in the 3rd Quarter Quell? – 30 points

Who placed 16th in the 75th Games? – 40 points

Wow these reapings didn't actually take me that long. I may rushed them a bit they may not be up to standard. Tell me what ya think. REVIEW PLEASE! REVIEIWNG MAKES YOUR TRIBUTE LIVE LONGER! I have decided to take the poll on my profile down because the voting is unfair since you don't know anything about the other tributes so it will be up after district 12's reapings. I HEART FEEDBACK! PLEASE REVIEW! At the end of you review remember to write 'I'm on Team Cudgee' Thanks again HG FANS.

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