User blog:Petra Lillyrun/The 46th Hunger Games ( A Fan Fiction)

Note To Readers: This is my first attempt at writting a fan fic and I would like some feed back. I will post the third chapter after I get at least 5 comments. Comments can bee simple saying either good work or bad work or anything you want. I just want to know people are reading my stories. Also I am sorry for any spelling errors. May the odds be forever in your favor.

 Chapter 1- The Reaping

I wake up. Pictures flash through my head of the past games. I head starts throbbing. Thinking that I could be one of the names that Isis Hefi pulls out. I get out of my bed and a plate is laying on the table in the kitchen. "Eggs and bacon!" My mom says happily knowing that it is my favorite. I sit down quickly and shove it down my throat. My mom usually does not cook me breakfasts like this unless it is a special day. Tears start to drip down my eyes. Every year the day of the reaping I am forced to think about my 12 year old brother that went into the hunger games. He made it to the top eight, but was killed of by a career tribute from district 1. My mom and dad went into a deep depression. Since his death they have never been the same.

 My dad came out of his room giving me a present. I open it and it is my own custom made axe with the engraving of a lilly pad and my name engraved on the side. "I love it" I scream. Anything for my baby" He whispers in my ear.

 My family is very wealthy. My dad and mom both own separate lumber mills. It make us one of the more wealthy families of district 7. With a little side money my mom saved, she has been able afford lessons for axe throwing and swinging. Also my teacher teaches me out to survive out in the wilderness with any weather condition. I told my mom she did not need to do this for me. She told me she did not want to have the risk of losing another child. This would categorise me as a career tribute.

 I decide to walk outside to get some fresh air. I walk outside and district 7 is looking the same as it does everyday. Except one thing, that look that you always see one every ones faces the day of the reaping. I feel a tap on my shoulder. "Happy Hunger Games" is whispered into my ear. I turn around. Its my boyfriend Rayne. Rayne has been my boyfriend since we were thirteen. It is 4 years since then and we are still together. He always pulls me in with his gray eyes, his blonde hair, his smooth olive skin. "Come with me to do some final throws with the axe" Rayne says. Ever since we have turned 12 Rayne and I have been practicing throwing and swinging axes just in case we were ever to get picked for the reaping.

 We get to the field. Our district call this the training field. Every kid from the district comes hear to throw and swing axes. Rayne and I quickly get to work. If we do not start now we will not have time because the reaping is soon. Over the years my throw has become one of the straightest in the district and my swing is like a hippos jaw locking onto its prey. I picked up my axe and got ready to aim. I locked my aim and with the flick of an arm the axe jolted out of my hand hitting the center of the wooden target. I turn around to face Rayne and he grabbed me by the hips. " I love you Petra" he says while his eyes glimmer in the sun. " Your brown hair, your pearl colored skin." He said as a tear ran down his face. "If you were picked to be put into The Hunger Games I do not know what I would do." Rayne whispered. He kissed me with his soft lips. "Come on" he says. "We have to get ready for the reaping."

 I get home and my mom is holding a beautiful yellow dress that goes down to my knees. "Look what i got for you." My mom says with a smile on her face. "Its beautiful!" I exclaim. I quickly put the dress on and put my hair in a pony tail. I put on my shoes and walk out the door.

 I meet with Rayne before entering the reaping. He wishes me good luck and we quickly separate from each other and get into the large crowd of tributes. Isis Hefi walks onto the stage wearing a skirt and coat made of real yellow roses. She is wearing a matching hat except the difference was this hat was pierced by only a single lilly pad. "Welcome all" booms over the loud speakers. " To the reaping of the 46th hunger games" Now we will play the annual movie to remind the districts what happens if you try to rebel against the capitol. As they play the video I try to find Rayne. The video has stopped and I still can not find Rayne. Everything has faded into the background as I am trying to find Rayne. All of a sudden I hear the words "Petra Lillyrun" Uttered out of Isis's mouth.

 My knees start to shake. My lungs cave in. It is impossible for me to swallow. Some how I manage to utter a loud shriek that pierces the people ears around me. Two peacekeepers shuffle through the crowd trying to get to me. Both of them grab one of my arms. Only one thing is running thought my mind. I am now a contender of the 46th hunger games.

 Chapter 2- Goodbye

 My legs give out and I am on the floor and do not know what to do. At this point I am being dragged by the peacekeepers onto the stage. I try to hold back my tears from coming to my eyes, but then a thought pops into my mind. Act Weak. If I act weak then the careers will seem as no threat and will hunt out the tributes that are more of a threat. I immediately let the tears flow down my face. "Aww sweety don't cry" Isis said sweetly " It's an honor to be part of the hunger games." I even add a little bit of an exaggeration and pretend to fall on the stage. Isis quickly picks me up and seems annoyed with me. " Now with out wasting anymore time we will now pick the boy tribute." Uttered Isis with an attitude. " And the boy tribute is Leporis Baxwoll." The whole crowd immediately start to boo. Leporis is well known around our district because he is always around the district helping people out. What makes it even worse is he is fourteen. Leporis has brown short hair and and about 5"4. He has dark green eyes and has a pale skin tone. Both his cheeks are covered with freckles. Leporis slowly walks up on the stage with his jaw dropped. " Congratulations Leporis on being the male tribute of district 7!" Leporis did not say anything. Isis's voice booms through the speaker once again. " Thank you everyone for coming to the reaping. Happy hunger games and may the odd be ever in your favor." We are taken to the meeting place where we say our last good byes to our families and friends. The door opens and Rayne bolts in with tears streaming down his eyes. " I love you Petra." He can barely get the words out of his mouth. He grabs me and gives me a kiss. "Petra remember you are amazing with an axe. Just try to get one and you could just possibly win. Don't forget you have a chance just don't loose hope." The peacekeepers barge in and before they can drag him out he grabs me and gives me one more kiss. I make sure that I kiss him for as long as I can before the peacekeepers rip him off of me, because it just might be the last kiss i get from him. The door barges open again and I expect to go and hug my mom and dad but instead it is my teacher that trained me to throw an axe since i was 5. " Petra you have an amazing potential to win the hunger games. You never miss a target when you throw your axe and with one blow of an axe you will kill anybody that it hits. Just find an axe." " What if i cant find one." I uttered. " Don't say that or you will definitely not find one." The peacekeepers open the doors. " It's time to go." She quickly exited. For one last time the door barged open and finally it was my mom and dad. " Petra we love you so much." My dad said while crying. Those were the only words that were needed to be said because for the next couple of minutes all we are doing is hugging. "It's time to go." The peacekeeper said in a stern voice. Both my parents exit and I sit there crying waiting for the peacekeeper to tell me I have to enter the train.

 " Time to go." I get up and I am greeted by Isis with Leporis at her side. " I so excited aren't you guys" Me and Leporis both keep silent knowing that we are probably both going to live the last few days of our lives. We board the train in we go into the dining hall. Our mentor is in there. Finia Ordena. She won the 42nd hunger games at the age of 18. " Well, well, well. Not to bad." She says as she makes her first impressions on us. So what our your main weapons. I tell her mine is an axe. " Not surprising" She says. " I throw knives" Leporis says quietly. This comes as a big surprise to me. Mostly everyone in district 7's special weapon is an axe. " Would you like to be trained separately or together." We look at each other and say we would like to be trained together. " Great!" She exclaims. " Before you get started why don't you two both sit down and have some dinner. They bring out a whole array of food. I almost didnt know what to eat. After we finish eating instead of talking about training we go back to our rooms. When i get into my room I hear a knock. Come in" i say. Leporis opens the door and sits on the bed. " You know Petra, you really have a great chance of winning. I've seen you throwing your axe on the training field. Your amazing just get your hands on an axe and your set for the game. While me my knife throwing is rusty at best and I barley ever hit the target. Im going go now. I just wanted to let you know that I believe in you." He quickly scurried out the room before i got to say another word. I put on my night gown and slipped into my bed. Almost immediately fell asleep.

 I woke up at midnight not able to sleep. After hours of staring at the cieling i decide to sneak out of my room and check out the train. I open my door and Finia and Leporis are in a room watching something on the t.v. I walk in and they turn around suprised that I am up. "Welcome!" Finia says. "We just started watching the reapings from the other districts." I sit on the couch as she puts in the video of the district on reaping. Nothing stands out to me until we reach district 4. District 4 has a 12 year old kid, Athenus as the male tribute. When he got up to the stage he started to cry. The whole district laughed at him for showing weakness. Then another one that stuck out to me was the tribute of district 6, Zylo. He was 18 but he walked onto the stage with a broken leg. Those are the reapings that are the hardest to watch. When a crippled boy or girl is picked to be in the hunger games. Lastley, The girl from district 12, Vein stuck out to me. When she was called she smiled. She walked up to the stage and stood next to thier escort with a smile. With the look on her face i could all ready tell that i did not want to meet up with her in the arena.

 The next morning i woke up and put my cloths on that were left in my dresser for me to wear. I open my room door and walk to the main dining hall to eat my breakfast. All of a sudden I look out the window and see crowds of people screaming as we enter the central train station. My mouth drops in awe.

 We have arrived at the capitol. Thank you for reading,