New Bloodlines~1~

The first part to my Hunger Game Fanfiction, enjoy~

Emrick Keota!

My pulse froze for a second, staring at the woman who reminded me of a peacock up on stage. She had pulled out my name. Mine… The female tribute had already been picked… her name was Fenneri…but I didn’t think my name.. It took me a second, but I forced my legs to move up to the stage, taking a look at the peacock, then at Fenneri. Taking a look at the crowd, my mind registered how serious this was. The woman only said “That’s it for the 86^th Hunger Games! Good luck, and may the odds be forever in your favor!”…she might as well have said “Welcome to your death, new tributes!” Because that’s exactly how it translated… We were lead off into the building, and my mind had just barely managed to register everything… I waited for my parents to visit me…before I was sent away… but then I remembered they were dead… I forget sometimes..  No one visited… no matter how much I waited. But, I knew that would happen as soon as I sat down, just believing it was the hard part…

 

It started years ago, at the 76^th Hunger Games… Just months after, there was a uprising. So many people were upset, and angry at the games, there were more innocent deaths than usual, yet  still only 24 tributes. They wanted change…Well, they got it. Now, the games are much more strict. They still prep, and make you fight for sponsors, but now, Sponsors don’t even really bother, it’s just for more struggle. There is no winner now, it’s just a giant execution… And last year, my sister was one of them. I had no one. My parents died in a riot trying to rebel to save her… So, I knew my name was not chosen by accident. As for Fenneri? I never saw her in my life… she looked rich, though… I don’t know, I guess anyone not covered in dirt and starving seems rich to me. I don’t even know why I care, though, we’ll both die.. obviously… Poor girl..

 

The trip to the capitol was long, and I don’t remember most of it… I was mainly too distracted watching my life slip away as we passed all the districts…

 

“When do we get there?” I had initially zoned out, but woke up when I heard her voice, looking at her.

“Huh?”

“Don’t play dumb, when do we get there, seam scum?” She glared at me, showing hints of fear. I was taken back, why was she so angry with me? It isn’t my fault we’re being sent to the death.

“Seam scum? You couldn’t have held in your insults until the arena?” I snapped at her. Dumb, I know, but she had it coming, the damn queen…

She looked at me, and gasped, clearly offended, earning nothing but a scoff from me. I got up, tired of my fellow tribute’s attitude, walking to my room.

Great…I thought to myself, sighing, Not only am I going to die in the arena, but I  have no one on my side.

Flopping on the bed, I looked outside through the window. No, not at the capitol. Not at the lights, not even fully at the sky… Just…the stars…or at least what I could see of them from the lights. I just sat, and stared for hours…