Thread: May The Odds Be In Our Favor (randomname98766789 x RareDesires)

Today was a special day all across the country of Panem. What made it so special? It was the Reaping of the Seventy-Fourth Annual Hunger Games. Two children between the age of twelve and eighteen from each district would be chosen to partake in the bloody, brutal Games controlled by the Capitol. It was a sport to them and there could only be one winner. The poorest of the twelve districts was District Twelve, right where eighteen year old Kolton Smith found himself. The blonde haired, blue eyed young man was from the Merchant area of the District. That meant he was better off than the opposite side known as the Seam. As most Town residents did, he and his parents lived above their shop, which was a butchers shop. He had helped out there for his entire life and thanks to doing that, Kolton was able to develop quite a chiseled body despite not receiving the proper nutrients. The effects still showed but he was definitely stronger and better looking than most boys his age. Only one more year and he would be done with this, never worrying about the Games again. That was not his biggest worry, however. What worried him more than his own safety? It was the safety of a young girl named Katniss Everdeen. For two years, they have been in a relationship together and seem to fall deeper in love every single day. They first met when they were about twelve. Katniss was walking through a rough part of the Seam after a day of hunting. She was carrying some game with her before an older boy tried to steal her food and hurt Katniss. Thankfully, Kolton was there to save the day. In the process though Katniss hurt her ankle and really wasnt able to walk without help so he carried her and the food all the way across the District to her home. From that day, it was a blooming friendship and in five years they started dating and at this time everyone knew they were together. Panem was not a fun place to live of course but Kolton could always focus on the happy things because he had the girl he loved. No matter how bad things got, he knew he could count on Katniss to be there with him and hopefully they could manage some future out of this mess. Additionally, it was her twelve year old sisters first time in the Reaping. She still had all six years left and that worried both Kolton and Katniss but being the good sister she is, Katniss never allowed Prim to take any tesserae. That meant her name is only in the drawing once this year. Hopefully things would go well. As they planned, Kolton left his house early that morning to spend some time with Katniss and her mother and sister early that day. Then he walked both the ladies across the District to the Town Square where everything was all set up. Kolton was wearing a long-sleeved Navy dress shirt with black stripes and khaki pants since this was the one day of the year everyone was expected to dress nicely. While it wasnt nearly as stylish as other Districts, this was just about the best he could do and it would have to work. The couple was actually an odd, unconventional couple. Even though everyone in the District shared the common enemy of the Capitol, they were still divided among each other. The citizens of the town were the upper-class citizens working as merchants and shop owners while the citizens of the Seam were forced to do hard work in the mine. Normally they didnt intermingle and the members of the Town looked down on their inferiors. Therefore when Kolton, one of the most popular Town boys was spotted with a seam Girl, everyone was surprised and it caused quite a few girls to dislike Katniss because of this. However Kolton never batted an eye to anyone other than Katniss. She had his heart all the way. The only time Kolton released her hand was when they reached the line. They had to get their fingers pricked and then line up. Youngest in the front, oldest in the back, males on the right and females on the left. They dropped off Prim at the twelve year old girls before walking to the very back. Before leaving, Kolton flashed a very small smile at Katniss before walking across to the back row with his eighteen year old male counterparts and it was time for everything to begin. It was the same thing every year Effie, Haymitch, and the Mayor walked out. The Mayor gave a speech then sat beside the drunken Haymitch, the only living winner of the Hunger Games in their district, as Effie took her spot at the podium. She showed the same old movie that the Capitol made them watch every year. Then she gave another spill about how happy she was to be here and how big of a day it was. Then it was time for the scary part. She walked over to the bowl with all the slips of paper with the female names after proclaiming Ladies first! She didnt grab the first slip of paper she hit though. She just took her hand, twirled all of the slips around before deciding on one. The flamboyantly dressed woman walked back across the stage and took her spot in front of the microphone and when she read the name, Koltons heart sunk out of his chest down his body. Primrose Everdeen!