A/N: Please don't kill me for not adding in the Reaping, training, and interviews.  I really didn't want to because I love getting right into it.  However, the characters will have flashbacks to these events.  It's really violent (obviously), and some things might not make sense unless you've read the Hunger Games trilogy (I advise you do, it's probably my favorite book series).  Anyways, enjoy!!

Alexander Hamilton tore through the forest.  He didn't know where he was running to, but he didn't care.  He was running for his life.  Alex heard the Careers coming for him.

"Give up, Twelve boy!" the District One boy yelled at him.

His fellow Career, a young boy who was often sick, shouted, "Get him, Thomas!"

Thomas was getting closer.  Alex knew this was the end of him.  But before he could give up, someone pulled him into the bushes.

"Come on, we gotta go.  The Careers are going to find us any minute," a kind male voice whispered.

"Okay..." Alex followed the voice, unsure if he was going to die or not.

After a few minutes, he got a good look at the boy.  It was the male tribute from District Ten, a curly-haired boy with freckles and big green eyes.

"You're Alexander, aren't you?  The boy from Twelve?" the Ten tribute asked.

"Yeah.  You?" Alex replied, hoping that he could get a few more moments before this stranger killed him.

"John Laurens.  District Ten," the boy said.

"Uh, nice to meet you too..." Alexander couldn't stop looking at John's beautiful face.  John must've noticed him staring, because he blushed.  Immediately, Alex blushed too.

"So, um, thanks." Alex turned to leave, but John put a hand on his shoulder.

"Wanna be allies?" (A/N: Could be gayer) he asked.

"YES.  Oh, I mean, of course," Alex responded.  John giggled, and Alex blushed even harder.

"Okay.  First we should probably find some food," John said.

They walked in silence for a few minutes, setting traps to catch animals and picking wild berries that they knew were edible.

"Oh, these look pretty good." John reached for a bush dotted with dark berries.

"Wait- DON'T!" Alexander yelled.

"Shhh!" John pressed a hand to Alex's mouth.  "You're going to get us killed!"

Then, the bushes began to rustle.  John dragged Alex behind a rock formation as Thomas, the boy from Two, and two girls burst out of the foliage.

"I swear I heard something," Thomas muttered.

"Don't worry, we'll find whoever it is," one of the girls assured him.

"Thanks, Regina.  Jemmy, Sally, let's go." With that, the Careers turned and left.

As soon as they were gone, Alex turned to John.

"I'm sorry, but those were nightlock!  One bite and you'd be dead in a minute!" he exclaimed.  John's gorgeous green eyes widened.

"Oh.  Okay.  But I recognized the Careers.  Thomas Jefferson is the sorry excuse of a leader who can sort of fight, James Madison never stops coughing but is skilled with a spear, Sally Hemmings is quiet but knows how to use a sword, and Regina George can throw knives like it's the easiest thing in the world," he explained.

Alex took a moment to think about that.  The Careers were tough, but they wouldn't get his John without a fight.  He looked up at the sky as the anthem began to play.  Only six dead today.  Each face lit up the sky and then vanished.  He yawned and rested his head on John's shoulder as the world faded to black.

A/N: I hope y'all are liking this so far!  There's gonna be a whole lot of violence coming up, so stay tuned!