The Capitol

" How tantalising to see all your shining young faces on this auspicious day " Doctor Gaul started " I am Dr. Voluina Gaul, your humble head game maker in charge of the war department and all it's affiliated concerns....I've broken free of my laboratory toady to examine you, the leaders of the next generation......I won't be around forever after all " Doctor Gaul laughed " and now to the end.....I am honoured to introduce to you, the creator of the hunger games themselves, Dean Casca Highbottom ".

Highbottom chugged a small veil before he began speaking " Select students.....faculty...." He turned around and began to slowly walk to the front of the room " and of course, Doctor Gaul...I have summoned you all here today for the 10th annual reaping ceremony.....in which we choose two children from each district to throw into the Capitol Arena to fight to the death in the hunger games ".

" I can't believe, they still allow them to speak in public " Clem said to Coriolanus, who merely glanced at her  

" and here said.....our own 24 top prospects......all awaiting to hear the results of hard study in this prestigious institution, eager to learn, who's won that Plinth Prize, no doubt.....in a golden future...." Highbottom paused before continuing " However, I am here to tell you that there has been a change this year, one final assignment to prove that you are worth.....because the esteemed citizens of The Capitol.....have grown bored of the games and simply aren't watching anymore and if the games are to continue at all, there must be an audience....so head game maker Doctor Gaul has stepped in to.....incentivise patriotic values with her own....unique flair starting with you.......The Plinth Prize will no longer be determined by who has the best grades..but by who is the best mentor in the hunger games....." Highbottom walked closer to the graduates " This brand new role......as the reaping progresses live, I will allocate each district tribute, a Capitol mentor, behind the scenes, one who must persuade them to perform for the cameras ".

" Obviously, the best mentor will be the one who's tribute wins the games ".

" What if I get a pathetic runt girl from one of the poor districts like 8 or 12, their just gonna die in two minutes like they did last year and the year before ".

" Your role is to turn these children into spectacles miscreting.....not survivors " Highbottom replied " Victory in the games is only one of our considerations.....your entire future rests on this last project....oh and I must tell you that anyone caught cheating to give their tributes an unfair advantage....will just have no future at all ".

Music began to play as the reaping began.

" Oh, here we go " Highbottom sat on the steps below the graduates " Let The Reaping Ceremony, Begin ".

" District 1, boy goes to Livia Car Dews.....girl goes to Fomiromonti ".

" District 2, boy...how apt...boy goes to Sejunas Plinth "

" You got the pick of the litter " Coriolanus smiled at his friend.

" You forget, I'm apart of that litter " Sejanus replied with a distant look.

" 4 boy, Stephanie Price......girl, Festus Creed ".

" 7. Boy.....Episanias Sickle.....girl, Paparicte ".

" 8, boy......Judo Phipps.....girl, Hilarious Heavens Be ".

" 10, boy.....Misha Whimsewick......girl, Brak Crane ".

" 11, boy....Commencly Dovecoat......girl, Felix Ravenstell ".

" 12, boy.....Liz Oh Shock Thinlkens........"

" Oh, you'll be happy about this, Miss Cray......the runt girl, district 12......she belongs to Coriolanus Snow ".

Coriolanus glared at the ground before looking at the screen to see his tribute, the girl was beautiful with long auburn hair and crystal blue eyes, the boy was mesmerised by her but knew he had no chance at winning.

District 12

" Aletta Everdeen ".

Everyone mumbled as they look at said girl, who let go of Lucy Gray's hand and stepped out of line and began to slowly walk to the stage.

" Let's see you try and get out of this one, Aletta " the mayors daughter hissed.

Aletta reach into her pocket and grabbed a garden snake and out it behind her back and she grabbed the back of the mayors daughters dress and slipped the snake inside as the girl began to wail and cry trying to get it out of her dress.

Coriolanus stood as he watched the girl scream with a shocked look as his classmates began to mutter around him.

" My daughter help her " the mayor yelled and Lucy Gray, who was still in line laughed but that quickly dropped when the mayor slapped Aletta on the face causing her to fall to the ground and the mayor grabbed her but a peacekeeper pulled him away and into the building behind him.

A peacekeeper goes to help her up but Aletta just held her hand up and he stopped, she sighed as she cupped her " Just give me a minute boys ".

" You can't take my past " Lucy Gray began to sing as the covey joined in " you can't take my history, you could take my pa but his name is a mystery ".

" Nothing you can take from me......was ever worth keeping " Aletta began to sing, she looked towards Lucy Gray and the covey " Nothing you can take was ever worth keeping ".

Coriolanus looked around confused as he watched his tribute sing.

" She's singing....is she out of her mind ".

" Can't take my charm, can't take my humour " Aletta sang as she stood up " You can't take my wealth ".

" Capitol says keep rolling " the camera man said. 

" Because it's just a rumour " Aletta looked behind her and walked behind the microphone " Nothing you could take from me was ever worth keeping.....you can't take my pain " she grabbed the microphone off the stand " You can't take my charm...." Aletta took a breath before yelling " YOU CAN KISS MY ASS ".

Coriolanus looked around the room with a small smile as everyone around him began to whisper.

Aletta dropped the before bowing " come on, boys " Aletta said to the peacekeepers and Jessup as she walked towards to building behind her.

⎯

Aletta was pacing in the waiting room, when a peacekeeper opened the door " Five minutes " he said as he let Lucy Gray in and shut the door behind her.

Lucy Gray ran over to her sister and hugged and Aletta hugged back.

" i can't believe you got picked " Lucy Gray sighed.

" I know but remember our promise, I'm gonna try everything I can to survive...so i can come back to you" Aletta smiled.

It was silent before Lucy Gray broke it. 

" it was kinda hilarious, what you did to Mayfair " Lucy Gray laughed.

" Well, I had to get her back for whoring around with your ex......plus no one gets away with hurting my best friend " Aletta smiled.

" How's your face? " Lucy Gray stroked Aletta's bruised face.

" It's fine " Aletta reassured.

" 2 more minutes " the peacekeeper yelled.

" Oh, before you go...i wnat to give you something for luck " Lucy Gray grabbed the bag she dropped at her feet, when she came in and opened it and pulled out her mothers colourful dress " I want you to wear this ".

" I can't, Lucy.......it's your mothers " Aletta sighed as she stoked the colourful ruffles at the skirt of the dress.

" Yes, you can....it will give you luck and I want you to wear....so you'll have a piece of me with you " Lucy smiled as handed the dress to Aletta, who sighed and grabbed it.

" times up " the peacekeeper enter the room and grabbed Lucy Gray and started to drag her out the room.

" I love you " Lucy Gray yelled.

" I love you too " Aletta yelled back.

The Capitol, Coriolanus's home.

" He's sabotaging us....that girls not going to win these games, you saw her she's underfed.....unstable" Coriolanus scoffed as he paced.

" Dean said it's not just about winning " Tigris said to her cousin from her desk.

" Everything is about winning, if not the games now....the crowd " Coriolanus argued " Aletta won't survive a minute inside that arena, so that means we have to make every second before then count....I'll get her to sing again ".

" I wouldn't sing a note for you, if I were here.....I wouldn't do anything at all, unless I could trust you" Tigris said.

" She's district, Tigris.....she knows that we hate her and she wants us dead.." Coriolanus questioned " How am I supposed to get her to trust me? ".

" Imagine if it was your name that was pulled and you had been ripped from you home....I would just want to know that somebody still cared about me out here " Tigris replied " Don't discount her just because shes district, Coryo......you might have more in common with her than you think ".

Coriolanus looked at the rose in his hand knowing his cousin was right.

𝐀/𝐍:

𝐇𝐢𝐢,

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈'𝐦 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈'𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐬

𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐱𝐱