District Six Reaping

[Elletnah™ The JabberJay]

The mayor of the district had read out the Treaty of Treason, they had all watched the film, and now it was time to reap the female and the male tribute for the Games.

The escort bounced up to the stage and said, "Hello! Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor!" She smiled. "It is time to begin the Reaping." She wandered towards the girls' names. "Let's waste no time and pick our female tribute!"

She dramatically paused with her hand in mid-air, then her hand dived into the bowl viciously, and several names fell out of the ball. A few people smirked, but most of them were too scared to realize that she had dropped some. She finally got a proper slip and opened it.

"Iris Poppylin!"

She pulled out the next name, more carefully this time.

"Daniel Ellison!"

[Draco Malfoy]

Iris felt her stomach tightened as she waited for the mayor to read out the names. It was her last reaping before she was too old for it and she had chewed her nails down to nubs. She wiped her palms on her simple black dress as her eyes scanned the audience, looking for her love. Her violet eyes spotted Cameron, who had Ember in his arms making grabby hands at his face. The air was sticky and stiffling in the crowd of girls she was forced to sit in and she felt like she was going to have an asthma attack, which she has never had an issue with in the past.

Finally, finally, the mayor slipped his hands into the bowl and pulled out a single slipof paper. On it read her name. Out of all the people how could it have been her? Iris felt her stomach drop out of her body as her knees wobbled weakly below her. How? How? HOW! Standing as straight as possible, and holding her head up high with her hair out of her face, she began to walk through the crowd. Her face was like stone as she stepped into the aisle between genders.

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Reese heard the name first, Iris Poppylin and it took her a few seconds to hear the name register. Then she realized, in a way her "mother" was just reaped.

Reese was finding this curious and curiouser, her "dad" was reaped before and her mom's dna was taken to make her. She knew she wasn't a born child so this began to bother her and she got a bit suspicious. She knew she had to be here, but her name would not be registered. After all, she shouldn't even exist. She was just a mutt breed to observe and watch things. But she was still human.

This bothered her, her "dad" was killed earlier along with her clone, and now his brother and her mother were being sent into the games. Are they trying to get more samples? Trying to engineer more clones? Are the other districts infultrated? Reese felt like it was her duty to save her mom.

She turned to see her sister, carried by some strange man. Her mother had a family. Her real daughter should not lose her mom. She began to sweat. She barely got a chance to observe, and she knew looking like Selkie and volunteering would be the worst exposure from the capital. But she felt something wrong, splitting up a family, creating duplicates. She began to question why she was even helping the capitol in the first place. She was told if she didn't she would be killed. If I don't find anything, which I haven't I die anyway. The games are still a death sentence.

Reese was stronger than Selkie, she knew her past, she knew the capitols tricks, she however never had a family like Selkie. Perhaps I can get one. Reese gulped, what she was doing would cause the capitol to target her. But she thought her biological family would be safe. No one is safe. Then a strange thought appeared in her head, If I win, I might win much more than freedom, I could win a family.

Reese realized if she could survive in the games, she would no longer have to betray the people who took her in and treated her as one, she would be protected. People would question why she would die if she one. Clones would also be ceased in District 6, perhaps a number of districts. This was not just a fight for her life, it became a fight for freedom.

She saw her mother walking down the isle and then grabbed her and whispered in her ear. "Promise me freedom, mom."

Reese avoided Iris' eyes not wanting to see her reaction, then she raised her hand and yelled. "I Reese Ellison, volunteer as tribute for the Hunger Games!"

The crowd was shocked, a 12 year old volunteering, unthinkable. Then again they could also question why she would volunteer while another family member might be reaped too. Daniel Ellison. Others might remember how she looked like Selkie from the previous games, and how she has a name like her father. Reese was fighting for her freedom, and to fight she must kill, or be killed.

She walked up to the podium and avoided looking at Iris.

[Cham]

The entire ordeal was traumatizing for Cameron. He stood on the outskirts for the first time, holding his child. She was fidgeting. Clearly wanting her mother. Finally settling down when he turned her onto her stomach, and cradled her tenderly. "Shhhh" He crooned to her. The baby grabbed his thumb, and began chewing softly on it, slobbering all over. But Cameron didnt care. He only had eyes for his wife. The only girl he cared about in the entire group. The one he COULD NOT LOSE.

A sheen of sweat covered his palms as the Escort with the beyond weirdly distorted face dipped her hand into the bowl holding his future... Ember pushed his hand from her mouth, and that distracted him long enough to shoot a small smile down at his baby. They had hope. They couldnt take "Iris Poppylin" away from him. She was married. And they had a goddamned child!

There was a flurry and heads turned. Why was everyone looking at her... Why was she standing up. Turning to the people around him, he desperately begged "Who did they say??? WHOS NAME???" But everyone just gave him a grave look, shaking their heads in regret. No one wanted to tell him that the reason his heart beat was being removed from him...

But a small girl crept up beside her, pulling Iris back. Then shouting. What? She was taking her spot? This was so wrong. So beyond wrong. A 12 year old should NOT be going into the games!!! But selfishly... Would he pick a child he didnt know, or his wife.

Glad he didnt have to choose, he opened his arms for Iris, the baby cradled in one, waiting for her to launch herself into his arm so they could being their life together. Finally, unhindered, and free from impending death.

[Draco Malfoy]

Iris's body stopped moving as the voice of a child whispered in her ear. MOM?! she wasn't this girls mom. It wasn't possible, she was twelve and Iris was eighteen. That would mean that she had to have been six when she had the girl and she didn't hit puberty until she was twelve. God that had been an embarrassing day at the orphanage. But why had this girl volunteered for her? Surely a twelve year old wouldn't make it far in that arena.

Iris stumbled forward after the girl. This should NOT be happening. She was eighteen with experience fending for herself. She at least had a chance. As she tried to fight off the crowd, the peace keepers grabbed her and dragged her away from the crowd. She struggled against them but failed miserably. Then she was in Cameron's arms, curled into his safety with her daughter grabbing at her hair. This wasn't fair. It wasn't fair. Bitter sweet tears began to fall down her cheeks as the boys name was called and he heart gave a lurch of pain.

[Cham]

Cameron clutched Iris close to him, feeling after a moment her hot tears through his shirt. Ember was grabbing for Iris, but he perched her on his hip, slightly off to the side. With his hand that held his wife, he stroaked her hair comfortingly "Darling its all ok. Its going to be alright. Got it? Your fine... Your fine..."

Looking down to his child, a pain ran through him. How could they have been os selfish to bring a child into this world? As much as he adored his baby, he had sentenced her to years of pain and fear. Something even he couldnt buy his way out of. But if there was one thing he would do, it would be keep her out of harms way. While she was with him, he would provide every comfort he could. Do everything in his power to keep her safe. There would be nothing this child would want for.

Kissing both his girl's foreheads he looked up and heard the male's name. And a familiar face ascending the steps. This was wrong... This was beyond wrong. But... What could he do?

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Rally The District!

We need to rally all the District members here for the annual Hunger Games! It seems to us officials that not every spot here has been claimed by someone. Currently the male spot are open to be taken from another member.

If you currently have more than one character in the games at the moment, then you are not eligible to take the spot.

[Elletnah™ The JabberJay]

Rally The District!

We need to rally all the District members here for the annual Hunger Games! It seems to us officials that not every spot here has been claimed by someone. Currently the male and female spot are open to be taken from another member.

If you currently have more than one character in the games at the moment, then you are not eligible to take the spot.