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The Hunger Games Pt 1

Rewatching the hunger games made me think "hey this could work pretty well with Venti and Diluc" I will skip immediately to the Reaping since its been a while since I made a new chapter and I really don't want to put more off than is needed

Venti is District 3
That's really all you gotta know, everything else will be called upon in the story.
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Venti watched as the rather inappropriately dressed man took out a bowl, the bowl with their names, he was quite interested as he had decided on being a volunteer, afterall he was 18 now and if he missed this he'd never be able to join, seeing which one would be weaker for a free kill, yea yea, call him heartless or whatever he didn't care, you couldn't care with the Reaping.

Afterall, it loomed its ugly head every year, giving those with soft hearts panic and those with strong ones and a Hunters mind adrenaline and excitement, he smirked as they dipped their hand inside the bowl, moving the shreds of paper until stopping, pinching and pulling out a paper.

He took his sweet time opening the paper, he wondered if they enjoyed the terror of everyone else as much as he did, their eyes scanned across everyone in the crowd and finally "SUCROSE" the man shouted, Sucrose, Sucrose... Oh yes, that girl, she was a nerd to put it bluntly, That's all he really knew about her, he'd likely go for whoever else was called.

Everyone else was silent, it took a moment for the girl to be found, but as she was she pleaded to be let go, she wasn't, being pulled upon stage she looked wide eyed, like she was a prey animal, she wouldn't do well in the games, she looked like she was hyperventilating, probably because she was, however pity wasn't spared, afterall he needed to kill her, having pity for your prey isn't a good idea.

"come now Sucrose! You've been chosen, you should be exited for this opportunity" the male said, She only shook her head, the man only frowned in response "Very well" and he returned his hand to the bowl, swimming through the paper like a shark, oh how exited Venti was, he could save the poor girl from this horrible fate, if only someone weaker gets chosen... Unlikely.

He stopped taking the paper from the bowl yet again he smirked, and read "RAZOR" he heard a few gasps as Razor immediately walked up to the stage, He'd heard of Razor before, supposedly raised by wolves, such a shame Sucrose, your going into the game with me.

Raising his hand he takes a breath before shouting "I VOLUNTEER FOR RAZOR" silence fell across everyone, even Razor froze, his feet on the stairs up to the stage turning and meeting his gaze, Razor's eyes were much like his own, that of a hunter's, Razor glared at him, he only gave a smirk in response, Razor walked down the steps and walked towards him, he was taller, although not by much, glaring at him and then, he left, heading down the gathering of people to the forest and entering it.

And now all eyes were on him, he knew they were judging him, 'why not save the poor girl' it'd be easier if she was in the games, better odds and all that, he walked towards the stage before the guards could force him upon it, going up on his own free will, atop the stage he stares down at the people beneath him, they were judging him, he could tell, they were just as bad however, they're not volunteering for sucrose and yet they want to take the moral high ground? Pathetic.

"well, normally we wait until volunteers are allowed but very well! And you are?"

"Venti, my name is Venti"

"well then Venti, is there a reason you volunteered for Razor? I mean poor Sucrose here looks like a cornered animal, surely she would've been a better one to save?"

"better odds, this is the Hunger Games afterall, not a playground"

He seemed to like that "Oh my, we've got a hunter on our hands, you've got my vote Venti" He nodded in response to the man "NOW! does anyone in the crowd want to fight brave Venti and save poor Sucrose from fighting?" the crowd silenced, all looking downward, "No? Going once! Going twic!-"

"I VOLUNTEER!"

Venti was surprised, he already respected this person, they walked up to the stage and Venti nodded to them, and they nodded back, they were wearing a dark cloak, covering their face and body so Venti couldn't see their features, the only thing noticeable being burning red Ruby eyes, they were tall, nearly double the size of him, Sucrose had started blurting out thank you's, Venti suspected that they fell on deaf's ears.

Sucrose was taken off the stage by the very guards who put her there, when she got to the bottom of the stairs she looked back "Thank you so much, I'll be routing for you in the games" and she ran off, likely to cry in her home "it's not needed" Venti heard beside him, he smirked to himself, looks like this won't be such a boring hunger games afterall.

"how brave of you...?"

"Dail, I am Dail"

"great, DISTRICT 3, LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR VENTI AND DAIL!"

The man took his hand and paired it with Dail's, with a nod of agreement they both put their connected fists into the air, and the crowd cheered, this is what Venti wanted, this burning adrenaline, he got a small taste of it when he was younger, it was addicting.

He and Dail waved to the crowd and they were escorted off stage into a small backroom area, the were instructed to sit and wait while they prepared to leave, "do either of you want someone to talk to before I go? I will warn you, you only get 5 minutes" Dail shook his head, and so did Venti "Alright please talk amongst yourselves".

And the skimpily dressed man exited the room, he looked around, it was made with dark oak, the chairs and table were polished with oil and the small cushions felt plump with feathers, but that's not what he's interested in "So~, I don't believe I know a Dail, will you introduce me?" Venti played, adding some seduction in his voice in case he swung that way.

"I'm Dail, nice to meet you Venti"

"the pleasure is all mine, is there a reason you took the position of Sucrose?, apart from wanting me all to yourself that is"

Venti was purposely playing koy and flirty, either Dail swings that way and he'll make a alliance or he doesn't and they fight eachother at the start, Dail seems like the type to go for the coonucopia, whoever wins would get the favour of the sponsors, he knew that sponsors were what you actually needed to survive anything you face out there, sponsors can negate.

"I couldn't just let a poor girl get slaughtered now could I? Besides now your the weak and helpless one~" Venti's body subconsciously shrunk a little bit, before he realised that he was flirting too, oh perfect, the audience sees a-albeit fake romance blossoming, sponsors will be all over them.

The door opened, a different person came into the room, took one look and pointed to Dail "the audience will love you-" he then pointed at Venti "you have to prove yourself" Venti rolled his eyes, looking at the man, it was likely he was their winner, District 3's winner, Zhongli, he believes his name was.

"come then, we have a train to catch"