Humanity- A Hunger Games fanfic

Part 1- The Reaping

"Dinners here!" Mother says,

"All thanks to me!" Maysilee yells,

"Wow really? It looks too good!" Father exclaims, "Brianna, come on, your sister's made lunch today!"

"Coming!", I shout, laying the signature seaweed-speckled district 4 bread down on the plate. May's the cook, but who's to say I can't make bread? It smells good, so I assume it's not going to give us all food poisoning, but it would be convenient if it did. The reaping is tomorrow and it's May's first one. She's terrified, which is why we've been trying to make the past few days as amazing as possible. And why I've taken the risk of making bread.

I sit down, laying the plate of bread on the sand. We each take a questionably shaped loaf, leaving one left for Caspian. I picked the seaweed myself.

"Bri, can you please go fetch your brother, he's probably fishing with his friends." Mother asks. Casp's 19, careless, and looks far too bulky for his age. Us two are the only ones in the family who can swim. Father taught Casp, until Father got too old and his back issues got to him, then Casp taught me when i was 7. I'm 15 now and, if i may say so myself, I'm very good. I can hold my breath the longest out of everyone i know. May followed our Mother into the fish preparation business and she's a heck of a cook for a 12 year old. This fish is amazing, but it may just be Casp's choice. He's good at that stuff.

Laying the plate of fish back down, I shed layers until I reach my thin undershirt and underwear, and, putting my small pouch on, just in case I find anything cool, dive into the water. I swim over to where I know Casp will be. On the way, I go deep diving for something to possibly sell and I find an oyster and open it up, and sure enough there's a pearl. Looking at it for a while, I decide I'll give it to May, instead of selling it, and put it in the pouch. In a worst case scenario she'll need it to remember me by. I don't know why we're all so worried, the odds are completely in her favour. Of course when I went in everyone was just the same, and along with Casp. I guess you're just a little paranoid about those you care about.

Casp's by the beach near the academy and justice building, fishing with his friends. It looks like they're seeing how many fish they can catch without a net, and my brother, naturally, is probably winning. I swim over to him.

"Casp, dinner's ready," I tell him,

"Hey, Bri, first up catch a fish real quick," He tells me,

Without questioning, I grab a trident and stand deep in the water. This will be harder without a net, but i manage to do it surprisingly quickly, getting lucky when an idiotic fish comes near me.

"See, Buddy? She can catch a fish in under 2 minutes, and she's a girl!"

"Hey!" I shout, though I'm not really bothered, I know it's a joke. He's just a big show off. Buddy winks at me. He does this to any girl he sees who is around his age and most girls melt, but when he's your brother's best friend you get used to it.

"Come on, my bread's getting cold," I say.

"Wait, you made bread? What, are you trying to poison us?" Caspian laughs. I punch him lightly in the arm. He probably feels nothing.

"There the two dolphins are!" Father says, spotting us swimming towards them.

"Good, i'm hungry! So if I'm correct, the fish will be delicious and the bread will kill me?" Casp jokes.

"Yes!" May says, hugging Casp. I start to say something, then realise it's not worth it. I'm tired, and I need to get into the bath first tomorrow on reaping day. May will probably get to if we wake up at the same time, so I need to get in way before if I don't want to be soaking in dirty water. I also have a new reaping dress, as May will be using my old one, so i don't want to be more uncomfortable.