PART I "Welcome to the 73rd Hunger Games!" "And may the odds be ever in your favor." In the distant future, America has been destroyed and is replaced with a nation called Panem: 12 unfortunate districts surrounding a shining Capitol. Connor Franta is a citizen of District 8: Home of the Textiles. All he has ever cared about was bringing enough money home from his job as a factory worker to put food on the table for his family of four. And when its time for the dreaded Reaping, he hopes for it to all be over, so that his family can be safe for another normal year. All Connor ever wanted was for everything to be normal. But the odds aren't always in everyone's favor. So when Nicola Franta, Connor's beloved sister, gets randomly picked to be District 8's tribute in the 73th Hunger Games, what could Connor do but step up to take her place? And to make things worse, Connor's partner is the infamous Troye Mellet: A mysterious, alluring boy with a vicious instinct to kill. But he didn't matter to Connor, right? Connor had enough problems, after all, such as surviving. But Connor never knew that Troye would become his biggest problem. Troye Mellet was out to destroy him. In more ways than one. (Based off of Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games) WARNING: This story contains mature content, meaning there will be strong language, and sexual content. Read at your own discretion. NOTE: In this version of the Hunger Games, tributes from the same district can be of same gender.