Disclaimer: All characters belong to Suzanne Collins except for Cato's little sister, Connie. She belongs to Pink Mockingjay and is a character in her story, Forbidden Love. Check it out!

I know some parts may be a little confusing, but this is my first fanfiction. I try to make things as clear as possible, but sometimes I over think things.

Ages: Glimmer-17, Cato-18, Clove-16, Marvel-17, Connie-7, Thresh-18, Fox Face (Zoe)-17, and Rue-12

Glimmer's POV

I was sleeping on Cato's muscular arm when suddenly, there was a loud crack next to me. Thousands of bees swarmed out and started attacking us. I screamed when I realized that these weren't just any bees, but Tracker Jackers. We all jumped up and started to run down the hill, but I had been overcome by the bees poison and knew the end was near as I fell to the ground. I tried to scream, but my throat swelled up so all I could do was suffer silently and wait for the end. Then everything went dark.

Cato's POV

"GLIMMER!" I yelled back when I realized she wasn't at my side anymore.

"Cato! It's too late! We have to move on." Clove yelled as she jumped into the river.

"Glimmer, no..." I began to myself, "I'M GONNA KILL YOU TEWELVE!"

Glimmer's POV

"...Where am I?" I asked as I squinted at the bright, white, lights.

"You, Glimmer. Get up and come over here." Someone said.

"Who are you?"

"So full of questions, I see." The person said sounding very irritated.

"I'm so confused. I thought I was killed?" I said as I looked around at the place I was in. It was all bright white and the floor was soft and puffy like a cloud. In front of me was a gate and in big golden letters were the words "The Gates of Heaven". Under the gates was a toll booth thing with a short , impish looking man.

"I'm really dead." I figured.

"Yep. Took you long enough! Now. You're Glimmer from District 1, correct?" He asked.

"Um... yes." I responded. He didn't even look up at me when I answered. He just typed away on an odd disk.

"What's that?" I questioned. It was silver on the back and had a screen on the front.

"This is the new Cloud. It is a personal computer and top notch. I have to use it to record every new arrival. Now, I am required to give you a speech about the way things work around here and send you on the way." He informed.

"Ok."

"Heaven has always been a free place. People live in special areas near those they love and have something in common with. We can make anything happen here. Now, the people here were shocked when the Capitol started the Hunger Games, so we had to smooth some feathers and construct a special gate for those tributes lost in the Games. We needed to make it as perfect as possible because you've all been through a lot. Lost yet?"

I shook my head and told him to continue.

"Ok, so there are special gates for everyone. Every single person who ever comes up here has a place they belong and are wanted. People can travel and visit, but you stay at that original place. This may seem bad, but the house boundaries are endless. If you get tired, just change it."

He paused and looked at as if to ask if I understood. I nodded again and he continued.

"So, the needs and wants of people grew over the years and we we're faced with a problem. When people arrive here, they normally stay the age they were when they died, so we had miscarried babies, children who died young, and youth, like yourself, who came before their time. So we had to set up orphanages where children could wait for a relative to die or young people could adopt if they wanted to. It's much like the old world before Panam. Understand?"

"Yep. Continue."

"Well, normally, we want the kids to be safe, so we set the age of when they can leave the orphanage to thirteen, but they needed to live with at least three other friends. For those who are older, we do offer marriage because some residence wanted to be wed, but died first. The age is sixteen, but the two must go through classes before their big day. Confused?"

"Nope."

"Good, I like you kid. Most people ask stupid questions and interrupt me the whole time. Anyways, last are the gates. See this lever? I set the gate I want to open on my Cloud and then pull this lever and it opens. Example, this..." He said as he pulled the lever down "...is the place where we keep anyone who died in World War II. And this, is where we put children who come without family to go to." He informed as he motioned to the portal with a gate labeled "Orphanage".

"Similar to those gates, we have one for the Hunger Games Tributes. Any and all, as long as they set foot in an arena, are welcome. The families are also welcomed too. We have a nice, private lake community for you. Travel is unlimited and adventure is everywhere, so enjoy!" He ended happily.

"Oh, and one other thing. I like you so if you have any questions, come ask me or any of the portal keepers. There's a book in your house that explains it all and neighbors are around all the time. The people are... really nice and overly happy. It's like the 1950s all over again! Have fun!"

With that, I walked into the portal and right onto a path in the village.

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