It's time for the 69th annual Hunger Games. One boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 will be reaped from the 12 districts that make up the nation of Panem to compete in a fight to the death on national television. The male tribute from District 3 is sixteen year old Caelum Walkinshaw, and the odds are definitely against him. Will Caelum manage to swing them in his favor to survive the scorching desert he's been thrust into against 23 other kids and return home? Or will he become one of the hundreds of kids killed for Capitol entertainment? ------------------------- Hunger Games fanfiction. Full of OC's with some characters from the trilogy. Takes place before the events of the books/movies but I have done my best to be faithful to the canon of the Hunger Games universe. That is why I chose the 69th games. When I was thinking of this story, I imagined the arena in the desert. It was convenient that it is briefly mentioned in the book that the 69th Games took place in a desert so I decided I'd just set it then! The title is subject to change if I think of a better one. This is my first attempt ever at writing fanfiction so I would really appreciate any criticism and/or advice. Thank you.