Hi thanks for choosing my story, Please bare with the introduction, it's the best way I can think of to introduce the AU I am trying to create so you understand the rules of this Fanfic, all reviews are very much appreciated and I'm open to any suggestions as to what you want to see happen as the story develops.

PS. Probably not going to be a Fanfic for Team Gale fans, so please don't hate me if you like Gale but not the Gale in this story.

The Declaration of Unions

It is a well known fact that when a girl turns eighteen her heart will guide her to her future husband. To ensure that she is guided to the best possible match, the Capital has arranged for all unions to be witnessed by the nation with nothing but the heart to guide each potential bride to her groom.

So it is decreed that there shall be a marital ceremony every Sunday in each of the twelve districts. Each ceremony will see the gathering of all the eligible males within the district in to the arena. Then the girls who have become eligible within the last week will be lead out, with ears and eyes covered so as to ensure she is lead with nothing but her heart to select a partner.

Selection is made by girl placing her palm flat against her chosen partner's chest; once her decision has been made she must wait for the chosen man to either accept her or reject her.

Should the man choose to accept her he will seal the deal with a kiss and remove the blindfold, sealing them in a binding union.

However, if the man chooses to reject the girl's offer of marriage, he must remove her hand and step back.

If the girl is rejected then she has two more chances to choose a husband or face waiting another year for the chance to try again. Furthermore should any men or women remain unmarried at the age of twenty-one they will then be entered into the annual hunger games where they will compete with others of the same age from other districts for a mixed district union. The couple will then return to the man's district to live out their lives as a married couple.

A marriage witnessed by the nation is the only legal and recognised union and is final, except for the witnessed discovery of a Soulmate. Soulmates are revealed at the first kiss and marked by the golden tread of light that will link the couple for the duration of the kiss before fading out of sight. There is no other way to prove a Soulmate and so in order to attempt a Soulmate union they must call a divorce ceremony to be witness by the nation. Should the Soulmates be discovered all previous unions are dissolved and the Soulmates bound unbreakable.

All the above is declared and made law by the Capital and President Snow.