Prologue - Before

Stomping through the woods, the girl grumbled under her breath. "How could he choose her over me?!" She hadn't felt so insulted; he had spent the last two years telling her that she was the only girl he could possibly love. He hated girly-girls all his life, and yet she found him groping that blond girl, she could still see the way her white blond which was streaked with pink tangled with his golden blonde hair.

"Bow?" Hearing her name, the girl stop muttering, holding her breath she considered hiding in a tree. "Bow? Where are you?" Her twin was approaching fast. Grabbing a low hanging branch, she managed to pull herself up into the tree moments before her brother appeared below the tree. "Bow?" He called again, brushing his blue-tipped fringe out of his eyes, turning he could've sworn he'd heard her around there. He walked back towards the District's border.

Sighing she leant on the trunk of the tree, at least it was Arrow and not her partner in crime. She hadn't been alone in a while, at least not for long enough to think, there was a lot of hype at school after Professor Rogers was killed in that accident in knife throwing class, they were all excited about the new Professor. Of course some people were blaming her for the accident, he shouldn't have been stood in front of the target, but then again laughing afterwards maybe wasn't the best idea. But that was the way the District members were meant to be, why else would they learn how to throw knives or practice the art of sword mastery?

Closing her eyes, she listened to the birds singing in the trees around her, normally it would annoy her, but today was different, it felt different. Standing up. Taking a step forward, she gasped as she slipped, falling down through the canopy, she cried out as she felt the floor rushing towards her. Turning in mid air she managed to land on one foot. "Oh God... Help me!" She cried out clutching her ankle.

"Are you okay?" A male voice came from behind her, shaking her head through the pain. She gritted her teeth, turning her head towards the voice. The man knelt down next to her. "Here let me take a look..." As she finally saw through the pain, she blinked rapidly, maybe she was dead. "Hmmm... it looks like a pretty bad sprain" He smiled at her. "I'd best carry you back to the District." Bow couldn't help but blush, she had never blushed at anyone before. He carried her back through the forest in silence, but strangely it wasn't an awkward silence like Bow had always had with most of her friends.

Staring up at he man, questions began to make themselves known in her mind 'who is he? Why is he helping me? What must he think about my scar?' question after question tried to force their way out of her mouth.

"I must seem quite rude..." He smiled knowingly down at the girl in his arms, "I haven't even told you my name..." He trailed off as he met her blue-green eyes, how was he going to teach her when she looked at him like that? Such innocence and yet this was District 14. "...I'm Cinna..." He quickly added, trying to regain his composure.

"Bow..." She replied, had she done something wrong to make him go quiet so suddenly? Turning to look at where they were, Bow sighed. "That's my house..." She pointed in the direction of a white house with black framing. "I can limp from here..." She really didn't want to talk to her parents, let alone in front of this man, her knight in shinning armor. He shook his head, a gentle smile on his lips, marching up to the door; he knocked on it with one hand, whilst balancing her in the other.

"Bow... Did you forget your key? Arrow has been lookin-" The voice trailed off as the door opened. "Oh. What have you been up to Bow?"

"I fell out of a tree... Cinna found me..." She looked miserably up at her father. "My ankle hurts..." Looking as sad as possible, she tried to get down again. Cinna helped her carefully down, but jumped in fear as she squeaked in pain. Bow glanced at Cinna trying to tell him that she was okay and was putting it on to get the pity vote from her father.

"Now... this is going to get you out of practice..." Ivan rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I thought you liked practice..." She blinked innocently up at her father who sighed. "Go rest up for an hour, then you need to practice with Mace(y)" He smiled at her as she limped into the house. "So Cinna..." Ivan lowered his voice when his daughter was out of hearing distance. "How is the capitol?" Cinna stared at the man, how did he know?

"Sorry?" He asked, not having to fake the look of confusion.

"You've come to make allies... I know my wife comes from Capitol." He sighed, glancing behind him. "And you are taking up the teaching job? You don't look like a fighter?"

"No, sir, I'm not a fighter..." Cinna looked embarrassed at the questioning. "I'm a fashion designer..." He added, slowly he nodded. "Well... I'll be seeing you around...?" He let his sentence trail off.

"Ivan Treardweson..." With one last glance at Cinna, Ivan closed the door.

Bow sat in the classroom, trying to ignore the fact her brother was hitting on her partner in crime. She was so deep in her daydream that she didn't notice him walk in, Cinna took his place at the front of the class..

"Good morning." He smiled at the students who had all taken their places, his eyes found the face of the one student who was staring out of the window. "I am Cinna and I will be your teacher for this year, well let's hope I make it through the year..." The class laughed at his joke, Cyri, a blue haired girl, punched Bow in the arm. Turning quickly Bow grabbed the girl's fist, pushing down hard on her desk.

"HELP!" Cried out the girl. "Please... Bow it was a joke punch..." Her knuckles were turning blue.

"Bow..." Bow let go of the other girl's hand, sitting back in her place, she met the eyes of Cinna.

"Cyri... if you want to enter The Games at the end of the year, you had better get used to pain..." Bow's voice was emotionless. Mace(y) laughed at Bow's comment.

"This is why I was paired with you, Bowie,.." She smiled, leaning her head to one side.

"Well... now that the excitement is over... we can get on with today's lesson." Cinna watched as the class settled back into their places. Rolling her eyes slowly, Bow turned back towards the window, she stared at the targets, there was still blood staining them. "The first lesson I want to teach you is how to win the sponsors' hearts."

"Well that's simple enough..." Sighed Arrow, shaking his head. Bow laughed at her twin.

"Now, now Arrow, interrupting isn't very nice." She glanced at the rest of the class. "You must remember that not everyone is as prepared as us." She smirked at Mace(y) who flashed her fangs back at her friend.

"Well then, Arrow... enlighten us on how to gain sponsors?" Cinna crossed his arms calmly, meeting the eyes of the brunette with the blue tipped fringe.

"Why would I tell you?" He glared at the teacher. "If I tell you and the class you will know our plans... "He nodded towards his sister and girlfriend. "And we don't want that."

"Damn right there!" The purple eyed girl winked at her boyfriend.

Shaking his head Cinna's eyes wandered over the rest of the class, he blinked trying to hide his shock at the way Bow was staring at him. "S-So... I guess that..." He stuttered, before mentally shaking himself. "I mean, we have to start from the beginning." He smiled at the class, letting his confidence roll off of him in waves. "The first thing you need to know is how to lure the Capitol sponsors to believe you have something that you are fighting for."

"So, say if I had a boyfriend to rush home to?" The girl with pink streaked hair fluttered her eyelashes at the golden haired boy across the room from her.

"Say one more word Candy and I will rip all that pink hair out of your pretty little head..." Hissed Bow.

"I'll hold her for you..." added Mace(y), standing up a smirk on her lips.

"Calm down... "Cinna met the eyes of the blue-green eyes girl who was trying not to hurl herself across the room. "But Candy is right, they like a love story... although seems as you are all bidding I doubt having a boyfriend at home would do anything for them..."

"And it wouldn't work for you Candy, I'm sure they'll notice that you're a slut..." Mace(y) hissed as she slumped back into her seat. Bow laughed under her breath.

"So what do you suggest...?" Came the voice of a green haired girl, whose eyes were narrowed in frustration.

"Well... there is always the sick parent card or that you want to prove to the whole of Panem that District fourteen is the best district... Though I bet there is no doubt about that..." He smiled at the class who all cheered.

"Good luck teaching them something they don't need..." Arrow rolled his eyes again. "Come on B, Mace. We've got training to do..." He stood, walking towards the door, closely followed by Mace(y). They didn't seem to notice that Bow wasn't following.

"Well, they're right, may the odds be ever in your favour..." She laughed, turning to the window, seeing them out there.

"Boooooooooow are you coming?" Mace(y) called, waving her arms over her head.

"Of course I am..." She smirked. "Hey Mace catch meee" She called before jumping out of the second storey window. Landing on Mace(y)'s shoulders. "Let's get this show on the road."

"Next time... I jump out of the window and you catch me..." Mace(y) hissed back, pushing her friend off of her shoulders.

Cinna sighed, shaking his head, as he tried to regain what little of a lesson they had left.