Terra could hear the clapping, everyone cheering her on and telling her that she had done a good thing, that she was going to come home to a big feast, and that she was going to win everything. Terra could see people cheering and smiling at her; Sid telling her to come up onto the stage with her, knowing that she was bringing her to her own personal fate. Terra could feel her heart inside of her chest, pumping itself into her throat while her stomach made it's way into a different direction. Terra looked around, seeing her friends were in shock of what she did, mouths wide open as they held onto one another, then she saw them.

Her father looked strong, like he always did, but her mother holding little Talon in her arms, was being kept up by her father and a woman standing beside of them. Her mother was sobbing so hard into her father's side, Terra could see it from where she was standing, she would hear about it in the few minutes that they got with one another. Just like Randomus, she could already hear her mother saying; Terra had always been compared to her older brother. Terra scowled as she came up to the stage and turned her face into a smile for the crowd and finally in her life, Terra thanked whatever god there was for almost becoming a peacemaker, for making her cold and strong.

Draco was already on the train to go to the Capitol where both the Ministry office and the Muggle's government stood side-by-side; it was the only place that you could see magical people and non-magical people living in harmony with one another, though it was hard even there to find it. It sickened all of the people that Draco was around to know that there was even a single place where Muggles and wizard's could mingle with one another, sickened him to his core. It was the only good thing about him being here, he would be able to kill off a few good Muggles while he was here. Draco remembered seeing his fathers face, his mothers tears, and Pansy.

Cold Pansy, she had been the last one to be able to see him before he was shipped off to meet his maker. She was the last person that Draco wanted to see in his state of mind; being unable to stand still, pulling at even inch of his hair, panic had washed over him as she walked through the door. Pansy had taken him into her long arms and just let him rest his head on her shoulder and dry-sob, just a little. Draco knew that he must not cry- not right now- because there would be camera's out there, waiting to see the tributes for the district, there was no way that he would show any fear, show any remorse, until he was tucked away from everyone else. Pansy kept him close to her as they whispered little things to one another.

" When I come back, we are going to be married." Draco smiled as he looked up at the girl, she looked so young all of a sudden.

" I don't want a pretty ring Draco, I really don't." Pansy smiled lightly, holding back tears of her own.

" Then what is it that you will desire? A house? A new animal to control? You know that I will have everything that you want and more that you have never dreamed of! You name it baby and I will get it for you in a second!" Draco smiled at the girl, his girl.

" All I want is for you to come back alive and safe. No missing limbs, with you mind in-tacked, safe and sound. Got it? Come back alive and I will marry you, hell, I will stay away from you for the rest of our lives, if that is what truly will make you happy Draco, just come back alive." Pansy said as a tear slipped down her face.

" Oh, don't do that Pans, place don't do that. Not right now, no." Draco whispered as he moved the tear away from her face.

" I'm sorry!" She almost blurted out.
" Don't be, I love you." She looked shocked as he said these words.

" You said it." She smiled lightly as she looked at the boy, almost stunned.

" You know that I have for awhile, it has just been getting it out there for it to be heard that has been the problem." Draco said with a smile.

" Don't said it because you have to, say it because you mean it Draco!" Pansy said as she shoved Draco's shoulder.

" Oh baby, you know that I mean it." Draco smiled, giving his charming smile to the girl.

" I love you too Draco!" She wrapped her arms around his neck tightly.

" You better." He whispered as he pulled her lips onto his.

" Times up!" The guards at the door said as they pulled the little girl away from Draco.

Draco could still feel those soft lips on his own, knowing that he would most likely never see those eyes, feel those lips ever again made him weep in his own cart. He knew that it had been coming, so finally, he let it all come out.

Terra was finally on the train going to the Capitol and was lead to her room to sleep on it, knowing that she would not be able to sleep for one second of her time here, she opened the window and instantly could smell the fresh air and the rain that had followed it. Terra had not felt rain for what felt like years, while she was in school there had been no time to outside, no time alone. The only thing that she had felt that had been close enough to fresh rain was the cold water that they poured on you while you were fighting in what was supposed to be in rain. Never would they allow you into the rain fr the fun of it, never allowed outside for that matter.

Terra could still feel the cold sting of her mother's hand on her face, leaving a hard print of he wedding ring onto the girls face, as her mother fell into the girls arms and begged for an answer on why she had done this. Her father just starred at her, his eyes seemed to be distant and cold. Terra remembered the last time that she had been in that room, holding onto her brother as she begged him to go back outside and to take back everything that he had said, to just come home with her, like they used to do after the reaping, but then again, Terra was only five back then. Now Terra felt the coldness and welcomed it, knowing that it was her only friend right now, to trust no one.

There was a jingle on her arm and as she looked down all Terra could do was smile a little, knowing that she had something to show for her district this year. A small silver bracelet looked back at her, it was covered in tiny little green jewels. Mining could take a lot out of the people in the district, all of the jewels that were on the little bracelet could have taken whole years to come up with, and now it was on her wrist. It had been given to her by the Granger family, all of them wanting to say how thankful that they were for everything that Terra had done for their family, how they would be in debt to her for the rest of their lives, and finally how they were going to make it up to Terra's family if anything were to happen to her. Then the little girl that Terra had rescued from her fate smiled up at her and wrapped it around her wrist without saying a word.

" I told you that I would take care of her, Hermine." Terra whispered as she looked out the window and wondered where in the world she was at the moment.

The rain felt good on her face as she looked out it and let the rain come into her room, she knew that Sid would be livid, but all she could do was laugh a little and dance around in the rain. She wanted it to last for a lifetime, she needed it to last more then it should. Terra thought about saying goodbye to everyone that she knew, all of the people that she truly cared about and everyone that needed her in there lives. She said goodbye to each and everyone of them and then went to thinking about all of the things that she would never do anymore. That came up a little short, knowing that there was not much she could do because of her training. Then it hit Terra like a pile of bricks, it nearly sent her falling to her feet.

If she lived or died, she would not be going back to that school, she would never see those people ever again. Terra would never have to be forced to fight anyone ever again; she would never had to do the terrible things that she had been forced to do to prove her strengths.

Draco had the best of the best working on his side to make sure that he- and the people that had come here with him- to stay alive for as long as they could. He was by far the strongest of the four of the tributes that were on the train, in both mental state and physical state. Draco knew that he had Weasly and Lovegood beat by a mile when it came to magic, there was nothing that they could do that he could not- but it was the littler girl that worried him. She did not speak out when it was asked what they were good at in a magical sense, did not instantly shoot her hand into the air and blurt out her answer, but she did not space off like Lovegood did. She only spoke when spoken to and kept it short and sweet. She was one big ball of mysteries.

" What are you good at Mr. Weasly?" Their trainer asked.

" Nothing." Draco snickered.

" I can make a protronus." Weasly said lightly, " It's a dog."

" Very good!" The man smiled as he moved to Draco. " And you?"

" I know every spell to defend me in the dark arts and some that not even my teachers at Hogwarts know of." Draco smirked.

" Well that is all fine and dandy, Mr. Malfoy, but you must remember that while in the arena, you will have to get a wand, not only a wand that chooses you, but a wand that will be able to do the spells that you want it to be able to do." The female trainer said lightly. " You see for defending yourself- there will be plenty of wands for that, only ones that have been trained to do that – but you have to look long and hard to find a wand that will hurt someone, to help you kill them."

" Well it looks like I will have to take all the wands then." Draco hissed.

" And what if they are spread out all around the area! Huh? Then what will you do? Risk your life to get all of the wands and possibly get yourself wounded or even killed? No you foolish little boy you take what you can and you run for your life! It is the only way to win out there! Merlin's Beard, I think that they get stupider and stupider each year!" The woman named Lily hissed, Weasly laughing at Draco the whole time.

Terra watched herself on the television and smiled as she saw herself on the screen, looking strong and a force to be dealt with all of her own. She looked like someone that could be a good match for someone else, she looked better than she could have ever felt. She held a pad of paper in her hand as she watched the others come onto the screen. Terra could still feel her stomach was not in the right place, but could also feel her bruises coming back into the picture, she knew that she was going to be suffering all the way through this, but hoped that they would help her out when she got to the Capitol, they would always want their tributes looking their best for when they are seen and not in the arena. Terra could feel that on the final day that she had been at the school, one of the worst days there, that they had broken at least one bone in her rib cage region.

The other girls were in all different ages, some were the youngest that they could possibly be, which made Terra's head spin as they looked horrified to be up in front of a crowd that big. There were some that looked like they should be with their Mommy's crying because they did not want their big sisters to go away and tried to go up there instead. Terra simply rolled her eyes, she knew that there was nothing that she would want more than to watch them walk away, but would have no fear having to slaughter them, she could not have fear. Others that were her age had volunteered to become tribute for the younger ones- some even fought for the right to be known as tribute- and took their place as if they were a queen at a ball. They were the ones that Terra watched carefully, she knew that they were going to be the biggest threat to her. Then there were the boys, strong and lean, almost all a few years younger than Terra, but not as young as the girl from District six, who looked like she could be Annabell's sister.

She made she to take notes on the ones that had caught her eyes instantly. It had been something that she had learned in the training on her first week there; always take notes on your enemy, it can keep you alive. Terra noted the girl from District one, nearly killing another girl right then and there for the place as a tribute- a brown haired girl- who looked like a prime ally. Then the girl from District four, small but strong, she looked like someone that could take down a full grown man, even with her height. Then the boy from District seven, someone that could take down a whole tree with her bare hands, maybe that was why he was even in seven- if he had a chose that it.

Terra pulled her legs up near her chest as they showed the Wizards that they would all be facing. Terra held her breath and nearly prayed that there would be some hope for today, that there would be no way that she would have to fight alongside Hermione. But they started the other way around this year, bringing forth the pure-bloods first and showed them. The girls looked like nothing, one had a glazed over look and the other just looked like she may cry if she was even looked at. But the boys, they were different, the red headed one looked like he would run if needed- he seemed like he may be smart. Then there was the other- the boy with the blond hair, the one that they called Draco, he looked like someone that was cold like her, she could really use him if she could get her hands on him. But there was a problem, Wizards and Muggle's have never worked together before, but Terra just smiled at this, she thought of it as a challenge.

" Bring it on, Mr. Malfoy." Terra smiled as she watched the others come onto the screen.

Draco looked at her in the screen and took an instant interest in the girl. Why had she given up her own life for that little girls? Was that child's name Granger? Draco blocked off all of this as the four tributes crowed around a television and started at the screen, she had been from District two, mining and stones, she looked like something different though. Something that could be all around them, someone that would have power over even him- a peacemaker, she looked strong enough to be one of them. Draco could not see fear in her eyes, could not see the lust for power as in the girls eyes before her, there seemed to be nothing in there. Nothing at all. She stood in front of her people as they cheered and clapped and gave a smile that looked like it could rip through everyone there, she was a threat to look out for. She was someone that Draco wanted, in more than one way.

Draco could not get the girls eyes out of his mind all through his sleeping, he matched away from the screen soon after he saw the girls eyes. There was something there, something that was calling for him behind those eyes. There was something hat was drawing him into her. Draco knew that he could use the girl, she seemed to be someone that would be a great ally in these games. But there was something else about her, something that he could not get out of his mind- those eyes. They even came into Draco's dream that night. She kept screaming things at him, telling him something, but he could not make it out, something vital, but Draco just could not understand- it was like they were underwater or speaking two different languages. Draco woke from his dream, covered in sweat and breathing as hard as his lungs would allow him to, and nearly ran out of his bed and moved towards the window. It was raining out, Draco opened and let the rain hit his hand, it felt nice to have the rain on it. It made him feel just a little bit at home- even for a moment. Until there was a knock on the door.

" What do you want?" He hissed at the door.
" Draco?" It was the small girl that was known as Cas was at his door.

" What?" He asked lighter, not really knowing how to speak to her.

" I just thought that you would want to know that they chose her, the girl that you have been seeing behind the backs of everyone at the school. The Granger girl." Cas whispered through the door, panic shot through Draco's spine.

" How do you know that?" Draco nearly screamed.

" I can simply tell by the way that you look at one another at school." She said, there were footsteps and then she was gone. Draco nearly fell to the ground, he would have to kill Hermione Granger, his best friend and his second love.