Disclaimer: I do not own any Character's and only parts of the story plot are mine the rest is owned by Suzanne Collins and her publishers.

CHAPTER 2

As we eat dinner on the train Haymitch turns to me "So what can you do?"

"Anything I can" interrupts Katniss while staring at me.

"Only better and I know how to use all the weapons they could throw at us." I correct her.

"Yeah right" She replies

I start to laugh, "What you didn't watch me win?"

"I don't remember what year?"

"The one before yours" I state mater of factly

"Huh," says Peeta interrupting our conversation, "I have the video tapes; so let's see how it goes."

"I'll let you two watch" I say, "I'm going to take a shower"

I excuse myself from the table, so that Effie won't get mad and walk down the hallway to my room. I slip into my room and into the bathroom starting a hot shower. When I jump out I hear Katniss gasp in the other room. "Surprising how thin these walls are" I think.

After my shower, I walk down the hall to find them all still watching me, as I shoot five turkey's in the arena, while still taking out four of the competition. I see questions on Katniss' face. Peeta just stares, and of course Haymitch just smiles.

"Another year of Victors" states Haymitch, Katniss just stares.

"How could you just kill like that?" she asks

"I pretended everyone was a deer." I responded blankly, all she could do was walk away. I followed and when she tried to shut the door I stopped her and walked in behind her.

"What" she growled

"Seriously you're mad at me for surviving."

"No, it's just"

"Just what" I ask almost frustrated.

"You just shot four or more people in the head and you didn't get hurt what so ever."

"Yeah, it's like hunting, only with people who can talk and scream…."

As I trail off the look in Katniss' face softens. I know she can see the look on my face of guilt and anguish.

"Look I have gone through a lot in the past three weeks so please don't get mad at me… If I die in the arena I don't want my sister hating me when I do." She looks appalled as I say this.

"I could never hate you." As she says this; she walks up to me and hugs me. Usually I'm the hugger but this time she has done it. I smile weakly at her when she pulls away.

"I'm going to bed, tell Peeta when he gets here that I said goodnight, ok." I tell her and she has a confused look on her face.

"Yeah, everyone on the train knows that you two are sleeping together, and apparently I think I'm the only one that understands why."

"Haymitch would."

"He's too drunk."

She laughs and says good night. I leave for my room thinking upon strategies for this flawless victory, hmmm maybe I can sacrifice Peeta on accident. Gale would not mind that plan, probably thank me for it. I laugh myself to sleep. Even though I know that plan is out of the question.

FLASH FORWARD: DAY OF GAMES!

"3….2…..1"

SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT SH…..

The gong rings out and I sprint to the first weapon I get, well not sprint more like dive. The arena is water, should've figured with the suits. I swim as fast as I can and reach a sword. I grab it looking for the Bows. I find two of them and swing on around my shoulder as Enobaria comes up behind me and tries to tackle me. With one swift movement I knock her to the side slashing her inner thigh but too low to be fatal. I grab the other bow and the two quivers and just as Brutus comes to help Enobaria, I have them over my shoulder and around the Cornucopia. I look for Peeta to see he is still on his platform and I know that our time is almost up to be on them. Finnick joins me with his trident.

"Ready?" he asks.

Seriously Peeta is still on his platform and he wants to leave real classy Odair. I think but keep it to myself.

"Nope" I respond and drop all my weapons and strap my sword to my belt. I swim to Peeta and help him back to the strip of land Finnick is protecting with Mags. I look to the north and see Johana run to the north and Beetee and Wiress run just a few feet away from her towards some woods. Ugh this will be the longest games ever; especially if we have to stay incognito and the capitol of our plan.

We reach the piece of land and I helped Peeta get adjusted. He took one of the knives Mags had grabbed and headed to the woods away from the battle in the middle between the tributes of nine and five. I chase after him with Mags and Finnick on my tail as we go hide until we can meet up with our comrades.

SUMMARY OF GAMES:

Well…. Everything that happens to Katniss happens to Catherine, only she keeps her head together. Jabber Jays: shoots them and yells at Finnick to get it together. Fog: can't carry Mags because of size. Arena Collapse and District 13 rescue: Peeta runs from Catherine as Johanna cuts out her tracker thinking they have all gone mad and when they all turn to him to cut his out he freaks, runs, gets separated from the group and captured by Capitol people. Catherine gets frustrated to the point she bangs her head against the table and knocks herself out for 2 days, and when she wakes up is immediately put back into training a newbie and in the middle of battle plans. AND NOW WE ARE IN 13! Whoooooooo!

In the "war room" as I like to call it, President Coin goes over plans to help the districts take their cities back and what teams will be sent where. Gale and I are the only two that leave before the meeting is over.

"Why did you take her place?" asks Gale and I can tell he has wanted to ask for some time, "I mean, why not just be a mentor and help with the rescue?"

I almost laugh, he has been my training partner for a week now and he still doesn't realize that I am a woman of action. "Think" I respond with a smirk on my face. I see him smile and it's one of his laughable, happy smiles that he doesn't give very often.

"I guess I should have before I asked" he laughs a little as he replies.

"Well when in the moment it's not one of your strong suits."

"HEY!"

"It's not."

"Well we will have to see, Simulator?"

"Why don't we make it interesting" I ask him as we enter a hallway to the training room, heading over to one of the recruits classes. Katniss walks down the hall and sees us just as I finish my sentence.

"Make what interesting?" she asks with a curious look on her face.

"Gale?" I turn to him letting him explain.

"Well, it's a soldier's bet kind of thing. Like in the midst of combat to see if I use my head" his answer was longer than needed but I knew he wouldn't truly lie to her. Her face contorted in puzzlement.

"Catherine will win" her answer was random but stated mater of factly. The look on his face was priceless. He just stared at her in disbelief as I laughed and smiled at my sister.

"Wha…wha…. WHAT!? How would you know that?" he finally sputtered out.

"Because," she responded dragging out the "s" sound, "She has had two years in the arena and was trained by Boggs." I laugh harder at his face when he turns to me.

"You were?" is all that comes out of his mouth.

"Yep, I told you I was trained by THE BEST" is respond remembering our conversation the week earlier when he had started training. All he could do was gape.

"Alright now I don't wanna make it interesting." He said pouting.

I felt a lump in my throat, I liked Gale but he was Katniss' boyfriend or best friend; to be honest I really couldn't tell, but when he pouted he looked cute. When I say he looked cute I don't mean puppy dog cute I mean Sexy cute.

I look at my watch and realize we have about 30 seconds to get to the class room down the hall. I jab my elbow in his sides and say goodbye to my sister while sprinting down the mile long hallway. We get there with 1 second to spare before the door opens to let us enter.

"Recruits this is one of our elite teams here to demonstrate the simulator for us," says the instructor to the class as we enter and grab our equipment from the table near the simulator entrance, "They have exactly 10 minutes to get through the building undetected; while security is everywhere." Two men enter the door and stand by the other entrance of the simulator.

"Ready?" I ask Gale to make sure we're not jumping in and he has to do something.

I get a smirk in response that tells me he is ready.

"GO!" I hear the instructor yell as the doors open. Gale and I burst through the doors and go through the obstacles to get to the bottom of the 40 story building.

I make sure all the guards are knocks out and take their radios away so they cannot call back up. We reach the 12th floor and I can see that one of the men from the class room is in our way. He has no radio witch I take as a good sign because he won't call back up, but I take into account that his pall maybe behind the door behind him or he has and extremely good gun that will kill us with one shot. I turn to gale and see the worry in his face.

"What's wrong?" I whisper silently enough that no one but him can hear me. I get no answer just a blank stare. I look around the corner and see the guy heading towards us.

Shit I think I have to find a way to take him out. I look at the weapon they gave us and see that it's a pistol with a silencer on it. I listen for the man to turn around and when I do I look to see him almost two feet away.

Shit that was way to close. I mentally kick myself for not seeing that coming I take aim and shoot the guard in the neck. I have Gale move the body as I check the door for explosives. I check my watch; we have at least 6 minutes left. I swear that must be a record or something.

When the I see the door is cleared I turn to Gale to make sure he can go on, and I realize that he is bleeding, but there is nothing in a simulator that can make him bleed like he is. That is except real bullets.