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A/N: Guys I am so so so sorry for not updating sooner! I know it's been more than a month, but I just couldn't get around to writing another chapter. But anyway, if anyone is still waiting, here is chapter 2!

P.S. I realize this is kind of a filler chapter, but I'm already writing chapter 3 and it should be up this weekend!


For the next few hours Glimmer's thoughts were scattered and dizzy, but they all surrounded him. She couldn't get herself to concentrate, and when Marvel came over to talk to her she just couldn't seem to act normal. After he asked her simple questions about her day and training, receiving vague and garbled answers, he took her by the shoulders and turned her to face him.

"What is wrong with you?" The confused tone was still there, but it was laced with something else. She couldn't distinguish it through all her thoughts, but it didn't seem friendly. It seemed dark, like something was wrong. She only thought about it for a second though before replying.

"Nothing's wrong Marvel. Why would anything be wrong?" Her voice sounded off even to her though, as she could tell he wasn't buying it. He still had his hands on her shoulders, and she tried to pull away. To her surprise he didn't let her go.

"Let go of me Marvel!" She said quite loudly. She heard the conversation between their mentor and handler stop. He let go of her in a few seconds, but she was left shaken. He'd never done anything like that to her before. She quickly got off the couch and ran into her room. She normally wouldn't have been such a coward, but there was just something unnerving about the look on his face.

When she got into her bed that night, she pulled the covers up to her face and hid like a little child. She couldn't remember the last time she'd done that, and for the first time that scared her. What had happened to the simple things that came with being a child? They'd disappeared long before their time, and she found herself missing them, longing for an age long past, replaced with the hard cold terror that was living in District 2.

When she woke up the next morning the Capitol didn't seem as bright as it had the morning before. She wondered at how happy she'd been for a few hours, and how different she felt now. She'd always known things like this happened, and it was ironic somehow, looking at where she was now, about to fight to the death in an arena. After all, it was only three days from now. As she dressed she tried to concentrate on her tactics for the upcoming events, and when entered the dining room she walked right past everyone except her mentor, who followed her into the elevator and down to the training area.

When they arrived she saw she wasn't the only one who had skipped breakfast. Cato and Clove were practicing throwing spears. Clove looked especially dangerous today, and her face was twisted into a dark smile over something he'd said. Just then she looked over at Glimmer, and her smile vanished, leaving a dark death like glare. Glimmer stood there for a moment without moving before walking over to the archery area. She imagined Cato looking at her, but she didn't risk turning around.

It took an hour or two, but eventually everyone else started to train. Glimmer took the opportunity to take break, and went over to sit down just like she had the day before. It was just a few minutes before he joined her. She wondered mildly if he was worth it, but she didn't even bother to answer herself.

"Hey," it was almost a whisper, and it put chills down her back.

"Hi,"

He looked at her for a moment before whispering "You realize we shouldn't be talking?"

She nodded, and glanced over at her mentor who was glaring at her even now. She could feel her heart beating and she wondered if her knees shaking were very obvious. She only had to look up at him smirking to know that they were.

Then said something crazy. Something completely stupid and incredibly dangerous.

"Can you meet me in the gardens tonight?"


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