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Chapter Three
Hico's Pov
I've only been to the Justice Building once, but that's not important, or at least not as important as the reason that I'm here now. I got directed by a few peacekeepers to the room where I would wait and get visited by whoever wanted to see me before I become a Victor, or before I die. Either way I was in The Hunger Games and there was no going back, not that I would want to because only weak people think about what could have happened. And I was not weak.
My first visitor was strange, but not completely unexpected; I mean what kind of person doesn't thank you for saving their life.
"Uh thanks," Peeta said
"Get out." I told him, and he left.
It's not that I didn't like him it was just that if I was going to win the games I was going to blot out everything and everyone, including the people in District 12. I had a plan and I'm not going to let anybody ruin it, not even a spunky girl by the name of Katniss Everdeen. My plan was, once I got in the arena I'm going to kill everybody I come in contact with after I leave the cornucopia with my weapon of choice. The sound of the door opening made me alert to my surroundings; once I was alert I recognized who had opened the door. Adrianna Percue. I knew who she was and she knew who I was. She walked straight towards me without saying a word, and grabbed my hands slipping something inside them.
She kissed me on the cheek and whispered into my ear "'Come back alive. Okay?"
"Okay." I promised", For you, but only you."
When she walked out I stuffed whatever it was into my pockets before the same peacekeepers who brought me in escorted me out of the Justice Building, and into a car, and we were off to the train, and soon off to the capitol, and from there the arena, and Maybe just maybe back home instead of into a hover craft. Across from me sat Katniss as solemn as ever. I stared into her eyes, and she into mine, and something clicked she was telling me that we both promised someone we would be the ones back, but only one will make it back alive. She was telling me that she would have to kill me to get home, and that she was willing to if it came to that.
I got onto the train and walk swiftly away to where Effie told me my room was. I found my room and dig in the dresser looking for something to wear that would look good on me. I decided on a dark blue shirt that was tight enough to show my muscles but not so tight that it hurt to breath, and a normal pair of jeans, I decide to keep my shoes because all the others were too colorful.
Once dressed I walked towards the dining room, and sat at the table that was already occupied by Haymitch the drunkard, Katniss the brave, and Effie the pink. I sat in the chair across from Katniss and served myself some mashed potatoes and a small piece of chicken. I was just starting to bite into my chicken when I heard someone mumble something.
"What did you say?" I asked whoever had mumbled.
"I said 'You don't eat much do you boy?'" Haymitch said still mumbling
"No I don't, not anymore anyways; I've been training myself to live off of less and less. Volunteering for tribute was my idea first, but somebody volunteered for her sister, and I wasn't the only one to volunteer was I?" I asked turning towards Katniss.
"Do you think I wanted to volunteer? I'm not psycho like you and I haven't been training like a career just so I could win fame and fortune! If my sister hadn't been picked for the games I wouldn't be here at all!" Katniss screamed storming out of the room.
"Enjoy your dinner." I said leaving the room.
Once I got to my room I closed the curtains and turned off the lights, and slithered into bed hoping sleep would come. The sound of Adrianna's voice reverberating off the inside of my skull kept me awake. I finally fell asleep after about an hour, wondering about the days to come, they may very well be the end of me.
I woke up the next day just to hear Effie yelling at me through the door telling me to wake up. Once I got up I opened the door and told her I was up and that she could leave. What I really wanted to tell her was nowhere near as polite, but I didn't want to get on anybody's bad side, at least not until the games actually start. I walked into the restroom and jumped into the shower, after I took my clothes off of course I wasn't completely asleep. After my shower I got some new clothes, a shirt made of the same material as the one I wore last night except this shirt is gray, and some jeans that were identical to the ones I wore last night. After getting dressed I headed to the dining room once again but this time Haymitch was missing, I didn't think too much of it I don't really care about him although he may be the difference between me making it home or not. As soon as I sat down Effie finished eating, leaving me alone with Katniss. I was just about to leave when Haymitch walked in making me feel a little bit less awkward. I started to serve myself when Haymitch started to talk.
"Well you guys look like you might actually stand a chance, and the fact that you both volunteered just makes it that much better."
"Yeah I can fight, if it's for my life" Katniss said
"Don't be such a baby, you know how to fight and you know it."
"Well do you have any special skills?" Haymitch asked looking at both of us in turn.
"I can use a spear moderately well, although not as good as any of the careers."
"Well that will have to do, how about you, girly?"
"Don't call me that!" Katniss yelled at Haymitch
"Okay than, Pooky what can you do?"
"I hunt." Katniss said shortly
"Well than, hunter what is your weapon of choice"
"Bow and arrows."
After our lunch and conversation with Haymitch, Katniss and I both left the room, in opposite directions. Once I got to my room I saw my old pants on the floor, and I picked them up and something fell out. I looked down at the ground and I saw it. It was the thing that Adrianna slipped into my hands when she came to see me before I left to my death.
