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We didn't get to say goodbye, the peacekeepers had us out the door before we could even say anything. I felt Rein's hand grab for mine, but I didn't feel like comfort right now, so before he could grab it I stood up, and headed for the dinning room on the train. There was a bunch of food prepared for us, rows and rows of it, but I wasn't hungry, how could I be? I'm going to my death for goodness sakes.

"You should eat something, all this food is for you and Rein after all" I heard the voice of Taffy behind me, and I turned my head to her.

"Not hungry..Too nervous" I told her.

"Oh don't be nervous dear, I'm sure-"

"Don't be nervous?! I'm going in with 24 other tributes, to my death!" I yelled, President Kat had decided that district 13 got to come back, so there was two other tributes to worry about.

"Well...Maybe you will-"

"What win? Well I can't, I can't let Rein die out there, he can take care of my family better than I can...I know he will" I told her.

"Well no one will need to take care of anyone's family, you will have all the money you will need, Alia" Taffy said, with a smile.

"I can't let him die out there, he would take care of me no matter what, now it's my turn"

"So if he would do anything for you, don't you think he has the same thought?" Taffy asked, I hadn't even thought about, so I knew I needed to talk to him. I walked back to Rein, where he was still sitting in his seat, looking out the window.

"We need to talk" I said out, flat.

"About what?" He asked, I walked over and sat across from him, I didn't understand why there was so many seats if there was only three of us. Rein, Taffy and me.

"Well..About Strategy.." I said, I didn't know how else to say it without just coming out and saying it.

"What strategy? We have no idea what we are doing in there, the best part is neither do any of the tributes" he said, not even looking away from his window. "We don't have a mentor, like they used to in the games.." He said, sighing.

"I know, but that's not exactly what I meant..." I said, and he finally looked at me.

"What do you mean than?" He asked.

"Well...If either of us are going to come out of this, I want it to be y-"

"Don't say that, Alia. We are both going to come out of this, the districts have rebelled once, we can-"

"What, pull out some more poisonous berries and eat them? That's not going to work again, Rein" I told him, sighing.

"I know, I know, but aren't there other ways?" He asked.

"No, it's happening again, and there is nothing any of us can do to stop it" I said. "So you are going to come out of that arena ALIVE" I told him, raising my voice the tiniest bit before storming off.

"Alia.." I heard him call after me but I didn't listen. I looked over to where a screen hung, they were showing the reaping. A few of the tributes stood out to me. In district 1 before anyone could pull out a name, a young woman about my age, protested. She offered up a young man, around the same age up. The whole thing seemed plan, clearly district 1 were still for the hunger games. The man was named Hunt, while the female who was reaped was named Avis. District two a skinny man was protested named Martin, and the woman was Lia. District four a man named Jax, and the girl volunteered with tears in her eyes was named Aliz. In district seven I only remembered the girl Clea. And from district thirteen a twelve year old girl Celina. I sigh, the poor girl had no chance, and no one even protested or volunteered.

"She might have a chance if she had a mentor.." I muttered, or maybe if she had been able to practice for this day, had known there would be a Hunger Games. I thought back to the day it had been announced

There was a chilly breeze this morning, which was odd because it was right in the center of summer. Life had changed so much since President Kat had become President. My family had never had to worry about money, at least we still had some left from before she had been president. My father didn't get enough money in the mines, and the prices in the market were outrageous! I sighed, it was going to be a tough life but not as bad as they had had it years ago.

"Alia!" Rein called, luckily his family was doing pretty fine with money at the moment, only his dad needed to work.

"Rein!" I said with a smile, and I walked up and hugged him, and he gave a strong hug back.

"Thought I would tell you first, President Kat wants to make a announcement, she says it's important, she's even come to each district to tell everyone. District twelve is the first, which is a bit odd. Think she would start at thirteen.." He said with a shrug.

"Do you think it's something bad?" I asked.

"Probably not, i'm sure it's fine I mean how bad could it be?" He asked me, but I just had a gut feeling it was going to be bad. But I didn't say anything, and I went off to the square by myself, while Rein went off to tell his family. I took my place beside my own family, which had already found out from my father.

"District Twelve.." President Kat said her mike booming. "The home of my Great Grandmother, I thought this would be the...appropriate place to make this announcement" she said with a light, airy tone. "As President, this will be the biggest announcement I will ever make" she said with another pause. "The capitol and I are happy to announce the return of the Hunger Games, to show that we are still in power after years of being gone!" She said, looking as if she expected clapping, but everyone looked blank, as if they were shocked, until finally it hit us all and dread filled out face. I was the first to speak up, even though my family gave me a look, I couldn't help myself.

"No, Katniss has given us our freedom, we have welcomed you into office, but none of the districts will allow this to happen again, we are FREE" I yelled, no one seemed to back me up, but I kept going. "We will fight again, we won't let you rule us again, you might of tricked your way to the being president, but we will still fight! We have took the capitol and the President before, we will do it again!" I called, yet again no one backed me up, again. But I took one last move, I kissed my three fingers and held them up. President Kat's face was hot with fury, but her brother tapped her on the shoulder as if to say to calm down, and take one thing at a time.

"Take away everything they have, to show that the Capitol and I are in charge, and let that be a lesson to you all!" She called, her eyes baring into mine. "Take that as a warning, next time it will be you, or your family!" She said, eyes narrowed. And at that moment I realized what I had done, I had endangered my family, and now we have nothing, no money, I would have to be the one to take care of them.

It couldn't be a coincidence that I was here now, and I knew everyone was thinking that back at home. I meant to die, that's why Rein has to be the one to live, because I was the first to protest and even if I become the first victor in forever, they will find a way to kill me. I'll never be safe..Ever...