Chapter 4

"There will be individual and group training sessions. Go to the different training stations and I would advise going to the survival stations," Atala said as we all stood around her.

When we were dismissed my brother and I raced each other to the sword station. My favorite weapons are swords and spears, I know such manly weapons, but I don't care.

"So you want to do it together to scare everyone first and then separate?" Cato asked smirking.

"Now dear brother what kind of person would I be if I said no to scare the shit out of the pathetic other tributes," I said smirking.

We both picked a sword we liked. My brother of course picked the biggest and heaviest sword. Me I picked one that lighter, but still kid of long. We walked up to the training dummies together grabbing everyone's attention. We didn't need to tell each other to go; our twin thing helps a lot. We both ran out chopping heads and different body parts off the dummies. We knew which way to move knowing the others move. We made it to the end and smirked at the debris we left. Everyone's staring at us with fear in their eyes.

"Damn you two are amazing," Marvel said running over he looked excited.

"Thanks," I said.

"How did you two do that?" Glimmer asked.

"It's a twin thing," we both said shrugging.

Cato continued to practice with swords, while I went to spears. I picked one up getting a feel for it.

"You like spears?" Marvel asked coming over.

"Yep my other favorite weapon," I laughed.

"It is my favorite," he said smiling at me.

I smiled back, before throwing the spear into the target.

"Nice throw; you should let your walls melt a little more often."

"I can't that's weakness and I can't be weak," I said grabbing another spear.

"What about living life, yes only one of us is going to win, but you need to have fun."

"I don't have time for fun," I said throwing the spear.

He sighed knowing he wasn't going to get anywhere. After I threw a few more spears I moved onto to knives. Not nearly as much fun, but whatever. I was deadly no matter what I could get my hands on. Unlike my brother I can't kill someone with my bare hands, that's all him. I looked around Glimmer and Finny were at the bows and arrows station both missing the target. They look more like liabilities than assets. Marvel's on spears making bull's-eyes. My brother is slaying more dummies. Gill is climbing the rope latter. My brother put his sword down and came over to me. He leaned against a table and looked around, while I threw more knives.

"No one really stands out, huh?" he said.

"Not really, if anything Glimmer, Finny and Gill will bring us down," I said lowly so only we could hear.

"I know, we need some people because Marvel, you and I are only going to get so far, especially if we have to carry those other three."

"We should just kill them in the bloodbath and get rid of the issue."

"No, we'll see if they make it through on their own. What about that guy from 11?" he asked pointing to the guy lifting weights.

"It's whatever, I mean you can ask him," I said.

And with that my brother was off towards the weights. I shook my head and went to the combat station. I jumped straight to the expert level and started fighting. My flexibility helps me out a lot. After I had finished my brother walked back over pissed.

"Let me guess, he said no," I said standing.

"Shut up," he said turning back to the tributes.

I leaned beside him looking all of them over. Marvel came over standing with us. District 12 fell off the rope latter making us laugh. The girl from 12 went over and said something to him. He got up and went over to some of the free-weights. He picked up the hundred pound weight with no problem. Before I knew it the weight was going through the air hitting the stand of spears knocking it over.

"Not bad, he threw 100 pounds a far distance," my brother shrugged.

"At this point we can't be too picky," I said.

"Looking for new recruits?" Marvel asked we nodded.

"If we don't it's us three carrying the other three," Cato said.

"Can we just kill them in the bloodbath?" Marvel asked laughing.

"I already asked that," I laughed smacking him.

"I'm sorry," he laughed.

"Well if you need me I'm going to recruit the guy from District 12," I said, before walking off the the camouflage station.

"Hi I'm Cata," I said letting my walls melt.

"I'm Peeta," he said not taking his eyes off of his arm he was painting to look like a tree.

"You're really talented, but make sure to use more shading in the grooves so it blends in more," I said pointing to different spots.

"Thanks, you know about painting?"

"A little, I was privileged to study some art before my father threw me in the academy," I sighed.

"I paint the cakes at my family's bakery."

"That's awesome that you learned that way," I said smiling.

"So why are you over here? You and your brother haven't left the weapons since we started," he said sitting his paintbrush down. He looked up at me and smiled.

"Well I'm here to give you an offer you can't refuse," I said smiling back.

"And that would be?" he asked his blue eyes gleaming.

"How about you join the Careers?"

"Seriously?" he asked wide eyed.

"Yeah, you're exactly what we're looking for. I can tell that you're going to make it far in the games and we can help you get farther," I said trying to sugar coat it.

"I want to, but I don't want Katniss and my mentor to know," he said.

"They don't have to know, I'll think of something and you can be a part of us," I said.

"Ok then," he said smiling.

"Awesome, after dinner meet us on floor 2 for a meeting this evening," I said he nodded.

I walked back over to my brother with a smile on my face.

"Well?"

"You just got to know how to persuade people," I said laughing.