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TRIS
The next day we were lead into a training arena. They told us we were to train for the next two weeks and then the games would begin. I looked around at the 24 other people we would be forced to kill.
A couple, I could tell, were lethal killing machines. A few looked like they had been starved for weeks.
There weer multiple areas for survival training and then a whole bunch of weapons.
"We need to look at some of those survival techniques. We don't need as much training with weapons" Four said. I nodded and we headed over to one of the survival stations.
There were two people already there, paining each other, so as to blend in with their surroundings. It was crazy how good they were.
Me and Four worked on how to start fire and find clean drinking water. Most of the others kept their distance from us. Johanna was talking to a few people, but that was really it. Marry and Mark from Abnegation were off in the corner.
I sighed and walked over to them.
"Look, come on over with me and Four and we can teach you some survival techniques." I said.
"We are fine. We don't want to put you out." Mary said.
I rolled my eyes "Look, I get you are trying to be selfless here, but for once think of trying to survive here" I said.
Mark looked hesitant "Ok..." he said.
"Thank you" I said, and pulled them over to wear me and Four were.
Once we had gotten a good feel for a lot of the survival techniques I was itching to train.
I smirked when I saw a table full of throwing knives and nudged Four.
"Let's show them what Dauntless is made of" I said smirking. Four nodded and we walked over to the knives. Then a crazy idea struck me.
"Throw them at me" I said.
"What!" Four said.
"Look, it will show how much control you have and how we are not fearless." I said.
"But.. Ok" Four said. He then grabbed like five throwing knives and I walked to the target.
I then stood against the target, smirking. Some people started to take notice and watch what we were doing, crowding around the area.
I then winked at Four and he threw the first knife. It landed only an inch from my head. I didn't flinch. Four continued throwing the knives, outlining my head and barely missing me the entire time. Once he was done I pulled the knives out and walked back over to him.
"That was crazy" A boy with blond hair said to me. I saw on his right arm a number 12.
I smirked and rolled my eyes "Oh that? That was nothing. Four used to throw knives at me all the time. I knew he wouldn't hit me" I said.
"Your from that city right?" he said.
"Yup, and I am guessing your from District 12?" I said.
He nodded and put out his hand "Peeta Mallark"
"Tris Prior, Dauntless" I said shaking his hand "And the extremely amazing knife thrower over there is Four.
"Four? Isn't that a number?" Peeta said.
"We choose new names when we join a faction. The number four is special to him" I said winking.
Four then came up beside me.
"Oh hey Four. This is Peeta" I said.
"Nice to meet you" Four said.
"So you guys really lived in a secluded city?" Peeta said.
"Yup. We only opened the gates about a week ago" I said.
"Wow. So what is with the factions? They didn't tell us much about them" Peeta said.
"There are five factions. Amity, Abnegation, Candor, Erudite, and Dauntless" I said "We each live by a virtue and have a special role in the city"
"Peeta?" I heard a girl say, walking up to us. She had long brown hair, braided to the side with a 12 on her arm too.
"Oh hey Katniss. This is Tris and Four" Peeta said.
Katniss nodded "Can I speak with you for a second?"
"Sure" Peeta said "I'll talk with you guys later, ok?" They then walked away.
"Sure" I said, pulling Four away. I saw a room that one women was practicing in with an axe. She was slicing and dicing the projected 'attackers'. Once she left I smirked and walked inside. I took about 5 knives with me and there was a gun on the table.
Four stood outside, arms crossed. A couple people gathered to watch.
I then punched the start button and took a deep breath. The holograms then started to come at me. The first I threw a knife at, right in the head.
Then I took down three with a couple shots. I then twirled around, throwing two of my knives. The first took out one that was getting a little too close to me and the other was up higher.
Then it ended and I turned around to see almost everyone watching. I smirked and Four nodded. They all then started to disperse and I walked out to Four.
"Your technique was good, but a little sloppy" Four said.
"Always the teacher, aren't ya" I said.
Four rolled his eyes "Come on, I think we should help some of the others from the city" he said.
KATNISS
We were training. I was looking around to see who me and Peeta could join. Then I saw the two people from the city, they had a fire symbol on their arms and I recognized them from the tribute's parade.
The man picked up a few throwing knives. The girl the strode over to wear the target was. What were they doing?
The girl then stood with her back to the target, a look of calm on her face. The man then threw the knife at her!
It landed only an inch from her head. She didn't even flinch!
The guy continued throwing the knives, outlining her head and barely missing her the entire time. Once he was done she pulled the knives out and walked back over to him.
I was dumbfounded. They were crazy! I mean throwing knives at each other, what would that do...unless. They just showed everyone how skilled and brave they were. Genius.
I then saw Peeta talking with them and walked over.
"Peeta?" I said, walking up to them.
"Oh hey Katniss. This is Tris and Four" Peeta said.
I nodded "Can I speak with you for a second?"
"Sure" Peeta said "I'll talk with you guys later, ok?" we then walked away.
"So...what were you talking about?" I said.
"They were telling me about their dude named Four apparently threw knives at Tris long before this!" Peeta said.
"Well that explains maybe why she didn't flinch" I said.
"I like them, I want them to join us" Peeta said.
"We don't know anything about them" I said.
"Well its not like we really know anyone else here" Peeta said.
"Ok..I'll talk with Haymitch." I said "Wait...who is going to be their mentor?"
"I don't know...maybe they would ask some of the other mentors to volunteer?" Peeta said.
"Hm...I don't know. We should ask Haymitch" I said "And...they seem a bit crazy, but there may be something there. I'll talk to Tris and see if we can form an alliance with them"
I then saw Tris go into the simulation area with a couple knives and a gun! Why was there a gun here? Only Peacekeepers had guns.
She then proceeded to take out every simulation attacker with ease. Wow, she was good. I then saw her go over to the survival section while the guy went with some other tributes from that city.
I then walked over to where Tris was. They were working on setting traps for food.
"Hey, Katniss, right?" Tris said seeing me.
"Yes. I can help you make a trap if you help me with throwing knives" I said.
Tris nodded "Sure, but Four here is the better teacher and he would be glad to teach you the basics"
TRIS
I was attempting and failing on how to make a trap. Four was helping out the Abnegation tributes on how to at least defend themselves.
I then saw the girl that was with Peeta walk over.
"Hey, Katniss, right?" I said.
"Yes. I can help you make a trap if you help me with throwing knives" Katniss said.
I nodded "Sure, but Four here is the better teacher and he would be glad to teach you the basics"
She then knelled down and showed me how to make a trap.
"You are really good at this" I said.
"I learned from my dad" Katniss said "We hunted to keep us from starving"
"Wait...there are people out there starving? And we get mounds of food that will be thrown out?" I said, appalled.
"Yeah. That's why a lot of districts are rebelling." Katniss said.
"Rebelling?" I said.
"Yeah, it started during the last Hunger Games. A lot of people are sick of the way things are" Katniss said.
"I can see why" I said.
"With the knives earlier. And the simulation room, how did you learn all those skills?" Katniss asked.
"Well Dauntless loves their weapons." I said laughing a bit "My faction is centered on bravery, and no fear what so ever"
"No fear? Well that explains why you didn't flinch when that guy was chucking knives at your head" Katniss said.
I laughed "You know, when I was going through initiation he actually did that till I stopped flinching" I said.
"Really?" Katniss said.
"Yeah, he really knows how to sweep a girl off her feet" I said rolling my eyes.
"What are the other factions like?" Katniss asked.
"Well as you know Dauntless is bravery, we protect the city. Amity values peace and provides all the food for the city. Erudite values intelligence and they provide all the technological advancements and keep the records for the city. Abnegation values selflessness and they serves as the leaders for the city. Candor values honesty and they make trustworthy and sound leaders in law." I said.
"Wow" Katniss said "So thats how you use that gun"
"Yeah, we train with guns, how to throw knives, do crazy stunts, and try to overcome and conquer any fears we may have" I said.
"Thats sounds amazing" Katniss said.
"What about you, what is District 12 like?" I asked.
There was a look of sadness in here eyes "Its...one of the poorest districts. We mine coal" Katniss said.
"Oh, I'm sorry if I stepped over any line asking you" I said.
"No its fine" Katniss said.
"Ok...are you sure?" I said.
"I'm ok." Katniss said.
"Ok.." I said "Thanks for showing my how to make a trap. Lets see if Four can teach you how to throw knives" I said getting up. Katniss followed suit.
"Why is he called Four?" Katniss asked.
"It is the name he chose when he joined Dauntless. It is because he only has four fears, while most have ten to eight." I said.
"Four fears? That's impossible" Katniss said.
"Its true, I've gone through his fear simulation." I said.
"Simulation?" Katniss asked.
"Oh yeah, I didn't tell you about that. You see in our city we have different serums. One for Dauntless is the Fear Simulation. We all go into this...umm dream like state? That's the best way to describe it to someone who has never gone under one. Pretty much it is a simulation that the Dauntless use to help you know and overcome your fears." I said.
"Like for instance if you are scared of heights, you will be placed on a tall building. Or if you are afraid of being trapped in a small space, you are placed in like a small wooden box." I said.
"How do you get out of it?" Katniss said.
"You stay there until you do. Its all about controlling your heart rate and breathing, calming your body down." I said.
"What about you? How many fears do you have?" Katniss asked.
"Six... well it was seven at first, but Four helped me get over that" I said blushing slightly.
"What was it?" Katniss said.
"Um...oh look there is Four!" I said changing the subject quickly.
"Oh hey Tris. Katniss from District 12, right?" Four said.
"Yeah." Katniss said.
"Can you teach her the basics of throwing knives. She helped me out with setting hunting traps" I said.
"Ok" Four said "I was just finishing up with Mary, Mark, Cara, and Clark"
He then walked back over to them said something about practicing again later and walked back with a couple knives.
"Ok, the trick is to let out a deep breath before throwing. It steadys you out and makes sure you hit where you want to." Four said, handing the knife to Katniss.
Four gave her some good pointers and the training for the day ended shortly after.
We were then moved back to our floor where me and Four were staying. Cadwell and a couple of his people stayed with us. Ruby was our escort, at least that was what she said.
"Oh! How was training?"Ruby said when we walked inside.
"I met a couple people. Um Katniss and Peeta from 12." I said, sitting down.
"Oh! I absolutely love them! the star-crossed lovers from District 12!" Ruby squealed.
"What?" I said.
"Oh! You don't know! Here, you two should watch some of the old footage from past games" Ruby said "There are videos on each of the victors! Katniss and Peeta are our newest victors. They won last year"
"Wait...both of them?" Four said.
"Yes! Oh it was so romantic. Peeta had a crush on Katniss, but she didn't know. Then they were together in the arena, but alas they could not both survive! But then in the end it was just the two of them! They were about to end it all at the same time, so as neither had to live without the other! So romantic! Like Romeo and Juliet!" Ruby said.
I turned to Four "That wasn't the vibe I got from either of them. I mean I could feel they cared about each other.." I said.
"Me too. She doesn't seem like a lovesick girl" Four whispered to me.
"We should look up how these other victors won though. Check out the competition" I said.
"Goo idea" Four said.
"Ruby? Can you show us how we can see the videos form past Hunger Games?" I said.
"Of course deary! I will show you after dinner!" Ruby said.
"What's happening after dinner?" I heard a voice say behind me.
I turned around and saw Tori!
"Tori! What are you doing here!" I said jumping up and hugging her.
"I'm your mentor. Its like the person that looks out for you during the games. Gives you advice, earns you sponsors that can can send like little packages to you." Tori said.
"Thank you" I said.
"For what?" Tori said.
"Just being here" I said winking.