Training Day 1
Sebastian Arymen 17, District 2 Male
Blood looks good on a wall
I take more blood from the body of another dead avox smearing the blood on the corridor wall, everyone is so stressed out about Poor little Taryn and Raiden that I can easily do what I want, I killed an avox on the train and since Rowan burst out laughing they think it was him and he isn't denying it
Now I have a butcher knife, a very big butcher knife, a very sharp and nice looking butcher knife, I never killed before, now I killed two in two days and I feel nothing, no guilt, no empathy, no enjoyment, it's an Empty feeling, a feel I like
Thankfully the only room in this corridor is mine, the apartment is very big and has about 10 corridors, Taryn's room is by the far back, the mentors are behind the lounge and escorts don't live here, although nothing is really stopping me from killing Taryn in her sleep, I just think torturing her will be better and dying in your sleep is almost peaceful, that's the death I wish for
"Sebastian"
I turn around to See Callen glancing at me with wide and shocked eyes, he steps back fear crossing his face and I drop the knife "I'm not going to hurt you Callen" I say softly
"You have hurt a lot of people Sebastian, how do I know I'm not next" He says
That's hurts me, just as much, not me hurting people, those people deserve it and it's mostly Taryn and the boys at the academy but not Callen, he took me in when I had no one, cared and listen to me, I owe him my life "You're the only one I don't hate in this world" I say quietly, why am I getting so emotional all of the sudden, do I truly have a heart in the darkness that surrounds me and I more of a human then I thought
"You killed the boy on the train too" He asks finally stepping closer
"I needed a knife" I say
"Why to draw, there is a full art set in your room, I can even give you some of Taryn's since she just seems to enjoy throwing paint everywhere, she wasn't happy when I forced her to the art classes" Callen says
My hands shake "I like pain" I say
He makes it next to me and I grip my sleeves "Inflicting it" He says
I quickly nod but he grips my wrists pulling down my sleeve until it comes up to my elbows, his eyes widen with shock and I feel ashamed but also the urge to feel more pain, I need more pain, I live for it, the mental pain is too much to handle, seeing my sisters body or hearing the screams they are making me lose my mind "Or inflicting it on yourself, how long have you been doing this" He asks
"After my family died, I tried to commit suicide one night then I realise I couldn't die without avenging my family" I say
"Killing Taryn is your only purpose isn't it" He asks
"Making her suffer is revenge for how she has made me feel but brutally torturing her to death is the revenge I want to give to Raiden" I say
He pulls my sleeves back down "I can't convince you not to target, but I can't help you here, you have Rowan and Aryan she only has me, so if I sand up for her, believe me it's just to please her, she is broken like you but she doesn't know how to handle the emotions" He says
"If she dies by my hands will you hate me" I ask
"Depends how you kill her, don't worry, just get cleaned up and get changed" He says, I nod running to the shower, I actually don't like the feeling of other people's blood on me, when I'm finished I quickly get changed, relieved that the training clothes are black jeans and a dark blue jumper, they are going by District colour again
I walk out and sit at the lounge, Everyone apart from Taryn, Raiden and Gunner are out here, but the Gunner is doing escort duty, what ever that is, I'm about to ask where Taryn is but she walks out, she played this game a few days ago why not do the same to her "Where is your brother, oh wait you don't have one anymore" I say
Rowan snickers but Callen puts his head in his hands "Atleast mine isn't in a coffin or ashes that could be anywhere" She says
I try and go to her but Rowan grabs my arm while Callen walks over to Taryn whispering something to her and she just pushes him away, well then "Taryn wait" Callen says but she is already gone
"You want to make your self feared try and kill her in training but not at the start" Rowan says to me quietly, I nod walking out and down the stairs, it's not actually a bad idea, she better join the careers but all we need to fight eachother is for me to mention Raiden, she will mention my family then bam, I don't want to be liked, I just want to be known, I want to feel important because for my entire life I have felt worthless and lost
I make it to the training centre pushing the door open and I notice not all the tributes are here, I walk over to Taryn and she doesn't say anything or move "Your insults are becoming stronger, I'm impressed" I say
"You know my biggest weakness now, why not stop with the games" She mumbles
"You know I won't stop till your dead by my hands and that would be days, I want you to break in the games, to feel lost like me, to feel like you have no hope, you deserve that feeling" I say
She looks at me "Don't worry I have had that for a very long time and by the way I'm not joining the careers, so find another puppet" She sneers walking off
I grab her wrist but she pushes me back, I push my nails onto my hands to calm myself but thankfully it looks like everyone is here, I stand at the back and I look at the tribute board like a lot of people, the males are dominating this year that's for sure, none of us are under 15 and most are 17 or 18 plus looking around me, a lot of the boys are over 6 foot, I seem to be the tallest and strongest out of the career districts but then my eyes fall to the blonde boy walking in with his district partner and by the colour they are wearing, District 6
I remember Rowan mentioning something about a trained killer, could this be the boy, his district partner does a Taryn and quickly walks away from him and he just laughs amused, no wonder his predicted 1st
I look at second and swear quietly, ofcourse she is fucking 2nd, she always has to do better with me doesn't she, well she won't know what hits her, a young man walks to the centre and the tributes walk in closer, although the boy from 1 skips to the middle sitting down singing to himself, great that's someone we have to put up as a Allie, but I don't know how many careers there will be, Taryn has gone rouge, I will deal with her soon and by the looksof it the girls from 1 and 4 have also distance themselves from thier partners, not a good sign
He goes on about the rules but doesn't mention no fighting, but with the boy from 6 posing as the biggest threat this year I need a name for myself, there is also something very off about him, he meets my eyes, and I scowl at him and he tilts his head snickering, I feel anger once more but if this boy has the guts to disrespect a career, he will surely have the guts to fight back, may need to steer clear if him
I won't make the same mistake as my sister, the tributes dismiss and I see Taryn trying to run off "Taryn" I say
She turns around "No" She states
"What about our deal" I say
"I just broke it, and by the way Sebastian, you can threaten me all you want but I know what you truly want and killing me at the bloodbath isn't that" She says
"I can take you as prisoner, something your brother didn't think of" I say
"Do what you want" She shrugs walking off
"And I thought my District partner was annoying"
I turn around to see the four boy "She disrespects you too" I say
"No she is too nice, I don't like nice people, she isn't joining either apparently killing is something she will never do" He says
"Sebastian" I say
"Theon, so is it just us two or" He says
"hello"
We turn around to see the district 1 boy, I notice he has a arrow clutched in his hand, he may not be a crazy child "Hi, so are joining us" Theon asks
"If I'm allowed to" He says
"Why wouldn't you?" I ask
"Because he has ADHD just saying" The boy from 6 mumbles walking past
"Hey Payton are you joining us?" Theon asks, he must of watched the Reapings
"Fuck off" He says walking off
"Three will have to do then, unless someone else wants to join us" I say
"What's his name" I ask quietly to Theon
"Brecken" He says
"Brecken will your district partner be joining us" I ask
"No, no, she is a ghost" He says shaking his head swinging the arrow around
Alright then, isn't this a great alliance but Theon gives me a wierd vibe, he seems to be controlling himself too
"We could ask the boy from 10 or even 7" Theon asks
"Where is the boy from 10" I ask
Theon looks around and shrugs his shoulders "7 it is" I say
"You coming Brecken" Theon says
"Bye bye" He says waving
"Just go" I say pushing Theon forward, we leave Brecken and walk close to where the boy from 7 is with his partner
"I don't want your help Ellis just go away" She says
We both stop "Three it is" Theon says
I look around for Taryn to see her at the medical station near the boy from 12 "We need my partner, unless you know medical skills, how to make weapons or basic stragerty" I say
"I faked my death so I don't think learning medical skills were on top of my list" he says
Atleast I'm not the only messed up one, Theon follows me and when Taryn sees us she walks off accidentally bumping into Payton, he swings his sword at her and she stumbles down "Oh I'm sorry that was an accident" He says
Taryn looks up at him standing but turns around "What do you want Now Sebastian" she says
"Is this an alliance" Theon says
"What no I want to kill her" Payton says
"What" Taryn blurts out
"Yeah what" I say
"You haven't heard my lovely story then how pleasant, really stupid of your mentors not to tell you, or maybe they don't know, not many people here seem to know straight away, I'm a career like you but I was trained more soldier like, I killed around 190 people, in really fun ways, I was born in 6, what else I'm a Gemini, I know about 200 killing techniques, I went to the assassin school, oh yes, why I want to kill your partner none of your business, but you don't want to mess with me" He says
Theon grabs my arm "His right, just let him be" Theon says
"No" I say
"Take a fucking reality check the both of you, especially you Sebastian open your eyes up to bloody reality, this isn't a school yard game where you can have a temper tantrum when things don't go the way you want, I am not yours, I am my own person and anyone here can die, by anyones hand, hell, that little 12 year old may fucking kill you, you really don't want to make the same mistake of your sister, she played a very arrogant game, played my brother thinking she can seduce him and he knew, she wasn't as innocent as you thought, she was actually a prostitute" She says
As she was talking quite loudly almost everyone sees fall one us and even Brecken stops what he was going "I really wish I didn't have to kill you" Payton says walking off
I clench my fists trying to steady my breath "Your lying" I say
"My brother may be a compulsive liar but I'm not, she derserved what she got" She says
That's when I fully break "and you derserve what you get" I shout throwing my self at her
She ducks out of the way and I stumble to the ground, getting back "I don't want to fight you" She says
"I do" I say throwing my self at her again, she grabs my wrist but I hardly knee her stomach then I bash her head against the wall making her stumble to the ground, I hear Brecken screaming in the background but I ignore him, the looks the tributes giving me, are what I want, a few try to help but there are no trainers here and Theon stops them, while I see Payton in the far corner, giving me a face to keep going
I kick her when she tries get up, quickly trying to pin her to the ground, she struggles this time and we basically roll over eachother until I smash my fist on her nose, then her jaw, the her head "Please stop" she says
"your so weak, I can't believe your even his sister, your nothing you can't even fight back" I say
She tries to push me off but I put more pressure on her wrist and push my knee harder on her stomach "Can you just stop this" The boy from 7 screams, I notice Theon trying to hold him back
"Just a moment then you can help her if you want" I say
I twist one her hands knowing there is medicine that could heal her "Your lucky I'm not going to kill you" I say standing up
"What's going on here" The head trainer says running in with the other trainers I quickly step away knowing that me standing over her gave a clear indication that I'm the guilty one, Taryn sits up trying to the wipe the blood from her face
"What did I say about no fighting" he says once more
"You actually didn't mention anything" I say
He strains his eyes, and I meet eyes with one of the outer girls who just look away, they fear me, then I make eye contact with Payton who just out of no where joint the group, he gives me a nod "Well from now on no fighting, your lucky, everyone go back to training" He says
Theon drags me away and I see a medic help Taryn to one of the rooms, she's trying to walk on her own but I hit her pretty hard, my plan seems to fall into place now I just need to execute it
Ellis Goren 17, District 7 Male
It's really tense now, no one is really talking, just practsising, it's a bad feeling because what the District 2 boy did, shows us how heartless and ruthless he is, that his ready to kill anyone even his own district partner, of course there is more of a background to it, they obviously knew each other and they obviously hate eachother
Us outer tributes know it will take a lot to win, the career boys look hardacore this year, they want everyone to fear them and even if I try and act like I'm not, I am afraid, even the boy from 6 scares me, at home I was always the poster boy, the one that everyone looked up too, but here I'm just another face, another name
I don't want to be another body, I may have been the mayors son but I lived a double life, I was in a group, they called them selfs the fight club, but it was more of a place, where outcasts hang out, practise to defend our selfs and make friends, I had true friends not some rich kids that wanted popularity now the only way for me to get ack to them is too fight, I can't fight, I know how to use a axe, I know survival and combat, but do I really want to kill?
"you had guts"
I tense when I see the boys from 2 and 4 at the station, I grip on my axe in a self defence manner, I never let people get pushed around it was just instinct, something everyone else was scared to do, the girls from 1, 4 and the boy from 12 went to get the trainer but no one wanted to get in the fight, apart from me
Maybe I do like the thrill of fighting, or the adventure "Don't worry I'm not here to fight" Sebastian mumbles
Sure he doesn't, let's not forget who beat his District partner just to scare everyone "You want me to join the careers don't you" I ask
"Catching on quickly, look we only have technically two members since Breckens mood changes every second" Theon says
Never would I thought I get offered a spot, but I'm not here to have alliances that would stab me in the back, if I have an alliance I want it to be based on trust "No thank you" I say
Sebastian clenches his fist once more but then nods mumbling something about how I will regret this, he scares me but it doesn't mean I will obey his every order, it's clear he has more problems then he can deal with, I quickly put my axe down walking away, Eris told me it's safe for me to allie with one strong competitor and someone, I know isn't all about the kill, I studied the files last night, the boy from 12 could also be a good Allie but he seems more busy analysing people
"He won't target you"
I get startled once more and I get even more nervous when I see the boy from 6, I was used to be the strongest in the fight club it made me a leader, a good guy but this guy he seems unstable and sinister but smart "How do you know that?" I snap
He doesn't get angry, I have a bit of a attitude I always had, at home I never talked because my parents pictured me to be this perfect son, their poster boy, I never had a say, I never had freedom, I lied to them saying I was visiting the orphanage when it actual fact I Was with the fight club
"He isn't the typical career leader, it's just a act, the careers mean shit to him, its to further his game but To also have stronger threats on his side, so they won't target his partner, or target him, but he won't go for the strong targets because his scared of getting wounded, his purpose isn't to win, he attacked his partner to get fear from other, to show he isn't one to mess with, when his just a scared little boy inside, He won't hunt you, he may kill you if he sees you but who wouldn't" He says
"How do you know all this?" I ask
"Let's say I have a talent for reading people and I know what you want, and I will give you a deal keep her safe and I won't target you if I run into you, I won't kill you, I know killed before and I know that breaks you" He says
I look away "That was an accident" I mumble
"It always is, just keep her safe that's all I tell you, but don't get in my way either" He says walking off, I'm stunned but a little bit shaken, he knows, I can never get that day out of my head, I was made leader after Toby stepped down but there was another boy who wanted the spot, he always hated me too, we fought, and I got so clouded up in not loosing my self confidence, the little self confidence I had is that, I punched him way too hard, that made him fall and smash his head in the concrete, I never forgave my self, people always died in the fight club but when you become a killer it's something you can't forget, it still shocks me that Payton knows who I'm thinking of allying with though
I keep fiddling with the stones at the station when I see Taryn walk out, she looks as good as new but not as brave, she looks around, noticing every single station is full, although I don't seen the boy from 6, Payton that's his name, I don't know where he went, Taryn slowly walks over to my direction or to the station and reads the sign with a confused look on her face "This is pretty much the I want to hide station" I say
"It's hard to see I guess" She mumbles stepping in and sitting down
Now what do I say, thankfully she speaks once more "Thank you for before" She says
"No problem, I don't like seeing people getting pushed around, I'm guessing your not friends" I say
"I wouldn't even call us district partners more like mortal enemies" She says
"Atleast your not afraid to step up to him that's something" I say
"You did the same, normally people give in to Sebastian, his someone that normally doesn't want power but when he does he won't stop till he gets it, his given up on looking for careers because he knows that no one would be stupid enough to Allie with two sociopaths and what ever the hell brecken is" She says
"It's not a typical year, some tributes were chosen" I say
"Were you chosen or random draw?"She asks
Would she run if I tell her, would she not trust me but if I want her to trust me I can't lie "I was the mayors son, a poster boy technically but I had another life, our district had this underground club where teenagers go, troubled teenagers or ones that feel out of place, we use to fight for fun and to train in case we got reaped" I say
"I was about to run when you said mayors son but I guess I judged you" She mumbles
"Were you chosen in a draw" I ask
"You don't need to pretend you don't know, apparently I'm a younger female version of him" She says
"Looks wise yes, personality wise no, don't listen to Sebastian if anything is a version of him" I say
She actually smiles which makes me think she is feeling more comfortable "So how was it being the mayors son" She asks
"Horrible, they wanted me to be this perfect son, since they thought I was a bit childish, they never let me talk in public, I was a kid that would rather play in mud then listen to boring speeches so when I turned older and I got stronger they said I was good looking, I was made the poster boy, But I was the son they never wanted" I say
"Sometimes I'm relieved I hardly remember my parents they would be disappointed in me, but why am I telling you all this, why do I trust you" She says
"My bestfriend is a boy a few years older then me, a punk my parents called him, wouldn't follow rules, wouldn't listen to what people say, he felt like he didn't have a purpose one day he attacked me to steal my money, I fought back, ever since then he taught me to be stronger, I guess I'm a more displined trouble maker" I say
She looks away meeting eyes with Theon at the weapons station, he twists his creepy looking weapon throwing it at the head of the dummie "what is the hell is that?" I ask
"A Halberd, combination of battle axe and spear, deadly weapon both ends are sharp, the one his uses has spikes on the wood, and the blade of the axe has 3 sides that could impale you, don't ask me how he uses it, we didn't have those in two, just a ridcolous amount if swords" She says
"What do you use" I aks
"Gladius, when you do the testing and get put into the main classes, you get chosen a distinct weapon, mine was that because it's light enough for me to use but sharp enough to do a deadly blow, of cause in training I only used it in anger, I don't plan to use a weapon" She says
"You don't want to kill" I say
"I would rather die, being his sister isn't fun, I don't want to die being know as the girl that tried to copy her brother, what about you, you have the build that you can snap my neck with one hand" She says
"I don't want do it ag-" I pause realising that if tell her that she would leave
"I mean no" I say
"You know this is the longest conversation I have had with someone, your not bad" She says standing up
"Wait" I say
She looks back at me "Do you want to be allies" I blurt out
"You think that's a good idea, I'm target number one here" She says
"And I'm one of the physical outer threats, you know it will be just as stupid to go alone" I say
"yes, but no more people, putting up with you will be hard enough" She mumbles
I smirk and she sits back down, she was waiting for me to ask "which station do you want to go to now, it's your call" She says and she wants me to take the lead
"There is a spy on the careers but don't let them catch you station" I say
She smirks, standing "Well I love to irritate my district partner any chance I get and him not seeing me will piss him off"
She is different then I thought, Eris told me she would be the best Allie but I still feel like I'm betraying her in some way because his right when he said there is no way she will win, do I protect her or protect myself, I want friends but not when it will cosy me my life "See Ellis, you didn't need to annoy me" Adelyn says when we walk past
"You still need a Allie, be nice to people" I say
"Your lucky, everyone wanted Taryn as a Allie" She says, Thankuflly Taryn has just wandered off, as I noticed her social skills aren't amazing
"Including you?" I ask
"Loyalty, strength and hatred towards the captiol couldn't ask for a better Allie, no way I'm killing her, none of the girls are, Payton, Sebastian and Theon though, be careful, they would kill you to get her, she is like a prize kill this year" She says, she doesn't need to tell me twice Payton already warned me
"I think I can look after my self" I snap walking away, she was testing my morals, testing my loyalty, I know it was in intentional but it is still annoying
Plus she clearly doesn't want me as a Allie, I think she is jealous in some way, I don't know why, it's obvious she wanted Eris as an mentor since he actually killed, got blood on his hands and his helping me to do the same, only in life of death situations, I quickly step out of the way when Brecken speeds past me holding a knife while peacekeepers chase him
I make it to Taryn "I don't know who is worst out of the four to be honest" She says
The boy from 8 walks past "I call them the death boy's, nice ring to it" He says walking off
"What's his face has a good point" Taryn says
"hopefully soon they will be dead boys but would you kill any" I ask
"Not Sebastian mostly because his entire family were killed by one of my brothers, Payton scares the absolute shit out of me and I don't know why, Theon if I crossed paths with him maybe, what about you" She asks
"I'm not sure, I'm confused at the moment, still shaken up about being chosen" I say
"It's okay to be scared, I'm terrified, its better to feel" She says
"You don't need to be scared I won't hurt you, I promise" I say
"Thankyou" She mumbles
But will I have to break my promise, because as much as I want to protect her, I would be willing to kill her to get back home
Mathias Zain 18, District 10 Male
"Are you going to keep staring at those cleavers like they are going to kill you or actually practise" The young trainer who has spent pretty much the whole time reading a comic books says
"They can kill you inside" I mumble
"Your one of those cryptic kids, just great, look your going into the hunger games where you need to fight, don't be such a baby" He says
Control, stay in control, people call me that all the time, they tell me to get over my depression which I don't have, they tell me to stop being so somber and acting like my life is about to end but it has, I entered darkness, no one understands, I don't understand that, my innocence have been taken away
What brother kills his little sister, what brother won't even remember why or how he killed her, I don't know what's wrong with me, emotions are a deadly weapon, a cause of death, I'm just learning control but I'm still sensitive, any little insult can push me to the edge
"Have you ever felt so lost, that you do things that you don't remember, that you feel so distant and hopeless, my own parents looked at me like I'm some disgrace, that I'm some worthless monster, I know how to fight but if you did what I have done you wouldn't be so quick to judge" I say softly
"What's your actual weapon Choice since clearly you are a buthcer but seem to have a fear of those knives" He says
"I was a butcher, quit a few years ago, I like using a whip" I say
"Then why aren't you at the whip station" He says
"I know a lot of survival and there is no other weapon station free, I don't really want to talk people" I say
"Well let me read in peace, call out if you cut your self, I have a first aid kit" He says
I look away, I don't want attention, I don't want to have a outburst like the boy from 2 did, it's clear now that he is messed up since he is just, wait is he cutting himself "Excuse me, I think someone else may need a first aid kit" I say signalling to the blonde boy at the sword station
Atleast I don't do that, atleast I don't remember what I do when I'm angry, I watch as he quietly laughs while letting his blood drop all over the dirt of the station, I then look to see the district one boy skipping around, the district 4 boy loudly telling the trainer about the so called life cycle, the careers are fucked up this year "Oh great and I thought you were Mr I hate life, I will be back" He says running off
I finger the cleaver, finally happy I'm alone, at home I use to wander around the farm land, or hide in my room, mum and dad knew I was the killer but didn't tell anyone, I still don't know why I did it, but it's like I was a different person, am I that dangerous, I don't want to be insane but everyine thinks I am "Calm down I'm just painting" Sebastian says
I ignore him picking the cleaver up, my father use to my make me kill live animals at home, killing humans shouldn't be different, I put one hand on the dummies shoulder, looks so real but all I remeber is the rage I felt, my sisters body, my parents taunting, I let out a scream and slam the cleaver down but someone grips my wrist
I turn around to be face to face with the boy from 6, although I'm only up to his mouth height wise and I use to tower over people but this kid is just tall "Let me go" I say
He laughs stepping back and I fling the weapon away almost hitting the girl from 9, 6 laughs once more "You should thank me, I saved you from cutting your hand off, would of been a nice sight" He says
I realise he was right "I thought you would of wanted that" I mumble
"Not yet, you have stayed hidden most of training, finally stepping out good on you, me well I appear and dissapear, it was quite funny, that little girl was playing with the paint in the camouflage station and I jumped out of no where, she freaked and hit her head, sadly she got back up, but Sebastian has stolen the spotlight not that I care" He says
Atleast I don't enjoy inflicting pain like him, he seems to be proud of it "Atleast your remember what you do, it seems all like a dream to me" I mumble
"That's because your anger consumes you, that you forget what you do, its like your in a dream state when your actually awake" He shrugs
"Are you like that" I ask
"No I'm fully awake, its more appealing that way but people deal with tragic differently " He says
Nothing tragic happend in my life before my sister, I had a normal life, a normal family, but I ruined it, my damn emotions ruined my life, I wince when my fist makes contact with the metal shelf and Payton just shakes his head "you don't even realise what you were doing" He says
"so your here to help me, make me more normal" I ask
He scoffs shaking his head "No I hate sane people, I know you want to be in this bubble for the rest of your life but you need to pop it, be the killer your anger wants you to be, be the winner no one expects you to be" He says
"Why are you telling me this, why are you talking to me" I ask, he hasn't trained at all, but his predicted placing of first gives a clear indicator that his much more deadly then he seems, at the moment his a crazy boy that loves speaking about death and getting into peoples business although I'm predicted 5th and I'm just some butcher, nothing more
"Everyone else is too soft or a crazed maniac like myself, your different, maybe even my biggest threat apart from little blondie" he says signalling to Taryn who is building a trap with the boy from 7
"She hasn't trained today either" I mumble
"Have I?" He asks
"Exactly, now think carefully Mathias then find me" He says walking off, I don't even know this boy's name and he knows mine, then I remember that they have the names in the board but the district and predicted placings are much bigger
Payton, I don't know how I could forget him, I don't even know how I spoke to him, he has this play with words that made me trust him and I feel like I need to go find him but what did he mean "His trying to scare you" Sebastian says
I didn't even realise he was at the next station, did he hear the whole thing, I don't say anything and he sneers annoyed "He was trying to help me" I say quietly
"Sure he was, his been leaving riddles to everyone today, His a muniplator, his a insane physcoapth that tortures people for his own fun but his acting like his just a little disturbed, he wants people to come to him during the games, so he can kill them, he isn't a hunter, his much more sinister his just hiding it's" He says
I'm getting a little angry now "Atleast he isn't asking everyone to join his alliance" I ask
He rolls his eyes "Do I look like I want a strong and powerful alliance, fuck the careers system, I already have someone to hunt down, so the more people who I Allie with, the more people I can kill and stab in the back when I'm bored"
"well I deny then" I mumble
"Wasn't going to ask you, your probably going to end up committing suicide anyways" He says
"Atleast I don't cut my self" I mumble
He clenches his fist raising it and I just step forward his taller but seems a bit taken back that I'm willing to fight, he puts his hand down "Everyone steps back" He mutters
"Well I'm not everyone body, leave Sebastian because I'm willing to fight and knock you down a few steps, even kill you if I have too" I say
"When Taryn is under control, your my next target" He mumbles
"Go for it, it would be satisfying to kill you" I say
He sneers walking off and Aisley quickly runs to me "You just insulted a career you know how bad that is, his going to kill you, what did you say" She says
She is getting to me, she is too nice, too caring that she wants to know everything about me "Aisley please, don't try and help or talk to me it will get you hurt" I say I don't like threatening people, but I will accidentally hurt her and she doesn't derserve that
She walks away and my hands are shaking, all I ever wanted was comfort or someone to care about me, but Payton is neither and I feel drawn to him, I need to find him, I know his loyalty but if I'm alone in the games nothing good will happen to me or anyway else, this is a time where I want to change but killing or whatever happens when I'm angry calms me, gives me this feeling I cant explain
I don't know where he is though I can see everyone here, even Taryn who was hiding but now found comfort in the boy from 7, it sort of makes me jealous since its something I have always wished and longed for but no one gets me and I don't get love, so its too late to try, to win I need to kill and I'm okay with that, I sort of want to kill
Maybe he doesn't want an alliance, he could of been talking about something else, Clearly his playing games, like Sebastian said he is leaving riddles, I see the girl from 4 staring at me but I ignore her shaking my head, I don't want or need any ones help, then why am I looking for Payton
I make it to the whip station and Payton comes out "Looking for me?" he says
I step back startled and he smirks, don't make him think your scared, it's worse enough that my mentor said him and Sebastian would get sponsors based on their looks "Yeah" I mumble
"Interesting, didn't take you long, I'm guessing your run in with Sebastian changed your mind quite quickly" Payton says
"What do I need to agree on" I ask
"Why don't you think, I'm not a very good people person, I love playing with my words confusing people, so what do you think I'm asking" He says
"Yes" I say
"To what?" He asks smirking
"To an alliance" I say
"So you are smart" He says I just shrug and he knows
"although your too broken to realise that mourning about what you did and hating the world won't get you anywhere apart form a coffin" He says
"you hate the world" I mumble
"I use that hatred to get revenge on insufferable humans that make this world a better place, good people derserve to die, but your not good, that's why I asked to be your Allie" he says
"I thought you let people come to you" I say
"Only my victims" He says
Wait he made me find him, I look at him and he laughs "Don't worry Mathias, I won't kill you, I have bigger tricks up my sleeve and I need to killers and your one of them" he says
"Whose the other" I ask
He signals his head where a boy is and by his colour, district nine, he seems to be at the plant statsion just repeatedly hitting the screen in a fustrated way "Why isn't this rucking right" He says now slamming his fist against it, Brecken screams at this running out for the 6th time today
"Just relax and think of it" The trainer says softly
"I have, this is fucking rigged" He says touching the screen again and again while the red screen pops up, the trainer tries to touch his shoulder be he pushes her away
"Don't fucking touch me and why are you all fucking looking at me take a picture" He shouts walking into one of the break rooms, atleast I'm not like that but I'm worse I do unimaginable and sinister things
"His like me but knows what his doing" I say quietly
"His a reckless kid with no purpose in life, I'm not here to help people or make friends, I'm here to kill and torture but I can't do it alone, your willing to kill, his willing to follow someone that he is afraid of, we keep him close use him as a bit of a shield final 8, comes I kill him, you run and that's how our alliance works" He says
"So you going to ask him then" I say
"Nope we wait till he comes to us, asking for an alliance, then he won't feel like we will betray him, his someone that needs a leader someone to follow he is in a a gang after all, at first I was worried he would be interested in Ellis but he wouldn't with Taryn those two would but heads and fight, now I'm the second best choice unless his an idiot, see now Sebastian is stressed, he hates social situations and he has too much attention on him now poor useless idiot" He says
It's obvious Sebastian doesn't know his thoughts and it's obvious Payton is hiding something, his hands are shaking and he looks like he wants to hurt someone "And if he doesn't approach you" I say
"Oh he will, I will make sure of it" He says walking off signalling me to follow
All I need to do is play him at his own game, what ever that game is
Braelyn Ward 17, District 4 Female
I use to train with a cross bow at home but that was always for fun, me and my friends use to have bets in who would shoot the most targets and laugh if one of us failed, we never trained to kill, training here is to kill or to survive while others die in brutal ways
Holding this bow makes me feel sick, knowing that this arrow can lodge into someone's heart and kill them, that their cannon will go and I will be named as there killer I don't want to use this, I can't, I look at the trainer who was dealing with Sebastian's cutting act a few minutes ago
He seems disinterested like he wants to be somewhere else, I am like him so maybe he knows what I can do "Which weapon harms someone the least" I ask
He sighs putting down his comic book, looking annoyed that I disturbed him "You mean which weapon kills quicker" He asks
"No I actually mean which one doesn't hurt, if someone attacks me and I accidentally hurt them out of self defence, I want to know which one would hurt them the least" I ask
He snickers "A piece of string, are you serious girl and I thought cutter boy was delusional" He says
"I'm sticking by my morals not being delusional" I say
"Morals get you killed, aren't you meant to be a career, ask them how to kill quickly" He asks
"I don't want to know how to kill but how to defend my self quickly, your manning three stastions and one includes the self defence station" I say
He looks at the sign mumbling to himself "Ask your district partner" He mumbles, I the notice Theon walking this way
"Help me" I say
He looks around "Oh look that girl from two is ripping pages out of books, I should make her stop" He says running off
I have hardly spoken to Theon, Jayden and Kelsey want me to avoid him and I guess I do, he didn't even ask if I was going join the careers, not that I was going to but asking me would of been nice but in his defence he had to fake his death for two years, who knows what he has been through or what Archer has done to him
"We haven't spoken much" He says
"You have been locked in your room most of the time" I mumble
"The effort would of been nice, aren't you meant to be a giver Braelyn" He says
"I tried" I say
"I know, you seem to have potential just afraid to use it, afraid to fight it's pretty good, only me, Sebastian, Brecken whenever his here, The homicdal serial killer and the suicide boy are training with weapons, that says a lot doesn't it" he says
"Who are the last two?" I ask
"Boys from 6 and 10, what have you been doing, staying in your own world and blocking yourself from other tributes not watching any of their moves" he says
I just shrug "Look I know I didn't ask you but we only have three and Sebastian who is more childish then I thought just gave up and began paining with his blood, so I need to sort of take leadership and find more careers, are you in" He says
"I'm not strong enough" I say
"Your the strongest girl here height and build wise, Taryn is technically stronger but Sebastian is already targeting her and if he dies or I feel the need to kill her, I will, so you don't have much compettion" He says
"Gender doesn't matter, compared to you and Sebastian, I will be dead in a second I don't want to fight or kill" I say
"Without Taryn, Kinsley or Ellis who rejected us, we have no one that knows survival, we tried to approach that medic from 12 but he sort of fled to some area of the This centre and we can't find me, you know some stuff right" He asks
"Just tying knots and shelter building" I say
"Better then nothing look, I know how to steal and hide, Sebastian knows how to track, build a fire and set traps and brecken well I don't know what he knows" He says
"Looks like your finding a way to convince me to join, Sebastian knows how to build shelter" I say signalling to him at the shelter station while Brecken claps and tries to get a high five from him but Sebastian ignores him
Theon looks shocked by his skills "Why do you want me to join Theon" I ask
"I agreed for Sebastian to be the leader but all he cares about is hunting his little partner, the second he kills her he will go for me p,us I don't want pretty boy to make the decisions, he has street smart but it will benefit him, after being rejected he gave up, he made himself feared knowing that people would think I'm weak, you will agree with me and follow me, since Brecken is like his fan boy" Theon says
"No" I say
His about answer when a crumpled up piece of paper hits him and the comic book boy starts laughing and I see Taryn striking, Theon picks up the piece of paper "Taryn I know that was you so come out here so we can have a civilised conversation" He screams
'She doesn't want to join idiot, realise that no one will join your murder squad and actually leave people alone'
I walk over to her and the trainer is actually smiling, he likes Taryn, I mean I like Taryn and I haven't even spoken to her, she just is seems like this innocent trouble maker that you want to protect, I haven't spoke to to any tributes ecayse im afraid
"Maybe be careful how many pages you rip these are captiol books" He says
Taryn throws the book into the fire, that the 11 boy is practising, he yelps in shock "Sorry" Taryn mumbles
"Actually keep ripping, will save me doing book" He says
She rips out more and I notice why they how to kill books "you again just read what ever she hasn't destroyed and let me be" He says
"I'm not here for you" I mumble
Taryn looks yo having ripping a page about a arrow in the heart "Thankyou" I say
"No problem it's fun to agitate the careers, I don't really want to annoy Sebastian since his in the zone" She says
"You mean cutter boy, he tried to throw a knife at me, atleast your normal compared to him although, can you hurry up ripping those pages so I don't need to man this station" The trainer says,maybe him and Taryn get along so well since he looks like a district two boy
"Good name, you know that kid from 9" She says
"Magic trick kid yeah I know I have nicknames for everyone" He says
"He calls him, Theon, Payton and Brecken the death boys" She says
"Maybe that kid isn't bad, now keep ripping because I feel like intruding conversation here, plus I don't like his girl" He says pointing to me
"Then go away" Taryn says to him
"How is Payton in that group" I ask
"You don't know, huge physcipath, serial killer creep, bad news, he was lurking around but now his buddy buddy with Mathias who killed his sisters, be careful of them yeah, Cleary you don't want to kill" She says
"I don't want to hurt anyone, I never really trained but I saw what it did to people, everyone got hurt if that weren't in the elite people and I just can't imagine ending a life" I say
"Finally, I thought I was the only one even my Allie said that he would kill, so we made an agreement, I fight he sneaks up and kill" She says
Allie?
My intention was to come here to Allie wiht her but if she already had one, then she probably won't want another "whose your Allie" I ask
"Boy from 7, what about you, surely you have a group" She says
"not yet, haven't found anyone I would work well with" I say was that mean but Taryn nods
"I was worried you came here for an alliance" She says
I guess she can't talk to poeple either it doesn't offend me when thinking about it Taryn wouldn't want me as a Allie, I help people and make friends, she clearly works better alone and if her last is corrected as always had to fend for her self and Eisner have any friends, the closest friend she has is Sebastian and that says alot
"I just like helping people" I say
"Poeple who help me end up getting killed or hurt it's not safe, Ellis has had to live two lives and I know he may be loyal but his willing to kill me if he has to, and maybe I will let him, I'm not a helpful person, I make stupid and reckless mistakes and I will put a target on your back" She says
"Would they target me because I said no" I ask
"Sebastian is only focused on me, he wouldn't hunt you, if he finds that he will attack but just hide, plus Payton wants to kill me for some reason so Sebastian has to worry about him, Brecken I can't really give you a answer but he will probably do what Sebastian asks him so just avoid him and Theon I don't really know alot about him Soi can't give you advice but he didn't threaten you so that's a plus, there is bigger targets, Payton, Mathias, Tanner even, don't worry" She says
"I still don't know how to win, how are you going to do it" I ask
"I have no clue, I sort of wing it, if i see a tribute who isn't a death boy then I will run, If I see a death boy I'm not sure, I can't kill Sebastian it's just a big no, the kther not sure, I just hope I can't maybe try and win without killing you souls do the same, fine a Allie and just enjoy it, life is too short to worry about getting killed" She says
"Who do you think will win if you had to predict" I ask
"Sebastian, I think Archer wants him to, he told me before Reapings that I was being chosen and now keeps threatening me to get to the final two, I don't know what his planning but he has skemthjng to do with this years games" She says
I knew it, Archer has been sketchy, he has been very nice to me but it's fake kindness, and he did know I was being chosen "What do we do about" I ask
"You just worry about yourself, I'm going to die anyways why it tell people what his planning" She says shrugging the standing up
"Good luck, if I find you in the games I will run" I say
"If I'm alone I can be your Allie" She says
"Really?" I ask
She nods walking off and the trainer starts laughing "Ooh rejected" He says
"How old are you" I mumble
"18, I failed peacekeeper so they sent me here, this year is such a pain, your little friend there was the only one that doesn't annoy me, even that little girl is annoying I don't know which one but she kept asking if there were any books and I'm like there is othe rtrajners here so why annoy me" He says
"Your lucky you aren't in the games" I say
"I guess so you need to do something I will be nice and show you how to use a station" He asks
"Which one" I say
"Fighting, if you throw a punch and run then maybe you can survive" He says standing up
"Do you think I can?" I say
"You can if you open your eyes up, your not like Taryn you dint have that edge or survival instinct that could get you across the line, there is good and bad people in these games, the career boys if you kill one of them, you may be able to survive, but if anything someone like you will win, villains have one for too many years and a change needs to be made" He says
I follow him to the fighting ring "What District did you come from?" I ask
"2 that's how I knew Taryn and Sebastian, well didn't know them personally just the rumours, they are famous in two, I would trust Taryn, she is really loyal stuck by one of her brothers, I don't know where she is I don't think she does either, Sebastian though, cutter boy has problems, use that against him if you ever met up" he says
"I can't do that" I say
"You need to do bad things to win" He says
I'm starting to think that I may have to fight, I have to much too loose, too much I want to win for
Kassian Cainridge 16, District 12 Male
I'm in the games because I was just trying to survive, now I'm being punished for it, it makes me sick and angered, angry towards the captiol, angry towards richer districts, all I wanted to do was help me and my brother survive, now I may die
12 just kept getting poorer, we used to be as wealthy as you can get in 12 but then my parents sent us away, sent us to the seam where we were forced to fend for ourselves, my brother was 14, it was cruel, I don't now why they did it, why they would get rid of their children, was it because we couldn't work, I was the districts best medic but I never got paid my job was a charity, apparently
I shouldn't hate the District, we were just too poor, it kept getting worse, the mayor actually cared about us, so did Elara but the capitol stopped her from giving us money, now it's all up to me because our District may die for good, I always put people first but here I have to be selfish, I need to be selfish, my brother won't survive with out me and if I win, it will show my parents what stupid mistake they made and hopefully they will regret it, I want them to regret it
I complete the last level of the first aid test and the Trainer claps looking at his timer "Impressive, that's second place" He says
"Second, whose first" I ask
"Girl from 2 but you only lost by 10 seconds" He says
Of course, the careers already do better then us, especially District 12 ever since Elara's win, all of our tributes have died in the bloodbath, all by the careers hands, it does make me angry but I don't know if I'm spiteful enough to target them this year, the career allliance is only down to 3 this year, there is no way they could last
Who will?
The 3 career girls have separated although two of them look like they wouldn't harm a fly, the girl form 2 I'm not sure of, her District partner attacked her and she hardly fought back, if I want to win killing on of those three could be the ticket, I'm not in 12 any more I can't be soft hearted I have to hard hearted
I have spent most of training watching the other tributes and trying to hide, I can't let anything ruin my game everything has to be perfect, that starts with perfect allies but not many alliance have formed "This is him"
Im a little startled because I made sure no one can sneak up on, I turn around to see my District partner with 3 other girls, this is what happens when I be nice to people now she thinks we are friends, I just comforted her and then let her be with Elara, she goes on about religious bullshit and it's starting to annoy me a bit plus my mentor thinks I'm capable on my own, it's just like home fending for myself
"you made allies, that's nice" I say
"Yeah this is Verla from 8, Adelyn from 7 and Carys from 9, we made a pack to stick together, because the odds are against us" She says
She is right, there are quite a lot of stronger tributes this year, a few insane tributes, even I'm not that confident "We need a strong guy like you so what do you say God will reward you" She says
I live most of my life putting myself second, I want allies that want to be friends not use me as a Shield all these girls look annoying too, I stand up "I can't" I say I quickly walking off and weaving through a couple of stations making it up to the quaterstaff station
"Great I thought after teaching Ms I want to help everyone that I could have some peace but no, you don't need help right, you know how hard it is to get a unlimited addition comic book" The young trainer says
"I think I can handle myself" I say
"You know what you can stay" He says, I roll my eyes, how did this guy get a job, its a little annoying because I would do anything for a job that gives money
I start practising trying to get perfect swings and it seems to work "I'm impressed, but your to worried about being perfect that you can easily get a good hit if you bend your arm" The trainer says
"I guess I always wanted to be perfect" I say trying his idea
"See, oh and by the way the one boy is approaching someone is getting a invitation" He laughs
What?
I see the dark haired career boy skip up to me mumbling to himself, he seems nice much nicer the the boy from 2 or the one from 4 "Hello" He screams
"Hi" I say
"I'm Brecken" He says
Here I was expecting a 'join the careers', but I don't want to anger him "I'm Kassian" I say
"Ooh your really nice normally people run away from me, okay why was I here again" He says
The trainer scoffs but Brecken plays with his fingers while I stand here "Oh yeah, I don't remember, hey do you want to be friends" He says
"Allies?" I ask
"No not allies, allies kill eachother, Theon is my allies while Sebastian is my bestfriend but I need another friend, friends listen to eachother and keep eachother safe, but you don't need to join us Theon is mean and will kill you but I will gut him if he tries and hurt you" He says
I have no clue which career boy is Theon or Sebastian, I just know the 2 boy is blonde "Okay" I say
"Yaaay" He says throwing his arms around me then running off
"What the hell is that" The trainer says
"A human boy" I day
"A human idiot, oh look Sebastian's coming, don't anger this boy" He says
So Sebastian is the blonde one and the one that went all manic at his partner, lovely, he holds a knife in his hands poitning it at my face which makes me freeze in fear, but I can't Denie the blood running down his arm "Do you want to Join the careers" he asks
I shake my head "Fine" He says walks off, I'm relievedthat knife didn't lodge into my face
"I told you Theon just give up, your making me look like a fucking try hard and where the hell is Taryn" He says to his Allie who is at the trident station, I didn't notice how close they were to me
Brecken tries to hold Sebastian's hand but Sebastian's just shakes him off "He really has lost it, you know he killed two avox but he isn't the worse you know that blonde boy from 6 that your district partner's alliance has been swooning over all day" the trainer says
"Not really, I have hardly seen the 6 boy" I say
"Poison station with boy from 10" He says
I look then I look at Sebastian "His a bit taller the Sebastian and looks a bit more muscular, how?" I ask
"Well don't tell anyone, but I broke into the file room yesterday because I was bored and found out he is a trained killer and a phsycotic maniac, he has mostly been staying under the radar, giving tributes wierd riddles" He says
I look and see Celina alliance try and build a fire but the the little one Carys doesn't do it properly so Adelyn screams at her while Verla looks in a daze and Celina mumbles something about staying calm
"Honestly they won't last, but a few alliance will last" He says
"I haven't really noticed many formed alliances, I have mostly been watching over the career boys" I say
"pairs from 3,5 and 11 have already allied, with their partner, they aren't a threat though, look they are just talking they don't realise how much danger they are in "He says
"Maybe they are trying to be positive" I say
"Or delusional, just like the girl from 10 and boy from 8" He says
Those two are at the tracking station but seem to have more fun, they look so innncoent but strong, well not the 8 boy but the girl does, they could be like me, wanting to win but scared to do the unthinkable but am I truley afraid of killing
"Which alliance would work?" I ask
"Girl from 2 and boy from 7, they have strength, they have power, they work well together but they aren't delusional enough to sit and talk, they are training, good alliance to join or if you really want go for 10 and 8" He says
"Why are you helping me?" I ask
"Because that's four girl taught me a lot now go" He says
I follow his advice walking over to the tracking station "Yay we have a new person" The boy from 8 says
"Hi I'm Aisley and this is Zander" She says
Their polite, maybe I made a good choice or a horrible one "Kassian" I say
"Wait is your partner that religious girl she screamed at me for holding a knife" Zander says
"That's the one, what about your partners" I ask
"You know the strong looking guy that has been with the boy from 6 and looks like he wants to slit his wrist" Aisley says
And I thought I was brutally honest maybe there are people like me "He looks like fun" I say sarcastically
"Sure is, I think I am breaking his wall but he doesn't want to Allie with me he says his protecting me, maybe his right" She says
"Mine is Verla she seems pretty nice but she has been avoiding me, I think it's either because Isaac is my mentor or she is afraid I'm going kill her" He says
"In her defence, Isaac was a maniac, nothing compared to Archer or Raiden but he still isn't the most gentle guy and for about 20 years a female have either won or got killed by a male, none have gotten killed by another female, it's wierd really" Aisley says
"Mine screamed at me on the train because I was a theif then wanted me to Allie with her" I say
"Are you a orphan" Aisley asks
"Sort of, we don't have orphanges in 12, we all live in small shacks, I'm a medic too" I say
"And I'm a magician" Zander says clapping
"Did you get the harsh talk from your mentors" Aisley asks
"Mine hasn't spoken to me, to worried about Celina" I say
"You only have one that you have to share, I feel bad now because I have two" She says
"It's fine" I say
"Isaac is actually a really nice guy, he is fine that I'm a more flight then fight guy, really supportive too, still surprising since he tortured the girl from 2 for hours in his games but I'm getting use to him" He says
"lucky mine wants me to kill and I don't really want to" She says
"Me either what about you" Zander asks me
I bite my lip "I don't know" I say
"You hesitated that's a good thing" Aisley says
"I think only 6 out of 24 would be willing to kill" I say
"Death boys, Mathias and who else" Zander asks
"Death boys?" I ask
"Sebastian the blonde from 2, Payton the creepy blonde kid that lurks around saying wierd sentences then dissparing a second later, Theon the dark haired guy from 4 and Brecken the one that acts like a kid" Zander says
"Oh, The boy from 9" I say
"Tanner yeah his a bit angry, but is does Taryn, the girl from two she is a confusing one, one second she is talking with her Allie then she is alone hitting a stick against the wall until that young trainer screams at her to do it harder" He says
"You know everyone's name?" I say
"and predicted placings, your 9th which is really good it's probably your height and build" He says
Was that jealousy in his voice?
"Zander here is just annoyed that I'm taller and his the same height as Taryn, and she has been given the nick name little blonde by Theon and Payton" Aisley says
"And I'm normally the one with the good nicknames" Zander says rolling his eyes
The bell rings "Training is done, tomorrow there better not be anymore incidents" The head trainer screams
It wasn't really a fight, it was more like a ploy from Sebastian to make him self look threatening and Taryn to look weaker and it worked, get up "Wait Kassian, Allies?" Zander asks
"yes" I say walking off, I take the stairs knowing a lot of tributes would take the elevator and I quickly walk up although when I make it to the top my legs feel numb I walk in and see Celina and Elara speaking, I get lonely here, our escort went A-wall and Elara has some connection to Celina, I knows it's because she knows I'm more capable
Comfort the week, disipline the strong, my father use to say that to me, maybe that's why they left us, to make us stronger
"How did training go" Elara asks me when I sit with them
"I made two allies, the girl from 10 and 8" I say
"Interesting, I thought you would be more drawn towards the girl from 2 and 7, we get updates once a alliance is agreed" She says
Why didn't I join those two?
They have loyalty but my allies have friendship, they have strength but we have optimism, they have determination but we have numbers, plus the boy from 7 is much more disciplined compared to his allie and they did argue a little bit "I feel more confident with them" I say
"That's good, but don't get too attached" She says
"I know" I say
The thing is that I'm not attached at all and that feeling scared me
Alliances (These are set in stone but more will form during training or the games)
Careers: Brecken Kerridge (District 1 Male), Sebastian Arymen (District 2 Male), Theon Ayne (District 4 Male)
Alliance 1: Taryn Ranrean (District 2 Female), Ellis Goren (District 7 Male)
Alliance 2: Payton Reves (District 6 Male), Mathias Zain (District 10 Male)
Alliance 3: Zander Collier (District 8 Male), Aisley Ranilion (District 10 Female), Kassian Cainridge (District 12 Male)