Training Day 2
Theon Ayne 18, District 4 Male
"Can't I just go alone" I scream
"Don't scream at me and cut your attitude before I cut you in half" Archer screams
I smirk, his getting annoyed at me, serves him right, our morning mentoring sessions isn't going too well, I didn't tell him anything last night, because he won't be happy just like me
"What his trying to say Theon is that, being in the careers will get you further, you have 3 strong tributes that would get the spotlight, Sebastian is the leader, so he would get more attention, plus being in a group will stop some stupid tribute from trying to attack you" Lukas says
"Techically we have three actually two since Brecken is more like Sebastian's puppy" I say
"Taryn was meant to be in your alliance" Archer says
"She said no, Sebastian tried to deal with her but didn't work and well you won't let me kill her" I say
"Of course she would, just let her be, you need Sebastian on your side like I have tried to tell you" He says
"His nothing special all he did was self harm himself, look for Taryn like some over possessive boyfriend or be snappy at me" I say
"What is he predicted" Archer asks
"3rd" I say
"Are you first" Lukas asks
I shake my head "4th" I mumble
"Whose first and Second" Lukas asks
"Payton and Taryn" I say
"Lukas remind me to visit Taryn, I need to have a talk with her, you need to try and get her in your alliance again, leave Payton alone, his more insane then you" Archer says
"His more talk haven't seen any skill from him either" I say
"Sebastian and Payton are your biggest threats, but you need them alive, it's easy to identify their weakness but beating their strengths will be hard, how many other people have you asked" He says
"Ellis, Kassian, Mathias, I tried to approach Tanner but he threw something at me and I sort of threatened to pull all his organs out and make them into trophy so I think he will say no, I even asked Braelyn" I say
"No one capable is left, you need to scare Sebastian, his rash unlike you, you atleast know what your thinking and doing, so in training show him how dangerous you are, don't scare the tributes just him, if people notice his scared of you then you will be the second biggest threat" Archer says
"So you want me to try and convince little blondie to join our alliance and scare blonde pretty boy, really what am I to you, some slave" I say
"You want to win Theon" Archer asks
"I want to experience the life cycle so not entirely, really all I want to do is kill, your one of them" I say
"Your charming nature is truley getting to me, just do what I say" He says
"Fine but I still hate the ground you walk on" I say standing up
"Likewise but your a good student just drop the attitude and one more thing, catch" He says throwing me a box of matches
I smirk at him walking out into the lounge "No screaming that's progress" Kelsey says
"I'm improving my behaviour, not worth being bad, I'm just keeping all my anger and bloodlust so when I torture my victims they will be in more excruciating pain and more blood will flow from their poor broken bodies, then their screaming will get louder until I'm forced to silence them by ripping a bone or organ from their throats out, then I will tell them my little poem about the lovely life cycle, then I will finally end their miserable life's and send them to their final destination while I will find my purpose in life" I say
Jayden awkwardly laughs, walking away quickly "Just get to training, Braelyn remeber what we said" Kelsey says
She nods walking over to the elevator, I quickly walk in "We haven't spoken since Taryn bailed you out" I say
"What else is there to say Theon, there's nothing you can do, to change my mind and you can't force me to join either" She says
"People like you Braelyn derserve so much more then the typical slow death, your not a elite but your not weak either, you don't earn my respect but will it calm you if I say I won't kill you myself unless final 2 of course" I say
She looks taken back and I just shrug, what's the point in killing her, Im only going to kill the weak or powerful and she is neither she is straight in the middle, so there is no point, if we come across her let Brecken kill her "What is the change of heart" She asks
"I want to make a game of my own, Sebastian wants to target Taryn I don't know what else he wants and Payton wants to target underserving humans what ever the hell that means" I say
"Why don't you go alone" She asks
"Archer is very smart, he will get me killed if I don't obey his orders but little does he know I plan to kill Sebastian and Taryn late in the games, just need to pull him along at the moment" I say
She nods and we make it to the centre, walking out, she stays by my side, being alone is getting to her but when Sebastian signals me she scurries off, I make it over to him, Brecken Pulls his arm like a little kid pleading him to train with him "Just a second Brecken, go and practice" He says pushing him away
Brecken pouts running off, he doesn't take adavatge of him, Brecken could be a very good weapon to him "Stop using that poor boy" I say
"What the fuck is your problem" He snaps, well someone is in a mood, let's say we don't get along to well
"I'm just saying, so what did you want to talk about" I say
"Stop being so nice to her, she said no, she is a target, we can't just let people who reject us off the hook, it will show how we weak you two are" He says
"So you mean she is your targets along with Payton, Ellis, Kassian, Mathias and Tanner" I say
Sebastian scoffs "No, that's you and Breckens targets, I'm making it easy on you, target the strong first makes it easy" He says, I don't get why District two keeps producing these idiotic blonde sadistic pretty boys, the smartest which was Callen and he had dark hair, it's both annoying but frightening since they have more victors
"Targeting the weak makes it a better battle ground, the hunt is just as fun as the kill, hunting the weak who will cry and beg is very disatifying, but hunting down the strong, finding out every little detail, every little strength and weakness will make it much more of a game, then when you find them, they fight it makes it much more painful for them but much more thrilling for you, don't get cocky pretty boy, it won't take a flick of the wrist to kill any of the threats, that's why leaving them in the games where they fight, get injured looss their minds or confidence that makes it easier, easier to end their life's making yourself the biggest villain in the games" I say
He looks confused "What ever, why am I taking orders from you anyways, I'm meant to be leader it was already agreed" He says
"It was also agreed, that's your little partner was in this alliance, she broke the rule, so can I, so step down and give the leadership to someone more stable" He says
"No, you wanted this Theon don't change your mind so quickly" He sneers
Thankfully we are in the corridor of the break room no tributes are here, I step closer to him and he just raises his head, it annoys me that his slightly taller but I don't care "You should be afraid of me, I killed over 10 people, more damage then you can ever do all you do is mope about something you couldn't stop, while spilling your own blood when you should be spilling blood of others, your a pathetic boy Sebastian" I say
He looks angry stepping closer to me so there is barely any distance between us, good "You don't understand the feelings of being lost in a maze full of agony and defeat, it's a sick game of blood and suffering, a game for my entire game I have tried to fight but you never win again, hope is lost, death always comes to take the weak but the strong survived, I lived for a reason, the fire that was intended to kill me took my family instead they sacrificed their youth and life so I can live, so I can fight in their honour and truley find the hope they have wanted me to, so do me a favour and never question my strength or determination" He sneers
I push him back holding him against the wall and he just laughs "Really Theon I love the feeling of getting beaten truley drives you on" He says
I tilt my head, fiddling with my pockets stepping back but still having a grip on his shoulders, his trying not to fight back, smart but dumb naive little boy
I take the match from my pocket and he fights against me but I push my hand on his neck lighting it then moving my hand on his chest pushing his back against the wall, his eyes move to the burning flame on the match, I move it closer to his face waving it, he tries to struggle but I just step closer pushing my knee against his stomach "Look at that Sebastian, feel the hot burning flame on your face, and imagine the way your family slowly burnt, as their body turned to nothing, the wonderful pain they would of gone through" I say
I move my hand to his face "I really don't want to ruin your good looks, maybe after you burn to ash I can put it in a jar and throw it with your family" I say
He sneers at me but I bring it closer "Make the right choice pretty boy or I will throw this match leaving you too burn not afraid of the consequences they will bring me" I say
He bites his lip, and I see tears spilling from his eyes "Fine, you lead, I don't want it anymore" He says, I step back putting the flame out
"Good boy" I say patting his back
He mumbles something taking out a knife and holding it in his hands "Can I please have some alone time, you reopened some very deep scars" He says
"Just don't bleed out, I still need my best fighter" I say
"Bleed to death" He growls
"Careful with your words Sebastian I have a whole packet in my pocket" I say
He waves his bloodied knife at me walking away, and I thought Brecken was childish, atleast with Sebastian out of the way I can have a lovely chat with his partner, I walk in and the head trainer approaches me "Where is the troubled blonde boy" He says
"In the hallway cutting himself, he had some real issues, poor boy turns to self harm" I say
The trainers eyes widens "Great so he harms himself and his partner damages training property and then throws it at me when I try and talk to her, why is District two so messed up" he says running out
I see Taryn at the electronics station, she has allied with Ellis but although those two do some stations together, they seem to be doing stations the other individual is weak at, that's why he is at first aid, the comic book trainer is also here he seems to be following Taryn around "Why can't I pull these apart" She says annoyed
"Because your either weak or they are very strong, look I know you don't want to train in weaponary and have excelled at the survival but I was told to stop you from ruining property, I could loose my job" He says
"Good for you" She says
I begin to walk over and she notices me "Fuck off" She says chucking a bunch of wires at me, I easily duck, chuckling
"Be careful Taryn, because I may throw something at you, a very sharp and painful something that will paralyse you" I say
"What do you want Theon" She asks
"To get Into that pretty little head of yours, so why won't you Join us" I says
"why not I write you a 1000 word essay, I can be very creative with my language, no means, no, so why not go back to what ever the hell you do and leave me alone" She says
I pull her closer to me "Sebastian may have called dibs on you but I'm not afraid to disobey him be careful what you say around me or him and Payton won't be your only problems" I say
"Go on, I enjoy people like you failing, just like your failing in life" She says
"You really want to do this because I'm not afraid to take it outside" I say
"I never deny a fight" She says
Someone pulls her back before I can do anything and I see her Allie glaring at me "you made a friend how adorable" I say
"You may be able to bully me but you can't beat the two of us alone" She says
"And when the going gets tough, you will push Ellis away from the fight to protect him and get wounded your self, so noble Taryn" I say
"Being good is better then being a demon to this earth" She says
"I'm going to walk away before I kill you" I say walking off
She got to me, I can't let that happen away "Bye, Bye" Brecken squeals swinging his arrow at me then bolting off
I past one test but failed the other and even Sebastian is hard to control "you know in a game you need to loose a battle to find your right move, stop trying so hard and actually realise, the game your playing isn't the same as everyone else" Payton says walking past me
I grab his arm "I need your help" I say, it hurts me to say that
"I have a very busy schedule, but why not find me tomorrow, just promise you won't kill me and I will drop you some more helpful riddles" He says
"I promise, but what game am I playing?" I say
"The same game Archer played" He says shrugging my hand off, his gone before I can reply
His right, I keep listening to Archer that I'm not doing what I wanted and that will get me killed, at home I thought for myself, here won't be any different
Payton Reves 17, District 6 Male
I think the only thing I love in this world is this sword, my favourite sword, so sharp, so silver ready to be coated with red blood, I bring my fingers up and down, the cold metal making me feel calm, sadly I'm not alone this comic book trainer moved to my station, atleast someone is here to keep me company
"Are you another one of those kids that just stare at their weapon, now are you crazy or scared" He says
I smirk at him "you know this is a European backsword, when I was given it to me when I was 9, I wasn't happy, but the trainers told me with my unique height that this sword is good for me at the start I hated it, as it only has one sharp edge good for fighting though it is very light and quick but I actually started to grow fond of it, I loved the patterns on the handle, and lovely edges, the sharp edge is very sharp, can actually cut someone in half but so is the blunt edged, I used it to saw a boy in half, hey do you think I can dissect someone with this sword" I say
"Crazy it is, oh wait your the 6 kid heard a lot about you, so are you actually going to train" He says
"No I just love admiring this sword, I have one question" I ask
"Go ahead" He mumbles
"Is there a life body I can practise on, I don't like dummies, you can't inflict pain" I ask
"Wait till the games kid" He asks
"Oh I was hoping you would volunteer I would be gentle, I mean verbally, physically is another story" I say
"You know what, I should man another station plus your creeping me out" He says
I wave to him putting the sword down, I think a few tributes are catching on but I need Taryn to feel safe around me, thankfully she is alone once more, since Ellis is trying to help his District partner such a shame I could of shaped a killer out of the boy, at the moment she is at the knife throwing station although she is quite pathetic at it for a career, I walk closer and smirk
Faking, 100% faking
Why not play with her emotions, she hates the spotlight, let her shine in it, I walk behind her grabbing her wrist when she is about to throw "Your technique is horrible" I whisper in her ear
She turns to face me "Long distant weapons aren't my strongest point" She says, she is nervous by how close I am, I put my hand on her back and she tenses
"That's unless your faking" I say softly
"why would I fake?" she asks
"Why would you show how strong you are, infront of the other tributes when that shows how strong and ready to kill them you are" I say
She moves her head up and I just move closer "It's so simple just like this" I say moving her wrist and the knife easily hits the heart
"I-" She stops, I'm making her uncomfortable, let's see if my little play with words would make her calmer, I bend down so I'm closer to her level
"That's wasn't so hard, we make a good team" I say moving my hand up her arm
She bites her lip "No, you just moved my wrist" She says
"Keep thinking that" I say
She just stares at me steadying her breathing "I was lying too, why would I kill you, your very important for my game" I say softly
She is still tense by my touch but the closer I get, she doesn't back away, she is frozen and I like the reaction I'm getting the sweet feeling of fear "How?" She asks
I move my hand from her back putting it on her shoulder "A lot of things, I'm just a teenage boy that doesn't understand the feeling of love or lust" I say
She chokes on her words "Don't be scared of me, relax, I can help you escape this all, make you feel like the normal teenage girl you could never be" I say
"I'm here to get home" She whispers
I move my hand to her face and she looks away, even ones like Taryn fall for my trick, she is shaking a bit, so I scare her "So am I, but you can't deny a spark when you see one, let me help you, I can turn this from the hunger games into the love games" I say
"No, I know your game, rope me in then cut me loose, I'm not some weak spineless little girl, you can muniplate, I can tell everyone what you are" She says
I grab both of her hands twisting it in my grip "And if you do that well, things will get worse and worse for you, it's a shame I would of loved you as an allie, you could of brought Ellis too but instead you make a very stupid decision" I say
"Your just trying to scare me, unless you have a very good reason why you want to kill me, your all talk" She says
"Think Taryn, a brother's love only goes so far until it's ruined" I say
She looks confused "Don't worry, look, I don't want to make an enemy out of you, I just told you that to annoy Sebastian, I don't want to kill you" I say
She doesn't looked convinced "I don't trust You" She says
"Trust is a very vague word isn't it, believe, believe I won't hunt you down with my main goal to torture you to death, Believe that Im not the boy the files says, we all do things for family, they can change those files I have never harmed a person, it was all in my head, made up fanatsies, that I desire, I don't desire love, I desire something else, something very strong, my passion only shows so far, so what do you want?" I ask
"What the fuck are you saying" She says
"what's going on here" Ellis says, now his here
"I have no clue it's like he speaks another language" She says
"I express my self with words, it's a very big art isn't it, with my letters and statements, making it like one big puzzle, it's a game really, I say things, twist it up, make it sound confusing, it's like when you first learn to talk, but I am just getting use to it, explains why my voice isn't as matured, it's actually annoy how it pitches, croaks and is soft, now what was I saying, yes, trust there is no trust, I love playing you Taryn, you have so much potential to be a victor" I say
"So are you a serial killer or not" She says
"Depends what day it is, but I'm a trained fighter like your Allie, how is the rush Ellis, fun to beat someone down till they can't get up or do you let them win" I ask
"I train for fun, what's the meaning of this conversation, obviously your playing with her emotions" he says
"Your quite protective other eachother, just realise that one of you is planning a backstab late in the games, will it be a sword or axe, just make it painful yeah" I say directly at Ellis
"Ellis what is he saying?" Taryn says
"Nothing, he just wasn't a reaction, come on" He says gently pushing her forward
"We will meet Again in the games Taryn, then you will get all your answers" I say
They walk off and I walk to the sickle section "Enjoyed the show" I say to Tanner I saw him watching the whole thing
"You have a play with words, you want to kill her, you have an idea that Ellis is willing to backstab her, really have everyone wrapped around your finger well not me" He says
His a feisty little one isn't he, reminds me of myself when I was younger, that's when my brother was still alive and I had some sanity, once I got rid of it, I become more mature as I wasn't afraid to see my insanity and seem normal "Im not here to use you, I'm curious about you, where did that fire of anger come from" I say
He puts his weapon down "Why do you want to know, obviously you have had a career life, rich father that trained you" He says
I tilt my head "Let's see I was taken as new born from my parents, sent to a militaristic facility in between the border of district 2 and 6, where I was forced to be raised as a killer, hardly got to be a child, never met my parents and never got the loved I deserved, of course I was respected due to my Strength and natural talent, but after the kill tests and my unusual conversation topics they were a bit worried, so they set me free and couldn't be bothered killing me, If I was raised in a loving environment I may have turned out differently, so what about you?" I say
"I was in a gang, Dead parents, left alone, so I found somdwhere else, they call us the street boys, we steal, vandalise, petty stuff, my friend he tried to help me control my anger, never really helped though" He says
Even he isn't fighting back, I got to Mathias now I just need Tanner, If I plan to steal Sebastian's kill and beat the careers I need help, ofcourse I'm not a loyal person but I sort of dont hate Mathias and he should be proud of that, I'm a very hateful person
"Well you stood up to Theon which was good, his career leader now, be careful" I say
"Are you alone?" He asks
"Alone, allied, dead, alive, a lot of words, four categories a tribute would be in, training your either alone or allied, games you would be dead or alive now am I really alive because I'm more like a walking corpse since I have no soul, so to answer your question, Maybe, what about you, think carefully Tanner, yes or no, I want your answer by the end of the day" I say walking off
"what answer?" He asks
"Figure out the question, it's quite simple, think carefully because the wrong answer then boom, your coffin will be on the streets forever" I say
I make it over to Mathias "What did he say?" He asks
"I approached him Mathias, he has a very crucial decision to make, we do need him, his the only strong tribute alone and the careers will be look at him, he seemed interesting" I say
"and what if he joins them then what do we do?" he ask
"He won't, he asked if I was alone, he wouldn't ask that, he will come to me, just like you did but unlike with you, he is just a pawn to my game" I say
"Why am I different" He asks
"Your willing to kill, his willing to fight but wouldn't end a life, His young and naive as well, he doesn't understand his erratic behavior gets him a lot of attention, obviously the careers would put him in the middle, but being in the middle is like sitting on the fence it is so much easier to fall, in the games falling means death, technically the ones that sit on the fence are the most dangerous, they are strong enough to not be killed easily, they would put up a fight but their motivation isn't kill or control, they have heart and soul, the perfect dark horses, they are the ones we need to watch out for, they could be wounded and try to run then a second later they may do the unbelievable and end a life, we can't take that risk, Tanner is one of them, because he doesn't seem to want to just kill, he has a different purpose one I don't get, out of this information who is the biggest threat" I ask
"Taryn, strong enough to equal Sebastian, unpredictable, uncontrollable, a lot like tanner but she has had training" He says
"I have a plan to take down the careers, it means blood will spill, we need to take a prisoner and you need to use your anger as a weapon" I say
"I'm willing to kill, I'm willing to help you but what do you get out of killing the careers" He say s
"revenge" I say walking off
On the way to the break room, I slam straight into Sebastian, thankfully we both stay standing, he looks really angry too "Theon issues?" I asked
"He tried to burn me alive, what do I do" he asks
I like Sebastian, Theon not so much "I will give you some important advice pretty boy, keep your friends close but enenies closer, don't target me, and don't get in the ways of my plans, in the games I will bring you what you so desperately desire, and I will also deal with your alliance issues, just don't kill me, let me live, I will be the answer to all of your questions" I say
"Yesterday you mentioned you wanted to kill my district partner when I made it pretty clear she is my kill" He says
"Trust me, I need Taryn but I will bring her straight to you while I'm planning a ambush on your alliance, all you need is to play along, act like you hate me" I say
"You smarter then Archer you know that?" He says
"Thanks for the complimebt and by the way Sebastian you may need to wear gloves, you hands give the perfect example of your self harm" I say walking off, he mumbles something under his breath but all I feel is satisfaction, this just seems so easy, but playing games isn't my type of play, I go for the kill, I play with my prey and every single person apart from Mathias I have given advice to is on my list, district 2 right on top, Tanner third all I need for him is too come to me
Kinsley Rinley 18, District 1 Female
"How do you do that"
I jump at the voice then I relax a little when it's the boy from 3, he sounds a bit like Brecken when he isn't all childish "Sorry" he says sitting down
"Its okay, you mean this puzzle" I ask
"yeah it's s hard to get this ring thing over the wire like what's the point of this" He asks
I notice the comic book trainer, sitting near the station I swear his every where and every 10 minutes he has a new book "Hello" He says a little louder
"What do you want specks" The trainer says
That's mean but I don't think he knows what that is "My name is Wyatt and why is there a puzzle station what use does puzzles have" He says
He has a point Jarryd didn't mention anything about puzzle stations but I like completing puzzles it reminded me of home, and my brothers "I don't know, this is a new station must be important" He says
"What's the puzzle called" Wyatt asked
"Zap thingy, look kid, I didn't name the puzzles" He says
It doesn't really zap you, it just buzzes but I don't think he knows "Who did?" He asks
"You ask alot of questions don't you, look I don't know or care, why not actually train, here I was thinking the nerds that would go to this station would be absoulutely silent but no, so why not ask girly next to you and leave me alone" He asks
"I guess I just try and not move my hand to much, it helps more then speeding through it, I guess" I say
He tries and it actually works "Normally I have no patience but that was quite fun" He says
"what's your secret skill?" I ask
"I make and destroy stuff, sort of cause my whole district to go through an electrical black out, but I got a job before reapings making electronics, but I only lasted a day before being chosen, it sucks, they called me a district nuicence, what about you?" He asks
"I wasn't told" I ask
"That's bad, at least you weren't chosen by being crazy, like your district partner whats wrong with him, because I was worried I had issues because I never sat still or did things seriously but his just bad" He says
"ADHD he followed me like a lost puppy on the train but now his obsessed with Sebastian which I'm happy about, how is your partner?" I ask, how can I talk to this boy so easily and not feel scared
"We are allies, loves reading and puzzles, actually you two may get along" He says standing up and signalling me to follow him, is this an alliance offer, I follow him too the book sections to see the little 13 year old, it hurts because she is a visual reminder of Calvin and Alvin, young and innocent
"Elia meet Kinsley" He says
She looks up and shyly smiles "Is that fire in the forest" I ask sitting next to her, instead of beign shy her eyes widen
"Yes, no one knows this book, have you read it?" She asks
"Yes, the end is shocking isn't it" I ask
"I read it like 5 times and still can't get use to it" She says
"well I love this book" Wyatt says
Elia smiles "It's an instruction guide but really insightful"
"I'm more of a hands on person then knowledge or weapons, like I tried to ask the girl from 2 with help with a sword and she screamed at me saying a boy from 3 shouldn't be killing" He says
"The careers are messed up this year, the boy from 2 almost threw a knife at me then started to laugh" She says
They hate the careers too, and strength wise Theon would turn his nose up at them so, maybe joining them would be a good idea "so do you want to-"
He gets cut off when Theon strides over "Kinsley what are you doing?" he asks
"I-" I mumble
"Is she with you guys" Wyatt asks, I shake my head but Theon nods
"She is a very good spy but has gotten too friendly" He says
"Thats a dog act" Wyatt sneers
"No his lying, I havent even trained" I say
"Lets go" Wyatt says pushing Elia away
"You know, if you wanted other allies, be like taryn and allie with someone actually capable of passing the bloodbath, not a little girl and some nerdy loon" He says
"I don't care about what's better for my survival, I want people I can trust" I say
"Look I'm being nice, we could protect you and help you go further, Brecken will be on your side, so with you in the alliance Sebastian wouldn't have any say because clearly your afraid of me and Brecken has some obssession with you but he thinks you abandoned him which is why his Sebastian's biggest fan so do the right thing, you don't need to kill" He says
If he really wanted me in the alliance he would of approached me at the start, clearly his getting desperate, he some how took leadership from Sebastian since his angrily stabbing a sword through a dummie "What did you do to him?" I ask softly
"He hates fire, I put fire very close to him" He says, even with Sebastian like this he still has Brecken idlosing him, Theon wants numbers on his side
"You and Sebastian asked about 6 people before me, so how do I know, I'm not someone your going to keep alive, until I have no use to you?" I ask
"The order doesn't matter, We aren't desperate, Pretty boy can slice someone into 100 pieces without any effort, we just have brawn no brains, your a smart girl, why be alone when your in the weak category when you can be in the strongest alliance" He says
I bite my lip, I'm scared to say no but I don't want to say yes "What the hell are you doing Theon" Sebastian comes
"Stay out of this Pretty boy, this is leader business" Theon says
"Are you so fucking desperate that your asking someone that probably has never handled a knife, look if you don't want a alliance we break up this is pathetic" He says
"I want an alliance, it's just we need numbers" Theon says
"Our biggest threats, Taryn and Payton only have one Allie, we already outnumber them" Sebastian says
"2 on one, is much better" Theon says
"Your an idiot, clearly you and I would fight the stronger ones, so that would be Payton and Taryn but do you think she can handle Ellis and Mathias even with Brecken, no, you just want someone you know will be on your side because secretly your afraid of me and think I will disobey you, so what do you really want me on your side or me hunting you down" Sebastian says
"Calm down, I want you on my side but we need someone who has survival knowlege, unless you know some stuff" Theon says
"Let see I know how to track, build shelter, build traps, find water, which plants are eatble, how to build a fire, how to be warm, how to tie knots, climbing, hunting for food, so unless she knows how to destroy the capitol we don't need her" He says
For a guy like him I'm surprised by how much he knows "Do you have medical skills or making weapon out of scrap like your partner" Theon says
"No but her and the boy from 12 are the only medics here, she is useless and would clearly follow the majority which is me, since well brecken is obsessed with me" Sebastian says
Sebastian is right, I would go with the majority "I thought you would be right on board, you said the 4th member of our alliance would be used as a guard and killed when we want, that was meant to be Brecken but now your trying to push a player we could use away" Theon says
I just stay quiet, a little nervous "I changed my mind" He shrugs
"No it's because your sister was used in the games, after Raiden found out she was using him, he used her and you don't want that to happen to another girl plus, Kinsley is shy like her, I will enjoy killing her then, unless you give me Taryn as I will" Theon says
Sebastian growls gripping Theon by his collar pulling him closer to himself "Careful I have a full box of matches in my pocket ready to burn someone to ashes"
"Fuck you then, do what the hell you want" Sebastian screams walking off
"Stop provoking him and stop bullying people" Taryn says walking over
"Like you can tell me blondie, he did almost kill you yesterday" Theon growls
"I didn't wave a match in his face, look no one else would be moronic enough to join, so give up and actually make your self look strong then some try-hard me and everyone else is getting sick of you acting like this so get off that fucking high horse, leave Sebastian and anyone else alone" She says
The whole centre starts clapping even Sebastian even though he still has that scowl on his face "I would stay out of my way if I was you Taryn" He mumbles
Taryn storms off and Theon leaves me, I have to thank Her "That was brave" The girl from 4 says
"I was too scared to move don't do well with social interactions" I mumble
"Well you did well, his a lot to handle, I think everyone is thankfull, that someone finally stood up to Theon although, Taryn and Sebastian have both fled which may be a good or bad sign" She says
"Are you allies because I saw you talk to her yesterday" I say
"Already had one, I was in over my head, I'm Braelyn" She says
"Kinsley" I say
"So are you alone?" She asks
Could this be an alliance, unlike with the pair from 3, me and Braelyn are both born from career district, both have partners that could kill us "I know we don't know eachother much but do you want to be allies?" She asks
"Yes" I say she looks relived
"Have you ever trained" She asks, now I'm getting nervous what if she wouldn't want me anymore
"Only intelligence, sorry if you wanted more" I admit
"No don't be sorry, I'm happy because I haven't trained much either" She says
Now I feel better I have a Allie or some confidence maybe I won't be a bloodbath
Tanner Derson 16, District 9 Male
I was always in a group, a gang technically, never alone, now I am, and it's making me angry
That's all I ever feel anger, sometimes I don't know why, I felt angry that some moron tried to start a rebellion by burning down the grain farms that I worked in, I'm angry that my fucking mother committed suicide when I was 12, I'm angry that my father died of a disease when I was 11, I'm angry that I'm in this situation
I throw my sickle that slices the end of the dummy right off, I didn't meant that to happen but it did, I never thought I would like being a street big, a gang that causes havoc in our district
The leader took me in, taught me everything I needed to know, how to steal, how to fight, how to survive but even he struggled to control the depths of my anger, to realise where it came from, I was always like this even as a kid, I would throw things, ruin toys, scream at my parents, I never felt normal
He made me feel normal, my whole gang did they were the only ones that liked and treated me as a human, now I have no one, unless Payton's question was to be allies
I don't trust that guy one bit, his one that our gang would kill because they are a threat to us, his not a normal kid, he finds weapons amusing like where the hell was he brought up, he said he was an assassin but I don't believe it, if he was an assassin we would all been killed
People don't like me, nice people anyways and I don't like people like the careers, so I really have no one, it makes me angry again
I throw another sickle, why is life so fucking hard, I hate it "Buddy next time don't throw at a wall" Payton says walking past
"Stop playing games" I scream at him
Tributes look and Taryn rolls her eyes "Don't roll yours eye at me or I will gouge them at" I scream
"Calm the fuck down" She says
I start to approach her but Payton grabs my arm "Don't start a fight, she has a point even a small comment flips you what happend things didn't go your way, so your going to cry about it, go on, I like criers they are fun to kill, you pull out a few of their organs they whine more, such a annoying sound, it's like a fucking wounded dog and dogs need to be put down, your bark not bite, so stop yapping and start growling, seriously get over that fucking anger of yours, do you see me loosing it, no, take a reality check Tanner or I will take away my offer by the way your time is running out, say no and you will be dead before night comes in the bloodbath" He says walking off
I stand there confused then I glance at Taryn at the medical station, walking over to her, I force her up by the top of her jumper slammer her against a wall "What the fuck is he talking about" I ask
"I don't know does it look like I can speak the language of lunacy" She says
"I'm not messing around" I say
"Put the pieces together idiot, why else would he be talking to you, he hasn't told anyone else apart from Mathias to find him, he wants you as a Allie, honestly it's a death sentence if you do but you seem very mature" She says
"I am going to kill you" I growl
"Go ahead have gotten that threat 4 times already, I'm just saying just think for a moment" She says
I still grip her jumper but I do consider what she says, I'm not really use to thinking for myself, not really use to thinking at all, I always do things in the moment, but Payton has a point, I act tough but deep inside I know I'm not, I'm afraid of weakness, of falling down like so many people I know have, I'm scared of being alone "I don't want to be alone" I say
"There are 17 other tributes you can Allie with that won't get you killed, don't go for who you think is the strongest do you really think his your Allie, do you think he will protect you, be loyal to you, he has been alone for almost all of his life, people like him live in a survival incint, they have to fight every minute and they turn to cruel and unnecessary ways, your a easy pawn to him" She says
"I can beat him" I growl
"Really?" She asks
I push against her scowling then I step back "Then what do I do, go alone get killed, what fool do you think I am, unless your playing games to" I say
"Does it look like I'm playing games, it's your game, your life, you can't keep relying on people to control you, you need to do it yourself" She says
"Fine can I join your alliance" I blurt out
She bites her lip looking away "No, I can't take that risk, your not loyal" She says
"Yes I am, are you questioning me, I will kill you" I say again
"and that's why I said no, my anger is enough, I can't deal with a Allie like that" She says
I'm about to say something but Sebastian walks over smirking "Leave her alone kid, clearly she doesn't want you as a Allie because your a loose cannon" He says pulling me away
"I don't need your help" Taryn says to him
"Yes you do, do you really want another beating, first Raiden, then me, you don't want this kid on your list" He says
"Fuck you" She says walking off
"I will kill you two" I say
"Something about your tone makes it seem that you don't really want to kill, you say you will because your use to threatening people but it doesn't work for me, your talking to a guy that has almost slit his wrists many times, but what do you really want" He asks
Myren has asked me the same thing and I didn't come up for a answer, I guess I want a better life but I like the thrill of my life, my anger though I want to get rid of it, I want to know why I have it, it scares me, maybe all I wanted is to be loved, my parents when they were alive were either busy working or moving around, they never truley loved me, is that what I really wanted, to experience a life, I never had
Tributes here have families, someone to get back to, Carys has her parents and siblings it made me angry that I can't have that, I clench my fists "Control" I whisper
Sebastian raises an eyebrow "Control of people or yourself?" He asks
"Myself" I say
"Sometimes control is overrated, me being in control is harming my self, for someone like Payton it's fantasies about death, Taryn it's not realising how strong she is, control can kill you, that anger you have it's like Mathias the boy from 10 but with him you show it more frequently, use your anger, use your hatred, it's the only way to spill blood" He says
"Why are you helping me?" I ask
"To show someone that I'm not all heartless and that they can come out instead of hiding behind the wall like some little coward" He shouts, and here I was thinking he had bipolar, no his just messed up, Taryn walks out
"I'm not a coward and why are you helping him, All you want to do is offer him a place in your wonderful alliance" She says
That makes me angry
"If you may notice I'm not leader any more I don't have any authority, I'm genuinally giving him advice, who do you think I am, I can be nice but now if you believe that is so hard to believe, fuck it, maybe I should just burn this training centre down, how would that make you feel" He screams
"Thankyou" I say quickly, he looks at me nodding
"That's the last time I be nice to anyone, your dead and you well accept Payton's offer" He says to Taryn then me and then his gone
I look at her, my insecurities making me feel lost, at home I felt like I belonged somdwhere even if it was petty crime, I felt normal but here I'm afraid "Don't listen to him" She says quietly
I shake my head using everything not to hurt her, I asked for an alliance and it was rudely rejected, I put my self out in the open, I don't take rejection lightly, I don't take looking like a fool likely, anger is building inside me but I try and relax, I try and look at the bigger picture, my survival is number one, no one else, but the issues is I never survived alone, I need someone to depend on that's my weakness
I need to leave her before I do something I regret, she is right if we were allies I will just end up killing her which will mean harsh consequences for me, Payton And Sebastian they want her, why should I steal someone's kill if I know it will end up with my death "His right, your dead and I should Join Payton" I say calmly walking over to the hand weaponary station, I need to take away that anger
"For once I'm glad your here" The comic boy trainer says
For once someone is glad, it makes me feel a little happy inside but it still is taking over with hate towards the captiol "I'm not good with weaponary half the time I want to beat someone to death, how can I do it with just my hands" I say, My tall height is at a disadvantage here because I'm one of the shortest boys and I'm over 6 foot, I want to be feared but I know here it will take a lot, a lot I know I'm secretly not ready for
"Try these" He says
"What the hell are these meant to be?" I ask
"Some wierd name, they are gloves with metal, one tough punch to the head and you can knock someone out, punch them a few times and you killed them" he says
I put them on, most of the part is leather but the finger and top of my hands are hard metal, I take my stance and swing my fist at the head but nothing, no dent "That was pathetic, bloodbath for you" he says
"That's not true" I scream, I swing my fist once more and this time the head flies off, his mouth widens a bit
"Lucky that was a dummie, but that would of killed someone, all you need is a push" He says
"I don't like being provoked" I say
"You need tough love" He says
That's what Renlon said all the time, he took me under his wing shaping me up to be this survivor, he told me tough love is what I needed, maybe his right
Maybe that's what Payton is doing, luring me to him, knowing that he will betray me, maybe it's some sick way of me mentoring me to the end "Your right, do you think that allying with the biggest evil in the game is a death wish or a strategy" I say
"You mean the blonde kid from 6, his planning to use his third Allie as a pawn, that's a death wish but you seem smart, resourceful, you lived in the streets play him at his own game, follow him, listen to him, act weak then leave, turn his other Allie against him and he will have no choice to surrender, I say, say yes but keep an eye open at all time, that's if your up to it" He says
Am I?
Im a survivor but am I really a fighter, I take the gloves off nodding and walking over to him and Mathias at the poison station, be brave, be confidence, Taryn sees me and shakes her head but I shrug at her, she didn't want me but he does, her loss, she will regret it, he will regret wanting to use me as a pawn, I want be the kid that everyone walks over or tries to help I will be my own person
Payton notices me tilting his head "You know this poison slowly shuts down the Body, one by one it shuts each orgah, making them bleed and turn to extra blood, it makes the bones break into little pieces, the persons skin to slowly desiccated, while they twitch in pain losing every mobilisation they havd, their pulse beats a hundred miles per hour while they scream, finally their heart stops due to the black of their blood, do you want to be the recipient of this lovely poison or I will destroy it now protecting you from its evil destiny" He says
Mathias makes no movement, no facial expression, the way he said protect make him seem genuine "I want to join your alliance" I say
He smirks throwing the poison in the bin making me relieved "Smart choice, but this means you must listen to every word I say, are you willing to kill?" he says
I look at Mathias and he raises an eyebrow his no help "Let me change the question what would you do if someone angers you, calls you a weak little nobody that had no spine the what will you do" He says
"Beat them to death" I growl
"Good because your helping us kill the careers" He says
Now I'm starting to regret taking his offer but I'm not weak, I have a spine, I'm willing to kill, I'm willing to fight
Author note: Four this chapter, next will have private training and scores, I plan for some tributes to have their moment during the games, so the ones that get more point of views just have more of a story to tell. Alliances will still form during the last two pre game chapters but some won't be introduced but will get noted before the bloodbath
Alliances-
Alliance 1: Taryn Ranrean (District 2 Female), Ellis Goren (District 7 Male)
Alliance 2: Payton Reves (District 6 Male), Mathias Zain (District 10 Male), Tanner Derson (District 9 Male)
Alliance 3: Zander Collier (District 8 Male), Aisley Ranilion (District 10 Female), Kassian Cainridge (District 12 Male)
Alliance 4: Kinsley Rinley (District 1 Female), Braelyn Ward (District 4 Female)
