So Hailey and I spent the next few hours before dinner throwing knives. We stayed away from the guns, since I didn't think we should touch the guns without permission. "Alright, so what you want to do is stand like this. Copy my position. Whenever Jay shows us something new, he demonstrates it a few times. Each time he demonstrates, observe a different part of his position. I always start with the stance, and then finally the hand and arm movement." I pick up a knife and hurl it at the target. It hits the target. Not in the center, but it's also not all the way on the edge. "I'll get better." I say, mostly to myself, but Hailey laughs. I throw a few more for demonstration, and then Hailey starts too. I try to help her through the motion, but since I'm not that good at it myself, I'm not the best teacher.

"You two really shouldn't be using those knives without supervision." Hailey and I turn around to see Jay approaching us. "But if you're using them anyway, you might as well use them correctly." He approaches me. "Throw one of the knives." I pick up a knife and hurl it at the target. It hits a little too far to the left of the center, like it always does. I let out a frustrated groan. "Here," Jay says quietly, "when you release, you don't follow through. You need to keep your hand straight after you've thrown it. Watch," Jay picks up a knife and hurls it at the target. After he releases the knife, his position doesn't waver. Only when he hears the thunk of the knife hitting the target does he relax. "As for you," he turns to Hailey, "You're position isn't tight enough. You are very loose, causing your aim to go all haywire." Jay backs up a bit and looks at us. "Now try." We pick up our knives and throw them at the board. I keep my hand and position straight after I release the knife, and the knife cuts right into the center of the target. I let out a whoop of joy and look to Hailey's target. Her knife didn't hit the bulls-eye, but she got pretty damn close. She grins at me. "Nice!" I turn to Jay. "Thanks, Jay." He looks at me for a moment before responding. "You're welcome." He turns and walks out of the room.

Hailey and I practice for a little longer until we hit the bulls-eye nearly every time. By then Daniel pops in. "Dinner time." He says, and we walk out with him.

"There are three days left of stage one. Each day you will be assessed on each skill we have learned, starting with shooting." We each grab a gun from the table and head to our targets. I aim my gun at the target and shoot. The bullet rips through the center of the target. I glance over at Hailey and Daniel and I see both of them have the same results. We grin at each other and continue shooting.

As I walk up to the table to get more ammo, I notice Jay watching me. As a matter of fact, it seems he's been watching me a lot lately. I ignore it as I reload my gun and head back to my target. We shoot for a little while longer until Kevin tells us to go. Hailey and I stay behind again to practice sparring. Today, Daniel stays with us.

"I want to see you guys spar." He says. Hailey and I shrug and start circling each other. Hailey throws the first punch. I dodge out of the way, but she has already thrown another punch. I deflect the blow and grab her hand with my arm. I punch her hard in the face. We stopped being gentle with each other when Hailey got angry at me, saying we needed to know how to fight against someone who wouldn't hesitate to hurt us. Hailey tries to stumble back, but I'm still gripping her arm. I swing my leg at hers, causing her to trip and fall. Well, she would've fallen if I didn't still have my hand on her arm. I pull my hand back and punch her once more before dropping her, lightly, onto the ground. I wait three seconds and then help her to her feet. We agreed to give each other three seconds to get back onto their feet if they get knocked over, and if we don't get up, the match is done. "Not bad." Daniel says, "But you should try practicing with someone else." He steps into the ring. "Hailey, sit out for this round." Hailey nods and sits on the floor and watches us.

Daniel and I circle each other. Daniel throws the first punch, but I dodge to the side. I throw a punch at his face, but he deflects my punch with his arm. He grabs my arm and goes to throw a punch. I swing my head out of the way of his punch and grab his arm with my other hand. We are now locked in a fight of sheer power. We each wrestle with the other to free our hand, but neither of us will give up. I swing my leg at his, and he falls backwards, finally releasing my arm. I grab his arms at the last second before he hits the ground and gently place him down. I wait three seconds before helping him to his feet.

This time, I sit out as Daniel and Hailey spar. Daniel throws the first punch, expecting Hailey to dodge out of the way, but instead she deflects the blow and uses the momentum from Daniels punch to pull him to the ground. Daniel falls on his stomach. Hailey puts one foot on his back and makes as to punch him to the back of his head, but when her fist connects with his head, it just taps his head lightly. She steps off of him and helps him to his feet. "Well, I think it's time to stop."