Training Games

Chapter 9


Katniss turned to Prim after the initial conversation had passed. "Now, there's something that I have been thinking about. I feel it's very important though, so I need to make sure that we never talk about this inside the gate," she said turning to everyone else.

They nodded and Katniss continued. "Well, Prim was talking about how many question's she had been answering, but they didn't seem like normal questions."

"Yeah," Peeta was nodding vigorously, "I was talking to my brothers, and they didn't have to answer anything like that."

Gale and Madge still looked confused so Katniss went on. "I think they are going to try to put you into the games Prim," Prim shuddered and her face went white.

"That's just something that the capitol would do, those good for nothing-" Gale started but was interrupted by Madge.

"Don't get mad now, it will get us no where." She turned to Katniss, "What did you have planned?"

Katniss was still eyeing Prim, making sure she was alright. Prim gave a small smile to say she was alright and Katniss looked around. "I was thinking training."

"What you mean teaching her how to hunt and all that?" said Peeta.

"She would never be able to hunt. We've tried that once." Gale was still looking curiously at Katniss.

"No, I was thinking more of a mix between Fox-face and Rue. Teach her everything there is to know about berries, herbs, traps- heck, anything that doesn't involve her killing someone."

Everyone agreed around the circle. Gale started speaking up, "I was wondering if I could bring Halvar out here sometime… this will be his third year and he puts four in every year, and this year he's going to need to put as many as I had in there…"

Prim joined in then, "Oh, Hal is your brother?" he nodded. "I see him in school a lot. He grew a lot while you were away Niss."

They all chuckled, relaxing now that Prim was back into her normal state again. "Can't wait to see him," she said to Gale.

Peeta looked around, "So, are these going to be the training games?"

"Precisely."

"What can I do to help?" said Madge.

"Just come. We'll figure things out as we go… but I think that Peeta and I will have to be in town a lot. So we'll come every other day, but, as long as you don't mind Gale, I think that Prim should come out with someone to the woods everyday to practice what we go over."

"That's fine," said Gale, "I'll start bring Halvar out here everyday anyway."

"What should we do with the book?" Madge asked.

Katniss dumped everything out of the bag that had held the bow before she had gotten there, "Here, put it in this so it doesn't get wet and we know where it is if anything happens."

They started to pack up and get ready to leave. Madge asked as they started walking to the fence, "When should we meet here again?"

Gale answered her. "Well, I could pick you up tomorrow morning if you would like to come along… but I think Catnip and Peeta should come back like they said they would; in two days?"

"That sounds good." Peeta agreed.

They hadn't taken a long time, so it was still fairly early in the day. Everyone got into District 12 fine, but Peeta and Katniss were spotted almost instantly by some reports as they were walking Prim back to the house.


A/N

SORRY! I know, it's been such a long time since I have updated, and yeah, this chapter does suck $$, but I had to put this in before everything else, and this was the best I had to give. :-(

ALSO- thank you thank you thank you to everyone who has been reviewing. I wanted to let you all know that I am in the process of finding a Beta reader, and found someone, but will probably start having her review my chapters soon, but I'm going to update every Sunday. Well, I'll try.

Hope everyone had great holidays!

-McSlick