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Chapter 9: Talents and Training

The next day, I woke up to the commotion of arguing downstairs.

As I walk down the stairs rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I see Katniss and Peeta yelling at each other.

"What's going on?" I ask.

The two stop and stare at me.

Haymitch looked relieved that the fighting had stopped.

He said, "Katniss and Peeta are yelling at each other because they do not accept their talents."

I blink and after a few moments fully comprehend the situation.

"Please tell them what their talents are so I can go back to talking about training," Haymitch pleaded.

I blinked again and then looked at Peeta.

"Peeta's talent, I guess, would be strength because he got first at the school wrestling match," I looked at Katniss, "Katniss's talent would be that she could shot a target with a bow and arrow, just not a bull's eye, and she's a healer, but not as good as Prim."

Haymitch sighed and asked, "What about your talents?"

I blink then think for a second.

Just as I was about to say something, Katniss says, "He can throw knives so fast and accurate that he could do it blindfolded. He can use the bow even better than me. And he's a great survivor in the forest because he lived there for 4 years before we found him."

Peeta's mouth dropped open and Haymitch looked speechless.

"What?" I asked, completely oblivious to how the information might sound to them.

"Nothing…" Haymitch said, "It's just that I've never heard of someone ever lasting more than 5 days in the forest alone before their hauled back to their district and shot.

"Well then I must have been very good at hiding," I respond nonchantly.

"I'll say," Haymitch said, "Anyways, here's how you guys are going to go through training without ending up on the top of the career's to kill list."

"He's joking right…." Peeta whispers to me.

I shrug and listen to Haymitch talking.

"Katniss, I want you to stay away from the archery and plants section. Peeta, you are not to reveal how much you can lift. Cato, you are going to steer clear of archery, knife throwing, and the not reveal your knowledge of survival skills to much. During training, there are some things you are going to be forced to do that will go against the rules I give you. You will be made to go through the targets (knife, archery, or spear), the obstacle course, and climbing. Do your best but don't show your true talents or else they will target you. Got it?"

We all nodded and went to our rooms to change into the training outfit that they provided. After that, we went to the elevator and all the way down to the training center.

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"Good Morning Tributes! These next 3 days you will be training here to eventually receive your evaluation score on the 4th day. All stations are open for you but we will have you go through all three target courses, the obstacle course, and the climbing challenge. Good Luck and May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor."

The first day went by without any trouble but Katniss somehow managed to convince Peeta to throw that heavy 100lb weight at a spear holder 30m away. Then we also learned that he had great camouflaging skills, his arm was like part of a tree.

On the second day, I got into a little incident with Kai who was convinced that it was me who took his sword even though it was actually because of Rue, who became Katniss and mine's shadow that day.

But the third day is where everything went down the drain.

We went through the archery target and spear target without much trouble and revealing of our talents but when we reached the knives, I just snapped.

When we of District 12, were waiting in line to throw knives when the careers started picking on and distracting the other tributes to the point where they were either failing, crying, or accidentally hurting themselves with the knives.

Before it was my turn to do the targets (I was last in line), I told Katniss my little idea.

She smiled and nodded giving me a little thumbs up when I stepped up.

She then turned and asked the trainer, "Do the targets have a sound function?"

The trainer, startled, said, "Yes. Would you like to try?"

"No, but my brother would." She responded pushing me forward.

The trainer started to type something into the control panel and handed me a blind fold.

I step on the designated spot and feel the knives over before putting the blindfold on.

"Ready?" the trainer asked.

I nodded my head.

"Start!"

For the next three minutes, I'm throwing knives at the targets. Hearing them thudding against them as the targets beep on.

"Stop!"

I take the blindfold off my head and survey my handiwork. All bull's eyes in the head and chest.

I look around and see Katniss smiling at me and the Careers looking like they were gonna blow. Except Clove who was giving me big smile.

As I walk past the Careers to Clove I say, "That could've been you."

The Careers immediately been to talk among themselves as Clove drags me to where Katniss and Peeta are to spend the rest of the training day, hanging out.

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