: Ok…First, please don't kill me for the lack of length in this chapter, I just felt like I needed to put in all that went on, on art's side of the story while they were placed in…more like a waiting room more/less? Because the tributes all had the idea they began training the moment they arrived…but nope :

ANYWAYS… . . . . ;-;

Disclaimer! I, Brinoodle, do NOT own Hetalia – Axis powers OR all that is the magnificent Hunger games!

So here I am, my hands laced in the pockets of my jacket and eyes once again directed downwards to the table only inches in front of me. I was leaned forward towards that table in the eerie silence between us members of District twelve. From the outskirts of Haymitch's snores I could more than easily pick out bits of conversations between the tributes of other districts, as they chatted away their plans of survival. Of course, that was different for the contestants at my table. It didn't help that our mentor was fast asleep, or the fact that Eily and I were naturally the unsociable type of people. Also...I just can't shake off the feeling that Eily still holds something against me. Mostly I can tell just because of the way she speaks towards me, and acts. But I don't know, maybe it's just my mind playing tricks on me, like everyone here has something to get out of me. A few moments more into the sleepy setting around me passed by...But seconds before I could join my mentor on a sluggish nap, it was my partner who spoke up.

It was Eily, who out of the unexpected blue was the one to start a most unwanted topic.

"So, have you made up your mind?" Eily asked. I was confused of what she meant, and so I shot her a glance as such. I could hear her sigh between the combination of chatter and Haymitch, before she stated a much blunter sentence.

"Are we working together? Or do you plan on dying on your own? What're you doin' so I know to plan for myself." She said.

Wow...I know that we didn't really talk about it on the train's way here, but I didn't expect her to be serious about us being in an alliance.

"Well...In every game there is some sort of alliance...So..." I began. She must have already thought of the next thing to say, because she wasn't going to let me finish. That is, if I had anything to finish.

"Alright then, so say we don't work together. What's your plan then?" Eily said, starting to sound a little more intimidating by each word. I struggled to think of a resolution, but it isn't exactly easy to conjure last minute life-or-death survival plans.

Honest to say, I haven't actually thought about what I was going to do. I doubt that I'm much of a candidate for any kind of a super power career tribute alliance, so I don't think that the bitter chance is that I would be with one. Although...Maybe Eily had a good idea going. Make little enemies and have even less knowledge about you to them, whoever they're going to be.

"Hello? Are ye' listening when I'm talking to you?" Eily said, snapping me out of my little daze of a self-conversation.

"Yes I'm listening..." I told her, noticing that I sounded a little slow a few seconds after speaking. Maybe I was getting tired...

"Look...Arthur, I can see that some of the people involved in this are exhausted, most of them even taking the time now to dispel of that, but you can't." Was what she began telling me. Eily sounded as if...Motivational, and to me of all people. Of course I began to get interested in what she was saying to me. O'Hara went on. "So far all you've acted like is some silent, slow minded kid with even worse luck to have gotten into this mess...But I can tell that's not actually you at all." Wow, I was surprised and a little offended. Yeah, maybe I did appear like that to strangers...But that's the part that had me surprised. Just how, was she able to tell...That, that wasn't who I am. "By the expression on your face I can tell that I'm right." Eily said with a half-sided smirk.

"So, belt up." She snapped, the motivational voice completely wiped from her voice and replaced with a strong, conversation dominating tone. It seemed to fit Eily quite well. "I think that the chances of either one of us getting a shot at winning are bigger if we worked together, so are you in?" She asked, still sounding like she could walk all over the toughest guy here.

"Yes."

"Alright, then." Eily responded...But then it hit me the second that it was asked.

"So, who's first?" Was what she asked.

"What do you mean…?" I replied. Actually, I did have a clue what she meant...Only I prayed that I wasn't right.

"The other tributes."

"...Yeah?"

"Which of them are we going after first in the arena?" She explained. Shit...I was right.

"Uh...Well...Who did you have in mind?" I asked, trying to get around the fact I didn't know the answer to this one. She must've had an idea, because she looked about ready to give anyone an ear-full.

"Alright, stereo-typed as this might be we'll just have to rely on it." Eily began; I saw a duo of peace-keepers move over to the opposite side of the room from where we entered, standing side-by-side as if awaiting orders. I knew Eily wasn't going to get to explain her plan, and I could tell she did too.

As if exactly on time, the doors opened from the outside of the room to allow a frightening-tall man in a studded navy-blue and gray uniform enter, both peace-keepers giving a straight-forward salute. The chatter silenced, and Eily nudged Haymitch awake ceasing his nap. He seemed a bit bewildered, but it took him only a few surprising seconds to catch along with the program.

"Each of your rooms is ready. Your mentors will now direct you to them for rest. Tomorrow you begin training, do not be late." The man directed, his voice hinting threats like an attack dog to any who wanted to disobey what the voice played. But that wasn't what caught me off.

We weren't training today?

Okie..Hope it wasn't that bad ;-; Sorry it took a bit of time for an update…couldn't pry myself from Eden Eternal *anime mmorg* BUT I finally did, and will continue having faster updates in the future. P.S. It's like, 2am in the morning but I couldn't fall asleep because I accidentally slept half my day away because of allergis xD

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