Blaze Tesla's P.O.V.
Well that was by far the scariest thing I've ever experienced. Apart from being reaped, that is...
My stylist is a complete dick. How could he do that to Cleo and I?
Stupid Opening Ceremonies. 'Oh, District 4 tributes live near the ocean. I know! Let's expose their tributes by forcing them to wear almost nothing and parade them in front of millions of people on live TV!'
I wander away from the rest of the group as they start talking about the chariot parade.
I saw that Elisha girl earlier, the one the others were plotting to kill. She doesn't look particularly strong, so I'm not sure what they're all worried about. But then again, no one's really sure about District 11's tributes. I mean, one is a supposedly a threat to The Careers and the other joined them. Uh, us...
Wait. I can see one of them now; one of the girls from her alliance.
I've got to tell her about their plan; they have a right to know.
"Um, excuse me? Hello?" I ask, walking up to her.
She turns around to see me; a blonde boy with no shirt on and a beach full of seashells laced into his hair. Crap, she's tall. She's probably wondering what the hell I want from her…
"Yeah?" she asks, looking down at me. She's around the same height as Cleo, so I'm guessing she's around the same age as her too.
I look around for a bit, checking if anyone else is watching, before speaking.
"There's a plot against you guys, directly. Please believe me, I'm not like the rest of them," I whisper.
"Oh yeah, I know about that. Elisha told us already. There's not much she doesn't know about your plan, seeing as she heard almost the entire conversation."
"So she was the eavesdropper…" I mumble to myself. Huh. This Elisha girl isn't half bad.
"Yeah, that would have been her. As soon as someone heard her, she bolted and came to tell us."
"Well, at least you guys know."
"Okay, thanks anyway," she replies.
She starts to turn and leave when I continue.
"By the way, I'm Blaze; Blaze Tesla," I tell her quickly. I know, it's a weird name for someone from District 4. Most of the other Careers thought I was from 1 until I told them otherwise.
"Okay, Blaze, my name's Jordan Paisley."
"Nice to meet you, Jordan. I'll see you and your alliance at training." I nod at her and quickly walk away before any Careers see me.
"Wait a second... The lack of starvation... The decent clothing... That guy was a Career!" Jordan says to herself. "And I just told him that we knew all about their plan!"
Oh crap. I'm a Career, there's no way she'll trust me! What was I thinking? I gulp loudly and practically dive behind a wide pillar. I didn't want her to be like this...
"How could I be so stupid?! He was a Career, for god's sake!"
"Oi, Jordan!"
I look around the pole to see a blonde girl sitting on the front of her chariot and waving. Oh my god...
Jordan hits her hand against her forehead as Elisha Bailey stands up, on top of the moving vehicle and jumps off. She somehow lands on two feet though, making it look really easy.
Jordan and I gape at her and Elisha laughs at her friend's reaction.
Huh, this girl looks kind of attractive close up...
"What the hell, Elisha?! What are you on?!" Jordan yells at her.
"I dunno," she replies, shrugging. "Nothing, I s'pose, but maybe it's the sugar they gave us earlier..."
"That sugar was for the horses, not you!"
"Just leave her."
"Oh, hey Jodie," Elisha, waving at the short brunette walking over to them.
Jodie Ann Frostbite has come from her District 12 crowd and over to the others.
"Hey Jordan, who was that guy you were talking to just before?" Jodie asks.
"Yeah, I saw you talking to someone too. What were you talking about?" Elisha asks.
"Uh… um… that guy… his name was Blaze… uh…" Waiting for her reply is actually really scary.
"I'm so sorry, you guys! He just seemed like he was a decent person!" At least I seem nice… "I didn't mean to, but it just slipped out!"
"Jordan, shut up," Elisha says. "What did he look like?"
"Uh, he was blonde, a bit over your height," Jordan explains to her.
Elisha stares into space. Okay, as tense as the moment is, what is she doing?
"I think we can trust him," she finally says. Oh thank god.
"Uh, is anyone gonna tell me what's going on?" Jodie asks.
"I accidentally told a Career that we knew about their plan…" Jordan mumbles, turning away from Jodie slightly.
"Jordan, you idiot!" Jodie yells at her. Damn, I heard from Adam and Kevin about her random outbursts, but I didn't think she went this crazy.
She goes to hit her over the head but Elisha grabs her arm. Nice reflexes, not like stereotypical blondes at all. Well, aside from when she sat on the front of the chariot while it was moving... And she thought the sugar cubes were for the tributes... Okay, so she's not exactly a genius...
"For fuck's sake, Jodie, I said you could trust the guy."
"Okay, so how come we can trust him?" Jodie asks her, raising her eyebrows.
"When I saw the Careers plotting, he wasn't contributing to their plans at all. He looked as if he didn't even want to be a part of their group."
"Uh, Elisha, no offence, but you don't exactly have the best judgement skills," Jordan tells her.
Okay, so judging by the weird and somewhat stupid things she's done, that's probably true... But with this she's right! Listen to her!