Here is chapter 11 like I promised! I hope you like it I'm don't really like the training but I wanted to get this up so here it is! Review and tell me how you like the story so far and is something is bad please tell me so I can fix it! Thanks Enjoy!
Lora's POV
I wake up to Effie banging on my door, "Wakeup today is the day the training starts!" She says excitedly.
I slowly lift my head to look at the clock on the night stand: 7:00. Training starts at 8:30. I sit up and stretch and climb out of bed, on top of the bureau clothes are sitting that I guess is for tracing, a capital servant must have put them there when I was sleeping. I grab them and take a quick shower, choosing the vanilla smelling shampoo, my favorite scent. I step on the mat which automatically dries me and my hair. Then I change into the training clothes, black spandex pants with a pink tank top and black spandex jacket with a pink stripe going down each arm. I was never a fan of spandex jogging suits but I like this one, especially since I think black and pink go well together and pink is my favorite color.
Then I put on a pair of sneakers that were on the floor near the bureau. I bet each tribute has a certain colored outfit, mine is pink and I don't think there will be any boys wearing pink.
I walk into the dining area to have breakfast. There is an enormous selection on the table: fruit, bacon, eggs, toast, some weird pastry things, bagels, yogurt, cereal, ham and a lot more. I sit down next to Alex and my mom and choose eggs, bacon and one of the weird pastry things because it looked so good.
"Alright so when you get into the training room don't do any weapons your good at, save those for the private session with the game makers and don't leave out the survival stations because those are just as important as weapons." Dad says.
"Go to survival stations before lunch and after lunch go to the weapon stations." Haymitch says.
"Okay got it." I say.
Once we finish eating Effie escorts me and Alex down to training while my parents and Haymitch stay on our floor.
When we get there it looks as if everyone is already there. Alex and I walk over to where all the tributes stand, in front of some trainer. The trainer starts explaining the rules once we get over to them.
"Alright so now that everyone is here, I will explain the simple rules of training. First, no hurting other tributes. Second, no leaving the training room until the bell rings at 12:00 signifying that it is lunch time. Lunch will be for 30 minutes, no longer. After the 30 minutes is up you are to come back to the training room. It is expected that you try out all the stations but it is not mandatory. Training ends at 4:00. Good luck."
As the trainer is saying this I glance at the other tributes, as I'm scanning the other tributes my eyes stop on another pair of green eyes; a career it seems. The boy is staring straight at me and if looks could kill then I'd be dead. I tense up and quickly turn away from the boy he has blond hair to go with the green eyes and looks quite strong, I think is name is Toby from district 2. I can still feel his eyes on me but I keep my eyes at the woman talking pretending I don't see him.
Me and Alex go over to the fire building station first since there was no one at it. After a half hour the trainer has taught us how to make a well enough fire and tells us to see if we can do it by ourselves while he walks over to a trainer at another station.
"Did you see that boy from 2?" I whisper to Alex. He looks up at me.
"No why?" He asks.
"He kept staring at me the whole time."
"Which one is he?" I scan the room and see him at a knife throwing station.
"By the knife throwing station." I say putting some sticks in our little fire we just made.
"I heard he's trouble, Toby that's his name." I look over at the station where now Alex is looking at, he is throwing knifes at a dummy; it hit its heart each and every time. He looks so arrogant I just want to start throwing knifes at the dummy just to show him off but I'm not that good with knifes so I'd just make a fool of myself.
"Look at him, so arrogant." I say as I roll my eyes.
"Yah just stay away from him." Alex says
"Was planning on doing just that." I say.
After we put out the fire we head over to other survival stations then the bell rings for lunch.
Me and Alex sit down together at an empty table and decide when we will ask district 7 to join our alliance. We decide that we will go up to them after lunch as they're training.
When lunch is over everyone heads back to the training room. Thankfully both district 7 tributes, Tommy and Alisa are together at an otherwise empty station. They are at the spear station.
The girl notices us walk over and smiles at us, see she is friendly I tell myself.
"Ahh the two rebel children." She says with a sarcastic tone.
"Yup that's us." I say picking up a spear, they are heavier than I thought; this is my first time using one.
"These are heavier than I thought." I say. Alisa laughs, "You'll get used to it. So you guys must have some weapons your good at? The bow I'm guessing Lora?"
"I'm decent." I say, I don't want to sound arrogant but I'm more than decent at the bow, in fact I'm great I just don't want to sound all rude and arrogant.
"And what about you Hawthorne?"
"Knifes I guess." He says after thinking about it for a few seconds.
"The little one over here is good with all the survival stuff. Isn't that right Tommy?" Alisa says.
"Yes." Tommy says quietly by the look in his eyes he's frightened. He is 12 but reminds me of an 8 year old. After a few attempts at throwing spears I realize I'm no good, the spear always hits the dummy but never with enough force to pierce its skin. Alex on the other hand is pretty good got the heart a few times. Alisa is amazing; she always gets the dummies right in their hearts. Tommy tried to but the same happens to him as what happened to me.
"So do you guys want to join our alliance?" I ask. Alisa seems hesitant but surprisingly tommy speaks first. "Yes." He looks at Alisa for some kind of permission. "Alisa please." I guess he must like us, that's good!
"Alright." She says giving in. We spend the rest of the day training together as a group, we hit most of the spots except for the knives and archery we and Alisa seems to understand why we don't want to show our talents to everyone. Tommy slowly opens up to us as the day goes on, becoming less shy.
Every once in a while I see the career from district 2 looking at us. Pure hatred in his eyes, but I just pretend like I don't notice him staring and continue with my work.
When training ends we go back to our district floor to have dinner. We mostly talk about how our training went.
After dinner I the work from this afternoon hits me and I begin to feel really tired so I take a quick shower and go to sleep.