Innocence
"Well done class. I'm impressed with your knowledge and your fighting skills." One of the older Victors praises us. Now that I only have 'classes' twice a week since I'm going into the Games for sure and the rest of the time have my one-on-one training, I'm not so bored with class anymore. It's so dry but it's only twice a week for me.
The rest of these sixteen year olds who aren't volunteering are only still in the class because if someone with training actually gets reaped they go into the Games. Just like that. Sucks for the person who should have been able to volunteer, especially if they were in their last year. It happens sometimes.
"However, you are not ready for winning the Hunger Games yet." he states and we all look at him in confusion. What? What more is there to know? "To be a Victor means that you cannot be innocent at all. Which in our case, comes in two forms."
"What forms?" one of the girls asks, and I'm glad she did. I'm just as confused as her but I didn't want to be the moron to ask in case it was stupid.
"One being that you have to kill someone before going into the Games." He informs us, and murmurs and whispers fly around the room. Kill someone? Do we get to choose?
Is it bad I would probably choose Mira?
"Relax, it'll just be a prisoner. They were going to die anyway." He assures us. Oh that's better. At least they were already on their way to death and they deserve it. Not that Mira doesn't…
"What's the other one?" a boy asks and the Victor gives a laugh before smirking.
"Anyone in this room who hasn't done it before must change that. I won't ask before next week but by then choose a partner and fix the problem." He orders before leaving the room.
…What?
It's awkward, but since we all know that we only have a week and only one person in here apparently has done it before (he has a non-training girlfriend and apparently they're horndogs) we all choose a partner. I only know the girl because I've trained with her for years and it's bound to be awkward, but I don't want to be innocent. Victors aren't innocent.
In the end it's not too bad and I actually liked it. Something about it made me feel so powerful and I couldn't help but want more. Maybe I'll get a girlfriend just to fuck her…
