Date: October 17th

Location: District 12

"What do you think we should name them?" asked Peeta. "It was hard enough to choose one name at a time, much less three."

"Well, I think we should make a list of what exactly we want from their names. This way, we can narrow down exactly what we want."

"Good idea."

Katniss pulled up the word processing software on Tessa's computer. She began to make a list.

"So, what do we want to include?" Katniss asked.

"Well, I want a bread name."

"A bread name?!"

"Yeah. My brothers were named Graham and Rye. It sort of runs in the family: Graham, Rye, Peeta, Cinnamon. It would mean a lot to me to name a baby girl after one of my big brothers."

"Sounds good." Katniss typed on the document, "1. Bread."

"Now, what do you want, Katniss?"

"A flower. Just like it connects you to your family to name one of our baby girls after bread, it connects me to my family to name one of the babies after a flower. You know about mine and Prim's relationship."

"Perfect." Katniss typed, "2. Flower."

"I also think," said Peeta, "that we should name at least one after someone who we lost 'thanks' to the Hunger Games."

"Good idea," said Katniss, and the idea was subsequently added to the list.

"Let's start looking," said Peeta, "or we'll run out of time. Did you pick any out yet?"

"Well, I started looking for names earlier today. I found a pretty name that is completely unrelated to any of our ideas, Melodie."

"That's a pretty name," agreed Peeta. "I like it. Did you find a flow name?"

"Yeah, the stereotypes. Rose, Lily, Ivy. That sort of thing."

"Maybe we can use one of those. Let's see what makes sense with some other names."

"What kind of bread name are you thinking of?"

"Well, the only one I can think of for a girl is Riley. We could spell it Ryely, but there is really no other good bread-related name."

"I actually like that," thought Katniss. "So we have Melodie and Riley."

The two then spent a few moments looking through more names. Suddenly, Katniss had an epiphany.

"Peeta, David you notice that Riley and Melodie rhyme?"

"No, but now I do. What's your point?"

"Well, what if we can find a name that rhymes with Riley and Melodie, and those can be their first names!"

"Good idea! But what rhymes with Riley and Melodie?"

The two began searching again.

"What are we going to do about the name of someone we lost?" asked Peeta.

"That's the problem. There aren't really any good girl names. I was thinking Lavinia, but now I don't think it'll fit."

"Yeah, I agree. And the others are odd, like Seeder, Wiress, and Mags."

"And we can't name them after people from our first Games, because now they're coming back."

"Which means the Victors from the 75th Games might come back to, so that makes things more difficult."

"What about someone who we lost indirectly to the Games?"

"How about Cinna and Portia?"

"I don't know. Cinna was so special to me. I still haven't completely gotten over his death."

"Maybe, if we have another kid, we can name him/her after Cinna."

Katniss looked at Peeta. "We'll see."

Suddenly, Katniss pounced on the keyboard.

"What are you doing?" asked Peeta.

"I know the name we should use. Daria."

"Daria?"

"Darius was one of the Peacekeepers I was closest with in 12. He was that Avox that you saw tortured and killed. I used to trade with him. Daria is a variation of that name."

"I like it. So we have Riley, Melodie, and Daria picked out. What else do we need?"

For another thirty minutes, Katniss and Peeta looked at name after name after name. They debated each name, pondered it, passed it back and forth, and, most times, ended up not liking the name and therefore disregarding it.

"What about Bailey?"

"Bailey?"

"Yeah. It rhymes with Riley and Melodie."

"What does it mean?"

"Nothing really relevant; I just thought it sounded pretty."

"Well, it does sound nice, and it does rhyme. So, the first names for our baby girls are Bailey, Riley, and Melodie. Which name do we put Daria with?"

"We can figure it out later. Hey, look at this pretty name. Dawn."

"I like that," said Peeta. "Now we have five names, but we don't know what goes where. One more."

"We still need the flower," said Katniss. "Should we go stereotypical?"

"Maybe. Probably not, though."

"Check this out! A list of flower names!"

"Which ones do you like?"

"Acacia and Zahara."

"Zahara?"

"Zahara. It's a Hebrew word meaning flower."

"That's pretty. What about this one, Senna?"

"So we have Melodie, Dawn, Riley, Daria, Bailey..."

"I like that! Melodie Dawn, Riley Daria, and Bailey whatever-we-pick-for-a-flower."

"I'm leaning towards Senna, because it's like Cinna."

"All right. Melodie Dawn, Riley Daria, and Bailey Senna it is! I think we picked out lovely names."

"I agree."

Suddenly, the phone rang. Katniss picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Katniss. It's Aubree."

"Hi, Aubree! How are you doing?"

"Pretty good. Paylor just wanted me to call you and tell you some things she told me.

"All right. Shoot."

"Paylor has put each tribute into one of 5 groups: girls 12-15, boys 12-15, girls 16-18, boys 16-18, and Careers. Each of five Victors will be taking in one of these groups: you have younger girls, I have younger boys, Annie has older girls, Johanna has older boys, and Enobaria has Careers. You follow me?"

"Yeah."

"So, each tribute will be sent to the Victor who fits their age. But, if you have a Victor living in your district you'll go there. So, for example, Sebastian from 4 is only 12, so he should go to me, but instead, he'll go to Annie."

"I see."

"The exception is if your family has moved. So, Finch, 74F5, should be going to my district, but since her parents moved to 12, she'll go to live with you for about a week or two and then go live with her family. Got it?"

"Yeah. Is that all?"

"I think so."

"How's Phoenix? How old is he now?"

"Phoenix is 3 now, and he is doing very well."

"That's good."

"Mommy! Ready for bed!"

"Gotta go put Dalia and Ken to sleep. Tell Phoenix I say hi, and I'll see you soon."

"You too."

Both Victors hung up. Katniss went upstairs and lulled her children to sleep.

Rue tossed and turned in her bed. She simply couldn't sleep. That day had been a long day, but she was nervous for what the next day would bring.

Rue turned to look at her roommate, Savannah. Savannah was sound asleep.

Rue turned on the light by her bed. She picked up her diary from her nighttable, opened it, grabbed her pencil, and began to write.

October 17th

Dear Diary,

I can't believe it's been so long since I wrote in you! My last entry is from the end of September, and now it's October 17th! And a lot has happened since then.

I guess it's impossible to talk about what's happened since September without talking about who has woken up since I last wrote. It's a lot of people, too. And they're all from my Games!

On September 30th, Ash Birchwood from 7 woke up. He's super-tall, super-tan, and super-muscled. He was a bloodbath tribute in my Games, but he really should have gone farther. He is so strong! I don't really know him that well, though, because I'm the youngest girl and he, at age 17, is one of the older boys.

On October 6th, Savannah Mouron from 8 and Thresh from my district woke up. Savannah's really nice, and very close to my age. Thresh is a lot like my big brother, and he does look after me quite a bit. The problem is, he calls me "Squirt". I am NOT a SQUIRT!

In reality, though, I don't think I'd be able to make it very far without Thresh. He really took a liking to me during the Games, but considering I was one of the most important people in 11 before the Games, I think he knew who I was.

Then, Cotton Roberts from 8 woke up on October 9th. He's 16, while Savannah is 13, but he does look after Savannah, much like Thresh look after me. They have more of a friendly relationship, while mine and Thresh's is like siblings.

Two days ago, on October 15th, Marvel Quarin from 1 woke up. That scared us a lot, because he's a Career. The funny thing is, Glimmer was right. Don't tell him I said this, but HE. IS. AN. IDIOT. I don't even know how he knows how to hold a knife. I don't know how he passed 3rd Grade!

Tomorrow, I'm moving over to District 12. Earlier today, President Paylor called Penny, Savannah, Glimmer, Finch, and I into her office. Apparently, they need more room here, so they're sending us to the Victor's houses as sort of transport points, and then, hopefully, I'll go HOME! What I hear from Paylor is that my parents want me back, but they physically can't care for me, so I'll be shuttled back and forth. I understand that, but I do hope I can see them again.

I can't wait to go to Twelve, though. Katniss will be there! I'm excited to see her again; it's been so long. I've heard that she has kids, and is having more. I can't wait to meet them.

Finally, I'm feeling tired. I'm going to go to sleep now. I'll write in you tomorrow.

Rue.

Rue put her diary back on her night table. She turned off her light, and, within minutes, she was fast asleep.

"Rue. Rue! WAKE UP."

"What is it, Savannah?"

"You need to be ready to go. You're leaving in three hours."

"Right."

Rue got out of bed. She found an outfit laid out for her: a brown shirt and black jeans. Her three suitcases that she'd packed the day before were on the floor, along with her backpack.

"Are you ready to go?"

"Nearly. I just have to put my diary and laptop in my backpack, and then I'm good."

"I'm going to miss you, Rue."

"You'll probably get another roommate soon enough. But I'll miss you too."

"Does you know who is staying here?" asked Rue.

"Ash, Thresh, Cotton, Marvel and I. Everyone else is heading out."

"Good luck with all the boys."

"Thanks. We can communicate via laptop, though."

"That's true."

The two headed out to the main area. There, practically everyone else who had woken up so far was there. The only ones who weren't were Marvel, who was separated from the rest of the tributes, and Techno, who was still asleep. Rue took some breakfast, and sat next to Savannah to eat it.

About 20 minutes later, after Techno had awoken and eaten, President Paylor came in.

"All right, everyone. Listen up. We're going to begin the transport process. The way this is going to work is, we are going to get you into your transport groups, and then we'll send you out at the same time. Each of you will have various Peacekeepers and Avoxes to help you with your suitcases. I will not be able to travel with every transport, so the oldest on each transport will receive this little device. When you get to your destination, click on the little button on the bottom of the device. It will start a video call with me so I can talk to the Victor you are staying with. Now, listen carefully.

"Transport 1 is going to District 12. This transport includes Penny Robins, Glimmer Lawrence, and Rue McClellan. The three of you will be living with Katniss. Finch, your family has moved to Twelve, so you will be going with this transport. You will live with Katniss for about a week, and then you will go to live with your family.

"Transport 2 is going to District 4. That transport will consist of Sebastian Aronig, Marina Laria, and Janaya Randilz. You will be living with Annie Cresta. The two of you who lived in 4 pre-Games will most likely be able to go back home before you, Janaya.

"Transport 3 is going to District 5. This is the smallest transport, as it consists of Techno alone. Techno, you will be staying with Aubree Lune.

"Transport 4 will go to District 7. This transport consists of Jason Braolin and Hazel Acacia. You will be staying with Johanna Mason.

"Ash, Thresh, and Cotton, you will eventually be going to District 7; Savannah, you will be going to 12. Clear?"

Everyone nodded.

"Good. Now, prepare for departure."

Everyone exchanged hugs and goodbyes. Then, the tributes who were going out on the transports went to their rooms, grabbed their backpacks, and followed Paylor to the roof.

"Now, does everyone have their ID cards, laptops, and diaries?"

The ten tributes nodded.

"Good. Glimmer, Techno, Marina, and Hazel, here are the video-call devices. Remember, press that button when you get to your destinations. Now, Transport 1, your ship is on the far left, Transport 2, center left, Transport 3, center right, and Transport 4, far right. I wish you all the best of luck."

The tributes exchanged hugs and goodbyes again. Rue, Glimmer, Penny, and Finch boarded the ship on the left, and soon enough, they were off.

"How long is this trip?" asked Rue.

"A really long time. You might want to settle in."

Rue did just that. She curled up on a seat, and began to dream about her new life.

I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long, everyone! I'm still regrouping after Passover, and I haven't really hd a lot of time to write because my teachers gave me a lot of homework after spring break.

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter, and I hope you all like the names I picked out.I didn't actually have names solidified until Wednesday, which made things a little difficult to write this chapter...

Please review, and please submit tributes to my other story,The Capitol Games! I am in desperate need of tributes.

-goldie031