Merrick-

The games were in three months, so far yet so close. This year was a quarter quell and rumor had it that the quell twist was four tributes instead of two. Kylass was definitely upset about having to mentor; she denied it but it was obvious. Marina was glad to get a break, she had mentored the past five years sent eight kids to death, would've been ten had me and Kylass not won.

"Merrick, are you sure you don't want Daniel to mentor this year?" She knew how I hated mentoring and the things it entitled me too.

"Yeah, it will be easier for Kylass to mentor with me than Daniel."

"Okay, but…"

"It's fine Marina, I'll be fine okay?"

"If you say so." She didn't like me in the Capitol without her, especially after what happened to Haley.

"I'll be careful alright?"

"Kylass , knows what's safe to say and not say, I'll be quiet."

"You couldn't be quiet if your life depended on it, which actually IT DOES!"

"True, but, I'll be careful okay? Please trust me."

"You know I trust you Merrick, it's your mouth I don't trust." She smiled but I knew she really was worried.

"Me and my 'mouth' will be careful, we'll stay out of trouble, well, try to."

"Just be careful Merrick, not for me but for Kylass too, I'm not convinced Snow won't hurt her to get at you, keep that in mind." I never really thought about that, he wouldn't be afraid to hurt her.

"My point exactly, so just be aware."

"I will."

Kylass~

Dakota and Anna were nice, Taylor on the other hand, wasn't she was always telling me how much she hated Merrick and how much of a jerk he was, and this that and the other thing.

"Taylor, just shut up! Nobody cares how much you 'hate' Merrick okay, just realax and have fun, alright?" As per Merrick's warning Dakota's temper had flared up, but it kept Taylor quiet so I didn't mind.

"Oh, drama isn't it lovely?" Anna in me had a lot in common especially the quiet part.

"Haha, yeah, just beautiful."

"How's Merrick these days anyways? I haven't talked to him since, well you know." She was talking about the Taylor/Dakota/Merrick ordeal.

"He's better I guess, still kind of," I paused.

"Yeah, I know, he'll probably never be how he was, especially since the Haley thing."

"You know to?" It seemed like everyone knows/

"Dakota told me, Taylor doesn't know thought so don't bring it up to her. Who told you Dakota?"

"No, Merrick told me. But why didn't Dakota tell Taylor?"

"Dakota doesn't trust her with that kind of stuff. Taylor's a bit of a, drama queen, I bet everyone in four would know in less than an hour if Dakota told her."
"Oh, makes sense." Taylor did seem like the kind of person to spread stuff like that, which could probably get Merrick, Dakota and the whole population of District four killed.

"I remember Haley, I used to baby sit her while her parents fished and during the games, they were just so worried about Merrick I took care of her a lot. She was super sweet, then Merrick was in the games she was just, a wreck always crying, than when he came home she was so excited it took her awhile to trust him again he was so jumpy, he yelled a lot. You know?"

"Yeah, definitely, I'm living it and he told me."

"Oh, yeah you are a victor, I forgot; but anyways; once she finally re-trusted him she as so happy but then, one day she was gone, so was Merrick, he just wasn't Merrick anymore. He was always so depressed he was just, different. Then you came along." She was smiling now.

"The last couple times I've seen him he looks happier like he's actually cares now, you're good for him Kylass. Merrick needs someone who actually cares about him, unlike her." She pointed in Taylor's direction.

"She just wants him to make her look better; she doesn't care about him at all. In fact, she had the nerve to ask what was wrong with him, after the games, as if it wasn't obvious, Dakota doesn't like her either, we just don't want her saying how, 'evil' and 'arrogant' we are so she gets to stick around."

"I don't blame you guys; she seems to kind of have that effect."

"Yeah, she's pretty mean, nobody likes her that I'm aware of, well, she like herself but that's about it."

"Who's that Dakota? Yeah, nobody likes her." Taylor had apparently come up behind us when we weren't looking.

"Yeah Dakota…" Anna just kind of trailed of and we looked at each other glad Taylor had offered a good cover for what we had said. She ran off to who knows where.

"That was really close."

"Yeah it was, we could've just told her we were talking about another Taylor, she probably would've believed us." Sadly, Anna had a point, she would've.

"True, very true."

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