So here's the first day of training. I know I focused more on relationships, and I probably will continue to do that. I'm excited to see how the alliances play out, cause honestly I have o clue. Please LEAVE A REVIEW, I would love to know what people think of this. Leave criticism, compliments, anything. Thank you! Enjoy the chapter!
Training Pt. 1
Lilac Amrin, 16, D11 Female
I woke up the day after the Parade in the nicest room I had ever been in. There was a huge flat screen TV, the bathroom was gigantic, with the most amazing shower EVER. There was a note next to my bed from some lady named Cass. Ohhh right that's one of my dad's friends. I guess she'll be my mentor. I quickly threw on the clothes that had been set out for me and quickly walked out towards the common area. Cobalt, Cass, and my dad were already there. Wait. Why was MY DAD here?
"Dad?" I asked. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm the only living male victor from District 11, honey. I'm a mentor," he said.
"Oh. Right," I said, feeling dumb.
I glared at Cobalt and sat down at the table. I still hadn't forgiven him, nor did I think I would ever.
"Honey, sorry, you better stand back up," my dad said.
"Huh, why?" I asked. "I haven't gotten to eat breakfast yet."
''You'll have to bring some with you," Cass said. "It's time for training."
"Great," I muttered, and grabbed a bagel. "Let's go then."
I stalked to the elevator with Cobalt in tow. I pressed the button for the training center and we were off.
Ajax Romero, 18, D2 Male
We were all standing in the training center, waiting for the head trainer to show up. The District 11 tributes were the last to show up, and the girl looked seriously mad at the boy. I almost wondered what he did but honestly, I didn't need to know. Just then, the head trainer walked up to us.
"Good morning, tributes," he said. He was tall, with crazy muscles. He did not look like someone you wanted to mess with. "My name is Hunter, and I am the Head Trainer this year. You will have the next three days to learn everything you could possibly need for the Games, and at the end you will present any of your skills in front of the gamemakers, and they will give you a score from 1-12. Do not attack anyone while in here, if you do there will be consequences. All right, that's it, go train!"
I smiled at Darwin, then looked around at the different stations. I would definitely want to go show off on the obstacle course, and I wanted to work on my swordsmanship some. Oh and archery. So basically I wanted to go to all the stations.
"How about we go talk to the tributes from 1 and 4," Darwin suggested.
"Alright," I said, then looked to find them. The District 1 tributes were standing near the swords with the girl from 4. I quickly walked over to them.
"Hello, my name is Ajax.," I said. "I'm from 2."
"Yeah," the boy said, smiling. "I kinda figured since I've already met the tributes from 4. I'm Eagle and this is Sadie and Serena"
"Speaking of 4," Darwin said. "Where's the guy?"
"So basically, Blaze, my partner decided to volunteer even though we had already decided on someone else. He tried to be friendly to me last night, but he sucks at it, so it came off more as him insulting me. So yeah, he doesn't get to be part of the Careers," Serena said.
"Alright," I said nodding. We would just have to work with having only five. Though there was the boy from 11 at the station with a scythe and he was absolutely destroying those dummies.
"Would you guys be open to adding someone who's not from one of our districts to the Careers?" I asked.
"I don't see why not," Sadie said and the rest nodded in agreement. "Who did you have in mind?"
"The boy from 11," I said. "He seems to be pretty strong and he definitely knows how to wield a scythe."
"Okay," Eagle nodded in agreement. "I'll go talk to him."
Liva Mentris, 18, D12 Female
I spent most of the day with Ellis. We started to become pretty close, and I have to admit, it was nice to have a friend. Even though the chances of us both surviving were zero. Only one of us could win, and I had to make sure it was me. But for a while it would be okay to have an alliance with him.
"Did you notice the boy from 11 has been with the Careers all day?" Ellis asked.
"Yeah I did notice," I said. "I wonder what that's all about. There's no way he's part of the Careers, I mean he's from one of the poorest districts, and they're all rich brats."
"Yeah," he said. "Well there's only one way to find out. I'll go ask him."
"What? No!" I said. "That's not a good idea Ellis."
"Why?" he asked. "Sadie's actually really nice and she did say that she would show me how to use a sword. Might as well take her up on that."
"But they're careers," I said. And we were the lowest of them all, the complete opposite of them. We were at the camouflage station, and they were all over at the weapons. Before I could say anymore, Ellis was up, walking over to them. "Well they can't attack him here. They wouldn't risk getting disqualified."
I moved to the archery station, which was close to the Careers but not to close, and was just getting the hang of it when Ellis came over. He grinned.
"So I know how to use a sword now," he started. "And they don't like the guy from 4 so they've basically replaced him with Cobalt. That's the guy from 11."
"Wonderful," I said. "Well at least we know. And that's one more way for you to win. With a sword."
"Attention, tributes!" Hunter yelled. "It is time for the day to end. Please stay in your rooms tonight and I will see you tomorrow, bright and early."
We got into an elevator with the tributes from 11. Cobalt looked quite happy, but the girl was glaring at him.
"So, how'd you manage to become part of the Careers?" I asked.
"Huh?" he asked. "Oh right, one of them just came over and said they needed an extra person and that I looked good with a scythe. So now I guess I'm technically a career. Weird, never thought I'd be saying that."
The elevator stopped. He grinned at me and Ellis, then got off. The elevator kept moving up, and then we were on our floor. I had a feeling I wouldn't sleep well tonight. These Games really don't help you sleep.
Current Alliances:
The Careers: Eagle, Sadie, Ajax, Darwin, Serena, and Cobalt
District 12: Liva and Ellis
Q1: How did Cobalt manage to become a Career?
Q2: What new weapon does Ellis learn how to use?
