One more chapter until the bloodbath, I honestly don't know how I am going to kill any of your characters off. They are all amazing. You are going to make me cry haha.

Consus Zeph POV:

I trailed behind Crown and my sister, taking in the beauty of The Capitol. We wondered around the tribute center until we stopped at a coffee shop.

"I only heard about this from my aunt, I mean, caramel tea?" Crown said excitedly from across the table. He looked wide-eyed at the menu in front of his face, reading each drink off to us. "What are you having?" he asked Lavina. She cocked her head to the side and sticking her tongue out slightly.

"I think the milkshake-"

"What?" Crown shouted, slamming his first into the table. "You can't have all this choice and pick a simple milkshake!" he laughed, punching my sister in the arm, I was ready to defend her if she hadn't laughed it off.

"Not everyone feels the need to have the finer things in life," someone said from behind me, Crown looked up, his face going white. I turned to see Selina and Atlas sat at the table behind us. Crown opened his mouth to speak but Atlas cut him off.

"You should try the hot chocolate, the orange one," Atlas said to Lavina, pointing to the drink on the menu. My sister looked at the same photo on her's and gave a small nod.

"Is it nice?" she asked.

"Hmh, Augusto used to make it for me back in Two after my training sessions with him," Atlas replied a calm look on his face, which I assumed was the closest he got to smiling. Lavina made up for it though, smiling ear from ear as she jumped up into the air. I was more shocked about the big, strong career victor making hot chocolate in his free time.

"I'll go get the drinks!" Lavina sang, offering her hand for money out and taking our orders.

"I shall join you," Saline smiled, standing up and taking Atlas' money. I watched them walk to the counter, Atlas moving and taking the seat next to me. Once I was sure the girls were unable to hear us, I turned to Crown.

"As my sister isn't going to ask, why are you here?" I asked. Crown smiled, placing the menu down.

"Your sister is a very pretty girl," he said with a smirk.

"And she isn't interested in you," I growled, Atlas lent in closer, intrigued while Crown just shrugged.

"The Games are a very stressful time and a sad woman is an easy woman," he laughed. Atlas flinched slightly, looking over to me. I could feel my blood boil, I wanted to end him, right here. Atlas gave me a nod, he was thinking the same thing as me.

I kicked out my leg, striking him in the groin. The blonde boy let out a little whimper and tried to move away but I grabbed him by the scruff of the collar and pulled him close.

"You listen you fucking beefed up twat, you are going to leave my sister and all of us alone and go back to your lonely, pathetic room, okay?" I growled. He struggled against my grip before pulling away. He looked at Atlas who showed him no sympathy before hurrying off, back to his floor. I looked over to my sister, she was unaware of what had just happened.

"I need you to help me with something," I sighed, turning to Atlas.

"What do you need?" he asked, taking a bag of sugar out of a pot and playing with it. I gave him a smile and laid out my plan, no man should talk about a woman like that, let alone my sister.

Loveless Stone POV:

As much as I didn't like The Capitol, the city itself was beautiful. There was so much to see and to do. Everywhere I went, shop owners would throw free things at me if I said something good about them to my escorts. They had a zoo and a pet shop and the amount of food they had in a single shop could feed a whole District. Then there was the bad side.

I saw people throwing up only to carry on eating. People eating for the fun of it rather than for the need. Life was so simple here that most people didn't have jobs, the Districts did all the hard work for them. It sickened me.

I ended up walking around the public restaurants with my first clenched. People left food on their plates that were simply thrown away. Most children back at home would have fought to the death for that small scrap of food. Then again, that is what they are doing with The Hunger Games.

I thought back to my family, I might never see them again and that was one less pay check they were getting. Less food, one more missing family member, one more time The Capitol wins.

I was wondering through the tribute center, eating a large tub of noodles with chunks of chicken, it was amazing and it made my mouth water. However, I knew I wouldn't be able to finish it, there was far too much for a girl who was used to smaller portions to eat. I placed the lid on the tub and let out an angered sighed. I didn't want to throw it away, I was no better than the people who lived here then. However, I couldn't save it for later because my Musa had placed set meals, it seemed cruel but if it helped me in the arena, I was up for it.

When I stepped in the lift, I was met with the teary eyes of Crown Leroy. He seemed a rather arrogant, good for nothing boy but it was clear that the Games were even getting to him. We stood in silence for a few seconds before I offered out my tub of noodles to him. He looked down at me, wiping a tear away.

"I am full and I don't want it to go to waste," I said with a smile. He took the tub from me and looked at me. "All I ask is a thank you," I laughed. He leaned forward causing me to move away but he grabbed my hair and placed his lips on mine as the doors to the fourth floor opened. I clawed at his face but he continued until something pulled him away.

"Three's a crowd," a male voice grunted, throwing him out of the elevator doors. I watched as his face scraped on the floor. He got up and attempted to run but the doors closed before he could reach.

"I'm Ezra," the male said, offering his hand out me. I shook it. He was a good looking man and nice too, he calmed me down and made me laugh all the way up to my floor. After I had stepped out of the elevator, he pressed the ground floor and vanished. I would have to remember his name.

Kaya Amazon POV:

My shoes hurt and my dress was itchy. I found myself pulling at the short skirt, worried that my behind was showing. After spending most of my life in the wild, being forced into a netting dress that only just covered my female parts, it made me unhappy. Mags had assured me that it would gain me sponsors. They must have been very shallow to fall for this.

"Please welcome your master of ceremonies, Pyrus Minkle!" a deep voice called as my stylist placed me in line behind the other tributes.

"You look nice, Ezra said with a sweet smile. I thanked him, he polished up good himself.

"Now, for a pair of siblings that have stolen our hearts this year and made us all part of their family...Consus and Lavina Zephyrus!" the siblings went up together in matching outfits. It was as cute as it was cheesy. The two embrace it though. Lavina looked stunning while her younger brother looked dashing. They answered the questions in typical Career fashion, flattering The Capitol and boasting about how skilled they were. They joined hands with Pyrus and bowed at the end of their interview before exiting the stage.

"Next up, we have the dashing, Atlas Geo!" the stoic male took to the stage in a simple black and white suit. He kept his answers short. However, his interview was cut short in the end after Pyrus mentioned his deceased brother, Zeus. I wasn't sure how he had died in The Games, but it clearly was an opened wound for him. Deaths of siblings never healed but I hadn't seen someone as angry as him.

Saline was the next person to take the stage. She had a body hugging, floor length dress and her dark hair was up in a flower covered bun. She was beautiful and I envied her stylists. Most of her interview was Pyrus flirting with her but Saline managed to remind him that she was more than a pretty face.

I felt sorry for Abel, he was such a sweet boy and tried his hardest to make jokes but each one fell flat. His suit made him seem far beyond his years. He was someone I would want to mother, treating him like a younger brother. He was too young to be in these Games and it hurt me to know he was going to die soon.

His District partner, Zelda, on the other hand, smashed her interview. She has gotten a low training score but she aced at interviews. She hit a homerun with every joke and compliment and spoke. She might have earned some of her sponsors back.

Ezra was just as charming and flirty as he was in real life, he didn't have to change himself to be liked. His interview made me rather nervous, he did so well and I hadn't had interactions with humans other than my family and when I did, I was never trying to make them like me.

"The sexy, the beautiful, Kaya Amazon!" Pyrus called. I took a deep breath and walked up the stairs, ready to crash or burn.

Sabrina Cole POV:

Yellow was not my color but my stylist seemed to think so. I looked like a full in my yellow, tissue like dress. It honestly looked like they had just stuck a thousand used tissues to my dress.

Kaya left the stage, smiling from ear to ear with pride, it was a good interview and she had all right to be proud of herself.

Oliver looked good looking in his three-piece suit and his slicked back hair. He was a hottie and I wasn't frightened to admit it. Sadly, his interview was average, not the best but not the worst. He was well received but people wouldn't remember him after a few more tributes had come out.

His District partner's interview was a mess. Pyrus kept trying to ask her questions but she just kept speaking over him about her traps. Most of the audience was lost and Pyrus had to cut the interview short. Shame, her trap seemed rather interesting.

Kendrick was my type of guy but I could tell he wasn't into people like me. Didn't stop me from appreciating his looks, though. Like Oliver, his interview went well but no one would remember it after a few more tributes.

Acacia was asked mostly questions about her mother and her victory, what was it like to have a mother as a victor and anything else they could think of. I felt sorry for the girl, she didn't get to be her own individual. To The Capitol, she was nothing more than the child of a victor which made her cool. At least it would gain her sponsors, though.

"Please welcome, our stiffed back friend, River Phoenix!" I cringed at the welcome and so did River. Yes, he had a back problem but it wasn't his only trait. River proved them wrong, though. He was by far the best tribute I had seen funny, excited and charming. Now, every tribute wanted to be him.

Tiara Brookie POV:

I looked beautiful and I loved it. I couldn't stop twirling, my pink, fluffy dress twirling with me. I was made to look like a flower and I could already feel the jealousy of the kids from home.

Bug proved to be smarter than I thought from someone with a name like Bug. I didn't understand what he was saying half of the time as he bored me but the crowd seemed to love him and Finley cheered him on from the sidelines. It was rather cute.

His District partner and ally, Finley wasn't as well received. She didn't want to be there and made it known, answering in shrugs and sticking her tongue out to the camera. The only time she answered a question was when Pyrus asked her about going home. She told her family she would be back soon.

I was sure Crown's reaping was going to be a mess. The word about what he had done to Loveless had gotten round quick and people were starting to dislike him. If he tried anything like that on me I would kick him so hard, he wouldn't be able to pee for a week. However, he whined about having nobody to love, making mistakes and there being someone he loved in The Capitol, winking at the cameras. It made everyone groan but the crowd loved it, the women swooning for him.

His District partner was a lot better. She knew how to work a crowd and proved it. She must have earnt a dozen sponsors from her interview alone. She talked about her life as a butcher and how it would give her skills in the Games. I had to make sure to avoid her.

Neki just didn't care. He sat in silence, almost having a staring contest with Pyrus. When Pyrus told him it was time to leave, Neki walked off the stage like the interview had never happened. More sponsors for me.

His District partner was sweet and I liked her. She was honest about having few skills out of foregoing and bug identification but she was right when she told Pyrus that they shouldn't count her out yet. I knew plenty of people who had won by using the arena to their advantage.

Ashton was still cold to poor Pyrus but not as bad asNeki. If anything he looked more frightened that anything, like the poor boy, had stage fright. He talked about his brother a lot and said he would win for him. When Pyrus asked if he was waiting at home, Ashton bluntly stated that he was dead, just as the buzzer went off.

Lavina Zephyrus POV:

I slipped the white nightgown on and brushed through my damp blonde hair. My little brother Consus was already asleep and has been for a few hours. I glanced up at the clock and winced, it was already the day of the bloodbath. Admitted, only a minute into it, but it was still today.

I hurried to the draw in my bedside table and pulled out a photo when I heard the elevator door open. I waited a few seconds for footsteps but was only met with silence. I turned back to the photo when there was a small knock at my door.

I half expected it to be Consus, too worried about tomorrow to sleep but instead, I opened the door to see Crown, drunk.

"Crown?" I whispered as he pushed past me and stumbled into my room. I had heard what he did to the girl from Eight and it made me lose a lot of trust in him. And he wasn't drunk then.

"I am going to die, ain't I, Lav," He whined, sitting on my bed clenching his fists. "And to think, I spent most of my time chasing women when I could have been making friends, at least then people would miss me," he cried, tears streaming from his eyes and falling on my bed covers. I stood there awkwardly, not knowing how to react to the blonde male. He was right, he was untrained and lacked allies, there was a high chance he wouldn't make it past the first week. I had convinced the rest of the pack to leave him, telling them that he would die on his own. He was my friend and I didn't want to see him die.

I sat cross-legged on my bed and watched the male cry. After a few moments, I sucked up my pride as a career and did what any friend would. I leant over and gave him the biggest hug I could muster.

"You can win this, if you try, Hix wasn't trained, you just have to believe in yourself," I sighed. Crown started to cry more violently into the crook of my neck.

"Thank you for being nice to me, most females aren't," He whimpered. I wasn't really surprised, the way he treated women. But he wasn't a bad guy, he had made some bad choices and with his interview and his current episode, I could tell he regretted them.

After a few moments, the boy fell asleep in my arms, his limp body almost making me fall backward. I pushed his body forward and laid him on the bed. I laid him on top of the covers and wiggled my way under the covers so I knew he couldn't grope me in the night.

I took one last look at my token, a childhood photo of me and my brother holding friendship bracelets that said friends forever. I felt the tears well up in my eyes as I turned the light off and kissed the photo good night.

They were all going to die if I won. My friends, Ezra, Crown, Saline, the boy I liked, Atlas and worst of all my brother. He was my little brother, I was meant to protect him. He didn't even want this yet I convinced him to do it. I sentenced him to a likely death, all because I was impulsive.

I spent the next hour, crying into my covers, grieving my brothers, crush, and friends because as a career, I wouldn't be allowed the honor inside the arena. I only got to sleep when Crown rolled over and hugged me and whispered that it was going to be okay before falling back asleep. His breath smelt of beer and it made me feel uncomfortable but I allowed him to do it. I also allowed myself, for the next few hours before the bloodbath, to trust his words, it was going to be okay. No one was going to die, I would wake up and it would all be a dream. I just needed to fall asleep.