Yay, I did it. Sorry it took so long. I have been busy with college work and helping film some videos. I should be back on track now, though. I have a surprise for you when I post the bloodbath so look out for that. Anyway, the overdue chariots!

Hap Singer POV:

I looked amazing and I loved it. I couldn't stop looking at myself in the mirror and grinning from ear to ear. I was dressed in a golden, metal like leotard with a long, red velvet cape that trailed on the floor. My District number was engraved on the chest plate and my hair was curled, framing my face perfectly. The only part I didn't like were the clunky, gold boots.

"Why am I wearing a skirt?" Logan grumbled, crossing his arms and pouting. I looked over to the male, who was dressed almost identical to myself but he had red, velvet skirt covering his leotard. "I think they got ours mixed up," I laughed at this statement, earning and glare from the dark haired male.

"Unless you have boobs, I don't think they did," I sniggered. They were trying to make me look sexy, they just wanted to make him look cool. I had read about gladiators when I was a child and his costume was a far better example of what their costumes looked like. I just looked like some old guys fetish. Logan gave a slight smirk, leaning against his chariot and looking at the competition. His eyes hovered over people for a few seconds before moving on, like he had already planned their murder. I seemed to be the only one out of the two that saw no use of strategy until we saw the arena. A plan made for a woodland arena wouldn't do very well in an icy arena now, would it?

I picked at my nails in silence until Logan stood up and started to wave the blonde male from One over. The boy looked confused at first but pulled away from his chariot and next to ours. He was fine, tall, strong, bright blue eyes and his blonde hair was styled into an undercut. He looked charming but I knew he would rather kill me than anything else.

"Aurum, ask your chick if she wants to come to the pool tonight, liked we disgust," Logan said with a smile stretching across his cheeks. The boy, who I assumed was Aurum gave a nod, turning and waving an Avox over. She hurried over and held out a stylish leather bag towards him. Aurum unbuckled the straps and pulled out, what almost looked like a small TV and started to press the screen. He punched in letter after letter then looked up to us with a smile on his face.

"Sure, I'll ask the two from Four as well," the object spoke in a robotic type voice. Aurum seemed amazed.

"A bit time consuming, isn't it," I asked, cocking my head to the side. Aurum shrugged and went to type something else until Logan shushed me.

"He is getting a speaker before the Games like the dude from Eight last year, anyway, do you have to ask the girl from Four? Just us Four, eh?" Logan said with a wink, crossing his arms. Aurum shook his head and continued to walk towards the Four chariots who were dressed like some sort of deadly fishermen. His Avox scurried after him, carrying the leather bag.

"What's up with Four?" I asked. My District partner looked up at me and shrugged, turning to face the front again.

"We don't know if they are trained or not, no one joins us if they are weak," he sighed, running his nail along the gold-plated chariot.

"Not everyone who is untrained is weak, Logan...look at Hix from Six-"

"She won by mistake, not strength. Painting yourself to look like a fucking rock or tree does not make you win...save that for cake decorating school-"

"It made her win," I spat, smiling because I knew I had him cornered. He scowled at me, getting his first ready to attack but quickly withdrew it, shaking in anger.

"Just fucking shut up will you?" he grumbled, turning away from me. I agreed, smiling about my victory. He wasn't as bad looking as people made out, he was rather cute. And he might have been a dick but I was sure he had a sweet side too. I wanted to find that before the Games. To understand him better and maybe every turn into a weakness when the time came.

Andalusia Electra POV:

"She. Is. Hot," I gasped, looking at the girl from Eleven. She might have been dressed as a fruit picker but she was rocking it. I was rocking mine too but at least her costume lived up slightly to how good she looked. I was a solar panel. Far from groundbreaking in the costume department. I gave a huff and turned to looked at my District partner, Lux, who was looking at the horse, his eyes glazed over like his mind was trying to calculate how long it would take to ride back home on horseback. "Don't cha think?" I asked, looking up at him. The boy almost fell off the chariot as he looked at me, his brown eyes trying to remember where he was and what he was doing. I pointed to the girl from Eleven and he gave a nod in agreement.

"Er, yeah, she is pretty," he said quickly, turning away as if to avoid the subject. The only difference in our costumes was he was a slightly larger solar panel so at least we both looked stupid.

"I don't like people to lie," I sighed, pouting as they started to line up the horses. He looked over to me, his eyes wide as he went to defend himself.

"She is hot-"

"You are gay, it's the whole reason you are in here, right?" I shouted, stomping my feet slightly. Lux tried to quiet me, placing his finger on his lips. "Oh come on, who is going to care? They want to kill you, not sit down to afternoon tea and talk to you about how disgusted they are with your sexuality," I groaned, rolling my eyes. Lux looked over to me and then away, his eyes on the verge of tears.

"You don't know what it is like-"

"For what it is worth, I didn't vote for you. I don't care about sexuality, sleep with a bear for all I care, nothing wrong with liking men-"

"You killed two people," I sighed, looking down at me with a defeated look.

"And yet my views on sexuality make more sense than most of Five, scary when a nutter make more sense," I giggled, sticking my tongue out at the fair-haired boy. He gave a nod and looked away like our conversation had brought up old memories. Or maybe it was our costumes. He had mentioned he worked in a solar field.

"Ten seconds until launch!" an orange man at the gate shouted. Above the doors were large, red number counting down. A woman walked past, making sure we were all in securely, slapping our chariot when they were cleared. I wiggled in my place, excited to get going while Lux seemed to wish he was already in the Games. I might not have wanted to be here to start with but I was going to make the most of it. And I had the perfect plan.

From when the countdown ended to when our chariot started to move, there was a slightly delay until they whipped our horses, sending them trotting out after the Four chariot. Once we were outside, it was deafening. Both I and Lux winced at the sound while people threw everything from roses to candy at our chariots. One blue haired child aimed for Lux's head. A sadistic smile I admired on his face. Lux was less amused as he waved to the crowd, shaking in fear.

I took my moment in the spotlight with open arms, jumping around the chariot and waving, a large, childlike smile on my face. People cheered my name and threw childish things like candy bracelets and honey drops. I didn't care for any of them but I couldn't seem ungrateful now.

"Look at that sweet face, she couldn't hurt anyone," Pyrus announced over the speakers as my face appeared, Lux appearing slightly envious of the attention I was getting. Once we came to a halt, ready to listen to the President's speech, I smiled and clapped for her. Really, I couldn't care less. I just wanted to get in that arena and kill. I'd be the youngest victor ever and then no one would ever try to get rid of me again. They would always live in fear.

Noah Prones POV:

All around me people stared me down hatred in their eyes and their fists clenched. I wanted to think that maybe it was because I was a threat. I was eighteen, strong and in good shape. I was about as deadly as an outlier could be. They didn't know that I didn't want to go against my faith and kill. I knew I had to if I wanted to go home but I would wait until I had crossed that bridge.

Along with this, I knew no one knew about my reasons for being here, those were not realeased until the scores. It didn't stop the thoughts creeping up on me, though. No one would ever like me, they all thought I was a rapist and they would all attack me in the bloodbath just to punish me. None of them would want to ally with me, my mentor and District partner avoided me like the plague and I was even starting to doubt my own mind.

I went over every waking moment with my old girlfriend, trying to search for a moment I raped her. Maybe I forgot, maybe I did it in my sleep or I was just drunk. I had never had a drop in my life but what if? I knew deep down I didn't do it, kissing was the furthest we ever got. She just using me to cover up the fact she slept around. But what if I had hurt her? The thoughts clawed at my brain, making me fear sleep and every waking moment. I expected people to punch me out of the blue, for my mentor to strangle me in my sleep for a crime I didn't commit.

When our chariot came to a stop, Gerhard hurried over to help Heavenly down, making sure to ignore my presence. I gave a sigh and I kept my head low as I jumped down, my leather boots slipping on the marble floor. I let out a little whimper as I fell backward, cracking my head on the side of the chariot.

I groaned as the world started to spin, my head feeling like a giant was squeezing it. The boy from Two sniggered while his District partner's eyes widened in shock. I went to stand up when Heavily ran to my side and pushed me down, clearly panicking.

"Are you okay?" she asked, holding my body up.

"I think so," I grumbled, feeling a warm, sticky liquid running down my face. I went to touch it but the brunette girl slapped my hand away.

"Oh my!" my escort screamed when she rounded the corner to get a look at me. "Get help, get a medic or something!" she ran around in a circle while tributes and mentors started to gather. The mentor from Ten dragged her two away. The girl from Five and the boy from Eleven seemed intrigued by the site, asking their mentors questions.

"He doesn't need help, leave him!" Gerhard called to the crowd while my escort continued to scream.

"He is bleeding!" she screamed at him is disbelief.

"So will in a second, love," Gerhard mumbled, turning to follow her as she stumbled away in her high heels. Heavenly looked back at me, the boy from Five offering her a napkin to wipe away the blood on my face.

"I don't think you did it, you didn't rape that girl," she said softly, just enough so I could hear. I wanted to reply but I was starting to overheat and feel sick. I slid down slightly but my District partner propped me up. "But I can't find it in myself to trust you, I can't trust any males...not in a death Game," I knew she right and gave her a small thumbs, well I moved my thumb slightly.

"I don't want to be alone," I whimpered as the doctors hurried with a stretcher and started to get to work on me, muttering things about killing myself before the Games. Heavenly ran after me until they pushed her back, Gerhard, holding her.

"I promise you won't be alone," she shouted after me as they doctors injected me with something that pulled me into darkness.

Skau Sheerwater POV:

"Apparently that kid is only going to miss a day of training," Logan said.

"Really? I knew a kid who got knocked out of training altogether for an injury like that," Aurum replied through his tablet.

"What do you think happens if someone dies?"

"Too late to reap anyone else I guess...at least it lowers the numbers-"

"That's fewer people to kill-"

"I am fighting to win, not kill," Aurum said calmly, the sound of water splashing over the side of the pool. I stood in the darkness, my hand over my mouth. I was too frightened to run away in case they heard me. I wasn't as strong as the other girls and I wasn't as fast. I was a fisherman, spending my days sailing a small boat and making nets. I should have listened to Poseidon and stayed away. I wasn't a career and going to a group meeting was just going to land me in trouble.

"Do you think anyone else is turning up?" Aurum asked after a few moments.

"I shall go check," Logan sighed, standing out of the water and walking towards the door. I heard his wet feet getting closer and looked around for any corridor to dart down. There was one a few feet away from me so I mad a run for it, being sure to not slip on the tile floor. As I tiptoed around the corner, something pulled me into a headlock, pulling me close to a wet chest.

"Did anyone else come?" he asked, clearly frustrated at my failed escape plan. I whimpered a no and the shorter boy just growled, turning around and dragging me to the pool by my head. My feet struggled to keep up as they kept slipping. I wanted to kick him in the back of the knee but I knew I had already angered him enough. He opened the door and threw me at the poolside, grazing my shoulder slightly. Aurum jerked forward to help me but Logan told him to stay back. "Tell them what you told me," Logan sighed, holding the door open.

"No one else is coming," I whimpered, avoiding eye contact with both of the males. There was silence as Aurum typed something on his tablet that was placed at the side of the pool in a waterproof case.

"At least one turned up-"

"Nah, she is ugly as fuck, you can have her...I am off to find someone worth my time," Logan growled, walking away and letting the door slam behind him. I waited until I was sure he was gone and pushed myself to my feet, turning to walk away.

"You shouldn't listen to him," Aurum's tablet squeaked. I stopped and looked at him, covering my swim suit.

"I fell a bit stupid, now," I mumbled, turning to walk to the door, my head held low.

"There are ugly people, he is one of them and trust me, you are not ugly," Aurum smiled along with his tablet, a wide, cheesy grin plastered on his face. I stopped and gave a small smile back. And thanked him. He gestured for me to come into the pool and when I hesitated and asked me if I was frightened of water.

"No, I am from Four," I laughed, he smiled back and patted the surface of the water again. Not wanting to anger a career, I gave a nod and walked slowly into the crystal blue water. I sat there, hugging myself while Aurum looked me up, his eyes lingering on my more distinguished assets and down before turning to type something on his tablet.

"Is your District partner trained?" he asked, swimming closer to me.

"Yeah, he is the poster boy for it back in the District, being the mayor's son and all," I laughed, Aurum swam next to me and went back to his tablet.

"What about you?" he asked, cocking his head to the side. I should have said no, told him the truth that I couldn't even use a spear but I was frightened. Frightened of what he would do if he found I was weak. He was only being nice because he thought I was a career.

"Yes, everyday," I said shakily, earning a large smile from him. He leaned forward and at first, I thought he was going to shake my hand but I only noticed at the last moment he was leaning in for a kiss. I moved away, slipping under the water when I lost my footing on the marble steps. He stopped and looked at me, guilt on his face.

"I am so sorry, I won't do anything you don't want, I swear, you just have to say no and I will leave," his tablet squeaked, Aurum's hands in the air. I looked at him, my hair dripping water down my face.

"It's not that I don't want to-"

"You have a boyfriend?" he asked, moving slightly closer.

"No, there was a boy...Ezra Talcott?" I said.

"The dude who died last year-"

"Yeah, well...I had a crush on him and it makes me feel bad," I sighed, turning to walk out of the pool. Ezra darted over to me and grabbed my arm, jerking me back slightly.

"I can help you forget for a little bit," his tablet said, from the right of us. I looked at him and felt my heartbeat quicken. He was good looking. By far the best male here and it couldn't be cheating because Ezra felt nothing back.

I moved back into the pool, a nervous smile on Aurum face. Poseidon was right, the girls were only invited here to try and get a quick shag and I guess I was giving into them. But I didn't care, Aurum was a fine man and I just wanted to forget.

Quick note, Noah cracked his head open. Nothing Capitol medicine can't solve. He will just have a headache and miss the first day of training.

Costumes:

D1- Greek gods

D2- Gladiators

D3- black suits that project their names into the sky.

D4- Fishermen/warriors

D5- Solar panels

D6- trains

D7- lumberjacks surrounded by origami

D8- Magic carpets

D9- Grain suits and dress

D10- Mother cow and baby

D11- Glorified fruit pickers

D12-Mining warriors