Authors Note: Hello! So this chapter might could be helpful story-wise, idk maybe for some people. Anyway, lets jump in! Also, might bump the rating to M for some more explicit chapters for the future, just a thought.

Chapter Four: Nightmares

"Why were you even born?"

Neglect

"I wish you would die!"

Hatred

"I thought you were different, but you're just like the rest of them."

Disgust

A scream that was just loud enough for Kaneki awoke him, and he sat up abruptly. A thin layer of sweat coated his body. 'Was I the one that just screamed? These damn nightmares won't go away.' As he was thinking over his dilemma, he heard the faint scream again. 'Katniss!' He got up and began to run to her room.

Katniss was currently dreaming of her old demons that had been haunting her that night. She awoke from her nightmares with a scream, and she sat up abruptly. She sat there, holding her head, panting. She jumped when her door burst open, and Kaneki stood in the doorway. "What's happening? Are you okay?"

She was surprised once more by the genuine look of worry on his face. "Y-yeah, I'm fine. Just head back to bed." He calmed down and motioned for her to follow. "I know this place on the roof, you'll like it." They headed up to the roof and Katniss learned that the Capitol did actually look nice. It was midnight, and all the Capitol was lit up by the lights throughout all the houses.

"You're stylist, Cinna, brought me up here." A thought passed through Katniss's mind. "Aren't they afraid that the tributes will jump off or something?" He walked over to the edge and stuck his hand out. He brought his hand back when something invisible zapped it. "It appears they have a force field so we can't."

"Why don't we head over to that garden? It has some beautiful flowers, but it's a bit windy in there." Katniss interpreted it as, no one can hear us in there. They stepped inside, and Kaneki was correct in saying that there was some beautiful flowers in there. "The Avox. Who is she to you? I know that even if I was stabbed through the brain and lost my vision, I know that there was no way in hell she looked like Delly Cartwright."

Katniss leaned over a flower and began to explain to explain it to him. "When Gale and I were hunting once, we saw this girl and boy, running. We hid under a rock, and a hovercraft appeared out of nowhere, and shot the boy with a spear. It took them into it, and the girl looked at me. I don't know what she was thinking, but I just know it was her at supper tonight."

Kaneki raised his hand to his chin and began to pace back and forth. "Don't say anything about it. We start training tomorrow, so keep your head in the game. Don't worry, I'm with you in this, even if you're feelings are mutual." Katniss was wondering why he cared about her so much. "Why are you being so caring?" she asked him. He pondered over this for a while. "We all need a friend in the Games, don't we? That should be reason enough."

They headed back down to their level, and went to their rooms. As Katniss entered her own room, she pondered over her thoughts. 'Why does he care about me so much?! Why?!' She finally then broke down and began to cry. Kaneki however, had a much different approach to the situation. He slipped off his clothes until he was naked, and began to take a long shower.

When he was done, he began to start his daily workout routine. Ten sets of ten push-ups, sit-ups, one-handed push-ups, etc. By the end, he was slightly sweating. 'Damn, I'm out of shape.' The rest of the night, Kaneki just laid on his bed, wondering what he was doing. After a few more hours of pondering over his thoughts, Effie knocked on his door, summoning him to breakfast. 'Good, I can get out of this prison.' He threw on a new pair of clothes and walked out.

When he entered, Katniss and Haymitch were already eating, so he decided to just sit down. 'Odd, she's wearing the same clothes as me.' "Okay," Haymitch started. "So today's the first day of training, so is there anything you two are good at?" "Katniss is amazing at shooting with a bow and arrow." Kaneki blurted at.

"Why are you making me sound better than I am?!" Katniss started. "Because, only one of can survive! You have things to go back to! I DON'T!" Katniss was stumbled back and took what he said into consideration. "Okay kids, that's enough. Katniss, stay away from the archery station, Kaneki, stay away from what your good at." 'Whatever that is.' Haymitch thought to himself.