Training day 2
Hudson Labelle 18, District 8 Male, 1
I don't know if I can follow this plan anymore
Isaac wanted me to gain Serenity's trust, to allie with her, protect her in the games using her medical knowledge then stabbing her in the back by final 8, he didn't actually want me to stab her back but to brutally kill her to show the captiol I am not someone to mess with
How ever even betraying someone I cant do
Plus I already grew a attachment, we share something so deep that I don't know if I can actually kill her especially when it isn't necessary there is a line between what needs to be done and what can be done
I may need to cross that line but I don't plan to, all I plan to do is live as long as I can so I can get back home to my daughter and family that is all that means to me right now
Allainces in these games are necessary especially for someone that may have a target on their back, they not only keep you company and help you from loosing sanity but it's the factor of having someone else watching out for you that can help you and Serenity does seem loyal
I doubt her want to win, if she really wants to live and I can as harsh as is it to twist that to my advantage maybe I won't need to kill her, maybe she may sacrifice her self for me, I feel horrible thinking this way of a girl that went through way more then I did but yesterday she didn't mention her past, just put on a fake smile to make it seem like she was alright
I need to think like that too because it is okay until I make it not okay, my life is in my hands no one else's
I get changed walking out, Preston accidentally walks into me quickly wiping his eyes then walking off I gently grab his arm "Whats wrong" I say
This kid was a pest back home but not now, his trying to keep is emotions down trying to help himself win, Isaac made sure we didn't speak one to one because he knew I may crack and offer him a alliance and his right, I don't need that, Serenity is use to me and she is stronger then he thinks, I don't see that in Preston, but I won't let the kid suffer alone
"I found out my family were executed because of me" He sys
I stare at him somewhat shocked, I didn't expect that to be honest now I feel bad for not offering him a alliance
And that feeling may get me killed "It wouldn't be because of you" I say
"I was a trouble maker thats why im reaped and that's why I'm going to die and no one can help" He says walking off
Im about to say something "Leave him" Isaac says coming from his room
I swear this guy can here everything but I guess in the games he heard a tribute come from feet away and acted swiftly almost without blinking a eye "His parents got killed and he thinks his dead, what do I do" I say
"Don't let that faze you, look I know your a paternal person naturally but he doesn't help your gain, you don't have to kill him but don't think you owe him anything because you don't" He says
"Did his parents actually get murdered" I say, I'm worried that my family may have been killed
"Yes, it was just because everyone found out he was the messager He brought it upon himself, the more you worry about other people Hudson the less you worry about yourself and the reason why you want to go home, most tirbutes have families and friends who want them but your the only father, keep playing the determined innocent card that just wants to get home because some tributes will hesitate to fight you" He days
I don't like having to act especially to use my background to my advantage, Isaac puts his hand on my shoulder "Your not a bad person okay, but you have to go home and this is the only way for you, I don't trust you being alone the games do things to people even the most stable minded especially someone that is emotional" he says
"I know, I just hold loyalty really closely and wouldn't want to be backstabbed my self if I let someone else kill her would that be fine" I say
"You don't need to please me do what you need, me putting this amount of effort in you is a compliment, normally I don't bother, because the way I played not many do especially from this District" He says
His right, his putting time and effort in me, has barely left my sight and his one of the better mentors to have because he won the hard way, the cruel way and he doesn't seem to have mental issue per say "Does Ciaran know your allying with his sister" Isaac asks when we walk out
"Him and Sawyer went one of the hidden sections and stayed there the whole day, I'm probably going to cop it today" I say
"Let Serenity take the heat" He says
I bite my lip "They don't want to you me believe me don't make them want to" He says
"Fine, I think she is on to me though, I did slip" I say
"You want her to, get mentioning killing, subtly hint to her that you would kill her, she isn't one that would stand up for herself she will be too scared" He says
I look at the hallway "He went" Isaac says
"I will stick to the plan" I say
He nods and I walk to the elevator I really don't want to follow this plan but he is right, if I play with my heart I will get killed and he told me that Archer wants to recindle things with Sebastian meaning he wants Serenity to win and if I stay close to her maybe he will take me to final two as well
That isthe best case scenarios, I stay loyal to her until the final 2 while analysing her weakness where I can hopefully beat her in a final 2 fight
Like Isaac said I need to slowly inflict fear in her because if she runs from me and gets killed that means I'm not her killer and I would prefer that, I make it down to the basement where the training centre is waiting by the lobby for it to open, I walk over to Serenity who is by the corner "Does your brother know" I say
"Sebastian didn't let me speak to him, he spent the whole night trying to find out who punched me in training since he was told but not by who" She says
Hopefully that means sawyer will get in trouble, his one of the bigger threats and one of the only tributes I see to be willing to kill me
"Does it matter if he knows, stop protecting him" I say
She steps back a little due to my voice raising, and I realise that she is quite timid and fragile, I can't play her due to her background but I still need to be weary on just how much of it is actually a act "He wants to kill me enough I don't want to make it worse" She mumbs quickly
"I know sorry, not use to being away from home for so long" I say
"Your holding up well" She says
We get let in and I follow Serenity to the corner which is hidden, we both agreed not to practise weaponary, she has the long distance skills, I have the short distance and hopefully that will be enough "How did you handle it, everything you know" I say
"I tried to find hope I guess, it was the only thing to really cling onto, when I was a child I thought I had everything that I was everything, I got that taken away and for the first few months I never thought I would get it back, Rowan crushed everything I stood for all the bad sides of me and I wanted so much to start a new life, and hoped that one day I will be freed and I got that wish and from then on I never took that for granted, even here I am still alive and wasn't just shot" she says
I stare at her, people call this girl weak, emotional, Isaac said she is just a little girl who is naive to this world but she has experienced the darker side and yet a philosophical view to this world and the fact that she spoke so honestly must mean she trusts me "Keep holding onto it because May it will light a fire" I say
"I don't have anything like you though, something that is pulling me to fight tooth and nail" She says
"You Do Just Find it" I say
She just nods, we do connect on a personal level and that grows a attachment, it may be easy to follow with the plan but in actual fact it will kill me inside if I need to hurt her, unless she does something drastic to break that
"I know" She says
At the moment we are at the survival station with just a bunch of books "Odd that there is a history of world war books" Serenity says
"The one that started panem" I say
"before then when there were countries and no hunger games, this could be a clue, the arena is survival place and injuries will happen no where happens as much as in war" she says
"maybe there will be guns easier to shoot someone then stab I guess" I say
"You have a point that could explain the lack of weapon stations and the fact they are trying to tell us how important survival stations are" She says
I hear footsteps when I'm about to reply but it's just Preston "Where is the first aid room" He asks
I stand up walking over to him "Why do you need to go there" I ask
"Because all I want to do is Burst into tears I can't be here" He says
I don't know what to say or do "Everyone else is in the same position I understand your going through trauma but your life is number one at the moment, you can hide and cry but the weak will be picked off first" I say
"I don't know what to do, it's easy for you, you have weapon experience and a Allie" he says
Serenity looks some what suspicious from the corner, I know she will walk if I get him in our a alliance which won't happen since no offence to him I don't really want him "I have experience poking sticks it's a lot different but we have training for a reason, there are 21 other tributes out there, some stay away from but if you feel like you can work with someone, work with them" I say
"I'm sorry for annoying you" He says
"it's fine your still my District partner, I understand loosing your family is hard but winning is harder" I say
The hunger games in the past few years haven't just been about killing there is a lot more to it right now, more survival, more stargegy, especially in games where there are lack of careers
"I know, some of the boys scare me" He says
"Same but you can't let them know that, just don't try not to stare at them too much" I say
He looks a little less stress now, I can't help this paternal instinct with people younger then me, I guess being a single father you want to help younger children but at the end of the day I only have one daughter and if I die she will have no one because my family won't survive and I can't have her being a orphan
Isaac promise to support them, to support her but financially he isn't a loving type that would adopt a child, or having children, or marry someone "Who should I Allie with" he asks
"Find a lone tribute, try not to join a small group, maybe one of the other girls, one of the younger boys don't go to them though" I say
"You went to your Allie" He says
I look back and Serenity doesn't seem to be listening "I have a plan with mine, a bad one but your a good person even if you don't think you are" I say
"Thanks, I will try and find a Allie" He says walking off
I walk back to Serenity "What's you plan" She asks
Fuck, I didn't think she was listening and the look in her eyes now is filled with doubt "It doesn't involved you I promise, I plan to play the sympathy card during training and in the games to hopefully get me far, I know it sounds bad but I want to get home" I say
"What if someone gets in your way" She says
"I will kill them" I say
"Even me" She says
I nod my head and she bites her lip, Isaac wanted me to some what threaten her "Your a threat to a lot of people Serenity believe it or not and for someone like me that isn't trained getting rid of a intelligent threat is much easier then a physical threat if I see them and they aren't with me well I don't need to break loyalty" I say
"So your saying I stay with you and you keep your loyalty I leave and I am your target" She says
"Not my target just a easy one, I don't want to kill but I don't like people that break loyalty or walk away you leave me now and I see that as disloyalty" I say
She does look like she is about to run "I won't hurt you I promise if your with me, I will protect you, I want this alliance to benefit us both but I also want company" I say
She is more timid and fragile then I thought and I'm almost sickened with myself that I was willing to play games with a girl that was practically a sex toy for a insane young man "I trust you" She says
I know she doesn't and with what Isaac is manipulating me to do she really shouldn't
Sawyer Macibay 17, District 4 Male, 1
"Why have you been scanning this centre for the past half an hour"
Ciarans question cuts me from looking all over this place "All yesterday and the start of today I haven't seen a certain four tributes, I know we hid most of yesterday but today we are in the main section haven't seen them" I say
He looks around "Serenity, Rhett, Clayton and Hudson" He says
The fact he knows all their names means they are all in our minds, me as well, Serenity obviously because I mucked up her nose yesterday which she was smart not to tell on me about but the other three are in my sights as well, for different reason all are on my not to cross paths with list "They could be a alliance I mean not all four but Rhett and Clayton seem to be the match from heaven" I say
Ciaran shrugs like his trying to look now "Serenity and Hudson as well" I say
Now I have his attention "She wouldn't do that, I was told Isaac promised Sebastian that his tribute will kill his" he says
Got to love mentor power trips maybe I am overly attracted by trouble, the games honestly are becoming more about drama then anything and I like causing trouble and getting away with it
I'm not some puppet master or anything but for example punching a girl in the nose and getting away with it or making your District partner hate your guts is what I do, I guess I'm just a all round hated person "And She is the scared little girl that can easily be preyed Upon, if I could act I could of done that, I don't believe he will kill her" I say
"But why would he risk allying with someone that he will become attached too, that needs to be protected, his a father clearly his going to risk his life for her" He says
"you know your sister more then me what will she do" I say
"I knew the old her which was the spoilt little brat that would cry when ever we touched her, she is the opposite now, a shadow of her former self, that is what scares me" He says
For someone so broken she seems hard to read, she holds her emotions very well but you see the cracks when she speaks "Unless he some how threatend her or manipulated her, or Sebastian told her to allie with him, she does listen to orders, plus her and sebastian are close" He says
"But we threaten her and she stands firm, unless she doesn't care about you" I say
"She forgives me for treating her like shit" he says
I keep scanning the room getting a wierd look from Rhett "I still think they are a problem they seem off" I say who I didn't realise was there
"My sister knows something I just don't wont any conflict" He says
"20 tributes are in here, those two would be somewhere else, no one else will see if we just have a calm chat and maybe form a deal" I say
"Hudson would kill us if we think his a threat, so your right, I mean look at his build for a poor boy from 8 clearly he has built enough muscle by hard work those are the hardest to beat" He says
I stand up and he follows me "Sawyer" I turn around to see the head trainer approach me
"This is your first and final warning slip get another one and you will get a automatic score and won't particpate in private training" He says
I grab it "What for" I say
"Don't lie and tell me you didn't punch the girl from 2 you are lucky there were no cameras in the room but I trust her word more then yours" He says
"She told you" I say angrily
"No but the first aid attendant and her mentor did, plus when you walked into this centre yesterday the camera did catch blood on your hand" He says walking off
"I'm going to murder your sister" I growl at him storming off, he quickly runs after me
"Don't do anything stupid" He says
So maybe he does have better control, I see Hudson walk past speaking to a trainer about a manditory medical test when thinking about it quite a few tributes have walked off with one and came back after about twenty minutes, thankfully Serenity is alone but the second we enter she jumps up trying to walk away but Ciaran just stops her
"Haven't you ran your mouth enough" he says softly
"No I haven't said anything" She mumbles
I show her the slip "That was an accident" She says
I step closer brushing Ciarans hand away when he tries to stop me "So will it be accident when I ram your head into the wall" I say stepping closer
She steps back the calm denamour instantly changed to frightened "We aren't here to fight but as your older brother I'm just concerned about your alliance choice it's a bit of a betrayal allying with District 8 isn't it" Ciaran says
"I'm not a career, so why does it really matter" She says
"The fact that he shouldn't be trusted" he says
"he threatened you didn't he" I say
She shakes her head and Ciaran slowly walks behind me probably to make sure I don't do anything stupid, honestly I don't care if I kill her here and now, it's not like they can kill me and she is the exact opposite to me, almost perfect in the behaviour
"if you backstab him for us we will take you to final three" Ciaran says
She stares at him and by the look on her face she isn't buying it "Don't lie, you just want to use me a pawn" she mumbles trying to walk past me but I just step in her way again
"Does it matter" I say
She is getting more frightened and by looking at Ciaran he almost wants to stop me but doesn't "I'm afraid to die I won't let my life be in your hands" she says
"You already did that you made a enemy out of me" I say
"That was because you couldn't control your emotions" she says quietly but I heard every single word and maybe I am not as stable as I should and I bring my arms out shoving her fall force to the ground, I didn't notice the sharp ledgenear where she is standing and I bite my lip when her head crashes on it
Luckily for me she slowly pulls her self up bu I can see the blood come from her head and the way she is dazed "I will take her to first aid just pretend nothing happens I will say she trip" Ciaran mumbles roughly helping her up
"Just leave her" I say
"I can't" He mumbles walking off
I see Rhett walk from the corner and I jump I was watching him before and he was in the other centre, is he superhuman or something "Were you watching the whole thing" I say
He steps to the side pointing to a hatch and what looks to be a tunnel "easy to not be seen" he says
"how many are there" I say
He shrugs clearly not wanting to talk to me "You should be nice to me you did throw a knife at me and I could target you for that" I say
"Go for it" He says beginning to walk away
"Wait don't tell anyone" I say
"Why target the weak" He mumbles
Clealry He underestimates her "She isn't weak did you read the score board they put in today there is about 7 rankings for different sections She is ranked number one for survival, intelligence and strategy" I say
"Your ranked number for physical strength" he says
"I know but clearly She is a threat" I say, I don't mention the fact that him and his Allie are ranked last and second last for mental strength mainly because I am down there as well
"I don't caterorise weak as weak" He says
"Then what" I say
"Broken and I don't target broken people" he says looking me
I'm about to say something but I see the head trainer walk in and Rhett just goes through his tunnels "Did he just go through the wall" He says
I nod "I will deal with that later I gave you a warning twenty minutes ago Sawyer and you already broken it" He says
"I did nothing" I say
"Don't act dumb, do you really think we wouldn't of put cameras in this room, we have four tributes that were high risk of attacking another tribute and you weren't one" he says
"Who are the four" I say
"None of your business, I'm sorry but we don't condone touching another tribute in a aggressive way before the games so you will be getting a automatic score" he says
"I honestly didn't mean too" I say
She is just so different to me that it does make me angry and does make me want to attack her, I'm not normally a violent person but I guess this whole thing is making me lash out on the person I see the easiest target, that's what lowlife criminals do, even if I don't like that title "Rules are rules and because we are now concerned that you won't control your temper you won't be able to participate in training during hours how ever I will allow you to come after hours with your mentor, I gave you a warning but you disobeyed it, so sorry" He says walking off
I quickly walk out and into the elevator to be honest it's for the better, that's what I do cause trouble for once I actually got punished for it, when I make it in I am almost shocked that no one is here apart from Archer
Even though he isn't mentoring, He still stays in here but always is doing work, I guess it's good to see him take this gamemaker role seriously "Good boy being bad and getting kicked out" he says signalling me to the seat next to him
I do get a little confused on how he knew so quickly "They told you" I say
"Mate I am head game maker don't forget of course I was told, I didn't come up with the punishment though, they just don't want the issue if a tribute were to be killed" he says
"has it happened before" I ask
"No actually if anything I thought it would be last year, so don't be the first one not that you can now" he says
"what happens if a tribute gets killed" I say
"Again their rules not mine, instead of 24 tributes it becomes 20" he says
"how?" I ask
"The killer and his District partner gets executed in the town square of panem, while the district partner of the deceased gets to go home, so don't be a idiot Sawyer, I don't want District two getting way a ahead of us it's already 7-5" he says
"you handed the victory to Sebastian last year" I say
"That's because Theon shot him self in the foot and it was either him, Taryn, crazy from 6 or mopey from 10 I did the best I could" he says
"So your saying I will die if I don't follow your orders" I say
"I will be honest with you kid, I want you to win because although I hate District four I have a soft spot for criminals, how ever I want boy who won't be named to Win because the Capitol hates that district and I sort of promised Sebastian, Serenity will win so I'm stuck, Im leaving it to a chance between you three" he says
"Thas why I want to kill the fucking girl" I say angrily
"Do, easier for me, do you think I want her to win, I wouldn't mind getting her in bed but she isn't what I want in a Victor plus that means Rowan can go back too crazy satanist rather then trying to steal back the young girl he fell in love with, Oh the head of a screwed up 27 year old who was practically a teenager when he had her" He says
"Is it hero's and villains this year" I say
"There are no heroes and villains in war, no guns either, There is a clue, Wide, mud, trenches, minimal weapons I'm here to help you buddy, you know what I need" He says
"If I kill her, make me win" I say
"I don't make deals how ever I do create them, attempt to kill her in the bloodbath but don't, try to kill her later in the games, do it slowly, real slowly and I may consider it" He says
"I still don't know why they gave you the power your fucked in the head" I say
He smirks "and your mentally stable, one step up between the two mentally unstable threats" he says
"Who are they" I say
"You should know quite obvious ones a creepy blonde like we didn't have one last year but this ones more let's say controlled and ones a very good actor doesn't speak much though" he says
"Rhett and Clayton let me guess serial killers back home" I say
"Stay away from them Rhett kills people like you, but he won't attack you straight off the back, his smart and controlled opposite to you" He says
I glare at him "You punched a girl that you could get to ground in a second, you can't control your emotions and your aren't insane like me to use it dangerously" He says
"So I act insane" I say
"Pertend your in four don't change, don't disappoint me either Theon fucked me up, don't do the same either" he says
He has a point but I'm going to win for him, I'm going to win for myself wiht his help or not
Alistair Farell 17, District 9 Male
I finally got out of the fucking hell hole, I know I will have to go back otherwise I would have a peacekeeper follow me, but I needed time away from people, so I some how which was pretty easy walked out of the centre to the lobby and out the door, although the the guards were knocked out
So I'm not the only run away
I was going to kill someone, or hurt someone but knowing my emotions kill someone, they leave me alone when we are in the apartment, my food gets delivered to my room and no one speaks to me which is good, the centre is different because every fucking corner I went to there were people
I walk into the alley way to see more people for fuck sake "Hey you got morphling" A boy who I swear is a tribute says to a man who is Clealry homeless
So even panem has issues, the rich sicken me
"for fuck sake" He growls walking to the next man who says no
I get ready to walk the other way when I see peacekeepers patrol the streets, so I can either stay out here when thankfully the men leave after getting harrasswd by a boy younger then me for what ever the morhpling is, get caught or walk back in
"Hey you got morphling" he says walking up to me
He stops "Wait, your look familiar" He says
"Alistair District 9" I say
"Brodie District 6, Guess I'm not the only one sick of that joint" he says
"I don't like people too many" I say
"We have something in common" he says
"So desperate for drugs" I say
"Understatement I tried but this sugar pills aren't working and I want to stab someone I'm not violent when on morphling without it I'm a mess and no one seems to care" he says
"you seem fine" I say
"That's because you Don't anger me" He says neither does he, I don't mind this guy
"So what does this drug do anyways" I ask
"I don't know that's why I like it, in actually fact it hid the dark me, the violent me that now is escaping or just that I hate the world and angry all the time" he say
Story of my life, I swear this guy could be my brother, didn't think I would meet someone like me, that hates everything yet tries to hide as well "I'm like that but we didn't have drugs in 9" I say
"Ouch" he says
I just nod "Do you think we should go in, The trainer was busy with Sawyer when I left and Rhett found some tunnels that he may be concerned" he says
"Sawyer got kicked out from training after punching that little bitch from 2" I say
"She is the only girl I can tolerate" he says
"Assocations to a mentor that killed my only friend and similar to a girl that betrayed me back home, you know when you see someone and you just get this anger" I say
"Any time I see rich kids" he says
"Mutiply that by 100" I say
I swear this is the longest conversation I have with someone in over a year "Oh I get you, I didn't really pay attention to her to be honest or any tribute, no one them seemed to have morhpling" he says
"You seem fine now" I say
"it's good to speak to someone who understands me" He says
"Same my mentor tried to anger me, I just want to be understood" I say
"I wouldn't mind having company" he says
"Me either and if we annoy eachother we just walk away" I say
"Agree, should we go back before they notice we are gone we both weren't the quietest" He says
"I wasn't even in the centre most of yesterday and they didn't notice but I guess they may have more security in there" I say
We walk back in "What did you do to them" I ask signalling to the guards
"My mentor has given me this sleeping liquid since due to my withdrawal I cant sleep, I must of given them a overdose" he says
"Will they die" I ask
"Who knows" he says we sneak back in but get noticed by the head dick, I mean head trainer straight away
"Where were you too" He asks
"Went back to my apartment to get these and brought him with me since he needed anger relief as well, since none of you mongerals are given me morphling" Brodie says pointing to his sugar pills
"It's againts the rules believe me I would give you some if I had it, to shut you up" He says
"Plus there are to many people in here" I say
"Just go train" he says
We walk over to the corner, adults in general look at me like some criminal and it does piss me off, this guy can't even give us the time of the day and it makes me I don't know what it means me, at least know I feel a little calmer because I have some one with me even if his number one concern at the moment is drugs, maybe if I help him find them he may be easier to control, at the moment I don't fully trust him why should I We are to alike and our personalities will soon clash
We hate people and don't speak to others yet we speak like brothers, maybe it's dangerous or maybe it is genuine either way if he gets hooked back onto morphling then withdraws during the games he will be more focused to win "Can morphling be made" I say
"What do you mean" He asks
"Back home we had to use grain and herbs for medicine Clealry your drug has been made somehow, it isnt a capital medicine" I say
"Only two districts have them" He says
I raise an eyebrow "And only ones had the best medical care out of the districts" he says
His eyes fall on the boy from 2 but I know it's more about The District then him "Do we really want to make our selves known to him it's worse enough I have had a few temper tantrums and witness one of sawyers Anger break downs, they are targeting the weak, they may see you as that" I say
"I don't give a fuck about him" He growls
I tilt my head "No way man, it is taking me all my strength to not break her neck right here" I say
"You are a guy that needs it, come on, unless you want to walk away from me now I don't mind, but I'm bored and I know you are too" He says
"If I try to kill her stop me I already have to control my self from necking everyone other tribute in this room apart from you" I say
"I will try" He smirks
She must still be in the first aid room and so we walk over knocking on the door, ignoring the questioning look Hudson gives us from the closest station "Let me guess you need morhpling" The comic boy trainer says to Brodie
"Yes do you have any" He asks
"No but if you can find anything in here to overdose on go ahead" he says leaving
This first aid room is larger then we thought and Serenity is sitting in the corner but clearly gotten over what ever she was injured for because she stands "I just need a favour" Brodie says
I can see her ally staring from outside and I signal him that I will go to him "We aren't going to hurt her, well he isn't" I say to Hudson
I have some what a non hatred for him, I mean he was a prostitute, I was almost that desperate a few times in my life, in a sense I was lucky I had the orphanage "He wants that drug right" He asks
"Yeah, I needed a Allie though, I was going to kill someone I guess speaking to people makes me more not angry" I say
"You just don't want to hurt me either, look I don't want her getting hurt again, I have somewhat grown a attachment" he says
"Just keep her away from me okay, I don't control myself too well" I say
He nods his head walking in as I stay outside, maybe I have opened myself up for betrayal and hurt by allying with Brodie, I have lost one friend before, betrayed by another but this is the hunger games it isn't safe to form personal connections, betrayal is likely to happen but it will hurt less if you don't care about that person
We aren't like Hudson and Serenity or even Rhett and Clayton, we may be alike but I know it isn't a friendship, it's like a gang in a sense
Brodie walks out showing me a bag of white powder "How?" I ask
"I don't know she told me to watch the door" he says we walk to the corner, as he shove a hand full down his throat as I look at the bag
"Can I try some" I ask
He hands me the bag and I take a bit, and all I taste is pain relief this isn't morphling "It doesn't taste like morphling" He says
"it's not morphling she would of smashed pain relief that's what our district gives to drug addicts to keep them in bay it almost makes your addiction for morphling less strong, she was doing you a favour" Ciaran says from the sword station
Didnt even realise he was there "It does help to be honest, but why would she helped me being a drug addict will make me a easy kill" He says
I stare at Ciaran "Because she is little miss I want to save the world, plus she thinks by helping you, your Allie who Clealry has a grudge against my District won't target her, you do know Callen is my mentor right" Ciaran says
"I know not to poke a bear" I say
He shrugs seeing it as a compliment "Smart, I know you have more bite then bark, so you two weren't even on our current radar, crazy morphling Addict or not, I'm surprised you two didn't want to join with us" He says
"So you are careers" I ask
He holds his sword tighter a flash of anger in his eyes but steadies himself "It looks like we are, right, but you were there during Sawyer's slight out burst, if we were careers we would of formed a pack, you two just seem like the type that would want to join up" he says
"I'm good, meet you in the main training centre" Brodie mumbles walking off
"Less allies, less betrayal, less people dying" I say
"Betrayal will happen either way, even someone you talk to may betray you, a kid your age may betray you, your District partner may betray you, little things like tripping you in the games, stealing your supplies, leaving you out in the open or the bigger things, you can't just keep loosing your shit because someone stabs you in the back" he says
"It seems alright for your" I say
"I understand why your so helpful and believe me I considered you as a Allie but now you have one, I wouldn't trust him for one second he cares more about drugs then actually winning but at least that means if we were to some how stumble across you two I may let you slide by, I want the strong tributes to be accounted for" he says
I stare at him "You want something back don't you" I say
Typical District 2 pretty boys manipulative and sly but he does seem one that is honest with his word "Just one thing" he says
"Let me guess if Sawyer doesn't kill your sister, you want me to" I ask
He raises an eyebrow "I heard your conversation the first day of training you two don't talk quietly" I say
"Look I am conflicted on if I can kill her or not and she is my weakness, I'm not telling you to hunt her but if you run into her" He says
"Don't try to kill me until final four and you have yourself a deal" I say
He nods "Don't tell anyone either, it makes me look weak and desperate that I am making deals with outliers so they will kill my sister" He says
"It makes me look weak that I am willing to kill for a District 2 boy so he will keep me safe" I say
"We are on the same page then, I don't want to be painted as a villain" he says
"You know my past that's why you asked me" I say
"My sister has a impact on people, whether it is that they like her and want to be her friend or see her as a easy target to break" he says
"Just don't betray me" I say
"I don't like betrayal either" he says
I walk off, maybe I should of allied with him but with Brodie I don't need to be so formal or so distrusting, I need a distraction and he is "What was that about" Brodie asks
"Nothing just told him to stop being a insecure career, ran before he lost his temper lucky it wasn't Sawyer" I say
"I hate careers" He mumbles under his breath
I'm already lying but I can't tell him that I made a deal with Ciaran, it will cause tension and tension in the hunger games leads to death and I'm not ready to die
"They say they aren't a pack" I say
"A pack can't be two, so they are right, it is sort of weird though, 2 and 4 are allying like last year, a career girl and a outlier boy, seems a bit similar don't you reckon" he says
6 and 9 also allyed and that didn't end well, he has a point though apart from the obviously insane tributes there are similar dynamics and the fact there are only four girls this year, but Gabriel is that unwanted career, Kian is acting like his in his own delusional world
"Your right" I say
And the fact that I could be targeting Serenity makes me very similar to Tanner, I am already compared to him, already have to show I'm a dog with bite and not yapping bark, I just hope that history doesn't repeat its self because I am not getting killed by a girl that reminds me of that bitch back home, it will honestly be a stab to the heart and I would rather kill myself
Training Day 3
Clayton Bagley 18, District 10 Male, 2
I hear tributes say training is going quick, for me it's going slow, too slow
Slow enough that my bloodlust builds, they say you become addicted when you do something so much or you need something, that need for me is blood and yet four days are gone and I haven't been able to have a drop
I tried the excuse that I have no blood sugar and regularly need a transfusion like they give in ten, instead I was given tablets which don't help, I can't tell anyone why I need blood for, it's worse enough the Capitol ranked me last in mental strength, I honestly have given up acting
I don't act crazy in public, I just don't act normal either or what everyone else see's as normal, I walk out thankfully Alton went earlier the more I distance myself the better, with Rhett I can be myself we both hold the dark and nasty secrets of our past but no one else would understand
It is strange allowing someone so close, trusting them but it's this bond that I can't understand, all my life I have distance myself had this cryptic demeanour, because I knew what would happen if someone found out my past
I killed people for blood and meat, I would butcher them, kill them slowly that is the image that would make me a target for tributes like Ciaran and Sawyer, I am a butcher, I am strong enough to subdue people but I have never once had to fight for my life, never once fought someone who was trained
I don't care what the Capitol think, I am willing to show my true self in the games because only my victims will see, Does death scare me no, will I change myself to live, no
"What's that" I ask
Ruben seems to be watching some sort of hunger games show when they talk about each tribute, I just hope I haven't appeared "They talk about each tribute, their past, personality, strength and weaknesses, interviews friends and families the past few years they really made it more about entertainment, there is betting, the Capitol people can put in their predicted placing to win, they sell merchandise it is a big deal" he says
I just nod "They are going down in predicted placing order, yours and Rhett's were pretty brief, but I'm not going to ask since you may get a bit defensive" He says
I just haven't spoken to him much, I haven't shown a aggressive nature but he is right, I would probably hurt him if he pries, which is why I am already concerned that the girl from 2 knows Rhett secret, she is smart enough to put the pieces together
She is someone I would kill back home due to her past, but in the games I need to make a new name for myself, there are no vantrants in the games "I just have a lot to hide" I say beginning to walk to the elevator
"Just remember it's your last day, try to get some more training out of it" He says
I just nod even though I haven't trained at all me and Rhett just have been lurking, trying to analyse trying to hide, we are both serial killers we know how to survive, we know to kill
This is a killing game overall, fighting may occur but if you restrain your target first you have the upper hand, I know not to restrain someone enough they can't fight
I also know how to hide to not be hidden, me and Rhett we know how to kill and to Hoepfully not get found
I make it to the centre meeting Rhett in the corner "We can't go through the vents anymore" He says showing me a warning slip
"I think we analysed enough" I say
"Some tributes are easy to read others hold secrets" He says
Some hold dark pasts, some like us have experienced trouble whether it's loosing family, being orphaned, being sold by family, having a child or having to live on their own, I never really knew why I targeted people that were seen as homeless, I guess it just angered me that they just let their lives crumble up like that, all of them had family yet they took advantage of it and didn't fight for their family
Deep down I have a heart but it's shrunk and it will never re appear "We said we will target randomly but we do need to hunt" I say
Things have changed since when we first allied, we almost connected and for two people that are so distant seen as evil to society that is something I can't take for granted, we just want to fulfil our blood lust for me I don't really care if I were to die "I live off the hunt, we shouldn't step the wrong way" he says
I can also understand his wording which many people use to get confused to me about when I spoke that way "Leave top 10 safe until single digits" I say
Originally it was the final 8 but Brodie is stronger then he seems and Just the moral backlash and the fact that the only thing me and Rhett don't seem to agree on is Serenity, it is safer to not worry about her, if I had my choice she would be my first target, the innocent, selfless and independent ones are the easiest to prey upon because although they are strong it's easy to break their hope but if their hope builds they will become will dangerous
I trust Rhett it's the first time I trust someone and I don't want to loose that becaus we disagree on one person, he sees innocence in her but I don't "Agree, I would Perfer a tribute who needs it more to win" He mumbles
We won't win we both promised not to win, instead we are just going to fulfil our purposes "Agree" I say
Silence falls as we just stare around "Our indenitiy May be revealed tomorrow, the scores" He says
I completely forgot about that, there are several game makers on the balcony, see so much about us which is why we tried to hide but if it is like last year they will have a victim for us to kill and I won't be able to just stand there and let that person off and I know when I see blood I will show my true colours
"There just numbers" I say
"So you will not hold back" he says
"You know how hard it is to be in a room with 22 other children and not grab one of them and kill them for blood, my urges are growing stronger, this hunger is swallowing me, if I have a chance to give in to fulfil those urges for a few more days, so I won't show my true self in the bloodbath I will, the mental score is just by observation not evaluation" I say
"Fair point" He states
I know he can't hide it anymore either which is why we avoided the weapon stations, a lot of tirbutes are still scattered but I do see 7 pairings, what is up with the smaller alliances and pairings, no pack, no anti careers, not groups of four yet, just pairs
Also means less tributes alone, I like killing one person at a time not a group, not a pair "Do you kill loners or pairs" I ask
"Loners, I understand what your thinking, to many pairings which means we either kill both or try to seperate" He says
Most of tributes we would target are alone at the moment but a lot of them look like they want to join a alliance or pair and that's what we don't want "The main alliances they look strong, this years group is loyal" I mumble
"That is even more dangerous how could we split a loyal alliance" He says
"Stealth" I say
He nods but I do see his eyes staring at the weaponary and honestly I know how he feels, I just need that feeling again, my hand shakes slightly its getting worse and Rhett seems in too much of a daze to notice until a piece of paper hits me on the head I look ad see the comic book trainer or more so first aid officer who signals to the paper walking back in
Rhett just keeps staring at the sword as I uncrumble it 'I have what you need, come to the first aid room alone'
I put it in my pocket tapping Rhett in the shoulder who jumps "Sorry" He mumbles
"I will be back, just grab a knife and go to the corner" I say
"I might hurt someone" he mumbles
But then he just stares at it again nodding as I walk to the first aid room, he lock the door and I clench my fists "Calm down I will just get in trouble if someone sees" he says walking over to the shelf and handing me a cup, not any cup but a calm with red liquid and I know what it is
"Blood" I mumble
It's like my cold and calm exterior breaks to the vulnerable uncontrolled self he hands it to me standing back as I scull it down my speaking stop my head clearing "Where did you get this" I ask
"The captiol take blood samples of every tribute during the medical I just stole one of the bags, I sympathise the insane ones" he says
I tilt my head at him "No one knows my secret" I say
"I know not to spread true rumours plus the strong aren't being targeted anyways but I don't want to anger a tribute especially one that needs blood" he says
"Who's blood is this" I ask, I know my blood types but this one is rare and fulfils my blood lust much quicker to the point I am full, this should last me about a week or more
"Have no idea just don't tell anyone" He says walking out
I lick my licks getting the little bits of blood off as I walk out to Rhett in the corner who just keeps fingering a knife "What was that about" he asks
"He gave me some blood but unlike every person I Killed, it was the same blood type as me and know I don't have those cravings anymore" I say
"You were right maybe hiding won't help us" he says
It is weird how we can act so natural together that we can have conversations more then three words, that I actually feel like I have someone, normally I would be quiet, lucky, creepy but being able to show my true self I realised I am not entirely like that and it's a nice feeling
A feeling I haven't felt since birth, it seems that they have closed off the rooms so now everyone is in the same space yet every corner is occupied, the social dynamic it's soemthing and there is a huge gap
The ones that believe these games are serious and train
Then the ones that know what the games entails
I get some sort of anger and blood lust looking at the outer who are trying yet they really don't understand the darkness or how the tributes chosen are the true influence on how the games end up
I guess I'm curious to see how I act in the games, if I can keep this self control for much longer or if I will become a monster or better yet a butcher because that's what I was raised to be and that's what I will become
"There was a tributes blood found missing care to explain yourself"
The head trainer says coming up to me, I stare at him "What do you mean" I ask
Rhett stares at him "You know when they did your blood lusts we took a bag from each tribute well the girls from 2 bag is missing and your the only freak that seems to be looking for blood"
Ofcoruse it's Serenity and of course I will grow a addiction for her blood, which isn't good "When was it taken" I ask
"Well we checked at 9 was there went to collect each tributes at 11 wasn't" He says
"Exactly" I say
"So you took it" he says getting frustrated with my minimal words
"No" I say
"Training started at 9:30" Rhett says
"You two seem to lurk" He says
"Video footage will show we were here" I say
He grunts walking off "We May has issue wont we" Rhett says
"I will give her 9 days" I say
That is the longest I have survived without blood and that's how long I will try and suvruve before the hunger in me over takes its self
"Sorry Clayton you were right, it wasn't any tribute" he says
"Why the blood" Rhett asks
"Just for our testing, I would tell you too not to say anything but you barely speak a word" He says
We don't say anything and he walks off "What are they planning" I mumble
"Something but it's what us tributes do that matters" he says
Especially is there aren't any obvious killers, Sawyer and Ciaran yes but they won't hunt, the rest will either hide or only kill if nessecary so that means me and Rhett need to stay cutting the numbers down and I am completely fine with that
Paige Radic 16, District 5 Female
Im not a fan of being alone, and the past two days I stuck to the survival stations hoping someone will come but every who isn't already allied seems to nervous
I sit pulling leaves of the plants when I hear a rattling noise above me and on the ledge I see one of the boys from 6 fiddling with the box up there, this area is someone blocked off which is why I don't think anyone noticed him
"Hey what are you doing" I ask
He almost falls but peeks down "Come up here" He says
I do see some handles and I pull myself up "Tristan" He says giving me his hand
I shake it "Paige" I say
"Well I found this silver box couldn't help myself, plus I was told that this is a good spot to climb up to" He says
I knew that but I just swallow that grief as he opens the box to see a red button "Should I push it" He says
I almost push it myself but I don't "Probably not, the trainer has been strict" I say
I hear rumours that Sawyer attacked Serenity twice and had been sent away from the centre and that the boys from 9 and 6 left the centre for a short moment, I guess no one has noticed my District partners absense, Mason told him to not go and got permission due to his loud mouth and open hatred for the Capitol and careers
"Well I don't care" He says
He pushes it and the lights switch off the entire room Picton "Fuck" Ciaran screams, I know it's him
After a few seconds the light switches back one and I see Ciaran holding his hand with a huge gash "Ready to jump" He says
"What" I say
He grabs onto me pushes the button again as the light switches back off and he pulls me to the ground, thankfully we land in dirt and we quickly wander some where else as the light turns on again "Alright who ever the fuck did that put your hand up and I will poke this knife through your eye" Ciaran screams
And I was told sawyer and Alistair had a temper, now he does to "Calm down Ciaran someone must of picked the red button, please don't do that again who ever did" The head trainer says from the balcony
"Fucktard I almost cut my hand off" Ciaran says
One of the boys from 12 starts laughing in the background but puts his hands up where Ciaran sneers at him "Goto the first aid room, now keep training everyone" He says
"You must have a death wish" I say laughing
Hinestky it was quite funny seeing him have a outburst like that especially since Ciaran is the biggest threat hopefully he paints a target in his back "I had no idea what that was as long as he doesn't know we are fine" He says
"We mate you pressed the button" I say
"Yeah but guilty by association" He says winking
I smirk at him "I was only up there with you for a second" I say
"Well if you want to go back to being bored and being a plant murderer go ahead" he says
"I do like company" I say
He smirks, I know it isn't a alliance yet but maybe it will built to that, we seem similar, curious, jovial, childish "So where to" He says
A lot of tributes now are going to the weapon stations, there is a sword and knife section three wiht only the boy from four Gabriel being beat by, but him and Serenity are the nice career ttributes, Tristan seems to read my mind "I have always wanted to play with a sword" he says
I have always wanted to throw stuff, not sharp stuff, but stuff so maybe throwing knifes we make our way there, Gabriel outing his trident down almost to leave but then changes his mind, his avoided tributes, Clealry doesn't want an alliance since he doesn't seem stand offish or filled with hated and anger
I look at the knives having no idea which ones are for throwing "Do you know anything about knives" I aks Tristan
"Nope, I know stuff about wheels, and trucks, and planes, and trains but not those, I wasn't allow to touch sharp objects back home, my parents thought I would stab someone by accident I'm not violent, but I am pretty clumsy" He says
"Maybe use a short sword" I say
He looks at it and I do see Gabriel looking from the side, I almost ask him, almost but Hollis told me to avoid districts 1,4, the boy from 9, Ciaran, Tristan's District partner, the older boy from 7 and the blonde from 10
Not that Gabriel looks dangerous but I know what he means, his trained, disciplined and distant, he Clealry will be the most career like tribute in the sense of willing to kill to win, but without playing games or having random outburst, Tristan starts to practise, it seems like with these ouster's that if one does something we all do, now all of the weak outer are practising whole the strong tirbites are either hiding or survival
Nor that I like being weak or calling over weeks but I just look at the the predictions and all of the top ten aren't using weaponary, but I am 11th which does make me somewhat nervous and our a target in my back
I try and read the instruction but they make no sense "It's the smaller knives the ones with the bigger handle"
I look over and I see Gabriel glance at me but not putting his full attention on me "Thanks" I say
He just nods going back to using his trident, I throw it as it barely even makes it to the dummie just clangs fo the floor, I look ivermectin to see Tristan trying to cut the dummy open, did I make a mistake but then I realise he must be wondering what's in there actually what are in dummies
I pick up the knife throwing it again it makes the distance but not the accuracy "Tristan the dummy is made of plastic" Gabriel says he seems to be getting annoyed by our precedes or the noise we are making
"What type" He asks
"Don't know" Gabriel says
He just go back to trying to swing the sword as Gabriel stares at me for a moment "What did you play with back at home when you were younger" He asks me
Odd question very odd question "Dolls I guess, I had brothers so they thre the ball around a lot" I say
"Your throwing it like a ball" He says
Oh now I get his questions "It was fun" I say
He raises an eyebrow as Tristan actually looks some what acaoble at sword "Knife and balls are completely different would you throw a knife at someone" He asks
"No I want to hide during the games but I need to look capable" I say
"I want to hide too" Tristan says
I smile at him and Gabriel scowls briefly which was a odd reaction "How do I throw it then" I ask
"Not like a ball" He shrugs walking back to his trident
I sigh "So are we allying or not" Tristan asks
"Allie if you want" I ask
"Yeah" He says
I think he fit bored of that and just watches me trying to throw "Put your left leg first then out your weight in it and throw" Gabriel says
I do that and it skims the dummy which is a improvement, I try again "Don't out to much strength in it aim for the head and it should hit the heart" He says
It hits the chest area "Nice allies you got their Gabriel" Ciaran smirks walking past, Tristan steps back when he sees the heavy bandaging on his hand
"I'm just giving them advice tou know like good people do" Gabriel says
"This isn't a game to help people it's to kill so teaching a girl to throw a knife isn't the best plan don't you think" Ciaran says
I want to leave but he is staring at me almost "I was helping them so they will leave but I don't threaten people or manipulate them like you" Gabriel says
So he want just trying to be nice, at least I think Tristan is genuine "I just avoid people all together but now I'm annoyed since some moron though it would be fun to play with the fucking lights was it either of you two" He says lookinnat us
I bite my lip "No" Tristan quickly says
I shake my head "So you almost cut your hand off and now you want to bully me I'm hse to it" Gabriel says
"I'm not bullying" He says
"No your bored and it's sad Sawyer isn't here and Hudson isn't leaving your sisters sight so tou thought you would just victimise me to get a bit of confidence back" Gabriel says
Well this is awkward, I am almost surprised by Ciaran control one with glimpse in his eyes I was worried he would attack but he stays composed "Your right I am bored just trying to see how career mould like you are Sawyer did tell me about you I just want to see if it's worse targeting you or not" Ciaran says
"After you axe all the weaklings, you going by predicted order or observation" Gabriel says
"Observation" He says glancing at us once more
"Well have fun with that" Gabriel says
Ciaran mumbles something then walks off "You two Cleary didn't know that the careers are targeting weak before strong so maybe try and know how to use weapons and forget bout childish wonders if you want them to spare you for later" He says beginning to walk off
"Wait what about you" I ask
"I don't specifically target weak nor strong I will kill people in my way" He mumbles walking off
Me and Tristan move away form thenweapon station like we read each other's mind "That was I don't know" Tristan says
Normally back home all the guys are laid back, everyone in 5 is laid back but those two,Clealry being in a career District isn't as good as people say "I guess it's not that great to be a career" I say
"I would hate it so much rules my District there are hardly any which explains why I never got in trouble for my button pushing or wire pulling" He says
"True" I say
Yet we were chosen not reaped, well that's what I was told, Hollis said that Archer wouldn't of picked every single tribute and that he would of left some for random draw, Cleary the districts he didn't care about winning was left to random draw mine being one, but it's just a coincidence, that 1,2,4,6,7,8,9 and 10 have either a strong tribute or one with issues
The rest are somewhat normal maybe apart from my District partner "What's wrong" He says
He does have two sides of him a playful side but also serious side "Just the games you know, plus the days keep getting quicker we have three days left, two and a half technically" I say
"I understand plus this gorup is cryptic every year there is a career pack, every year there are big alliances but it's day 2 and although there are 7 alliances all of them are pairs and only one of them is District partners, only one of them have two careers, and Serenity and Rhett who ever thought may not classify as careers they are from 1 and 2 yet are allying with a boy from 8 and 10" He says
He has a point and I realise he can be serious the bell goes "Hoepfully tomorrow we won't have to run in to another dog" He says
I smile at him quickly walking to my level "How did it go" Hollis asks when I walk in
"Well I finally made a allie" I say
"Who" He asks
I see miles sitting at the table searching through a whole lot of Papers "Tristan" I say
"Good choice who asked who"He ask
"Well I sort of caught him on a ledge playing with a box which had a red button and when he clicked the button the lights turned off twice, then we started training together and it sort of got out that way" I say
No way will I mention our interactions with Gabriel and Ciaran with Hollis around
But having a Allie now does built my confidence slight
Author note: I am one of those writers that try to rush into the games mostly because I came up with all these tributes which is why not every tribute had a training Pov or all alliances have been revealed some tributes will have third point of views some will have zero it just means those ones are more important for the storyline but doesn't mean who will win
Alliances-
Alliance 1
Ciaran Brander, District 2 Male
Sawyer Macibay, District 4 Male
Alliance 2-
Serenity Brander, District 2 Female
Hudson Labelle, District 8 Male
Alliance 3-
Rhett Halen, District 1 Male
Clayton Bagley, District 10 Male
Alliance 4-
Paige Radic, District 5 Female
Tristan Saller, District 6 Male
Preston Arigon, District 8 Male
Alliance 5-
Landon Danel, District 7 Male
Chiara Nevin, District 9 Female
Alliance 6-
Alton Casle, District 10 Male
Gabriel Tallier, District 4 Male
Evan Janson, District 7 Male
Alliance 7-
Brodie Wahner, District 6 Male
Alistair Farrel, District 9 Male
District 3-
Calvin Addens, District 3 Male
Aurelia Nacar, District 3 Female
Loners:
Kian Abelen, District 1 Male
Miles Pander, District 5 Male