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Chapter 3

Alliances

I sat in my room. My legs were crossed, and I leaned against my bed. I was watching the other Reapings. A girl from four had walked up onto the stage. She had a stick, and her eyes showed her blindness. Her name was Eloise. Then the guy who was picked was a scrawny boy with freckles all over his face. His name was Cod.

Then there were the tributes from six. The girl was tiny, but you could see that she was older. Then the boy was also very big. He looked like he could just lift up me Axel and Pea with one arm. He looked terrified though, and that meant that he only had one thing on his side. Strength. The girl's small body would allow her to fit into tight areas, or be very quick in a fight. However, she was just as scared as the boy.

"I brought you dinner..." I looked at the door. Axel stood there looking out of place. He walked in and put it on the bed. He was being cautious. Silly boy. "Why did you lash out at that guy today?"

"It's all an act. If they think I'm crazy then I'm a threat."

"Why?"

"Because I am now unpredictable. If they never know what my next move will be, then I am safer. The Games have already started Axel. They're already looking for weaknesses and your sweet nature is yours."

"I would kill them if the time came."

"No you wouldn't."

I stood up, and didn't miss the flinch that Axel let out. I looked at the food. It was very delicious looking. "Who is our mentor?"

"We don't have one."

"What do you mean?"

I looked at him, and I knew that I must have looked out of control. His eyes widened, and I took a deep breath in. "I'm sorry. What do you mean we don't have a mentor?" I asked in a calmer tone. I picked up a small green ball on the plate. "What is this?"

"It's a grape, or at least that's what Pea calls it. It's apparently a fruit. As for the mentor thing, we will be mentored by two Peacekeepers. We can train together, but because of your outburst we have to have two extra Peacekeepers in case you go nuts again."

"Let me get this straight. Districts 1 has at least five mentors that can be picked to train them, and we can't borrow one?"

"Well...I didn't ask...I just figured."

"Axel this isn't a game. We are going to die if we don't get proper advice and training. Sponsors don't want to hear anything from Peacekeepers."

He balled up his fists. "That bitch!" He practically growled. "They are babying those brats-"

"Okay maybe you are taking this a bit too far-"

"No! Why do you think we've never won a game before? Districts 1 and 2 have the best chance! They have more mentors than all of us! Don't you see? They claim not to have any special treatment for them, but then we get stuck with fucking Peacekeeper shit!"

"Axel calm down!"

"Don't tell me to calm down!" He threw the tray of food at the wall, and I grabbed his arm before he could break something else in the room.

I gripped his wrist tightly, and made him look me in the eyes. "Axel. I promise you that if we get treated unfairly, then we will rise up. However breaking all these things, and destroying my dinner, isn't going to help us. We need to have people like us. Be in an alliance with me, and we'll destroy whoever tries to shove us down."

"I'll join on two conditions."He said after a moment of hesitation.

"Anything."

"We won't kill each other if we make it to the finals."

"We can't pull a Katniss, Axel. Snow would have us blown up right when we grabbed the Nightlock."

"I know, but if we are in an alliance, we are in it till the end."

"Till the end."

"Now for the second condition. I think it's time that we showed the Careers they don't own this battle."

"How do you suppose we do that?"

"We should make a giant alliance."

"Meaning?"

"We should team up with all the underdogs. Just think of it. If we have all the other tributes on our side, and we can find a way to make them useful, then what is stopping us from destroying these games?"

"The fact that we don't control the Games."

"But if we're liked by the sponsors it won't matter what the Game Makers think. They'll have to keep us in, or else all that sponsoring will go down the drain. If we become well liked by the people of the Capitol, then we practically have immunity."

"I don't know..."

"Look let's try to get those people from 10 on our side. If it doesn't work then we'll put it off. We'll go on just with us, but if they agree then we have to try the others."

I paused. This was going to be risky if we did do it, and even if we pulled it off we had no idea if the people from the other districts would stick with us. They could all be back stabbers. That or none of them will be useful. Plus I didn't even know if Axel could be trusted. He was staring at me, waiting for an answer. I breathed in and then scratched the back of my neck. "Fine, but I still don't see how you are going to convince people to join the underdog group."

His smile was highly uncomfortable. "Well that's the easy part my crazy friend." I raised my eyebrows. "People will hear about you attacking the guy from 1. You now have a reputation as an insane chick who can't be controlled. If people fear you, and feel comfortable with me then they'll think that I'm safe. If I'm safe they won't care about having you on the team because you are a form of protection."

"That...that's genius."

"Plus if people think I can control your crazy moments, then they're going to think this whole thing is a better idea."

"Well. Looks like you're learning."

He smiled and grabbed a glass of some weird drink. "Happy Hunger Games." I smiled and grabbed the glass from him.

"And may the odds be ever in our favor." I smiled and threw back the drink.