A/N ok this is starting out on a bit of a sad note. Last time I posted I got a review that was pretty aweful and hurtful. Now i understand that people are intitled to like or dislike stories, but do they really have to comment when they don't like it? Anyway I am not sure how the rest of you feel but here is the third chapter if the story.

I basically ignored everyone as we went back to our rooms after the parade. Tomorrow starts training. I don't know what I will do. Honestly it doesn't matter because I will probably die in the blood bath anyway. So will the boy. I plop down on my bed and attempt to fall asleep, Which doesn't work very well considering I have to start training tomorrow for my impending death.

Eventually I fell asleep. When I woke it was to Maya screaming through the door about waking up and eating for training. I groan and pull myself up out of bed. Went into the dining area where, again everyone was already there. I sat down and begain to eat.

"Blight you two will take Baeleaf and train him while myself and Manella will train with Sophia" Johanna said. I don't get it. She has only been a mentor for like two years why is she giving the orders?

"Come on Sophia let's get you ready for training" Manella said standing up.

"I just sat down" I said

"Yea well you were supposed to get up a half hour ago" Johanna pulled me up and dragged me away.

"you are annoying" I said

"Yeah get used to it hunybee" Johanna said and lead me to a room that help an outfit that looked like something that I had never seen before. It was tight and lose at the same time. I shifted I didn't like it.

"It's your training outfit you will wear it during train over the next days. They are cleaned everynight" Manella said

I gave her a sarcastic look and then followed them to the eleveator where Blight stood with the boy. I refuse to know his name.

"Ready?" Blight said Johanna nodded and we got on the elevator and rode it to the training center where all the other tributes stood. The boy and I left and got off ant went to where they were gathered around a lady wo seemed to be incharge.

"Tributes here are the rules of this week. You will not fight with the other tributes, there will be plenty of that in the arena. You will train through each station with one of the experts. Most of you will die of dehydration or natural causes." She said some other rules that were stupid. What did rules matter? Most of us were going to be dead within a week of being in that arena anyway.

She finished and I walked to the plant are where an instructer was waiting.i listened and took over the panel of identifying plants and trees. I didn't notice that someone had followed me over. She was a small girl, he outfit said 12 on it. She had light blonde hair and blue eyes.

"What do you want" I said without looking at her. she ducked her head and I felt bad.

"I am just watching. I don't know much." She said.

"How old are you" I said as I moved to the next station, knot tying,

" I turned 12 the day before the reaping my name is Grace" she said tying knots with skill.

"I'm Sophia 17" I said.

I bonded with the little 12 yearold over the days of training. I showed her what I could do and she showed me what she could do, which was very little. I liked this girl. She could not do much but she was little and that could help. That night Johanna and Manella explained the interview process to me. They were not for two days and we had individual assessment first.

My individual assessment I did the plant identification and woked with and axe alittle bit. Then wandered around to knot tying and a few other things before leaving and heading back to my room and showering and eating supper with everyone. I was annoyed. These people were fake or drunk all the time, Johanna and the other victors were often with the victors from the other districts.

I layed in my bed the night before the interviews thinking aboutmy score, I got a 7and little Grace and the games, she was too little for this it was cruell she only got a 3 in her evaluation. If I died then I would die making sure she lived at least a little bit linger, if not winning. Eventually I fell asleep thinking about how in a few days I would be sent into an arena to kill people.

A/N I know this was not that long but I am tired. I had a long talk with my grandma tonight that was very therapeutic, talking to one's grandma. As far as anything else this next week with finals coming up, I found out that there will be….PUPPIES on campuse diring finals week I am so excited for puppies. I should probs go study now….i like writing better. Till next time guys!

R&R

LilKaari