A/N – let me just warn you this is very filler. I have a plot for every chapter but this, but I just couldn't think for this one. So it is kind of leading up to the others a little. I want everyone to know that every character will get their PoV before the reaping. Kay? Sorry about the shortness by the way. I decided to give up on coming up with more because it is Mockingjay day!
Kaylee Darkblade District 11
I tap my nails on the wall of the train I'm leaning on, and then proceed to push off of it. I wasn't about to survive here without a few alliances, although I would turn on them whenever I wanted.
I look around the train, trying to see where exactly would be the best place to go. I cross off the careers, and the people along the wall by themselves. That leaves the two big groups. I shrug and decide to go over to the one closest to me, a forced smile on my face.
"Hey. I'm Kaylee Darkblade, from District 11. How about you guys?" I ask kindly, trying desperately to get on their good side. Enemies during the games probably wouldn't help with anything but getting her killed.
"Jesse Gale, and Rikki Neptune from 4. Wes Demeryi and Nan Weatherall from 5, Keiran Linx from 9." Says a boy – whom I am assuming is Jesse Gale, as he points to the different people in the group. He seems to be pretty much leading this little group, which I really want to do myself. Why not? I'm sure I'm smarter then him, anyway.
"Good to meet you. What you all good at?" I ask with a raised eyebrow, and then return to leaning on the wall, this time by them.
They exchange looks, and it all goes back to Jesse. "Kind of personal, don't you think? I thought we weren't supposed to tell people that." He keeps on his poker face, but I can tell I make him nervous. Good.
"Aw, come on," I say with a sweet smile on my face. "We are all friends here, right?" They don't budge, and I frown in frustration. This might be harder then I thought.
"I like your dress." Nan compliments shyly, and I smile at her.
"Thank you." I say, as I look down to my green strapless dress. Maybe I could get along with them. But I would turn any moment, as soon as I knew all their weaknesses.
Lilly Collins District 8
I burst out laughing as Samira talks, and I swear I am about to start crying.
"So, you're saying, that you never thought you'd be in the games. But here you are! Just like that!" I practically die when they all give me strange looks. Oh the irony! She was picked anyways!
I don't know what it is causing me to go insane. I'm going to Capitol, I'm tired, I'm hungry, and the weird looks really are funny. So it probably is a mix of it.
When nobody says anything, I frown. Was it something I said? I decide to change the subject. "Gosh, I wish these weren't the games. Look at all the hot boys here!" I fan myself, and this time actually get a giggle from someone. I don't know whom, but its still better then last time.
"Yeah, because this is definitely a dating game. The winner gets to pick a hot guy from the ones reaped, and take them home!" Luna says sarcastically, causing me to laugh this time.
"Don't I wish! I'm so lonely here. I have never gone this long without being within two inches of a guy." Sure that was because I had two brothers as my family, but still.
"Prove it. Go find a guy and flirt with him." Roseabella demands. I widen my eyes and nod.
"Definitely. Which one?" I ask, practically bursting with excitement. Normally I would know that this was stupid, but I was pretty… well I wasn't the normal at the moment.
Roseabella motioned for me to close my eyes, and when I do she spins me around, causing me to scream a bit and almost fall when she stops. I open my blue eyes again, so that I can see whom I was pointing at.
I realize I was too dizzy to see, so I mostly just stand and try to walk over, even though I fall several times.
"Ah!" I start to yell as I begin to fall again, but was caught this time. "Thank you!" I say to whoever it was. Still dizzy, I attempt to stand back up and clamp my eyes shut from the dizziness.
"Its not a problem." The person says, and I realize from their voice they are definitely a boy. "What's your name?"
"Lilly Collins. And you?" I ask, finally opening my eyes and hoping I'm not dizzy. When I see him I resist the urge to yell he was the one who that I had spun to.
"Carsyn Bennett. You alright?" He asks, and he actually sounds concerned.
"Yeah, but I'm supposed to be flirting with you." I blurt before I can stop myself. My blue eyes widen, and I cover my mouth with my hand. "I mean…" I fail o come up with anything better, so I stand there feeling defeated.
He smirks and I have a feeling that this kind of stuff isn't that strange to him. It would be strange to me though, this guy should be grateful. No one seemed to like me enough to flirt.
"You're doing a great job." He compliments, and I blush, and then spin around, certain he's really trying to offend me.
"Yeah, I'm so sure!" I say back, as I stomp back to my alliance. "Now where is the food?" I ask, and they all begin to laugh, earning a few glares form me.
Jayce Teasel District 11
I stare straight ahead, listening in on the others. I mentally agree that I like Kaylee's dress, but only because it is the same color as Rosanna's.
"Hello." A voice says from the right of me, and I jump a bit in response.
"Hello." I say simply, mostly because I don't know what else to say.
"Did I scare you?" Asks the small girl. She looks troubled, as if the very fact that she could have scared me was terrifying.
"No. I'm fine." Is all I say, and I consider walking away from her. I decide against it, because I like being by her. She's so innocent, like Rosanna.
"I'm Melody. Who are you?" She asks after a few moments of awkward silence.
"Jayce. From 11." I say, figuring that would be her next question anyway.
"10. You're really quiet, you know that?" She looks at me innocently, and I smile a bit before shrugging. "Why is that, do you think?" She continues, and I shrug again.
"I am I guess. I don't know." I shrug for the third time, knowing I really didn't talk much. But I didn't know why, and you can't really fix something if you know no cause, right?
"Well wait right here." Melody demands as she points to the ground. "I'm going to go get Kameron." She spins on her heel to go get Kameron, and I go back to silently standing, wondering whether to sneak off to another part of the train or not.
Before I can reach a decision Melody is pulling a boy behind her, talking about how "you would be great friends because both of you are shy!"
"Kameron, Jayce, Jayce, Kameron." She introduces us, gesturing between us as she does.
"Hey." He says, and I give back a small wave.
"Good to meet you." I say, and it comes out quieter then I meant. I didn't trust him; I had only trusted Melody because she was young like me. He looked young too, but he definitely wasn't as young as either of us.
"Yeah, you too." He says in reply, and I resist the urge to roll my eyes. I liked Melody better; she actually gave me something to talk about.
"Yeah, if you'll excuse me..." I turn and decide to just go over to someone who wasn't talk along the wall, but then the mentors start yelling out.
Rainey Asana District 2
"District 2!" Calls a voice that causes me to spin towards it with a gasp.
"What?" I say, but then I notice it is just Rain, my mentor. I pull a little bit on Ozean's arm, and he turns to me with an annoyed look. I roll my eyes in response and make my way over to another train car, where Rain is impatiently waiting.
"Took you long enough." She complains, as she points to two chairs on one side of the table, while she sits in one on the other side Ozean and I take our seats, and I watch her expectantly.
"What?" She sneers, as she continues to watch us. I shiver at her cruelness. Was I supposed to be that mean? She had seemed nice before when she winked at me.
"Your supposed to tell us what do." Ozean explains, and I can tell he enjoys the fact he has to explain something to our mentor.
"I know that. I've been mentoring for five years." She countered, and I frowned. She certainly didn't seem to like us.
"Yeah, and you haven't had any winners since." Ozean retorted, and I giggled. It was fun watching them fight; they were like brother and sister. My giggling earned a glare from Rain, and I immediately sat straighter and looked straight ahead.
"So, may I ask why you aren't helping us yet?" I ask politely
"Because there are people right out there. They would hear everything we had to say. I'm trying to look over you. So far I've tagged you as the strong nice type, and Ozean as your everyday District Two guy. How are your alliances?"
"Good. We are in with the careers and Eve and Zaccai." I know she wont know Eve and Zaccai, but I figure I might as well mention them.
"Bad. Don't trust any of them. Be ready to kill them at any moment. We are done here, except for a couple pieces of advice." She stood and rested her hands on the table, before looking us in the eye. "Careful at the Cornucopia. And sweetie, don't feel bad about murder. Then you'll die." She shoos us out as simple as that, and I think about what she said.
I cant kill without feeling remorse. I'm not a mean person, not like those other careers. But I'm not going to die either. So I guess that leaves one thing.
Make Ozean kill people for me.
Samira Parsa District 9
It's a funny sight to see – 24 teenagers sitting on the ground to watch the recap of the reaping. That however, is exactly what we are doing right now. If I weren't so freaked out about being reaped, I would have laughed about it. I am scared to death though, so that isn't an option at the moment.
The pair from 1 seem as beautiful as ever, but it really doesn't compare to them sitting right in front of me. They both look strong, and I doubt I could take them.
The same goes for the pair from two. I'm starting to feel a bit scared that I will lose, but I push that away as I continue to watch.
3's girl, Roseabella, seems strong, but not up to the career standards. The boy looks like someone even I could beat though, so maybe I do have a good chance in these games.
4's tributes had been standing by each other, so they must know each other. I could use that to my advantage if I wanted to do something like that, but for now all I can do is push it back and think of how they look stronger then me too.
The girl from five looked scared, so it was kind of hard to see whether she was smart or anything as of the moment. The boy looked strong though, and hardly seemed fazed when he got reaped. I could probably take the girl, but not him.
I cover my ears at the noise the girl from six – Luna, I remind myself – makes with her heels. She is definitely going to be tough competition, that I know. I would have to say the same with the boy, who looks like he was in a rush to get up there.
7's girl seemed like she would be hard, but I still don't understand why the careers took her in so readily. I would say the same for that other boy they have had just taken in too. The boy from 7 looks easy, a bloodbath kill. I could kill him myself easily, not that I wanted too.
The girl from 8, - one of the girls in my alliance – volunteers for a girl who is for some reason in a wedding dress. I don't understand it, but I'm not going to ask either. The boy is one of the careers now, and I wonder what Lilly knows, if anything at all, about him.
My district, 9, is next. I can't help but wonder what they think of us. I think I look weak, but Keiran looks extremely ready in the recap, looking like he is taking this all as a joke. I wish I knew how to do that.
10's girl is carried to the stage and set by the escort, and I can easily say I could take her. Although, she does look smart. The other boy looks a little tough though, and he looks so uncaring. It seems like her could easily kill someone, which he probably could
Next is 11. The girl has the deadly but sweet at the same time beauty going for her, and I can honestly say it scares me to death. I remind myself not to get on her bad side. The boy's calmness as he walks up unnerves me, but I pretend it doesn't.
12's girl walks up with her eyes closed, a talent I wish I could have. I would most likely fall along the way, but maybe I would be able to. The boy looks crazed with anger and hate, and it's almost terrifying to see it. I probably wouldn't be able to take either.
Normally the recap would be over, but the last reaping is the one everyone has been waiting for. The Capitol reaping. It also means that we are almost there, and already to the Capitol.
The girl looks like she is scared to death, and I can't blame her. I would be too; if I thought I would never have to be in the games. The boy though looks completely happy to be there, and it disgusts me. Does he really think he is going to win? Against people that have actually trained?
I look around to see what everyone thinks, but get no response. I guess that will have to wait until capitol.
A/N – you actually read it all? Is it terrible? I tried to add some stuff in, but yeah. I just wanted the train OVER! And now it is (: Chariots next, right? I keep meaning to update sponsor points, but ya know, I keep running out of time xD I will be sure to update them as soon as I get the.. well effort. What PoV's that you haven't seen this chapter would you like to see next chapter?
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