Sorry you guys for the late update, I've been really busy with work and summer classes starting. But here is Chapter 6, I hope that you like it. I am going to start Chapter 7 tomorrow.

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Chapter 6

Katniss' POV

Day 2 of the training was as eventful as could be. I thought that Cato was going to kill the tribute from District 4. He was practicing with the knives but one have them gone missing and the District 4 tribute was impatiently waiting for that station. It was entertaining to watch, I thought that Cato's head was going to explode of his body it was so red. I saw the boy tribute from district 11 laughing and glancing up and that is when I saw her. I overheard that her name is Rue. She is also from district 11 and she was climbing the ropes and she is so small and fast. She reminds me of Prim so much, and I started to feel very protective of her just by staring into her innocent eyes. She can't be more than 12 years old.

"Katniss…" I hear Gale say. I must have been in some trance or something

"Ya, sorry" I said

"Are you okay?" he asked

"Ya, just thinking about home, and Prim" I replied

"I understand, I am thinking about them all too" he said

Last night, when Gale kissed me, it was amazing. I never felt anything like it before in my life. I finally felt some bit of happiness since I've arrived at the Capital. That kiss last night gave me even more motivation to find a way that both of us will come out of this alive. There has to be some loop hole around it.

"Let's go to the plant station" Gale said

I just nod.

At the plant station, the instructor was very impressed with the both of us, but more so me because I was able to get 99% of the plants correct and their intended purpose. He asked me where I acquired my knowledge .

"My mother, she helps people back home, she uses the plants for medicine" I reply

"Very nice" he said

This is the last day of training as a group before we have to go in front of the game makers individually and show them our talent. And then we have one day to prepare with Effie and Haymitch for the interviews with Ceaser.

The day seemed to drag on just going from one station to the next. Gale and I stuck together today. I noticed that the Careers seem to want to take out the younger tributes because I over heard them talking that once they are out of the way, then they can start having more fun hunting the more competitive tributes.

"Is this some sort of game to them? Do they really enjoy thinking about killing innocent children who have a family back home?" I whispered to Gale

"Katniss, you have to think of how they were brought up, they don't know any better" he said

"Are you trying to protect them?" I said a little too loud

"No, it's just fact" he said

"I suppose you're right, but I still don't like it" I said

Gale's POV

We both are finished with the group practice and then head off to an early dinner since we have to show the gamemakers our individual skill after dinner and it starts at 5:30pm sharp and starts with District 1 which means Katniss and I will go last.

After dinner, we are taken into this room that feels like a cell while we wait to be called into the gamemakers room to show then our individual talent.

Katniss gets called in first and I wish her luck. Each tribute gets a maximum of 15 minutes to show the gamemakers what they can do.

"Shoot straight" I tell her as she is walking to the door

"I will. Good luck to you" she said closing the door behind her

It didn't seem like she was in there that long before I was called into the room.

When I got there, they looked pretty frazzled. I wonder what Katniss did to make them like that.

They were on a stage with a feast, but none of them were eating it anymore. But I walked up and presented myself.

"Gale Hawthorne, district 12" I spoke loudly

There were looking at me with intense eyes. I felt like I had to do something even more extraordinary to impress them. I am really wondering what Katniss did to make them like this.

I ended up going to the snare station and setting up a bunch of snares and then started to throw dummies in the vicinity of where I had set up the snares and they would catch and haul the dummies upward. But, with how I had it rigged, one dummy would set off spears to where they would be in the tree. Directly through the heart for the kill.

They just looked at me and a few were talking amongst themselves and then they dismissed me.

Back on our floor Haymitch and Effie were waiting for me eagerly so that they both could drill us on what happened and how they reacted. We all walked over to the couch because they are going to show all the scores for each tribute in 10 minutes.

"Well, I walked in and they all looked frazzled" I said

Katniss just put her knees up to her chest like she didn't want to explain what happened during her session.

"Frazzled? What do you mean frazzled?" asked Haymitch

Everyone looks at Katniss

"I shot an arrow at them" she said bluntly

"YOU WHAT? THAT IS NOT LADY LIKE" yelled Effie "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THAT MAKES US ALL LOOK?"

"What was the expression on their faces?" asked Haymitch

I just looked at Katniss, I couldn't believe she did that.

"They looked pretty shocked, but I didn't exactly shoot it at them, they weren't even paying attention to me and I just got so angry that I picked up an arrow and shot it at an apple through the pigs mouth" she said

"Way to go sweetheart" smiled Haymitch

I ended up explaining what I did and Haymitch seemed a little bit impressed. Nothing is going to compete with what Katniss did.

"They are going to score me so low" she said

"Well, we will see now, its starting" Effie said

They were going through a speech about how we performed for the gamemakers and that the scores are from 1-12 with 12 being the best. They started with district 1 and end with us. Cato, district 2, scored a 10, figures since he is a career, Clove, district 2, also scored a 10. We say numbers from 6-10 show up on the screen. Rue, district 11, she scored a 7, Thresh, district 11, he scored a 9.

Now, its Katniss and me.

Katniss' name and picture appeared and then the score of an 11 showed up. We all screamed. That was the best score possible. No matter what she did, they obviously like it.

"They must have liked your guts sweetheart" said Haymitch.

Now, its my turn.

Gale Hawthorne… 11.

Katniss and I both received the same score. That was wonderful especially for sponsors, however, that also means that we both could be the first ones the careers try to take out.

One thing to do, I have to talk to Katniss about trying to pair up with the careers as an idea.