The only way I know that I've slept is that the next thing I'm aware of this Leo banging on my door shouting " Wakey Wakey Amber! We have a very important day!". I roll onto my back to find that I have tangled myself up in my blankets. I find my way out of my blankets and make my way to the bathroom to clean the remainder of my tears away. When I return to my room, Leo is knocking on my door again, I walk over to my door and open it, "Morning Leo." I smile."Morning, Aurora has ordered that you wear this, along with your crown, today, she will see you this evening before the parade to sort you out." He smiles handing me another cardboard box. "Ok Thank you Leo." I smile taking the box off him and returning to my room. When I open the box I see, a pair of dark skinny jean, a long white t-shirt, a tan jacket and a pair of black heels. Also there is a cream leather bag with black lining in the box with a small note saying "For your artistic stuff, take everywhere, See you Tonight, Love A. xx" I smile at the note as I place it down and change into my new clothes. I then swap my bags over, brush my hair and softly place my crown on my head. I then make my way down the train for breakfast. When I walk in I see Leo, Lucy and Ethan sat at the table waiting for me to join them. "I'm sorry I kept everyone waiting." I say as I take my seat next to Ethan, placing my new bag on the floor. "It's ok." Ethan smiles. Then we are given our breakfast in several courses. On our second course Leo starts talking. "So Lucy, Ethan tell us about yourselves . " He smiles eagerly. Ethan looks at me slightly worried. "Well Leo, I'm the oldest of four, my family runs the butchers, I'm the first in my family from the start of the games to be reaped. I can handle a knife well, I can lift heavy objects and I'm a long distance runner." Lucy brags about herself smiling. "Ooooo sounds great! What about you Ethan?" Leo beams happily. Ethan nervously glances at me as he talks. "Erm well I'm an orphan, I work in the orchards, I'm good at sports but can't really do much." He explains sadly. "Ethan That's not true! Ethan you're are great runner! You're super strong, you can survive, You're better than you think you are, People love you."I explain unable to control myself, making my cheeks turn bright red. "Great. We need to know as much as possible about you as we will start to talk to sponsors today, while you are with your prep teams." Leo beams happily. Lucy and Leo talk about many things over breakfast leaving Ethan and I to talk between ourselves. Ethan slowly leans over to me and whispers a soft "thank you" in my ear, making me blush again. " Your welcome. You don't see yourself clearly you know." I smile winking at him." Ahh well, I have a best friend who never lets me forget it." He smiles stroking my cheek softly making my blush stronger yet again. We sit there for a few moments staring into each other's eyes forgetting about the rest of the world. We are pulled from each other's eyes, when Leo announces "There it is! The Capitol!" Standing up and walking over to the window. We all leave our breakfasts and follow him, and as Ethan and Lucy walk up to the window I hear them both gasp at the beautiful candy coloured city. I remember the city well. Full of many amazing wonders. "The TV doesn't do it justice Leo! It's beautiful!" Lucy sings in a very girly voice. "I know you will be amazed when you see inside. you will be speechless!" Leo smiles back proudly. "I was, Wasn't I Leo?" I smiles happily in a very girlish voice. After the wonder wares off I make my way back to the table to finish my breakfast.

After a few minutes the others return to the table to finish their meals, and Leo explains "When we enter the Capitol people will take note of the train, so I want all three of you at the window waving at the crowds they will love that, The current tributes and Last year's victor, All eyes will be on district 11!" bouncing in excitement, he gave the same speech last year to me and Ben, God rest his soul, I do miss him, I should never have let him leave our camp, that's when the Careers got him. I stand up quickly and run to my room. I get in my room just in time, I sit down on the bed and the tears start to flow. Ben was the same age as me and Ethan, We knew each other through school, and working in the orchards, we were close enough that his death effected me in the arena and the careers knew that. We joined forces in the arena, sharing resources looking out for each other, made a little camp of our own towards the end, but one day we needed food and Ben said he would go and find some, saying there was no point for both of us to go, he seemed pretty certain nothing was going to happen so I listen to him, but about 10 minutes after he left I heard him yell in pain, and fighting broke out, so I did the first thing I thought of, I grabbed my weapons and ran towards the fighting, I got there to find Ben lying on the floor in a large pool of blood, surrounded by a few of the careers, also dead, except one who was trying to crawl back to their camp badly wounded, and out of fury, I took my sword in hands and decapitated them where they lay, I turn back round to Ben, knelt down beside him kissed his cheek and the last thing he said to me was "Win Amber! You can do it! Only two left!" And I did, my emotions got the best of me and I ran to the careers camp, and fought the final two left, I won in the end but I got injured myself, I had my left leg slashed open, both arms cut badly and my stomach slashed open as well, but fury and adrenaline was on my side. I didn't feel my injures until I was in the hovercraft on the way back to the capitol, just before I past out. Ben was one of the most loveliest guys I ever met, he had dark skin and dark hair like most from district 11, he had a warm heart and he only fought when he had to, if his life or someone close to him was in danger. I didn't want him to die like that, I didn't realise until the night I was crowned how much he looked after me in the arena, he did so much to make sure I was safe. Everyone in the Capitol thought he loved me, but I told them all we were like brother and sister or at least that's how I saw it, I was never able to talk to him about it, but I wish I did. I also wish I was closer to him before last year.