I decided to continue with Gabby's POV to help with the cliff-hanger I don't own the Hunger Games!

Gabby's POV

Someone from my past

I looked up at him, he seemed impressed with me, or just the fact that I have feelings.

"What?" I asked, he smiled at me,

"Trouble in paradise?" he asked, I gave the slightest nod before standing up. His eyes were glued to me, I wasn't self conscious though. His eyes were merely curious not observing.

"My life is far from paradise." I stated, he looked me over, scanning my face.

"I'm not going to forget this." He stated, I glared at him,

"I Wouldn't expect anything different." I accused, he looked at me, his eyes were serious.

"Tell me you won't hurt her." He stated, I just stared at him, "I care for her, more than I should in a way. I didn't want to vote her out but I would be the only one…" he trailed off, lost in his own thoughts. I took a step away from him, he seemed to notice because he took a step forward and seized my arm, "Promise!" he demanded, I tried to escape his grip but it was hard, he was strong…

"I would never hurt her!" I yelled, he didn't seem impressed though,

"Prove it, answer something about her that no one else knows." He stated, still holding my arm,

"She thought I was from District 1" I grumbled, when she met me she thought I looked like someone from District 1 which I do, I was born there.

"That's not good enough." He stated, squeezing my arms tighter,

"She lived in the community home, she was told by others that her parents did what they had to do in order to protect her…they look at her as if she's already dead." I realized I whispered the last part and that I was crying. He looked amazed yet again that I showed emotion for Grace.

"Do you have a token?" he asked, I nodded and showed him my ring. It's the only thing I have left of my parents. He looked at it and smiled,

"Did someone propose to you before you left?" he asked me, he thought it was true. I let out a small laugh before I answered,

"No, it was my mother's wedding ring." I stated, there was a knowing look in his eyes,

"I'm sorry." He stated, I looked at him, he gave me a small sad smile,

"The same thing happened to me," he pulled out a small bracelet with colored beads "this was my dad's, he gave it to me the day before they came." He looked sad, but he had obviously realized there was no reason to cry over it. I gave a slight nod. I looked around me and decided upon an alliance,

"Listen," I spoke quickly so we didn't attract to much attention to ourselves, "Lily from District 12, Grace, Holt, and Jame…" I choked on his name, Shawn seemed to notice because he gave a slight nod and placed a hand on my shoulder, "we made an alliance, and Grace would be ecstatic if you joined as well." I said, he looked at me for a moment before nodding in agreement. "I'll tell you if when we meet, ok?" I asked and he nodded once more before looking towards the edible plants station, I turned to see Grace working over at the intermediate area seeming to impress the expert…

"She's always been amazing at plants." He stated, he was still watching her a few moments later,

"I have to go. I'll talk to you later about the alliance." I said before walking off. I ran towards Lily and yet again explained the change in our alliance, she seemed more accepting of Shawn than the idea of having James in her alliance. I also told her about James and Isabella, she reached towards me and gave me a quick hug.

"Lily, I have an idea." I stated, I was nervous as to how she would react to it though. She looked at me seeming excited,

"What?" she asked, I gave a nervous smile before answering,

"Ummm…. I'm going to lie to the other careers… ummm, ha, at lunch when we meet in order to protect everyone we're going to pretend to be in an alliance, and Holt will come to." I had to take a break, out loud this wasn't sounding like a plan that would work. "I'll tell Isabella that I'm going to get inside information from you, but lie to her about what you tell me, she'll agree because she thinks I'll do whatever she tells me to." I rolled my eyes, trying to calm myself down. She smiled at me,

"That's a great idea. I'll tell the others, Grace will come to, we'll say she's a member of our alliance as well as Shawn." She stated, I was so happy that I hugged her tightly, she gave a small laugh before we pulled apart, she was smiling. "They may let us all live." She stated, I gave a small encouraging smile but I knew that all they wanted was all the previous Victor's hearts crushed.

(I was going to stop the story here, but I decided to continue ;) lol)

The rest of training went by fast, I separated from my alliance and joined the careers again, much to my distaste. There were times when James tried to talk to me, but I excused myself saying there was somewhere I needed to be. Isabella was ecstatic with my 'plan' and agreed that Holt, James, and I were to visit the others at lunch. I made an excuse as to why Holt had to tell James and not me. Holt understood because Lily had told him but James had no clue why I wasn't talking.

Soon enough it was time for lunch, I could see Lily across the room gathering our allies, there were a few looking around nervously but they followed her. I led my small group through the winding hallways to find the lunch room was bigger than the training room. Some stared in awe at the amount of food and the delicious smells, but I knew what I had to do and Isabella had to believe I was loyal to her. I walked towards the line to see it fairly small because all the others were messing around or smelling the room. I understand why, this food was more than most of them will ever see in their lives.

The area was filled with different foods, I picked up a platter of fried chicken and French fries. There were condiments on a table at the end of the line. I looked at the drinks and choose some pop. It was considered a delicacy in District 4 and I had only had it once, but it was amazing.

I saw that Lily was already seated at a table, farthest away from the careers, waiting for us. I slowly walked over, pretending that I hated this for Isabella. I saw her watching us, she looked impressed by my dedication. When we arrived at the table I immediately took a seat beside Grace and gave her a quick smile, Lily told us she had already informed them of the plan. James looked like he was going to take the seat next to me, but when he was about to sit down Shawn appeared out of nowhere and sat down less than an inch away from me. He smiled at James then gave me a friendly wink. I gave a small laugh at the expression on James's face. He looked at me seeming surprised, I raised my eyebrows in a silent question,

"Sit by me!" Grace yelled, she sent me a sideways glance, she was so precious. Shawn was looking at her with an expression of terror, I bent towards him,

"She's doing it because I liked him." I whispered in his ear, he let out a sigh of relief. I gave a small laugh at this, it didn't feel like he was the boy who threatened my life only a few hours before. Once everyone was seated a boy who had short black hair and grey eyes looked at me,

"So, who are you and why in hell are you here?" he asked, I flinched at the acid in his tone,

"I'm Gabriella, District 1- I mean District 4." I stated, he looked confused for a moment before realization dawned on him,

"You, you're the girl they sent…for the…" I silenced him with a glare, telling him that not everyone knew.

"What?" half the table asked in unison, I turned towards Lily and Holt. They were sitting together obviously, she gave me a pained expression. I took a deep breath before I spoke,

"My past is for me to know, when we're in the arena I can guarantee you that you will learn more about me than I'd like." I stated before I got up and walked towards the bathrooms. I was about to walk in the door when someone caught my wrist, I turned to see Isabella looking worried,

"Get anything good?" she asked, I gave her a devious smile and she returned it.

"Come on." I urged her into the bathroom, we took a seat on the sink,

"Ok, spill." She said, I got up quickly and checked under the stalls to make sure no one else was there. All clear, I returned to the sink and sat down again,

"Holt has Lily wrapped around his finger, she trusts him completely." I stated and she squealed with happiness. "The boy and girl from six are weak, no talents at all. They're all talk." She seemed to think this over and waved her hand telling me to continue, "All around Lily is the only one who can even fight. But Holt has her taken care of." I stated and she ran towards me and gave me a massive hug. I pretended to be happy and hugged her back.

"Great job, just one question, I've seen some of them practicing and they seem pretty good…" I've already thought of this though,

"Their parents, realizing they were hopeless, taught them how to fake the fighting and skills." I said simply and she gave a wicked grin,

"Go out there and get more information!" she yelled, I gave her a quick smile before walking back towards my allies. When I got to the table Lily was the first to speak,

"I saw Isabella go in there, did she ask anything?" I looked over at her and smiled,

"She's very gullible, she believed everything I told her." I stated plainly, Lily gave a small smile before she looked at Rue, there was another girl sitting beside Rue, she had the merchant look though. Long blonde hair with blue eyes, she was sitting next to a boy who had an arm wrapped protectively around her. He was glaring at me while the girl looked thoughtful.

"I'm Sunny." She said with a small wave, I saw the boy stiffen beside her, she rolled her eyes, "And this is Kyle and that" she said pointing towards a boy that was sitting next to Shawn, "is his twin brother Max." he looked nervous and detached from the others.

Lunch went by quickly and we started training again, I didn't do much though, it was getting tiring and boring practicing things I've known how to do since I was little. At the end of the day everyone went back to their floors aside from my alliance, we met in the lobby so to speak of the Training Center. It was quiet but calming in another sense. There were a few peacekeepers that came to break us apart, thinking we were fighting, but we were permitted to stay once we explained what we were doing here.

I was lost in thought when Lily tapped me on the shoulder pointing towards a peacekeeper that was looking at me intently. I slowly stood to see his emerald green eyes sparkling and his blonde hair sticking out in various places, I ran forward and hugged him like there was no tomorrow, which for me was a literal statement,

"Gage!" I screamed, he gave a small laugh before patting my back, he was alive! My brother is alive!

"Hay there." He stated, sounding happy to see me again. I looked into his eyes,

"I thought you were dead, all those years…" I trailed off, he gave me a sad smile before hugging me again,

"I see you're still into books." He commented, I gave a shaky laugh and realized I was crying.

"Wait," I said in confusion, he was only two years older than me, sixteen. "Are you going into the games?" I asked, he gave me a sad smile and nodded.

"They informed me that I would be sent to training tomorrow and be admitted into the games." He stated sadly. I gave a slight nod and tuned towards my allies,

"Can he join?" I asked there were some nervous glances, but James was the first to speak,

"Why should we let your boyfriend into our alliance?" he asked with a snarl in his voice, I laughed at him, he looked confused. I walked towards him and got him on his feet and pulled him towards Gage.

"Look" I said pointing towards the two of us. "Same eyes, same hair, he's not my boyfriend, ewwww! He's my brother." I stated, and I have never seen James blush as hard as he just did. I laughed again and just about everyone else did, I turned towards Lily, she was laughing so hard that she ended up crying! She gave a nod telling us that he was allowed into the alliance, Gage looked around at all of us with a smile on his face.

"This was your punishment?" I asked, he gave the slightest nod. I gave him another hug, my brother has always hated the games and the peacekeepers, this fact was widely known. So when they sent me away they must have taken him away as well but made him a peacekeeper.

"I'll be right back." He said as he walked down the hallway. He was back in under five minutes smiling and in regular clothes, a simple white t-shirt and jeans. I laughed at him and he pretended to be offended. Everyone else looked between the two of us with expressions of curiosity except for Lily, she looked happy for me. She knew that I was suffering and now I was happier than I have been in a long time.

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