It took everything in me to stay in that bed all night. What I would've really liked to be doing was ripping the head off of my not-so-faithful husband. I then realized that Cato could've gotten the districts messed up, since the tributes from other districts never interact with each other. I felt bad for jumping to conclusions and not trusting Edward, and guilty for laying down with Cato. The blanket was blistering hot, and I was only here to do a favor and let him get a good nights sleep, since I didn't need any. I would need to hunt soon, too, because being this close to a human for so long was starting to get to me. I was smart enough to turn the blanket down to a seemingly acceptable temperature, and I gently slipped out of Cato's grasp, making sure not to jostle him.

As I walked through the building in which the tributes were kept, I heard two other voices coming from the roof. I was of course curious, and I was thankful for my advanced senses because following the voices was no problem. I soon came upon a slightly cracked door, and I found the voices were coming from outside. I silently opened the door, and moved at vampire speed to hide behind one of the tall heaters on the roof. I safely peeked around the heater and saw both the girl and boy from district 12, Katniss and Peeta. They were talking softly, trying not to be heard by any camera that might be spying, but I of course heard every word with perfect clarity. I then thought of the possibility of a camera seeing me, but I thought no camera would think of a tribute being this high up, behind a heater. I did a quick look around to make sure, and I found the coast was clear.

"Aren't they afraid of a tribute trying to jump off the roof?" I heard Katniss' rough voice slice through the air. I waited for Peeta's answer, and looked just in time to see him throw something off the roof, only to have it bounce back. A force field, of course.

"I'm sure they've tried, but all they could have gotten was a painful shock." Peeta answered.

I grew tired of their mindless human talk, and took in the view. Everyone in this building, minus the district twelve tributes and I, was sound asleep, but the city below us was as alive as it could be. The laughter from the many parties going on trickled up to my ears, and I could hear subtle crashes every other minute or so. I doubt they could hear this, though.

"I want to show the capitol that they don't own me. If I'm going to die, I want to still be me." Peeta's statement caught my attention. Do we have some rebels, here? I wish they would've kept on, but Katniss decided it was time for bed. Suddenly interacting with humans didn't seem so bad, especially if they could be any help to our plan...

I was back in my room before the sun even broke the sky, freshly hunted and all. It was difficult finding a promising meal area around here, but I eventually ran far enough to smell a buck or two.

At breakfast I managed to choke down two eggs and a piece of toast, and chugged down a small glass of orange juice. I immediately chucked it up before I took a shower. They're shower was, dare I say it, even grander than the Cullens'. You could choose different body wash and shampoo scents, and even the roughness of the water. I wanted to feel as close to human as I could, so I chose my signature strawberry-scented shampoo, and even a body was the smelled like freesias. I chuckled, remembering Edward's description of the way my blood smelt when I was human.

I finished showering and went to get dressed. There was hardly any selection, and I could just picture Alice freaking out because these close weren't "high-fashion". I ended up in a pair of form fitting black yoga-type pants, a light blue tank, and a vinyl thin jacket that hugged my curves attractively. I heard footsteps approaching, and I ran my fingers through my air-drying wavy hair, trying to fix what would already be a perfect hair-style. Oh yes, being a naturally overly-attractive vampire does pay off. Judging by the heaviness of the footsteps, I assumed my visitor was a male, and the matching voice proved so.

"Bella, we're about to go down to the training room." Cato's usually gruff voice came across as polite. I smiled, thinking my little help might have helped us bond a bit. Not that that would matter in a few days, when we were thrown into an arena and forced to kill each other. But maybe not...

"I'll be out in a second." I heard him chuckled, and mutter "typical woman" under his breath. I growled to myself, and ran at vampire speed and opened the door to show him. "What was that?" I asked, a knowing tone in my voice. He was taken aback, and looked shocked that I had heard him. He started stumbling, and I patted him on his chest reassuringly. "I have really good ears."

I took the lead, prancing in front of him all the way down to the training room. This was the first time I've seen Edward since the new-found information from Cato, and seeing his face tore me up inside. I carefully studied his tribute partner, and was disappointed by how pretty she was. Of course, I doubt she could compare to me, with my being a vampire and all, but she was a fairly attractive human, and I was human when Edward fell in love with me...

"Alright, everyone. The rules are: no interacting in any physical combat with any other tribute, and no crowing one station." A deep voice boomed over the loudspeaker. "Alright, let the training begin!"

And with that, all the tributes came alive and ran to the station of their choice. I looked for Cato and saw he was already at the spear throwing booth. He shot a spear right through the eye of a dummy, sending shivers down even my spine. I spotted Jasper all alone at the camouflage station, most likely because it was an unpopular area, and no other human was around. Edward and his partner went over to the station where you throw weights, and she was clinging onto him like her life depended on it. I then made a decision that if I could kill anyone, it would be her. I had to throw something, so I went and joined Cato in spear throwing. I picked up a spear that was slightly smaller than Cato's, and threw it right through the heart of the dummy.

"Nice!" Cato praised, clapping me on the back. I heard a small growl, knowing good and well who it was from. I shot a glare in Edward's direction, and I could see the confusion on his face. I rolled my eyes. He was good. I saw Katniss and Peeta over at the knot-tying stating, but I didn't miss how Katniss was eyeing the bows and arrows longingly. If I wanted to get her attention to maybe somehow form an alliance, I'd better show similar interests.

I felt her eyes on me as I gracefully danced over to the bows and arrows. I picked up the heaviest one, and loaded and arrow. I pulled the string back, aimed, and right before I released the arrow, I looked over to see her staring at me, and winked before shooting the arrow right in the center of the target. I loaded another arrow, and shot it right smack dab in the middle of the pupil of a dummy.

"Looks like you have some competition." I heard Peeta mumble to Katniss. She was trying not to look shocked and threatened, but with my vampire eyes, I could certainly tell she was afraid. I saw her glance behind me, and I turned just in time to see Alice picking up a dainty looking silver bow. I beamed, happy to see my sister-in-law and bestfriend. I wanted to hug her with all my might right then, but I knew it would cause much confusion.

"Mind if I join you?" Her soprano voice rang. I shook my head, and her pixie-like face broke out in a blinding smile. She loaded her bow, and show the arrow right in the dummy's heart. I then remembered Edward, and why, if she didn't, didn't she see his supposed kissing spree coming?

"Alice." I said at a rate only us two vampires could here. She looked over at me, and raised one sleek eyebrow questioningly. "Why didn't... Did you see anything happening between Edward and his fellow tribute?"

"No, why?" She had genuine curiosity in her voice, and I knew she was telling me the truth.

"Well, Cato, the other tribute from my district, said he saw the district four tributes kissing." My voice broke on the last couple of words, and I could feel my throat tightening up. Her beautiful face scrunched up in confusion and anger.

"I definitely did not hear about that. Are you sure?" I nodded. She now started glaring at Edward, and once again he was confused at the unfriendly glances he was getting. I was sure she was filling him in on the little situation through her mind, because his expression automatically turned to guilt. Rage burned inside me, and I began to see red. I was just beginning to get into a crouch when Alice's hand touched my shoulder.

"Bella, no." I couldn't concentrate on her though, because all I was wanting to do right now was rip the head off that stupid little leech clinging onto myhusband. "Jasper." I heard Alice call, and I automatically felt a calm wash over me, making me suddenly not want to kill anyone. My anger was now directed towards Jasper, but since I was now back in control, I could tell that my little plot to kill the district four girl wasn't a wise idea, because I would've revealed all of us, therefore ruining our whole purpose in these Games.

I held my ground throughout the rest of the day, and when it was time to go back to our rooms for dinner, I rushed over to Cato, and with one last glance at Edward and his little golden retriever, I pushed my boundaries and took Cato's hand, and as the doors to the training room were closing behind us, I could hear a faint growl, slowly fading in the distance.

I apologize for the wait. Tomorrow is the last day before spring break, so we've been busy with finals and all that crap. But spring break means... No school! Hint, hint, more writing time. I am glad you guys like this story so much, and I hope you continue to go along with the crazy ideas your ginger author comes up with. Leave your thoughts/suggestions, please and thanks.

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