Lilly's POV ~

I am standing in a cramped train car as I watch my home, District 4, grow farther and farther away. "Goodbye District 4," I whisper to myself. The view of lakes and rivers that is my home has been replaced entirely by the view of factories, crowds, and machinery. Wow, this place is global warming waiting to happen, I think. I turn around and sit on the couch with Cedar. "Cedar?"I say.

"Huh?"

"Do you think we can win?"

"Lilly, I'm not going to lie. I think we have a slight chance in winning this. However, we are going to need to run our butts off in that arena. Don't worry, Lil, you are a fast learner. We can master these weapons in one day of training."

"But what if-"

"No, what ifs; Just do it."

As much as I trust Cedar, his plan makes me think of how defenseless we really are when we go into that arena. I sit down and cross my fingers. "Please, Please, Please, let us get the sponsors," I think. Then, Vivian summons us to eat.

Cedar's POV-

You'd assume that being on a train would make you feel cramped and crowded. In that case, you'd be wrong by a long-shot. In fact, two of these train cars are the size of my house back home. And the dining car, don't get me started. Inside the dining car, a long table covered with a white tablecloth and illuminated by candlelight sits on the side. The food on it is too expensive to buy at home, despite being a very wealthy district. The other side of the room has two swinging doors in which avoxes run back and forth setting the table. All the male avoxes are dressed in dark blue tuxedos and the females are in pale blue dresses. "They must be trying to make us feel at home with all that blue. I'm not falling for this," I think. Lilly, looks at them and smiles slightly. The avoxes smile back and peacekeepers gives them dirty looks saying, "Keep on walking, slave, keep walking." Vivian Williams sits us down and we talk as we await our first course.

"So, Vivian," Lilly says, "where is our mentors?"

"They couldn't attend the reaping, so in a few minutes we'll stop at a station and they'll join us."

"Which victors are they?"

"I chose for you and they are… Juliet Shimmers and Dawn Fallows. Juliet won the 80th Games at age 15 and Dawn won the 76th Games at 18. They are the best victors I could get because you can relate to them. Juliet's brother was a tribute with her and," Vivian says looking at us.

"I don't wanna know!!" Lilly yells across the table, covering her ears.

"Lilly, it's okay." I say putting my arm on her shoulder. She pushes it off and runs off.

"Lilly, I didn't mean it like that!" Vivian yells.

"Jee, thanks Vivian," I say sarcastically. I follow Lilly as our food is sat on the table.

Lilly's POV ~

"Stupid Vivian Williams. She doesn't know anything." I think. Cedar runs up behind me and I yell, "GO AWAY, CEDAR!"

"But Lilly, it'll be-"he says.

I cut him off and say, "Don't you dare say it, Ced. It won't be okay. So shut it."

Just then my stomach growls loudly. I peek around at Cedar who is giving me a strange look. "Come eat, Lil. You know you want to."

"Fine, but if Vivian says one more thing about Juliet's brother, I'll push her off this train." I walk back to the dining car where Vivian is putting something in my drink thinking I'm not there.

"Vivian what did you put in my drink?"

"Nothing." She reaches up and puts a small vial of a white powder in an avoxes pocket. I stop the avox and pull out the vial and read the label.

Forgiveness Powder: Guaranteed to make anyone forgive and forget.

"Ha, ha." I say rolling my eyes at Vivian. Then I throw the glass at the wall.

I sit down in one of the 6 chairs and begin to eat the food. I fill my plate with a variety of fruits, meats, and vegetables such as apples, zucchinis, deer meat, chicken, pears. The Capitol, being the Capitol, has enhanced the flavor making the food burst with vivid flavor and sweetness. I eat and eat until I can't eat anything else. My stomach hurts badly but the food is worth it. I close my eyes and lean back in my chair. I find myself dozing off into my dreams in my chair.

Cedar's POV –

One minute I'm enjoyed this delicious meal and the next I'm listening to Vivian drone on and on about how rude it is to fall asleep while eating. Does she ever shut up? Doubt it. "Vivian," I say to make her be quiet for a second, "It's ok, I carry her to her bed." I stand up and move toward Lilly. I gently put my hands under her body and hoist her up. I lay her head on my shoulder and move her across the train to the dorm car. I sit her on the bed and leave the room quietly leave the room.

As I make my way back I feel the train come to an abrupt stop, knocking forward onto the floor. I run back to the dining car. When I arrive I ask Vivian, "Did you feel-" Then I stop. Standing in front of me is a girl who can't be older than 17. Next to her is a middle aged man. I look at Vivian who is in between them. She opens her mouth and says, "Cedar, I would like you to meet Juliet Shimmers and Dawn Fallows: your new mentors."