Return of the Tributes

Sorry for the late upload. My brain was fried this week, it took me forever to write this chapter and it still didn't make since. SO I pretty much have to thank Jules for editing this for me. She really fixed it and made it make sense. Anyways this is in Clove's POV. Since Clove is amazing. And I wanted to get her opinion on Glimmer's... switch. Thanks for all the reviews! It's awesome! I'll wake up and check my email and I'll have 2 messages from Jules, but that's beside the point, then 7 reviews from fanfiction and 5 favorites. Awesome! Thanks guys!

Answers to Reviews:

SilverNight92: It was the only idea I had. And it kinda worked, made Marvel's view on Glimmer leaving evident.

Priscilla X. Silver: No. Glimmer and Marvel just woke up. It took them forty years to wake all of them up. And I actually didn't think of bringing Rue back, but... Oh nevermind, I can't spoil the sequel can I?

love me: Yeah Marvel couldn't leave the Careers just for a girl. He's too strong for that. I didn't know that not many people explored Marvel's past so once I'm done this fic I'll expand on his backstory. And Glimmer's motive will be expanded on.

Turtlezz4eva: I have no life either. And no. It's from a book. And I'm not sure I spelled it right...

miyame-chan: Yay! I actually wrote that on my own, Jules just edited it. I'm very proud of myself for writing romance all by myself now. Thank you!

artist quest: Thanks! I think this is my best try at romance, but I kinda owe that to Jules 'cause she edited it. But I still wrote it.

GothicQueenie: Aw! Thanks! I'm glad you took time to read my fic.

AThousandLifetimes: Aw! You're welcome! I looked at your page since you one of my first reviewers and found your fic a couple weeks ago and read it and loved it. I'm glad you love my fic. And I just love Marvel, he's one of my favorite characters. And everyone hates him so, I make them love him.

CloveKnifeThrower: That's the point. And they'll have a battle... hmm... NEXT CHAPTER!

Career Tribute Clove: Thank you! Go Clato!

pamelamellark: Omigosh! Really? That's amazing! Thank you! Please keep reading!

Thank you! Almost 200 reviews! Please keep reviewing! You guys are amazing! Okay: Chapter 23!

Prologue

You may have thought they were dead. Well not anymore. The Capitol leaders of before the rebellion went underground, taking the bodies of the dead tributes with them. Using Capitol technology, they were able to bring the tributes back, only the smartest and strongest were brought back to help regain control of Panem. This isn't the end of the story…

Clove 23: Bloody and Brutal

I walk slowly to the training room. Since I'm already awake, I might as well get some training in. I pick up a knife and throw it at the target. It hits just a little bit off, striking just beside the bull's-eye. I groan and try again, taking my time. This time, though, it strikes the outer edge of the bull's-eye. What is wrong with me? I try yet again, and this time I picture the bull's-eye as Glimmer's face. I manage to hit the bull's-eye. I smile at my success. It's not much compared to what I have been doing lately but I'm always proud of myself when I succeed. I back up even more and take another shot. The knife hits the next target dead-on. I back up more and throw the knife flawlessly through the air, hitting the target dead-on. Again I back up, but this time I back up until there's only a foot of space between me and the back wall, then I throw the knife. I put tons of force into that shot and it hits the target, striking the bull's eye. Each time, the bull's-eye is Glimmer's face. I've thrown farer than this before but this is the best I've done in years. I smile proudly and set down the array of knives I held in my arms. I walk over to archery, picking up a bow. Not my first choice in weapons, but I need to expand my arsenal. I pull back the string and test the weight, perfect. I nock the arrow and lift my arm, I wait until the bow is perfectly in place before I pull back the string. I hear the satisfying snap as I release the string, the arrow strikes just beyond the bull's-eye. Decent. If Glimmer were here she'd laugh in my face. She was nice enough, but there was that underlying feeling of "Glimmer knows best" in everything she did. It was starting to get on my nerves. Her constant flirting with Cato made me want to tear her limb from limb. I understood from Marvel it was her nature to be like that around boys, but I couldn't help felling suspicious of her. I guess I'm just kind of territorial about my friends. I managed to not kill her that first day in the Games, only because Cato said she would be useful. But when the tracker hacker nest fell, a tiny, tiny primitive part of me was glad she was dead and that I didn't have to kill her myself. The only reason I put up with Glimmer after the games was for Marvel. Now, though, she was fair game. The only problem was, I have a promise to Marvel that'll I help get her back. My love for Marvel (as a brother) is stronger than my hate for Glimmer. So I'll be a good little bunny rabbit (that's what my dad used to call me when I was little. His good little bunny rabbit) and not kill her. Then, I stared wondering about my family. I knew that by now, they were probably dead. But I couldn't help but wonder what those weeks after my Games were like for my parents. I knew they fully expected me to win. My dad was a little hesitant for me to volunteer that year. But my mother and my grandmother had both won their Games at the age of 15, so I figured if it was so strong in my blood, I could do it too. But I was wrong. As soon as I was put in that arena, I knew I wasn't ready yet. The other Careers had had years more training than me, and were better at their skill. But I never let on about my insecurities. And that morning when Thresh got me, I knew, I just knew it was stupid of me to have volunteered so soon. For the only reason I taunted Katniss like that was because she killed Marvel. Maybe if I had trained a bit longer, I would have been able to finish her off quicker, or just grabbed the pack and left, like Arrow because I wouldn't have developed feelings towards the other tributes.
Shaking my head, I snapped out of my reverie. I had work to do. We had to capture Glimmer in the next battle. Of course, there would be punishment. I smiled at the thought. Nothing too bad, just enough for her to realize that she is not the only one capable of doing things around here. But I wouldn't kill her. I just couldn't do that to Marvel. Up until now, I had thought possessing any compassion was wimpy, that I was wimpy for befriending Marvel. But I realized a little compassion towards friends wasnt all bad. So i would show a little compassion for Marvel and not kill her. This time. But if Glimmer tries to pull something like this again, well then all bets are off. I'm sorry Marvel, but I will kill her. One life is better than one hundred. Ciao, ma sœur.
THWACK. Bull's-eye.

Did you like it? Please review! Next Chapter is a battle and it's in Cato's POV! Thanks for reading!

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~Dara