Today is the first day of training and for me, an opportunity to regain my spot as the most feared tribute. I get up earlier than normal and get myself ready before heading down to breakfast. I make sure to eat lots of grains, so I grab a muffin and a few strips of bacon. Cato and Lyme come in next and Brutus comes in after.

After breakfast, Cato and I get in the elevator. We don't have to push any buttons because the elevator just automatically takes us straight to the training center. Cato and I don't talk on the way down and I'm kind of relieved. This is my time and I do not want any distractions. When we get in, we are directed to our spots around the middle of a stage, marked by a red dot on the ground with the number two. I stand next to Cato and watch the rest of the tributes file in. I watch each of them and make note of all of their gestures, facial expressions, and where they look.

From this, I find that many of them are just as scared. Glimmer is seriously already annoying me and I haven't even spoken to her. She is doing this really weird thing with her eyebrow, ugh. I look up at Cato and find his gaze directed at Katniss. She doesn't really know what to do so she just blinks like she is trying to make him disappear, making this situation disappear. But it won't. We are here and ready. I make a few other notes about the boy from 4, Paul, the girl from 5 with the Foxface, and the girl from 11, Rue.

Atala goes through the rules of the training center. She says not to avoid the survival skills, no fighting, and the high number of us that will die by natural causes. I've already made sure that I know all of the survival skills, so I will ignore them. My job today will be striking fear into the souls of every one of these tributes while impressing the gamemakers. Yep, that sounds like me.

She lets us break up and we immediately walk to the other side of the circle, gathering with Glimmer and Marvel from 1 and Paul and Kalani from 4. Planning time.

"Hi. I already know you, you already know me, so let's cut to the chase. Today's goal is doing what you know, not what you think you know. Make sure that if you aren't doing anything you are watching others. See what they fail at and what they don't. By lunch, I want a list of easy targets and who to watch for," Cato directs our group. After that, we all go to our separate stations. Glimmer to axes, Marvel to spears, Cato to swords, Paul to maces, and Kalani to the art of defense. Yes, it is an art. I head over to knives.

Up ahead, the girl from 7 is failing miserably. I don't even think she is holding the knife right. Gosh. While I'm waiting for this idiot to finish up, I look around. I see Thresh, who is huge, and he seems to be doing pretty well with a sword. He is also quite muscular, so we could use him for many other things, depending on the situation. He could also be an easy kill because he is from an outlying district and is clueless with strategy. That is a given. I mark him as someone I want to join the Careers and step up in the line.

The gamemaker in charge of working at the station hands me a set of knives.

"Okay, so hold the knife…" He begins, using hand motions.

"I got this," I tell him. He reluctantly hands over the knives, a perfect set of three. I feel them in my hands for a moment, getting used to the handle, the blade, and the dimensions. These will be the ones used in the arena as well, so I get used to them. Then, I get ready, nodding at the gamemaker. He presses the button and the dummies light up in the order of which you are supposed to hit them.

The first one is the right and I send one flying into its heart. The one on the left lights up immediately with no reaction time. The one in the middle lights up and I send that one over my shoulder with a spin, my favorite way when throwing them forward. Everyone lands in the heart. I turn around, people staring at me gaping, and walk off the platform with my head tilted upwards.

I find Cato, Glimmer, and Marvel around the spears, watching Peeta fall of the twisting ladder.

"Easy kill," Cato tells us and we all laugh amongst ourselves. Maybe this outlying district fad will end quicker than we thought. Katniss goes over and says something to him, while we crack some more jokes about Peeta. We watch him walk over to the huge rack of weights. I look at Cato, my expression reading something like What is this idiot about to entertain us with now? He picks one up easily and throws it into a rack of spears. Maybe he wasn't such an easy target.

We break for lunch and the Careers all naturally sit together. Everyone else spreads out, some actually eating with their district partners.

"Anyone got anything exciting to start with?" Cato offers the table to us first.

"Anyone else watch Katniss?" I ask. They all shake their heads. Like average careers, we focus way too much on ourselves. I managed to pretty much stalk her most of the time though.

"You know how mentors from outlying districts tell their tributes to stay away from whatever they might actually possess some skills in?" I begin. Everyone slowly nods.

"If you watched Katniss, you would've seen that she avoided one station like the plague. And that was the archery. Looks like we got ourselves an archer here. Not the best weapon because it is only long distance so we should kill her up close. Once we get her cornered, it will be an easy kill because she isn't that huge and arrows can't do anything then. But, we have another problem. None of us do archery," I finish. Everyone seems to understand know.

"Okay then we are going to need one of you to switch. Glimmer, it should probably be you. Axes aren't going to be in the arena most likely because of last year's woodland theme. They like to mix it up in the Capitol. So, after lunch, you need to have a three hour cramming period about archery. Make Katniss fear you. Other than that do we have anything else?" He offers again. Glimmer looks a little saddened by her weapon being taken away from her. But, she wants to win and will do anything for it. I know her type.

"I think we should invite Thresh to join the Careers," Marvel offers. I glance over at him. His back is to us and he is sitting by Rue, but they aren't talking. Cato just nods and that ends the conversation. We clear our plates first and then head to the area just outside the cafeteria where we are supposed to chill until we are allowed back into the training center. I walk over to Cato and pull him aside.

"What?"

"Who do you think your number one biggest threat is? Because I think we need to have another look at Peeta." I tell him.

"Why?"

"He may not be the biggest but he is the best guy at mind games ever. That'll sting us."

"So? What are we going to do about it?"

"Beat him at his own game, like we always do. Now let's get back to the training center, it just opened." He quickly squeezes my hand, drops it, and we run into the training arena. My goal for the rest of the day is to watch Peeta. I'm not sure about him, but I do know one thing. He is up to something.