Chapter 6

3 days later, Alex has been snooping out the other Tributes.

From District 1, they are Careers and siblings. Their names: Gloss and Cashmere.
District 2: Brutus and Enobaria, also Careers.
District 3: Beetee and Wiress.
District 4: Finnick and Mags.
District 5: unknown names.
District 6: the Morphling siblings.
District 7: Blight and Johanna.
District 8: Woof and Cecelia.
District 9: unknown names.
District 10: unknown names.
District 11: Chaff, Seeder and Rue.
District 12: Haymitch, Peeta and Katniss.
District 13: Damien, Serenity and herself.

Alex ended up liking Mags, Finnick, the Morphling siblings, Beetee, Wiress and Chaff. The others... not so much.

Alex discovered that the Careers are EXACTLY like Cato, Clove, Glimmer and Marvel.

"Who would you like to work with?" a male's voice comes out from behind her. Alex jumps and turns to see Haymitch.

"Mags, Finnick, the Morphling siblings, Beetee, Wiress and Chaff." Alex answers as Haymitch smirks.

"Finnick is my best friend." Haymitch reveals.

"Well then he's a good choice." Haymitch rolls his eyes as Alex skips over to the net. She begins to climb and walks across the top and stops. She lies down and begins to talk to Rue, who is right in front of her.

Haymitch begins to laugh as the two 13 year olds begin to have a race to get down.

Of course... it's a tie.

"Are they playing?" Haymitch turns to see Finnick.

"Yes they are." Haymitch smiles as the two girls race each other up and down the net.

"They are odd..."

"Not really. They are just trying to keep their happiness before the Games."

~A&K~

The Hunger Games arrives just a little over a week later. Alex is standing in her room waiting for Cinna to arrive.

Around 5 minutes later, the door slides open. Alex keeps staring at the ground pacing.

"Come here Alex." Alex hears Cinna tell her. Alex walks over to him, still not looking up.

Cinna puts the coat on her, and turns her. He zips up the coat and pulls one part apart, showing her, her Mockingjay pin. Alex grins and looks up.

Her mouth drops open and gasps.

"W... what happened?" Alex whispers.

"You know on how for Katniss' interview yesterday?" Cinna questions and Alex gently touches his cuts.

"The Mockingjay." Alex concludes.

"Yes. Snow did not like it."

"Are you done being punished?"

"No."

Tears fill the 13 year old's eyes.

"Can't you get away?"

"No."

"Come with me." Alex takes Cinna's hand and pulls him to the tube. They step behind it and Alex pushes a board. The board falls and there is a tunnel.

"How...?" Cinna starts.

"Go. Get away. Go to my District. Go to my house and do not leave the house. Dad, Max and Justin will take care of you."

"But how...?"

Alex smirks.

"There are advantages to making friends in the training center. There are advantages to Coin and Boggs letting me talk to Justin, Max and dad over the phone."

Cinna smiles and ducks through the gap.

"I know you; Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch and Rue will live Alex. Just stay together. If you are separated, just stay hidden. Katniss will find you. But remember, this arena is different. It's more complicated. There are different sections in it." Cinna pulls Alex to him and kisses her forehead.

"Tribute, step in the tube in 10..." The lady that is in control of making sure the tributes get to the arena announces.

"Ok. Thank you Cinna." Alex smiles weakly.

"9."

"You are smart, brave, strong and you know how to hunt." Cinna hugs Alex tightly to him.

"8."

"Take care of Justin, Max and dad... please?"

"7."

"Of course I will. They love you Alex. You are family to me."

"6."

"You are family to me too Cinna. I love you." Alex hugs Cinna tightly fighting back the fear that has arrived.

"5."

"I love you too Alex. Don't worry. They are safe with me." Cinna hugs Alex back tightly, feeling the fear enter him. Not for himself. But for Alex, Katniss, Peeta and Rue. He knows Haymitch and the other's can take care of themselves. But Katniss and Peeta are 17. Rue and Alex are only 13.

"4."

"Tell dad, Justin and Max that I love them."

"3."

"I will." Cinna feels wetness on his chest, knowing Alex is beginning to cry.

"2."

"Thank you. I love you Cinna." Alex pulls away and steps into the tube, wiping her tears.

"I love you too. You will win. We all will see you soon."

"1."

As Alex rises she watches as Cinna puts the board in place before leaving and heading to District 13.

~K&A~

Alex looks around to see that the weapons are slightly closer, but are across a lake in front of her.

It's a good thing I took swimming lessons in Manhattan since I was 3. Alex thinks.

She looks to her right to see Serenity and Damien. She looks to her left to see Haymitch, Katniss, Peeta and Rue.

10...

Alex takes a deep breath and closes her eyes.

9...

Katniss looks at Rue, who is on her left to see fear in her eyes.

8...

'Can you swim?' Katniss mouths at Rue.

7...

Rue shakes her head.

6...

'Climb on my back and we will get across.'

5...

Rue nods and gives Katniss and thankful smile.

4...

Katniss looks at Alex to see her giving her a smile.

3...

'I can swim. I will help you get Rue across.' Alex mouths.

2...

'Thank you. I love you.' Katniss mouths back.

1...

'I love you too.' Alex mouths back.

A cannon fires and Alex runs over to Katniss as Rue runs over as well. Alex and Katniss each grabs Rue's hands and immediately gets into the water and begins to swim.

As they swim, Alex wraps her arm around Rue's waist, after telling her to get on her back. Katniss gets onto her back and begins to pull all of them to Cornucopia.

Alex looks at the land to see Peeta, Haymitch, the Morphling siblings, Serenity and Damien all swimming behind them.

Rue looks over as well in time to see Finnick help Mags swim over to land.

As they get on the land, Katniss and Alex pull Rue up.

Alex puts her hair into a ponytail after squeezing out her hair.

Haymitch arrives to Cornucopia next and Katniss helps Haymitch pull Peeta on the land.

"Get your weapons and bags." Haymitch orders them.

They all nod and quickly get their weapons.

Alex grabs a bow and two bags of arrows, two knives, two spears and three bags. She walks out from around the pyramid of weapons and to Haymitch who is helping Mags out of the water with Finnick.

Finnick grabs some weapons and Alex immediately pulls out an arrow and aims it at him.

"Don't worry Alex, Finnick is on our side." Haymitch tells Alex as Rue, Peeta and Katniss walks around and over to them.

"Let's go before they reach land." Finnick informs them. Alex looks out at the lake to see the other tributes begin to swim.

"Go!" The 7 of them runs into the jungle next to them and disappears from view.

As they climb the steep hill, Gloss and Cashmere arrives to Cornucopia as the Morphling siblings run with their weapons up the way where Alex, Rue, Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch, Mags and Finnick went.

Finnick turns around hearing a twig snap and the Morphling siblings come into view.

"We're not going to hurt you." The female morphling tells them. Alex looks to see the fear in both their eyes.

"They're on our side." Alex steps in.

Katniss and Rue looks down at the Cornucopia when hearing a scream.

All of them turns and sees Gloss, Cashmere, Brutus and Enobaria killing the male and female from District 5, 9, 10, Woof and Cecelia from District 8, Seeder from District 11 and Serenity from District 13.

Alex covers her mouth fighting a scream when she sees Gloss cut off Serenity's head.

"Let's go." Finnick picks Alex off the ground and they all being to run.

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