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Chapter 12
CATO
I wake up and grin, excited for the first day of training. This is something I'm used to, and I can't wait to show the other tributes just who is in charge. I get out of bed and put on some training clothes before joining Clove, Enobaria, Brutus and Tillie in the dining room. I sit down beside Clove to find a plate of food waiting for me. I begin eating as Enobaria speaks.
"So, would you two like to train together or separately?" She asks. I look at Clove, letting her decide. I want to train with her, but it should be up to her – considering she's probably still mad at me.
"We train together really well, so I think that if Cato's up for that we should continue with that." She says, and my mouth falls open. I was positive that she would deny training with me. I grunt my agreement and Enobaria nods.
"Ok. Last thing that I have to go over with you is that you should get to know the other Careers…the tributes from Districts 1 and 4. They're probably going to be your allies during the Games, so you want them to be on your good side. Don't want anyone slitting your throats in your sleep now." Those last words hang in the air and Clove winces. We'll probably pair with the rest of the Careers for a while, until there are only a few tributes left. If my plan works, Clove and I will then kill them off, before taking the rest of the tributes down as well. Then I'll let her kill me, so that she can be the victor. I shudder thinking about my coming death, so I push that thought from my mind. Now is training, where I'll show the rest of the tributes how much better I am than them.
We finish breakfast and Clove and I step into the elevator. Now is probably the only time we'll be able to talk all day, so I ask what's been burning in my mind.
"Why did you want to train with me Clove? Aren't you still mad at me?" Clove immediately glances around the elevator, her eyes settling on the camera there. She signals that we shouldn't talk about this here, as people could overhear.
"I'm not mad anymore– " She stops for a second, trying to choose her words carefully. "If only one of us are getting out alive, we may as well enjoy the last few days we have." She finishes, lowering her voice. I nod just as the elevator doors open up to the Training Centre.
We step inside only to notice that many of the others are already there. We gather in a circle, waiting for everyone else. The District 12 tributes are the last to arrive, and I scoff at them. They're dressed alike, and clearly think that they are better than everyone else just because of their moment of glory last night. They won't stand a chance against Clove and I in the arena. An athletic woman named Atala steps up and starts explaining our training schedule, and then she releases us to train. Clove and I immediately head over to the stations with the weapons, welcoming them back into our hands with ease. We start with the knives, and I gather some in my hands and line up with the target. I watch as Clove extends her arm, landing a knife in a dummy's heart, before spinning around and landing her second knife in the second dummy's chest. I tell myself to focus, and I let the knife fly from my hand, slamming into the dummy's head.
We stay there for roughly an hour, before moving on to the spears. I twirl the long metal stick in my fingers, letting the feel of it sooth me, before pulling my arm back, then shooting the spear forward straight into the dummy's heart from 15 yards away. Out of the corner of my eye I see a few of the tributes watching me, and I smirk. Better give them a good show. I step even farther back, and let a second spear go straight into the dummy's head. I go to gather the spears to shoot again when I see the tall, blonde girl that I recognize to be from District 1. She'll be one of our allies. Too bad she looks like she couldn't hurt a fly. I watch as she picks up a spear and it veers to the dummy's leg. It pierces its thigh, and I sigh inwardly at her lack of skill. Clove's spear goes through the dummy's stomach to my right, and I relax slightly, before following Enobaria's orders to get to know the other Careers.
I approach the blonde, and she turns to face me.
"Hey, District 1?" I ask, and she smiles at me.
"Yeah. I'm Glimmer, and that's my District partner, Marvel." She says; pointing at the boy currently engaged in a hand on hand combat. Glimmer and Marvel? District 1 always has been a bit odd coming to names…
"I'm Cato and that's Clove." I say, nodding at Clove. I see Clove look up and narrow her eyes at us.
"I saw you're good with weapons," Glimmer says, twirling her hair in her fingers in a horrid way. "You'd make a good ally." She winks, and I feel the need to vomit or punch her…both sound equally appealing.
"Yeah." I say, trying to get away from her as quick as possible. I look back at Clove to see her sending daggers at Glimmer through her eyes, and the corner of my mouth twitches up into a smile. I roll my eyes at her before going to rejoin her and pull her along with me towards the next station.
"What was all that about?" She spits, her eyes flashing.
"What? Talking to Glimmer? I was just doing as Enobaria said and getting to know the other Careers." I say.
"Oh, Glimmer?" She sneers, "That's her name? Wow and what's the boy named? Sparkle?" She smirks and I roll my eyes.
"Their guy tribute is Marvel, and we have to ally with them, so I recommend you act nice." I say, flinching at the idea myself. "No matter how hard it's going to be." I mutter, thinking about the way she kept revoltingly twirling her hair and fluttering her eyelashes at me.
"C'mon, lets go to hand on hand combat." I say, and she follows me over to the station.
We line up and are paired off with different assistants that we use to practice with. I get a strong man who looks to be in his 30's, and we enter the ring. I flex my muscles and crack my knuckles, getting ready for a fight. I grin, relishing the feeling of his fear. The bell dings and we start circling each other. He aims a punch at my face and I dodge it, and his fist just skims my shoulder. I punch his stomach, and grin as the air leaves his body. I quickly aim another to his face, and he stumbles in pain and shock. He aims another punch but misses and I kick his shin and aim a third punch at his chest, watching him fall backwards. I kick his stomach and hear the bell ding again, signaling me to stop. I look around to see a few of the tributes staring at me in shock at my impressively short fight, and I grin.
I step down from the ring and watch as Clove is up next. She enters the ring with a woman who is much taller than her, but what Clove lacks in height she makes up for in strength. I know that she can take her easily. Clove suddenly ducks, narrowly avoiding a hit in the face, before aiming a punch into the woman's side. She then kicks her hard in the knee, and the woman stumbles a bit, before regaining her balance. She aims a punch at Clove's neck, and Clove dodges it, slamming her fist into the woman's nose. Blood starts pouring down her face and Clove lands a second blow on her cheek. The woman kicks out, but Clove is too quick. She catches the woman's leg with her ankle, and swings it so that she loses her balance and falls over. Clove then jumps down on top of her stomach, forcing her to stay on the ground, before hitting her in the face again. The bell dings, and Clove gets up, wiping her bloody hands on her pants. She smirks and steps down from the ring, joining my side.
"Nice one Clover," I say, and she grins, before turning around and shooting all the tributes near us looks that could kill. They flinch away, and we leave, marching over to the next station. The morning finishes in a blur, and we head over to lunch. We sit at a table where we're soon joined by the tributes from Districts 1 and 4. Glimmer makes sure to sit beside me, much to Clove's distaste (and mine to be quite honest), and I meet the boy named Marvel, along with the two tributes from District 4, Alana and Desmond. Alana seems strong enough, but Desmond is younger and weaker than the rest of us Careers. I have a gut feeling that he won't be making it very far.
We finish our lunch and then return to the Training Centre for the afternoon, Clove and I stick with the rest of the Career Tributes as we make our rounds throughout the stations. We show off our skills, Clove piercing knife after knife into the dummy's heart as I excel with the use of swords and spears. These Games are going to be easy, I think to myself as I glance around at the other tributes currently failing to hit targets that are mere meters away from them. I can take them all down in a matter of days, then let Clove take my life. Suddenly I realize that soon Clove will be returning to District 2, accompanied by my body. I shudder at the thought before turning around and stabbing the dummy with my sword. I look at the clock to see that training is just about over, so I beckon for Clove to follow me as I storm out of the gym.
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