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Thalassa Pearl

Thalassa waited for her parents to come see her. She knew Ronan couldn't come, but they'd be together the rest of the way. Her sister came in first. She was one of the few people with whom Thalassa was always pleasant. Netta perched herself on the window seat beside Thalassa, and clapped.

"Congratulations," she said, smiling. "The Pearl family reigns supreme in the Hunger Games."

"Not yet, we don't. But don't worry; I've got things figured out. I'll be back in a month or so with my own home in the village. We'll be neighbors."

"Make sure you get that boy home with you. Ronan, I believe? A very handsome kid, if I may add." Thalassa laughed. Her sister had only met Ronan once, when he arrived at her house for their first date.

"Don't let your husband hear you. Is Mars outside?"

"Yeah, he's waiting for me in the hallway. We're going to go visit Shell on the way home." Thalassa thought of her brother, who died in the games. He tried following in Netta's footsteps, but he'd failed. Thalassa trained viciously for her chance to live up to her sister's glory, ad she would let her family, or her district, down. Shell was buried just outside the square, in the district's cemetery. Thalassa didn't visit him as much as Netta. They'd been closer.

"Good luck, Lassa. I'll go get mom and dad for you." Thalassa hugged her older sister. "Oh! I almost forgot. Here." Netta pulled a small bag from her pocket and placed it in Thalassa's hand. When she opened it, her sister's old token, a pair and as Netta was leaving the room, Thalassa caught sight of her brother-in-law, Mars, waving to her. She waved back quickly before the door closed.

Her parents came in about a minute later. Her mom was smiling, and her dad wrapped her in a big hug. Her mom motioned for everyone to sit, but Thalassa was too excited.

"Ready to move back to the Victor's Village?" When Netta got married, Thalassa and her parents had to move back into their old home above the Training Academy. It was large, yes, mostly because they took in Boarding Careers-in-training, but Thalassa like the exclusivity of the Village. She missed their neighbors, the other victors from Four.

"You'll do great. You and sister are so much alike. There is no way you can lose," her father said, and her mother nodded assent. Their whole family would be together again soon. Thalassa was happy.

Ruben Jackson

"I was so stupid out there! You can't imagine how foolish I'll look in the Capitol. People were laughing!" Ruben had a flower vase clutched in his hand, ready to throw.

"You were just in the moment. It's easy to miss stuff when you're focused on something else. Put the vase down, please, Ruben." Nikki walked over to him and put her hands around the vase. He let her take it from him, and as she put it back, he reached for the flowers lying in a puddle of water.

"I'm sorry, I just…I lost my chance to get ahead. To beat him, you know?"

` "Again with this? What is it between you and Cunsen? I don't like him that much, but all you do is focus on being better than him. And I don't get why, because you are already better." She pulled herself close to him. Ruben kissed her on the forehead. She always knew how to make things better, even when one of them was angry. Ruben knew she was angry that he was going to the games, but she was trying to be okay with it, for him.

"Time is up, miss." The Peacekeeper was holding the door open for her. Ruben could see his parents and sister waiting outside. He gave Nikki one last hug, and she left.

Ruben's parent's sat down on the other couch in the room, and Gillian stood next to him. Ruben's embarrassment came right back in the silence.

"Go on, say it. I'm the District joke now, right?"

"Ruben," his father started, "Calm down. By the time the train leaves in an hour no one will care anymore. You're fine."

"But you're implying that they're talking about it now. I messed up. I'm supposed to be representing Four, and now we're gonna look bad. One and Two already think we're lesser as Careers. Four doesn't need this!"

"Here's what you do, then. When you get to the Capitol, work your ass off," piped in his sister.

"Gillian!"

"Sorry, mom." Gillian stifled a laugh. Everyone knew she had a sailor's mouth, but Ruben's mother had spent years trying to break hurt of it. But Ruben encouraged her. Hopefully Gillian wouldn't be broken of it when he came home.

Nenna Charber

Nenna wasn't expecting that many visitors. She was fine with the lack of friends she had. It didn't matter. As long as she had the glory of being a victor, she'd be happy. She could make friends in the Capitol.

Nenna's only visitor was her older brother. He had been a Career, too, but he hadn't made it to the Games. Since their parents were dead, it was Community home or training. Nenna knew that Jonah had hated it, but Nenna had finally felt at home.

"So, you're excited?" Nenna could hear the sadness in his voice. She didn't understand it. How could he be sad about this? His sister would be famous. He'd had this chance, too, but he wasn't good enough.

"Of course," she said. "You should be excited too. You can get out of that tiny house you're in and come live in the village with me!"

"Yes, that will be the exciting part of you winning. A house. Not the fact that my sister, the only family I have left will still be alive." Nenna stared at him. He was ruining this for her.

"You really need to lighten up, Jonah. You were a part of the Academy, once. You know how well we're trained. And I've been training for longer than you have. Trust me when I say I'll be fine! Please!"

He sighed, Nenna won. "Fine. Okay, I'm happy for you." Nenna laughed at his obviously fake smile. She'd make him see reason once she was in the arena. It was mandatory to watch, so he'd have no choice but to cheer her on and watch her win for them.

Ronan Sonaville

Ronan watched as his mother left the room. She'd been cheering him on for years, encouraging his training, but today when she came to see him, she'd been crying. Apparently, she'd been secretly hoping Ronan missed out on his chance to volunteer. He couldn't believe that his mother had been rooting for him to fail, and cried when he won, but instead of arguing with her, he hugged her and let her cry and say her goodbyes until the Peacekeeper came in. He told her that he loved her, and that he'd be home soon to get her out of their run down house just outside the merchant district.

His next visitor was someone he wasn't really expecting…Netta Pearl, Thalassa's older sister. She didn't bother saying hello, but rather just sat down on the chair across from him.

"You care for my sister, right?" She got right to the point.

"Um…yes. I mean, we just started going out, but yes, I care for her."

"You'll protect her?"

"Of course. Why are you…"

"She's tough, Lassa. She thinks she is untouchable, and she wants to be like me. But she forgets that I came close to losing my games in the end. It's not easy, and I don't want her brashness to cost me another sibling. Shell was too cocky. I just don't want to lose Lassa."

"I'll protect her. Know that I'll protect her."

"Thank you, Ronan."