Ch. 10- Private Sessions

I'm sorry, to those of you who think that Percy is going to die now. Heheheh… just wait and see!

Hiccup POV

The district 11 girl is almost done with the gamemakers. Then it's my turn. What am I going to do when they most likely won't watch me? I'm going to get a real low score… ugg.

Okay, Elfwyn Veritas just walked out. My turn.

All of the gamemakers are either drunk, close to it, or about to fall asleep. And my chances of survival just went flying out the window.

Huuuuuuh… well, I'm good with snares, so I'll start with that.

I set up a fast, simple, but fantastically good one that ends up with the tribute's hands behind his back and a rope around his neck. I clanged two metal items together. CLANG! All of the gamemakers looked at me. I nodded, then pushed a dummy into the trap. It worked like a charm, leaving the gamemakers who hadn't already started focusing on food nodding. Good.

Then, I went over to a different dummy and slashed it up expertly with my knife. There. I was done.

I flung the knife into their glass barrier for good measure.

Jack POV

Hiccup came out looking satisfied. However, what if they didn't watch me? What if because I was so tired from staying up last night with Percy that I couldn't do anything right? What if I messed up?

Stop it, Jack, you're being paranoid. It'll be fine. Just walk in the door…

The gamemakers are watching me, all right. That's good. Then I noticed the knife in the glass, and I smile. Good going, Hiccup. Thanks.

I walk right over to the swords and pick the one that's as tall as me again. Smirking, I show off what I can do. I see some raised eyebrows, but that's all. I frown, then go over the The Gauntlet.

Leaping across was easier than before. Instead of 1:22, it's 1:02. Twenty seconds less. I smirk again. The gamemakers are muttering among themselves. Good. I stirred things up. I see them keep on glancing at the clock.

Now, I go to the ropes course. Swinging across and doing awesome tricks. Heh. After I'm done with that, I'm out.

Rapunzel POV

As Jack walks out, I walk in. I really didn't impress them last time, but my abilities to best with a partner.

Using the slingshot that I recently taught myself to use, I get bullseye after bullseye. Huh. They don't seem to be interested. So I go to edible plants. Without batting an eye, I sort them correctly. Ugh. What's the point? I'm not good at fighting… I walk out, depressed. Looks like I'll have to go without sponsors again.

Merida POV

Oh, no. Wonder what's gettin' Punzie down? Oh, great. I see. Stupid gamemakers. I'll show them.

I think I am okay with the bows, so I go there. I quickly warm up, and check on the gamemakers. They're not even paying attention, the bloody-

Oh, I have an idea! I fire an arrow into the glass. Startled glances. Humph. That showed them. Then, another lightbulb! I go to the camouflage table and paint targets on the glass. Then I fire bullseyes into those. I wipe off the targets and paint the gamemaker's heads around them, with brains spilling out. I'm not a good artist, but I think they got the message.

Then I go to the swords and slash them to bits. That felt good. Now, all I need to do is imagine those are gamemakers, and I'm good. Heh. And with one final arrow to make sure those dummies are dead, I stalk out of the room.

(Later that night)

Jack POV

We all wait tensely for our scores. Percy had managed to pull off an 11! That's great! Oh wait, he's not supposed to be my friend. Someone has to kill him eventually. So damn. Ugh… Elfwyn, who was 12, had managed to pull off a 7. Impressive, since she's tiny. Now it's district 12…

Hiccup got… an 8! My turn… woo! A ten! Now it's Punze… 5. She's getting sympathetic pats on the shoulder and sad glances. I'm tempted to do that too and comfort her, but instead I smirk. I feel god-awful, but I need to convince them that I consider them sort of, well, enemies. Ugh…

Now it's Merida… 9! That's good! No one should underestimate District 12!

Everyone's talking… except me. Huh. I wonder if Percy will be in the clearing again tonight… nah. We both need our sleep for the interviews. I slip into bed.

Okay, it's done. I'm going to post a poll to see what pairing it should be. I've already settled with Hiccunzel, but I will leave it to you Fanfictionauts to decide if I should to Percy/Jack or do Jarida and leave Percy to Annabeth back in district 4. 'Cause I have a feeling that maybe some of you are hoping for that, but I'm leaning towards Jarida. And also, people have stopped leaving reviews. Review=happy writer! Goodbye!