Chapter 3- The Journey To the Capitol

Rue sat on the train, depressed. She wanted to be home. Why did they even bother calling Rachel Clark's name if she was going to be called any way? Why did she purposely have to be called because her parents were the winners of the Hunger Games years ago? She's a different person. She may be their daughter, but she should not have been picked. Why did this happen. It was rigged.

Suddenly, Kathreen Abernathy came over to Rue. "Hello! I am sorry about all of this mess." She announced.

"What ever." Rue responded.

"I want to introduce you to your mentor, Haymitch Abernathy. He is my father. He was also you mother and father's mentor. Let me just say that your mother didn't exactly get along with him too well." She says.

"I have heard." Rue replies.

"Hello, Miss Mellark. My name is Haymitch Abernathy. I will be your mentor during training." He introduces.

"Hi, Haymitch. I hope you're not the same old drunken self that you were years ago with my mother. If you are I will just say I will not handle that okay? If you are going to get drunk I can only hope you choose to do it away from me. If you dare act like your drunk self like years ago, I swear, you are not going to like what you see." Rue snaps.

"May I let you know I have changed after my daughter turned about twelve? Apparently your mother decided to say all the negatives about me, huh? I helped save her life during the games too, you know? Didn't mention that did she? I cared for her, so I helped her out. If you are going to judge me before you even meet me, you can forget any help. Your choice." Haymitch snapped back.

"Fine then, I apologize. What do you want?" Rue snapped.

"You are definitely like your mother, Rue." Haymitch grinned.

"What do you mean?" Rue asked.

"Pushy, beautiful, and smart." Haymitch winked. "Anyway I must tell you a few guidelines on the games before training, okay?"

"Yes? Go ahead." Rue replied.

"Follow every instruction I give to you, okay? Then you must listen to all the people in the capitol. The workers anyway." Haymitch stated.

"Okay." Rue said.

"Training starts Tuesday at nine. It gives you the rest of today and the entire day tomorrow to rest and relax." Haymitch stated.

"Okay." Rue replied.

It was quiet and peaceful now that Haymitch left. Rue liked it, but she missed her mom and dad.

"Hi." A voice said.

"Hello." Rue replied. "Are you Edward? Edward Mull?"

"That is I. Just Plain old Edward. You must be Rue. Rue Mellark. Katniss and Peeta's daughter." Edward stated.

"Yes. I am Rue. The tribute that was chosen on purpose." Rue rolled her eyes. "Nice to meet you."

"You too. I heard your mom is having another baby too." Edward said.

"Yeah I just only hope I am still alive to see it. I got so excited to here that my mother is pregnant, and within a month and a half it will be here. Who knows if I am still alive to see my sibling." Rue said depressed.

"It is okay. You will be fine. I bet you will win." Edward says.

"Why are you saying that? Is it because of my mom and dad? Do you think I have their talent? I am a different person! I am not my mom or dad. I could be the first to die!" Rue backfires.

"I was just trying to make you feel better." Edward replies.

Rue stormed off into her room on the train. She sat and thought about her mom and dad. She wanted to be home. She wanted to be normal not special because of her parents.

Katniss stood on the ladder in the empty room painting the walls a light green. Peeta, on the other side of the, was setting up the crib and diaper change table.

"We should have kept the stuff from when Rue was a baby instead of getting rid of it." Peeta said.

"I agree, but we thought we were only going to have one child. I think the new crib set looks better than Rue's old one anyway." Katniss replied.

"True." Peeta says.

"I wonder what Rue thinks of Haymitch. I heard he has stopped drinking." Katniss said.

"Yeah, I wonder too." Peeta chuckles. "I wonder how she is doing. I wish we had contact."

"I do too. I miss her." Katniss says.