Hayden Grant's POV

I am shocked as I enter the train and come face to face with a buffet of gourmet capital food. I've never seen so much food in one place before. There were plates and plates of meats, seafood, fruits, soups, and desserts. Most of this food I had never seen before in my life. I picked up a few desserts, ginger cookies and "macaroons", Pineconia called them. I sit down next to Athena, who had also filled her plate with delicacies.

I feel sorry for Athena. She's only twelve years old and has probably never had any experience with fighting or survival. But, then again, neither had I. Athena and I don't speak to each other much, we just eat in silence.

Our heads turn as the door opens and in comes a small girl who looked no older than Athena. I recognized her as last years victor, Maylin Duran. I cant believe that they would let a fourteen year old become a mentor. She just seems so young. I know it will be difficult taking orders from a little kid. Her jet black hair is pulled into pigtails, much like my district partner's. Her dark brown eyes are glistening with spark, but deep inside, you can see sadness. Everyone was shocked as the girl who scored a three in training pulled ahead and won the games.

"Hello! I'm Maylin Duran and I'm going to be your mentor this year! I know it's going to be awkward taking orders from a kid, but trust me. I've got experience. Honestly I don't really like the games, I just sort of have to be here," Maylin says cheerfully, "my recommendation for you is to be part of an alliance and don't ignore the survival stations at the training centre."

"Hi, I'm Athena!"

"Yes, I know. So let's start with watching the Reapings. We can find out who we're up against and who we want to team with," Maylin advices.

We turn on the television and watch the Reapings district by district. I don't want to ally with any of the careers, they're nothing but trouble. I do notice the two from ten, the boy from seven and both from nine. The boy from eight and the girl from seven seem too bloodthirsty and the two from twelve don't look like they could help us much.

After the Reapings are finished, Maylin asks,

"So, who would you like to ally with? Athena?"

"Hmm, maybe the girls from eight, nine, and twelve?" She responds.

"Alright. How about you, Hayden?"

"Both from ten, the boy from seven and the boy from nine," I list.

"I'll talk to their mentors. For now, go to your rooms and get ready for the capital."

Jazmine Vierra's POV

I skip with glee to the train car while Makohan trudges behind. A peacekeeper opens the train car door and I step in, immediately turning on the television. My strategy is to find one strong ally and kill everyone in sight. Of course, I'd betray that ally later in the game, leading me to an easy victory.

However I was dissapointed in this years tributes. There were many little kids this year, and a lot of the older tributes cried or passed out during the Reapings. One girl fainted and broke her arm while being dragged onstage. That scene made me grin with glee. The girl from ten seemed alright, but she is probably going to ally with that tall freak of a brother. The boy from eight was so fat, it was comical. He won't even survive the bloodbath, and the twelve boy was honestly the ugliest thing I've ever seen. The only promising person was the district two girl, but I'll have to see how she does in training. I laugh manically, thinking about how easy it was going to be to win. I picked the best year to volunteer! However, I'm sort of disappointed at how easy this is going to be.

I notice that the first thing Makohan does is raid the dessert table. Typical tributes. They get fat before the game sand then can't take the hunger. The eight boy has already gotten a head start on that.

As I'm studying the tributes and Makohan is eating, our escort, Lilac Fauchay, comes in. I had seen her all over the news, since she's the only living district seven victor. Although, I had never seen her in person. Her olive skin glows in the light and her dirty blond hair flows down her back. Even though she is forty six, she looks thirty.

"Um, hi... I'm lilac. And you two must be Jazmine and Makohan," she whispers. For a killer, she's pretty shy. I can't believe she won the games.

"Please, call me Phan. You can too, Jazmine," Phan corrects. Puh-lease, there's no way I'm becoming friends with a homeless guy who's probably never touched a weapon in his life.

"So I see you've been watching the Reapings. What do you think about the tributes?" Lilac asks me.

"They all seem like easy targets. I'll win on the first day," I sneer, grinning evilly.

"Okay then... How about allies?"

"I'm not sure. I'm going to wait until training."

"Good idea. Now go have some lunch and I'll talk to Phan," Lilac tells me.

I leave the car and go to my bedroom and dream about the great times I'm going to have in the arena.

A/N

Three chapters in one day! Thank you Peeta6in6real6life for Lilac and Minticool1 for Maylin! Here's the trivia:

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