A short chapter for the scores!

Chapter Fifteen - Scores

By the time I get to the fourth floor, my confidence has faded. Sure, I did my throwing well, but was it enough? Even when I picked interesting targets, it was still the same old thing.

I walk straight into my room, thankfully running into no one along the way and decide I'm going to eat dinner in here, I don't want to see everyone else until the training scores.

Dinner was excellent. Not only was it fun to yell at Zéle to go away through the door, the food I ordered was excellent. Finnick came in after dinner had finished outside and asked how my session went. We talked for a while about strategy and other useless things until it was time to go down to the TV room for scores.

We walked in quietly and I sat on the couch between Cass and Finnick. Suddenly, Nereida shrieks at the sight of Caesar Flickerman appearing on screen, looking like he was bleeding to death.

Once I get over my shock, I begin to laugh. Caesar picks a new colour to wear every year for the Hunger Games. And he picked crimson.

"Hello everyone and Happy Hunger Games! Today we are treated with the excitement of our newest tributes' training scores! Let's see what the competition will be like this year!"

Caesar's voice fades away and is replaced on screen by the photo of Gray on screen. And the number seven.

"Seven? That's pretty low for a Volunteer." Cassius whispers. "I wonder what happened. Oh man, Shine's going to kill him before we even get in the arena."

I find the thought amusing.

The rest of the scores go by quick enough. Shine pulls an eight, while Demetri and Tiana both get nines. Pascale, the girl from Three, gets a eight, but Jayden shocks everyone by pulling an eight. Everyone around us gasps, but I just give a small smile in response to Cassius' bewilderment. The room goes silent as Cassius' face appears on the screen, and we all starting cheering when it is shortly followed by the number ten.

Nereida, Cassius' mentor, gives him a huge high five as the room silences again at the appearance of my face on the screen. I almost wince at how odd I look, my strange multicoloured gaze is hard for even me to look back at, but there's no need to when another ten appears next to my face, just like Cassius'. We grin at each other and before I'm even aware of what's happening, everyone in the room has wrapped us in a giant bear hug. I laugh and smile until everyone settles down to see the rest of the scores.

Few after ours really stand out, the usual low, until we get to the male from Six, who pulls a ten identical to Cass and my scores. Our room goes silent, but I'm not surprised. I saw that kid train.

District Seven is next and Willow and Ash do pretty nicely with a seven and a six respectively, but Heather and Spencer sadly only pull a three and a five. Poor Heather, I knew she wasn't very strong. All the more reason to stand up for her.

Since Cass and I are among the top scoring tributes, and the top district this year, there's is much celebration for me to escape before finally getting back to the safety of my room, falling asleep almost before my head hits the pillow and with my training clothes, all torn and smelling of smoke. I think it's Finnick that comes in later and pulls my covers around me. He whispers something in my ear, but I'm too far gone to hear it. Then the light from the open door shuts and I'm left alone. For a little while.

TRAINING SCORES OF THE TRIBUTES OF THE 68TH HUNGER GAMES

Gray D1 - 7

Shine D1 - 8

Demetri D2 - 9

Tiana D2 - 9

Jayden D3 - 8

Pascale D3 - 4

Cassius D4 - 10

Alexis D4 - 10

D5 Boy - 3

D5 Girl - 3

D6 Boy - 10

D6 Girl - 5

Ash D7 - 6

Willow D7 - 7

D8 Boy - 2

D8 Girl - 3

Spencer D9 - 5

Heather D9 - 3

D10 Boy - 3

D10 Girl - 4

D11 Boy - 6

D11 Girl - 6

D12 Boy - 3

D12 Girl - 2

Oooooh...were you shocked by any of the scores? Confused? Angry? Pleased? Let me know, it helps me write this story :)

Only people in Alexis' alliances were named in this list, but the others do have names. Why? Well, that might ruin some of the surprises I have in store… :) Also, she's allied with half the group! I just realized that...well, maybe more or less than half the group once we get to the arena...which I'm hoping will be in 3ish chapters...yes, that sounds about right. 2 to 3 chapters until the awesome arena I have planned!