A/N this ones a little shorter, but it has set ups for late chapters so please please forgive the shortness! There will be more to come soon! Kisses!

Adley's POV

When we get to the training center in the morning it seems as though everybody is already there. I can already weed out the careers, they are the four largest. They are all standing around the knives station choosing their weapons. The boy from one is tall with dark black hair. He is well muscled and looks like he doesn't even need a knife to kill someone. His partner, the girl, is smaller, she looks like she might just be a little bit older than me. But she's got a lot more muscle, she picks up one of the knives and whips it at the target, hitting right outside of the bullseye. I smirk a little, and hey boy from two, tall and blonde, sees.

"What Four? You think you could do better?" He calls over to me. I know I can do better. But I wasn't about to tell him that. I feign ignorance. I look around as if I'm not sure if he's speaking to me. "Yeah! You! Kid."

"No," I mumble my answer to him. The pack of careers laugh and move on to the archery section. The girl from two picks up a bow and picks out a few arrows. She is beautiful. Her hair is long and golden and falls down her back in curls. I watch her as she pulls up the bow, closes one eye, and releases the arrow. It flies through the air quickly and hits the middle of the target perfectly.

"Nice, Satin!" The boy from two calls over to her. She rolls her eyes in response.

"Whatever Taupe. Just hope I don't have this when we split" Satin raises her eyebrow and Tauoe rolls his eyes at her.

"Guys!" The guy from one called over to them, "come look at this." I followed them with my eyes to see what they were looking at. The four of them had surrounded Dars, who was growing spears like his life depended on it, which I guess it kinda does. They close into a circle and I know they are inviting him to join them. Whatever, I don't need allies anyway.

I make my way to the knives and pick one up. I hold it so it looks awkward in my hand, then when I throw it I make my wrist bend a bit so the knife sails off course and only barely hits the edge of the target. I can hear some snickers from behind me. I guess the act is working.

After training all of the tributes went to dinner. We all sat at a long table that was filled with the most delicious looking food I have ever seen. I look around for somewhere to sit. I hadn't been too keen on making friends, so I try to find Dars, he's really the only one I know. Luckily he finds me first.

"Adley! Over here!" I head over to where Dars, Satin, Taupe, and the duo from One are sitting. I approach cautiously, not really sure if I was welcome by the rest if the group. Dars gestures to the rest of the group, "Guys, this is Adley, Adley this is, Taupe, Satin, Teeg, and Ben." We all say somewhat civil hellos and then get to eating.

"So, Adley, are you in?" Ben asked me. I was taken aback. In? As in Careers? At the beginning of this I knew I didn't want allies, but find turn down the Careers I know their first move will be to kill me.

"Sure."

Finnicks POV

Max and I wait patiently as the tributes are called into the training center for their individual evaluation. We aren't allowed to watch, so we just stayed in the room on level Four.

"So what do you think is going to happen?" Max asks.

"Dars will get a good score." I told her reassuringly.

"Adley?" She asks.

"I don't know. I told her to act weak. I know you don't believe me but she's mentally capable of this. She's small but she's quick, and smart. She just needs to know how to use that in her favor."

Max gives me a sad smile. "Did you have anything today?" She asks.

"No, you?"

"No, I've got one tonight, though, I should be back in time for scores, but if not, you know, be there for them." We just stand there for a while, breathing in the calm before the storm. I grab a cigarette from my pocket, not really caring what Max thinks, and light it. "Do you have another?" Max asks. I raise my eyebrow at her.

"I thought the great Max disapproved of smoking." I joked, and handed her another.

"It's the games. You can't really disapprove of something during the games." She says as she takes a long drag of her cigarette.

After a while Max has to head out, and I am stuck with the newbies. Dars, Adley, and I sit on the couch and turn on the TV. We wait as Ceasar does his announcements, and then he begins to read off the scores. The girl from one gets a 9, the boy from one gets an 8, the kids from two both get 9s, the kids from three get 6s and 7s. Dars gets a 9, a solid score. Adley gets a 5. It is the lowest score except for the kids from 12, but they hardly count. I look at her and raise an eyebrow. She just smirks at me. Good for her. She played weak. I can only hope right now that she is just playing weak, that she is as good as I see her to be.

I clap my hands together, "Alright, nice job guys. Might as well get some sleep. Interviews are tomorrow. You guys know what to do. Aggressive and innocent. You guys pull this off and you should be getting all the sponsors you could ever need. Max will be here tomorrow morning to help get you guys together, then you'll meet with your stylists." They just kind of look at me. "Go! Sleep!" I yell almost aggravated.

I hang out in the common room until Max gets back.

"Are they asleep?" She asks. I nod. She's a mess. She looks as though she's tried to make herself look a bit more presentable, in case Dars and Adley were awake. She slouches onto the couch and I sit down next to her. She scorches closer to me, curls up and lays her head on my chest. It's nothing special, just one friend comforting another. I lay my hand on her shoulder, and rub gently. I want to tell her everything is going to be okay, but we'd both know I would be lying. It's never going to be okay. So I say what we both know,

"You did what you had to do to stay alive."