"I want to be mentored separate from Marvel." I say as we sat to the table for breakfast.
I make sure that he hears it.
"Alright, that's not a problem. Do you want to eat separately from him too?" Gloss asks.
"Yes."
"We will start from tomorrow then." He added.
"Thank you." I smile.
"So, the training. You will meet with your other careers, make sure not to get into any fights with them for now." Ruby explains.
"Also remember that the gamemakers are watching you, so show your best skills. Don't let them overlook you."

...

We arrived to the training centre in black and red outfits. I had number one on my shoulders and back.
First we were gathered while they were explaining to us the rules.

I looked around other tributes. In just couple of days, all of them will die. No one knows how or when, this gives me the adrenaline.
I exchange a look with a redhead girl from District 5. She quickly looks away.

When we are set on our own, it's finally the moment when the career pack is made.
Me, Cato, Marvel, Clove and Marina silently walk up to eachother.
We exchange looks while slowly analysing eachother's moves.
"Where's the boy from 4?" Cato asks.
"I don't think that he will join us. He isn't a career so-"
"So he's useless?" Clove asked.
"Yeah." Marina replied.
"We don't need him anyway." Cato rolled his eyes.
We walk away as I take a look at the District 4 boy. He has curly hair and is very short. I wonder what is his name.

"So what are your skills?" Cato asks coldly.
I share a look with Marvel. I feel like on an job interview except he will kill me if I fail.
I remember Ruby's words.
"You?" I say before Marvel gets to.
Cato smirks and when he is about answer, Clove cuts him of.
"I am the best in knives." She claims.
No one asked her to show it but she did it anyway.

Clove threw few knives and didn't miss even once. One thing is clear, throwing knives are taken.
I can throw knives but it's not my favourite weapon. I remember that Cashmere used those in her games.

"I use anything that goes in my hand." Cato says.
"So you don't have any favourites?"
"A sword might be one."
The information that I was looking for.
"Let's move on to your two,"
Cato's look makes me feel like I'm about to get killed.
Marvel took a spear with a hesitation and threw it at the mannequin.
I rolled my eyes, what a show off.
"What about you blondie?" Cato asked.
"Don't call me that ever again."
People call me blondie a lot but I don't want him to say it.
I took a bow and arrows as it was one of the weapons left. I shot the arrow at the chest of the mannequin.
"Not bad. You?" He took a look at Marina who was pretty quite this whole time.
Marina threw a trident with out a big problem.
"Alright, you all passed. Let's practice today, tomorrow we will pick some other tributes to join"
"Why do we need others?" Clove asked.
"For dirty work, we will kill them the soonest."

The tactic that I had seen a lot of times, taking some random tributes to 'help' but kill them when they become useless.

...

That day was exhausting, not physically but mentally. Around Cato I felt like on a job interview even after he told us that we passed.
Why is he the leader anyway?
I guess we all are just afraid to stand up to him.

At least today I know what weapon I will be using.
The bow or any other weapon that isn't a spear, throwing knives, a sword or a trident.

...

"And?" Clove asked annoyed.
"He said no." Cato replied.
"What?"
We asked a guy from 11 to join our pack. He looks very strong, stronger than Cato. But he disagreed, I guess this is why the other Districts don't win that often.
"We don't need him anyway." I say.

Watching other tributes was fun, this was probably the best part of the training.
Some of them were failing in easy tasks. District 10 boy kept tripping while learning to use a weapon, District 3 girl knocked herself out while trying to pick up an axe.

I was watching District 5 guy fighting with a spear when I heard Cato's voice.
"Hey, Jason!"
He walked up to a black haired guy from 6.
"Where's my knife?!"
"I don't know."
"You took my knife! It was right here!"
Cato wanted to attack the guy but the peacekeepers were stopping him.
"He took my knife!"
Cato quickly realized that he won't get away from the peacekeepers.
"You'll be the first one that I'll get in the arena so watch your back!"

After the situation gets calmer and our five starts staring at the guy from 12.
Watching him was super funny, he was failing in very easy task.
Then the girl from his District walked up to him and was saying something. After she walked away, the guy threw a weightlift at the arrow stand.

We were suprised to see that, the guy was looking pretty pathetic at first.

...

"The last day of training, you know what that means?" Ruby asks me.

Being mentored without Marvel is much better. I don't feel like being watched all the time. Right now, Cashmere and Ruby are mentoring me while Gloss and also Ruby are taking care of Marvel.

"That the skill performance is near?" I reply.
"Yep and that means that you gotta chose what you show to the gamemakers."
"Bow hunting, that's the weapon that I picked."
"No career is gonna see you now so you can pick any skill."

Any skill. Easy to say when you are specializing in only one weapon. I think I will just stick to the bow for now.

...

The last day of training passes.
We are all sitting in one room waiting for our names to be called.
Since I am the District 1 female, I am gonna be the first to present. I don't know if that's good or not.
"Good luck." Marvel whispers to me.
"I don't need it." I roll my eyes.
"Alright, you don't but Glimmer,"
"What?"
"I don't want to be your enemy. We don't have to be lovers but we can be friends."
"We only have to be allies."
"But we can chose to be friends."
I roll me eyes, this guy won't resist.
"Fine."
He smiles.

Marvel is a normal career and he is not special. Still, I think I went a little too harsh on him. We can be friends until he stands on my way to win. That's how "friendships" in Hunger Games always end, with death.
Plus, lovers. What he was thinking when he said that? I would never want to he his lover, I have Luster.
Luster is all I need.