That night Mikoto couldn't sleep even a bit,if he did his dreams were filled with Kiyoshi,the white haired Avox. He laid in bed staring up at the celling ,thoughts filling up his mind. Why were they running away? What had they done,that the Capitol order Alex to be killed and Kiyoshi to be inslaved? Why had they inly spared Kiyoshi? And did Kiyoshi know Kenji?

Twisting and turning in bed he knew he could'nt sleep properly ,not tonight. He climbed out of his bed ,wore his clothes and walked out to find Hein hadn't slept too.

Hein:- Couldn't sleep

Mikoto :- Yes

Hein thought for a moment.

Hein:- You haven't seen the roof yet, have you.

Mikoto:- No

Hein:- Come on lets go there.

Mikoto followed Hein to the roof of the building. The sky looked strangely orange, Mikoto guessed due to the light of the city. There were no stars but a big moon hung on the sky. Mikoto looked over the edge to find that the traffic was still bustling and there were many people on the street, faint sounds of music could be heard as well. "Don't these people sleep" Mikoto thought.

Hein :- You know, I asked Cinna,Why they let us here ? Weren't they afraid the tributes would jump over.

Mikoto:- What did he answer you?

Hein :- You can't, a strange force field has been set around the building, if you try to jump, it throws you back.

Mikoto:- (Curtly) They are worried about our safety.

Hein just nodded.

Hein :- The story still bumming you.

Mikoto:- No........

Hein :- Your shivering.

Hein was true,the story had blown out all the warmth in her body.That screamed Mikoto had heard . Had it been Kiyoshi's last ?

Hein :- Were they from here ?

Mikoto :- Yes, i think. They did have the capitalish look , about them.

Silence followed。

Hein :- I would leave here, i like our district better, but the food here is prime.

Hein shivered and cowered. She didn't look like a confident girl, just a scared tribute.

Hein :- Lets go back in, it's getting cold.......the boy that pulled Midoriya back,was he your relative.

Mikoto :- Yes, we're cousins. His name is Todoroki Shouto.

Hein :- Did he come to meet you

Mikoto :- Yes, and your father wanted to meet me too, but the time was up.

Hein :-He did....well thats understandable ,he always wanted boys then a house filled with girls.

Mikoto just remained quite.

Hein:- Good night then, iam going to bed see you in the morning.

Hein walked down the steps and dissapeared in the building.Mikoto followed her in.

Mikoto opened the door,to see Kiyoshi picking up his uniform that he had carelessly tossed on the floor when changing to a night dress.

Mikoto :- Iam so sorry, I was suppose to give it to Cinna, can you give it to him for me.

Kiyoshi avoided Mikoto's eyes,gave a nod and walked out the door. Mikoto realised he had a tattoo on his neck, then he understood what had happened. His vocal cords had been removed and to hide the scar , the tattoo had been made on it. Every Avox had a different tattoo.

Mikoto barely controlled the urge to run after him,grab his hand and say sorry for being such a big coward. He felt so ashamed,that he had let the Capitol harm her and not even raised a finger.

He slowly crept back to his bed and finally fell asleep.

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His slumbers were filled with horrible images of Kiyoshi having his tongue cut off and vocal cords ripped out, of his father dying and of Izuku being tortured the death. He woke up screaming for his mother to run to safety.

Mikoto woke up, tasting blood. He realised he had biten his tongue in his sleep. He slowly headed to the shower . After he had showered, he came to the closet to find a,set of clothes ready for him. Black shirt and jeans, long boots. Just like his old hunting out fit.

He quickly put it on and headed to the dinning room. A blonde haired Avox boy bowed at him and led him to the table. At the table about twenty different dishes gave been set. Another Avox with wild orange hair,served him what he wanted.

He sat on the table and began eating when Geysis and Hein come in. It annoyed him to see that,she wore the same outfit as him. He needed to talk to Cinna, this twin act was gonna blow in their faces when the games start. But he remembered what Geysis had saoid but listening to your stylist and not questioning what he did.

After a while they ate in silence. After a while, Geysis had finished his breakfast and so had Hein.

Geysis :- So lets get down to business, do you want me to coach you separately.

Mikoto:- Why separately?

Geysis:- You might have a skill you don't wanna show to the other.

Hein :- Well I don't have any secret skill and I have eaten quite a few rabbits Mikoto sold to my dad,to know Mikoto's secret skill.

Geysis:- Well then,I will coach you two together . Give me an idea of What you van do.

Hein :- I can't do anything that special ,if baking bread counts then yes.

Geysis :- Sorry baking bread doesn't count. What about you boy,you are pretty handy with a knife.

Mikoto:- Not really,I prefer bows and arrows,iam hunter you know.

Geysis :- And are you good at it?

Mikoto thought for a moment.

Mikoto:- Iam all right.

Hein :- He is excellent. Whenever my father buys rabbit from him,he always complenents at how he shots perfectly

Mikoto looked at her suspiciously.

Hein :- What ?

Mikoto :- What about you,you are awesome at hand to hand combat and i have seen you huge floor bags.

Hein :- (angrily) Well It's Not Like They Will Come And Fight Me When They Can Finish Me Off With Weapons.

Mikoto :- (Angrily) Well You Will Survive.

Hein:- You will be in the trees,killing people through bow and arrows and eating rabbits (Voice cracks) I'll be dead in the first 5 minutes.

Mikoto couldn't help feeling sorry for her.

Hein :- (sadly) My dad said that district 12 might have a winner this year, he didn't mean me. That boy is very strong ,he said..... 

Mikoto couldn't believe it,Hein's stuck up parents even knew him and believed he would win.

Hein :- Once you get into the arena the sponsors will be tripping to sponser  you.

Mikoto :- Not if they sponser you........

Geysis was quite for a moment. 

Geysis :- She's right dont under estimate yourself, boy. Your good at archery ,don't show it to the others till you meet the homemakers. And girl, don't think low of yourself, hand to hand combat is very important. But at training don't show your true potential. Understood.

Mikoto\Hein :- Understood!

They leave the table and head to the training centre. The actual training centre was located on the lowest level. With the elevator ,you can get there in a semi circle. The two entered the training centre to see all the others in a tight semi circle and they joined them. A strong,athletic looking women named Midnight qas guiding them. She told them they could train anything and as long as they want here.  

As Midnight began to read out the training stations available, Mikoto couldn't help looking at the others,his heart sank when he realised most of them stronger then him.

Then the training began. Mikoto and Hein went from station to station. Learned how to set snares, learned to tie different knots,learned sword fighting and camouflage.

Mikoto separated from Hein and went to the station teaching about edible and poisonous herbs and fruit. Hein followed her. As they were learning and sorting,someone follwed them.

Hein :- We got a shadow.

Mikoto :- Huh..

He was to busy watching Souta driving a spear through a dummies heart from meters away.

Mikoto turned to see a boy with light brown hair,slightly pale skin and freckles looking at him.

Hein :- I think his name is Haru.

Mikoto thought : Haru meets gold,just like midoriya means green. He dies remind me of him.

Mikoto:- So what? 

Mikoto realised Haru was following them everywhere. He was an amazing climber, had good knowledge of herbs and could shot with a slingshot. But what's a slingshot against a 220 pounds male with a sword ?.

Two days pass in training. The day had come. The judgment of the game makers.

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One by one,every one went into the gymnasium to show their skills to the gamemakers. Gamemakers were supposed to score you according to your skill. They gave scores in between one to twelve.Higher the number, more the sponsers. At last Hein went, she came out looking frustrated and annoyed.

Hein :- They payed more attention to their food and wine then my skills. Iam getting a two .

Mikoto's name was called and he walked in.

Mikoto demonstrated excellent archery. But they weren't even paying attention ,some gave nods but others were only focussing on their food. Mikoto's blood started to boil. He was working si hard,and they were paying attention to food.

In anger he shot an arrow at the gamemakers,it hit an apple in the mouth of a roasted pig. The game makers were shocked and scared. One of them was so scared,he felt into a bowl punch.

Mikoto:- Thank you for your consideration.

He put down the bow and  arrows and marched out while the gamemakers watched at him with an open mouth.