Game Of Survival

3- Ally?

"you're regretting a lot of things by now." Moa said as Banz entered the training center, having not spent the night with the two from district five and the one from ten.

"Yeah, mostly my fucking hands." Banz retorted, his nose wrinkling as he noticed that they were the first ones in. "Jesus, being victors got everyone lazy as fuck."

"Fire Fox went off to sleep with more Capitol women, the morphlings are probably going through withdrawal, and the rest are most likely hung over or aren't early risers." Bo replied as he looked around "Man, they went all out."

"Where's lover boy?" Cedric had just walked over from the knot-tying station, slinging an arm around Banz's shoulder with a sly smirk

"Asleep." Banz said "Anyway, we should probably get to work now."

Moa scoffed "We're victors, we know what we need to in order to live for as long as we can." She said "Besides, we have each other."

Bo nodded "So, card games?"

~<^>~ Hours Later ~<^>~

Banz was lounging with his feet caught on the back of his chair, hanging upside down, watching the victors train alone. He's gone away from the others not too long ago, and they were still playing games, knowing that Banz liked his alone time sometimes.

"What happened to your hands?" Banz hadn't noticed District Twelve's male tribute sit next to him normally, but he didn't mind it, he wasn't in the arena yet.

"Hit a glass table." He answered plainly "You're Peeta, right?"

"Yeah, Banz?"

"The one and only."

It was silent for a moment, Banz watching as the four career tributes of that year trained together.

"Why are you sitting like that?" Peeta asked curiously, trying to get closer to the older male

"Because it helps me focus better, y'know? You should try it. Helps to improve your focus." Banz didn't know if it was true, but if it worked for him, maybe it would work for the younger. "Why're you over here? Shouldn't you be training?"

"You're not training." Peeta said "And neither are those three, so why should I?"

"Because all you've got is Katniss right now, and I doubt she knows more than she's shown last games." Banz shrugged, though the other didn't quite catch that gesture. "I have them, and they have me to protect them." He sighed "You should have seen my suite last night."

"I doubt your partner appreciated the mess." Peeta said, frowning. Did he choose the wrong person to try and befriend?

"Oh, her? She's with Woof, who didn't show, so I'm not surprised if they're either drinking, or having... intercourse." Usually, Banz would be more vulgar, but he didn't know the blonde's stance on swearing, so he tried to accommodate.

"Oh, really?" Peeta said, once again curious "When did that happen?"

"Few years back, actually. they met, kissed, and did the dirty all in three days." Banz scoffed "Romeo and Juliet crap."

"You realize I know what sex is, right?" Peeta didn't know if Banz was uncomfortable with it, or if he was trying to baby the younger, but he was starting to take a bit of offence to it.

"Oh thank God you don't mind me saying that they fucked." Banz sighed in relief, much to the other's surprise "Didn't want to make you uncomfortable."