Cato's POV for the hunger games

Chapter two: the train

all rights goes to Suzanne Collins, the author of the fabulous Hunger games trilogy!!!

Chapter two: the train

Once we all got on to the train to head to the Capitol, Millicent directed us to the living car where we will be meeting our mentors. Once we got in the living room I saw two familiar faces. I recognize them because they are kind of like celebrities for district two. They were victors of the Hunger games many years ago and now they must mentor us. Our mentors are none other than Brutus and Enobaria. I plop down on the couch and greet our mentors. Enobaria suggests that we watch the reapings from the other districts to see who we are up against. Then, as I expected Clove says something only a a disgusting ruthless person would say. "Great! I would love to see all the other puny tributes I will be up against! Start to chose who my first kill might be!!" At first I think it's kind of sick how she is saying this stuff but I realize I am no better. In a few days I will have probably killed some of them anyways. I take my focus off of how disgusted I am with myself fantasizing how i will be killing these children in a few days and turn my attention to the TV. The reaping starts in district one. I pay mostly to this district because these tributes will most likely be my allies. A very attractive blonde girl named Glimmer bounces up on the stage once she volunteers and then I see a boy around my age named Marvel volunteer also. Not many other tributes stand out to me except the girl from district five you looks sly and some what like a fox, a crippled boy from ten who will be a very easy kill, a very small twelve year old girl from eleven who will also be an easy kill, her fellow tribute a very tall muscular boy named Thresh who just might be a threat. And apparently Clove thinks so too because she keeps looking at me like she's trying to tell me something. And finally we reach district twelve, the poorest of all the districts. The district that has only one remaining victor. I have always thought district twelve was pathetic. Nobody has ever volunteers and nobody from twelve looks like they even enjoy the games! It sickens me! I look up from the TV and see Brutus making fun of district twelve and I find myself laughing along with the rest of them. Finally I see Effie Trinket, twelve's escort pulling out a slip from the girls bowl. She opens the slip and reads the name loud and clear with that stupid Capitol accent of hers. "Primrose Everdeen!" Finally I see a frightened twelve year old girl walk through the crowd. I laugh at how scared this girl is because I know she will be of the very first kills. I hear Clove and Enobaria laugh too because of the look on this girls face is priceless! Then unexpectedly a girl with brown hair put nicely in a braid right down her back and beautiful grey eyes runs through the crowd to reach the girl. "Prim!!" The older girl yells. Peacekeepers are now holding her back but the girl keeps calling the girls name. Suddenly the girl screams "I volunteer! I volunteer as tribute!" What? She volunteered? I guess I'm not the only one who is shocked because I look up and see Clove's mouth wide open with her wide eyes staring at the television screen. Then I hear Enobaria and Brutus gasp. I look back at the TV. The citizens of district twelve are shocked too. This was their very first volunteer they have ever had and they didn't really seen to know what to do. Now, the small girl was holding on to the older girl pleading for her not to go. Finally a young man picked up the small screaming girl and patted the older girl on the back. I wonder if he's her boyfriend? Wait?! Why do i even care? I am going to have to kill her if I want to be victor. My thoughts got interrupted by the television. The girl made it up to the stage and their escort asked her her name. "Katniss Everdeen" the girl answered with a brave voice. "Well I bet my hat that was your sister wasn't it?" Katniss nods her head. "Well that's the spirit of the games!" Effie says in a shrilly voice. "Let's have a big round of applause for our first volunteer!" instead of an applause there was silence. Then out of no where almost every single person in the audience placed their three fingers on their lips then lift their hands in front of them. Then Brutus breaks the silence. "Yeah, I always thought district twelve was weird." I have to say I agree, but I cant help but think this sign means much more to them than to us. Then finally Effie picks the male tribute and reads it. "Peeta Mellark!" The boy makes his way up to the stage and shakes hands with Katniss, and with that the reapings are over. We all look up from the UN screen. I look at everyone elses faces and realize they are all thinking the same thing that I am. Katniss Everdeen may be a huge threat and so she must die. But at the same I can't help but think that Katniss Everdeen may just be the bravest person I have ever seen

After a while Enobaria tells us to go to bed because tomorrow we will arrive in the Capitol tomorrow to get ready for Opening ceremonies. We do as we are told and we head off to our rooms. I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow.

I wake up to Millicent knocking on my door. "Wake up Cato! We have a fabulous day ahead of us! Cato! Cato wake u-" "OKAY !!!! I GET IT JUST GO AWAY!!!" as soon as I said it I felt bad but Millicent is just so annoying! I head down to the breakfast car. Brutus and Clove were already there talking about strategies. As soon as I sit down Brutus starts asking me questions. "What are your preferred weapons? Do you have any secret skills you don't want Clove to know? etc..." He just keeps asking questions and finally Enobaria walks in and saves me. "Whoa Brutus! Calm down let the boy wake up!" Then she gives me a smile. "Okay" he continues "Anyways, we will be arriving in the Capitol soon. That is when we will hand you over to your stylist and your prep team. They will get you ready for the Opening ceremonies tonight. They might some pretty weird things to you but don't object, they know what they are doing." I nod but inside my head I know I won't let them do anything weird with me. I am already very handsome and I don't need weirdos from the Capitol to make me look nice. We arrive in the Capitol and as soon as we step out of the train we get whisked away by our prep teams.

I am sorry this chapter is so short it is just that not much happened on the train. Make sure to vote! and comment your feedback!!