House of gold

Training like a tribute......again?

Today is the first day of training. This time I'm dealing with experienced killers. The last time I was here was with Finch. She was the district 5 tribute, wand was referred as 'Foxface' by Katniss.

Enzo and Selene want Gavin and I to get to training right on time. They want us to have as many allies as we can. Although, they know Gavin won't ally with anyone. Despite the other victors hating him, he really is a lone wolf.

     Gavin is unlike me in many ways. I have a signature weapon, he dabbles. I hate snow, Gavin prides him for everything he does.

      We all break away from the instructors and start to train. My mind and legs work together and I make my way to the throwing knife area. I throw some knives that are small, long, short, big. I'm about to throw another when Peeta comes to the throwing knife area. "Um......Lux could you teach me how to throw?" The question so simple but so powerful, instead of asking the instructors he asks me. I nod and smile. "First, hold the blade so the non serrated is facing away from the target. Then, spread your legs in a non perverted way. Hold your arm back and moved your arm foreword and let go."

     The knife barely hits the target, but it sticks. "Great for a first time Peeta, keep practicing." He smiles and picks up another knife. I walk away to where there is a simulator, perfect for live action shots. I go in and set the difficulty to hard, I've always loved a little challenge. I pick up knife after knife, hitting my targets right where I aimed.

After reaching for another knife and realizing that there were none left, I sighed and turned around, only then realizing the crowd my knife throwing had gathered. After standing there for a moment Wiress, an old friend had started clapping, making the glares angled for me turn for her.

I pushed my way through victors, and made my way to rope tying. I shrugged thinking why not. I sit by Mags and Katniss who had made their way over after my knife show. They, well Katniss, talked, after a while they stand to leave. The one and only Finnick Odair makes his way over to me and the station. "What did I do to deserve this?" I question under my breath after last nights encounter on the elevator. Finnick sits next to me and grabs some rope.

"What does a girl from five that just impressed half the victors with her knife throwing skills, need a rope trap?" He questions with that stupid smirk on his face.

"Can't a girl from five be curious, Odair?" I respond with an equally stupid smirk adorning my face. Finnick looks like he is at a lost for words, he's not.

    "Technically yes but you aren't that curious. Look me in the eyes and tell me you would rather do this than throw some knives." He stares into my eyes and I can't say I would.

    "Exactly." Finnick says victoriously. I get up to leave but Finnick grabs my wrist and says, "thanks for the chat golden girl, I enjoyed it." Then he released his grip and walks to the trident/spear area.

      I make my way to the knife throwing area for what seams like the 16,0000th time today. Surprisingly Johanna Mason is trying to hit one of the targets. Johanna is possibly my best friend. We trust each other, sorta.

    "Jo?" I call for her. Her head snaps towards me. "You trust me right?" A wicked grin stretching over my face. She nods briefly. I motion for her to come over to me, and I whisper the plan in her ear.

     Johanna stands in front one of the targets that looks giant compared to Johanna. I ready one of my knives nodding towards her making sure that what I'm doing is fine, she quickly nods back. I hold one of the curved knives in my hand back then let go. The knife hits just next to her ear, I'm carful that I don't hit her. The next one goes right in between her shins. The third and final knife goes right next to her arm.

Johanna stands away from the target to look at how close I was to hitting her three times. The look on the game makers face is unreadable, they haven't stopped our little stunt. Did they think it was amusing? Or did they want to see if it ended horribly?

Johanna and I exit the targets like I didn't almost made her van Gough without shins or an arm. We make our way to the cafe the other victors looking at us in awe. As we walk I spot Finnick and decide to be a flirt, I wink then walk away moving my hips a little more than usual. I couldn't make myself eat lunch, with all the throwing I did you'd think I'd be hungry but I'm not.

My alliance with Johanna is unspoken. We didn't ask, we just knew. Same with Blight, she didn't ask I just assumed. I know that some other victors want me like the careers, I don't want them and Enzo will be heart broken because of it. Enzo is like a dad, he was there when my dad couldn't. He helped me stop thinking of Mave's death like a bad thing, and as she she doesn't have to live in this hell hole we call Panem.

Tomorrow night we meet with Ceaser Flickerman...... again. I'm personally not worried for Ceaser and I ended my Victors tour great. All we did was complement each other, thinking I'd never enter the living hell called the hunger games. Ceaser Flickerman is simply a man who is paid to act like he knows how scary it must be to go into the games, how you handled the death of allies, and how the games change the most innocent people.

After throwing knifes for a few hours, training is over. As we all load into the elevators, me being quite small I get pushed to the back. Leading to me getting on the last elevator. Waiting for the last elevator is surprise, surprise..... Finnick. It's like god hates me. The start of our venture to floor 3, it starts good until Finnick opens his mouth.
  
   "The Capitol wants us to be a couple, ya know?" He chuckles," I find it funny that they want us to be a couple, when we only just met-" he says looking over at me to see my reaction,"-of course I knew who you are, golden girl." The way he says my nickname is like velvet.

   "Well of course I knew who you were, Odair" I say trying to mimic his velvet like voice, I mostly fail.

     I can't do sexy.
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Holy crap House of Gold has 60 reads and 5 likes what is this. My mom came rushing into my room after I saw how many reads we have and I made VERY inhuman noises

I hope you enjoyed I'm going t.o try to post twice a week I'm thinking Wednesday and Saturday. I hope all of you have a wonderful Valentine's Day tomorrow❤️.~Secretly_A_Tree🌳