The 100th Hunger Games [currently being edited]

Off to the Capitol (The Train)

Marzia Honey's POV

Silver leads us into the train. I clutch onto Dixie's arm as cameras take pictures of us from every angle. I step onto the train, one step behind Dixie. We are taken into a room full of every food you can imagine. My mouth waters hungrily as we walk past all different types of cakes.

Dixie reaches forward and grabs a small, green food covered in white powder. Her eyes enlarge as she tastes the food. "Marzia, you have to try this! It tastes amazing!" She exclaims, getting another one. I take one off the neatly displayed rack. I pop it in my mouth. It explodes with flavour. It is almost as if a mini firework display is in my mouth. We made fireworks in school once and my mother once had a job making them. Apparently the Capitol use them for celebrations. I've seen a firework before, it was fantastic but a little bit scary.

"Woah." I say, once I've finished the food. Silver chuckles. "Their delicious aren't they? Those ones are called 'Lime Fizzers'!"

Silver escorts us to a table, piled high with more foods. "Sit down! The Reapings are on soon!" Silver commands. I sit down obdiently. Dixie tries to sit on the seat next to me but misses completely and lands flat on the floor. I burst into hysteric laughter. Silver laughs merrily too. Red faced, but giggling too, Dixie sits on the chair.

Silver stops laughing and looks at us sadly. She sighs. "I'm so sorry, girls. I have a twin sister too, identical just like you two. Her name is Scarlett, I love her too pieces. I never wanted to be an escort, I always feel so bad. If picking twins isn't bad enough, I picked eleven year old twins. I'm so sorry," She says, bursting into tears.

Dixie and I look at each other. We thought we hated this woman, she would be the reason for our imminent deaths. However now, we can't blame her. We comfort her as she cries, sorrowfully.

All of a sudden a lady bursts through the doors. "Hello girls I'm Zoey. Your mentor... Silver what's the matter?"

"I feel so bad for picking the poor twins," She mumbles, shakily. Zoey looks at us sympathetically and carries Silver out of the room.

Two minutes later Zoey rushes back into the room. "Sorry, she is always a bit emotional about the tributes, but she hasn't been like this before. She obviously loves you two a lot."

Marina Shore's POV

I lay back on the plush red sofa, cuddled up in Kai's arms. How did we get into this mess? Although Kai has repeatedly said that we would find away for both of us to come home, I still know that there is only one winner. Meaning one or both of us will die.

I close my eyes and try and imagine the waves rolling in and out. I try to imagine that everything is peaceful and happy...

My eyes snap open as the train doors open. A man and woman saunter in.

"I'm Pearl and this is Waive. We're your mentors." The woman says.

They look at us curled up together. "Are you two... Together?" Waive asks. We nod. "Love can be hard in the games, however it also can be good for sponsors."

"Are you two hoping to be careers?" Waive asks.

"No." We reply in sync. They look as if they've lost all hope of making us become victors.

"The Reapings replay start soon. Let's see who your competitors are." Pearl says. She picks up a thin piece of metal and taps it. The television comes on. They start off in district one, there is two volunteers both above the normal eligible age. A definite threat.

In district two there is one volunteer, who looks dangerous but the other man looks like he wouldn't hurt a fly.

Next in district three, there are identical eleven year old twins. My heart melts for them, the poor things. Most likely they are not a threat, more like an ally.

The next reaping to be shown is district four. I watch as I am chosen and Kai falls to his knees. Then Kai is chosen, although the camera is on him you can still hear the hear the sound of my scream.

Moving on quickly is district five. I watch in awe as something I never thought would happen happens. First of all an eleven year old girl is chosen and then her mother. I gasp in horror. How could this happen?

In district six a teenage girl is chosen. She doesn't seem like much of a threat. Then a man who doesn't look harmful gets chosen. Until the girl whispers 'I'm going into the games with the man who murdered my father.' I gulp. He now does seem like threat.

Next is district seven, a young man is chosen. He seems harmless. The next person to be chosen is a teenage girl. She doesn't seem dangerous until she hisses and bares her teeth at the boy. I muffle a scream. Definitely a threat. She's more animal than human.

The next district is eight, where the mayor's son is chosen, but then his brother is forced to volunteer.

My eyes feel droopy, so I close them. I should watch the rest of the Reapings, so I can see who will be a threat to Kai and me. However I will be with them for the next week, so I have plenty of time to work it all out. I drift away into sleep, Kai's arms still firmly around me.