Just saying now that I don't own the Hunger Games. I'm just a fan nerd.

Chapter 4

I wake up that morning with the sound of Anieta knocking on my door, "You can't sleep all day you know!" she shouts through the closed door.

"Emmmmmmmm..." I moan through the door. I'm not a morning person. Never have been, never will be. Even though every muscle in my body tells me to stay where I am, I listen to my brain and get up.

I dress in a blue shirt and some black pants I found in the dresser door, and then leave for breakfast. The wonderful aromas of everything delicious I can think of, fill my nostrils with magical bliss. I nearly run to the table and quickly consume everything in my reach. After a few minutes I look up to see that everybody's here, except Chersh, but that doesn't surprise me.

"Well, I think that this would be a good time to announce your mentors," says Anieta. Salety, Salety, Salety. Timothy gets Salety. I think and hope in my mind as Anieta takes a sip of her tea before she resumes talking. "Ginger, your mentor will be Salety." What? How's that? I can't get Trelbunk. He wouldn't allow it. I must be getting Chersh then. But he's... Before I could finish my thought, Anieta continues speaking."That would mean, Timothy, your mentor will be Trelbunk." What? Trelbunk? That must be a mistake.

"Trelbunk?" slips out of my mouth in my personal confusion. I try to fix what I said but it's too late. I said it.

"That's right boy. You'll train with me. Asked for you personally," Trelbunk says in a straightforward tone. He then quickly leaves the table.

I finish my breakfast lightning fast, barely even tasting what I put in my mouth. Once I'm finished, I leave the table without saying a word. Maybe someone says something, but I'm not sure. All I know is Trelbunk really hates me, and my life could be in his hands before I know it.

I'm almost to my bedroom when I hear his low voice. I turn to see Trelbunk, his brown hair clear of his piercing green eyes. His eyes have been like that since the day he was crowned Victor. Trelbunk has been scarred. His eyes tell the whole story. "Do you know why I want to mentor you, Timothy?"

"I have no idea," I reply

"I want to mentor you because you might, just might, win, but in order to win you need to know how to fight. I only have trust in myself that I can teach you how to fight. It took all my might not to request Ginger, but Salety will take good care of her."

All of a sudden, the outside goes dark. "What's going on?" I say in a panic.

Some lights flick on. "Don't worry, we're just going through a mountain. Go to the window with Ginger. We'll be in the Capitol soon. The first time you see it is jaw-dropping," says Trelbunk casually.

I go out where Ginger is sitting and wait by the window with her, waiting for the Capitol to appear outside the train window. We don't say anything.

Ginger and I haven't said a word to each other since last night. I don't want to talk about it here, where anyone can overhear our conversation. I'm actually surprised that nobody saw us kiss.

A burst of light then comes through from outside the train. Both Ginger and I gasp in pure amazement. All of the buildings are full of life, even an abandoned one that we just passed by. Not only are they full of life, but the structures are painted in bright colors that scream joy and their roofs reach for the clouds. Everything: the people, the cars, the streets, and even the smoke that comes out of their cigarettes are neon colors. Some of the passer-by's seem to notice us and point and wave. I slowly wave back while Ginger waves back with utter excitement.

"This is wonderful. So pretty. So beautiful!" says Ginger with an expression for a little girl in a candy store. Then I remember that she is a little girl; we are still children. I can't look at this place anymore, though the sight is gorgeous. I am disgusted with any place that puts such a sweet soul's life on the line, like Ginger's, for their personal entertainment. It's terrible!

I go back to my courters, angry at...at...at everything! Why must the Capitol do this to us? What do they have to gain? Why can't they be allies with us, not a tyrant? They do this to show that they are superior, they gain superiocity and they're tyrants to be superior. Tributes aren't killed by each other, superiocity brutally murders them.

The train slows and I stand up quickly and exit my room. We're boarding off the train. As the train doors open, I get some parting words to Ginger, "See you at the Opening Ceremonies."

Sorry this chapter is so short, but the next one will definitely be longer. Please review! I need to know what people think.