Leo Simon's Story

As Luster waved to the crowds of the capitol, he couldn't help but remember where all of his newfound fame had started, right at the reaping in district one. Nobody dared to volunteer for Luster, for fear that if they did win, their skulls would be bashed into their bodies when they got home.

The train ride was short but sweet, and meeting the stylists was even sweeter. Leo (Luster's nickname) and Diamond had become buddies or "chums" as they called it. They talked about what they would do during the games and how they would find unique ways to kill each individual from each district. Leo got a laugh out of the thoughts of burying the district 6 boy alive, tying the district 5 girl to a tree (if there were any) and throwing knives at her heart, and burning the district 11 boy alive. Leo had a feeling he would get the most parachutes. He just knew he was that strong and powerful.

Leo laughed when he saw that the district one costume would represent a diamond. He almost felt bad for his female partner. She must've been embarassed. Leo had to wear a jumpsuit with many sequins, rhinestones, and glitter. His face was also covered with paint that sparkled like his jumpsuit. The costume was complete with a diamond headress.

During the parade, Leo could barely make out the other district's costumes. Leo didn't want to admit it, but he was a tad bit jealous of district 9's costumes. the scythes were amazing. But what was district 12's costumes about? District twelve was not about angels and devils, it was about dirty disgusting blobs of coal. If anything, the tributes in district 12 shoud've been painted all black.

When the parade was over, Leo showered, watched some tv, and went to bad with good dreams. (most having to do with eternal glory)

When Leo woke up, he made his way to the dining area of district 1's small apartment. Back in the day there weren't many, but there were still some Avoxes. Leo pointed to one and shouted at her, "You, get me some breakfast!!!" Leo sat at the table, not expecting Diamond, and chugged down his breakfast, making a mess. Even though he was from district 1, Leo knew that capitol food was the best.

Later, Leo got into his black and red suit, and headed down the elevator to the training room. He stood in the middle of the room, waiting for the tributes from 2 and 4, his partners in crime during the games.

Leo ditched the idea of waiting for the others and was already at the sword station. He was practicing moves on a dummy, when a district 12 girl came by. He watched her train with the instructor. She was sloppy with the sword. Leo was expecting more from her since he saw her practically DESTROY the dummy in archery. He was even considering adding her unto the career team.

He walked over to the district 12 girl and sinisterly whispered in her ear, "I do hope your using the bow and arrows, because you ain't gettin' NOWHERE with that sword", and walked off to the center of the training centre with a smirk.

"I do hope your using the bow and arrows, because you ain't gettin' NOWHERE with that sword" whispered a voice into my ear.

I flipped around. A boy was walking away from me, smirking. He was the boy from district 1. I was fueled by anger, and all I wanted to do was smash his head open. But smashing people's heads never got you anywhere, and plus, I didn't have the guts. Instead I tapped him on the shoulder, to alert him to watch me. I threw the sword in the air, and did a backflip. I kicked the sword while I was in midair, then landed. The sword then came down, and I caught it without looking.

"Think again." I breathed.

When Zach woke up, he regretted thinking about things. His previous state of mind kept him up longer than he wanted, and now he wasn't as awake as he could be. With a grunt, he pushed himself off the bed and dressed himself in a black t-shirt and jeans, figuring that wearing something nice would be a waste since he was to be training or something.

"I wonder what Jordyn's going to wear to the training room...." he thoughts relaxed on this idea to entain him. When he opened the door and looked around, low and behold, there she wasn't. Her bedroom door was left open, so she wasn't there. With his deductive skills, he figured that she must've already left. "Damn...." he muttered. He wasn't one to enjoy being left behind.

After a brief and lonely breakfast, Tabitha walked through the door. "Come on, lets get going." she stated. Guess Zach wasn't going to finish his breakfast. But, he wasn't about to complain. He stood up and walked out the door, Tabitha leading the way. Loganin was probably still sleeping, as far as Zach knew.

Once a short walk had been accomplished, they arrived at the training area. Zach's eyes locked onto something. It wasn't the other tributes, it wasn't the bloody one, it wasn't anything other than Jordyn doing something with a sword. It looked awesome, but dangerous nonetheless.

"That's err.... a pretty cool trick you've go there." Zach said as he walked over. However, his eyes quickly scanned the boy next to Jordyn, and Zach didn't seem to pleased with him. Instantly by looking, he could tell the boy had a cocky air about him, and he seemed to be a douchebag overall. He waited for the boy to talk before deciding, but he was almost instantly sure of this. "So.... a sword?" he said, something about it attracted him. Like he was destined to use it. He'd never used weapons when beating up bullies, but he'd need one if he were to win.

"That's err.... a pretty cool trick you've go there." Zach said as he walked over to me. His eyes flickered over to the district 1 boy next to me, and I could tell he didn't seem to like him either. "So.... a sword?" he said.

"Thanks. The sword? I'm not sure, I'm better with a bow and arrow. Here, you try." I said.

I handed the sword over to him.

Leo was tired of waiting in the center for the other high numbered districts to come.
Leo didn't even think of looking at the knot tying sections, or the shelter making sections, or anything like that. He decided to go to the sections that dealt with weapons. He wanted to scare the other district kids so they wouldn't mess with him during the games.

He started with knife throwing, javelins, bow and arrows, and finally the maces. After this, Leo headed back for his apartment and got some rest. If the future career tributes didn't show up next to him by the next training session, Leo would start looking for new recruits.