First ever attempt at a fic, I really hope it's not too bad! Something I just had to write to get out some of my Clovniss feels :)

I unlocked the lock on my locker with the expertise that only comes from having a lock for several years and dumped my english books inside. English, honestly, who needs it? Time spent discovering hidden meanings in novel so hidden not even the author knew they were there. Such a waste. I swung the door shut and leaned forward resting my forehead on it. Thank God it was the end of the day, double english made me feel as though I'd spent 3 hours at training. Suddenly a grinning face slid into my peripheral vision.

"Having a hard time Catnip?" Gale laughed at my dejected expression. Gale was my best friend at school, well my best friend anywhere for that matter. Come to think of it I didn't really have an abundance of friends. Anyway, we'd known each other since we were babies since our mums were friends and we'd grown up together. He was tall, tall enough to make me look short which hardly ever happened, and at the moment he was towering over me as I stood slumped against the locker.

"mmfffff" Came the reply from me.

"Suck it up princess, we've got another 2 hours of training coming up tonight!"

"Don't remind me." I groaned. Gale and I were both archers, who dreamed secretly of making the Olympics. It was hard on our family sometimes since neither of ours were exactly rolling in cash. It wasn't that bad in local competitions since we lived in a relatively poor suburb, but in national competitions our old and worn equipment really stood out.

"No pain no gain!" He cheered enthusiastically at me before happily bouncing away to his locker, leaving me with I'm sure he thought was an inspiring message. One of the major differences between me and Gale was that he loved learning, and getting stuff done. He was at his most cheerful when he was being productive and working on his skills. I on the hand, disliked most of school, apart from maths and science because they actually made sense. I preferred to just practice and I spent all my free time at the range.

Standing back up again I noticed for the first time a red notice stuck to the front of my locker. I scanned it quickly;

Katniss Everdeen,

Please go to room 12 for a quick meeting now, (3:00). Be punctual.

Mr Abernathy.

I rolled my eyes. How was I meant to be punctual to a meeting that started the same time as last period finished? Mr Abernathy was a great guy and obviously knew his stuff (he taught science) but our head-strong personalities meant we often clashed.

"Gaaaaaale" I called, making my way through the horde of tired kids eager to get home. Suddenly I bumped into something hard and bounced backwards, almost hitting the floor.

"Oh sorry Katniss" The offending boy apologised, as he lifted me back up while blushing madly. "Must've been lost in my own world"

"Oh no that was me, just in a hurry to get to this meeting I'm apparently already late for." I rolled my eyes while giving him the best smile I could muster and trying to sidle off. Gale was always telling me I shouldn't me too harsh on Peeta, he was the kind of boy that wouldn't hurt a fly, and he seemed to have been in love with me since primary school.

"You're going to that? Me too!" He proudly held up a matching note.

"Oh great" I smiled again and this time made my escape. Gale met me halfway, with another of the notes in his hand and we headed off.

Eight other kids were already in the room, most of whom I recognised, waiting patiently for something to happen. Mr Abernathy sat in the chair at the front of the room, feet on the table and as relaxed as ever.

"Gale, Katniss! How lovely of you to finally join us" He drawled and stared pointedly at us until we sat with the others. "Now that we've all made it I guess I need to explain what you're doing here. To cut straight to the chase, the school has accepted an opportunity to join in a training program with several other schools that aims to offer talented sporting students access to top coaches and pathway to reaching the top level. The camp will be a month long, held at Panem training centre, where you will train, go to school with, and compete against students from other schools that are also believed to hold huge potential. We believe it to be a once in a lifetime opportunity and something you are your family should all seriously consider."

I sat in shock and realised my mouth was hanging open. It was amazing, more than we could ever have dreamed of. The opportunity to receive coaching from the best? To spend our days training and competing? I looked over at Gale, expecting to see him grinning back at me, but instead he was watching Mr Abernathy carefully.

"That all sounds amazing, but how much is something going to cost?" Gale asked sceptically.

"Glad you asked my dear boy!" Replied Mr Abernathy enthusiastically, sounding increasingly like a walking advertisement. "We've agreed to hold a fundraiser so it will be free of charge. You're free to take all your own equipment but anything you don't have will be provided."

Gale nodded slowly and finally allowed himself a small smile.

"Man that is so good" A boy from the other side of the room spoke up, Tresh. He was a large boy who I had always found intimidating, which annoyed me because I hated being intimidated. "So good." He shook his head in apparent amazement and left, triggering everyone else to start talking at once and me to remember that I needed to pick up my sister.

I eventually found her outside chatted excitedly to her about everything that had just happened as we made the walk home. Prim was the only person in the world I trusted more than Gale and seeing her almost jumping in happiness for me topped of one of best days I could remember in a long time.