ATTENTION! THIS IS THE SEQUEL TO THE CAREER'S ROSE. if you haven't read that, you shall be very confuzzled. so go on, click on my name and read it already...
Prologue: Choices
The girl was crying as she left her home and everything she knew. She wasn't sure where the train was going, but she knew it had to be better than the place she was leaving. If she was being reasonable, she would have know this wasn't such a good idea. But then again, broken hearts are a force to be reckoned with.
When the train stopped, the girl got off without a single look back. She wandered through the unknown streets before dropping to the ground and crying. Rain poured over her, drenching her skin.
Four other children watched the newcomer carefully. One of them was a redhead with amber eyes. The other girl was a pretty blonde, with all her ribs showing. The first of the two boys had dark hair and deep brown eyes, while the other was a lean blonde with golden brown eyes.
The red haired girl walked from her hiding spot carefully, with a grace that would impress even the best dancer. She reached a hand out to the crying girl, who took it gratefully.
The amber-eyed girl lead her companion over to the others. The crying teen stared at them carefully, judging. She opened her mouth to make a comment, but burst out in a fresh wave of tears instead. The bony blonde wrapped a frail arm around her, and the two boys followed suit.
"Its going to be okay, I promise." The blonde whispered as she hugged the crying girl. The sobs continued, but they were less desperate.
"My name is Dom." The dark-skinned boy said, reaching out a hand. The girl shook it, blue eyes shining with unshed tears.
"My name is Cal." The blonde boy said with a grin, "And the ginger is Kardia. We're twins, even though she tries to deny it."
"My name's Atria, and I promise we won't let anything bad happen to you again."
And so, the crying girl started her tale. The others listened as she spoke of the daughter of two Victors, born into a life she despised. She spoke of Tribute Graves and lost days, and of a dead boy's little sister. She told stories of pranks and District Games, and of lost love.
She spoke or the Capitol's new technology, and Kardia winced as she spoke bitterly of the formally dead Tributes. She spoke mockingly of bets between the President and her friend, and of screaming contests in hospital rooms.
She told the story of a training day, and the effects of Pain Meds. She spoke quietly about the strange relationship between her and the dead Tributes reborn. She laughed through her tears when she explained about Truth or Dare, and became quiet as she explained the after effects.
The stories of the Dead Tribute, and of the District Games, were spoken in a soft voice that broke as she said her lover's name. And all was quiet as she spoke of his betrayal.
There was silence as the four watched the newcomer and she stared right back. The silence was broken by the girl with blue eyes, sadness and anger and love burning bright as a fire.
"She was his Rose, pretty but encased in thorns. She was everything he wanted to be, and everything he couldn't be. He shouldn't even have been talking to her, but fate had other plans. He was her Guardian Angel, in a twisted sort of way." There was silence as the girl continued.
"She was the Career's Rose, until she withered up and died. And now she's just a Liar's Princess, despite her efforts to break free."
Its the same as the epilogue for Career's Rose, but i figured its part of the story so...