I don't own all of The Hunger Games characters. All of The Hunger Games character are the sole creation of Suzanne Collins. This is the rewriting of my previous story The Fate Entrapment with a lot of changes.
The Law Of Irresistible
Intro (Edited)
Once upon a time, a boy meets a girl. (Sounds like Disney's cliche, isn't it ?)
The girl, Madge Undersee of District Twelve believe that true love only exist in fairy tale and Asian dramas she used to watch as she caught her bestfriend half naked inside her 20th boyfriend apartment.
The boy, Gale Hawthorne, the finest guy in District Twelve, who always have got whatever he wanted. Have two things in his mind. First, Katniss is always in love with him. Second, how easily she throwing him out of her picture.
In one night, when they introduced to each other, Gale Hawthorne and Madge Undersee accidentally shares one tragic yet wonderful moments which leads to an unexpected responsibility, a runaway bride, threats from family members and a secret - life changing - business deal.
This is just a story about a boy meets girl.
Like I said upfront, (Yup, it do sounds like 500 Days of Autumn (?)).
THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY.
The 1st Law : The Broken Invicible Spear & The Shattered Indestructible Shield.
"In the end, it doesn't even matter ... ", In The End, Linkin Park.
Madge Undersee is not just a girl, she's a blessing in disguise.
The girl was attractive enough. Her apricot skin and weather - streaked platinum blonde hair having a fresh, vital look. Her features bore the strikingly appealing symmetry often found in those Scandinavian ancestry - the straight nose and fine nostrils; shapely, bowed lips and sapphire blue eyes with golden sparks beneath arched bow of pleasing contour.
There's not too much to tell about her, she's the sole daughter of an ordinary family man who run a small diner near the The Twelve National University and her mother just an ordinary, loving and caring housewives.
She idolized Asian dramas, love to sewing her own clothes, have an extra ordinary appetite for strawberry and any kind strawberry flavoured foods.
While she often bullied by other girls for her natural beauty. The boys ignored,and even in many times is toying, her for other reason.
It was her clothing that gave her away. Take today as an example when she wore a pair of heather colored slacks and shirt that spoke of brighter days long gone. They were homemade of poor fabric. Her trench coat was limp, frayed at hem and cuff. Her pale blue wedgies were made of artificial stuff, worn at the heels and curled at the toes.
Yet her clean, wind - blown appeareance and fresh complexion saved Madge from looking disreputable. That, and the proud mien with which she carried herself when she stepped in her father small diner. The diner is not so crowded, there's only two couples and few men sitting in and having their meals and drinks, she can sensed that prying eyes is following her as she passed the tables and disappeared behind a door.
She appear few minutes later with pale pink appron strapped around her chest and take a place on the bar counter, where she and her cousin Maysilee Donner serving drinks. Maysilee soon noticed the tension at her lips.
" Madge,are you okay ? "
Madge didn't response, she purposedly busied herself wiping the already clean counter.
" Madge ? ", Maysilee rised a worry expression as she touch Madge's shoulder.
" Marvel, he - he cheat on me. He - no, I - I go to his apartment this morning like always and - It's Glimmer who open the door for me and she's half naked. ", she say to the counter then swung and rested her back against the counter.
" Glimmer ? You mean, that Glimmer ? The one and the only, ' gimme hi - five buddy ' Glimmer ? "
Madge noddes and begin to sob.
" Oh, Madge. "
" You're right about him, May. I should've listen to you. "
Maysilee put down the cloth in her hand and reach for her cousin, trapping Madge with a warm hug and brush her palm on Madge's back, letting her spill out her feelings.
" Ouwh, it's alright Madge, it's okay, let it out. "
Absorbing the warmth of Maysilee's embrace. Madge feels at ease and slowly push herself back. " Thanks May. It much better now. "
May cupped Madge's face with her palm and say, " There's plenty of fish in the ocean and that jerk doesn't deserve any of your tears, do you hear me ? "
" Yeah, until they slap me with their tails and plunged back to the sea. "
" No, no, no, no. It only happens because you're using one fish rod all the time. You should try using nets the next time.
" Nets ? ", Madge looking at May with her eyebrows knitted. " But, wouldn't that mean I'll catch a lot of fish ? "
" Uh - hum. ", Maysilee throw a wicked grin.
" Then, What I'm gonna do with so many fish ? "
" Of course you're gonna eat them, Madge. And you're gonna eat them Rraawww ! ", May purposedly mimicking a hungry tigress expression.
" May ! "
" Oh, allright, allright. Let the big momma hug you, come here. ", May slung around her arms again at Madge's back and patted it gently. " Shh, shhh. It's okay Madge. Marv is just an asshole, you'll get on with it. "
" I - I'll try. "
" Good, now that's the Madge I know. ", May released her grip and hold Madge's shoulder. " Listen, it's Friday and I don't think we would have a lot of visitors like always. So why don't you get yourself a day off ? I'll tell uncle Jo that you're not pretty well today. "
" It's okay, May. I feel much better now. Beside, I need something to distract myself. "
" Are you sure ? ".
" Uh - hum. "
Then the front door swung open and a couple glide in with their fingers entwined. The guy then lead the girl to the secluded corner and waved his hand as a call sign that he want to make his order. Catching her cousin staring to the couple and seemed lost, May reach out and forcing Catherine to turn and facing her.
" Hey, hey, look at me. Are you sure you're okay ? ", Madge looked up to May for a second then shift her sight to her pink apron.
May blow a heavy sighing when she see glistening eyes. " Oh No, of course you're not okay. "
" Excuse me lady. We want to make order. "
" Coming sir. ", May leaned her head sideways then swung back to Madge. " Now listen to me, you just stand right here and don't move. "
May quickly grab the menu book and post - it pad then passing Madge for few steps before she swung back, pointing her pen. " And don't think anything stupid, do you hear me ? ".
Again, Madge just nod and watching May pacing up to the couple's table where Marvel used to sat there every Friday afternoon, patiently withstand her coldness and indifference for six months before she agreed to gave her number and officialy dating after a month of unanswered calls and text messages.
Looking at the couple's happy faces Madge couldn't help but started to recount of how many stories and how many laughter she had shared with him at that table.
How could you do this after all the times we spent together ?, How could you say that there's no way for a noble like you to fell in love with peasant girl like me, who loved you wholeheartedly and willingly sacrifice few hours of good sleep just to make your apartment clean and all of your clothing neatly hung at his closet ?
Why do you say that you loved me just to hurt me, Marv ? Why ?
Then image of Glimmer, wrapped only with comforter around her Greek goddess figures behind Marvel's door then Marvel's disgusted face when he calling her names. Make a sudden twist of heat inside her chest and soon, waves of adrenaline pumped to every inches of her vein.
That's right, Madge ! Crying is only for weakling ! He is just a bastard and he deserve a bitch like Glimmer !
Madge straighten her back up and stop her moping. She closed her eyes, feeling the burning sensation arose to her eyes.
That's right Madge ! Love is just a fairy tale and you're life is not a fairy tale ! It's not an Asian novelas you liked to watch so get on with it !
She squared her shoulders, clenching her jaw and take a deep breath before she slowly open her eyes and swear that she won't falling in the same pit for the 21st times.
Never ever.
Sometime, Madge do envy her cousin in many ways. Her copper blonde hair is always emitting beautiful light, her Princess Diana's nose and lips indicating her strong yet caring persona but it was her emerald eyes that exudes mysterious and unpredictability aura who make anyone will think twice to considered her as an easy target.
That's not to mention her skill in word processing and mind games which made wild party lion millionare jumping into her lap like a cute persian cat for a year and the half by now.
Looking at her own shadow on dark tinted front glass window, Madge just sighing heavily. She' not more than a idiot, lovesick fool who secretly writting her birthday wishes on a post it note then kept it in on her dream, clay jar.
" Hello ? Madge ? Are you there ? ", Madge jolt back as she realized it was May's who waving in front of her face. Madge just looking back at May with her signature Pomeranian puppy's eyes.
" Hey, Listen to me. Forget about that bastard. You're not that hopeless you know. "
" Oh May, I wished that was true. "
" That is true babe. Look what I got in here. ", May produce a business card name from her apron and handed it to her.
Madge studied it for a while. It say his name is Ben Afflecio Wayne and he is a junior lawyer at a law firm. Madge looked up then shift her sight towards a properly suited blonde guy who gesturing a cheers to her.
" Blonde hair. ", Madge mutters.
" Oh, my sweet Krispy Kreme.", May slaps her forehead. "Mmmt - Madge ? Whatever you thinking, just don't do it, okay ? "..
But it was too late.
Madge began to tear the business card into pieces and popping both of her middle finger from her knuckle then mouthing a 'Fuck You' word before she stormed to the kitchen.
Leaving the poor gentleman looking at Maysilee with total confussion as she forgot to tell the blonde guy that the one of Madge ex's, who tried to rape her when she's in high school, is a blonde guy.
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Gale Hawthorne is not prince, he just a CEO on the making.
Being the first heir of a notorious, ultra rich and ultra conservative family, Gale Hawthorne is not like any other spoiled heirs.
He is not handsome but most of the girls are likely doesn't realized that they were lured by the charm that came from the armament of his unearthly charisma which he inherited from his parents.
Like his Nordic ancestors, Gale is armed with set of solid jaw and long cheeks paired with tipsy chin which he got from his mother. His Julius Cesar's nose combined with thick eyebrows and dark sparks within his steely grey eyes reminding people of the gracious image of a golden eagle soaring the sky with it wings spread wide.
His jet - black hair mixed with dark, diagonal cutscar from his right forehead down to his left cheek is just another arsenal in his charm. At least for some partygangger girl and some hunky bunky guys at the gym.
His, always smile, thin lips was not more than diversion for the true nature of his father's latest creation, Systemic Launch Attack Missile; SLAM RC-1. A hypersonic guided - cruise missile which is said to be never missed once its locked on its targets and hunt them down at the speed of Mach 10 to make it impossible to be intercepted by any missile defense system.
But today, that ultimate guided - cruise missile seemed to missed his target for the umpteenth times as Katniss, the first heir of the Everdeen family which he had been shipped with since they was six, calling him last night and cancelling their dinner appointment tonight.
" Come on honey, you know that this, this Scarlet O'Hara role, is always been my dream. "
" I don't know, Katniss. Another two years is just .. "
" Please baby, I promise I'll try to call you whenever I got time, okay ? "
" Damn movies ! " ,Gale shouted and slam his fist to the poor table, making at least five people at his right and another five people on his left jumping back from their seat and Prof. Jansen pausing the ongoing Discovery channel's video.
" Excuse me, Mr. Hawthorne ? What did you say ? ", Proffesor Jansen pulling out his glassess and shot him with anger in his yes.
" Uhm .. Umm .. ", Gale scratching his scalp, eventhough he felt nothing. " It's a .. Uhmm .. It's a damn good movie, sir. Yeah, it's a damn good movie. ", he awkwardly chuckle to ease the tensed atmosphere but it turn out to make it worse than before as Prof. Jansen began lifting his glassess and pointing his glasses at him.
Crap ... This is not good Gale ... Really really not good ...
"I want you, Mr. Hawthorne ! Yes, You ! ".
Oh, no. Not that moves, pleasee .. Not that Uncle Sam moves, pleaseeee ... Pretty please ...
" I want you work on a paper about metal fatigue and metal fracture and I want your paper on my desk by the next Thursday ! Do you understand ?! "
Oh, yes, I'm officially dead. sighing, Gale just reply weakly. " Yes, sir .. "
" I can't hear you ! "
"Yess, sir ! ", he replied firmly like a new recruits to his drill sergeant.
He suddenly feel the urgency to let some steam out from his blood pressure or he's going to be explode at the slightest touch. So when the class finally dismissed, Gale jumped out fron his seat and stormed his way out from the class.
Gale is half - running to campus B where his brother, Rory, taking his major at international law when he catch a glimpse of a guy harassing a girl in the far corner of the cafetaria.
He stopped and watching the girls start to moving away while some guys just glanced then return to their phone.
Damn ignorants, he silently cursing as he passed the second tables an stop.
But another thoughts intruded his mind. That couple is a total stranger to him, he know nothing about their problems and most of all, he is not entitled to interfere in their affairs.
Sighing, Gale is about to take - off when suddenly he see a shadow of that girl being hit by the guy. A cup of misplaced, self - righteouness mixed with a bowl of a reality that he's been dumped by Katniss for the umpteenth times is more than enough to make Gale locking on the red hair guy and launched himself to their direction.
Gale sailed through the crowds of the cafetaria with the speed of a cheetah hunting its prey down, clawing to the guy's right arm with the strenght of an eagle's talon then landed a straight punch to the guy's face like Muhammad Ali stings his opponent.
" What the fuck ! ", the guy shout and covering his bleeding nose as he tried to regain composure. " What's your problem man ?! Geez ! "
" You're a pussy. That's my problem. ", Gale shot him with a bloodlust look. " Why don't you look for somebody on your own size. "
The cafetaria inhabitants soon surrounded them and begin to cheering. " Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! " and inviting security guards to came.
" Is everything okay, sir Hawthorne ? ", one of the security guard. Smilling to the guard, Kai say to the guard that everything is just a slight of misunderstanding.
" You - you're a Hawthorne ? ", the guy asking in trembling voice but Gale refused to answer and just shot him with his trademark deadly looks. The guy then tell Gale that he could have her and asked the security guard to take him to the campus hospital.
The security guards dismissed the crowds and leaving Gale with the girl alone. Gale noticed that her text book is scattering on the floor so he drop on one knee and collecting the girl's book then stood up and handed the books to her.
But the girl seemed to fall in a time - stop mode as she just freezing in her place with her eyes wide opened.
Yeah, great lady. I just saved you from an asshole and now you're lookin' at me as if I'm T - 1000.
Standing for 190 cm tall and equipped with massess of muscles beneath his chest, biceps, and thighs. Gale keeps questioning if his father ever planting some cybernetic organism under his human tissues. He even regularly scheduling a MRI check up although the doctors always saying that he's 100% human.
" Yours I believe. ", Kai shoved the books to the shocked girl and snapped her out from her reverie.
" Oh. ", trembling. The girl stretched out her hands with her eyes widened.
Thank you ! Gale thought when he turning away and resuming his mission to campus B and draggin Rory to accompany him burning some extra gas at the Brestin International Speedway.
Somewhere, and somehow, a blurry image of himself standing at the dark alley and facing four dark figures in the middle of the rain showing up. Startled, Gale slowing down his pace and turn around and surprised to see the girl is still standing there and wide eyeing him. Strange sense of similarity suddenly struck him.
Well, the only thing that catch his attention was her extra - ordinary, pony - tailed snow colored, blonde hair. Other than that the girl is just the same with other commoner. Cheap pale pink shirt and probably off - season discounted jeans and 's absolutely nothing special about her and Gale swore that he never ever met her before this afternoon incident.
But his brain apparently had its own mind as it keeps playing foggy picture of a nearly white, blonde haired girl laying down in that dark alley with her clothes ripped and he's looking straight at the four dark figures in front of him with his bloodlust mode: ON.
That's all for now and I do hope you'll like it. I currently halting my previous story as I do feel it was a pile of crap and rewriting it. My apology to all of you who follow my previous story.
Please leave your comment so I could upgrading my poor writing skill. I have a super duper thick armor so feel free to criticize and don't forget to follow or even picked it as your favourite if you like this story.
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