Everything had started out like any other day for Cashmere.
She had gotten up early in the morning, got dressed in her ususal trainings outfit and gone to the trainings center in her appartement complex. She had met her brother Gloss and some other victors that were unforuntate enough to be here. They had all trained for several hours to keep their bodies in shape and afterwards eaten a breakfast togther. It had grown into a ritual that the - how the president called it - exclusive escort service exchanged their experiences with their clients over breakfast. This way they could either gain tipps or find out with whom they would be working that day since some capitol people liked to book two victors together.
"I've got Aurelia Purpleplum today", Finnick announed frustrated. "She's a screamer."
"You've got lucky than", Brutus replied with a roll of his eyes. "At least you got a woman. I'm stuck with Antonious Goldberg but at least Enobaria will be joining me."
"Again?", the brunette with the sharpened fangs groaned. "Nothing against you but I was with him just yesterday."
"Seems like you impressed him than", Gloss laughed at her as he opened his own envelope.
The second he read the card all the colour drained from his face, leaving his sister worried to death. "Who is it? Is it that bad? Would you like me to take over for you?"
Over the past two years it had become common for them to switch their clients as they pretty much always had the same ones.
Gloss pulled Cashmere from her chair forcefully and into his arms. They were very close but not even Cashmere had ever seen him like that.
"Hey Gloss", she stroked his back worried. "What's going on?"
The usually so strong man just pulled his thirteen minutes younger twin even closer to him, burying his face in her hair.
"He can't do that", Enobarias eyes widened in shock. She had picked up the envelope Gloss had dropped a second earlier. The woman reached over the table and pulled Cashmeres over as well, ripping it open. "No that goes too far."
"Could someone please tell me what's going on here?", Cashmere frowned a weird feeling taking over. If even Enobaria reacted like that something pretty bad must be going on.
"Remus requested us together", Gloss let out a shaky breath.
Immediately Cashmere pulled away from her twin just enough to look into his handsome face. "You've got to be kidding me? You can't be serious!"
"He's telling the truth, Cash", Brutus placed his hand on her back in a comforting way. "Maybe you and Enobaria can switch this job."
"It is worth a try", Finnick agreed to the older victor.
It was very unusual for the usually so rough and brutual careers from 2 to be caring enough to offer something like that. They weren't bad people and these few unlucky creatures gathered in the room actually were friends somehow but never would any offer to take over or switch an client before.
"We can try, Cash", Enobaria nodded as she got up already. "but I don't think it will work. The president gives the agreements to the requests himself."
The young blonde woman just had collapsed in her twins arms and was now crying into his shoulder helpless. Cashmere really appreciated this offer but knew it was futile. The president sure wouldn't change his mind especially when it came to a request from his own son.
So she just shook her head weakly as she curled up on her brothers lap. "It won't work. He never changes his mind."
"Come on, Cash", the woman from district two grabbed her arms gently, tugging her to her feet. "Let's go and try."
The blonde eventually followed her but as everyone already knew on the inside, the president didn't allow them to talk. He even threatened them in case they should try to.
The hours until the limousine arrived to pick Gloss and her up, were horrible for them.
Being forced into prostitution was already bad enough but than having to do it with your own brother, your flesh and blood was even worse. Sure, they had taken baths together until they were about ten but that was totally different. This could really destroy them.
"Promise me something", Gloss held her hand in his firmly as they sat next to each other. "No matter what happens in there, don't let this get between us."
"I can't promise you", Cashmere replied honest. "But I will try my best. I love you, Gloss."
"Love you too", he whispers as he presses a gentle kiss to her cheek.
This was the moment everything started going downhill.
The son of the president forced them to do things they didn't even dare to speak about. It was horrible for both of them while the man just enjoyed their pain.
He had wanted to break these two and he did. The moment Cashmere started to flinch away from her brothers comforting touch, he knew he had succeeded in what his father failed to do.
They entered Remus' townhouse as siblings but left as strangers who couldn't even look each other in the eyes anymore.