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Will become rated M for a reason if I go on or end has a one shot

The Raven's Bride

Chapter One: The Opening Shot

Prologue;

In District Two when an arranged marriage is without consent or, the 'Bride's' rights have been violated by either the Groom or, either parents only then can she call on being the Raven's Bride. She can degree everything at her wedding for at the alter she is given a choice of two vials. One contains night lock or, Catspaw in one vial which will stop her breathing & the groom is married to her corpse for all time. The second is Choke berry juice that is heavily laced but the bride comes out of it in four days.
They will still be legally married yet for surviving The Raven's test she has her freedom & her right to choose her path restored. By law all must obey the Bride's mandate or suffer the bride's wrath.
Mari Castle was betrothed the Victor of the 72th Hunger Games Cato Hadley. It was done when she was 6 & she never was told until now after Cato's Victory Ball where he picked her out of the crowd.

In a house in District Two's victor's village, Mari Castle who was tricked into entering Cato Hadley's house found out her rights were violated by her family & her fiancee. Has the newest Victor has now informed her of her new role in life;

Cato acted so cocky & smug it made her want to wipe that smile off his face for good with her knives. Now she knows everything & how dare they take her right to represent her district in the 73rd games away. She's worked seven long years for it. She has earned it! Its her right & by god come hell or high water she will make them pay for it.

"Why me? We hate each other. Always have & we always will."

"True you're right. You made my life miserable before my games now, I'm returning the favor. For the rest of your life."

"This is MY year! I said n..."

"Not anymore. You're done. You're last day was today. Also just so you don't get 'any' ideas you'll be locked in here until the 'big' day. Get use to the fact I own you now. In time you just may thank me for it."
With that Cato walks out into the hall mouths to her mother 'tell her now'. Yet he hangs around to see what she will do about it. He figures not much she can do now. For she is signed, sealed & her mother delivered her belongings to me while she was at school. Mari can't do a thing about it now & he knows that alone will just piss her off. Mari shouts at his retreating backside has her mother enters the room;

"The only way you'll kiss me is has a corpse, you monster!"

Little did Mari know that he didn't want her in the arena for a very different reason. Yet standing out there to listen to her mother tell her what she should've been told years ago to get use to her fate, did not prepare him for what his future wife would say. Her mother Maria tells her everything has it was planned without Mari's knowledge to save Mari face.

"Mari we signed the contract when you were six. We just never told you about it because you were so young then, you went into the Career program & we wanted you to do good so we never told you. "

"So you let me waste seven YEARS of my life! ! It's my year! I was told I was to be picked to represent my district this year. I earned this! I was to bring pride to my district! And YOU let him take it away from me without my consent?! Congratulations mother! You're marring me to a MONSTER! A MOTHER FUCKING MONSTER who said & I quote 'get use to the fact that I 'OWN' you now.' You have NO idea what you have done!"

"Mari... We have these two weeks to get ready, lets be more productive about it. For god's sakes give me a color for your wedding Mari!"

Mari devoid of all emotion, her green eyes harden like a emerald looks at her mother with a stone icy cold look replies;

"Raven Blue-black! ! "

Her mother realizing what her daughter just said & meant looks at her worried;

"Oh my God Mari, no! Don't do this pl..."

At this Cato comes into the doorway has her mother back up near it. Maria is almost pleading with her to stop. Mari goes on in a cold voice as she looks at the pair who have deceived her, robbed her of her rights, her choices by law & kept going on to declare;

"I am the Raven's Bride. I mandate all will be 'Raven Blue-black', my runner, my gown even my auburn hair will be Raven Blue-black. ALL will wear black from head to toe for this day. For my groom to have me breathing or, no our first kiss as man & wife will be from my corpse! For..."

"MARI NO! ! ..."

Has Mari looks directly into Cato's eyes:

"Doth the Raven, Nevermore."

Has Mari take the first steps in this path that she was forced to take, they take a step back for if looks could kill both would be dead right where they stood. Mari turns her back on the pair before kicking the door shut in their faces. Turns on her 'bridal' song & the cd plays on a loop. It plays 'My Immortal' by a group before the dark days called Evanescence. Yet there was a third party who over heard the conversation as well. It's one of the few laws he can't stop in his position & knew very well what it would take for her to rescind for what was done to her.

***Now do I continue on or, make this longer for a one shot? It's up to you. Your reviews will let me know how to carry on with this.***