The 83rd Victor: District 4; Chapter 1

So I see you've found my sequel, eh? Oh yeah the Glimmering Alice is back at writing so get yourself back to reading!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Hunger Games that is Suzanne Collins. Just Elyce's story came from my mind.

And this is rated 'T' for language, some flashbacks and dreams with violence and some make out scenes.

Previously in the 83rd Hunger Games:

Against terrible odds Elyce Annya of District 4 has somehow managed to win the Hunger Games; Elyce is a survivor. She fell in love with Zack Bayer of District 1. But he's dead now. All the other tributes are. Now she lives with Kai Hatheson and both face the aspect of being sold by the Capitol, a horrid fate. You just can't win. You can't beat the game… or can you?

Chapter 1

District 4. My new, temporary home in the Victor's Village with a perfect view of the ocean. Well it's Kai's house really, not mine. We're victors from a Career District. We've been through hell and back so I suggest you don't mess with us.

It's my seventh day back from the Capitol but my first day at his house. Today's the moving day. I could just stay with my family at their house but oh no, we're a Career household; my parents won't allow me to live anywhere outside the Victor's Village. So after a week they decided to kick me out.

I stand by the window, looking out at the late-August sun reflect off the slowly moving ocean. The water laps at the edge of the sandy shore. I touch the necklace Blake made for me carefully. It lies on the nightstand beside a pristine bed in a perfectly un-touched room of Kai's house. The pearl is the pure white of the capped waves, the sapphires as deep blue as the water. I didn't know it was possible to miss someone this much.

The Games have changed me. I know it and anyone else who's gone through what I have knows there's no denying it. You can try to hide it or cover it up, try to ignore it, try to forget. But that's impossible. I don't have that much strength left, so you deal with it.

I sigh, walk through the hallway and down the stairs. All my stuff is sitting in the front yard. I don't know where Kai wants me to put it. Hell, I don't even know where he is.

I walk down a smooth stoned path to the beach. It's deserted save for a few boats way in the distance. On a Sunday afternoon when everyone is at home relaxing or working overtime that's what I'd expect. Now that I'm a Victor I don't have to work or go to school anymore. I'm kind of glad but I don't really know what to do with myself now. I'm supposed to come up with a hobby but I haven't really had any brilliant ideas for that. Maybe Kai will have some input. I forget what he does considering he won 2 years ago.

There's also that other thing I'm dreading-my body being sold every night for sex and money-but we'll save that topic for later.

I kick off my flip-flops and dip my toes in the water to test the temperature. Perfect. I look down at my clothes, just a plain, tight purple tank top and black shorts. I shrug, I can swim in this; besides, I'm not gonna go look through every box on Kai's front lawn for my bikini.

I run down to the dock and flip into the water. It washes over me, soaking every inch of my body and making me smile. I float around on my back on the surface for a bit, my eyes closed and my mind nowhere. It's like I can almost leave behind everything that's happened over the past 2 months.

"Hey!" says a muffled voice. "Hey you in the water!" I pick my head up and place my feet on the sandy sea bottom. "I think I'd get out if I were you!" the person on the beach calls.

"Why?" I yell back.

"Look up!" I do; dark clouds are quickly covering the sky, chasing away the blue-sky-beautiful day it was. They suddenly move over the sun, blocking out the light and warmth. It feels as though the water has gotten colder too. I quickly swim to the boy on the shore. Almost as soon as I catch a glimpse of his face I realize it's Kai; he looks like he could be Fawn's older brother. If she even had any siblings that is. Well she's dead now. They have the same warm, light caramel brown eyes, crooked smile, sprinkling of freckles across the nose and flippy strawberry blonde hair. But he's much taller than she was and almost a head taller than me.

"Thanks for the warning," I saw.

"No problem. Just being a good person ya know," he says. "Kai Hatheson." He sticks out his hand.

"Elyce Annya," I say, shaking it.

"Your name sounds familiar. Did we go out once or something?"

"No… I'm your new roommate."

"Ahh so that's why there's all that stuff on my front lawn. Well welcome to the falsely beautiful, lie filled, privacy invading, dramatic hell of being a Victor. We've been expecting you Ms. Annya."

"Like I didn't already figure that out. I think the surviving is worse than dying."

"Probably. But would anyone ever tell us that truth? Of course not, never."

There is a sudden clap of thunder and rain starts to pour down from the clouds. I curse loudly.

"Calm down, it's just water," says Kai.

"No my stuff!" Kai cusses too and we run to his yard. He picks up as many boxes as he can and runs into his house. I do the same, dumping my things on his kitchen floor. We go back out 5 more times until everything is in the house. I sit on the kitchen counter, breathing heavily. Both of us are dripping water everywhere. Kai takes off his shirt and throws it in the sink. Don't laugh but I have to force myself not to look at his sexy six-pack. I mentally smack myself. What the hell Elyce?! You're Zack's, even if he is dead.

"I'll be back," says Kai, breaking the awkward silence and walking up the stairs. I wait for a minute before he comes back with a grey t-shirt in his hands. "Put this on." He tosses me the shirt.

I take off my tank top while he looks away uncomfortably. I put Kai's shirt on quickly and remove my shorts. The shirt is so big it goes down to about mid-thigh anyway.

"So um…where do you want me to stay?" I ask once I'm finished dressing.

"Follow me." I go with him back up the stairs. We walk in the hallway to the second room on the left, the room I was in earlier. "Here," he says, opening the door.

I walk in and take a seat on the perfectly made bed. The walls are light blue. The bedspread is a soft sea-foam green. The carpet, door, sliding closet doors and curtains around the little window at the back are pearly white. It's so clean and perfect my guess is no one's been in here before.

"My room's next door and the bathroom's at the end of the hall."

"Thanks for letting me stay here," I say, rubbing my chilly arms. Lightning flashes outside the window followed by the deep rumble of thunder. "And sorry about making you help get all my stuff inside."

He laughs. "Like I had a choice." I frown. "Sorry, didn't mean to sound rude." Kai sits down on the bed next to me. "I'm kind of glad you're here. I get pretty lonely sometimes. Now may I help you set up your room?"

I smile. "Sure." We walk down the stairs again and each pick up a box. Right at that moment there is a loud clap of thunder, something beeps and the power goes out. The room is suddenly invaded by darkness. I drop my box in surprise.

"Hold on, I've got a flashlight somewhere in the kitchen. I'll be right back." I wait in the blackness and listen to the faint sounds of Kai shuffling through a drawer. A bright light unexpectedly shines in my face. I put my hand up to block it.

"Found the flashlight," says Kai. I'm sure he's grinning.

"I can see that. Now can you not blind me with it?"

The light deflects from me and down to the floor. I grab a box and so does Kai. I start up the stairs with him behind me. And of course, because I'm so Elyce, I just have to slip and fall down 3 steps backwards onto the ground. I land on top of Kai's bare chest with a slightly pained and shocked whimper.

"I'm so sorry!" I say, quickly crawling off of him.

"It's not your fault; I really should get that step fixed." He stands up and holds out his hand. I smile weakly, take it and he pulls me up. I look down at the floor and groan at the sight. Turns out the box I dropped when I fell was full of all my frilly lace covered underwear. Kai bends down and picks up a cherry patterned bra. I can see him raise his eyebrows in the dim glow of the flashlight.

"Really Elyce?"

"Why should you care what I wear under my clothes? Not like you're ever gonna be taking them off." I smirk evilly, though the thought of him taking everything off of my body is vaguely arousing.

"Says you." He winks. "Besides, I like it." My face burns bright red like…well like a cherry. I roll my eyes and smack the bra out of his hand. It lands back into the box. He stoops to help me pick up the rest.

After all the boxes have been successfully moved from Kai's front yard to the bottom of his stairs to my room, I'm starving. The storm outside rages on.

"I'm so hungry!" says Kai, speaking my mind. I follow him back into the kitchen.

"What's for dinner?" I ask, hoping for something yummy. "Not to impose on you or anything…"

"Oh it's not an imposition. And I don't know! I was going to make you some big fancy 'Welcome to my House' dinner but seeing as the power's out that's kind of impossible."

"Aww that's sweet of you," I say to him with a smile.

He runs a hand through his floppy, shaggy hair and for some reason it gives me stomach butterflies. What the hell is wrong with me?! I'm probably just so hungry it's making my brain all wacky. Yeah that's it.

"I got it! We'll have ice cream sundaes!" Kai exclaims, snapping his fingers and walking to the freezer.

"For dinner?"

"Well the ice cream's gonna melt with the power being out…"

"Alrighty then." I smile. I sit down on a bar stool by the counter. Kai opens the freezer and sticks his head in.

"Vanilla or chocolate?" he asks.

"Hmmm…both!"

"Of course," Kai says with a wink, pulling out 2 cartons, 2 bowls, sprinkles, cherries, caramel sauce and chocolate sauce.

"Damn, where did you get all this?" We may be one of the better off districts but this is like legit Capitol stuff.

"We're Victors, we can get almost anything we want."

"Awesome!" I say as he passes me a completely full bowl. I put every topping on it till the sundae is about to overflow. So does Kai with his. It's nice to know someone else that has a sweet tooth. My brothers don't and Chase always claims to be 'watching her figure.'

"So," says Kai, sitting down on a stool next to mine. "How did you win?"

"What do you mean?" I ask, scooping a big hunk of ice cream that drips with chocolate sauce into my mouth.

"How…did…you…win…the…Hunger Games?" he asks as if speaking to a young child.

"Didn't you watch?"

"Nope. I haven't watched the games since I won. Brings back bad memories."

"Law breaker," I say with a smirk. "But didn't you volunteer to be in the games? Wouldn't you like watching them?"

"Well…when I got in the arena, when I actually started killing other innocent people, I realized that it's more than just a game. We act like it's such an honor to win. But really it's just crap to live with. Does that make sense?"

"Yeah." We're silent for a moment, only the clinking of our spoons on the bowls fills the empty space. There is a sudden knock on the door and we both jump. "I'll get it," I offer.

"No, let me; you should probably get some pants on."

"Oh, okay…" I scramble up the stairs and rifle though a box labeled 'Clothes.' I pull on a pair of star patterned pajama pants, run my fingers through my still damp hair and walk back down the stairs.

"Ah hello Ms. Annya," says a voice that doesn't belong to Kai. The cold eyes of President Snow stare deep into my green-gray ones. He must be over 80 years old by now but with all those fancy Capitol surgeries he doesn't look like it.

"President Snow," I say, walking over to shake his hand. The flesh temperature matches his eyes; about as warm as ice. "A pleasure to see you again," I lie.

"Sit," he commands, as sweetly as a snake strangling a mouse. I settle down on the couch, right next to Kai. Snow paces back and forth on the floor in front of us.

"As you may already know," Snow starts, skipping any potentially stalling small talk. "The next Hunger Games are approaching."

"Yeah like in a year," interjects Kai.

"A year goes by fast Mr. Hatheson." Kai remains silent after that. "Moving on, you two are quite popular among the Capitol's citizens." Oh, so that's what he's here for.

"And they want to buy our bodies," interrupts Kai. I'm slightly surprised by his boldness but then again the Capitol can't do anything to some of its' new favorite victors. "We already know."

"You make it sound so harsh," says Snow, an evil, sickly twisted, perverted smile curling the corners of his lips upward. "But yes, that's the simplest way to put it."

"We're only 17!" I blurt out.

"And that's the problem. You two have one more year left. Though I don't really believe the Capitol's citizens want to wait quite so long. However, in the name of fairness, you can have your last free year as long as you agree to a little deal that I'm here to discuss. If you mentor this year's pair of tributes you can have your final year of…innocence." The room goes quiet for a moment.

"What happens if we don't mentor?" asks Kai.

"Then I'll take you back to the Capitol with me right now. You may talk it over." The President stands up and leaves the room.

Ouuu, well if you want to see what they decide then you'll have to read the next chapter which will be posted on Friday like usual. See ya then!