What's strange is that I don't pull away. I accept the kiss. I hardly even know him. I finally break away and say with a smile,"Wow. You know how to make things work for you don't you?"
"The truth is that I've always had a major crush on you. SInce about kindergarten. Since I have to go into the Games, expect me to protect you okay?" he says with a grin. I give him a smile.
"Well...expect me to most likely die." I reply with a frown. The only weapon I am decent at is a bow and arrows. My father taught me before he died so I have some experiance. Aiden's smile turns into a frown.
"Please try and win okay?" he asks quietly. I nod
"I promise that I will try. What I don't promise is me not trying to risk my life for yours." I say. He gives me a slight smile. We go into the dining area of the train to see Peeta and Katniss Mellark. They were the winners of the Hunger Games a fifteen years ago. I sit down next to Katniss and Aiden sits next to me. I like Katniss. She's really sweet and knows what kind of fears that I am experiancing. We talk a bit as I slowly eat my beef stew. This is far better than anything that I've ever tasted in District 12. When desert comes, I see that they're serving us chocolate cream pie. My eyes widen.
"Take as much as you want." Peeta says with a smile. He knows how hungry we must be.
"Yeah. You need the calories in the Games. Believe me." Katniss agrees. Aiden and I both have two slices and I am full. This is the fullest I've been in a long time. Probably since ever actually. I wish Mason could be here to taste it but he isn't. I miss him so much. I excuse myself from the table and realize that we are at the capitol building.
I am just coming to the glass elevater when I notice Aiden's following me. I hold the door for him and he walks in. "I'm room 304. What room are you in?" I ask curiously. This probably isn't my business but I don't care. I want to know.
"Are you sure that your room 304? Becuase that's what room I'm in." he says back, showing me his card. I look at it and see that his room is room 304. I look back at my card. It's room 304 too. "Well, I guess we're in the same room?" he says. I know that this doesn't bother him.
"I guess so." I say. We ride up the clear elevater. It's sort of unerving considering, we're the top floor of a twenty story building. I've never been a fan of heights. Never have and mostlikely never will be. When we arrive at our floor, Aiden opens the door of our room with the key. The door opens and we're staring into a luxory suite. The couches and chairs are covered with velvet covers and we have our own kitchen. We don't have our own rooms though. There are two king sized beds in a huge room off to the right. I turn to him and his eyes are as wide as mine are. We continue walking and come to a huge pantry loaded with foods. From cookies, to cakes, to chips, to soups. There's a sign that reads, " Please eat anything you like. This food is on the Capitol." I stare at Aiden and he stares back. This is like a dream.
"Well, maybe our names getting called in the reaping was a good piece of luck." He says, still amazed. I agree with him. In our room, there are two closets. Walk in closets. One for him and one for me. My closet holds evening gowns, pajamas, jeans, leggings, tunics, and normal shirts. I have a giant selection of boots and flats. I hate high heels but there's a huge selection of those too. I decide to close my closet door and change into a pair of blakc skinnys and a black tunic. I choose a pair of black laced up boots, to wear. When I get out, Aiden is changed into a pair of dark blue jeans and a black shirt. He decided to put some sneakers on too and he looks totally hot. I look at him and he grins.
"Wow. You look great." I say.
"So do you. I love your jeans." He says with a grin. I nod and look down at my skinnys.
"Thanks. I love these too." We decide to walk downstairs and go into the ballroom. There's supposed to be a celebration dance tonight. We can either go or not but both Aiden and I are so bored we decide to go later. It starts at nine o'clock and goes until midnight. It's seven right now so we've still got a while.
The room is amazing. It's shining marble floors match the columns and the room must be as big as three or four football fields. Since nothing is happening right now, we leave and head back upstairs. I decide to watch some television and Aiden paints portraits of something. I can't tell what it is because he decided to do it in the other room. I wish that I was able to draw or paint but I am terrible at both. The t.v I'm watching is pretty weird but I'm hooked on this one show called The Slayer. It's about a murderer who can never be found and is never tracked except by the deaths he leaves behind. It's really weird but I love murdur mystery shows. About an hour has past and I change into a formal long dark blue gown, dark midnight blue heels, and a crystal necklace. I pull my hair back into a ponytail and curl it so it looks more formal than it is. I put on some makeup and come out. Aiden just stares at me, his mouth forming an 'o' shape. I grin.
"You can change now." I say. He walks into his closet and shuts the door. When it opens, I no longer see the same sixteen year old boy that was in the reaping with me. I see a handsome man who looks like he is going to a wedding. I smile. "Let's go." I say. We walk to the ballroom and I laugh when I see everyone staring at us. A romantic song begins to play.
"May I have this dance?" Aiden asks in a formal voice.
"Of course." I reply.
