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Priming the Rose
Disclaimer: I sadly do not own Hunger Games, Haymitch took my throwing knives away from me.
I was blinded by lights. Effie, Peeta, and I were making our way into the train, and cameras were flashing everywhere. As we stepped into the train we were surrounded by luxury. "Yes, lovely isn't it? Cristal chandeliers, amazing food, and it runs at 200 mph and you can't feel a thing" Effie says as Peeta and I sit down on the plush seats. "Well I'm going to go find Haymitch, probably in the bar cart" Effie leaves and silence encompasses the room. "Prim" I was surprised he knew my name. "Yes?" "Not letting your sister go in for you, that was really brave" "Wow, thank you. I guess I just couldn't let my sister go in for me, anyone would have done the same" "No they wouldn't, getting a free out of the Hunger Games? Anyone would take that" "But, it wouldn't be free at all. Letting my sister die for me would be the most painful thing that could ever happen to me" "Hm" Then Haymitch comes staggering in completely drunk. He goes over to the drinks grabbing a whole bottle of alcohol. "You know you really shouldn't drink as much as you do, it's not healthy" He gives me a look and walks over to me. "Sweetheart, this is the only thing keeping me sane" He slurs then takes a large gulp of the alcoholic beverage. "But, there are a million reasons why it's unhealthy to drink in such quantities" I say trying to get him to stop gulping down the liquid. "Haymitch, put the bottle down" A voice says. A girl probably in her mid 20's walks out. She was tall, with black short hair, pale skin, and large blue eyes. She walked over to Haymitch with deadly grace then she grabs the bottle from his mouth and snatches it away from him spilling some on his pants in the process. "Haymitch you really do drink too much" "You made me spill my drink" He says grabbing unto her neck. She quickly kicks him in the stomach, then swung her upper half causing him to be thrown to the floor. Once he was on the ground she immediately puts a heeled foot to his stomach ending the fight. "Wow! Nice" Peeta says with admiration. "Ya, that was amazing!" "Thanks, I'm Ella your other mentor. I've been in the Capital for a while now, that's why I wasn't at Reaping's, but enough about myself. You're Peeta and you're Primrose, right?" "Prim, people usually call me Prim" "Okay then Prim so what are both of yours skills?" "Nothing really" "Same" "Okay guys, when I say skills I mean it in a very general sense not just about weaponry" "Well Peeta is strong" I tell her. "Good, brute force can be valuable if you know how to use it" "Prim is excellent with healing" "That's good too, more people die in the Hunger Games die from the fake elements then from the sword" "So any ideas for our plans in the game" Peeta asks. Haymitch finally gets up from the floor and takes a seat in front of Ella putting his feet on the armrests on Ella's chair and Ella immediately pushed his feet off. "Here's what you do, you face the prospect of your probable death" Haymitch tells us. "Don't worry I already have ideas for both of you, but they are in early stages so I'm not going to share at the moment" Ella tells us. Effie walks in telling us that we should watch the reaping's and we all go and sit by the TV to watch. Caesar Flickerman talks for a moment and then they get to the reaping's. Their were two faces that really interested me a girl about my age from 11, and a boy from from 2 who was bound to become a career. Then it shows 12. I see Peeta, and I standing on stage neither crying, but both close to it. "Hm should be an interesting year" Haymitch says starting a conversation with Ella. "Maybe, but I'm worried about both in 2, the girl in 1, and the boy in 11" "They worry me two, but especially 2" "That boy seems like he could go insane in the arena" "So what do we do?" I ask and they turn towards me. "Don't worry Haymitch and I will figure something out, how about we all go to bed and get some much needed rest" We all nod and head to our separate rooms. I was astonished once again by the luxury. The bed was huge! I couldn't help myself, I ran toward the bed and dived into it, laughing when I got a face full of pillow. I get up and go to the bathroom and get in the shower. I look at all the buttons trying to figure out what each one did. After one eventful shower I came out smelling like roses and my hair was softly curled. Once I stepped onto the mat I felt a sudden wind and I was dry instantly. I changed into a pair of soft pajamas then climbed into bed falling asleep instantly. I woke up the next morning feeling surprisingly relaxed. I got out of bed and looked through the closet deciding on a lacy, short, high neck lined, white dress. I walk out of the room and see Haymitch and Peeta talking and eating breakfast at one table, Ella sitting at one table, and Effie sitting on the couch fixing her makeup. I walk over and sit with Ella deciding she would probably be nicer than Haymitch and not as weird as Effie. "So Prim, how did you sleep?" "Well, thank you and you?" "Excellent, so besides healing what are you good at?" "Well People tell me I'm graceful" Ella's eyes seem to pop for a second, but I'm sure I was wrong, probably just a trick of the light. "Well that can be VERY useful" She tells me, but then I hear screaming. Peeta and I rush to the window and see tons of funny looking people looking at us smiling and waving. Peeta and I start responding smiling, waving, and I even blew a few kisses which the crowd adored. In the back round I hear Ella talking. "Well Haymitch, I think we have two people who stand a chance this year" "Hmph"
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