A/N: Sorry this one is a little short, hope that doesn't bother you guys. I am having a great time writing. I'm on a 4 day break so I have time to write and am estatic! I get so bored, so this is definitely something to do! Hope you guys are enjoying the story so far!
Roxlyn Hart
Beep, beep, beep! My alarm is screaming from the side table. I roll over onto my side, and slam my hand on the alarm clock, it falls to the ground and breaks.
"Oh well" I shrug. Who cares? Mom and dad aren't home from The Nut, and Grady, my brother, is downstairs, training to be a peacekeeper. He's wrestling another person, and I can tell he's winning. I throw on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and head downstairs. I jump out of the way of Grady, who is running up the stairs, chasing his wrestling partner. I don't see why my parents like him so much. I put a piece of bread in the toaster, and scramble some eggs. My black onyx ring glistens in the sunlight, just like a spotlight. I've made up my mind, I"m volunteering today, it's a great oppurtunity to show my parents that I'm not a useless waste of time. I'm just as good as Grady. I decide to head up to the shower, the water feels good against my pasty skin. I get out, with my platinum hair smelling like vanilla. I slip into an orange sundress and sandals. Grady looks stupid in a peacekeeper trainee uniform, but he insists on wearing it. Mom and dad are clueless that I'm volunteering, and I feel kinda' bad, but I'm gonna prove myself, and I do love spotlight. Walking to the town square is akward and I'm relieved when we arrive. I head to the 17 year old section and bounce on my feet in anticipation. Mayor Surge walks over to the mic and booms in his drill segeant drone about how wonderful the Capitol is and how lucky we are. "This is a great oppurtunity for many of you. Be glad that the Capitol is merciful! The Dark Days were awful and none of you would last 5 minutes if it got like that again, the capitol is your savior!" And he says a bunch that I tune out, because I'm trying to figure out how to get as much spotlight as possible. Our escort, Layla Black, has huge glowing green eyes. Her skin is pure charcoal black, she even has a tail attached to her back, so she must be going for a cat look. She walks over to the reaping ball and pulls out an unlucky girl's slip. "Alicia London" she says. "I volunteer!" I yell and run out into the center walkway. I head up the stairs and Layla says "What's your name?" "Roxie Hart" I reply. And then she walks over to the boys ball.
Ismael Adams (before the reaping)
My spear whizzes through the air and pierces his heart. His being the dummies. I decide I've trained enough for the day and jog up the stairs and down the hall. I enter my room and find my little brother sitting on my bed. He's playing with my cologne, and it smells like a chemical bomb went off. I grab him by his shirt and say "If you ever do that again, you're gonna' be sorry. Your punishment now is gonna be to get a basket full of my laundry together. Don't forget the underwear, little brother. And if you don't do it now, you're gonna find the underwear glued to your head. Be glad I'm merciful", I say. And then I walk into my 13 year old sisters room, she's undressing so she shrieks at me to get out. "Big whoop" I mutter, but continue walking into her room. I go into her shower, which happens to smell like peony flowers. Gross and girly. "I can't believe you! Our little brother can't go into your room but you can go in mine? While I'm undressing! The nerve of you!"
I look into her mirror and say "Who is that sexy beast? Oh wait, I'm looking in the mirror again." " You disgust me" she says as she quickly pulls on a tank top and skirt. "Same to you" I say, acting as if I'm gonna undress to get in the shower. She shrieks and runs out of her room and I take a shower in peace. I pull on some black jeans and a t-shirt, which I'm sure disgusts my sister. I spray on some cologne and spray her pillow just to annoy her. My abs show through the shirt, and I think I look totally hot. My short hair is styled perfectly, highlighting my muscles in my arms. "Ismael, get down here!" My mother yells. "We're gonna be late!" I jump down the stairs 3 at a time. We head to the square and I get several looks from the girls. I shoot some a glare, others I give a call me sign. I run to the 17 year old section, knocking several people, including an old granny down. Serves them right, they were in my way. Drill Sergeant Surge, I mean Mayor Surge says his "famous" speech and then Layla, the freak, bounds over to the girls ball and calls out the name of a 12 year old, but one of the Careers volunteers. Layla walks over to the boy's ball and calls out a dweeb. I quickly volunteer, definitely wanting to go in this year. I mount the 3 steps in one jump and yell "My name is Ismael Adams!" in the mic and scare the living daylights outta' Layla. I shake Roxie's hand with a firm grip, but I realize she's squeezing mine harder, so I quickly grasp it way harder, about breaking her hand. The Peacekeeper's take us to a back room and my mom and younger brother and sister come in. My dad is at District 4 to carry the tributes to the Justice Building in 4. My younger sister mumbles something about how she'll miss annoying me while I'm gone. My little brother is kinda clueless, and I almost feel sorry for the dopey thing. Hint, hint the almost. My mom hugs me and I quickly shrug out of it, I'm not a fan of big sappy good bye's. Besides, she knew I was volunteering. The Peacekeeper's take them out and I'm left alone to ponder over brutal ways to kill the other tributes.
Roxlyn Hart
My competition absolutely disgusts me. I'm walking to the back room, because I refuse to let the Peacekeeper touch me. When I sit on the purple velvet couch, I kick of my sandals and they hit a vase, breaking it. Grady walks in, with his girlfriend, Alyssa. She's a preppy, snobby girl who is very high maintnence, she's a (insert word of choice) in my opinion. "Hey, good luck, but I have no idea why you volunteered, you never showed any interest in volunteering."
"That's what you think" I mutter. "It's all I've ever thought about, you're always better than me and I wanted to prove to mom and dad that I'm useful." I say. He groans. "I can't believe it!"
"Hey, if the girl is stupid enough to get herself killed, let her" Alyssa says, in that voice that annoys me to the point of insanity.
"Why are you here, anyway" I say to Alyssa.
"I don't know, let's go Grady" and she struts out of the room. Mom and Dad had to leave after I volunteered because mom fainted and need immediate medical attention. So, yeah, I guess I feel guilty now. I wonder if I'll ever know if she's okay.