Chapter 4 The Talk Show Begins
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"Hmm… yeah I think I can prove it," I answered, getting lost in her eyes. Rose turned back around to look at the city, trying to think.
"Alright, then. Make me a promise that no matter what, we'll both leave the arena alive." She pointed her pinky at me, and I grabbed it with my own, making a pinky promise to her.
"So then do you have a plan for us to stay alive in the games?" she asked, taking me by surprise and hugging me from behind.
"Nope, can't say I do. Just survive, that's all," I replied, picking her up on my back, walking towards her room, and setting her down in her doorway. "Now get some sleep, Rose. You're gonna need it tomorrow, we've got a big day."
She smiled, giving me the "DUH" look before hugging me, going into her room, and closing her door. I walked over to my room and stopped at the door, thinking but unable to concentrate for some reason. My mind was going haywire at the moment cause of lack of sleep. I opened my door and jumped on my bed. It felt like a cloud at this point, forcing me to sleep in a matter of seconds.
All I dreamt about was my life back in Twilight Town; if either of us went back by ourselves alone we'd be looked at differently. I woke up to the sound of Rose singing a song that was stuck in her head, just calling me to wake up. Apparently I had slept through breakfast and just about lunch. I got up and noticed the change of clothes laid out for me. I put them on like I have been for the last two weeks.
"Hey, Jun! Come on, you're gonna miss…. Oh. I thought I'd never see the day that you'd be in a tux." I glanced to my now open doorway, where I could tell Rose was standing. I hate this thing, but I like it at the same time.
"Geez, why does it have to be a tux?" I asked for no reason, taking a look in the mirror. The color and pattern design remind me of the clouds in the night sky while the under shirt seemed like the moon is hiding behind the clouds. Marluxia, you're great at what you do, but please! Don't make me wear a tux again! I thought to myself.
"Well don't you look dashing, good sir? I trust you'll join us for tea?" Rose asked in a British accent. I turned to get a good look at the dress she was wearing and it just screamed HOT! The dress itself seemed like it was on fire with the same color as the morning sun. Her nails were painted the same sunshine color as her high heels and necklace, but what stuck out was the blue heart-shaped necklace that I had given her not to long after we had met.
"So you brought it with you? I didn't notice until now that you had it on. And I think I'll skip lunch," I told her, but she dragged me out of the room by force.
"OW Rose, that's my ear! I'll eat lunch, I'll eat lunch! Now if you would please let go!" I asked, unwillingly following her to the main table where Roxas, Larxene, and Marluxia have already started eat their food; glad they could wait for us. Rose released my ear when I took my seat next to her and Marluxia.
"So then do you like the outfit?" he asked me as I grabbed a loaf of bread and asked for some chocolate milk.
"Yeah I think it's great!" I answered, stuffing my mouth with bread; I liked the one at home better. This tastes like they made it out of the microwave.
"But he's not a tux person, so it doesn't exactly fit his style," Rose finished, answering for me.
"Well he doesn't have to worry about that. He probably won't even be able to survive the games to have to wear one," Larxene scoffed be the B**** she is while eating some kind of soup.
"Aw, I didn't know you cared so much about me. If you keep this up people might think you're nice," I retorted sarcastically to her, making her mad.
"I HOPE YOU DIE IN A DITCH WITH HEARTLESS TEARING YOUR BODY APART!" she replied, yelling at me.
"I'll miss you too Larxy. I'll be fine so don't worry," I assured her with the same amount of sarcasm as before.
"YOU LITTLE SNOT NOSED SON OF A-"
"Alright!" Roxas intervened. "That's enough from both of you. Do you two know what you're going to say at the interview or, better yet, how you're going to answer?" Rose and I both shook our heads in unison. We finished our lunch, and then Roxas and Marly helped us get ready for the interview, asking us random questions about ourselves. Rose seemed to be doing fine on her interview with Marly, but on the other hand Roxas and I had stopped the interview awhile back and started thinking of ways we could get sponsors.
"We could go with the madly in love thing. Viewers eat that stuff up," Roxas suggested while I was thinking of another idea.
"Hmm, that might be our only option so far. We just have to surprise her to get a good reaction with the cameras. So basically, I should be the super sweet guy to bring in even more sponsors?" I asked, sitting back in the chair and reading my cue cards. Roxas glanced in Rose's direction then back towards me.
"Since you brought it up, I have to ask. Do you really love her?" Roxas questioned me out of the blue. I just smiled and looked over at Rose for a bit. Before she answered whatever question she and Marly was on, she looked my way.
I turned back to Roxas and answered, "That's an easy one, of course. I couldn't think of anyone else who could fit the bill." As if answer a question, Rose smiled and went back to her cue cards with Marly.
"I feel sorry for you then. That's not an easy thing to cope with. Believe me," Roxas remarked, looking back up at the ceiling with dead eyes. I couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
"Yeah well, I guess we'll see what happens in the games. All I know is I need to make sure she's safe," I answered, running through the different ideas on how to survive in the arena.
"HEY YOU TWO, IT'S SHOW TIME!" Larxene screamed out to us, almost popping my ear drums. Both Rose and I walked into the corridor where there were little waiting areas for each district and sat down in the one marked for Twilight Town.
"So then how'd practice go?" I asked Rose, looking around the room; it was lighted by a few neon lights that said Waiting Room in bold colors. She started pacing back and forth in the room anxiously and answered, "I think I did well. But I'm really nervous about this."
"Come on, relax. Look, just pretend I'm asking you all of the questions, okay? Just use your 'imagination,'" I told her, making a small rainbow-like arch with my hand. She gave me a 'How am I supposed to do that?' look and then started pouting when I gave her a thumbs up.
"Hello everybody, I'm Demyx and you're watching The Hunger Games talk show, where we're the only ones who can give you a look at the tributes an ask them questions!" I heard the TV turn on to show a blonde man with a unique hairdo. He started introducing the tributes from the different worlds, going through random questions with them. About an hour passed and then it was Rose's turn.
"Our next tribute comes from Twilight Town! It's the girl that flew into your heart and plant the flower of love in there. It's Rose Kimura!" Demyx introduced Rose, who received a great applause from the crowd. She sat down and began having trouble with answering the first few questions, but she got comfortable not too soon afterwards.
"So tell me, what are your parents like?" Demyx asked her. Rose started playing with her thumbs before answering. Her parents was always a touchy topic to talk about for her; she lost them so young and can barely even remember them since the accident. She explained to everyone that they were dead and how her foster parents differ from them. Soon after her interview was over and I was called up next.
"Why hello Jun, pleasure to meet the fallen angel himself. So do you have any opinons on the other tributes?" He asked after we shook hands and sat down and the crowd had settled down.
"Yeah, this year is going to be a rough one, I can guarantee that much. Most of the guys here really like to show off though," I replied, relaxing more into the comfy seat.
"Yeah, I know pretty athletic guys. So this is the question on everybody's mind- how'd you get a perfect score? We're dying to know!" he insisted, waving his hand to the audience.
"I destroyed the place. Or did I? Maybe I bribed them," I joked, making everyone a little upset.
"Well then, do you have any family at all? Or is it just you?"
"Not by blood, my family is the children at the orphanage. I take care of the kids in any way I can. You mind if I say something to them?" I asked, pointing to the camera
"Sure, knock yourself out," he remarked indifferently as I got up and walked to the camera.
"That seems painful, I'll think I'll talk to it like a guy on YouTube instead," I replied, making the crowd laugh for a bit.
"Guys, I hope you're doing alright. Jimmy, give Snow back her plushy or else…. I'll come out of the TV and put you to bed myself, and you remembered last time how that went down… good boy. Wish me luck everybody!" I smiled into the camera before walking back to my seat.
"Wow, you really care a lot about those kids," Demyx commented, a little impressed.
"Well, they're the only family I've got. I'm like their older brother," I replied, scratching my cheek nervously.
"As most people know, good looking guys like us" *wink* "always have a mob of crazy girls after them. Is there any specific lady that catches your eyes?"
"That sorta comes with the territory. Yeah, I actually do have this one girl. I fell in love with her without even knowing," I answered him as the female portion of the crowd gave a sad sigh.
"Hey guys, I bet there's a lot of girls after this who needs a shoulder to cry on, so keep an eye out. So Jun, are you gonna win the games to see her?"
"Actually, winning the games means that'll be the last time I see her. She's my lovely tribute over there," I said, pointing to Rose who's face turned a bright red that matched with her outfit.
"Oh boy man, I feel sorry for you. I hope something works out for you," he told me, patting my shoulder and then giving me a wink. I made a witty remark to him that got the crowd dying of laughter. We continued our interview and I answered all of his questions while also asking him things just to joke around.
"Well that's all the time we have. We wish you all the best of luck tomorrow. See you guys in the after math show!" he announced, getting out of his chair and waving at the camera. I walked over to Rose who still had a slight blush on her cheeks. I held out my ars to hug her, but instead she gave me a punch on the shoulder.
"Why'd you do that?" she asked me as we made our way towards the elevator.
"Well you wanted me to prove I loved you, so I did. And this way, more people will help us too," I replied before receiving another punch.
"You could have at least told me you were going to do that!" she exclaimed, blushing again.
"Wow, you two were great! Good job, Jun," Roxas told me, giving me a thumbs up for some reason.
"Can I take this off now and head for bed? That was exhausting," I yawned, already taking off my tux.
"Sure, go ahead. You guys need plenty of sleep anyways, the day after tomorrow is the games," Roxas warned us, grabbing a bottle of win from the fridge. "Spend it wisely, you two."
Two days left until hell. I hope that I'll be able to protect her when the games start, I thought, walking into my room and jumping onto my bed. I stared at the ceiling for hours until the sun set, ending today.
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