"You ready?" I look at Dylan "What are you going to do?" "I think I'll just wing it" he smiles "You nervous?" I say "Is a jellyfish deadly?" I laugh and lay my head on his shoulder. We had gotten closer over the past few days. Dylan is actually really really funny! He knows the exact things to say to make people laugh "District four male" Dylan smiles and gets up off the bench we're waiting on "Knock um dead!" I say as he enters his evaluation session with the game makers. I wait and wait and after what's seems like an eternity he walks out smiling "You can do it Ris! Just show them you Can!" "District Four Female" I get up and go into the room. Here I go!

"Nerissa, district four..." I say once I've reached the middle of the room. The game makers smile and I walk over to the knifes. I pick one up and throw it, hitting the center of the target. This is too easy, I need to challenge my self. It's risky but if I succeed I'll have no problems getting sponsors. I walk to the opposite wall and throw a knife at the dummy on the opposite side of the room. It strikes the centre of the dummy. Ha! I did it! Now the fun begins! I run around the room diving, rolling, weaving, all the while throwing knifes at the dummy's. After a minute I stop and take a look at what I've done. Not one knife missed a target although not all hit the exact center. With eight minutes to go I look for something else to do...

My eyes catch on a spear. Let's see... I chose the most deadly looking one and throw it from twenty feet away. It hits the target. A few game makers clap. I curtsey and smile. After that I tie a few knots, start a fire, and identify poisonous plants. By the time my session is over I feel very proud of my self. The second I hop out of the elevator and into the apartment Coral grabs me "So how'd it go?!" I smile "You make it sound like your my mom and you're asking how my job interview went!" She laughs "So what did you do?" I tell her and she smiles "Yeah I'd like to see them give my Rissa less than an eight!" "Your Rissa?!" I notice Dylan who's apparently been standing there awhile "Um she's mine! And don't you forget it!" He smiles and Coral lets go of my arm "Okay you two water bugs I have to separate you now. Ris you're with me, Dylan go to Finnick. He's waiting for you in the living room." She drags me to her room and I flash Dylan a smile over my shoulder "Okay I'm so to have been engaged before I went into the games. Do you know you already have people lined up to buy you if you win the games?!" Says Coral in a hushed tone "What?!" I shriek "You mean...?!"

"Yes I do! Now you MUST be in total love with Dylan! If he dies and you win... It won't be good. The worst thing is if you refuse, they kill someone you love!" She looks confused as I smile "Well that's no problem! I am in total love with Dylan and my family is...gone. I'll just refuse to so what they want!" Coral smiles "You know I'm really sorry but at the same time I'm so glad! This is really good! I avoided it by marriage and you by family. Okay on to the next thing. Interviews! We supposed to start tomorrow but I figured since we have some extra time why not start now. So we'll start with posture...well you don't need help with that. Um walking with heels...your great at that." We go through the entire list and only find one thing to work on. How to reveal I'm in love with Dylan...

"So Dil we were talking and we think that our first kiss should be at the interviews" Dylan looks up from his plate of lamb stew "What?" "I think that after Ris tell the Capitol about you being in love then you have your interview. After that you walk off the stage and kiss Rissa." He stares at me and then nods "Okay I'll do it." I smile and kiss him on the cheek. "You know you two look good together!" Says Mags "I think you made the right choice in a man Nerissa." I blush and Dylan squeezes my hand under the table. Annie smiles "You know, I remember Poseidon looked like that before..." She presses her hands to the side af her head and closes her eyes. Finnick walks over to her and talks to her in a gentle voice before leading her out of the room "Poseidon was Annie's partner in her games. He was decapitated in front of her and she kind of lost it after that." Mags says.

After we finish eating we gather in the living room. Is it by Dylan clutching his hand as a life line. The screen comes on and begins to tell the scores. District one's scores are 6 and 7, two's are 9 and 9 which would be good if they hadn't threatened to kill me, three is 5 and 6, and then it's our turn. We watch for Dylan's score "Male tribute...ten!" I scream and hug Dylan who looks shocked "Female tribute...ten!" Coral and I scream and hug each other. "Oh MY GOSH! This is awesome!" I yell and Annie covers here ears again "Come on Annie, it's time to go back to your room." Says !ags in a sweet voice and leads the whimpering woman out "Is she okay? I'm really sorry for her!" I say "She'll be fine" says Finnick but he looks worried and follows them.

I look at Dylan but see he's already looking at me "Okay early bedtime! I think we sould all turn in! Night you two!" Says Coral and walks out. Dylan and I walk down the hall "See you in the morning sea nymph!" He whispers. Before I turn to go into my room he kisses my cheek and walks away. When I walk into my room an Avox is turning down my bed " Thank you! I'm really sorry about...everything." She smiles and walks away "Wait!" I yell and scrounge around, finally finding a peace of paper and a pen "What's your name?!" She writes it down and hands the paper back to me before running out of the room. I look down at the paper "Jasmine..." I say and crawl into bed. I wonder how she got here?

I wake up early. I've found out by now that I'm really a morning person. I shower and use my now signature honeysuckle scent. After I'm finished I put on a light blue lace dress. It makes me think of the sky. Right before I finish a very sleepy looking Dylan walks in " It's so early I don't think our mentors will be up for awhile" I say. He smiles and nods which I assume means good morning. "You look like a cave man! Tough night?" He rolls his eyes and nods before getting his food. He's always been at breakfast before me and I've never seen him like this. He's still wearing his pjs " So you like...frogs?" He looks down and seems to notice what he's wearing for the first time. His face turns a deep shade of red as looks at his matching frog pants and shirt "Sorry I didn't know you would be awake." I laugh "What do you say if you change and we eat on the roof?"

We spend the day lounging on the roof with Coral and Finnick. They're really fun people and we don't do much except laugh "Okay really Finnick! Stop making stuff up!" I say laughing "I'm not! A old toothless Capitol lady really did chase me around at the mentors party!" Dylan and I giggle and Finnick checks his watch "We need to get you guys to your stylists!" We run to the elevator and get in. When we get to the ground floor Amber and Dylan stylist, Bumble, are waiting for us "Come on! Your late!" Yells Amber and pulls me into her office. After a few hours of pure pain with my prep team Amber comes in " Close your eyes and don't open them till I say!" She says. I'm helped out of my robe and into something silk. I feel them put earrings, and a ring on my left ring finger. Somebody one helps me into a pair of heels "Okay one... two...three!"

I open my eyes and gasp. I'm gorgeous! Not okay or pretty, I'm...stunning! The short, light blue dress fits my curves perfectly. My high heels have hundreds of little diamonds on them that look like tiny water droplets. My blonde hair is curled to perfection. And I have no idea what they did to my eyes but they sparkle. There's something else, something that the stylists didn't and could probably never add. Love! It makes me beautiful! My smile is bright and my eyes look like there is some hidden joy in them. "Oh Amber it's...amazing! Thank you so much!"I say and twirl "Dylan will be knocked off his feet! And I didn't have to do much to make you look like that!" I blush and smile at the floor "You love him don't you?" "Yes, more than anything." She smiles "Well it's time! Go show those people who's boss!"

I walk out in to the droid of other tributes and time seems to stand still. Everybody stares at me, some eyes show envy while others show admiration. Dylan walks in and time seems to start again. At least for me, Dylan seems like he could just stand there looking at me all day. "Dil your staring stop!" He blushes "Sorry, you look...I don't think there is a word to describe it!" I bush and kiss his cheek "Come on let's get in line" we stand there and look at the other tributes "Well compared to us they're ugly!" Says Dylan and I smack him in the arm. We laugh and wait, both nervous about what's about to happen. "Your turn" says the backstage manager and I walk out onto the stage. The crowd claps and roars "Well Nerissa how are you?" Asks Cesar as I sit down next to him "I'm wonderful! But Cesar please call me Rissa! All my friends do!" I smile and the crowd goes crazy "Okay I will... Wait wait wait! Is that a ring on your finger?!" I smile and nod "It's my engagement ring." Cesar smiles "Who is the lucky man?!" "Dylan waters!"

Cesar looks surprised and the Capital goes nuts! Cesar turns to me with a sympathetic look "So the engagement is...off?" I manage to gather up a few tears "No, we're going to keep it. But the ring won't go into the arena. If I or Dylan makes it out it will be given to us. To...remember." I allow the tears to fall, glad I had remembered to tell Jade to use water proof makeup! "Oh that's terrible! Such a pretty young girl! Isn't she folks?!" The cloud erupts in cheers and I smile "Oh Cesar you know just what to say to make people feel better!" "Well I have been doing this for a long time!" He laughs "So my dear, what do you have to say about the games?" I twist my diamond ring around and around on my finger as I talk "I'm ready! I'll ether win or die trying! I'll do anything to keep Dylan alive!" Cesar smiles "We wish you the best of luck! And believe us when we tell you, our hearts go with you and Dylan! Nerissa Marine of district four!" He yells ,grabs my hand, and we stand up together with our hands high in the air

"So Dylan, you love Rissa, don't you?" Dil smiles "More than anything" He says and blushes. The interview goes quickly and I stand along with districts one, two, and three on the back of the stage. After Cesar is finished with him he bounds up to me and I know it's time. He leans forward and I do to. Our lips meet and as son as they do electricity shoots through my body. I hear the capital go crazy. After a minute we pull apart and I smile. We stand hand in hand for the rest of the interviews, enjoying the time because he knows as well as I do that tomorrow, this peace will cease to exist. Tomorrow the games begin!