Well now, shall we get the Games on the road? i believe the answer is yes! anyways here we go!
i sadly do not own the HungerGames just my own OC's.
May The Odds be Ever IN Your Favor!
"Come on down stairs! The scores are about to be revealed!" I hollered at the base of the stairs only to see Andrea and Fauna bolt down stairs. Andre picked me up and jumped down the little platform and ran down the hall into the wide open orange living room. He threw me over the back of the large white couch and I landed and sunk in and he jumped over the back and landed next to me. Andria was furious but brushed it aside. Demitri, my stylist was also there. Laurel and Raul the kids stylist were seated on the couch as well with tea and coffee in hand. Fauna came and sat next to me.
The giant flat screen came on and the face of Mavoric Dellings came on screen. He gave commentary as each profile picture of the tributes was displayed and the scores were shown. As usual all Careers received 9-10 scores. The others varied. I wasn't too impressed with anyone except the girl from 11, she scored a 10, highly unusual. She was a seventeen year old brunette with blazing green eyes and olive skin. She was gorgeous but very slender and average height. Andre pulled out a 9 and Fauna a 7. I hugged them then sent them straight to bed.
Fauna hugged me and I promised to see them off before I left tomorrow morning. She was close to tears. I told her to get some sleep and I'd go check on her later in the hour. Andre pulled me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around his frame while he dug his face into my hair. I'd miss him if anything happened to him. I really would. I knew I cared about Dominic but Andre was different. Andre could relate to me. I promised to go see him after I saw Fauna and he nodded and strode off to bed.
"Falling in love with a tribute, could be dangerous." Raul said.
I turned back, "I'm not falling in love with Andre. He's a good friend."
"You can't get emotionally attached, what happens when it's a life or death situation for him and Fauna and you can only chose one to save?" Andria asked.
It caught me off guard, "I'll weigh my options and do what's best for my tributes."
"Good answer sweet heart. Now you go check on them and get sleep." Demitri said, "I'll wake you in the morning to get ready, you have to look fabulous, to sign for sponsors and all, and the fabulous dinner after the first night too. Oh you will be the envy of all the Victors." He kissed my forehead, "Oh and you have a call to return as of before the scoring. Its Dominic."
I ran into my room and listened to the message he left, it put me into tears. I needed to talk to Andre. I just couldn't though, he didn't need this. He needed sleep. I dried my eyes and changed. I pulled on a pair of spandex shorts and a silk tunic before going see Fauna.
She was curled in bed with the bear the Avox brought her the first night here. I kissed her forehead and closed the door gently behind me. I went next door and slipped into Andre's room. He was sitting on the window sill looking out at the party on the streets below.
"You know that's all for you." I said joining him.
"Too bad, I have to miss it." He said turning, the moonlight catching his dark eyes and glowing in his dirty blonde hair, "oh, Greer, you've been crying."
I wiped angrily at my eyes, "Don't worry about it. How are you?"
"No, tell me what's wrong." He said catching my hands in his.
"Dominic…is engaged to….Mallory. He called me a while ago to tell me how sorry he was. His father thought it was a suitable match; much better than being with a blood thirsty killer, his dad said. He's never liked me." I looked out the window at the party below. All of the crazy colors and drunkards falling on each other.
Dominic cupped my face with a free hand and held onto my hands in his other. He made me look at him, "I'm so sorry." He pulled me into a hug and I sobbed silently into his bare chest.
I pulled away and apologized, I checked my watch. It was nine and he had to get to sleep leaving at seven tomorrow morning. "Good night." I started to walk away but he caught my wrists.
"Greer, don't leave yet." He said standing up after me holding my wrists. He caught my face again and looked down at me. I felt so small compared to him. "I have to talk to you, before tomorrow, because after this I don't know if I'll ever see you again." I stayed quiet until he continued after taking a deep breath, "I lied, I don't have a girlfriend back home. I never did, cause I was waiting for you to come back home, then I saw you with Dominic and I wasn't going to come between you and my best friend. What I'm trying to say is, Greer, I'm in love with you and I have been since before you left for these God-awful games."
I was dumbfounded, "you love me?"
He sighed, "Yes, I do."
I knew I blushed. It was the first time someone had ever told me that. I was speechless.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that. I just don't know if I'm coming back after tomorrow and I just had to tell you." He said dropping my wrists.
"No, you needed to, I'm happy you did. I'm just…speechless." I replied, "you really are an amazing guy. And I promise to do everything I can to bring you back."
He pulled me to him, "sleep with me, please. Not like that but just lay down next to me, please. I'd be able to sleep better."
"Fine, but only because it may not happen ever again." I said with a light laugh to which he smiled.
He led me over to the bed and crawled in after me. I snuggled down into the sheets and faced him and he pulled me close and I was laying on his chest with my arms around him, and his around me. I kissed his lips gently and he kissed me back. It was irrational of me, but I was hurt, and he was sentenced to death. We both needed a night, no one but us would care about in the end.
I was shaken lightly and my eyes opened to see Demitri laughing quietly. I looked down and saw I was naked laying on Andre's chest. I silently cursed and Demitri handed me a robe and walked outside. I slipped out of bed, incredibly sore. I slipped the robe around me and kissed Andre's forehead before slipping out and seeing Demitri laugh. "Still not in love with the boy, after this week and last night?"
"Shut up." I grumbled and ran my hand through my hair walking into my room. It was five in the morning.
I showered and allowed Demtri to do my makeup and hair then put me into a dress. It was a green empire Grecian style waist dress that ended at my ankles with a golden leaf broach on the one sleeved shoulder. The sleeve had a slit and attached with a band at my left wrist. My right arm was adorned with gold bangles and six inch gold shoes were put on my feet and my long blond hair fell in curls to my waist. My facial features were highlighted making my blue eyes pop.
I was led into the kitchen where I bit into a bread roll. I was too over powered by my day dream of the events of last night. So upset about Dominic and his engagement I ran to Andre who told me he loved me. Then we gave each other everything. It was the first physical thing I ever really had with a guy besides a small simple kiss, and I couldn't help but want more.
"Darling, it's time to go." Demitri said.
I nodded and brushed my teeth then ran to Andre's room. He was just being woken up by an Avox to go shower. I threw my arms around him and he held me tight.
"Come back home." I said.
He looked at me and grabbed my face in his hands. "I will do everything in my power to come home to you."
Then he kissed me and I left without letting a tear fall. I knew as soon as I stepped from the elevator cameras would be in my face. I was after all the 100th games Victor.
I was ushered in along with Andria and Demitri into the giant Capitol Mansion of the President. It was huge. There we were to meet and mingle and drink along side of the possible sponsors as well as watch the beginnings of the games. We weren't allowed in the Mentor's Hall until tomorrow morning.
When I entered the building a short pink haired woman came and took my arm. "Oh my Miss Greer, you look lovelier than ever! Come, come, we are awaiting your presence." Demitri shrugged to me and I let the lady sweep me into the grand room. Avoxes were walking around and I took a champagne glass and took a sip, it was bitter but I forced it down. A lady and man with white curls and gold gems studding their suits walked up to me. The woman took my hand and kissed my cheek.
The couple congratulated me on my previous victory and wished my tributes luck. "I would like to discuss finances Miss Hutchinson. I found your tribute Andre to be quite…remarkable. He seems like a worthy young man, and with a fine mentor such as yourself I think it would be wise to put money down on the young man. If ever in need, here is my card, swipe it and the gift will be yours. This card will be good for one gift worth a bit more than I'd normally spend, so choose ever so wisely Miss."
"Thank you, Sir." I said taking his card and slipping it into my hand bag, "it is very much appreciated."
By noon my tributes had earned a fair amount of sponsors to pinch in in desperate need. My little hand bag was filled with sponsors cards with their gifts on them. Andria was drunk and hanging over the young mentors. I mingled with the sponsors and other mentors who advised me on my first time in the Capitol Hall and Mentor Hall. I grew fond of the mentor from district one a nineteen year old named Eagon who had won two years before I did at the age of sixteen. He was tall and very muscular and physically attractive. He had bleach blonde hair and blue eyes much like myself. He had won using a sword and half bleeding to death himself.
He asked to escort me to the Mentor's ball that night, in celebration of the kick off of the Games. As much as it sickened me to celebrate I accepted his offer. He guided me around and introduced me to very important mentors and possible sponsors. At one in the after noon we were all lead into the auditorium where Eagon sat to my left, and Andria and Demitri to my right. President Whitlock appeared and welcomed us all with his horrid crooked grin. We all turned our eyes to the screen in which the capitol seal was shown.
The screen came alive and showed the cornucopia. The arena this year was a beach, the cornucopia was set up on a small island in the middle of a lake, a forests surrounded it. Each tribute rose up from the tubes. They stood in walkways that led to the cornucopia and to the beach. The faces of the tributes were shown and I cursed when Fauna's face turned into one of fear. Then it dawned on me. She couldn't swim. I cursed to myself. They know to run to the forests.
Andre's face was stoic. No emotion whatsoever, not even one of fear. He was big, but the Careers where bigger. Eagon smirked when his tributes two muscular eighteen year olds where shown. I sunk a little lower in my chair as the number counted down from ten. Nine. Eight. I was about to scream. Seven. So many memories. Six. Don't move. Five. Go to the forests. Four. Get weapons. Three. No, run to safety. Two. Oh. One. God. BOOM. I cringed.
I saw Fauna hurriedly turn and sprint to the forests, she had to run hard through the sand. Some tributes where caught in fear where they stood, clearly some with no knowledge of how to swim. I saw the Careers run into the blood bath along with a few brave souls. Andre did the smart thing and ran into the forests. Quickly he disappeared and I sighed a little sigh of relief. They were both safe, for now. Hopefully they would stick together for now.
I saw the big brawly boy from one pick a mace and swing at the girl from eleven who took the hit to her side and went flying to the next sidewalk. The boy who's way she got in struck her down with the sword. He was from district five. He kicked the girl into the water and her body sank. The girl from four picked up a trident and speared the boy from eight. The girl from six cowering on her pedestal was quickly approached by the girl from two who quickly slit her throat and slipped her corpse into the water.
I felt my stomach knot as the girl from four killed two more tributes. I had to force my eyes shut. Seven were now dead. The Careers hovered around the cornucopia and the others all fled in different directions in the forests. Shots from hidden cameras showed the tributes. Much to my disliking. Andre and Fauna were not together. In fact, very far from together.
