Welcome back, it's a gud thing that I hav more time 2 work on my fanfic now lol

I think this chapter is truly gonna be worth it since its gonna be the interviews, pretty much the interviews of every person in the games.

Chapter 9-

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The next morning, it is a District 11 breakfast, with all the delicacies, fresh from the district 11 outback and farms. Onyx didn't even bother to finish his meal. He went straight with his stylists, preparing for the interviews. Probably so excited for the Interviews, or because of went on last night. It was nothing intimate, just sleeping until the next day. But it was pretty awkward since of our last confrontation in the lunchroom, but really, everything's been awkward up to this point in the games. My team of stylists wait for me, this time again, without a sound at this breakfast table too.

Cariba and Blight go where all the other mentors and Escorts are arriving, introducing themselves to the eager public. After I was done with my food, my stylists and me enter the Remake center where my makeup and outfit is done, kinda similar to the Chariot dress, less extravagant, without the snow coverings. Great thinking!

As the time is closing in on us, I see all the tributes with their alliances or their district team. I see my alliance huddled together, ready for every question and ready to put on a show, I know I am. I view Onyx with his team of stylists, with him discussing something with Blight and Cariba. I'm with my stylists, ongoing with their loud conversation of how beautiful and endlessly pretty my dress is. I really don't need anymore unnecessary, egotistical comments right now.

I still can't believe I'm still going with the plan to manipulate Onyx until his demise in the Games. Not to mention, I recall of the way I treated Finnick and how I let Finnick treat Onyx that way, I feel like horseshit, and road kill put together. With Finnick in my way, my plans to become victorious in the Games thus leading to Onyx's end, is still questioned. Meanwhile, more accidental incidents occur before the big show. The last time I saw Finnick was the time in the Gamemaker Sessions, around lunch and so he's coming over here to talk about…

Finnick comes over and asks, " Why did you have to slap me? I didn't really do nothing wrong to you, I was just making him leave you alone and putting him in his rightful place."

" I know. But it was totally not in your right to treat him like that anyways."

"What do you mean? Finnick asked surprised. Probably thinking that I would've enjoyed him standing up for me.

" I think he should be a part of our alliance." I see Finnick already disappointed. I then come out with, " Look, you and him have to get over your differences anyways, there must be no personal stuff right now because we are officially in a game of life and death! He is also the strongest and most resilient to survive, based on his progress in the Training Center and his score in the Sessions. You know this already." Finnick still doesn't agree; doesn't even say a word. I then respond in a louder tone, "I'm also not sure why you had to defend me, I knew Onyx was not going to do anything to me anyways. He has the same feelings just like you, towards me. I didn't even said for you to help me…." I was then cut off by Finnick, he was in a softer, rougher voice.

"I did that just for you, I do everything for you. Not him. He only caused you misery and bullshit to your family all your life. He only wants to kill you in the long-run anyways." Finnick said ever so passionately, with his bronze hair, irresistible eyes, golden Godlike skin, and aligned with his athletic body and tall stature. Nothing compared to an average fourteen-year old in my district. Finnick then says,

"I want you to live with me and breed children with me." He forcibly brings his hand up to his right breast, where I can feel his heart pump and accelerate at an manly pace. But he's only a kid. In retrospect, Finnick was never really just a normal kid anyways, but something more. A big brother or a regular romantic. We all have to grow up anyways in these games of life. He absolutely did just that.

Downright surprising that he would say that to me all of a sudden, especially at this time of our lives. Especially for his young age, already thinking about manhood and fathering children. I don't even think of that, & I'm 18.

"Look, that's a very generous offer, but this is not the time and place to really be thinking about that right now." I want to hide every hint and little meaningless

sign that possibly shows how much glee and unusual happiness I'm feeling right now in my heart, in my very soul, because of what Finnick had said. To me!

I turned to Onyx and looked directly at him, looking directly at us. I see Onyx not really paying any attention to the people talking to him about the interviews. I just hope nothing really regretful and heartbreaking to Onyx happens before I can even stop….

Finnick turns my head around, pulls my body in and kisses me. He rips his shirt open and gets out of my sight.

I turn slightly over to Onyx. I see him, I know, from his eyes, he saw everything. I see he's utterly mad at Finnick and wants to kill him. I don't know if Onyx wants to kill me too. Before my next gut-wrenching thought comes out of the blue, I hear Caesar Flickerman's crowd applaud wildly towards him as he introduces the grand show.

"Hello, everybody of the Capitol! Aren't we having a fun time tonight?"

The crowd really goes wild and cheers continuously for Caesar Flickerman, the ongoing most well-known non-dead celebrity, most seen in the Capitol. Everyone knows him and everyone loves him, well almost everybody. He's been in the spotlight for quite some time though.

After the ongoing, increasing tension between Onyx, Finnick, and me, I really need to start thinking of me and my family and how I'm going to win the games, before anybody else, for sure. Even though, the interviews are unnecessary components before the games, they are essential to update the Capitol citizens of every life story and exciting drama of each of the new contestants every year. And what's to come.

I look around backstage and I see everyone with flashcards and their mentors and escorts getting as much publicity and popularity for their tributes as possible. Onyx seems confident though, I know deep inside he is truly devastated of what he had to witness between me and Finnick publicly….

That kiss…

It was truly extraordinary. With such passion, and sparks, and fire intensity, not as what Onyx has never made me felt before. I'm sure, I think I'm really positive that Finnick feels what I'm feeling right now. And especially since he wants to become part of my life, eternally… I need to make sure Onyx is out of the way, for good. These games can actually give me that opportunity if I take advantage of it.

From thinking of so much actual 'drama' happening all at once, like a rush of blood to my head. I then hear Caesar says something that everybody of Panem all knows about, every time he begins the show, he says

"Let the interviews begin!"

As the crowd gets worked up, the District 1 tributes step out. Before I can give a proper glance at the District 1 outfits, I hear a noisy rumble happening backstage. I can hear Finnick and Onyx arguing to each other backstage, almost in a fighting tone. I run backstage, and I see them almost in offensive/defensive positions. I then come between them both, and Finnick says to me,

" He doesn't want us to be together Garnet, you want me to take that from him, huh!"

Onyx then grunts and pushes himself onto me and Finnick. The Peacekeepers were fast enough to put Onyx in a holding position so Onyx will stop struggling so much. Finnick then puts his arm around me as I move closer towards the savage Onyx. He then stops and I take Finnick's arm off of me.

I then direct my body to Finnick and yell to him, "What did you say to him?" With a faint sound of remorse in my voice.

I move in closer to the weary Onyx and he blurts out to me, in gasps,

"This son of a bitch," Onyx pointing to Finnick behind me. "That you were seeing me while you were seeing him. And that it was all apart of your plan, and all the moments we had were lies, is it really true?"

I then stare at the floor, knowing Finnick never lies to save his life. All he said to Finnick was merely true. Painstakingly truthful.

"Yes. It was. Onyx?…." I try to get the words out of me fast enough so I can enjoy the show, but I just focus on how savage and brutally unforgiving Onyx looks at this very moment. My makeup is getting ruined along with my dress, from so much manhandling. "We should be apart from now and into the Games. I'm sorry….." Finnick holds me tightly onto his naked chest and brings me, out from backstage. Onyx is then taken away, calmly to a room of silence. I have know idea what the peacekeeper are doing to him.

Finnick and I just make-out in the comfort of our company together. When we're done, we say "I love you" to each other, and glance directly at the nearby screen. Where District 1 tribute, Axel, is on first.

Axel is huge, with his gold and red highlights on his perfectly colored brown hair. He seems very hunky and confident at the moment, he only wears silky, poofy shorts, no shirt, and an yellow, dressy vest. He only talks about him winning, being super cocky that he will kill everyone if he has too. He's the strongest and most resilient in combat and survival, out of all the other careers. It was also believed he has a short love interest with Radiance, the District 1 female tribute. She crosses our path, then looks away, flipping her strawberry blonde hair and extensions. When she makes it on the couch, she just cuddles with Axel irrevocably confessing their undeniable affection for each other.

After their District 1 love hour is over, District 2 appears with a more competitive vibe on the way. The female, I believe is called Vix, has blonde, curly frilly pigtails and her face is crucially outline and exaggerated with a disarray of cool colors and designs. Mostly emerald and seaweed green. Her outfit is stunning, with pointy edges and lasers bouncing off, probing all of the audience, especially Caesar Flickerman's face makeup. She usually talks about why it's her dream to be in Victor's village, and how she kills her opponents. Mostly, just slitting their throat and cutting off body parts, being all sadistic throughout her interview. She wears an hourglass on her eye, probably showing she's the "smart one". Her counterpart, Landon, comes in next with his turquoise and green shaded suit with an dressy hat and eye popping makeup and tattoos. All studded with jewels of any sorts. He never wanted to be reaped, but I guess it was just mere fate. He seems to be an understanding, conservative person at best.

District 3 appears next. The tributes, Shea and Icarus the Kid. Icarus the Kid got his name because he was called the best shooter with lasers and hunting weapons so he can shoot and kill with incredible accuracy. From what he said, I hope he's not bluffing about that. Most tributes just make up talent so they will get sponsors, but fail during the Games when they actually begin. Shea is pretty "large" for her age. I mean she can move and walk and all, but she does seem on the round side though. I bet they get nourished more at District 3 since all they have to do is operate machinery and invent, nothing like hard labor back at the lower districts.

Finnick comes up. He's mostly with no shirt on, revealing his long, edgy build-up of hard abdominals. He's extraordinarily beautiful, thus alarming and exciting all of the female audience. He only wears cotton shorts with metallic lining and chime bells hanging from side to side, making the softest sounds. And those gladiator sandals, the same ones as his tribute. They are the first out of our secret alliance for the Games, to be interviewed first. After them, it's me, then District 8, and District 9. He and her tribute, mainly talked of them surviving the best they can until one of them falls down. He even agrees to sacrifice his life for another, I hope it's me. He's much more cocky then I thought, he says he doesn't need medicine, or weapons, or food to survive. Only the will to live and fight. I hope that's really true.

When Finnick returns backstage, he gives me one of his chime bells from his shorts, he then clips it on my dress for safe keeping. I didn't even bare to argue with him, being an extra accessory for my dress. As long it was from his heart too. He then whispers to me,

"Good luck out there", he then ends it with a kiss on the cheek.

District 5 and 6 appear before us. There not much of a challenge anyways. The ones that seem the weakest are District 6 male, Iggy, and District 5 female, Carbon. Carbon seems the goodie girl type and she said it herself, she would never try to take another life, ever. Sucks for her. And as for Iggy, well he's blind so he can only feel and hear. But that won't work if someone jumps on you and slits your throat open.

District 7 is up and Onyx is first to take the stage. Like he always had in the beginning of all of this. He's always been first. To be reaped, finishing his meal, taking a expensive bath, the Sessions, and now the Interviews. I do hope though he's the first one to be killed before me. But, those odds are not really in my favor.

Onyx sits in the chair very polite like, a change of attitude than the one he had backstage from the incident concerning my affairs. Caesar Flickerman firsts asks, "How has everything been up to this point?"

Onyx responds, "Well, Caesar it's been pretty rough, but it has been one hell of a journey." Onyx is just responding with short answers that pretty much summed up his time with his team and me.

"Why is that? Please explain."

"Well, for starters, I got my heart crushed backstage by the girl I loved and tortured ever since we were little." The crowd awes in astonishment. " I've got the highest score so I may be the biggest threat and target for all the others. And the alliance formed with District 8, District 9, District 4, and Garnet of District 7 are planning to kill me and murder all others until one of them becomes victor." From the looks of the Careers, they are not excited about this one bit. "And Finnick Odair, District 4 tribute have told me this himself, right there backstage! I have it all on footage, watch in amazement…." Onyx gradually stretches his arm to the flat screen above the stage. There the awful, dreadful event I've been trying to prevent is exposed on the big screen for the entire country to see it. I want to run away in panic, but something holds me.

It's Onyx.

He grabs my arm forcibly and drags me to center stage. There, he shouts to the crowd,

"I 'loved' this girl, but now I hate her once again. And I promise to her and her little alliance that I will kill them all, and have the crown all to myself for no one to touch. And Garnet…." He looks directly at me, where the camera is facing us, making us the centre of every television screen known to Panem. President Snow, my family, my team, Linney is watching…

I struggle, trying to break free, but he finishes with, " I will savor your precious love, Finnick for the finale of it all. He will be incarcerated, mutilated, and dissimulated that no one will recognize his beautiful face anymore." He then whispers in my ear, "I promise you".

I finally break free and spit in Onyx's eyes. He just giggles diabolically in front of everyone trying to rub it from his eyes with his sleeve. I then scream for the last time,

"You're a jerk!"

I then run off stage and the paparazzi only follows my every move.

I can hear the Peacekeepers coming to take Onyx, I don't fucking know where and I don't care anymore. I just go into the elevator, avoid the paparazzi, and then hear Caesar say before the elevator takes me,

"We'll be right back after these messages, stay tune…"