Iris

I sat on the plush velvet couches of the District 2 lounge, waiting for our training scores. I can't say I was all that excited because I knew I did well. I showed the game makers my skills with a sword, slashing, stabbing and cutting in the most precise movements, I could tell they were impressed. Morpheus sat beside me, a large bowl of cheese and onion crisps balanced on his lap. Ugh, there's nothing I hate more than cheese and onion crisps, they stink! Morpheus was still in a mood with me for punching him even though it happened three whole days ago, jeez, that guy could hold grudges better than anyone else I know.

"I want you two to get up early tomorrow; we have a long day of prepping for the interviews. Oh Iris, I can't wait for you to see your dress, I know you'll simply love it!" Nemsi exclaimed I smiled sweetly and looked at the TV screen which had just played the capitols seal. The bright orange hair and eyebrows that was Caesar Flickerman sat underneath a large screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, a moment we have all been looking forward to, our tributes training scores!" The screen above Caesar flickered to life and Rolex's face was shown, underneath was a score of 10.

"I bet my bowl of crisps Diamond got a 10," Morpheus said, Diamonds pretty face came on the screen with a good score of 10.

"Told you so," Morpheus chirped. The screen changed and showed a picture of Morpheus, his black hair looked sleek on his tanned face, a perfect screen shot. A big fat 12 was showed under his picture.

"Get in! I got a 12, I am the greatest!" Morpheus shouted, throwing his arms in the air. Electra clapped and congratulated him. I slipped of the sofa and sat under the TV, waiting for my score. My screen shot was behind beautiful, it showed a picture of me from the reaping, when my hair was in soft waves and my eyes were lined in gold. A true goddess! The score of 11 came under my picture, my stomach dropped.

"WHAT!" I screamed, jumping to my feet. "There has to be some mistake, I got a 12, I am so much better than Morpheus."

"Face it Iris, you're not as good as me." In snatched Morpheus bowl of crisps and tipped them onto his head. I swung the metal bowl and smacked my brother on the side of the head, repetitively.

"I AM BTTER THAN YOU, YOU CHEATED!" Morpheus kicked me away and I hit my back on the TV causing it to fall of the stand and the screen to shatter.

"That's going to cost so much to repair, quit it now both of you!" Electra hissed, I ignored her and punched Morpheus, who tried to do his best wrestling move on me. We ended up on the floor in a ball of kicking, punching and scratching until Marcus and Ophelia broke us apart.

"I HATE YOU. YOU'RE A STUPID LITTLE CHEATER!" I screamed,

"YOU'RE A PHYSCOPATHIC BITCH IRIS, YOU HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS!"

"IN THE ARENA IF YOU FEEL SOMEONE STABBING YOU IN YOUR SLEEP, IT'S ME. I'M GONNA KILL YOU!" I shouted Marcus dragged Morpheus away to the kitchen, slamming the door shut behind him.

"There was no need for that!" Electra scolded, I pushed Ophelia of me and ran out of the lounge, slamming my bedroom door shut.

The next morning my arms were stinging and felt really sore, Morpheus has a really good punch. I showered and dressed in a gown, not bothering to do my hair or make-up. Nemsi and Ophelia were waiting for me in the dining hall. I picked up a bread roll and went off with Nemsi for styling.

"Iris, wait here. I'm going to get your dress." Nemsi said, leaving me alone with my prep team. A woman with pink hair painted rainbows on my long, lethal curved nails. I gave her a small smile and took another bit of the pancake I had grabbed from the dining table. Nemsi walked back into the room, a large white bag in his hand. I leapt from my chair, knocking the pink lady, and her nail polish, away.

"Let me see, let me see!" I squealed, Nemsi grinned and un-zipped the garment bag. I gasped; the gown was plain blue and had a bright strip of rainbow material crossing the shoulder. Along the bottom was thick white lace that looked almost like clouds.

"What do you think?" Nemsi asked,

"I think you want me to blend right into the back ground!" I snapped Nemsi's eyes widened in shock, he had expected me to love it. I walked across the room and grabbed a piece of plain paper and an eye liner pencil; I sat down and started drawing a new dress.

"I want it to be plain white with small gold details across my waist; it needs to shape my hips and breasts perfectly." I shaped huge wings on either side and wrote in big letters 'multi-coloured' "Iris is my name and she was a messenger goddess so I want big, beautiful feathered wings- oh and I'll need a halo." I shoved the piece of paper at Nemsi.

"Iris, I've made your dress and it took me a long time, I can't just make you another one." He sighed, he looked heart broken.

"Well, if you don't make me this dress I'll go to the interview naked and you know I have no problems with that." I gave Nemsi a sly smile. My stylist gritted his teeth and stormed out the room, a few minutes later I heard the sound of material being cut. I grinned and sat back down on the styling chair,

"You were doing my nails?" I said to the pink lady, she quickly picked up the nail polish and started painting the remainder of my nails.

I tapped my foot on the floor impatiently, we had about 5 minutes until we went on stage and my dress wasn't ready yet! My hair had been curled into soft ringlets that bobbed on my shoulders; I had gold bangles up and down my arms and my face and skin shimmered with a body butter my prep team covered me in. I wore a thin silk robe that I could easily take of if I didn't get my dress.

"Iris, please. Nemsi worked hard on that dress so you're going to have to wear it, I'm sure when you win you can wear your rainbow dress whenever you want."

"NO. I want to wear it NOW!" I hissed, glaring daggers at Electra. My escort gave me a dirty look and walked back into the styling room. Morpheus smiled at me from the elevator door way. He was wearing a black suit made of a shimmery material that made my head spin if I looked at it for too long. He had black eyeliner on his brown eyes and his skin had been covered in some form of foundation that made his skin smooth and white, he looked freaky yet handsome. Nemsi stormed out of the styling room with…my dress. Oh my gods, it was stunning. Exactly how I wanted it to look and the wings! Thick, feathered works of art in colours so vibrant I'd put the coloured birds called parrots to shame.

"Oh Nemsi, it's beautiful." I gasped, Nemsi gave me a small smile and handed me my dress which I instantly put on with a small protest from Morpheus.

"I'm glad you like it…" Nemsi said with a loud sigh, I looked up at him. His dark eyes were blood shot from concentrating for so long and his fingers had small cuts. He really does work hard for his creations. Nemsi produced something from his pocket, something light and ruminant gold. He placed it on top of my curls and secured it with some sort of invisible wire.

"Little rainbow goddess." He smiled, "now hurry up and get to the interview rooms or your going to be late!" I gave Nemsi a massive hug and raced into the elevator.