We're going to take a little break from the Games to have the first part of the interviews. The next part will be up tomorrow. Anyway hope you enjoy!:D

Final Eight Interviews: Part One

Barron Ward

Magnus is dead ... I should be upset shouldn't I? Being his father but I feel more disappointed than sad that my son is dead, I thought he would win, he always said he would and he let Phoenix kill him. Well at least I have one child who's not a disappointment, Sparrow will get a chance to prove herself when the time comes for her to volunteer, but for now as I look out the window and the interviewer arrives in her car I put a smile on and get ready to talk all about Phoenix, the best daughter a father could ask for. Downstairs my wife Isolde is waiting in the kitchen for when the interviewer asks for her, Matilda and Zoe, Phoenix's best friends will be after my wife and finally Sparrow will finish. We were all shocked when Phoenix impaled him through the stomach with his own sword, I couldn't quite catch the last words she said to him as she pulled the blade out and he fell to the grass. I didn't realise how much the two of them hated eachother, their rivalry was very intense, almost as much as the other district two girl, Vigdis something or other and that Indigo girl who died. Vigdis is a toughy but nothing my Phoenix can't handle.

I straighten my tie and walk down the stairs, smiling as the little woman with bubblegum hair walks through, holding an umbrella even though it's sunny. Weird these Capitol people.

"Ah hello Mr Ward I am Marina Dazzle ... come on Henry quick sticks!" She claps her hands and walks into the living room where the interview will take place, a man holding a large camera smiles at me as he follows on into the room. Isolde gives me a cheeky little wink as I gaze into the kitchen and mouths the word good luck. Who needs luck, I sure don't.

"And we're live in three ... two ... one ... go."

"Hello Panem, we are here in District Two to give you a special little interview with the family and friends of our favourite tribute Phoenix Ward. I'm here with her father Barron to get to know what they think of our shining star, so Barron how was your reaction when you saw Phoenix kill Magnus, her brother, your own son?"

"Well Marina, I was shocked, I mean I knew that one of them would die eventually but I never knew how much they hated eachother, I just thought it was meanless arguments but who would have thought that they genuinely despised eachother, it was a shock, no doubt about it but our little Phoenix is a star and she'll win these Games and return to a family who is so proud of her." I give a wink to the camera, just for charm. This is going good ... keep it up.

"So do you think she'll definitely win this, even with some rather difficult tributes still remaining?"

"There's no doubt about it, she'll have some difficulty against Topaz and Vigdis, and maybe that ally of hers but she'll beat them all."

"What do you make of the alliance with Chaotic Dasher, did you expect that?"

"Not at first but I could see their friendship blossom as the Games progressed, I can tell it will be hard for her when the time comes to fight, but she'll kill her anyway."

"Alright just one more question for you Mr Ward before we move onto your lovely wife, when Magnus chose Phoenix who did you think would come back out of the two of them and I want you to be honest."

"If I'm going to be honest at first I thought Magnus, I knew Phoenix could fight but I never realised how good she was until the bloodbath began. As the Games progressed I really had no idea who would win. But it doesn't matter in the end, my daughter will bring District Two the crown."

"Well thank you for this wonderful interview, goodbye Mr Ward."

She extends her hand, I take it and shake lightly, "Goodbye Marina." I walk out the room with a smile on my face, that went very well indeed. I just hope Isolde is as good as I was.

Matty Lanly

Alright so Vigdis won the rivalry ... I have to say to be able to equal my amazingly talented girl is a feat in itself, I'm glad she found a rival in that Indigo, she was tough just not tough enough. No one is for Vigdis, it's obvious she's going to win she's been brilliant from the minute she stepped off that pedestal. Okay I have to admit I cried a little when Nilda died, but I hid it from my husband he wouldn't have approved, when the knife thrown by Vigdis entered Nilda's head all he said was, 'That's Vigdis for you." And laughed the whole night. I cleared my head and realised it was going to happen sooner or later, I was just surprised I thought those two were in an alliance but Vigdis has done brilliantly by herself, she's definitely the most feared tribute out of the final eight, the others are alright, they've done well to get to the final eight but no one can best my girl.

The interviewer should be pulling up in our driveway in the Victor's Village any minute now, our interviews will be done straight after they've interviewed the Ward family, I know them quite well I get along with Isolde. I'm not sure if we're going to have the same interviewer, maybe. I'm watching the television now as the interview of the Ward family and friends concludes.

My husband has told me how to play this, that Vigdis was the one we were rooting for all along, that we didn't care that Nilda died and that we know that Vigdis will win for definite. It takes under five minutes for the car to pull into our driveway, I give my hair a quick brush and head downstairs to await the knock. I'll be going first, then my husband and then some of Vigdis's school friends ... I don't recognise anyone, I didn't realise she had any friends.

The interviewer knocks on our door, I open it a few seconds after and shake hands with a very petite woman with bright bubblegum hair.

"I've just got back from the Ward family, lovely people." She enters the living room, clicking her fingers for the man holding the camera to follow.

"Hello." He says, nodding his head and hurrying in after her. Alright Matty ... you can do this, you won your Hunger Games and you got interviewed countless times. I give my cheek a slap and put on the biggest smile I can muster before taking a seat next to the woman.

"And we're live in three ... two ... one ... GO."

"Hello Panem, we're here with the family of the other District Two tribute Vigdis Lanly, I have Vigdis's mother here Matty Lanly, so tell me Matty what are your thoughts on Vigdis's performance so far?"

"Brilliant, no one could ask for a more talented daughter, she's definitely done us all proud."

"Well she definitely is a tough girl, what do you make of the rivalry with Indigo, one of the best rivalries we've had in the Hunger Games and what do you make of her victory over her?"

"I have to say I couldn't have wished for a better rival to match my daughter, Indigo was a very talented young girl and she proved to be a good opponent, when I was watching I honestly didn't know what was going to happen. But Vigdis won and that's what matters, I think I cheered a bit too loud though, annoyed the neighbours." The interviewer laughs at this, good, it's going well so far.

"We don't have long left for you Matty I'm afraid, just one last question. If you had to pick the final two tributes of this year's Hunger Games who would you put your money on?"

"Well definitely, one hundred percent Vigdis and ... oh I don't know, Topaz Stormwell, his fight against Leo was outstanding."

"Excellent choice, well that's all we have time for with Matty, thank you." I shake her hand and pass my husband as he takes his seat. That went well, strange that she didn't ask any questions about Nilda but oh well ... Vigdis is all that matters.

Velvet Stormwell

I wipe my face with a cloth as I gaze into the bathroom mirror, my eyes are all puffy and red from the crying I've been doing since Vigdis Lanly killed my beatiful daughter ... I shouldn't be so upset, I still have Topaz, he can win and I can have one of my children home. I gently brush the big purple bruise on my left cheek, I wince with the pain and chuck the cloth to the floor, the second Indigo died I burst out crying, sobbing like crazy whereas he started swearing, more angry than upset. He wanted our children to reach the final two, to see who could triumph and a minute after he smashed our living room lamp he punched me. He said I shouldn't cry, that I was a weak bitch, an ugly bitch and a whole bunch of other insults. Indigo was right, I should leave him but I just can't ... he'll kill me if I pack my bags so I always put on a brave face when he hits me and keep the pain locked away. That's why I'm probably described as an airhead, because I don't pay attention to many things because I'm focusing too much on keeping my emotions on the inside instead of showing them.

The interview of my husband is going on right now, I'm after him and then a few others are going to be interviewed like Topaz's friends. I wouldn't be having this interview if Topaz hadn't have triumphed over Leo Shine ... I'm so glad that he did. I need one of my children back, to help me control my lunatic of a husband.

"Velvet, you're on in a minute!" One of the Capitol people says, knocking on the bathroom door. I wipe away the last few tears and put on a smile. Best I look good for this, I'll just get hit afterwards if I don't.

"You look wonderful." The lanky man says as I open the door, I give him a smile and head downstairs just as my husband walks out from the living room. I head in and take a seat next to a man with curly ginger hair and bright yellow skin.

"We now have Velvet Stormwell, Topaz's wonderful mother, may I say how lovely you are looking."

"Thank you." I smile, thank god he hasn't asked about my bruise or my puffy eyes.

"So tell me what were your thoughts on the rivalry between Vigdis and Indigo and how did you react when your beloved daughter died?"

I take a second to think, I have to fight to keep the tears back.

"I think that their rivalry was spectacular, real entertainment. That Vigdis was tough to be able to triumph over my little girl and well I was upset like any mother would be but I still have Topaz."

"Yes indeed, now moving onto Topaz, do you think he will win?"

"Definitely, he's the last Career after all, he's the best out of everyone."

"Do you think he may find some difficulty in any of the other tributes in the final eight?"

"Well Vigdis may prove to be an annoyance but she'll be easily swept aside by my talented son, maybe the girl from Two after all she beat her brother and maybe the older brother from Six, though once again easy to kill."

"Of course, Topaz is definitely one strong young man, has he always wanted to be a tribute in the Hunger Games?"

"Ever since he was a little boy, it's not an ordinary thing for District Three children to be strong tributes but my darling children showed such great ability they knew that one of them would win and bring home the title of Victor."

"Thank you Velvet, that's all we have time for with you." He shakes my hand and I leave the room quietly and head straight for the bathroom, I think that went better than I had planned but my husband will find some fault with it afterwards ... I guess I should be prepared for some more punches.

Mayor Trafford

I flick through the records once more just to check if Flayari Jordan has any family ... I've had people sent to see if he has any friends but reports came back that he has none. I've looked for ages for some family or friends but that kid has zero ... none at all. I remember the case with his parents dying but I thought he might at least have had some friends, every kid has a friend don't they? I'm panicking because if I don't find anyone in the next ten minutes then I'm doing the interview for him and as much as I love the cameras and I'm the most important person in District Four I don't actually know much about him at all, I suppose I could mention his past if that comes up but I always had my eyes on the screens showing other tributes, I found Flayari quite boring except for when he healed himself with the medicine in the sewer, when he reunited with that sister of his and when he won his One on One by killing the female tribute from this District. He won't be able to live that down if he wins, but whilst watching the Games and looking at the stronger tributes, I don't think he'll win anyway, Vigdis or Topaz or one of the other stronger ones will, not Flayari. I do want District Four to have a victor this year but the only other tribute we have is Mithra the little girl, and she's not exactly the strongest out of the final eight, the weakest I'd say. But there have been surprise victors in past Hunger Games so who knows.

"He's here." Bethany Markenson my assistant says from her desk.

"Alright, I guess I'll be doing this interview then, if only the kid was more interesting." Bethany laughs as I straighten my tie and leave through the doors. The interview will be happening on the stage overlooking the Square. I just hope the embarassing thought that we had no Careers from our District doesn't come up, that really was one of the most embarassing things ever to happen for me, we always have at least one Career but this year none. District Three had three Careers originally and District Three isn't even a Career District.

A woman with long flowing silver hair and a face dotted with rubies shakes my hand.

"Lovely to meet you Mayor Trafford."

"It's a pleasure miss ...?"

"Eloise Diamond." We shake hands for another few seconds until we take our seats on the chairs and the camerman gives us the thumbs up.

"Hello Panem, I'm here in District Four with the wonderful Mayor Trafford, I bet you're all wondering why I'm interviewing the Mayor, well the answer is that our favourite tribute Flayari Jordan doesn't have any family or friends, sad I know." She pauses for that dramatic effect and carries on.

"So what happened to Flayari's family?"

"Well as everyone knows Amelia was killed by Mithra the other District Four girl, his parents died in an accident whilst fishing, tragic it really was and as for the rest of his family I have no idea."

"What were your thoughts on the One on One battles, the tributes from this District were against eachother, Korra versus Flayari, Mithra versus Amelia?"

"I can't deny I was shocked, our District was doing so well but it definitely made for some good telly, I can tell you that much."

"Indeed it did, now I'm on a bit of tight schedule so only one more question for you today Mayor Trafford ... Flayari or Mithra, if it came down to the two of them who would win?"

"Flayari ... definitely."

"Well that's all we have time for, we'll be having the interviews with the Blackthorne family very shortly, thank you Mayor Trafford."

"Your welcome." I shake her hand and the camera stops rolling.

"Goodbye." She says, I ignore her and walk back into the Justice Building. Thank god for that ... I should really start paying attention to Flayari more.

There ya go everyone, the first part of the final eight interviews ... I've split it up because if I tried to do them all at once I'd be here quite a while. Hope you enjoyed them, please review if you read this I love getting reviews and they are helpful, thanks to everyone that is reviewing. If you could include in your review any ideas for an exciting event or plot twist then please do, they're greatly appreciated and I need ideas so the last few chapters of the Games aren't a bore. Thank you all!:D