Baylee
Panda13216There was the eerie feeling after I wandered around in the room. Nobody was coming to bid me goodbye to my death? Honestly, that's just cruel.
My body shook as the doors opened, revealing my two sisters, Carolina and Ariana. Ariana grasped my thigh, as if she could keep me from the games. As if she could keep me here. Tears filled my green eye as the blue one remained idle. The blue seemed to have delayed reactions. Great, just another advantage to me in the games.
"Can you win?" Ariana stiffly asked. I looked down, knowing my odds were not in my favor. My heart skipped a beat as Carolina shook her head. How could she doubt me? I could win this, I know.
They both wandered out of my area and I was left alone. My body shuddered with pain. The wails escaped from my lips and I quickly enclosed my mouth. I gasped as the Peacekeepers came to me and grabbed my arms. I was thrown into a cart with Zyleen. He looked stronger than I was, his black hair rippling through his eyes.
I covered my own tear stained eye. The blue one always seemed to stay slightly idle. I glanced to him, though he didn't look anymore afraid than I was. His cheeks were red, but the rest of him was calm and collected. Phoenix opened the door.
"Hey, you two! So glad to see you. Sorry for the hasty treatment, but Baylee's here to say hello!" Phoenix backed up and we managed to catch a glimpse of Baylee in the hall. She glared and turned her head. Her dirty blond hair caught the sun before her brown eyes were concealed.
"She's not much of a talker. Ready to eat?" She led us out of the train car and into a seating room. I sat down as some silent chef's brought food to us. Zyleen began to eat, though I just stared at my food. Lamb Chops and some other junk I didn't recognize.
I only began to drink from the water in the middle of the table. Baylee joined us, though she only stared out the window as I stared at my food. Zyleen spoke up. "Aren't you supposed to teach us?" He directed toward Baylee.
Phoenix glinted her obviously engineered eyes, they had a yellow and orange tint to them. I rolled my eyes at her concern. Baylee only won because she choked a couple souls with barbed wire. I think her mentor might've been Sam or Gordon. She was heavily feared in the game, and often desired to team with. Baylee only teamed with one though, and her name was Emma. Emma volunteered as tribute for this years Hunger Games. Baylee looks broken by it, and nothing I could say could change her.
"Xaphem." Baylee stated my name. I glanced up, only to see her spinning her food with her fork. "You need to know that they're going to dress you as soon as you get there." She looked at Zyleen and I. "Be ready."
We ran into a large city full of people. They were all smiling and waving, as if beckoning us to our death. I attempted to smile and wave back, my skin flushing as many blew kisses to me. I was then taken to the door, pulled out by Peacekeepers, and dragged away Zyleen and I.
Time Skip!
My skin pounded from the waxing they gave me. My hair was pulled up into a high ponytail, and it was tied back with a red band. My dress, was way too short for my liking, a black gleaming dress with a red pentagram on it. My boots took after my dress. Zyleen looked the same, except in a suit instead of a dress. I wandered along our chariot and waited silently for my partner to come to me.
I was approached instead.
My heart stopped. It was Emma. She had been chosen for Music/ Emo Trinity. This consisted of Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, and Fallout Boy. Her short hair was dip dyed red, and headphones were positioned on her ears. She wore a white shirt with a black leather jacket over it, along with ripped jeans and Vans.
"I'm Emma, and we're teaming." She told me. I glared at her blue eyes. "Too bad if you don't care. Me and Gia." She referenced to a girl in the corner.
This girl had brown and blond hair, brown eyes and a long orange flowing cape that ran around her ankles. She was also wearing a white T-shirt with jeans. I felt quit awkward because they both were dressed casual while I wasn't.
She stepped over to us. "Weapon of choice?" She asked me. I glanced at her before muttering my answer. She squinted her brown eyes in question, though I didn't reply.
Emma answered for me. "I'd prefer the music player, they one that makes your ears bleed. That's just epic."
I then jumped in. "I want the Colt." The both looked at me like I was insane. Another person stepped up to me. Her hair was a fiery red, and her eyes were a piercing blue.
"You? A Novak? Get the Colt? Forget it. Only Winchester's get the Colt you idiot." She walked away without saying another word.
"Don't worry!" Gia gave a halfhearted smile. "I want the Invisibility Cloak and the Wand Of Elders." She glanced at the ground. "Those are picked over so carefully."
I ran back to my chariot after that, because the world seemed so dark now. I had no chance. Everyone else seemed to hustle to their places right after me. I was sweating heavily until I noticed Zyleen's calm figure. I gripped his hand with mine and held tight.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome this years tributes!" The doors opened to a cheering crowd, blaring lights and expensive perfume. The first tribute was led out and then another.
I felt the burning of my pentagram penetrating my skin.