A/N: Hi again! I just realized that I've been jumping around from one P.O.V to another in the last chapter, so I've tried to keep it just from one person's P.O.V in this one. I hope you all like the chapter! Also, I probably won't be updating till the next month, since I have my CIE exams coming up… Just wanted to give you all a heads up!Also I just found out my story is a part of the OC Central Community! Thank you so much for adding the capitol revolts! Now on with the story!
Disclaimer: I wanted to be creative this time so…
Blaze: WHY AM I ACTING LIKE A WHIPPED IDIOT IN THE LAST CHAPTER?!
Me: Uh, blaze, we got to get on with the story…
Blaze: Cool, but all I'm trying to say is that I am not the touchy feely type! Right guys?
Me: They barely know you Blaze (sighs)
Blaze: Yeah right, anyways - she doesn't own anything.
Me: Except Blaze and my lunchbox!
Blaze: You don't own me either.
Me: Hey! You have no clue-
Recap:
Her eyes went wide over my sudden mood-swing. "How about you tell me your name?" She said softly, her eyes trying to look anywhere in the prison but at me.
I sighed, already regretting my outburst. "Its-"
Before I could say another word the two people responsible for the death of my parents broke down the prison door. "Come on, you too." And we swiftly made our way out of the room.
IRIS's P.O.V
It was pretty exhilarating as well as surprising. One minute we're just talking to each other, the other we're all running out into the chaos that was district one.
Apparently my speech had actually created a huge ruckus among the crowd; even the president had run out -pretty shaken up according to mom. I think that boosted my ego pretty well.
We headed towards a nearby air shuttle. The large ferry-like structure had enough room for all of us, including Haymitch and Finn along with a few capitol people – they'd already arrived before us.
"Where are we headed?" I asked as the shuttle started to rise up into the air. "To Aunt Johanna's place." Finn said, and for the first time it didn't sound like he was dreading the visit.
Everyone, apart from my family and Haymitch, stiffened at his revelation, including the guy from the prison; who by sheer chance was sitting right beside me, I could feel the blush creeping up again.
I looked out of the shuttle, trying to focus on anything but the person sitting right next to me, with his knees touching mine, and how he smelled like the forest did in the morning, and how his eyes were staring right at me and how- well you get the point.
It took an hour and a half of blushing, trying to avoid my dad's glare, and my brother and mother's amused looks, but we finally reached Aunt Mason's place. I could finally meet Sarah too!
As soon as we landed onto the grassland right beside the Mason's victor house, I scurried off, tired of the pointed looks that were being thrown at me.
I quickly made my way into the house, looking for any sign for any of the Masons. Before I could yell out their names to see if they were there, two hands tackled me from my unguarded back. I quickly twisted the hand to throw the person right in front of me; the person, who just happened to be a very impressed Aunt Mason.
"That was a good one kiddo." She said smirking as she got up, and dusted herself off. "Has your mother been teaching you too?"
"Nope, Dad did actually." Her eyebrows shot up at my statement. "I thought he only taught you both to paint and bake, you know those things that every father teaches?" Her sarcasm didn't go unnoticed.
"Thank you for having such faith in my abilities Mason." Dad stated, rolling his eyes as he entered the hall as well. "Thought you had enough faith in me after the screaming match."
"What screaming match?" A voice said, mirroring my thoughts. I turned around to find Sarah looking suspiciously at her mother, kind of looking just like her with her dark hair all spiked up.
Before they could say anything I ran towards her and gave her a quick bear hug. "Hi Sarah!"
"Hi Iris, so how's the hottie?" She said, as she wiggled her eyebrows. My face got hotter each passing second.
"What hottie?" Everyone currently in the room exclaimed, including the prison guy himself; as if my face couldn't get any more red.
"Uh, I was—um it's just-" My stuttering didn't go unnoticed, but luckily Haymitch entered the room with a big bang, averting their minds from my utter embarrassment—except for Sarah.
I sighed. "The Cyborg guy, I still don't know his name." I said averting my eyes from where they were currently residing—at his face.
"Oh, he's a real cutie," She said winking at me, "How about we get you two together?"
"Are you kidding me?! We have to keep safe for now and help out in the revolution, not worry about my petty love life." I grumbled.
"Yeah yeah, and while we're 'keeping safe'" She said, giving me air quotes at the last two lines, "We can totally work on your love life."
Before I could re-establish the so-called love life into her thick headed mind, Mom came up to us and said, "Can you two do the honours of helping the capitol people out please?"
"Sure Mrs. Mellark, we'd love to!" Sarah said making me want to choke her right there; why was I really friends with her again? Oh yeah, I remember—
Flashback:
I was walking down the trampled road, it was around nine p.m and I was supposed to be back at the Masons' an hour ago. The only reason I was this late was because of the other ten year old girl in the frilly dress beside me.
We'd been looking for her turtle that evening and finally found it at the pond. That's when we realized that we had been here too long. All I could think was that our parents were going to be really angry at both of us.
I'd never warmed up to her then, she'd always been the mean girl who pulled my hair and played pranks on me. I never spoke up because I didn't want anyone to know that I couldn't win against in wrestling—after all, I was a Mellark.
"You know Shorty, you are pretty smart." She stated smiling down at me. She was referring to how we'd found Arthur, her turtle. We'd found him by following the turtle poop, and yeah you can actually do that.
"Um, thanks." I said grinning. Just then a number of wild mutts appeared right in front of us. Apparently, we found out later, they'd been sent to retrieve a traitor who'd run into this part of the woods; but right then we were really too scared to figure out its origins.
Luckily Aunt Mason had taught a little bit of her fighting skills to Sarah, and she'd helped save me, while I helped her run away by creating a perfect diversion, though we did have to say goodbye to Arthur for that.
We'd gotten our own brand of scars- which we still had- that we called our friendship scars, because we wouldn't have been able to become better friends or trust each other if it weren't for those mutts.
End of flashback.
"So that's what you have to do, ok girls?" I heard mom say. Wait what?! I'd completely zoned out when I started thinking of me and Sarah!
"What did mom say?" I asked Sarah as soon as mom was out of sight. She started to lead me towards the capitol people, who looked out of place as they awkwardly shuffled at the corner of the room.
"I knew you were too busy staring at Mr. Hottie to even listen to what your own mom was saying," She said sighing dramatically. I just rolled my eyes.
"So hello boys," Sarah said smiling, and then she turned to her right and said coldly, "And Veronica."
Shack's P.O.V (Didn't see that one coming did you? Me either!)
So here we were, sitting in the air shuttle, wondering just what in Panem we were doing here. Especially since the shuttle was doing the one thing that it certainly wasn't designed to do—stand still.
"So," I said dragging the o's as the drunken dude looked at me with a bored expression. "Why are we just standing here?"
"Technically we're sitting." The kid sitting right next to the drunken dude scoffed.
"Yeah but aren't we supposed to fly away from here, rather than waiting for them to come and-"
Just as I was about to continue with my witty comeback, which was really smart by the way, my man Blaze, the couple on the stage and the girl because of whom all this revolution had started came in.
The tension between them was so strong that I was smart enough to keep my mouth shut.
"Where are we headed?" the girl asked looking at the kid who'd told me about technicalities. I mean seriously I know a lot about technicalities mind you.
"To Aunt Mason's place." The kid said, and everyone except for the district people stiffened. Aunt Mason meant we were going to Johanna Mason's place, and during the hunger games she was probably the most lethal woman ever. And exceptionally hot.
I tried to calm my nerves by looking around the shuttle, that's when I noticed Blaze staring at that girl, who apparently right now was blushing. So something happened between them eh? I couldn't wait to ask Blaze about it, irritating him were one of my favourite past times, as of now.
I smirked as I watched the show in front of me and I suddenly had this urge of grabbing some popcorn not that we get them at home anymore.
The amused glances, the glares, the stares and the blushes were too much fun to watch. I couldn't wait till we got out of the shuttle.
The shuttle started to land around a few minutes later, and as soon as it landed, the girl ran off ahead—probably too embarrassed to face anyone right now.
"Hey man, nice catch." I said as I walked up to Blaze. That got out a blush from his human side. Shack: 1; Blaze: 0
"Shut up." He said and started to walk quicker towards the huge mansion in front of us. I frowned; this was pretty sad considering we all now lived in small shabby apartments.
We walked in towards the door, and as I walked in I heard everyone in the room go: "What hottie?"
The girl—Blaze's girl—was stuttering trying to find a way out of whatever had happened here. I frowned, I'd missed it.
"Were they talking about me?" I asked Blaze after Haymitch crashed the door's glass.
"I don't think so man," he said, his eyes looked amused, "She said hottie right?" Shack: 1; Blaze: 1
"Yeah yeah, let's just find a place to sit," I said, ignoring his comment as I looked around for a place to sit. "How about next to Veronica?"
"Who the dumb chick?" he said raising an eyebrow.
"No the hot chick!" I said, and dragged him closer to where she was.
"There's only one capitol girl here dude." He said rolling his eyes.
"Just come on," I said, and grinned as I saw Veronica checking us out.
"Hey babe." I said, and winked.
"Hi Blaze, we didn't get to have our talk not did we?" She said lowering her eyelashes. Playing hard to get huh? I like that.
"Look girl-" I was rudely interrupted by Blaze as he poked me in the ribs. I turned around to find two girls walking towards us.
"So hello boys," She said smirking at all of us, then she turned towards Veronica and her eyes turned cold. "And Veronica."
A/N: So How was it?! Good? Great? Love it so much you want to kiss me? Lol!
How does Sarah know veronica? And why does she hate her?
Who's the traitor the wild mutts were chasing?
How will Sarah help Iris and Blaze?
Will poor Shack and Finn be left out?
You won't know until the next chapter! ;) I know it's a little mean considering the extra long time you'd be waiting, but what's the fun in waiting for boring answers right? And if you all have any ideas on what I should do in the upcoming chapters, please do PM me! I always tend to love reading new ideas! I'd like to thank Pamluvzu2 and forgiven95 for your ideas! I totally want to use them!
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