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I walk into a considerably small room compared to mine. Before I can turn around to Haymitch I'm tackled in hugs, squeals, and kisses. I look up after they remove themselves from me and I take in their funny appearance.
I start with Octavia, her skin has been dyed a light baby blue as a beauty statement, and the shade of it changes throughout from what I've seen of past Hunger Games. She is slightly large, probably due to how luxurious it is here and the food.
The next, standing next to Octavia, is Flavius. Flavius is a man with orange corkscrew locks that bounce with every step he takes. He wears a bright purple lipstick that matches with his long purple coat.
The last, but not least, is Venia. She has gold tattoos above both of her eyebrows, and a pale complexion. Her face is normally sprinkled with glitter, as is the rest of her body. She has dark brown stick-straight hair that flows down to her mid-back. She's at least half normal.
"You look exactly like your Mom!" Squeals Venia as she jumps up and down like a little girl, clapping her hands together.
Flavius bursts into tears and runs over to me, enveloping me into a huge bear hug. I hug back with wide eyes, I look to Haymitch for help but he is too busy laughing to notice.
"Hey! Alright, time to prepare her for tonight and the loved ones meetings." Octavia says in what is her best stern voice. She glares at Venia and Flavius as if they weren't supposed to that. I mouth a quick "Thank you." To her before she sits me down in a fluffy chair that sits in front of a mirror.
I'm shaved, waxed, washed, trimmed, gelled, kissed, prepped, robed, and swabbed. I try to protest several times that I can take a shower by myself, but my stylists won't hear it.
A new stylist walks in through the door and I breathe a sigh of relief. Someone normal! He tells me his name is Felix. He is a very handsome young 22-year-old man. To start, he has short, dirty blonde hair. It is always somewhat messy, no matter how hard he tries to smooth it out.
His eyes are some of the most captivating eyes you'll ever see. They're a beautiful clear blue, the color most people wish they had. They are set just right, and most people think they are just the right size. His eyelashes are short and blonde, so you can hardly see them. His eyebrows are set right above his beautiful eyes, blonde but thick.
His lips are a pale pink color. His smile is perfectly straight. He also has cute little dimples, which add to his virtually irresistible charms. When he smiles his beautiful, pearly white smile, most cannot resist smiling back at him, no matter how angry or sad they were.
Overall, Felix has a very pretty face, and has no problem with getting lady friends.
Felix doesn't like people who are cocky and arrogant, so he tries his best not to be. He is always very modest and humble with everything he does, and tries not to get caught up in "capitol things."
"I can take a shower by myself! I promise I can." I protest when I'm standing in the bathroom with only a robe on.
Felix shakes his head and slips off my robe. Octavia pushes me in the shower gently, and then presses various buttons causing soap to spill out the sides of the shower.
They wash, tug, pull, and rinse my hair. They pull me out and dry me off and put a pink fluffy robe around my shoulders. Venia has me touch a machine that dries my hair instantly. I was actually quite fascinated by it and kept touching to feel that little spark. They weren't exactly fond of me doing that constantly so I stopped.
Octavia brushed out my hair with a fancy looking brush then pulled out a curling iron. I smiled when I saw the curling iron. Mom only curls my hair on special occasions. Octavia sectioned my hair off and began curling my hair.
"Octavia…Don't you have some machine that will curl my hair in seconds?" I ask as she curls part of the second section.
"Yes, but I would like to do it manually." She shrugs as she continues to curl. "Is that alright with you?"
I nod but stop as it results in my hair hurting from the iron. "That's fine."
She continues curling my hair, letting the long ringlets fall past my shoulders. She puts on some mascara and a pale pink lipstick, and sparkly eye shadow.
Felix steps out of the room to get the dress I will wear tonight and we all wait patiently. When Felix comes back in one person from my prep team ties a blind fold over my eyes so I can't see what the dress looks like as they slide it on.
I hear Felix whisper, "I thought her mother should be honored. So I used Cinna's idea. But, I made some changes."
The dress goes to just above my knees, it looks as though I'm on fire. I touch the dress just to make sure that I'm really not on fire. It's not even warm! It feels as though I'm touching silk. I have black leather leggings on and leather black boots that come up to my knees so barely any leggings are showing. Felix places a small tiara on the top of my head to finish the look.
I open my eyes after the blind fold is removed from my face and I stare at the reflection in the mirror. I'm convinced that the girl in front of me isn't in fact me. I try to say something but I only stutter. I try to come up with a compliment but I find no words.
"I um, I really…Um, I really think…This is just…amazing." I stutter over and over again, thinking that my compliment was lame I blush and laugh softly at myself. "I don't even know what to say. Is that even me?" I point to the reflection again.
They all just laugh and Felix kisses my cheek. "You look lovely. Now you go with Haymitch for your family meeting then we have prep for interview then the actual interview tonight. We'll adjust your make up and hairs before you go on, though." He smiles and leads me from the bathroom to the living room where Haymitch is sitting on the couch lazily.
Haymitch and I walk in silence until we stop at another boring door. They all look the same to me. But, they all have a different purpose. He pushes the door open where my family is waiting. A smile spreads across my face and I run to them. Finnick immediately starts screaming and reaching out for me. I take him into my arms and kiss his cheek gently.
"Hey baby boy." I coo at him, bouncing him up in down in my arms trying to keep him occupied.
He giggles and puts a hand on my cheek gently, slobbering all over my hand.
Mom takes Finnick while they hug me. Dad is trying not to cry, I can tell. His eyes have that glossy look to them as he tells me he loves me. Mom is already sobbing as she hugs me, the thought crosses my mind and I wonder if she'll ever let me go.
"Rue, listen to me alright." I nod as I hear she is using an urgent tone. "Once you get into that
Arena there won't be any supplies."
I look at her confused. "Why aren't there going to be any supplies..?" I ask, now getting worried on what I will do.
"There will be, just no Cornucopia. The supplies are scattered around the Arena." She says, still a note of hysteria in her tone. "I want you to run straight into cover. If there are woods, go to that. If there are some type of cave or mountain…anything. Just get behind it and find food and water. Now, Alex is your partner. I want you two to be allies."
"Alright." I think over what she told me. "Water, food, cover, shelter, allies." I nod, confirming what she just said.
Now its dads turn to talk, "Only make allies with the tributes you know the most. When they send you down to the training area talk to other tributes. If you don't like them, tell Alex. If you want them to be with you, tell Alex. You and Alex are partners. Keep each other close." He nods and they both give me lectures on various weapons, animals, and edible plants.
The time comes when Peacekeepers are brought it to take them out after our hour is up. It's a time full of teary goodbyes, screams, and what I think is never seeing my family again. The thing that made my heart break…was that Finnick was screaming my name as they were yanked from the room.
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