Iris
I must have spent about an hour getting ready for training, first I had to find the perfect outfit then I had to put my makeup on and then I had to do my hair and it takes a while to get the perfect bun. So of course I was going to be the last to arrive in the training room. The District 1 boy wolf whistled as I stood by him and he touched my neck, I punched him in the gut.
"Watch it," I said with a giggle. Morpheus rolled his eyes at me,
"You're late."
"Ne-ver…" I said, flicking my hair without realising I had pinned it up…Opps.
"Well seeing as you've all arrived you can train but you can't train on each other and don't over exert yourself, we wouldn't want any of you to have an injury." A training lady said I ran away from the circle of people to the swords before anyone else could move.
"Someone's excited to get started," The man in charge said with a smile, I pulled a sword from the stand and went to train beside Morpheus who was stabbing a dummy with a spear. The District 1 pair joined us and for an hour we trained in silence, hacking, chopping and slicing the dummies apart.
"So Iris, why don't you come to the District 1 dinning cart for lunch, we can go to my room for afters." The District 1 boy whispered down my neck. I laughed, placing my sword on his throat.
"Don't make me kill you…" he held up his hands in a surrendering gesture,
"Let's not be hasty."
"Oh you'd like that," I giggled
"You know it Iris,"
"Rolex quit your flirting." Diamond snapped, Rolex smiled and started firing arrows at the wall. Morpheus stood beside me, raising his spear and pretending to stab Rolex in the back.
"What a sleaze bag," he muttered
"How do you think I feel?" Diamond smiled sweetly at me and started tying a complicated knot that would be used as a brilliant trap,
"We caught up with Celina last night," She said, I raised an eyebrow instantly interested. "Let's just say she won't forget me and Rolex in a hurry." I smiled and threw my sword at a dart board hitting the centre. I decided I'd had enough training and I wandered around the training centre looking at my prey. District 3 were both weedy and small, the District 4 boy, whose name I'd discovered was Martin, kept missing targets and tripping over his own feet, Celina was strong and skilled with a morning star, a really pathetic weapon if you ask me. District 5 would probably die from a poisonous plant by the looks of the girl who kept reaching for scarlet red berries, the District 6 boy was quite big and he was skilled with an axe but I noticed he had no balance. Both tributes from District 7 were going to die as soon as the arena started, the girl couldn't even swing a mace and the boy was actually crying! District 8, weak, District 9, lame, District 10, limp, District 11, powerless and District 12, don't get me started on them! Why don't they just blow up that tiny District and save themselves the trouble of feeding Panem's most ridiculous District? I made my way back to our small alliance, surprised to see the District 6 boy standing next to Morpheus,
"Oh hey Iris, meet Michael, I was thinking he could join our alliance." Rolex said,
"Oh did you really, well I don't want him to join our alliance and you should have asked me first seeing as this is my alliance!" Rolex blinked in shock,
"I-I'm sorry Iris, I just thought-"
"I don't care what you thought; you have to have my permission to do stuff that involves all of us!"
"Calm down sis, you're totally over reacting." Morpheus sighed, wiping his spear tip on his t-shirt. I walked up to him and punched him right across the face, people behind me gasped in shock.
"What the hell was that for you little bitch?" Morpheus shouted, pushing me. I stumbled but quickly regained my balance, kicking my brother right in the gut. He doubled over,
"You're insane,"
"Do you want me to punch you again?" I know I shouldn't use my brother as a punching bag but it really helps relieve anger and I had everyone's attention now.
"Don't tell me I'm over reacting, you have to ask me stuff first, do you all understand?" I asked looking at Diamond and Rolex, they both nodded. I smiled,
"Marvellous, now get back to your training." Rolex picked up his bow and Diamond started firing knifes at a target. Morpheus gave me one long hard stare and picked up his spear. I turned to stare at the District 6 boy, Michael, he did look tough and I'd seen what he could do with an axe, besides he was the only one who didn't look scared of me. Kid had guts.
"And you…can join our alliance, welcome." Morpheus threw his spear on the floor in frustration.
"What the hell Iris, you just punched me and now your letting him join? You're a total sociopath!" I ignored his sly comment; I'll get him back for that later.
"Well it's nice to know I have the permission of Princess Iris to join your alliance." Michael sneered,
"I'm not princess Iris, I'm goddess Iris, get it right transport boy." Michael laughed, a deep hearty laugh, and started swinging his axe around. I walked away from the group to a knot station; you never know when you might need knots. I picked up a thick piece of rope and started tying, the District 7 boy sat next to me, getting his thin fingers tangled in the rope.
"Can't you swing axes?" I asked suddenly, staring at the boy. He shook his head, his brown eyes cold as ice.
"I'm not strong enough, and I can't even tie rope." He threw his knot across the room, "I nearly ate poisonous berries, I got my foot tangled when I was climbing the rope and got a burn down my arm that is going to blister and I don't have the faintest idea how to cure it!" I blinked, surprised at the boys rant.
"O-Kay…I was just giving you a suggestion, names Iris."
"I know, everyone knows who you are, little trouble causer my teams calling you." I clenched my fist "- apparently my escort is betting a lot of money on you winning, I don't know who would bother betting against her, it's obvious you're going to win. I mean why wouldn't you? You strong, full of attitude, pretty, good leading personality. The others might just as well lie down and let you kill them, it'd be over quicker." I giggled; this boy obviously knew talent when he saw it.
"You might not die straight away if you join our alliance, I'll give you permission." The boy shook his head,
"I'll probably bring a pack of mutts on you, best to leave me to die in a ditch-if I make it that far." I sighed, this boy was actually quite sweet, but god he was dumb! If he joined me he'd defiantly make it to final 6.
"Whatever then, it's your funeral..." I muttered, the boy nodded sorrowfully
"It will be, and all I want is to go home." I rolled my eyes
"Spare me the sob story." I put my rope back on the mat and walked out of the training centre, bored to death of looking at tributes and training when I really don't need to.