The song used for this title is Elastic Heart from Sia.

Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural nor The Hunger Games, otherwise Dean would be a lot happier and Katniss would be treated more respectfully in district 13.

His prep team chatter around him, trying to create the atmosphere that there normally was. Except, you know, it's not working. Any time one of them try to get him into the conversation, he gives them short, snappy answers. While doing this, he could practically feel Bobby glare at him. He tries his best to feel sorry about his actions. But as soon as they start chattering about the wedding dresses of Katniss Everdeen, and that they'll probably never know which one won. He can't really find himself too. Soon his prep team are done, and they leave promising that his stylist will soon come with his clothes. He only hopes that this time he would get more to wear than just some fishnets tied around him.
Luckily enough, his stylist gives him white trousers with a white loose shirt. He also gets a necklace of shells around his neck that feel like plastic. Straightening his sleeves, she nods to him. "All done."
She takes a step back and places her hand over her mouth, her eyes watering. Dean gives her a hesitating smile, nodding his thanks. Then she does something he hadn't expected, she steps closer to him, and warps both her arms around him. "Good luck." She whispers in his ear. Rubbing her eyes as she lets go, she leaves smutches of green mascara beneath her eyes.
"Well of you go," she says too cheerily, moving away of him. ,
Walking to the door, Dean hesitates for a moment by the door, he gives his stylists a long look. Then he opens the door and makes his way to the elevator, where he is supposed to meet Bobby, Becky, and Missouri. The funny thing is, he realizes while he is waiting for the rest, is that he doesn't feel nervous at all. He had discussed with Bobby what he could and could not say, but he knew that whatever he is going to say, the Capitol audience is his.
A minute later Missouri and Bobby arrive. Missouri is dressed in a dress similar to his clothes, a simple white dress with the edges covered with shells. Bobby has a black suit on, he's probably going to try and get sponsors for them tonight.
Becky joins them a minute later, and her exciting comments fill the elevator on the way down.

Some other tributes have already gathered offstage and are chatting quietly with each other. Some of them give him a nod as hello, before turning back to the person they were talking with. Dean finds Jo rather quickly. And although she isn't dressed up as a tree this time, you can see that her stylist definitely had thought of trees while creating the dress. They make light conversation and soon Castiel joins them, this time dressed in an overall. While Jo is talking about her private training to him, Dean suddenly notices that all the other tributes have fallen quiet. Dean follows the gazes of the other tributes, and soon sees Katniss and Peeta standing just outside of the elevator. Dean immediately notices Katniss dress as the one he had seen on the television moments before the reading of the card. Peeta is dressed in an elegant tuxedo with white gloves. They're wearing the clothes they should have been married in. Dean feels anger bubbling up inside him. He does his very best to not let it show when he finally manages to say, "I can't believe Cinna put you in that thing."
"He didn't have any choice. President Snow made him," Katniss answers, somewhat defensively. Dean feels the anger for president Snow burn in his chest. The snake is once again playing with his poison, and Dean suddenly feels the need to do something about it. Something he hadn't dared in years. But the thought of his family, and all the harm that can be done to them if he does something Snow didn't agree with, replaces his anger in his chest with worry. All the other tributes stay quiet for a moment, some of them look angry while others look sympathetic.
Then Cashmere tosses her flowing blond curls back and spits out, "Well, you look ridiculous!" She grabs Roman's hand and pulls him into place to lead the procession onto the stage. The other tributes begin to line up as well. Some of them give sympathetic pats on the shoulders of Peeta and Katniss, and Jo actually stops to straighten the pearl necklace of Katniss. "Make him pay for it, okay?" she says.

Katniss nods, but she doesn't look all too sure what Jo meant by it. Dean understands it, and he feels worry for his friend, and the stupid things she might say tonight.
One by one the tributes are lead up stage, and Caesar Flickerman, hair and face highlighted in lavender this year, welcomes all the tributes and quests.
As the tributes begin their interviews, Dean really notices the anger and betrayal the other tributes feel. But the tributes manage to play the game so smart, so wonderfully smart. Because everything they say somehow manages to fall back on their dismay with the games and President Snow. Of course, some of them don't play along with the games, and instead they talk about their plans on survival.
Cashmere, to Dean's surprise, manages to start it by talking about how she can't stop crying as she thinks about the Capitol citizens and the losses they have because soon 23 victors will be dead. The act is amazingly played, full with soft sniffles, and the occasional sweeps at her eyes, and underneath it all, the hot burning anger. Beetee manages to make Caesar really nervous as he starts to question the legality of the Quell.
And after Wiress's interview, with the occasional completion of Beetee, it's Dean's turn.
Caesar meets Dean with the same smile he had when Dean was sixteen, but his eyes seem to be more alert.
"Welcome back, Dean." Caesar says all too cheerful, and Dean smiles back at him.
"Thank you, Caesar. I'm glad to be back, although I had wished the circumstances were different." Caesar gives him a breathy laugh, and his eyes narrow slightly at him.
"Yes, I can believe that. I think a lot of us are very sad to see you go like this, aren't we?" Caesar asks the crowd, and he is met with a lot of screams, with some "I love you, Dean's" in between.
Dean smiles and winks at the crowd, "Aw, I'm gonna miss you guys too!"
It seems kind of cowardly, while even district one speaks out about the games, Dean is the one who doesn't say anything.
Caesar makes some light conversation with him, when Caesar asks if Dean wants to say a couple of last words to someone special.
Dean nods and shifts to the camera, taking in a deep breath he speaks in careful chosen words. "Where ever you are right now, I want you to know that if I die in the games, my last thoughts will be on you," Dean waits for a moment, and a lot of people scream, thinking he is talking about them, when actually he is saying his last words to his family. The ones he hadn't been giving the time for after the reaping. "Please, don't linger to long on my death. Move on, and be happy. I care about you." A couple of people even faint, and Dean gives the public a big smile, which he hopes is convincing enough. Soon after, Caesar thanks him and sends him back to the other tributes. Some of them look at him in confusion, probably wondering who his lover now is. B ut Jo and Cas both look at him in understanding, Jo even offers him a smile in comfort.
By the time Jo gets up, she asks the public if there isn't something that they can do to stop the Quell from happening.
"When the gamemakers made rules seventy-five years back, they surely didn't think the victors and the Capitol citizens would form such a close bond. It's cruel to break that connection, don't you think Caesar?" Caesar, who is clearly distressed by the responses the victors are giving him, doesn't know how to answer. The public, however, agrees with her in shouts, and by the time Caesar has the crowd somewhat in control, Jo's interview (much to Caesar's relieve) is over. Dean gives her a proud smile, trying to press down the worry he has for the trouble Jo might get for her actions.
But district eleven, one of the rebelling districts, really lights the spark (especially back home, Dean thinks). Seeder quietly musses Seeder about how, back in District 11, everyone assumes President Snow is all-powerful. So if he's all-powerful, why doesn't he change the Quell?
Caesar seems extra careful when Castiel comes up, and does his best to make his questions as simple as it is possible.
"Your mentor had told me you quite like hamburgers, is he right?" The questions is as safe as is possible, but Castiel still manages to give a rebel-like answer.
"Yes. We don't have hamburgers in district eleven." Castiel tells them, and a sad smile appears on his face. "But then again, we haven't got very much in district eleven."
The proud smile Castiel sends his way when Caesar quickly changes the subject makes Dean beam back. Castiel is performing his own little rebellion. And at the end of the interview, as Caesar kind of gives up and let's Castiel say what he wants. Castiel falls back on what Seeder said earlier, and adds that if President Snow wanted to change the games, he could, but that he probably doesn't think it matters that much to anyone.
By the time Katniss is introduced, the audience is a complete wreck. People are crying and demanding that the games must be changed. As Katniss begins to spin, Dean can't help his shout of shock as her dress goes up in flames. When underneath the dress the other dresss with wings come out, Dean sees what Cinna had done to the dress. Katniss, standing on stage, looking as shocked as everyone else, has been turned into a mockingjay. The symbolization of the rebellion. Dean knows, as Cinna stands up and accepts his applause, that Cinna isn't going to live through the games.
Peeta, the last one to go, manages to set fire to the spark by admitting that Katniss is pregnant. As the fire unfolds, the audience goes up in flames with it. Screams of denial and rage are heard from the audience, the people who normally don't care about the death of a child, are suddenly so much more affected about the possible death of an unborn baby.

As Katniss unexpectedly grasps Castiel's hand, Castiel doesn't hesitate to grab hold of Seeder's. Soon everyone is holding each other's hands and showing the first unity among the districts since the Dark Days. The Gamemakers must have realized this too, because soon the screens go dark. But the damage is done. People back home have seen it. The victors are standing up against the Capitol.

In the darkness everyone starts to stumble off the stage, and Missouri keeps a tight grip on his hand as she pulls him through the other tributes to the elevators. The bright elevator light is kind of disorientating, and while he blinks in annoyance, he hears Missouri say beside him: "I think the games have only just started."

Another chapter done! They're going into the Quell faster than I wanted them too, but whatever.

I was also thinking to do a compenion piece to this, giving the perspectief of Sam or other people on a couple of chapter, and I would love to hear your opinion about it.

Thank you for following or even viewing this story.

I hope you have/had a nice weekend, and hopefully to next time.

( P.s I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to update next week, or the week after, because soon I'm going on a small trip of three days to Germany with my school, so..)