Wow! 5 chapters in a row! I am on a roll! And running out of ideas. Uh oh. So anyways, here's the next chapter! Urgh, I'm so sleepy... and guess what? This morning I was so sleepy, I actually acted DRUNK. Well, ish. I didn't drink, but I asked my mom if she had any drachmas because she said she'd go shopping. During breakfast my mother and sister were making fun of me. D: But it was really funny. :D I fell asleepfor like 15 minutes, then got back onto this. WOW. O.o
"Leo, can you sit still for a second? I need to still give you blush!" Helen argues, chasing me around the 'modifying room'.
"No way I'm wearing make-up." I argue back, running faster.
"Leo, don't you EVER run out of energy?" She pants, slowing down.
"NEVER! ADHD RULES!" I shriek. I hear a ring, and I try to grab the ringing phone, but Helen beats me to it.
"Hello? Oh hey Gleeson, what's up? Wait, WHAT?" Helen nearly yells that last part. She looks at me, then goes back to the phone.
"You're being absolutely serious? No joke? So he's...one? So I can use the You-Know-What? You tell me this now? I could've used it ten minutes ago! Wait, you just found out? Pf, your senses need to be sharpened. Now if you don't mind, I've got a little diablo to take care of. (Did I spell that right? Sorry if I didn't.)
She turns to me, and she looks really happy.
"Okay, if you don't sit still, you're gonna get it." She says, slowly and calmly. I run anyways (being the idiot I am [don't tell Lesty]) and the weirdest thing happens. I can't move. I look down to see roots tugging at my feet, holding me down.
"Now isn't that better? Now hold still while I get you ready."
I feel horrified, and I dread every minute of the day. But what I can't help but wonder is how roots managed to root me down. Haha, pun intended. But seriously...
"Oh my gods Leo, what are you wearing?" I give her my ultra Stop-Mocking-Me glare, and she's still fighting back giggles.
"Oh this? I'm forced to wear this." I'm wearing a simple shadow-black jumpsuit that's perfect for hunting and war, but that's not the horrifying thing. There's guns and grenades strapped all over me. It's comfortable, but I truly despise it. Lesty's costume isn't any different.
"C'mon, we've got to go." I say. We go to the elevator, and soon we're at the main gates. (Oh my gods, I forget how they get to the chariot riding place. Please bear with me as I make up some random thing.) We take a limo to go to the chariot riding area, and soon we're there.
"Okay, Celeste and Leo, this is what you've got to do. Make allies, and be friendly. Got that?" Gret instructs us. We nod, then we head off towards our stallion. I look around, and Lesty goes towards the District 11 girl, Helena Carter. I go towards a random group, and say the best greeting EVER.
"And I'll take the fries!"
They all stare at me, and I give them a "welcome" smile.
"Who're you?" One asks (Draco?).
"I'm bad boy supreme!"
Not a word.
"You're supposed to be clapping." I mutter.
"Nice outfit, ." Another sneers. I think her name was Pansy...
"Leave him alone Pansy." I turn to see Lesty, and Helena who's...blushing?
"Oh sssuuuurrrreeeee I'll leave your boooooyyyyyyfriennnnnnd alone." She laughs, and I ball my fists up. I smell a faint trace of smoke, but I don't-
"Leo." Lesty says under her breath. Then I realize something. I was about to catch fire.
"Leo, how about you come meet these people? I bet they'll have the decency of actually being polite..."
She takes me to another group of people, and she whispers "Control yourself."
I go up to the group, and say the NEXT best greeting EVER.
"It was YOU!" I point to girl with brown choppy hair and...multicolour eyes? I think her name was Piper.
"What did I do?"
"You stole it!"
"What did I steal?"
"You stole the cookie from the cookie jar!" She rolls her eyes, but she grins anyways.
"Mm hmm. Sure I did. Who might you be?"
"I'm Leo Valdez, , bad boy supreme!" I say, puffing up my chest.
"Sure you are. And I'm a citizen of Atlantis." She says sarcastically.
"Did someone say Atlantis?" asks someone else. I turn to see a boy with black hair and sea green eyes.
"Yup. She did! She lived in Atlantis. Go ask her!"
Before he (his name was...Percy?) could say anything, it was time to go put on a show. Me an Lesty went to our chariot, and I was grinning like a madman. (I know, terrible grammar. But this is Leo. Terrible grammar is his thing. No offence.)
"So Leo, how was making friends like?"
"Oh it was fun. I accused Beauty Queen she stole a cookie from a cookie jar. Y'know, the usual."
District 1's chariot is already in motion, and soon we're next.
"Ready Lesty?"
"Ready as set and go." I look at her, amused, but soon we're in motion.
I look around the stadium, waving at cheering fans, and giving winks to everyone. We're soon in front of the Presidents mansion, and waiting for the other tributes. Soon everyone's there (District 12 again acting like fire) and the President soon comes out to deliver the speech.
"Welcome to the annual 97th Hunger Games! I wish you all the best of luck, and may the odds be ever in your favour."
I stare at the new President, looking at her with loathing. Lesty notices this, but doesn't say anything. (President Snow's gone. I need him to be gone. You'll find out later in the chapter.) Soon we're heading back to our apartment. When we're there, Lesty asks me something.
"Leo, why were you staring at the President like that?"
"Because I know President Gaea."
MWAHAHAHA! Plot twist! To storm or fire, the world must fall. Anyone who's read HoH will now be jumping around saying "OH MY GODS YOU DID NOT JUST DO THAT!" And I did! If you haven't read it, SPOILER ALERT! Piper said Gaea was Greek for world. So what happens if Jason (storm) or Leo (fire) can put Gaea to sleep? HMM? Ever thought of that? But if it's connected to An oath to keep with a final breath, someone's gonna die. These are the Hunger Games. Oh, now I feel evil. MWAHAHAHA!
