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I can fake with the best of anyone,
I can fake with best of em all,
I can fake with the best of anyone,
I can fake it all."- "fake it."
~piper pov~
We were closer now, I could see the crowds as we go rushing by, I stand up heading towards one of the windows that were facing the roaring crowds, seeing all of them in those monkey suits they call clothes.
"play it up piper, play it up." I though, my lips transformed into a wide smile teeth showing. while waving and blowing kisses and doing modeling poses, which I believe got bigger roars from them, thresh came to stand at my side being a big lump.
"Come on, play it up! well last longer." I said with a jab to his side, and when he turned to me eyebrow raised.
I demonstrated how to smile which gained a chuckle, but when he turned back to that crowed his face molded back into a frown, and I couldn't stand to see this boy no man, that helped, looked out for, and cared for so many to be executed to an arena.
where he's only going to lose his life for entertainment. "not if I have anything to say about it." I thought, already a plan was forming. I finally got thresh into playing a game, to see who could get the crowed to cheer loudest.
Which we got the most results when we sideways hugged.
~ Diana pov~
focus that was what I kept telling myself, but it was so hard what would you do if you saw a friend that makes you feel like you haven't seen for years. standing right there in front of you, but were to helpless to go to them, it was like piper was made of water and Diana could go right through her.
It was hard.
Diana looked over at cinna who was by her side, they were waiting on katniss and cinna knew his part, and Diana knew hers but that tension in her stomach didn't settle. cinna must of sensed this Diana couldn't think of any other way he could, he gently took her hand in his and gave a light squeeze, but quickly let go once the doors open to reveal katniss, in a light blue hospital gown I believe.
"Hello, katniss. I'm cinna, and this is Diana we're going to be your stylists," he says.
"Hello." katniss says cautiously. "Who did your hair?" I said, I already knew but I wanted to break her out of her shell towards us.
"my mother." she muttered.
"its beautiful, classic really, and in almost perfect balance with your profile". Cinna says in that truthful voice I learned to always trust. "She has very clever fingers." Cinna went on, as I flashed katniss a reassuring smile. she looked back in forth between cinna and me watching us with calculating eyes, raking over us looking for flaws.
"You're both new, aren't you?" she blurted. "I don't think I've seen either of you before." she continued.
"Yes, this is our first year in the games" cinna said, not missing a beat in replying.
"so they gave you district twelve." she said in a huffy voice.
"No we asked for it." I said this time, still smiling.
"Why don't we go somewhere more comfortable." I say, flashing cinna a look, and he gradually stands up to follow, motioning for katniss to do the same as they followed me into another room.
Two red coaches facing off over a low table, three walls are blank. The fourth is entirely glass, providing a window to the city. "Just like the book." I whispered for only cinna to hear, him flashing me a amused look as we sat down on one of the coaches, and katniss taking the other one across from ours.
Cinna pressed a button and food appeared, katniss just stared and I looked at cinna in the corner of my eye, him doing the same.
"how despicable we must seem to you." I said, as she turned her head to look at us. "We're sorry this happened to you, we're going to help you in anyway we can." cinna also replied at the end.
"Most people just congratulate me." she said looking down at her food.
"we don't see the point in that, we're not going to show you off on the parade." I said.
"So your going to make me pretty?" katniss questioned.
Were here to make an impression" both cinna and Diana said at the same time.
"So, I'll be in a coal miner outfit" she asked a panicked look on her face.
"Not exactly." I said.
"No one will remember you in that." cinna dismasted.
"This little lady right here, has created a dress unforgettable." cinna said pointing a finger at me, to say I wasn't embarrass was the lie of the year. "oh shut it, I really shouldn't get the credit." I said, slapping his arm.
Turning back to katniss who was giving an amused look our way with a hint at annoyance, I would be annoyed to if someone was having a good time in front of me in a dire situation. like the one she was at the moment.
"sorry." I said, trying to gain composer which was hard, with cinna chuckling beside me.
"So rather then focus on the coal." cinna said, getting back on track.
"And what do we do with coal? We burn it" cinna said with a wide smile.
The look on katniss face was priceless, me and cinna shard an amused look then turned back to katniss, who was unexpecting from these mad man and woman.
"You're not afraid of fire, are you katniss?" said cinna.
~ Piper pov~
I never thought I would ever be In a place such as this, with a bunch of freaks on every side. I stuck close to thresh, seeder, and chaff as much as possible. "now don't cause trouble and do as the stylist say." seeder said, with a stern look on her face, and that's what I did.
I didn't complain when the bubble heads prepared me, or the head stylist that prepared me for my death. she gave me the exact same designed dress as rue's, with the silky light blue base and bluejean skirt, and the silver writhe crown, it was cute and they left my hair down.
when I got to my chariot I saw thresh looking quiet handsome, before we knew it we were riding along but as predicted was shown up by district twelve. as we descended from the carriage, to be greeted by seeder and chaff I noticed a form over at district twelve's chariot, and I made eye contact with that person and my world seemed to have stopped.
~Diana pov~
I was putting finishing touches on katniss dress, while Portia was helping peeta in the other room. "You'll be fine." I said. "How do you know." she said unsure and disbelieving.
"I know more then you think." I couldn't help but chuckle, taking a very important item out of my pocket.
"I think you, would like this back." I said to katniss, holding out the mockingjay pin that started all this. She took it greedily.
"that's very pretty, just like mine". I said, showing off my own. Her eyes went wide but I put a finger to my lips to signal silence.
"I'll see you at the chariots." I told her walking out. "oh and katniss" I said from the door frame.
"the sparks been lit, and its spreading." and then I left.
We set up, katniss and peetas outfits and watched them burn, but as they were leaving I shouted for them to hold hands, which they did.
And as the parade came to an end, we helped katniss and peeta off the chariot.
"What did I tell you, there's nothing to it." I told katniss who gave a wide smile with a roll with the eyes.
"you were both amazing." Portia praised.
I then looked at district elevens chariot, and made I contact with the person I so wanted to meet ever since I saw her at the reaping.
~ No one pov~
the two girls stared at one another for only a heartbeat, till they came crashing into a warm embrace, "you're here, you're here." they kept whispering to each other oblivious to the stone cold stare, of a man that stands for the cruelty of the world.