Yay! I updated today. I finally thought of a good- well semi-good angle for Hannah. Louis' angle is pretty obvious. As for Dimitri, you'll have to find out.
I do not own anything besides Hannah, Dimitri, and Louis
"Rise and shine and prepare to die!"
That's one I haven't heard before.
I groggily open my eyes.
"We brought a special surprise for you" I saw Katniss leaning on the doorway.
"How the hell is Johanna Mason special?" I threw my head back down to the pillow.
"Oh, this one is too stubborn to be a surviver" Johanna commented.
"She's the worst in the mornings. Other times she's fine" Peeta defended.
"Katniss told me that we're alike. I'm starting to think that's a bad thing" Johanna said.
"Shut up" I snapped.
"Today are the interview preparations. You need an angle" Peeta informed me.
"Shocker" I rolled my eyes, "Thank you captain obvious."
"I think sweet will work"" Johanna said with much sarcasm dripping from her words.
"Shouldn't you be helping out with YOUR tributes?" I asked her.
"They're lost causes" she replied coolly.
"What a mentor you are" I snapped.
She's letting innocent children die without any help whatsoever!
"I'm going to go and wake Dimitri. See you girls later" Peeta left the room.
"Okay" Katniss fidgeted at the end of my bed, "Let's get started."
"Yeah because Little Miss sunshine needs all the time in the world" Johanna spat at me.
"And heartless wants to get a move on" I hissed.
"Guys! Stop, we need to find Hannah's angle" Katniss told us.
"Let's try sweet" Johanna smirked.
I smirked back.
"Okay, I'll be Caeser and you'll be Hannah" Katniss said.
"Obviously" I sat up from my bed.
"So Hannah, tell me, how did you score a 12?" she inquired.
"I'm not supposed to say" I batted my eyelashes.
"No" Johanna decided, "You're as sweet as dirt."
"Love you too."
"Wait, how did you get that 12?" Johanna asked.
I froze.
What would I tell her?
'Hey Heartless I have super powers!'
No doubt she'll think I was crazy.
In a swift motion I put my finger over my lips signaling that it was a secret.
"Stupid?" Katniss suggested.
"Because she already is" Johanna snorted.
"Let's try this again. Hannah, tell me, how did you reel when you were reaped?" Katniss looked me dead straight in the eye.
"Reaped for what?" I furrowed my eyebrows making my reaction more believable.
"The Hunger Games" I could see Katniss fighting the urge to smile.
I let out a forced laugh, "The Hunger Games? What's that?"
"I think we found her angle" Johanna said, "But it's not really an angle. She's just being herself."
I chucked the nearest pillow at her.
"Got to put some meat on those bones. You're almost as weak as my tributes" Johanna mumbled.
I stuck my tongue out at her.
"Let's do a few more run-through's" Katniss said.
After about two hours of bickering, role-playing, and fights, we were finished.
"Well Adios!" Johanna picked up her bag and left.
"I don't like her" I stated once she left the room.
"Funny, you two are so much alike" I threw a pillow at her.
Katniss smiled.
"You should go and get some lunch. Right after your prep team will wax you raw" Katniss informed me as I headed to the bathroom.
"Thank you" I waved her out of my room.
Once I was finished with my daily routine, I went into the dining room.
Katniss handed me a bowl of lamp stew stating that "It's better than hot chocolate."
It is quite good, but not as good as hot chocolate.
As soon as I put down my spoon, I was being whisked away by my prep team.
"All our hard work!" Flavius whined.
I bit my tongue back to restrict me from yelling insults as they insult me.
Just an hour, that's all.
I can do this.
I was grateful that this time they didn't attempt to put makeup on me.
"You should see the dress Cinna has for you" Octavia told me.
"Oh, it's beautiful!" commented Venia as she re-coated my nails.
"She can see for herself" I heard Cinna's voice from behind me.
"They're not done yet"I gestured to my prep team.
"No, but I came here to inform you that Katniss has told me your angle. We also agreed that if you don't do as I say they will not send any sponsor gifts" I rolled my eyes at the last part.
"I never knew how much they loved me until now" I joked.
Cinna smiled.
"I only did this because I have the perfect dress for you, but knowing you, you would not wear it" I started to get nervous.
"What exactly do you want me to wear?" I inquired.
From behind him he revealed the dress.
My prep team squealed in delight.
It was a strapless, sweetheart neckline.
There was a bot tied to wear my waist would be.
The skirt beneath the top was printed in various colors.
The front of the flowing skirt was shorter than the back.
The top was black and the back was criss crossed.
"Add some black eye shadow" Cinna instructed.
"Thanks" I said with sarcasm dripping from my voice.
Octavia grinned wildly as she did this.
Once she was finished I took the dress from Cinna.
"I'll get my revenge" I promised.
"That's if you come back. Alive" he whispered.
"Oh I will" and that was a promise I was going to keep.
Cinna didn't know about my... ability.
I stripped off my gown and pulled the dress up.
It was beautiful.
Just not for me.
My hair was curled and divided evenly onto both sides of my face.
I stared at myself in the mirror.
"You look beautiful" Cinna comforted.
I cracked half a smile, "You too."
"You'r time is almost up" Cinna looked at the clock.
Interviews start soon.
"Yeah" I agreed sadly.
"You'll do fine. Trust me" he gave me a long embrace.
"I'll try" I croaked.
I was never really the one for words.
Thank goodness my angle is stupid.
Literally.
When I left the room I saw that Dimitri was already ready.
He was in the usual tux.
He must have seen how uncomfortable I was in the dress because he stayed silent.
This time we weren't the last people to enter.
District 5 was.
I kept my eyes on Louis.
He was dressed differently from the rest.
A plain old T-shirt and dress pants.
It was odd, but looked great on him.
He must have caught me staring because he waved over to me.
I waved back.
"You can stop drooling" Dimitri joked.
I slapped his shoulder as hard as I could, and sadly, it wasn't that hard.
"Ouch, you twig!" he laughed and I slapped him again.
"So what's your angle?" I asked changing the subject.
"Funny, sweet, sympathetic" he listed.
"You, sweet? Ha! Maybe you are going for the funny angle" I said.
Now it was his turn to slap my shoulder.
And this time it hurt.
"Dammit Dimitri! That actually hurt!" I complained.
"Sorry you stick" he mocked.
We watched the TV screen as Glight went on stage.
She was definitely going for the sexy look.
Mrs. Harlot pulled it off quite nicely.
A little bit too nicely.
In other words, she acted like a prostitute giving strip tease to Caeser.
"I hate her" I told Dimitri.
"I know" he replied, "Everyone does. Except the crowd."
As much as I hated to admit it, she really did woo the crowd.
"She's such a bitch" I cursed.
"Really? How do you know?" he inquired as the male from District 1, Juk or as I like to call him, Butterface, came up.
"You sound so surprised. First, she's from District 1. Second, we had a little talk at the chariots the other day. Trust me, she's a brat" I ranted.
"Well you're not the only one making enemies" Dimitri laughed at Caeser's cheesy joke.
"What do you mean?" I questioned.
"Hannah, take one guess" Dimitri urged.
I racked my brain for ideas.
Who would hate him besides careers?
Liana, from District 7 loves him.
I mean she gives up training just to flirt with him.
Aha!
"District 7, male tribute" I answered.
"Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!" Dimitri over enthusiastically said.
"Shh. I want to watch this" I told Dimitri.
He obeyed my command like a dog and his owner.
I really appreciated that.
It was the girl Angelina from District 2.
She was in a blue dress that hung to the floor.
All I could think about was home.
I ignored her bloodthirsty comments.
"Caeser, I am going to win. Who's going to stop me?" she smiled.
"There we go! Some confidence in these games makes it a whole lot more interesting!" Caeser exclaimed.
Next was Cato, the ruthless killer from District 2.
"Now Cato, in the last interview Angelina said nothing will stop her from winning. How do you feel about this?" good, he's trying to pin one against each other.
"I'll let her have her fantasies while she's still alive. I am coming out of the arena" his answer was quick and short.
"Do you feel any threats against the other tributes?" he pried.
Cato's face looked like stone, "No."
"Not even the girl from twelve? She did score the highest score ever recorded" the cameras turned to me, waiting for a reaction.
"She a rat from the lowest district. I've heard some stories about how people got high scores, and this is one of them" I gritted my teeth at Cato's answer, "But she could be a useful ally. We'll just have to wait and see."
Allies? With Cato?
No way in hell.
BUZZ!
"There we have it! Cato Walker!" Caeser took his hand into his before raising them both up.
I rolled my eyes.
District 3 drove me crazy.
I could barely hear the girl and the boy threw up!
I could smell the stench from the hall.
It took me a minute to realize that it was Louis' turn.
"So tell me Louis, how's training?" Caeser leaned in, waiting for an answer.
"The food's good. The housing is better, and the ladies are amazing" the Capitol women swooned over his last comment.
"Now, how do you feel about winning? Do you think you will win?" Caeser asked this question to everyone.
I started to prepare for my answer.
Sympathetic?
No, I'm supposed to be stupid.
"I think that winning is an honor, but coming back to your family is better" he said it so perfectly.
The audience were in awe, and honestly, so was I.
"It is" Caeser agreed.
Once his interview was over I felt the urge to be alone.
This was my only way to get sponsors, and I was going to blow it.
"Do you know where the bathroom is?" I turned around to face Katniss.
"Are you sure you can't wait?" Katniss inquired.
"No, it's an emergency" I explained.
"First door to your left" she instructed.
I mumbled a quick thank you before heading the way to the latrines.
Once I was in i checked all the stalls.
Empty.
I turned to face the mirror.
I breathed in and out for a minute before actually using the toilet.
As I ripped the toilet paper, I realized I ripped something else.
My skin.
The scratch covered my entire forearm.
A few trickles of blood fell onto the floor.
It took less than a second to heal, but I stared at the blood that stained the floor.
My head got dizzy and my vision started to blur.
I hurriedly opened the door, but it was too late.
I had already blacked out.
So I started writing this chapter, and I couldn't stop. I won't be able to update tomorrow so I'll update later tonight, even though there's less than an hour of today left. Review! Next chapter will have Hannah and Dimitri's interviews. This was a very long chapter, over 2,000 words so I hope you enjoyed it. Remember this is unbeta'd.