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"Hannah! Hannah!" my head hurt like crazy.
Where was I?
My vision was still a bit blurred.
"Hannah, can you hear me?" Katniss asked, while kneeling down beside me.
"Fine" I lied trying to stand up.
I fell down again.
"Hannah!" Katniss grabbed my arm, "What happened?"
I choked out the one word that explained it all, "Blood."
"District 10 just finished their interviews" I started to panic.
"What?" I scrambled to my feet with success.
"Hey, calm down" Katniss soothed.
She guided me back to the hallway.
"Where were you?" Dimitri asked me once he saw me.
"Bathroom. Sleeping" I held on to him for support.
"You okay?" he inquired.
"Fine" my face gave my mask away.
"Hannah, you're not fine" I looked up at Dimitri.
He was only a few inches taller than me standing at 6'2.
"Honestly, I feel great" I plastered a smile on my face.
"I can tell when you're lying. Is it about your family back home?" Dimitri whispered.
I shook my head, "I'm a family of seven, that's enough people to take care of each other" I replied.
"But Hannah, it's the Seam we live in" he reasoned.
"And they're probably starving, but that's why I'm so determined to win. I need to" I caught my breath.
Dimitri stayed silent.
Me winning means him dying.
I closed my eyes for a couple minute that felt like seconds and escaped the world of reality.
Peeta's voice pulled me back.
"You're up next" Peeta said.
I let out a sigh before walking on stage.
"Hannah Morris" Caeser stood up to greet me.
I fought the urge to roll my eyes.
"When you were reaped, how did you feel?" Caeser had his hand on my knee.
As uncomfortable as I felt, I let him.
I hesitated.
Just like we practiced.
"Reaped for what?" I batted my eyelashes.
I felt like I memorized a script and now I was just playing it out.
The audience laughed.
"For the Hunger Games, the fight to the death" he called it.
I let my expression change to scared, "Death?"
I started to hyperventilate.
I hope I wasn't overdoing it.
Caeser tried to calm me down.
"Okay, so tell me about your family" Caeser tried to change the subject.
Shit.
We didn't discuss family.
"What family?" I heard the audience aw.
I wasn't going to tell them about my family.
"How about your training score? How did you get that 12?" I could see the look in Caeser's eyes.
He was running out of questions.
"For what?" I tried my best to look as innocent as possible, but let's face it, I'm not.
"Never mind, tell me about yourself. What do you like to do back home?" I decided to cut him some slack and actually answer his question.
"Breathe" I answered simply.
Funny ans stupid.
I could work with that.
There was a moment of silence.
"What do you think of the capitol? How different is it from home?" Caeser scratched the back of his neck nervously.
"Capital of what?" I smiled.
"Is there a special boy back home?"
"Besides my brothers and dad, no" did I just confuse him?
"I thought you said you didn't have any family?" Yeah I confused him.
"When did I say that?"
I suck at interviews.
"Just a minute ago" he responded.
Buzz!
Thank goodness.
"Hannah Morris! District 12!" he gave me a tight squeeze for reassurance.
I walked off stage quickly.
"Good luck" I whispered to Dimitri.
"So Dimitri" Caeser started.
"How easy was that for you?" a voice said from behind me.
It was Louis.
"And playing it cool and careless? How hard was that for you?" I shot back playfully.
He smiled.
"Hard" he played along.
I smiled a toothy smile.
Thank goodness there was some lightheartedness in these games.
Buzz!
"Well I have to get back to my mentors and stuff, but it was nice seeing you again Hannah" Louis gave me a hug.
Our first hug.
"Same here" I face palmed myself.
He must have seen my mistake because he laughed.
"Good job guys!" Effie hugged us both.
"Hannah, I actually thought you were stupid" Peeta smiled.
"Really? I thought I was overdoing it" I pretended to wipe sweat off my forehead.
"Shh! Dimitri's interview is starting!" Effie shushed us.
"Welcome Dimitri! How do you feel? About the Capitol? The Hunger Games? Everything?" Caeser badgered him with questions, begging for something juicy and entertaining.
Sure, the audience laughed at mine, but it wasn't memorable like Peeta's.
"Nice" his voice was quiet, but audible.
"How did you feel when you were reaped?" Caeser inquired.
"Spectacular" he showed no emotion.
"For a District 12 tribute, that's hard to believe" I rolled my eyes at his stupidity.
Or maybe he was playing it really well.
"I know" I almost laughed at his expression.
Dimitri's face was the same.
He didn't even blink.
"Is there anybody you'd like to be in an alliance with?"
"I don't need anyone to survive" Dimitri snapped.
Is his angle bipolar?
"Okay, calm down Dimitri. It was just a question" Caeser cooed, trying to calm his raging anger.
"Why should I? We're about to be sent into an arena to kill and numerous tributes can't hurt a fly!" Dimitri was now screaming.
"Uh oh" Katniss turned to me.
"What's he doing?" I asked Peeta.
"We were going for mysterious. He must have lost it" Peeta answered.
On instinct I ran on stage and tried to calm the thrashing Dimitri.
"Sorry, Caeser. He gets like this sometimes" I lied.
Dimitri stopped his fit of rage.
"How about you stay on stage to keep his cool?" Caeser said, but I could see it in his eyes: He was scared.
I'd be too though if I was him.
I nodded my head carefully.
There goes my angle, my mask, my cover.
"So, tell me what life is like back in District 12" my eyes were trained on Dimitri, but the rest of Panem was trained on me.
I could see him grit his teeth.
Dimitri wasn't talking which meant I had to.
"Hard" I took my gaze off the boy and onto the blue one.
"How so?" before I could open my mouth, Dimitri opened his.
"If we can't get food, obviously we can't survive. It felt like the Hunger Games everyday" Dimitri said.
He was out of it.
He wasn't the same Dimitri I saw right before the interviews.
"And how do you feel about the Hunger Games? Why is it so similar to District 12?" the audience leaned in, waiting for an answer.
"Because it's so hard to survive" those few words described life for us.
Something the Capitol and their lapdogs would never understand.
"We've tried so hard to push it away. We just wanted to feel safe, but no. Everyday feels like a war. A war no one can win. It's us against the world, and we're too far in the hole to dig our way out. And I walk around everyday so mad at the world, but I'm really just fighting with myself. I don't want to fight anymore. I'm just too tired" after my little speech, the audience went crazy.
I repeated my words in my head.
And I walk around everyday so mad at the world, but I'm really just fighting with myself. I don't want to fight anymore. I'm just too tired.
The death of innocent children had to stop.
These games were unnatural.
They knew what I meant.
I spoke for all the children who's life ended so early.
I spoke for those who had no chance.
"And I need to win. I want to have a chance to make lives back home easier. I could bring them food. Real food. If all that means winning the Hunger Games, I will" my balls were in fists thinking about home.
How the capitol starved us.
How other districts mocked us.
The room was dead silent.
"As for the capitol, I'd like to them burn in hell."
The audience screamed.
They liked the ball of fire I created, the edge and anger.
The audience thrashed around like wild dogs.
Dimitri and I were escorted off stage by peacekeepers.
Katniss looked me dead straight in the eye and said, "Thank you. That ought to tell Snow."
I smiled.
We were the soldiers in their war.
The puppets in their show.
And it all ended the same.
With one survivor.
But now, this was different.
I'm continuing what Katniss started.
The rebellion.
Change of plans and I was able to update today. Tomorrow is the day I can't update. I added Santana's line when she was talking to her grandmother. I just felt like it said so much, and I really wanted to include it. I would like to thank my reviewers personally. So here's to you guys.
Mockingjay425: Like I say to all my anons, you're welcome I didn't block them. I appreciate your intense liking for my story that you had to go into caps lock. I would love to hear from you more!
Kelley: Yes it could use some more detail and description. I'll work on that. Also, Hannah does have superhuman abilities. It's one of the main reasons she is so confident. I completely agree with you when you said that the Hunger Games isn't a fairytale. I find it hard to believe when some stories make them fall in love at sight. No need to worry, this story won't be mega fast paced. If anything, I'll probably be on chapter 90 and Hannah will still hate Cato, just because he's a career.
LallyPopz: I'm so glad you like this story. It means a lot to me. Dimitri is a lovable character, and I'm still pondering what to do with him during the games. He's one of those guys who focuses on the bright side of things. I totally admire that. On the other hand, Hannah is more of a... indescribable character. You'll find out why she's like that later on in the story.
Cato4ever: I'm glad you like the idea of a love triangle. The thing is, whenever I create or read a love triangle I always fall in love with them, and then I find it hard for me to decided which one I like the most.
MobilePenny: Thanks for reviewing again. Remember, grammar isn't my strong suit. Also this is unbeta'd... for now.
Lola: Whoa! I wouldn't want you to die on me. Lucky for you, I don't plan on stopping this story anytime soon.
Xylia Ren: I used to always pronounce Louis, Lou(is) too. Then my friend would always correct me because Louis Tomilson pronounces his name Lou(e). Now I pronounce it that way. I do love Louis, but that's because I created him how I wanted to. I'm a bit curious about Cato and Hannah though. This is a Cato/Hannah fanfiction. I guess we'll just have to wait and pray it all works out.
LallyPopz: I'm really glad that you like my story, and I'm not just saying that. I haven't had much time to check your story out, but I promise I will!
geranium08: I too can't wait until Cato confronts her! If I trained all my life and then some girl out of nowhere get's a higher score than me, I'd be pissed.
Xylia Ren: Everyone seems to love Louis. Now I don't know whether or not he should die in the Hunger Games. He will be a part of the Career pack so he will last. I tried to add some fierceness and determination towards the end. I would LOVE it if you could beta for me, but I don't know how that works and stuff. PM me details please!
Well that took forever. I had to skip some reviews, and I'm super sorry if one of them was you. Thanks and review!