Yay...It's amazing...IMA BACK! I made a concious decision to not update any of my fics last week so I could get into a homework-writing thing and gather my shit together but the weeks over...yeah...so here's the chapter...
Thankyou MusicFlowsWithin, Pippa3OneDirection and TheHungerGamesForever
Chapter 15: Launch
"Oh my god." I say "How the hell did I pull that off?"
"That's cool." Alice grins
"No it's not!" Quinn yells "They gave you a twelve. Now the others will have no choice but to pick you off first!"
"But I thought being strong was the technique we were going for…" I say, confused
"Not that strong!"
"Well can you please be more specific next time." I scowl. Quinn sighs and suddenly bursts into tears.
"Babe?" Rachel whispers in her ear, pulling her girlfriend down in between herself and me
"I'm so sorry Santana!" She sobs "I've been a shit friend and now you're leaving tomorrow afternoon and I'm still being a bitch!"
"Quinn it's fine." I tell her "I get how stressed you are, I get that all our kids are at our parents houses and you're missing Lucy"
"It's not just that San." She says, wiping her eyes "I'm just not ready to lose you again."
"You're not going to lose me Quinn." I tell her, wrapping my arms around her as she collapses into me.
"I'm so sorry" She whispers again as the others close in for the classic, cheesy group hug
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The next morning I wake up and panic comes along with the sudden realisation, it's my last day
"Santana?" Brittany whispers from next to me "I'm scared." I don't have to look to see that she's crying
"Why?"
"Because I need you." She sobs, I wrap my arms around her and she curls into me "I can't do this by myself, I need you."
"Baby you're an amazing mum" I tell her and we stop talking all together
"What should I call it?" She finally breaks the silence, I hesitate "I want you to choose."
"I like the name Jamie" I smile
"Jamie Santana Lopez-Pierce it is then."
"What?"
"You're going to be its middle name no matter what happens." Brittany tells me
"Why?"
"Because you're my hero San, you saved me and you saved our family because I never would have got through it and I would never be able to get through it a second time. You can. I believe in you Santana."
"San" I hear a whisper from the doorway and look up to see Quinn and Alice there. Without even bothering to ask them what they want I get out of bed and wrap them both in an embrace. This day is going to be hard for everyone but much harder for them, they're my sisters.
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We walk down to the lobby as a group and they literally have to drag me through the crowd of reporters, all wanting to chat with the tributes. They think we're going to be on some sort of quiz show I guess.
"Are you looking forward to it?" "Do you think you have a shot at winning?" "Who are you most looking forward to going up against?" If they do know what's going on they're all assholes.
We finally get to the launch room where I'm supposed to leave from where I'm informed I can only take one person other than my stylist with me. Brittany.
"Santana do you have your token?" Quinn asks me before I leave
"I lost it." I admit sadly
"No you didn't." Kurt tells me, "We took it and made a few edits" He hands the golden locket back to me and I look closely at the carving on the outside, I knew it was there before but I never thought to check it out
"It's a songbird." I mutter
"So many factors gave you that name Santana" Tina smiles
"Open it" Rosie grins. On one side is a picture that was obviously taken the other day in the hotel room of the glee club plus Rosie and Alice and all their significant others has replaced the old picture of the glee club. I almost cry when I see the other side. It's clear none of us knew the picture was being taken; I'm sat on the sofa with Britt, Alice is lying across our laps holding Ella high above her head whilst sky jumps up and down, trying to reach her. Marcus is behind us, trying and failing to get over the back of the sofa whilst Brittany laughs at him. We're all happy, the perfect family.
Our family was mucked up before, when it was smaller. I can't believe the games have the nerve to come and do it again. I go round and hug each and every person, telling them pretty much the same thing, take care of yourself, stay in love before getting to Quinn
"Look after them." I tell her
"I will Tana. I promise." Suddenly it feels like we're five again. Running through the playground at recess without a care in the world. It was all so simple. I have to be dragged away from them all.
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"Santana your outfits in the other room" Kurt tells me as we settle in the huge vehicle designed to take us to the 'almighty' arena. I head in there and sigh
"Wow. This latex crap really can't get enough of me." I say to no one in particular as I change into the latex suit that's pretty much the same as the training one but with shore sleeves and legs. On top of that I have a simple denim jacket but other than that I have no protection from well…anything. Gee, thanks Mr White. Bitch. It's as though he wants us to die. Oh wait, he freakin does!
"Santana!" Kurt calls from outside. I take it as a signal to hurry up and shove my hair in a long twisted braid on the left side of my face before heading out the door.
"It's been a pleasure working with you Santana." Kurt tells me simply
"You to Lady Hummel" I smile sadly as we hug
"Bye Britt-Britt" I say tearfully as I turn to her
"Jamie's going to be so frikin' proud of you Santana"
"Don't let them forget me babe." I tell her, voicing my greatest fear "Even if you move on. Just please make them remember me."
"I promise Santana. You're going to be Jamie's hero. Whether you make it back or not you'll always be 'Super Mami'" I giggle, still upset
"I'll see you on the other side of hell." I tell her. It's an empty promise I know but it's the best I can do. Kurt leaves so we can finish saying goodbye in private before my arms are grabbed yet again and I'm dragged into the launch room
"HOLY SHIT!" I scream as I feel an unbearable pain shoot up my right arm "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
"Tracking device." The attendant says simply as he shoves me into the launch pod.
As it rose up into the air I braced myself for something awful. Something horrendous that would hunt me forever. I never thought it would be this bad.
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So, what do you think it is that will haunt Santana so badly? Will it haunt the other tributes in the same way?
Do you want to see the song messages again like last time? What songs would you want to see? I was thinking Safe And Sound by Taylor Swift might work…
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