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Loverman22 with Marina Del Rey

Blue Eyes Arch Angel with Haku Kasumi!

Marina Del Rey

The smooth feel of the clear blue water went over Marina's sandy tan skin. She slipped into the water and opened her pale blue eyes to smile with glee. She rose out of the water and floated back towards the golden brown shore. Marina loved the beautiful sea from this part of the world; many creatures swim and seem to dance under the water. She wrung out her dark red hair and grabbed her fluffy purple towel. Marina headed towards her father's new sardine factory. She opened the door and saw her father waving to her.

"Ciao!" said Marina, she couldn't help the word just seem to slip out. Marina remembered the day when her family was sent to the great country of Panem.

She had loved the salt of the air on their boat, but she really missed Naples. The soft pink orchids, the English ivy that spread throughout the city, the beautiful golden yellows and dark muted white columns. Marina had loved her small home and her three friends; Francesca, Sasha and Ashton. The four friends had shopped, played games, and had watched videos. She had loved it, but the sense of a new adventure had seemed to encircle and welcome her. She had kissed her friends cheek and Francesca had given her a charm bracelet that had glittered like gold and had the letters M, S, F, A on it. She had hugged them and had headed out on the boat.

The first few weeks were a little struggle but she always had pushed those thoughts away, when they bubbled up to the surface. She broke from her memory when her father started to shake her.

"Marina, Marina!" he said with a squeak. He gave a dazzling white smile and pushed back his dark brown red hair."Honey you should get ready the reaping, it will start soon." said her father with a heavily Italian accent.

"Arrivederci" said Marina, she flashed a smile and waved to her father. She closed the door and remembered today was the day where unfortunate kids will be sent to their doom. She tried to push the thought away and replaced them with the love she will receive from her mother. She walked down the sandy paved street and was confronted by her best friend.

"Marina, Marina!" shouted her best friend Sandy, she had thick shoulder length sandy blonde hair with freckles on her cheeks and light tan skin. She was wearing a navy blue fishtail dress with a thick golden necklace and dark black heels. "Someone forgot today was reaping day." said Sandy with a small smirk.

"Yea, I did," chuckled Marina "I think you can help me with picking a dress," said Marina. The two friends made it to Marina's nice two-story house. They ran straight to Marina's room. Sandy headed straight to the closet, while Marina took a nice warm shower and brushed her teeth.

Sandy saw most of Marina's expensive silk dresses in the no pile and Sandy pulled out a pale blue cocktail dress that had white accents.

"This, this is perfect!" said Sandy, she handed the dress to Marina and smiled.

"This is perfect!" giggled Marina; she quickly shimmied on the dress and placed on some blush and dark red lipstick. She grabbed her charm bracelet and headed down the stairs. She saw her mother Evelyn; she curled out her dark brown hair and fed her little brother Frank. She kissed her brothers cheek and hugged her mother and headed out.

Sandy and Marina laughed and joked around until the town square came into view. The friends signed in and headed to their age areas. Sandy was a year older than Marina.

The escort came into view; she had soft lilac metallic skin. The escort seemed to glow and looked like a robot from the distance. She had dark purple hair that was kept in two huge bunches, she wore a dark purple poufy dress with a dark purple top with two huge black bat wings on the small of her back. Some bats were neatly designed on her skirt.

"Hello everyone!" she said excited! She waves and flutters her hands around. "Let's start our pick of these fine tributes that shall become a victor to represent us!" said the escort. She walked towards the females reaping bowl and picked out a name."Please come forward Marina Del Rey" said the escort.

Marina felt like a stake had been jabbed through her heart. She was the good girl, the one with the friends. She was always a good girl and she will never see or hear of her friends again. She felt the arm of a muscled man; she was getting dragged by peacekeepers. She held in her crying, she wasn't going to show weakness. Her father made her train for this moment. She went towards the stage and looked amongst the crowd. The escort walked towards the male's bowl and called out.

"Can you please come forward Haku Kasumi!" said the escort. Marina looked out towards the crowd and saw a small male come forwards she could see a soft dragon tattoo on his body. He looked fierce and very determined.

The peacekeepers dragged the tributes into the justice building.

The Justice building room was decorated with shells and images of turtles and bottlenose dolphins. There was a small aquarium in the distance. Small goldfish swam around the fake sea castle and dark blue rocks covered the bottom. Marina sat on the white sofa and stared at the sandy-carpeted floor. She heard the door jingle and Sandy came in. She had mascara running down her cheeks and shesmiled.

"Hello Marina, I got you this," said Sandy. She handed her a golden seashell charm. Sandy gave Marina a small hug and quickly made her way out of the justice building room.

Haku Kasumi!

'Now I don't believe men are born to be killers'

Since I, Haku Kasumi, have been sentenced to my death by the citizens of this brutal district, I would like to clear up several accusations that have been rammed down my throat for these past few years.

1. I am a career

This is only a partial truth. In order to gain any respect in this place, or even to survive, training as a career amongst the other children is the most effective solution. Not to mention I was pretty much forced into this by the orphanage that raised me. Yes, even the family deprived lesser citizens of district must still train as careers and bring them the glory they so truly want to flaunt. It's sick to see children only six or seven years old, wielding even a small knife and tearing one of those dummies to shreds. Why? Why must they be sentenced to such a lifestyle?

Don't call me a hypocrite. Yes, I have trained and still do but that isn't my full choice. If I don't, I normally am deprived of my access to food and water for the evening. Secondly, see my reason stated above.

Respect. It shouldn't be something I care about but unfortunately the pressure and punishments that followed without it is something too harsh to risk. I need the respect. That way, the pain I'd get otherwise doesn't shatter my cold exterior. I have to remain cold. I can't let emotions get the better of me. Not if I'm to protect and act as a role model for them. All of those young ones.

I just can't.

I can't fail them.

I have a reputation to live up to

To the many of you this may be true, but my ambitions of life do not match that of my family's tradition. Many of you know about the so called 'glory' my family name holds. Shortly before I was born my mother, the famous 'Aiko Kasumi' had won the games at the age of seventeen, whilst pregnant (an impressive feat I'll admit) with myself at the time. Though after winning her life, most unfortunately, shortly came to end as I was born. My birth and her death. Life and death as it were on the same day. My father, whom seems to be rather infamous as well, had not taken well to this. In truth he did not take well to me, so much even that he had volunteered as well the year after, though it resulted in his untimely demise. All in all, I was abandoned by two parents; two people that thought it was better to gamble their full bet on a game, with a cost too high, with lives that weren't even their own.

They were gamblers.

Abandoners.

Murderers.

Sinners.

Is that really a reputation worth living up to?

Still, I had heard around the many stories of my mother. A cruel, cold-blooded career, yet always set on the little 'miracle' as she named me so growing every day. Her comfort and care were something to be rivalled. A great love for children, and some claim even her sole purpose for winning, only wanting the best for her child.

Maybe that's not too bad of a reputation to live up to after all…

I don't eat

Yes, I'm skinny. Very skinny for a man as well, which somehow automatically makes me an anorexic too, with a dislike for eating. I'm never normally seen eating around you; only training or solving puzzles. Unlike you brain-dead bruisers I like to discipline my mind and soul as well as my physical being. It seems to have resulted in me being physically weaker than the rest of you, though that is no matter; I still have my speed and stealth, not to mention my wits which can out-do any tribute any time in the damned arenas.

And just to add to this, every orphan in district four knows my absolute love for sushi. I have to admit it is the one thing I am grateful for about living in this district. That delectable dish I just cannot resist. It'll be the one thing besides the poor children I'll be leaving behind that will be missed.

I fear this rumour may become true as I leave here though. Unless the Capitol actually serves my tastes that is…

I'm a coward

And somehow you all tried to fix this for me. You decided to turn me into district four's first reaped tribute in years all because I'm 'too much of a coward to just volunteer myself'. It wouldn't surprise at all if that reaping was fixed. Every one of your eyes on me, those judging eyes, like a jury that's just passed the verdict they've been waiting lay upon their victim. Even worse, those of you that gave me looks of approval, looks of pride.

I'm not scared of blood. I'm not afraid to fight for my life or to kill. I'm not frightened of any general phobias.

I'm terrified of what you'll begin to see me as.

I'll never let it show though. Even if I do win you'll never know the real me.

I'm a freak

All because of these eyes.

You think only these make me a freak? Because one happens to be blue and the other green? Both paler than the ghost like texture of my skin?

Then obviously you don't understand freaks.

Freak like them in the capitol.

Freaks like Jessamine Craner. Our oh so elegant escort for this year was certainly a sight to behold. I know I wasn't the only one thinking such a though because you all stared in confusion and amazement as well. Her luscious lilac skin adorned with heavy black makeup. Glasses too thick for her face. Hair a striking shade of purple, held in two ridiculous bunches. Dresses so large yet so dark, they make no difference to her shockingly skinny body (she was almost the same weight as myself, a scary though considering she's a grown woman, is that really a fine price to pay for fashion?). That tattoo, the black butterfly creeping out from just above her breast (admittedly an addictive one at that, hard to keep your eyes off). It that isn't freakish enough already, that silky yet questioning way she slowly uttered each syllable of 'Haku Kasumi'. A tone that sent enough shivers down my spine. A voice that immediately set the mood of trouble, that immediately left that curse on me.

If she wasn't enough of a freak then there's you.

All of you reading this. You career freaks. Somehow you don't grasp the idea that bloodshed does not equal glory. Somehow your minds have twisted into sick thoughts all focused on violence. I swear isn't the love of violence considered a mental illness? I do not blame you however, I blame the freaks that have done this to you; the freaks that keep passing on these thoughts like Chinese whispers, becoming worse by the generation.

I swear, if two different coloured eyes make me a freak, I fear what horrors I'll encounter in the arena.

'Losing control of our feelings

We all must be dreaming this life away

In a world so cold'

~World So Cold by 12 Stone~

Wasn't it just so Beautiful? Congradulations to the two wonderful authors! And thank you so much Loverman22 for stepping in so quickly :D I really appreciate it :D

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