A/N: Yes, I am supposed to be writing about the arena by now. Ever since I had a request from a reader to find a beta, I've been trying to figure out how the schedule will work with one constantly. Thanksto Tizronell(!), I MAY have a beta until the 16th of Jan.

I'm hoping to update every Sunday from now on, so be sure to check in then!

Sorry for the delay- Enjoy!

~Interviews~

Lexi Miller

She walks onto the stage, her candy pink high heels as bright as the spotlights. Lexi walks directly to Caesar and gives a light kiss on the cheek then sits in the chair across from him.

"So, Lexi, have you been enjoying your stay at the Capitol?" The first question of the night starts off.

Lexi answers with a small smile on her lips: "Well I don't think there's no possible way not to." She finishes off with a small giggle.

"And how about that dress?" Says Caesar admiring her look.

She smoothes out the thin fabric that hardly reaches her perfectly tanned knees. "I couldn't have asked for anything sexier." She replies and pulls back her luscious golden brown hair.

Flickerman is impressed with Lexi's bold attitude. Caesar leans forward, his silver hair and all. "Do you have any impressions on the game?"

Lexi laughs while her dreamy, creamy blue eyes dig deep into the crowd. "Well, of course." She turns back to Caesar. "My guess is it will be easy. I'll be home in my Victory Village quicker than you can blink."

"And why do you think that?" Caesar asks questionably.

"It's simple. I've been trained. I know what it takes to win. And I'm simply the best. No big deal to that." Lexi says with a confident shrug.

"So what about your home in One? Any comments?"

Lexi loosens up a bit and relaxes her shoulders. "District One is the most beautiful place I think I've ever seen… Well not including the Capitol."

"Well, I think Panem's been waiting long enough to ask- Do you have anyone special back at home?" Caesar asks with anticipation in his voice.

She thinks for a while as she rubs her lips together to smooth the pink lip gloss around. Lexi shakes her head, "Nope."

Caesar raises his eyebrows. "Not even a small crush?"

"Not really. It's not my job top go digging for perfect guys. They should be coming to me- which they do." The smile returns to Lexi's lips.

"Well, then. There you have it." The buzzer goes off almost on cue. "Lexi Miller everyone!"

~Interviews~

Julian Devereux

"Julian, what does it feel like being one of the only boys with a training score of eleven? Caesar then states: "It's been the highest score in three years."

"It doesn't surprise me even though I was expecting that twelve by my name." He responds.

"Could you give us a hint of what happened out there?"

Julian smirks, "You'll know what I was up to once sponsors are lining up by my door."

"Wow, quite the confident lad we have here." Caesar says. "Speaking on that subject, what was going through your mind when you volunteered?"

He takes some time to consider an answer. "The minute I called out, I knew the one Eighty-third Hunger Games tribute that wasn't coming home in a wooden coffin, was me."

"So considering on your thoughts of winning, what are you visualizing with the other tributes?" Caesar asks.

"I wouldn't be surprised if they all died in the bloodbath." He says easily.

Yet Caesar wants a bigger answer to get that crowd going. "But what about that district partner you have there, she's frightening isn't she?"

Julian shakes his head and says, "if there's anything to be afraid of, it's that smile of hers. We'd all be dead by now if looks could kill. The world would have gone up in flames." The audience gives out on their silence and lets out a laugh as Lexi Miller's current reaction shows upon the screen. Her deepest glare, perfect for Julian's image. Lexi doesn't notice until the camera moves back to the host and the district one boy.

"And how about when you get back to your district. Do you have any plans for your future?"

Julian considers. "The most obvious- I'm going to show the younger kids in the district how it's done." The crowd stays entirely silent with the touch of his tone.

"Well enough about the games, How about your stay here? What has most impressed you?" The answer is quick: "Nothing. To me, district one is just like the Capitol but without the skyscrapers."

"Handsome and determined." the host guffaws. "Is there anything you aren't?" he says, and Julian cracks his knuckles and retreats to his bored-with-it-all face.

"Well, you have mentioned some of my finest qualities, Caesar. But you forgot intelligent, strong, persevering, original, and don't forget my fine leadership skills." Caesar raises his eyebrows at Julian's sudden attention.

The buzzer goes off and Caesar ends off with: "I wish we had more time, but there's Julian Devereux for you!"

~Interviews~

Arabella Hathaway

The minute Bella walked onto the stage in the shimmering snow white dress that seemed to glide across the floor and catch her every curve along the way, she stole the crowd's ability to even gasp.

"So Arabella-"Caesar begins

"Oh, call me Bella, please if don't mind." She says with a bright smile.

"Ok then, Bella it is. What about that family back home? I'm sure the Capitol and I would really love to hear." A fourth of the audience agrees with an out loud answer.

Bella looks at the floor for a long time then puts her gaze on the cameras facing directly at her. "Back at home…" She smiles faintly as she pauses "…It's where all the people I love are, well, most of them at least." She looks offstage towards the line of tributes in chairs behind the stage. "I'd never guess I'd fall in love with a guy from District 12, but I guess even the craziest things happen!"

Caesar looks intrigued and goes right into the subject without hesitance. "Light Rivers. He seems like a trustworthy guy. How'd you two meet?"

"The Opening Ceremonies." She answers a calmly. "I don't think I've left his side since then."

"He must seem to be the perfect one for you huh?" Caesar adds leaning back into his chair.

The crowd 'awes' as Arabella nods, then she looks up and smiles at them. "Not really like he gave me a choice right?" She lets out a small laugh matching the audience, but hers seems much more angelic.

"So back to that district of yours. What's probably going on back there?"

It's hard for Bella to keep a steady voice with such a positive smile on her face- "Easy question. My best friends are probably screaming of excitement. Well except for one, he's probably waiting on the edge of his seat for the games to start. And my dad, well, I can literally see him smiling at our TV." For a few seconds Arabella stares at her mother's wedding ring; the ring glitters in the spotlight beautifully.

"Well Bella, I could say that the Capitol was ever in your favor right now." Caesar says gently taking in the emotions Bella shows off to only the few people who understand. "Would you agree?" He turns to the audience, and easily they all cheer, standing up one by one.

Everyone takes a seat as the buzzer goes off, but the clapping and whistles stay. Arabella stands and gives Caesar a hug as she's about to leave. She calls out a "Thank you" and finally heads toward her seat backstage.

~Interviews~

Apollo Lunor

"Just fine, especially since I'm here in the Capitol. It's such a great place, don't you agree, Caesar? Specially the ladies." Apollo answers grinning. "The girls here I can say, look much better in reality other than the screen at home." He adds. Some female giggles rise from the crowd.

"I couldn't agree more." Caesar chuckles. "I'm guessing the Capitol is part of your reason volunteering into the game?"

Apollo shrugs. "That and winning. But now that I'm here, I see it as a goal I've already reached."

"Ah, but now that you're here, do you recall anything that you miss back home?" Caesar asks curious.

He thinks of his answer, and then goes for it. "Nope" he lies. His friendly host raises an eyebrow. "I couldn't ask for anything better than getting the honor to stay here."

Caesar smiles. "I don't think we could have gotten a more modest guy up here folks." He pats Apollo's back, which the eighteen year old doesn't make much of. "And while we have that background on you, would you mind me asking what your thoughts were on training scores; I think we're all wondering about that marvelous nine by your name?"

"In my mind, scores have never really mattered. I mean how do you know I wasn't capable of that twelve?" Apollo says cleverly.

Caesar holds out his hands towards Apollo as if he's advertising him. "Cunning too. What's not to like about this young man?" The crowd cheers and when they hush, the host asks: "Is there anything else you'd like to add Apollo?"

There's a giant smirk in reply. "Whether you're in that game with me, or watching me fight my way to victory, I want to let you know that I'm here to win, and that nothing is going to get in my way." A snarky smile is all that is left behind when the buzzer goes off.

The crowd is going wild over Apollo's bold appearance. They love him and the way he's refusing to give up now.

~Interviews~

Amelia Arthurs

"Can you get any cuter?" Caesar asks almost in exclamation. "I mean with you in that beautiful light dress in the Opening Ceremonies, I didn't think you're green eyes could hypnotize me any longer."

"Aw, thanks." Amelia replies with a confident voice. She fluffs out the skirt that hardly reaches her knees.

There's silence for about two seconds. "You're going to have to strut for me." Caesar breaks the ice.

"Do I have a choice?" Amelia laughs as she gets up and starts walking around with her hand on her hip and a smile on her lips. The crowd loves her go-with-it attitude and start cheering for her small cat-walk.

"Beu-ti-ful!" Caesar yells out as she sits back down. "Tell me Amelia, what was it like riding in that chariot down the City Circle that night?"

"Honestly, I was surprised that I showed up on screen. I thought Riley's mirror's reflection would cover my entire body." The crowd laughs. "But it was a blast and I couldn't have made it better than it already was."

The host smiles and his silver lips reflect brightly in the spotlight. "We're glad you liked it just as much as we did. Now, a dazzling young lady like you must have someone back at home waiting."

"Actually yes, there is someone." Amelia smiles. "His name is Ivan, and without him, I don't think I would have made it this far in life. He's practically my everything. I don't think he realizes how much I love him."

A couple 'aww' noises come out here and there. "I think it's safe to say that we'll all be hoping for you and Ivan through these games." The crowd cheers. The answer is defiantly a yes.

In the middle of the hug Amelia gives Caesar, the buzzer goes off. Amelia blows a small kiss to the audience, much too unlike her and then turns around to head towards the backstage area. Now a light smirk on her face stays steady.

"I give you Amelia Arthurs!"

~Interviews~

Riley White

He waves out to the crowd as he enters stage-right looking very spiff in his red button up and pure black tuxedo overcoat. Sleekly, he takes the seat next to Caesar after shaking his hand.

"So have you figured out about the most interesting thing coming into the games?" Caesar asks. The question almost makes Riley start laughing.

"The tributes, definitely." He answers sitting up. "Half of the careers look like they're going to bite your head off the first time they get a chance." Riley runs his barely tan skin through his brown, or I guess blond, hair.

"Let's hope they don't." Caesar laughs. "Now that you've been interacting with other tributes, do you have any different vibe on the games?"

Riley thinks. "Not really. The odds are still the same. Die or don't die. I bet you can guess what I'm shooting for. I don't think it's going to be hard, you know, winning."

"I don't think Panem can hold it in any longer. Do you have a girl back home?" Caesar asks. You can almost hear all the girls standing up in anticipation.

"You could say so." Riley smirks at first, although before long it becomes a sexy grin to all the wistful capitol people.

Caesar raises an eyebrow. "Anyone you'd like to talk about?"

"Do we have time?"

"Smart man." Caesar smiles while pointing. "As, your district partner said, you were literally shiningat the Opening Ceremonies. What'd you think about the design when you first saw it?"

Riley grins then says: "I thought I'd be blind by the end of the night."

"But no, you probably came out deaf from all those screaming fans of yours." Caesar smiles.

"I'm sorry I can't hear you, talk louder." Riley replies instantly, as if he had already knew what Flickerman was going to say before he said it. The crowd laughs a bit as he holds his cupped hand by his ear.

The buzzer goes off loudly. "Good luck in the games!" Caesar calls out.

A/N: Thanks for reading! Any of your support has helped, so thanks for all of it!

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