I'm sure none of you like it when people read your story and almost none of them review. Also, thanks to super-ninja-rusher, for following my story Natural Behavior. I think it's my first follower! I'm so excited!
Disclaimer: I only own Victoria and Marlin.
An hour later, I am gritting my teeth to keep from screaming as my prep team rips the hair off my leg. Like I had any to begin with, people. The one with the purple hair arranged in stars and the red skin calls herself Tabitha. She looks like she is covered in blood.
The man, Filipe, has orange skin, crude black tattoos, and white mohawk. The only one who doesn't make nauseous is Lucretia. Her skin is dark blue, and there are swirling silver flower tattoos. She actually looks kind of pretty, for a Capitol citizen.
The only trouble they give me is when they tell me to flip over and lay on my stomach. "Why is your back so red?!" Lucretia shrieks. "It's called sunburn. It's from staying in the sun too long. It's a common ailment in District 4," I say, annoyed. These people are literally walking graffiti and they think sunburn is odd?
Finally, I put on a robe as I'm told to go down the hallway and enter the room with the door that says 4F on it. I pass 1F and 2F on the way, and seeing them makes me curious about my soon-to-be allies. Are they kind or arrogant, gentle or brutal? What do they look like? But I pass by and turn the knob and enter 4F. There is a table, a wardrobe, and two chairs. I sit in the chair and wait for Liza.
After about ten minutes, she walks into the room carrying a large bag. She puts it in the wardrobe and takes the chair across from me. "So, I heard your speech at the reaping. You didn't make it clear if you said yes, though. Did you?" she asks me. I assure her I did. I realize she looks normal. The only weird part is her hair, a pixie-cut colored a bright teal. And her eyes, which are teal, too. I can tell they are contacts.
"So I'm guessing your favorite color is teal?" I ask. She laughs and nods. "Is that my chariot costume?" She nods, but tells me that we should eat first. She presses a button, and the tabletop splits open to reveal large plates of food. I fill my plate all the way. I need the extra food to store up strength for the arena, after all.
There are sweetmeats, and finger sandwiches piled sky-high on one. In another bowl, sugared fish float in oil. There are about twenty different kinds of caramelized fruits, and a soup that tastes like springtime. "I know we're not going to eat all of this. Where does the excess go?" I ask her. "Actually, I've never really thought to ask." There's no use worrying about that, so I push it out of my mind.
"The parade starts in thirty minutes, so you better get dressed." I slip on my dress, which has a wave design on it. She presses a button. The dress starts rippling. It looks like somebody dropped a pebble into the calm water. She explains that there are tiny fans sewn every few inches in between two layers of the dress.
Liza and I go down to the stables. River is wearing a swimsuit, and nothing else. We still have about twenty minutes until the parade, so we walk over to the tributes form 1 and 2. When we get over there, the boy from 2 claps River on the back. "You volunteered, huh? That's good," he says. Obviously this boy thinks he's going to be the leader of the pack.
"And you are?" I ask him indifferently. "I'm Oliver Quarry, and this is my partner Anna. Anna Sevine," he says, just as indifferently. Oliver is really tall, but not as tall as Marlin, at about 6', with light brown hair and hazel eyes. Anna is short, with brown eyes and brown hair.
River and I introduce ourselves. The boy from one has blonde hair and blue-green eyes, which is typical for District 1, but the girl has dark brown hair and green eyes. She introduces herself as Madeline, and her partner as Alistair. Hmm… odd, the tributes from one usually have stupid names like Diamond, Glitter, or Sparkle. I smile and nod.
We get back on our chariot. The crowd cheers loudly for the other Careers, but they go crazy when we come out. Personally, I don't think River and I look that great. But after the parade, I notice some of the other tributes are glaring at us. Let them think whatever they want. In a month, all of them will be dead.
I walk to my room to take a shower. At first, I pick the button for shampoo that smells like 'ocean breeze'. But when I smell it, it smells so much like home it brings tears to my eyes. So twenty minutes later, I'm pulling the covers over my gardenia-scented body.
I take my necklace off and stare at it intently for about a minute, thinking about Marlin and wishing I could go home and see him just one more time. Then I put it back on. I'm not going to take it off, ever again. I know I need to rest so I can train tomorrow. I drift off slowly, wishing that Marlin was here holding me.
For my next trick, I will make you all review! Also, I am going on vacation later today, so I will be typing all chapters before hand and then posting them from my mom's phone. I will be gone for seven days, so expect seven chapters with no names. So don't be offended if you review and your name isn't in the next chapter