"Volunteered for her mentor, took a vow of pacifism after her games." -Haymitch
"Finnick's been in love with Paisley since her games, he'd do anything and everything all for her. He never even lets her out of his sight when their both in the capitol...
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Alex was perfectly content doing the chores all alone, but for whatever reason Paisley and Zander chose to stick close to him. So as he fed the horses Paisley sat on a stable door, while Zander sat on a bail of hay.
"Do you think mom comes to watch the reapings?" Zander asked and Paisley froze slightly before Alex answered.
"Mom is always watching." Alex stated firmly as Paisley nodded.
"Yeah you idiot, don't say such stupid things." Paisley scolded a teasing smile on her face.
"Hey!" Zander called towards the older two who didn't seem to take him serious. "I'm not an idiot." He pouted slightly making Paisley laugh.
"Yeah right! You pouted when you said that." She stated matter of factly shifting on the gate.
"I did not!"
"Did too!"
As the two bickered Alex rolled his eyes smiling while listening to their bickering. The one thing you could always count on from Zander was no nerves on reaping day. The youngest of the Laurson family was by far the angriest, although Paisley easily challenged him for that title.
As it died down Alex glanced over his shoulder to see his brother looking at the ground, hat tipped down, the same trait Paisley used. "I'm being serious." He spoke quietly, almost like he was scared to bring it up.
Paisley smiling sadly at him before hopping down. "So are we." She stated before pulling his hat off and head forward to kiss his forehead. "I'm getting ready." She spoke waving her hand over her shoulder as she continued out of the barn, Alex sighed at his sister before looking to his little brother.
"Mom's always watching us, making sure we're all okay. That's what you do when you still have loved ones on this earth." He ruffled his hair before a sudden thought dawned on him. "We better get ready as well."
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Paisley looked at herself through the small mirror in the bathroom. Her white dress fit her perfectly, which wasn't something most kids in the districts had. Her family had had its fair share of hard times, but they were never bad off for protein and food.
Her dress reached right above her knees and it fit her snugly in her arms. Not too snug to be too small but not too loose to be too big. It was perfect to her anyways. She had on her cowgirl boots, seeing as she had to ride into the town for the reaping.
Her hair lay on her mid back as she hadn't had her hair done or anything of the sort since her mother passed two years ago. Her father didn't know how to do her hair, her brother hadn't learned and Paisley just had no desire to learn it. Wild and free was how she liked to dress and live. She took in a deep breath as she closed her eyes.
