𝔼ℕ𝔼𝕄𝕀𝔼𝕊- ℂ𝔸𝕋𝕆 ℍ𝔸𝔻𝕃𝔼𝕐 𝕏 𝕆/ℂ

03| Gladiator Boy

𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓱, 𝓲 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓫𝓲𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓬𝓸𝓵𝓭𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓫𝓵𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓶𝓮, 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝓲𝓶 𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓲𝓮𝓭 𝓾𝓹𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓰𝓸

Alice and Peeta were ushered off the train by Effie, Haymitch followed hot on they're trails. Alice looked around and that's when she saw him. The muscular blond boy from District 2, he seemed to feel her staring and turned around to meet her gaze. As soon as he made eye contact she turned away embarrassed, she could feel the blush on her cheeks as she looked again to see him smirking at her. She quickly walked off following Effie and Haymitch to an elevator with Peeta. 

Then too her horror a woman and man came in followed by the blond boy and the girl from District 2. ''Brutus, Enobaria'' Effie acknowledged with a small smile, ''Effie, Haymitch lovely to see you as always'' Brutus said. She couldn't figure out if he was being sarcastic or not when he seemed to speak again ''So your tributes got any talent'' Brutus asked smirking, Alice glared at him. ''Oh and who are you'' Brutus asked Alice, ''Your worst fucking nightmare'' she replied pissed off by his attitude. ''Language'' Effie shrieked but everybody seemed to ignore it ''Oh really?'' he mocked walking towards her, ''Careful Brutus i already got stabbed in the hand for pissing her off so i dread to think what she'll do to you'' Haymitch warned and Brutus seemed to get the memo and turned his back on her but she noticed a pair of eyes watching her.

She turned to see the blond boy staring at her with a smirk and soon the elevator stopped at the second floor. They all got out and once the doors closed Haymitch started shouting ''What the hell Alice they're careers your now probably kill number one now on they're list!'' she just rolled her eyes ''Not if i kill them first'' she glared at him, ''thats another level of delusion right there! What makes you so sure you can kill them that blond boy Cato was looking at you like your his next meal'' Haymitch sighed as the elevator reached Twelve but Alice didn't get out. ''And where are you going sweetheart'' he asked her. Alice didn't say anything but she pressed the button that read rooftop and the doors shut. #

When the elevator doors pinged open and wind started blowing in her face as she stepped out, she looked down at all the Capitol citizens. She sat on the ledge and she pulled out a stone and threw it down just to see it bounce off the forcefield. She smiled of course they couldn't want tributes killing themselves , suddenly the doors opened again and the blond haired boy from 2 stepped out. She didn't turn around but she paused once she heard who it was ''Ah so you found it too'' he smirked getting closer to her ''Not planning on committing suicide are you?'' he laughed. ''There's a forcefield there so even if i wanted to jump-'' she mumbled playing with her fingers.

''So you stabbed your mentor huh'' he asked, ''He mocked me he was asking for it'' she replied pissed off. ''So what he do?'' he smirked again, ''He made fun of my e-'' shit i can't tell him that

''You're what?'' he questioned, ''Nothing'' she murmured before jumping down from the ledge and walking towards the elevator but he just didn't give up. ''What is it Alice?'' he asked, ''I told you, nothing'' she sighed impatiently waiting for the elevator to come. ''Alice'' he said louder this time, ''What Cato'' she snapped and he smirked.

''I like way you say my name''

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Alice made her way down with Effie to a floor filled with capitol people god they feel like aliens, Two people came towards her and told her to strip and then put on a hospital gown. They layed her down on a bed and started rubbing her skin raw until all the imperfections were gone, she managed to keep her cries in as they waxed her legs. Shit that hurts like hell

When they were finally finished with her they put her in a room and she laid there until a man came walking in ''It was so brave what you did'' he remarked ''Im Cinna'' and she gave him a tight lipped smile ''Im surprised you didn't congratulate me like everybody else'' she smirked at him. ''I see no point in that'' he said smiling.

''Now im your stylist'' Cinna said, ''So you're here to make me look pretty'' she replied. ''Im here to help you make an impression to get you sponsors'' he smiled again so lets get you dressed for the tribute parade, now usually you are dressed in something that represents your district'' and she rolls her eyes ''So coal mining?'' she asked. ''I want to do something different so you'll overshadow the other districts'' he said. He put her in her dress and lead her down to where the chariots were waiting and Peeta was waiting. Once he saw her he smiled and waved, she walked over with Cinna.

She could feel somebody's gaze burning into the back of her, she turned around to find Cato Hadley staring at her. He smirked once both they're eyes met, she noticed he was dressed in a gold warrior outfit gladiator boy she smiled at the nickname. ''Hey Alice you okay?'' Peeta asked and she snapped out of her daze, ''Yeah im good'' she assured him standing up on the chariot after him. ''Its not real fire so don't worry'' Cinna said as the chariots started to move, ''It looks real'' Peeta said, ''That's the point'' Cinna said put some of the fake fire on our clothes. All they could feel was some tingling but that was it, Alice loved the feeling of the love from the Capitol people. She has never been this adored by anyone before so she smiled and waved surprised how enthusiastic they loved the hunger games. 

After they stopped moving president Snow stood up and started talking ''Tributes we welcome you to the Capitol and we wish you a happy hunger games'' he said before sitting back down. The chariots pulled them away and as they got down Effie came running forward ''Oh you did amazing its all people are going to talk about'' she shouted excited getting the attention of District 2. Cato stared at her, Alice could see the lingering anger in his eyes but he hid it.

why?

Cato walked forward and glared at Peeta ''Meet me at the rooftop at midnight'' he whispered so no one else could hear. Alice felt a blush coming onto her cheeks as she felt his hot breath on her neck. He walked away and Peeta turned to her ''What did he say?'' he asked curious, ''he was just trying to scare me'' she said before grabbing his hand and pulling him to the elevator.