ROSE'S POV
I avert Eye contact with Jay as he walks into the backstage area. Teller pushes me out onstage as his male tribute appears.
I smile slightly and eve at the loud cheering crowd. The old Caesar FlickerMan, gray/blue hair and sparkly suit, laughs giddily. "RoseQuartz Parks." He's shaking his head like he can't believe he's in my o mighty presence. "How do you feel having the highest score of 11?" He questions, leaning in and batting his eyelashes. "Proud." I say, swallowing and brushing a loose strand of hair from my face. "And pretty, you know, surprised. I felt like I just did normal stuff in there." I straighten my posture. This was my strong point. Next question is act weaker as not to be an immediate target from every single other player.
Caesar winks at me, kissing my hand. "You look very lovely tonight." He addresses me. I blush and look down. "Why thanks." I say a little too peppy. I curse inside at being this girly. If it can get me sponsors though, I'd do it. "Rose, I've seen you and Jay together. Is there anything cooking up between you two?" The cocky spokesman says, making me fake a laugh while half wanting to punch him in the face. "Oh, I'm not- I-" "So there might be some romance." Blue haired FlickerMan says, clapping and squealing. The entire crowd copies him, whispers adding up to a whole room of loud voices. I begin to sweat inside my cool, watery dress. Jay and I were NOT a thing, but this could help- these Capitol people were pretty dumb. I play along, giggling into my hand. "Well thanks for coming out tonight, Rose." Caesar dismisses me. Well, I didn't really have a Choice to come here. It was sort of the hunger games. I just waved to the crowd.
Bow.
Before stepping of the stage, I dip down in a bow, and my bobby pins fall out, my curled, pale luminescent hair falling around my face. The crowd cheers as I stand, brush my bouncy hair out of my face and stepping offstage.
Jay looked at her, smiling. "Playing along, huh?" He shook his head. "There- you said there was nothing between us. Maybe one day that can change." As he turns to leave I suddenly explode with emotions I didn't know I felt. "What day? We dont have time. We're about to die." I yell, grabbing his shirt collar and pressing my lips to his. It feels strangely nice to kiss someone- it calmed my anger. I pulled away and ran to the elevator, secretly smiling.
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The Hunger Games
FanficThe hunger games from POV of RoseQuartz and Edelmira. District twelve is now a water technology district, not like district four. They ran out of coal and realized they were near a huge lake. They make boats, water technology and other things for t...
