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by CheekyGabby

by CheekyGabby

-Aly's POV-

I grab my golden armor and puts it on. Lacey puts a gold helmet on my head. I look in the mirror and see's a beautiful girl in gold in the reflection. I look at the helmet and tries to figure out if it's supposed to represent the the victor's crown. I turn to Lacey, "Thank you Lacey."

She smiles, "No problem, darling." Lacey touches up on my makeup and hair.

Lacey and I walk out of the room. I gasp when I see Cato standing next to his stylist, Blaze. Oh my gosh, he looks gorgeous. Lacey smiles at us and tells us to get on the chariot. The tributes from District 1 ride out in a chariot pulled by snow-white horses. They look so beautiful, spray painted silver, in tasteful tunics glittering with jewels. We get in position to follow them. Our chariot starts to ride out. Brutus and Enobaria tell us to have our chins up high and look intimidating.

So I do what they tell us to do. Something is hovering my hand. I look down and see that Cato has his hand over mine. I smirk and put my chin up high. We ride out and the crowd screams out our names. They throw roses at us. I catch one and blows a kiss to who threw the rose. The crowd seems to go crazy at that, so I blow more kisses out to the crowd.

I see Lacey in the crowd and she mouths 'Beautiful. The girl in gold.'

I smile and send a wink in her direction. Hopeful we will get some sponsors. Aly. The girl in gold. Why am I doubting myself? I can do this. No one shall forget the girl in gold.

I feel Cato grab my right hand with his left. I feel butterflies in my stomach. Why am I feeling like this? I've known Cato my whole life. Maybe he likes me? No, he can easily kill me in the arena.

We enter the City Circle and Cato is cutting of my circulation to my hand. I loosen my grip on his hand. The twelve chariots fill the loop of the City Circle. The buildings that surround the Circle, every window is filled with all the most prestigious citizens from the Capitol. The horses pull our chariot right up to President Snow's mansion, and we come to a stop. The music fades out.

The president, a man with a snow-white beard and hair, gives us an official welcome from the balcony above us. They play the national anthem, they take a shot of each pair of tributes. Each chariot circle one more time and disappears into the Training Center. The doors shut behind the District 12 chariot.

Me and Cato's prep team congratulate us and tell us how gorgeous we looked. I take a glance at Glimmer and Marvel and they are shooting the tributes from District 12 dirty looks. Lacey takes off my headpiece and gives me a hug. Blaze takes off Cato's headpiece and tells him that was perfection.

Cato tells me, "You look wonderful in gold." He gives me a smile that makes all the girls swoon.

I tell myself, "Two can play at this game."

I get a rush of warmth when he smiles at me. I answer him, "Thanks. You don't look to bad either." I stand on tiptoe and gives him a kiss on the cheek.

The Training Center has a building designed just for the tributes and their teams. This will be our home until the Games actual begin. Every floor is made for each district. You basically step into an elevator and press the number of your district. Pretty self explanatory.

Apparently, Priscilla's duties did not and at the station. Enobaria, Brutus and Priscilla will be overseeing us right into the Games. Priscilla knows about everyone in the Capitol and has been talking us up all day, trying to get us sponsors.

My quarters are about the size of my room back home. The room has a lot of automatic gadgets. The shower has a ton of options you can choose from. I program the closet for an outfit to my style. Priscilla appears at my door and calls me to dinner. Cato, Blaze, and Lacey are waiting for me.

The dinner is about planning our strategies for the Games. Brutus and Enobaria sit down at the table. I sit down next to Cato. Everyone around me starts to make small talk but I focus on the food. I have a piece of roast beef sliced thin, cheese that melts, noodles in white sauce. Our servers, move quietly and wordless around the table, dressed in red, keeping the plates and glasses full.

"Tomorrow morning is the first training session. Meet Enobaria and I for breakfast tomorrow morning and we'll explain how we want you to play it," Brutus says to Cato and me. "Now get a good night of sleep."

Cato and I walk together down the corridor to our rooms. We get to my door, he leans against the frame of the door, almost blocking me from getting into the room. "Goodnight Aly." He gives me a hug and kisses my forehead.

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