A small camera crew stood on the side of the path the large lens followed us as we walked. Instinctively I shot them a sweet smile and waved, the same way I did on the stage. A man in all black lead us to the train we stepped up the stairs and my heart skipped a beat. The smell of perfume was overwhelmingly sweet. The boy-Marvel I think his name was already in the train staring at the large table of food across the room. Gemini leads me to one of the two
couches and I sit across from marvel. an awkward settles around us.
Marvel coughs "so Glimmer, how does a pretty girl like you find yourself here" he smirks at me. For some reason this comment fills me with fury, and I ugly scowl washes over my features. "Same as you, I earned this" I growl my emerald eyes narrowing into slits as a spit my response. Marvel lifts up his hands in mock fear. "I'm so sorry if you think I'm underestimating you, hell! We both know you're brilliant, just look at your skills with knives!" He ends with a laugh. I open my mouth to spit insults at him when to doors at the side of the train open and on walks Cashmere and gloss.
I shoot him one last glare and stand up smiling as I walk towards our mentors.
The two were young, gloss looked like he weighed 200 pounds of solid muscle his hair was so blond it almost appeared as if it was white, his eyes seem almost too small for his face and frown lines lay stretched upon his forehead. He wasn't very handsome but you could still see why people voted for him, he was terrifying, he relied on solely on strength during his games witch up my amount of respect and fear.
Cashmere was the opposite of her brother, slim and slightly tanned, her light brown hair settled by her shoulders, her eyebrows were a straight line giving her appearance of anger at every moment. Her eyes where large and round the colour of fresh tea leave, giving her the look of child like innocence. But any one who watches the games new different. She flew by the games brilliantly, flirted with her fellow tributes to gain trust and help the idea of her stupidity. But when to time came she was a bloodthirsty monster slitting people throats left and right, strapping them over an over and over. She was by far my favourite victor. And she was beautiful too, in a weird sorta way.
Marvel moves to stand beside me. Silence fills the air, which is then broken my Gemini who squeals out " well don't just stand their you too, introduce yourselves!"
I cough and stutter " well, Hel-lo m my names Glim-" Cashmere cuts me off " Gloss I get the girl, you get the boy" she turns to look at her brother who nods approvingly, she moves her stare to reach me " you come with me".
With that she spins around and begins walking towards a door, I follow, panic rises in my throat as she leads my to. Small room with only two chairs and a small table in between them. She motions to me to sit across from " look kid I'm not here to get to know you, the way these conversations are going to go I'm going to ask a question, you're going to answer it as quickly and easily as possible, understand?. I nod slowly. "Good, first what weapons have you trained with?"
"Um almost all, spears, knives, swords, axes, maxes but I'm beat at the bow."
She looked an impressed and raised her eyebrows " you're only good with a bow? That's not good Glimmer" she spits my name out " if duly don't have a weapon to fall back on you can pick out your headstone now."
I speak quickly " no, I can do other weapons I'm just good with a bow" I take a gasping breath, I felt as if I was being interrogated.
"How good" she says her voice remaining the same tempo, not loud or angry but neither soft or calm"
"I um" I stutter
" here lets. And it easier, can you hit a bullseye from 20 feet away?"
"Well no but-"
" then your not good with a bow, or not good enough that is, what about spears and knives, can you hit bullseye with those from 20 feet away?"
I hesitated, I didn't like where this was going.
"Hmm? Answer me girl!"
"No I can't"
"Maces and axes what level?"
"2"
" well then you're dead little one"
"What your supposed to help me"
"Well of course I'm going to help you, but your going to need to listens every thing I say, everything, understand?"
I nod but can't help the feeling of dislike for the woman in front of me grow.
