Alex Mellark - Hunger Games Fan Fiction

Training and Interviews - 3

Chapter 3

Training and Interviews

 I sat up engulfed in the deep purple silk sheets, fighting my way out of the tangled sheets I landed with a sharp thud onto the ground.

“Bloody brilliant” I said to myself standing up and rubbing my bottom, I was going to have a bruise there. I walked over to the cupboard and pulled out a tight dark purple top, ankle length velvet black pants and a pair of dark purple ankle boots. I pulled them on quickly before tying my blonde hair back into a high pony tail. I stared at myself in the mirror; I looked fuller healthier than I ever had. I looked at the cupboard a panel of buttons marked it.

I pressed a button labelled hair. I looked around nothing happened, well that was pointless suddenly the door burst open and Lyla walked in.

“I’m so sorry I took so long I was just shock you wanted some help with your hair. What can I do for you?” Lyla beamed

“Um, err” I mumbled

“I can tie it, dye it, cut it, style it” Lyla nodded

An idea suddenly hit me “Lyla can you add some black streaks through my hair” I asked blinking my eyes trying to look innocent

“Of course that would look beautiful on you” Lyla smiled.

In the next 15 minutes my blonde hair had black streaks through it, a smirk appeared on my lips.

“Ohhhhh you look dangerous here one last thing” Lyla leaned forward with lipstick in her hand and made me pout. I looked in the mirror, blonde and black hair up in a high pony tail several strands falling out, dark black lipstick, dark black eyeliner surrounding my blue eyes, pale skin standing out against the purple and black of my outfit. I look deadly exactly how I wanted to look, dangerous and a threat.

I thank Lyla before heading down to breakfast, Haymitch, Effie, Daniel all look up from the table when I arrive, all freeze.

“Yes” I asked blinking my eyes innocently

“You look beautiful deadly beautiful” Daniel smiled and pulled me into the seat next to him.

“I know I do darling” I patted his cheek, causing Effie to laugh “Oh you to”

“I’m not one to brag but honesty is the best policy Daniel and I are stunning, me more so but don’t tell him that” I beamed, wow where did all this sass come from I thought to myself

Daniel seemed to be thinking the same thing because he asked “Who you and what are have you done with Alex”

“Right here” I answered with a cheeky grin before grabbing a bread roll and walking away.

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Daniel and I walked into the training centre; I looked around interested as frightening lady called Jowly explained what would be going on while we trained. The second we were dismissed I walked over to the knives throwing area, Dan hot on my tail.

I picked up a thin delicate but deadly looking knife and threw it hard at the dummy the force of my throw knocked the dummy over backwards, knife lodged deeply into its chest.

I grabbed another two knives and threw them they both landed in the chest. I turned to Daniel “Dan I want to keep my skills a secret can we moved on?”

“Of course” He smiled and pulled me away to the survival skills area, I sighed softly and began to study how to find water in the arena.

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