Let It Fly

The Parade

(Rye's POV)
The outfits we were giving for the parade are cool a little tight, but cool. When I meet up with Willow I get to see her outfit. She doesn't look like her sweet self more tough and badass. I walk over and push a piece of hair behind her ear and give her smile. She looks at me and laughs.
"What," I ask.
"You don't look like your self" she giggles.
I give her a dirty look.
"Neither do you" I roll my eyes playfully.
Cinna her stylist walks up behind us.
"The outfits won't be finished without fire" he winks.
He hands me a controller.
"Hit that button when your ready" he smiles.
I help Willow up onto the chariot. Then I step onto it.
"You nervous" I smile.
"No, what about you," she asks.
"only that you might burn to death" I grin.
She hits my arm playfully. Suddenly the horse starts to move.
"Smile, remember sponsors," I say.
"I'm good at smiling I should be telling you that" she rolls her eyes.
As we get closer I start hearing cheering and clapping. I look at Willow and she looks at me then makes a big smile onto her face. The coward gets louder as they see us. They start throwing roses and flowers at us and saying our names.
"Rye" cheered a woman in the coward.
"Willow," another said.
"Wow," they clapped.
All these people are going to enjoy watching me die for my sister. But I have to look like it's such an "honor" to be here, I have to smile for the cameras, I have to smile for Willow.
I grab Willow's hand "as mom and dad did."
We lift our hand up and the crowd goes crazy. I click the button then suddenly fire comes from our back. Not just any fire blue and white fire. The coward goes even crazier and some people from other districts are looking at us from there chariot. I just grain and wave at them. I don't care what any of them think, I'm dead anyway so might as well have fun. When we finally reach the end, President Snow comes out. He walks slow and needs this device to help him walk. When he finally gets to the microphone he does a speech.
"We thank you tributes for your honor, courage, and of course sacrifice!"
"Everyone wishes you the best, and may the odds be ever in your favor," he says.
The coward claps and cheers. After we are escorted back to the lobby.
"That was excellent" Fiona cheers.
"You both did great" mom smiled.
"That's probably one of the best parades I saw" laughed Haymitch.
"The costumes were great" dad grinned.
"I agree one of the best I saw," said Violet.
"That was extraordinary" giggled a voice.
I turn around to see a lady with makeup caked on her face and wearing some green wig. Suddenly dad, mom, and Haymitch ran over and started to hug the lady and talk to her too.
"Who's this," I ask.
"It's Effie remember her," said mom.
My face said it all I had no idea who this lady was.
"District 12 old escort" dad said.
Oh, Effie, she was the escort in my parent's game. She's great friends with all the mentors in district 12.
"How's district 4" mom asks.
"It's wonderful Katniss the beaches are so beautiful there" she smiles.
"Who's the tributes for your district this year," asked Haymitch.
"Oh their names are Alena and Coleen they are such wonderful kids" Effie clapped.
"This is Rye and Willow our kids" Dad signed.
Effie's eyes grow big as she looks at us then mom and dad.
"I'm s-so sorry," she said.
She covers her mouth and tries to find her words.
Willow grabs her hand.
"It's not your fault, I'm Willow" Willow smiles.
I'm glad willow said that because I won't know how to talk to her, I can't take anyone in the Capital seriously.
"I haven't seen you two since you were toddlers," Effie says.
Effie left our district years ago, she's now an escort for district 4.
"You two are so beautiful" she smiled at us both nearing tears.
"I'm sorry to cut this short, but we have to get to our room," said Violet.
Thanks for the save Violet, I don't want a crying Effie, her makeup would run.
"Oh okay well bye" Effie waved.
We go into an elevator up to our room.