The next morning, I wake up to the sound of people excitedly shouting.
"OLLIE!!!!!!!!! I'm so happy to see you!!!" I hear Porter shout out.
"Thanks. Happy late birthday, Porter," I say with a smile and pull him into a hug.
Flavia and Carlos are standing behind him. I wave them into a hug as well.
"You did a great job, honey," says Flavia. Then, she pulls away and claps her hands, "let's do this. Carlos, go take care of Johanna, please."
They give me a deep skin scrub and a haircut. Then, they clean me up and send me out wearing my basic shirt and sweat pants combo.
"Shouldn't I be wearing something....better for the photoshoot?" I ask.
Carlos answers, "you'll be given the clothes down there. Portia will be here this afternoon to get you ready for the interview. She's very excited."
I just nod and head out to the living room, but before I can sit down, Misha is shooing me to the elevator, and Blight tosses a bagel my way.
"Hold the elevator!" Johanna shouts as she arrives. She looks pulled together as well. "Let's do this," she says as the doors close.
When the elevators open on the main level, some lady in an ugly green wig and gold shoes waves us over.
"Oliver, go to the left. Johanna to the right," she says in that idiotic Capital accent. I'm so happy that my prep team doesn't sound like that.
The next room has a white button-up with gold lines and a matching pair of pants waiting for me. It's a simple outfit, but it feels like the Capital crowd will love it. I change and go to the next room.
I walk into the room, see 5 chairs, and get pointed toward the middle chair. As I sit down, I hear someone walking into the room, and it's Flint who flashes a brilliant smile my way.
"Hey there. how was your night?" She asks.
"Who you know. Climbed trees. Made out with boys. Rode a lion down the street, the usual," I say with a smirk and tilt my head back as they do my makeup.
"glad you found the lion. Most victors never get to see Fred," she says with a laugh and sits down, and they start doing her makeup and hair.
Someone else walks in from the other room, but he isn't wearing the same outfit. Someone's holding my face, so thankfully, Flint asks the question I want answered.
"Finnick. what are we all doing down here ?" She asks.
"I'm here to help Annie. Usually, it's just one victor for the tour poster, but every couple of years, they do groups shots; Tiffany's here too," he says as he looks at us getting made up.
Johanna rushes out in a dress that's similar to the one Flint's wearing. "So we're all going to be very bright today in our photos, it seems," she says in an annoyed tone as they apply makeup and pull her hair up into a loose braid like Flint.
I shrug, " at least we'll look cute, right?"
"You're done, Oliver. Go into the other room with Finnick, please," says the polite makeup artist.
I walk into the room, and I see that the green wig lady has everyone lining up, and it is the five most recent victors.
"5 past victors in one room; this is impressive," I say to Finnick. "It's weird seeing everyone all in one place," I add.
"Well, there were more last night, in case you forget," he says with a wink, "You're one of us now, Oliver. Welcome to the club. Let's meet everyone," he adds.
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Into the Woods- A Tale of the Hunger Games Story
FanfictionOliver is a fun loving guy with a heart of gold. Which is why he volunteered to take his twin brother's place to go into the Hunger Games. With his brother and boyfriend both waiting for him to win and come home, Oliver must do what he can to surviv...
