-The Hunger Games- 1x1 .:Doll:.&ȶɦɛ ƈʀʏ օʄ ֆɨʟɛռƈɛ

[delete please-]

| | Cαℓcιƒєя | | Jєαη | | Pяι∂єαυχ | |

Calcifer looked down at Skye, smiling at her as he sat down beside her, lacing his fingers through hers. He felt her lean her head on his shoulder, just as she had asked how it was in his district. Immediately, Calcifer could picture the pine and spruce trees, the beautiful scent of the pines, the lumber that the district men - and some women - carried back to town. The kids often wrestled or played with hatchets, and at night there would always be a bonfire made from the wood of a recently cut oak or spruce..
"It's.. peaceful. We may look like insane psychopaths because we're all bulky, even the girls, and we use chainsaws at young ages, but really, we're more civilized that most other districts.. And you can infer everything else.. The forest of pines and conifers and spruces, the bonfires at night, the little kids chopping little twigs with their hatchets.. If only the Capitol had at least some trees.. And I would have preferred it if it weren't so bright." He murmured, squinting against the bright light again as he peered down at the people that were celebrating.. Celebrating probably another year of child slaughter... Calcifer wanted to spit at them in scorn, wondering how they could stand watching kids kill each other.. If Calcifer were to be a future president of the Capitol, the first thing he would do is ban the Games.. Or maybe he could make President Snow get rid of those wretched Games.. That is, if Calcifer survived these Games.
Calcifer sighed softly, remembering that the Games were later tomorrow. He only had so much time with Skye left before they might be separated in the Arena.. He wished that they had longer time.. All these negative thoughts kept pushing themselves into him, making him look away for a few moments. But Skye's question brought him back, his eyes directing themselves back to her and seeing her smirk at him then give that smile that he adored.. He smiled back at her, giving a chuckle as he shook his head.
"I'm not sure why they even gave me a twelve. They barely paid attention to me, too! I ripped a dummy's head off, threw a three-hundred pound weight, and threw about three of the four axes.. They didn't pay attention though.. So.." He paused for a moment, running a hand through his hair. "I threw my last ax at the Game-Makers, almost getting one of them in the head, but I nailed the portrait that was in the center of the wall that they were near.. That was pretty much what I did. I don't think it counts as cheating." He said teasingly as he nuzzled her head, wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"So, how was life in District 4? I heard from a few friends back at home that all you guys do is catch fish and make nets.. Is that really all you do?" He asked her with a teasing glint in his eyes, although he seemed more curious. He heard that District 4 had the industry of fishing, but his fellow District 7 people never really told him anything much about them.

[...Doll...]

ςkʏε δμηcαη

Skye smiled at him, and looked up at the sky only a few seconds afterwards, she sighed, seeing no stars... Only black... The lights were too bright in the city. It made her wonder if the capitol's citizens have ever even seen real stars at night? If they have, it must have been hard....
She gave a small laugh at what Calcifer had said about the rumours. "No, Its not all we do..." She said and smiled, laughing a bit and looking at the sky, memories returning to her quickly. "We do fish, but almost no girl does, lots of the girls make nets. We dont have much other than fruit to eat around there... We get a bag of grain when you put your name in the bowl... But that's not enough for two months..." She said, forgetting the question and just babbling now.
"We have bonfires after the hunger games for those of us who are safe for a year... We have only one park, and its only for the rich kids, so most of us play in the water... It makes me nervous when Aaron does though, because if something were to happen, I couldn't save him..." She continued.
"There's tons of animals that just walk down the streets, like turtles, and mocking-jays... The streets are perfect in the centre of the city... Thats where you want to live... If you go there, and trespass onto someone else's property, you get beaten in the town square..." She said and sighed.
"Its almost never completely quiet, the ocean, kids and peacekeepers make sure of that... There is beaches everywhere you go... We usually have school outside on the beach...." She said and looked back at him, smiling. She obviously missed her home.
She then continued, There's only two legal fishing supply stores, and that's my dads, and a rich family's... People usually go there, but they buy my nets... Houses that aren't in the centre are big, they are held up by wooden, or metal poles... So when it floods, they dont have to loose lots... Thats really the only bad thing about our district, when it rains enough we get bad floods..."
She said and looked out over the city. "Tons of people die from it... Mainly in the outside of town... I dont get why though... They should realize that fishing isn't safe when the waters high..." She tacked on and looked out over the capitol...
Sky then smiled, "Ima tell you a secret... But you cant tell anyone, and you have to promise not to laugh at me?" She said looking at him with that famous smile she wore for him. "I can't swim," she said after a few minutes.

[delete please-]

| | Cαℓcιƒєя | | Jєαη | | Pяι∂єαυχ | |

Calcifer kept his eyes trained on Skye as she started to talk about District 4, clearly interested in hearing anything about her district. Even as a kid, District 4 has always fascinated him.. Sometimes in District 7 they had some fish that they got from District 4, and he loved it. It's a miracle that he didn't get fat from all the fish that he ate as a kid! He then began to miss home even more, but Skye's smiles kept his spirits up much higher than they normally would have been, which was great.
"Wow.. District 4 is much more interesting than the people of District 7 say it is! I only really loved District 4 for the fish that we sometimes got from them." He said with an amused smile, remembering the times where he would come home and slam his hand on the table, demanding fish. Every single day it was the same thing! That was.. until his father died when he was seven years old. Ever since then, Calcifer had been reserved, not even demanding anything..
He was dragged out of his thoughts when Skye smiled at him again, telling him a secret.. "Okay.." He murmured as he arched a curious brow at her, smiling, and then listened to her little secret.. He blinked slowly as she said she couldn't swim, taking a few moments to register what she had said.. "So.. You're from District 4.. And you can't swim? Hmm.." He murmured in a teasing way, grinning at her. Calcifer did find it a bit amusing, but he didn't even come close to laughing. "I could swim definitely.. And I don't even try. I just jump into the water and I float rather than swim, actually. No matter how hard I try, I cannot sink underwater without a heavy weight." He told her with a chuckle.
Oh yes. Big heavy-weight Calcifer couldn't sink in water, and floated instead. How amusingly ridiculous could reality be? Pretty ridiculously amusing..

{ Gah, bit of WB. ;-; }

[...Doll...]

ςkʏε δμηcαη

Skye leaned on Calcifer. She sighed. "What's your family like?" she said with her smile staying on her face. She was tired, but would rather sleep up here with Calcifer than go back downstairs and sleep. She then got an idea.
They could stay here and sleep... Or she could sneak Calcifer downstairs to her room and they could stay there. She didn't want to leave him... She Hated being away from him... It hurt her heart somehow. She missed him...
Skye looked around, knowing there were cameras here... Watching them carefully. She wasn't happy about that either...
She hated being watched. But now... Here, she didn't has any choice anymore. If people were watching her, and she could see them she would probably yell, rage on them. She hard being stared at... Being watched at all in general bugged her.


-I understand-

[delete please-]

| | Cαℓcιƒєя | | Jєαη | | Pяι∂єαυχ | |

Calcifer lifted his arm and wrapped it around Skye's shoulders, smiling at her. When she asked him about his family, he blinked slowly then looked away, remembering the look of pain on his younger sister's and mother's faces when his name had been drawn at the reaping. He could still hear his sister screaming his name while she sobbed heavily, his mother fighting back the tears as her only son and eldest child was to be taken to the Games.. It hurt him to remember their faces.. But that didn't mean he didn't want to talk about them.
"Well, my family isn't much.. Just my mother and my sister besides me. My dad.. He was caught in a work accident.. Tree ended up falling on him.." Calcifer paused for a few moments, taking in a breath as he looked up at the sky. "I had an older sister once.. Seven years ago, at least.. She was taken to the Games at age twelve.. Never came back.. But I still had my mother and younger sister.. You can probably say that my mother is hardheaded in a way, but when it comes to her kids, she's got the softest heart out there." He smiled as he spoke about his mother, remembering that daring smirk she use to have on her face and how she would have a stern look on her face with her hands on her hips as she hollered threats at any individual who passed by just to make him and his younger sister laugh. Those were the good years.. "There isn't really much to say about my family." He then shrugged with a slight smile as he looked down at Skye.
He could clearly see that she was tired. He didn't want to admit that he was tired, but he knew they had to go rest since tomorrow were the interviews before the actually Hunger Games.. His blood ran cold as he thought about the arena and what fate would await them there. He felt sick to the gut as he thought about it.. And his heart was aching horribly at the thought of Skye possibly getting hurt, or even worse, killed..
Calcifer frowned, not wanting to leave Skye right now.. He didn't want to leave her at all. Sighing, Calcifer leaned his head down against hers, cherishing every second he spent with her. "We better get to sleep.. It won't be good for either of us if we do bad at the interviews and not get enough rest before the..." His voice trailed off before he could even say 'arena'. Every time he thought about the arena, he had a nervous feeling settle over him... "Do you want to stay up here together or go back to our rooms..?" He asked her in a rather hesitant tone, his eyes gazing around, knowing cameras were on them, but he didn't mind them much.. He wasn't sure if Skye wanted him to stay with her right now or if she just wanted to go back to her own room to sleep.. Calcifer didn't mind either, although he was leaning more towards staying with her..

[...Doll...]

ςkʏε δμηcαη

Skye listened. Obviously she cared quite a bit about anything important to him. She seemed to want to stay with him even longer as the seconds went by. She sighed when he asked about them going back to their rooms or staying here.
She was cold, oh so very cold... And anemic, so that could get dangerous if they weren't careful.... She would have to keep warm... She then smiled wide, getting an idea. "Go to your room and get as many blankets as you can carry, ill get some pillows." She said smiling wide.
"Meet me back at this spot okay?" She said and got up, forgetting to give him back his jacket as she went quickly inside. She was going to get a mattress... So she would need help from the Avox girl from before... She smiled wide as she did this...
She had stolen before, so this wasnt anything new for her, she knew how to be quiet and was extremely fast... She grabbed the Avox girl as she ran to her room. "Help me carry this to the roof," She said, now glad she wasn't that far from the roof...
The two had to use the staircase to get up to the roof, but they did it, quietly, and rather quickly. Calcifer wasn't back by the time they had gotten to the roof and laid it down. She and the Avox girl went back to her room and grabbed all the pillows, doing the same with them.
The only worry that Skye had was that they would loose something along the way, both of them were skinny and very small, so they couldn't carry too much at a time, Skye could barely see over the two pillows in her arms, the avox girl having an easier time seeing as though she was taller.
Skye had went back one more time, getting two blankets and some food, she gave the food to the avox girl and thanked her, hugging her tightly and then running back up the stairs. She had begun to set everything up by then, arranging the pillows and blankets in the most comfortable way she could and then waited for Calcifer patiently...

[delete please-]

| | Cαℓcιƒєя | | Jєαη | | Pяι∂єαυχ | |

Calcifer smiled at Skye as she seemed to get an idea, her excitement making him chuckle. When she told him to get as many blankets as he could, he nodded at her. "Okay. I'll be back here soon." He said with a smile before rising to his feet and walking inside, not minding that he didn't have his jacket with him. He may even let Skye keep it if she liked it. He didn't mind at all. Now.. He has to get blankets..
Because he is tall and heavy, Calcifer.. takes his time when sneaking around. He tries to make as little noise as he possibly could to avoid detection as he slipped into his room, grateful that his mentor, stylist, and other District 7 tribute were fast asleep. Once in his room, Calcifer gathered two thick blankets - which would no doubt keep them warm - and a slightly thinner blanket - which would cover them. Pleased, Calcifer also took a little granola bar that he and Skye would be able to split if they got hungry..
Now that he had everything he needed, Calcifer trailed back outside silently, carrying the blankets as though they weighed nothing - which to him they didn't. He managed to slink back out of his room and out into the corridor that lead up to the roof, where he opened the door and ventured out, finding that there was a mattress set up there with pillows and the two blankets that Skye had fetched.
Calcifer smiled as he walked over to her, placing the blankets that he had gotten down onto the mattress. "Do we need any more blankets?" He asked teasingly, considering the fact that they had five blankets. After sweeping his gaze around the area once, mainly to just simply make sure they were the only ones up there before he settled down beside Skye, handing her the other half of the granola bar that he had brought up with him.

[...Doll...]

ςkʏε δμηcαη

Skye couldn't help but smiled at his comment, she sat on her side of the bed and smiled to him, that sweet smiled she knew he loved so much. That smile people seemed to know her for, even the people of the capitol seemed to know that smile...
Skye took half the granola bar and ate it, she loved the taste of the Capitol's food... No matter what she seemed to love it all... Other than the oranges and orange juice. Those... Not so much... She set the two larger blankets up and leaned on him.
"I'm anemic, so I get cold easy," she said to his comment. "I don't like being cold... Its the worst," she said, seeming to forget the Capitol was watching them... Looking for weaknesses, looking for anything they could use to make things more entertaining.
She kept forgetting people were watching them.... She kept forgetting that she was now famous, everyone knew her, everyone was watching her every move... She leaned back against the two soft snow white pillows that lay on 'her side' of the mattress.
She looked at him, smiling faintly. "Tell me more about your district..." she said, obviously interested in his life... In how he lived. She seemed to want to go there badly. She hadn't told him alot, and she knew the same was for him.
Naturally Skye was a curious person... She wanted to know things even when it was none of her business...

[delete please-]

| | Cαℓcιƒєя | | Jєαη | | Pяι∂єαυχ | |

Calcifer munched silently on his part of the granola bar, indeed liking the taste, but he still preferred the food back at District 7.. He was not use to this sort of food, considering that back at District 7 they ate what nature gave them, not really granola bars, unless someone was trading them at the town market. He looked at Skye and smiled, seeing that she had that smile on her lips that he never would get bored of.
As she explained that she was anemic, Calcifer gave a nod, showing that he understood. "We have a person or two back at my district that are anemic as well." He told her as he gazed back up at the sky, and judging by the glow in his eyes, it was easy to see that he was missing home. Calcifer hoped that he would be able to return home.. But he hoped even more that Skye would live and win the Games. That was the one thing that he wanted.. For Skye to win and not die.. And even better, it would be best if he and Skye would be allowed to win instead of one of them..
Calcifer set up the remaining three blankets, relaxing back against the pillows that were on his side, crossing his arms behind his head while he peered up at the sky. He looked at Skye as she wanted him to tell her more about his district, and he couldn't help but smile. "Um.. What else is there to say about 7.. Well, at age seven, most of the boys are given a hatchet to finally start to build up strength. I got my own at age four since my father believed that early start would be much more beneficial, and indeed it was. The young boys typically get their axes at ten years of age and that is when they go out with their fathers to collect lumber from the woods, while most of the girls worked around town. But there are a few girls that are buffed up, so they come along to work in the woods as well.." He said as he looked back up at the sky, pausing for a few moments so he could give a quick yawn.
"Our everyday life is basically the same: the men go to work, then come back home after they reached their designated amount of lumber for the day. My father and I were the biggest of all the other men and their sons.. About twice a year the sons and fathers have a little competition to see who's the biggest and strongest. We have a log chopping contest, large log carrying contest, a log-rolling contest.. It's basically a fun day for everyone and a fun way to compete.. Though we are obsessed with our axes and saws, we do have fun now and then." He grinned as he talked about the annual competitions that the District 7 kids had.. They were indeed fun! Calcifer use to go to them with his dad.. He only watched them from then on, since being in them reminded him too much of his father.
Calcifer knew he shouldn't mention his past much since the Capitol was watching and they could use that against him during the Games.. He heard of the few tactics that the Gamemakers could use if they know the weaknesses of the tributes.. He didn't want to risk that happening..

[...Doll...]

ςkʏε δμηcαη

Skye felt things begin to slow down as she got more and more tired, she didnt honestly regester his words as he spoke, but she knew what he was talking about. She smiled and said, "Sounds fun... We dont really have anything like that in district four..."
She sighed, and laid her head on his chest, closing her eyes and almost immediately after falling asleep.