a new beginning (puppy)

Milen Roxen

I rest my head on a pillow, trying to get into a comfortable position with my broken arm in a cast to limit movement. It had only been a few hours since the huge wave washed through. I had been lucky. I had noticed when the waves started to retreat. I had gotton much farther than many others along the coast had a chance to. My house for one thing was completely destroyed. I remember feeling terror as the wave washed up all around me, spinning and twisting me.

When it's grip finally let me go I threw up until it felt as though all my guts were gone. Then a few hours later I was found with my arm trapped beneath some wreckage. It was my knife throwing arm too which sucked. When I finally got back to the career center I would need to wait a bit to do anything which sucked.

As I was brought to the "tsunami relief center" I tried to figure out what happened to the rest of my family. When I got there I realized I was the only Roxen in the whole area and felt relieved. I didn't need my whole family crowded around me. After some inquiring I found out that my "dad" had died. It didn't matter much to me. He was an arrogant ass who thought he could control the whole family.

After a bit more inquiring I found out that my "sister," Lulianna, had died too. I could hear people all around me crying about lost loved ones, and some gave me some weird loooks that I had an oddly nonchalant expression when I found this out. Lulianna was a b(censored by a puppy. my gosh you have such a dirty mouth, milen.) who I was never close to. She broke my nose a year ago just because I was telling the truth about our idiot sister who couldn't survive the games.

An hour after my inquiries, I was resting on my cot when suddenly I hear someone speaking in a cot next to me. Our nurse, Ezekiel was responding to some of her questions. That's when I heard my name. He said he hadn't treated anyone with the last name Roxen! I have a strong urge to get up and punch him for forgetting my last name, but with my good arm in a cast I couldn't.

Suddenly, the girl turns and speaks to me. I don't even bother looking at her. Instead, my brown eyes are still locked lightly upon the ceiling.

"Who's asking?" I say, an air of nonchalence around me.

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OOC: i dont mean any offense from this when talking about lulianna. I thought she was an amazing character and sorry that Milen is a jerk when talking about others.

Milen Roxen

The nurse had just been fussing over the girl next to me before coming over to me, asking if I needed anything. I waved my good hand dismissivly and politely said in a sugar sweet voice, "Thanks, but I don't really need anything right now." After Ezekiel bustled off the girl next to me was silent for a minute. I wonder what she's thinking about for a minute before swiftly becoming bored.

The girl began to speak again and I grinned slightly as she became angry. I rotate my head slightly so that she is in view, my grin still delicately placed across my features. I cluck my tongue against my mouth three times and shake my head lightly and in my sugery sweet voice I again speak.

"Getting testy ain't going to get you any answers, darling." My grin widens a bit and I hold back the small chuckles that threaten to escape from me. I hadn't been called a ding dong since first grade.

"And you need some better insults as well. Ding dong is an insult fetus' use. Also, I was asking what your name is before I respond."

I turn back to look up at the ceiling, my air of nonchalonce returning to me with the grin still dancing like a ghost upon my lips.

"and be a bit more specific. There must be dozens of Luliannas in district four." I cross my legs slightly, slightly regretting the denial of the dried fruit. Something to munch on would actually be kind of appreciated right now.

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Milen Roxen

I could tell the girl was trying to formulate ways in her head of how to get me angry, to try and play around with my emotions. It was the same long silence that happened when I was a young girl and had trouble infuriating other's like can today. My grin still rests upon my face as I wait for the girl to speak. In the mean time I think about what I can to say to her about Lulianna. Maybe I can toy with her, make her think that Lulianna is alive and then sweep the carpet out from under her and leave her totally ruined. She seems like the sort of person who would give in easily.

The girl chuckled softly at me and my grin turned into a smirk. What was she planning to do? She then finally speaks.

Syclla. Nice name. I think to myself before she stops speaking again. Now I know what her weakness is. Whatever her last name really is.

Then my smirk fades as she keeps talking. My eyes rest upon her, alighting like a fire and my eyes narrow. You picked the wrong girl to fight with. I think angrilly. My expression remains calm.

She keeps talking and I realize she has caught on to who I am. My eyes blaze, but I try not to let it show. I calm myself quietly before swiftly responding. Ok, Scylla, I'll play your game.

My sugary sweet voice has been replaced with a cold, knife like voice that could cut through iron, "Scylla, nice name." I say to her, keeping my anger under control.

"Yeah, Lulianna was a disgrace to the family, but before we get intobs long-and I'm sure very interesting- conversation about the Roxen family, I want to tell you a little story."

I make a fake noise like the clearing of a throat before speaking to her in the obnoxious way a teacher would speak to a little kid during story time.

"Sailors speak of a great beast with four heads which travels the seas of district four. Each head has a different personality and different way to kill someone. It's name was Scylla. I see your trying to be like that monster, but try switching to a different head before trying to insult me."

My placent expression as been replaced with my nonchalont smirk again, "Try something different before trying to find out what happend to Luliana."

I prop myself up on a good arm and look at her as I lay sideways. I smile at her. "Let's play a game. Just us, as friends."

My smile grows wider, my eyes still dancing with fire.

"You have four tries to get me angry enough for me to want to kill you. Once you get me to that point, I'll tell you what happened to Lulianna."

Here comes the fun part.

"But heres the catch. For every one of the last three tries you have, you need to give up a whole day of your pain meds they're giving you. Deal? Unless you can come up with a better idea you won't be getting what happened to Lulianna out of me."

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Milen Roxen

Borrrinnnnngggggg. This girl's no fun. Maybe I should just tell her what happened to Lulianna and get this whole conversation over with. After the excitement of no more annoying sister and jerky dad this was dull in comparison. One would hope to at least sit next to someone who would be a bit fun. As I spoke I could see the girl mimicking my grin.

She has something up her sleeve. The voice whispers in the back of my mind, and I gave a small mental nod of understanding to myself. I grin as I begin to think of what might be coming from the girl, I will get it out of her soon enough. I always get what I want soon enough.

"It's about time you stopped talking. You were really starting to get on my nerves. And besides, I'm not taking the pain medication, honey. So you can have every single bit of it."

Yay she finally began to speak, but now I dislike her even more. Now I realize she is one of those people who believe themselves to be righteous and all that annoying mumbo jumbo like the unrealistic story book characters. She should wake up and realize the pain meds would just help her feel better and not taking them won't help at all or prove that she is special or anything like that.

"And don't think you know everything because there's a good chance you don't know it all."

I grin at that. I don't know everything. I just know enough not to be a total idiot. I also know that she is withholding something I would be interested in from me. It's just a nagging sense in the back of my mind from little clues from her. For example, when she wanted to know what happened to Lully and then called her a disgrace. What kind of friend would do that?

"Because the world isn't what it seems. What seems to be right, is wrong. And wrong is right, but the truth can set us all free."

My gosh will she ever shut up with the clichés? They seem to be never ending from her. I roll my eyes, annoyed at the girl.

"Fine, hit me up, but first stop acting like a f(omg milen stop swearing so much. This is a censor)ing storybook princess. It's getting annoying. Stop trying to stay "pure" by not taking something that will help."

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Milen Roxen

This girl is such a drama queen. No need to get this hyped about something like this. Sure, I get hyped too over many things, but this girl just radiates melodramatics. It seems like she is about to talk for a moment, but then that idiotic nurse comes over and starts talking to her again. She's obviously fine so I wish he would just move away and let us finish our 'interesting' conversation. I let out a huge yawn while waiting for him to finally leave.

My eyes begin to tire from boredom as the nurse finally moves away and the girl begins on yet another rant. I only face her halfheartedly, my eyes partially closed. As I listen to her, my mind drifts off to the topic of food. Maybe I'll see if they finally have fish for lunch here. I mean this is the fishing district. Right? Who cares if a tsunami disrupted fishing. They should already have whole storehouses of fish open for their beck and call. Or maybe those Capitolites that have been here have been stealing all the fish for themselves. Yeah that might make some sense.

After the girl pauses in her long talk to take a breath, I whisper sarcastically under my breath, "Never said I own your life." I roll my eyes, silently laughing after she calls me a toddler. Nice to think I'm still look that young. Back when I was an innocent brat running around the training center with a plastic sword, or was that when I was a fetus?

The girl continued, her words not concealing her rage. After I hear what she said, I take a moment to process it. I let my face remain in it's slack, bored expression as I sort through the jumble of phrases that the girl just regurgitated.

So she is a Roxen too. I think to myself. That's not that odd. I mean, Mom and Dad slept with basically everyone in the district so no duh they threw some brats out. After she finishes her next little speech I grin slightly and let out a short laugh before muttering under my breath again lightly, "Nope they never did care for anyone else. Doesn't matter that much though."

The girl begins talking yet again. When will she stop? I can hear her getting angrier and angrier as she talks. I feel an urge to slap her and yell at her to calm the F(Milen stahp teh swearing omg) down.

"Sure." I mutter again after her question, my commentary on her speech still going through. She keeps talking, unabated.

I stretch my good arm up towards the roof and let out a huge yawn. Still in a half yawn, I respond to her. "I'm going to choose not to take that as a threat. Feel free to correct me. I'm not taking anyone's side in this 'war' so far between you and the Roxens." I let out another yawn before continuing in an even more tired voice. "Unless you can make a better offer than 'not destroying you,' which isn't that good anyways, I'm not taking part in your little 'fight'."

I finish my exceptionally long yawn and begin to speak again in a bored tone. "Oh yeah, and no need to try going after Lully anymore." I wait a second before saying in a stone cold voice, "She's dead." I smiled slightly.

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