Snippet #2485571

"Can this place get any noisier?" A silky haired teenage girl stepped from the car that had just arrived through the giant gates of what would be her new residence for the time being. Emarosa took one last drag for the cigarette that was hanging from her mouth and she threw it to the ground putting it out with the heel of her shoe. The driver, coughing while fanning away the second hand smoke from the car with this hand, exited the vehicle as well and began to unload her things. The Keeper of Fire observed her surroundings. No matter how many times she came here she could never get used to the towering buildings that surrounded her. The Village of Fire, which was located in a deep isolated valley area, wasn't even a fourth the size of the Capitol. She hoped that this whole procedure wouldn't last that long but she knew that her wish was only a wish and probably would not come true.

"Welcome! I will be your assistant for today!" A short, blue eyed girl suddenly appeared before her. Ema hadn't even seen her there. Her long black hair that reached to the backs of her ankles swayed in the cool breeze and the girl had the biggest smile on her face. Ema swore she couldn't be over 9 years old. "My name is Sena Rue and you must be Emarosa, yes?"

Ema could tell that she already wasn't going to like this shrimp. "Yea, that's me. What do you want, brat? Get lost."

"My my. It seems what the others say about you is true." Sena chuckled softly and shook her head.

"EHHH? What was that?! People talkin' shit about me?" Ema had the urge to kick the little girl off her feet.

Sena, unfazed by Ema's verbal attack, shook her head once more. "They also said you get worked up over the smallest things as well."

Ema clenched her fists. "Don't ignore me you little-"

"Now now, lets get you inside and into the bath. You reek of smoke!" Ema's brave assistant interrupted Ema mid sentence and motioned to the driver to bring her things inside. "We want you looking your best before you meet the others, no?"

Ema shook with rage. Who did this little brat think she was? Just one flick of her finger and she would put that little shrimp in her place for good but-..... Ema relaxed and took a deep breath. There was no use in causing a scene in the first five minutes of her arrival. The elders of her village would surely scold her for putting a bad face on the entire village for her behavior. Ema huffed.

"Tch.... Its not like it would matter anyway. The only time they are ever even talking to me is to scold me." The fiery girl mumbled and silently followed Sena inside. This was going to take awhile.....
______________________________________________________________________________________________________


The bath was extremely large. Sena could hardly believe people used baths as large as these, but then she remembered. These kinds of baths weren't meant for a single person. Setting her towel down nearby she stepped into the warm water and felt the liquid rush up her legs eventually swallowing up her whole body as she dipped under. Bringing her head out of the water, Ema took a breath and sighed. What a great feeling. She had been sitting in a stuffed car all day and a bath was what she needed. She just wanted to be alone for a bit before all the chaos broke loose. Always alone. It was what she had grown to know. Nobody really understood her back at home and no one ever cared to. But she didn't mind.

Ema was just about to put her head under again but she suddenly realized that she WASN'T alone in the bath. Turning around slowly she spotted a girl and a boy nearby. The girl had long pink hair and matching eyes to boot. The boy was a blonde and both of them were seated not too far away from her. Were they the other Keepers? Ema decided to ignore them. She wasn't in the mood for this..... She never was....