Jaya Balraj

Funniest Moment: Jaya & her creampuffs

JAYAPUFF ! <3

Best Death: 3-way Tie between Jaya, James, & Amity

The Fallen: The Last To Fall

And with that, Ladies and Gentleman, we have our winner!

Final Standings:

Finale:

Are you ready?

#arena #arenatask

Another parachute floats down to Jaya in the dark. She’s already happy to have received the sais… what else could it be? She opens the chute and finds a plate of creampuffs and a note saying:

“Help comes from places where you least expect it, You’re so close to the end, Don’t mess it all up now”

She’s not sure who it’s from but she’s delighted by the creampuffs. Razoul laughs. Someone sent her some after all.

Oh my .... CREAMPUFFS *.*

#Thanks NJ #;)

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

“Thank you,” I said sweetly. I leaned in to kiss her again and as our tongues grazed one another’s, I heard a faint beeping. I knew the sound too well since my parachute earlier. “A parachute.”

Jaya reached out for it, grabbing it from not far away. I held the flashlight for her as she eagerly opened it. She beamed as she eyed the pair of sais. My eyes widened. Someone had gifted her a weapon, and not just any weapon, but her weapon of choice.

“Babe, that’s great…” I said, wondering who had sent it. Ali? Her father? My parents? “See, someone out there wants you to win this thing.”

I reached out for the parachute and opened it hastily. Someone had send us something or Razoul. I was giggling as I opened the box. My hand grazed the metallic blade and tears came to my eyes. Someone had just given me the most important thing someone could have in this arena. Sais. My weapon of choice. My hand flew to my mouth as I grabbed the two sais with my free hand and looked at the sharp blade.

"Sais... I can win this with those weapons..." I said pleased with the gift someone had made me. There was no note but I knew someone wanted me to win. I grinned at Raz and bit my bottom lip. "you never saw me fight with this, did you?" I chuckled happily swinging one of the sais in my hand.

Another faint beeping became audible over us.

While still in the arena, a parachute floats down to Jaya as she lay snuggled with Razoul. It lands on the grass next to them, within reach. With the flashlight, Jaya examines her gift. What she finds inside makes her smile. Someone has gifted her her weapon of choice: sais.

There is no note, but she looks up at the sky, knowing who it’s from.

yay ! Thank you ;)

#:P

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

I sighed. There was nothing that I could say that would ease her pain when I die. There is no cure for having to watch that happen, especially in the gruesome way that it would no doubt be happening in. I tried not to think of it, not because I was scared for me. No, I was scared for her. I was so worried that instead of fighting, she would just break down. She was tough, true, but there’s nothing quite like living through that.

I’ve seen too many Hunger Games to know that it won’t end pretty.

“You will win, J. And yes, you’ll miss me. But I know that you’ll be able to handle it. You’re strong. You’re resilient. You’re my better half and you deserve this far more than I.”

In my head, I kept wondering who will kill him, who will take the life of the one I love. Which face will haunt me for the rest of my days ? I shook my head closing my eyes and letting them rest. "You know we deserve both the same." I grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

"I'll go through it for you. At least I'll try." I said trying to comfort him. There was nothing I could say to make him feel better about his decision besides promising him I would live the life he was offering me. "What are the things you want me to do ? or experience?" I asked him. "I wanted to do things that I know you'll appreciate me doing." I giggled. I was going to get everything I could from my man when he was there.

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

We laughed together about her demeanor, how she would have a piece of each of us inside her. I loved her already and she didn’t even exist.

My thumb grazed her cheek and I nuzzled her nose.

“Why wouldn’t I want to name her that? She’s the person you miss most in this world right now. If this hypothetical baby existed and we lived in a world where you and I were together, you’d still miss her. This way, there’s a part of her that’ll be with you always. To me, there are no other options. That’s the only one.”

I closed my eyes feeling his hand on my cheek. Two tears dropped onto my cheeks listening to his choice of name. I put my hand over his on my neck and smiled. "Yasmine Sarraf it is then." I giggled because it sounded perfect and I wanted it to happen. The simple thought lingering in my brain sent waves of joy through my limbs. I kissed him softly enjoying this afternoon a lot more than I thought I would at the beginning. I fell back down onto my back feeling warm under the sleeping bag.

"There will be another person I will miss..." I whispered a few minutes after. "If I win that is. It might be more hurtful than missing my mother but I guess I'm familiar with it." I spoke to myself more than to him. I tried to reassure my heart that it would be alright but nothing would delete the pain of loving someone who passed away.

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

I chuckled a little at her joke. The girl everyone wanted… except me… until now. As much as talking about the things we could never have made me ache inside, it did fill me with a certain amount of joy. Something I could keep in my imagination for all of eternity.

“If we had a baby… Jaya, you’re killing me,” I said pulling her into me. “If we had a baby it would be perfect. And it would be the spitting image of you. She would be an angel and she would never have to go into the Games. Never. And she would run around in the yard, exploring everything. I can see her now… the sunlight on her raven hair, her eyes sparkling…”

A tear ran down my cheek and moistened hers. I sniffled, trying to hold back my feelings of overwhelming joy and frustration at the same time.

“We would name her after your mother, of course…”

I rested my head on him biting my lip listening to his vision of our perfect child. A tear dropped from my eye as he spoke about a baby girl exploring the garden. The spitting image of me .... I giggled softly letting the idea spread into my body as I felt my heart swell from the single notion of having a child with him.

"If she would be the spitting image of her mother," I turned around on my side to be closer to him, " and from her father, she'll want the games and she'll be stubborn about it." I chuckled biting my lip. "But I'm more stubborn so she wouldn't be allowed." I shrugged finally realizing the thoughts behind my father's actions.

I felt the tear ran down his cheek and I kissed it away. "You'd want to name her Yasmine?" I said with a trembling voice full of emotions. This meant the world to me. "Why? We could use other names. There are plenty of names... maybe there's something you'll like more?" I said selflessly.

#you stop #ugh #*dead*

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

A smile spread across my face, larger than any that I had ever felt. My cheeks hurt but I didn’t care because I was the happiest I’d ever been just listening to Jaya describe the dream.

The idea of actually marrying her had been one that I denied myself ever since I spoke those magical three words to her because I knew it’d never happen. How heart breaking it should’ve been for her to have such a dream, to wake up and realize it wasn’t real. But here she was, happy with at least the thought of it, and I too.

I turned to look into the darkness, wishing I could see her face.

“It sounds wonderful… I wish I could’ve seen how beautiful you looked. I’m sure that you would make the most breath taking bride in all of Panem, Jaya. Maybe I’ll have to try and dream about it too, so I can be there with you,” I said with a kiss. “I would hate to miss such a thing.”

I kissed him back and grinned. "You can't miss anything silly because I can't get married without you." I giggled admitting to myself that I would never get married. I didn't linger on the thought as I already had thought that my heart would belong to only one person and it was Razoul.

"You're lucky you know. You got the girl everyone wants..." I teased him remembering the line of boys my father had brought at home. I looked up to the trees. It was so dark and I wondered if the sun would come up tomorrow liberating us from the darkness. I'd make a happy dance just because I'd be able to see his face again. Every minute was important.

I shifted a bit feeling the pain in my stomach. "So... if you and I had a kid, how would we name it?" I giggled at the thought. I didn't even bother to think that he probably hadn't ever thought about that. Maybe he didn't want any kids.

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

I felt myself yearn for her body as she kissed my skin gently. I couldn’t speak any more on the subject of us not being together forever. In this life, nothing ever works out how we want it to. But at least we had this time together. It wasn’t all for nothing.

“I could care less what the Capitol likes and doesn’t like,” I said, pulling the sleeping bag over our heads to cover us completely. I kissed her again, running my fingers through her hair. Although it was a bit tangled, it was still the greatest thing I ever let slip through them.

As I pulled away from her a bit, I knew that we couldn’t indulge ourselves here. Even with only 8 left, another tribute could be anywhere. I didn’t want to lose Jaya because I was stupid and gave into temptation. I kissed her softly and tucked the sleeping bag back.

“I know you’re not hungry because we just ate, and I’m guessing your not very tired. But I don’t want to move from this spot, I want to stay here with you,” I said.

I moved into a more comfortable position, my head laying onto his shoulder I giggled. "I don't want to move either... and I can't really." I bit my lip softly.

As I looked up into the sky, I imagined what it would be like to be in district 2. It didn't make me sad to invent what we could be like at home with the people we love. "I had a dream the first night we were in the arena, when we were in a tree." I said softly swallowing the nerves that had built inside of me hastily.

"I just want to share with you because it's probably the best dream I'll ever have." I gripped his shirt. "I walked down the aisle to meet you. You looked absolutely perfect. Our families were so happy. I wish I could show you because that deserved a picture. The most perfect couple of District 2." I giggled happily just thinking about it.

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

It occurred to me during this kiss that everyone watching at home would be utterly confused… maybe they’d be used to it now, but at first… I wondered what they thought. I smiled into the kiss thinking of how Ali was taking this. How happy my mother was just watching me be in love. This was my last gift to her, and to Jaya. To share love with someone.

I pulled her in and kissed her passionately, knowing that the darkness wouldn’t cloak our activities. We might not be able to see, but it wouldn’t be much of a show if the audience couldn’t see. I licked my lips as I pulled away from her, leaving a quick peck on the tip of her nose.

“Jaya I bet you anything that when you go home you’ll find that you have plenty to live for,” I said, stroking her cheek. “And I’ll never really leave you. I’ll watch over you always, this much I promise you.”

I snuggled her close. I didn’t know what time of day it was but with the darkness and our wounds, it mattered not. Maybe we’d try to get some sleep, maybe we wouldn’t.

I snuggled closer to him and breathed in his smell as he promised he would always watch over me. It had been so short... the time we had together. So short and yet so meaningful. I had never felt anything like that before. No one had reached for my heart the way he had. "I don't want plenty to live for, I just want you and I can't have you." I whispered kissing his neck as my hand trailed down his chest.

My body pressed against his missing his closeness since three days now. Killing Sephie had at least giving me the possibility to have him for me for the last days we had together. I shrugged away the grain of guilt I had been ignoring since earlier. There wasn't anything more important than him to my eyes. There will never be anything more significant. I trailed kisses on his jaw, my face arriving in front of his. I smiled as I kissed him again not being able to refrain myself from giving a show to the audience. "I bet the capitol is loving this..." I giggled in between soft kisses on his lips.

We're Still a Team, You and I || Raja

I breathed out at she approached me, placing the sleeping bag over me.

“If you were jealous is District 2, I wouldn’t be afraid that you’d kill an innocent girl over it, Jaya. There’s a difference. Here, you know I understand why you did it, but…” I paused. I hated repeating myself and I don’t know why I was doing it now. I reached out of the sleeping bag and placed my hand in hers, fingers lacing together perfectly.

“Jaya, I love you too. You save this anger, you save this energy that you’re feeling and when someone kills me, you take their life away. And you take everyone’s until you win. That’s just what you need to do. Take the love you feel for me and let it guide you home.”

I squeezed her hand and tugged on it a bit, wanting her to be near me. As angry as I was, I loved her with all my heart.

“Get in here with me, baby girl. Come give me a kiss,” I whispered in the dark.