The last floor in District Thirteen was the basement. I wasn't sure why, but there were guards surrounding each door. Boggs lead me down to the end of the corridor where there stood a large grey door, from inside I could hear muffled cries. I wasn't sure what was going on.

'Katniss, it's best if you, go in there alone. There's something waiting for you.' Boggs guided my hand towards the door and the guards moved out my way and let me in.

It a poorly lit room, with no windows. The walls were made out of grey stone, much like the rest of District Thirteen and in the far distance I could make out a shadow. 'Hello?' nothing replied back to me but I continued walking forward. Suddenly something grabbed my arm, I couldn't tell if it was somebody else or something poking out of the walls. 'Katniss!' and I felt the thing around my arm close in tighter.

'Effie?! Effie is that you?!' I turned around to see if I could make out her elaborate hairstyle and ridiculous dress sense. I could see nothing, yet still something had hold of my arm, and suddenly started pulling me towards the darkness that flooded the middle of the room.

I was right. Effie was here with me, but I still couldn't figure out what was on my arm.

'Katniss! Darling, i've missed you so much. So tell me, how is District Thirteen? Bet it's not like the luxury you were given in the Capitol.' She let out a quiet giggle. Oh how I loved that womans laugh.

'No, it's certainly not Effie, I mean, for one there's no mahogany tables for me to attack!' We both smiled at eah other for a moment and I could see something in her eyes. It wasn't fear, or sadness like I usually see in the womans eyes. It was happiness. For once I saw Effie happy, I wasn't sure why but I didn't dear question it for fear it may upset her. Before I even had a chance to talk, Effie swung both of her arms around me and pulled me in for hug. Instead of refraining, like usual, I let my arms find their way to her back and pulled her in even closer. Before I knew it, Effie's hands were up my shirt.

I didn't stop her, infact, I liked it, but could this really be true. That after all this time, Effie has felt this way about me and didn't tell me? I mean, it would of made the whole trying-to-keep-Peeta-alive thing a lot better and I could of just killed him and President Snow wouldn't hate me and we wouldn't be in this mess. I mean, I did feel something for her, but I just wasn't sure, but now I am.

I pulled back from the hug and looked into Effies eyes. This time there was smething more than happiness, it was lust.

A million and one things rushed through my mind at this moment. Peeta, Gale and Prim. Well Prim was dead so I guess I didn't have to worry what she thought, but what about Peeta and Gale? and President Snow? What would President Coin think if the Mockingjay turned out be secretly fucking Effie Trinket? Everything would be ruined and I couldn't risk that. Not that this moment. Not after everything that has already happened.

But I guess my heart didn't agree with my head and before I knew it me and Effie were kissing. It wasn't like kissing Peeta in the arena, or on the victory tour. Or even when Gale kissed me in my home back in District Twelve. It was real and I actually felt something. Something more than just 'oh shit i'm gonna die I better do this.' It was something that made all my hair stand on end and made my head blurry.

'Katniss, I just. I'm sorry, I know you probably didn't want this but, I just needed to before-'

Her words alarmed me. 'Before what Effie?!'

'Before, The Capitol punish me for joining the rebels.'

No I couldn't lose Effie as well. I would need to do all I could to keep her alive. Even if that meant showing people the real me. The real us. I would keep Effie Trinket alive.