Prologue:

"Send her in."

"Yes sir!"

The tall man leaned back in his chair as his guards shoved a woman into his office.

"What do you want?" the woman hissed. The man leaned forwards.

"What do you think?" he asked. "Money? Respect?"

The woman narrowed her eyes. "No," the man said. "I want you to suffer. I want you to literally suffer."

"Why?"

"Why? Why?!" the man roared. "I'll tell you why! You ruined me! You crushed my life and made me live a life of misery and regret, so now I will make you pay for everything you've done!"

"By doing what?" the woman said through clenched teeth. The man began to chuckle.

"By doing something that you could never lose at," he smirked. "I'm starting up the Hunger Games again."

The woman slammed her hands down on the man's desk.

"You wouldn't!" she growled.

"Oh, I would. And I am. I'm having an arena built right now, as we speak. It will be ready for the games next year."

Fury flashed in her eyes. "You think revenge will just make things better?"

"It will once your daughter enters the games," the man said.

"You think that you can hurt me? You think that will bring me down? I'm not the one to blame. You're the one to blame! If anything, I'd get revenge on you!"

"Oh, how I'd really love to crush your bones and throw you in the roaring fires," the man growled. "But I guess that'd be a little hard to do to the girl on fire."

The woman's eyes softened. "What did you just call me?"

"The girl on fire." The man cracked his knuckles. "That was you old nic-name."

"Ages ago."

"And it may just come back to you. You made history in all the districts."

Katniss glowered at the man. "And why would it come back? I'm not in the Hunger Games anymore!"

"Because now we are about to make history. Together."

"We? I don't like the we part. Tell me what's going on in your head," Katniss said.

"Oh, Katniss," the man chuckled. "Don't you know that you were the idol to some kids? Kids wanted to be just like you in the games and still would do anything to be like you. So with your help and encouragement to the kids, we'll convince people to start the games again."

"I will never help you!" Katniss hissed.

"You will in time," the man said. "Guards!"

Some guards came forwards, standing beside Katniss.

"Take her back home to District 12," the man ordered. Turning back to Katniss, he said, "We'll meet again in 3 months."

Katniss growled and grumbled as she followed the guards out the door.

"Oh, and Katniss."

Katniss turned around.

"Tell Peeta that I said hi."

"Sure, Gale."

"That's President Gale."

Katniss slammed the door.