The AN will be at the end of the chapter. On to the sucky story!

Katniss POV

"Get up Katniss it's time for another big, big, day!" Effie yells through my door. I sigh and go open the door.

"What Effie?" I ask harshly. She winces a little but continues anyways.

"First training, then preparing for the interviews, prepping for the interviews, then finally, the interviews." I nod and get dressed to go down to training. I head down to breakfast with Peeta and Haymitch. I get my food and sit down.

"So any new advice?" I ask Haymitch

"You can go to different stations, show some of your skills, but NO bows and arrows." That is addressed to me. I nod. I'll jus keep practicing with the knives and snares. Peeta and I talk for a little while until its time to go. When we enter the training center, Peeta goes to the camouflage station and I go to the knives. Cato is right next to me at the spears. (Is there anything he can't do ?!) I glance over and see him looking at me. He gives me a half smile that drops when Clove pushes her way into the station with me. He gives me a sympathetic look and goes to the swords.

"Hey Cato wait up!" Clove calls out. He stops to wait for her. They walk away joking about Glimmer throwing herself on him. As they move from station to station, laughing and hanging out, I can't help but feel a pang of jealousy. But they're just friends, right? Stop it Katniss! I distract myself by the little girl from District 11, Rue.

"Do you want some help?" I ask her. She timidly nods. We move to the knot tying.

"Here, tie it like this, yes, now hold it like that. There. Hey you did it! Congrats!"

"Thanks, can we go somewhere else now?" I nod and we spend the rest of the day together and I almost completely forget about Cato.

"You may be dismissed." A trainer says. As I'm walking to the elevator Cato whispers in my ear:

"Meet me on the roof again tonight." I blush, nod, and walk away. I go change and go wait for Haymitch and Peeta. Haymitch comes in alone.

"Where's Peeta?" I ask.

"He wanted to train alone." I'm pretty sure my jaw just hit the floor. What? What happened to training together? I feel betrayed. I feel tears sting my eyes but I blink them away. Forget him it was bound to happen anyways. I can't have a friend in the arena. Time to focus on the situation at hand. I nod my head at Haymitch.

"So what are we going to do?" I ask.

"Well, I'm going to train you on what to do during the interview and Effie will train you on poise."

"Okay. So what first?"

"Angles." We go through everything and nothing works. He even says that I have less charm than a dead slug. I sigh in exasperation.

"This is pointless I can't do it." He sighs

"Well, Sweetheart, just, be believable. Do what you did when you first got here. Make them love you." I'm about to protest until Effie barges in.

"Come on Katniss, time to go, go, go." I sigh and follow her. She teaches me how to move in mini skirts without showing anything or looking like a whore, showing me how to put some basic makeup on, how much cleavage is too much, what accessories to match with what, the up to date fashion trends of the capitol, and finally how to walk in eight inch heels. Yeah, that one was kind of painful. I think this is more exhausting than the angles with Haymitch. Just think, now I get to be prepped up and pretty. Yay, not.

"Guess who?" Octavia says as my prep enters. Now they get to repeat the painful "beauty" process again. I think I am actually getting used to it. After they are done, Cinna enters.

"Close your eyes." He instructs. I do as he says and feel myself being put into what has to be yet another extravagant design.

"Open." I'm not myself. I'm a beautiful creature from another world. I wrap my arms around him in a hug.

"Thank you so much, Cinna."

"You're welcome. It's a pleasure. Now come, its time for your interview." We start walking and I see Peeta. He's in a suit that has a small resemblance to my dress. He looks at me and I immediately look away. I think he gets the message and leaves me alone. Haymitch and Effie go over what to do and what not to do. Haymitch, Effie, Cinna, Portia, Peeta, and I go to wait for our interviews to take place. They all go take their seats, leaving Peeta and I alone.

"What's wrong, Katniss?" He asks. This angers me.

"Why didn't you want to train with me?"

"Katniss, I,…"

"You know what never mind. Just forget it!" My raised voice causes Cato to look over. I go to the bathroom so I don't have to see anyone. I stay in there for a little while. When I exit, this is what I hear:

"Come on Peeta, a handsome lad like you, you must have a girl back home." Caesar Flickerman says to Peeta.

"Well, there is this one girl I've had a crush on forever but I don't think she ever even noticed me until the reaping." He replies.

"Well here's what you do: you go in there and you win this thing then she'll have to say yes to you right?"

"Well Caesar, I don't think winning will help in my case."

"Well why ever not?"

"Because she came here with me." I feel like I'm about to explode. Damn him! Cato, one of the few people lingering backstage, punches a wall. What's his deal? It doesn't matter, because I'm ushered onstage right after. Caesar asks me petty questions about the capitol that I answer like an awe-struck girl and make them love me as Haymitch said. That is, until he asked me this:

"Well Katniss, do you have a love interest back home?"

"Nope."

"Well how about here?"

"I don't know Caesar, I guess we'll find out I say coolly." Then the time is up and I'm on my way back to my room. I get praises on how well I did by everybody. I'm on cloud nine right now. So, I don't bother Peeta and just decide to go meet Cato on the roof. When I get there, he's already waiting for me. He wraps his arms around me.

"You did great." He says.

"You too."

"I want to kill Peeta." I chuckle slightly. Jealousy looks good on him.

"No, don't please, he's really nice." He sighs and nods.

"Uhh, Cato, are we a thing? I mean I know it won't end well but I don't really care and I'm really confused and-" He cuts me off by crashing his lips upon mine. I melt into him and too soon, we break away.

"I'll take that as a yes." We chuckle.

"Yes. Listen, I want to know if you would be in an alliance with me. Just us. No one else. I know you probably think its crazy but-" This time I bring my lips on his.

"I'll take that as a yes?"

"That's a yes. I have to go now." I kiss him goodbye and head back to my room and fall fast asleep.

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