Here is the next chapter I love writing this story which means I am writing long chapters :)
Chapter 2
We all got off the train, we were still in the underground tunnel, me and Madge walked beside each other with Peeta and Gale behind us, and we stood in a row of two's. I suddenly heard the sound of high heel shoes coming towards us, I looked down into the distance but I couldn't make out who it was, there was another figure coming towards us as well but staggering slightly.
As they drew closer I could make out their features now, one was a women wearing a hot pink puff out dress, she had a purple wig and wore really pale make up, she looked a lot like a clown but quite a pretty clown, the other was a middle aged man with short messy blonde hair wearing worn cloths, there was defiantly a different in contrast between the two of them. I was pretty sure the female came from the Capitol.
"oh my god if that is how they dress in the Capitol I think I would rather die" I whispered to madge, she giggled, "how about the guy, he looks nothing like the women" she replied. The women approached us and looked us all up and down, "oh the poor darlings, how horrible it must be too lose everyone you love" the women squealed at us, "yeah great thanks for reminding us" Peeta said sarcastically, the women looked at him, she fluttered her fake eyelashes, "oh, what a handsome boy you are, you won't have problems with the ladies" she giggled at him as she nipped his cheek, Peeta looked at her in shock, "think you got an admirer" I giggled, "ha ha very funny" he replied as she poked my side.
The women turned at looked at us suddenly smiling, "welcome, welcome my name is Effie Trinket and this is Haymitch Abernathy, we are here to escort you to the Capitol Boarding school, now as you all know this place is all top secret and is not traceable to the Capitol itself, the lovely Seneca Crane made sure of that" giggling when she mentioned his name, Haymitch just let Effie do all the talking, I was pretty certain he was drunk.
"okay well we have some coach's waiting outside so if girls come with me and boys go with Haymitch we will get you all to the school" Effie said as she flitted off, I guess that was our hint to follow her.
"see you later Peeta, hope I see you again really soon" I said, "I am sure you will, I will make sure of that" he replied as he smiled and winked at me, my heart skipped a beat, Madge had to grab my arm to get my attention that we had to go.
"Interested in Mellark there Katniss" she said giggling, "I don't do relationships, I just think he is nice and kind" I replied, I didn't expect to get into any relationship, I needed to adapt to my new life before I thought of that, I was never the kind of girl for a relationship, I had to help support my family and make sure Prim had some decent meals while my dad helped keep a roof over our head. I had nothing against me and Peeta being friends though and I really wanted to see him again.
In no time we reached the outdoors, it was beginning to get dark now, we started getting on the coach me and Madge sat near to the front, "I am feeling really nervous now, do you really think it is all just a virtual reality, I mean what if we all just get sat in a chair with something over our heads that makes it look like we are living a life when really we are not" Madge said as she began moving her hands nervously, "I doubt that, according to Peeta Seneca is really clever" I replied smiling when I said Peeta's name. Suddenly Effie boarded the coach, she put her wig straight, "well ladies I hope you are all comfortable, we should be at the school in about half an hour, when we arrive if you just all walk in two's in a single file and follow me we will enter the school, the other's will join, so enjoy the ride" Effie explained as she took a seat in front of me and Madge.
Peeta's POV
Haymitch was the funniest guy I had ever met, at first I was afraid that he was going to be driving the coach but I funny guy with blue her called Caesar Flicker man was, he almost laughed at everything anybody said, his hair was just so cool, Gale looked at me, "what?" I asked confused, "you and your dark haired vixen back there "Gale smirked, I gave a little smirk, "my dark haired vixen?" I asked innocently, "you know far well what I mean loverboy, there was like this spark between you both" Gale said to me, I laughed, "I don't understand, I mean yeah she is beautiful and stuff but I don't think anybody is looking for love right now" I replied, although there was something about katniss that made me feel warm inside but I know she had just lost her family and I had as well and I don't think she would be in anyway ready for a relationship.
"so all you men out there, on that coach in front there are a lot of lovely ladies, my advice is get laid as much as you can" he came out with, everyone looked at him in shock, "erm….. all of us have lost our families, I think that is the last thing on our minds" a guy said, he had dark skin and looked quite muscly, he had that serious look about him, "oh we have a party pooper here" Haymitch said staggering, "just stating a point, most of us are still grieving, last thing we want to think of his getting our dip in" the guy replied, "look I have some advice lads, yes your families are dead but you got to face the fact they aren't coming back, live with it" Haymitch replied before he slumped down on the chair, "what a heartless man" the guy said to me, "I think that may be the drink talking, although he was a bit harsh" I replied, " I am thresh Lund by the way" the guy said holding his hand out, "Peeta Mellark" I replied shaking his hand.
Me and Thresh talked for a while, he had lost his parents when they were shot for trying to defend their property, his words were if he ever saw Snow again he would kill him with his bare hands, I think the whole of the people who are going to this school will want to join him, I know I do.
The coach came to a stop, Caesar managed to wake Haymitch back up and get him off the coach, "am fine, am fine" Haymitch said as he managed to get his balance, I saw Effie get off the girls coach as she looked at Haymitch disgustingly, "one day you will be sober, I feel sorry for them poor children on that coach with you, god knows what you have said to them" Effie said as she smacked him on the arm. "see, now that's the kind of women you need" Thresh said laughing, I looked around and caught a glimpse of my dark haired vixen as Gale called her, thing is she was so beautiful and she didn't even have to try, she looked over at me and gave a small wave, I waved back to her.
Katniss's POV
I waved over at Peeta and he waved back to me, "you waving at the blue eyed boy of your dreams" Madge said as she held her hands to her heart, "shut up Madge, anyway what happened to the sobbing girl I met earlier today?" I asked, "well you sort of cheered me up I mean that is what we need isn't it friends and people to talk too" she replied, "yeah, exactly that Madge" I replied.
Effie walked in front of us, she turned to us all and smiled once again, "well we are here children, welcome to The Capitol boarding school, remember top secret and nobody can trace this place, I am sure you will be very happy here" she said, all that lay ahead was a long pathway with a gate at the far end, "I guess the school is just down this path" I whispered to Madge. "so my pretty girls shall we make our way down the path, oh and when the gate closes nobody can get in or out unless the gate is unlocked again" Effie said to us, ok so now I was pretty sure this was a prison after all and they were all going to kill us. Oh I shouldn't think of such things.
Me and Madge were the first ones to enter through the gates, we were the first to set eyes on the place and I must say I was shocked, on entering the gates you felt a warm feeling and comfort and that homely feeling, the school was like any old school, " isn't it great, I just love that. But this is not all, everybody gather around, now all around you are different Districts. First of all I would like to point out that you are not the only ones most have already been bought here but you are the last ones to be brought as we can't risk going back now as the Peacekeepers will most probably be picking the people up now, god bless them who are left, if any" Effie said taking a moment to think of the lost, " anyway, as I was saying there are Districts 1 to 12, when you enter the school the boys will be taken into one room the girls into the next, when there you will all do a test, now it's nothing hard but I advise to answer everything honestly so we know what District to place you in" Effie explained.
Peeta appeared behind me, "hey katniss" he whispered, "hey Peeta, what do you think of the place?" I asked him, "it's pretty good, I wonder what district they will put me in, hope it's the same as yours" he replied, he was really close to me that I could feel his warm breath on the back of my neck, it sent a burning feeling through my body which made me tremble, pull yourself together Katniss.
Soon Effie was taking us inside, she led us down a corridor, the place looked really homely with lanterns hanging from the ceiling and large staircases leading to the next floor, "this is where you will attend your lessons, you must still study and learn manners, or you will end up like Haymitch, a drunk" she replied, she continued on her heels clopping on the floor as we followed her. We reached two large doors, "well children welcome to the tribute hall" Effie said as she opened the doors.
I gasped when I saw it, they were tables set out, they were all circular tables which could fit about six people around each of them, they were a lot of us in here, we all walked down the middle of the room, I hated people looking at us, that was the problem being the newbie's then I saw him the man who had created this wonderful place, the one the only Seneca Crane.
He was quite a young guy, he had jet black hair and a beard that was shaven in a sort of unusual way, he was wearing a black and red suit, and he looked down at us and smiled.
"Welcome new comers, to the capitol school, I am very pleased that you could make it today, first of all I would like to offer you my condolences to the loss of your loved ones, what Snow did was cruel and evil and I can ensure you that you will be happy and safe here, but first thing is first we need to find out which district to put you in, as you can see there is one table for each of two districts, Effie and Haymitch will explain it all to you, well maybe just Effie as it seems that Haymitch is now passed out" Seneca explained to us, everybody laughed at Haymitch asleep on somebody's table with the kids sitting round it not happy.
Effie took us into the back room, it was just a box room with two doors on either side, right since Haymitch has decided to bail out on me I will do each group after each other so I will take the girls through first. I will briefly explain how it works, basically we have a district 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 9 and 10 and finally 11 and 12. Both districts will live together in the apartment provided; district 1 and 2 is suited for the wealthy and privileged and the strong. District 2 and 3 is suited for the electronic nerds and the people who love getting wet, 5 and 6 is suited for the clever sneaky ones, 7 and 8 suited for the wood and lumber people and textiles, 9 and 10 factories, keeping things going and also producing livestock, hunting people may be suited for this and finally 11 and 12 agriculture and mining, learning to live without hardly anything" Effie said, I was really worried some of them I could fit in and I already knew that Peeta may end up in district 1 and 2, he was strong and being the bakers son probably wealthy and privileged, I gave him a smile before I went into the room.
There were five of us, there was a blonde girl who Effie called Glimmer, a dark haired girl called Clove, a dark skinned girl named Rue and me and Madge, "oh my god I hope that dark blonde guy ends up in the same district as me, I think his name is Peeta" Glimmer said, I felt a urge of jealousy inside of me, he was my blue eyed boy of my dreams, but how could I compete with Glimmer she was so pretty and perfect. She looked at me I gave her a slight smile although this was forced, "what is your name katpiss" she said, "katniss" I spit at her, "oh my mistake" she said looking at Clove giggling, okay I will rip them extensions out in a minute if she keeps this up.
"okay girls take a seat, there are boards between your screens so you can't see what each other are picking, it's not a I want to be with my friend thing, you need to be honest" Effie said, in other words she doesn't want little miss plain like me in a district like someone like little miss glimmer bitch here, so predictable.
I looked at the screen, it came up with a muti choice questions, "you may begin" Effie said as she flitted over to a desk in the fair end of the room, okay my first question.
1. you get everything you need and never have to lift a finger because somebody else does it for you?
Yes
No
No of course, I wish but yeah I was out in the bloody woods getting food for my family
2. where you devoted to your family?
Yes
No
Of course I was, I wouldn't of chanced going out into the woods if I didn't, and yes a nice question to put in a exam after all of us have lost our family
3. what would you consider yourself?
Brave
Devoted
Self-centred
Okay so the last one made me laugh, maybe brave and devoted but I can only put one so I would say devoted
End of test
What the hell was that it? They can figure where to put you based on them questions, I couldn't even decide where I would be based on them, how can they put you in a textiles district based on them, there is no question asking do you like knitting?.
"well well katniss I think your District has already been chosen for you, that did not take long, you may wait outside" Effie said excitedly.
"well that explains it, I guess when it makes its choice you don't have to answer any more question, I walked out and I was greeted with Peeta's blue eyes staring at me giving his little smile that I loved so much.
"wow that didn't take long katniss" he said to me, "I know I only had to answer three questions and it decided for me" I replied, "guess you were easy" Peeta replied.
Soon it was the boys turn, I just hoped Peeta didn't end up in the same district as Glimmer.
sorry i would of done Peeta's test and the results but it is nearly 3.30 am and I really should get to bed hehe, don't worry it will be in the next chapter :) I think Katniss has a little crush on Mr Mellark myself :D
