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Panem: The Reaping
Katniss and Peeta wake up early this morning and get out of bed without saying a word. They go about their normal morning business, getting dressed, fixing hair, doing this and that, Peeta starts on break fast and Katniss goes to Haymitch up and ready for yet another day.
'But' Katniss thinks 'It's not just any day it's the reaping and the president has really done it this time sent out all over the... well everywhere to get new toys to play with and murder.' She goes out side and takes a deep breath of early morning air.
'I can't be picked again, I've already been in twice I can't be picked, neither can Peeta, and neither can Haymitch so stop worrying.' She reaches Haymitch's door and doesn't even bother knocking, just walks right in.
"HAYMITCH! HAYMITCH GET YOUR BUT UP NOW!" Katniss yells. She hears a groan from the other room and runs towards it,
'no he can't be drinking again no no no no no' when she reaches the room she lets out a sigh of relief.
"Haymitch get up you big fool" She says starting to smile inwardly,
"Wah? no no no five more minutes" Haymitch says waving a hand dismissively towards Katniss
"No, no five more minutes get up now, Peeta almost has breakfast made and today's the reaping you are expected to get up and look presentable. Now up!" She says as she pulls the sheets from out of under him, causing him to fall onto the floor.
"Ugh, come on i know i know now please work with me here sweetheart..." Haymitch didn't even get the chance to finish, she kicked him so hard he passed right out.
"I. Told. You. Not. To. Call. Me. Sweetheart. Sweetheart." and with that she proceeds to drag him out of his house, while grabbing a "nice" outfit from his closet and goes home. When she reaches the house and knocks on the door a very confused Peeta answered and then was like, ah i see. He proceeded to help Katniss out by taking the clothes out of her already full hands and clears the way to the kitchen.
"Did he call you Sweetheart again?" Katniss grunts in reply.
"Yep what i thought."
Peeta begins making and setting plates of eggs, bacon, and delicious cheese biscuits on the table. Once done he takes a piece of bacon off Haymitch's plate and waves it under his nose. Almost immediately he shakes awake saying...
"Bacon...?" Peeta and Katniss sigh and continue with breakfast. They have a long day ahead of them.
"Guy's Come on! It's time to go!" Katniss yells up the stairs. Gale had come over earlier today to get ready with Peeta and Haymitch.
"Coming Catnip!" Gale yells back down with chorusing agreements from Peeta and Haymitch. Then as if at one they appear at the top of the stairs and start to ascend. They leave the house not bothering to lock the door behind them. They head down to the Reaping in silence knowing that the odds are in their favor though that definitely does not cancel them out of the drawing. They reach the check in table and go through the motions of pricking their fingers and placing their prints. Gale hug's Katniss and goes to stand at his place, Haymitch ruffles her hair and smiles, almost apologetically, Katniss smiles back as Haymitch goes up on stage, then turns to Peeta. She takes his hand and smile at him.
"Don't smile at me like that, please" Peeta say's almost beggingly
"Why not bread boy?" Katniss say's still smiling.
"Cuz it drives me crazy." He says smiling back at her. He leans down and brushes his lips against her's for the briefest of moments, when he comes back up he whispers in her ear,
"I hope the odds are in our favor, because i can't lose you."
"Real" Katniss breathes and when she finally opens her eyes Peeta is gone, lost in the crowd. She softly chuckles to herself and heads to her spot. She finds Haymitch up on stage and nod's to him. They both know that he's not out of the drawing himself. He may be picked considering that this year they are picking 3 tributes, and the names are all mixed in one ball. The mayor comes on stage and goes through the same thing that he does every year, the video comes on and just like every other year no one pay's attention. And then comes the reaping. Effie Trinket comes up and does her usual happy go lucky hello and then proceeds to pick the children to be murdered that year (aka the tributes).
"And our first tribute is... Katniss Everdeen" Katniss does a double take and then makes her way up to the stage. She looks back at Haymitch and he gives her an encouraging smile and motions for her to turn back around. She does and looks back out at the crowd. She make's eye contact with Peeta and almost pukes, Peeta... looks terrible, like he's being ripped into a million painful pieces but that all changes when they hear the next tribute
" Peeta Mellark." Peeta immediately pushes his way up to stage and takes her hand. Now Katniss really feel's like she is going to be sick, 'no no no no no not again no this this can't be happening no no no." she keeps thinking and she actually bends forward with shock when the next tribute's name is called,
"And Finally our last tribute from District 12 shall be...Haymitch Abernathy" Effie nearly chokes out the name. She looks back towards the Hunger Games veteran as he stands, albeit a bit shakily, but stands and takes his place on the other side of Katniss taking her hand as well. Effie looks like she's about to cry but manages a weak
"Thank you" before she turns and runs off the stage. The three tributes, the three hunger games veterans, Katniss Everdeen(The Girl on Fire), Peeta Mellark(The Boy with the Bread), and Haymitch Abernathy look at each other and then back at the crowd and together make three fingers, press them to their lips and hold it high as the entire district copies the motion. And with that the three old friends make their way to the Town hall, and then to the Capital once more.
