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Chapter 2

"Wake up Katniss, you have a big big big day today" I heard what sounded like Effie Trinket say and my eyes shoot open faster than they have in several years. It's simply just not possible Effie Trinket died more than 15 years ago. When I see her though there is no way to deny that it is her. Sure her voice may be copied just as Prims was in my second games but her look is something that is specifically hers. When I looked around I realized I am on the train headed for Capital and by the look of my nails it has to be the first time.

"Thanks for waking me Effie I'll be out for breakfast in 10." I said calmly not letting my manners get away from me and she smiled

"At least one of you has manners" she mumbles as she leaves and I can't help but laugh because that is something so typical for her to say I loved her she became one of my close friends even if she can be a bit over barring at times

I went to the shower and was relieved to see it is the same as the one I have been using for the last 17 years. I couldn't help but smile as I pressed the familiar buttons to make it smell like fresh Katniss roots and cinnamon, it's a smell that took me 4 years to figure out and prefect. After I finished I started thinking over what the voice told me. It said I have to find my soul mate and save him from dying in the games. I never really believed in soul mates but almost instantly I have a pretty good idea of who it is. I'm almost positive that Cato the brute from district 2 is my soul mate. I mean if I think logically he's the one I couldn't kill when I had the shot, even when it meant Peeta and I would go home I couldn't find it in me to kill him. Not only that but he's also the one I had to kill, when I could no longer stand seeing his suffering I used my last arrow and put him out of his misery. I could never understand why but now I know almost for a fact it was because he is my soul mate. After I get out of the shower I get dressed in jeans and a green tee shirt along with boots kind of like my old hunting boots. It's an outfit I haven't really worn in years but one I still love all the same. Then I head to the dining cart where Peeta is dipping his bread in hot chocolate. I guess I wasn't ready to see him and he smiles when he sees me which only makes me want to kill him on the spot. I shouldn't though this Peeta has not Killed Prim and he never will. No matter how much I want to I can't do anything to him though so I ignore him and eat eggs bacon some fruit and bread with orange juice and milk. Something I don't eat normally but this body needs to gain some weight, I am honestly not skin and bones but I am pretty close I mean out of mom me and Prim I get the least amount of food and a portion of my food goes to Prim's cat buttercup because if I don't she will and she needs to eat. I was just finishing my food when Haymitch walks in drunk, as always and like last time Peeta thinks it's a good idea to test him and ask how we survive. I mean the first time I thought Peeta was being decisive but now I realize he is stupid and childish. I know what's coming so can I tune them out, until I have to stab my knife between two of Haymitch's fingers and he says he got fighters this year and asks if I can hit anything else. Just like last time and in response I grab two knifes turn to Peeta, who is standing by a wall looking at a picture of something. I take a calming breath and throw them both at him. They stick in either side of his neck and he looks terrified, Haymitch on the other hand looks impressed.

Over the years since I was in the games I have found a new respect for knives. I realized they are more useful than my bow and arrow and they have become my weapon of choice even though I'm quite a bit better with a bow and through the years I've gotten even better

"You could've killed me" Peeta says and I laugh as if I was that bad with a knife he's lucky I can restrain myself enough not to kill him

"If I tried to kill you would be dead I know how to throw a knife and shoot a bow" I say menacingly before walking to my room and waiting to arrive in capital.

I'm not even in my room for ten minutes before Effie comes in and tells me were arriving in capital. So I have to go out and see Peeta waving like a goof ball. I know instantly I can't do that again it is what nearly got me killed last time. I am in no way a likeable person, the people I care about like me and I don't care what anyone else thinks. I don't need to use that gimmick to get sponsors this time besides I'm pretty sure I'll have Cato. I have to be me I think one problem I had last time is I pretended that I was this happy bubbly person that is definitely not me and I couldn't fake it convincingly enough when I got out of the games. I'm not a smiling happy person, most of the time I'm a bitch and I will be the first to admit it. When we get out of the train they take us to our prep team and stylists. I sit through hours of waxing and though I may be used to it already it still hurts a lot they wax me till the only hair I have left is the hair on my head and my two eyebrows. Then they call Cinna in and our talk went much the same as last time and once again I'm in the carriage with Peeta and we're both on fire though this time I am nowhere near as terrified and I have complete and total faith in Cinna's vision and even with that I ignore Cinna when he tells us to hold hands. Not only because I can't find it in myself to touch Peeta, but also because it's just not me. Instead I put on a pissed off face and cross my arms. When the charities take off and I ignore everything and everyone around me and before I know it it's over. Peeta and I were getting glares from all the other tributes and I glare right back not letting them intimidate me they are just mad because we stole the attention from them. I don't really care what any of them think anyways, that is till I catch Cato's glare and feel butterflies in my stomach that I have never felt before. I smirk at him and he returns it and starts walking towards me. This apparently pisses Peeta off because he grabs my arm, and drags me to the elevator while he glares at Cato who is giving him a glare as well which is actually terrifying. In that moment I know I will never have to carry him he can take care of himself as good as if not better than I can take care of myself and he is my equal in every way. As soon as we are on our floor I break out of his hold and give him my most deadly glare and punch his arm with all my strength.

"Don't ever touch me don't grab me and never drag me like that again." I say in an eerie voice and turned to head to my room

"I didn't like the way two was looking at you and he was coming to talk to you I saved you from having to talk to him" he said and I spun around pissed

"How is that any of your business and who you to decide who I can and can't talk to I am my own person Peeta but out" I say and start heading to my room again fist I shower and get all the makeup and stuff off of me then I plop on my bed and get some sleep and I honestly can't wait for training. I know I'm better at throwing knives then Clove is and I can shoot a bow. I want to do better than an 11 this time I want a perfect 12 this time around.