HEY! Ok, so I was ganna update on Tuesday but Glee and Dancemoms were on...so I HAD to watch those...yesterday I was just being lazy X( But I decided to update today! :D OMG OMG did anyone see the new pic for the HG of Peeta and Katniss in their "fire" outfits..IT'S SO COOL! :D Also like ten more ppl added this story to their alert thingy and like three ppl added this story to their fav's and one person posted another comment! THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY :D...Ok, so who is mad they cut Madge from the Movie? ME! AND they cut Buttercup! BUTTERCUP! ):( Ok, well here is chapter four of Stay Strong :D


Stay Strong Chapter Five

I stood in a black suit and leather lace up-boots. It had a cape and a crown on it that we are suppose to be able to light on fire. I'm going to die before I even go into the arena. Peeta was wearing the same thing as me and looked just as nervous as I felt. Cinna and Portia, Peeta's stylist, walked up to us with two torches. "Ok, now this is synthetic fire so it should not hurt." I looked around, trying to find Haymitch to stop this from happening, but he was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's Haymitch?" I muttered to Peeta,

"Probably couldn't let him near the fire. You know how alcohol sets it off." I started laughing so hard everyone in the entire room started at me. I didn't care, maybe I was going nuts, but I would be dead within a few days anyways.

After I finally stopped laughing Cinna and Portia lit Peeta and I up. I braced myself for pain, but instead I felt just slight tickling. Cinna and Portia hollered with excitement. The chariots started going out and I put on the best smile possible. As our chariot started moving, Cinna yelled something but I couldn't make it out. "I think he told us to hold hands." I gratefully grabbed his hand like a lifeline as the chariot rolled out. At first there were a few screams of terror as they saw us on fire but eventually they realized we were ok they went crazy. They chanted our names and a few even threw some roses at us.

I caught the roses in my hand and blew kisses to the crowd. A few people tried to catch the kissed with their hands. Freaks. I could see some of the other tributes looking back to see what was going on. All of the screens had us on the screens. I saw myself on there and I looked…like a god. It seemed like I could just rise above all of them. Finally we reached the Training Center and got out of our chariot. The other tributes, mainly the careers, were giving us dirty looks. "Um, Madge, you can let go now." I blushed and let go of Peeta's hand. Two Peace Keepers came over and extinguished Peeta and I.

"Madge?" A huge voice said behind me. I turned around to see Cato standing there. He was at least a foot taller than me, but we actually looked alike. He had bright blue eyes, had bright blonde, and teeth as white as snow. I have to say, I was attracted to him. Play the part Madge.

"It's Cato right?" I said in a career tone. He smiled and put his hand around me.

"Yes. That was pretty cool out there. The fire and all." By now his lips were just an inch from my face.

"Sad, that I outshone you?" I said in a mocking voice. He chuckled,

"Yeah sure. Listen do you want to hang out with us tomorrow during training?" Wow, Cato just me to join the careers! I'm going to be killing people and have to act like I'm enjoying it. Play your part Madge, play your part.

"I would love to." I went put my lips in his ears and whispered "See you then." I stalked off and found Peeta with Effie and Haymitch. Haymitch gave me a smug look as I walked over to him.

"Hello, little miss career." I sneered at him and told him in a mocking voice,

"Guess I'm just…irresistible." Effie gave me a confused look,

"What are careers Madge?" Oh right, Effie doesn't know about our nicknames. I was about to respond when Peeta cut in.

"The tributes from One, Two, and Four that form an alliance." Effie's face lit up and she squealed,

"You're in the star alliance! How exciting!" I guess star alliance is one of the Capital terms. I looked over and smiled at Peeta and he gave me a weak smile back. Cinna and Portia came bouncing over.

"You looked amazing!" Portia squealed. She hugged Peeta and I so tight I felt like I was going to hurl. I eventually pushed Portia off of me and went over to Cinna. I hugged him and mumbled into his shoulder,

"Thanks so much. I'm with the careers, wait star alliance, now. I never could have done it without you." He smiled and beamed,

"No problem." After a few minutes Peeta and I said goodnight and went into the elevator. After a very awkward silence Peeta said,

"Do you want to see something cool?" I looked at him while a grin appeared across my face.

"Ok…what is it." The elevator came to a smooth halt and Peeta grabbed my arm and pulled me out. "Why don't I show you?" He pulled me up to these stairs that lead to a big door at the top of them. He opened the door and a gasp escaped my lips. It was the roof of the training center.

"Wow…it's amazing." I murmured looking around. You could see the Capital's lights gleaming all around you and there was a garden on it with flowers I've never seen before. "How do you know about it?" He was looking off the roof and said happily,

"Portia told me about it." I looked off the steep edge of the roof. We must have been at least a mile up.

"Aren't they afraid that we'll jump?" He grabbed a pebble and threw it off and it came back up like it had bounced off something.

"Nope, they have a force field around the whole place. Wouldn't want us to die without all of Panem seeing it." He said it in such a sarcastic tone I was afraid Peace Keepers would take him away any moment. "Oh and don't worry, they can't hear us." He sat down and told me to sit next to him.

"I'm sorry." I mumbled to him.

"About what?" He asked,

"I don't know. You being picked, me joining the careers, or about Katniss." At the last part I looked over to him and saw tears in his eyes.

"You know what my mom said to me before I went on the train?" His voice seemed hollow, like nothing mattered anymore.

"No." I said with a hint of question in my voice.

"She said, "Who knows District Twelve may have a winner this year. That girl is a fighter." she thinks that you are going to win Madge."

"I'm-I'm sorry Peeta." His voice picked up again and he smiled,

"It's ok, my mom always hated me. So…what happened this morning?" Crap.

"Nothing just a bad dream." I said a little bit too quickly. He glanced at me suspiciously but changed the subject.

"Any plans about the games?"

"You mean besides joining the group that kills the most people in the entire games, or having to pretend that I like killing innocent people? No, besides that I don't." I said harshly. Peeta, ignoring my harshness, sighed.

"I have a plan."

"What is it?" He smiled and got up.

"You'll see." He patted my shoulder and said, "By the way, you talk in your sleep." He laughed as he got off the roof. I sat there stunned. I must have said something in my sleep last night! Oh god, what if he knows what my dream was about! I got up and ran after Peeta.

"Peeta! What do you mean?" I called as I ran down the stairs. When I got to the bottom Peeta was out of sight. I just silently prayed he doesn't know about my dream.


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