Another short one, I'm sorry to say! But lots of Quinn and Santana interaction, yay! And more of gold ole' Sue.
Enjoy!


"How long have you been out here?" I turn to see Quinn standing about 10 feet away, looking at me. She walks up beside me and stands closer than usual, leaning on the railing next to me.

"How long were you stood there?" I ask her, looking at her out of the corner of my eye.
"A while, I didn't think anyone would up here now, but you were, and you looked deep in thought, I didn't want to interrupt you." Her hand brushes against mine. "You're freezing Santana! Didn't you think to bring a coat?"
I shake my head then watch as she shrugs out of her jacket and tucks it round my arms. "Now you'll be cold."
"Nah, I'm tough." She flexes her arm a little, and I laugh despite my mood. "What's up, 'Tana?" She moves a little closer to me, nudging me with her shoulder. It's nice when she uses nicknames, although I'd never tell her that.
"I don't want her to die. She's the closest thing I have left to family now, and I've already lost so much." I sigh, hanging my head slightly. Quinn is quiet. I know she's thinking about her family too, about what happens when you disobey the Capitol.

The first time I'd disobeyed President Snow's orders, I'd come home to find my mother with a black eye. So I'd obeyed, for a while, did what he asked, until he'd asked too much. I'd said no, broken the guys arm in three places. And when I came home, the house was empty. No one knew what had happened to my family, except Sue, and Quinn. You don't betray the wishes of the president, and they'd learned the hard way.
So had I.

"We'll fix this, 'Tana, I promise you. One day, this will all be a distant dream. No Capitol, no games, no more losing who we love." Without thinking, I rest my head on Quinns shoulder, and feel her tremble a little.
"Are you cold?" I move to take the jacket off. She grabs my hand to stop me.
"No, I'm fine, honestly…" She looks torn for a minute. "Can we just stay here? For a little while." I nod slightly, then put my head back onto her shoulder. She sighs softly and shifts a little before pulling an arm round me.

We stay like that til sunrise, and I know that Effie is going to kill me when I look like crap for the interviews.
We get in the lift together, and when I get out at my floor, I turn to look at Quinn.
"See you at show time!" She whispers, then smiles before the doors slide closed.

I quickly run to my room to get changed then head to the dining room. I grab a cup of coffee and sit holding my head as the avoxs mill around me, still setting up breakfast.
When Sue walks in, she catches sight of me and laughs. "Effie is going to kill you, Sandbags."
I scoff at her as she sits next to me, then put my head down on the table. I won't even have time for a nap. "I was talking to Q, it got late."
Peeta comes into the room first, sitting down at the table with a very serious expression on his face.
"What's up doughboy?" Sue raises an eyebrow at his expression. I don't think I like this kid very much.
"I'd like you to coach me separately from Katniss, if it's possible." He replies, looking down at his hands.
"Why?" My heads up off the table and I'm eyeing him curiously.
"I don't want her to know what I'm going to say in my interview. She can't know until I say it."
"What are you gonna say, exactly?" This comes from Sue.
"That I love her, and that I have loved her from the first moment I saw her."


Also, if you're reading this without first reading The Odds Were Never in Our Favour, I would recommend going and reading it, because this will all make more sense.

xoxo gossipliz.