Author's Note:
I am so sorry for not updating in forever! I just never got the time to do it lately and I will try to publish more often. Because of this, I have decided to let my 10th reviewer to make a big decision! So I decided to skip the rest of the train ride and just go to the day of arriving at the capitol. PLEASE REVIEW! It makes me sooooo sad when you don't…
Chapter 4: The Capitol
"Get up, Get up! We have a big, big, big day today!"
I have to resist the urge to throw my pillow at the door where Effie's shrill voice is echoing from. Instead, I get up and head to the bathroom to get ready. I hop into the shower and turn on the warm water. It feels like it did the first time, and the times after that. I've been taking more showers than I care to admit. I put a vanilla scented shampoo in my hair and it immediately foams up. I take a minute to just smell the shampoo. I rinse it out and turn to the panel. I choose a coconut scented body wash and take out a soft bristled brush by the press of a button. I stay in the shower until my fingers are all wrinkly. I step out of the shower and press the button that combs and dries my hair. I get dressed in a dark pair of jeans and an orange sweatshirt. I braid my hair back, and I step out of my room.
I can hear Peeta, Haymitch, and Effie eating breakfast in the other room. I walk to the dining room and sit down.
"Good morning, Katniss." Says Peeta. He points to my sweater, "I like that color, it reminds me of the sunset."
"Thanks, I guess." I say.
"I meant it as a good thing. The sunset is my favorite color."
I attempt to resist the urge to blush, but fail immediately, and I can't miss the smirk I receive from Peeta. I turn to the table and start loading up my plate with bacon, eggs, toast, ham, waffles, and anything else I can get my hands on. I've grown to tolerate coffee, and to love the effect it gives. All of the tributes were told that the games would have a new twist this year, but the news would not be released until the tribute parade. I am determined to win this thing, no matter what was thrown in my direction from the sick mind of Seneca Crane and his fellow gamemakers.
When I finish eating, I walk into the living area and settle onto the couch. I hear the familiar thump of Peeta's heavy tread coming towards me. He sits down and smiles at me.
"Full?" he asks.
I smile in reply and he smiles back. We both turn to the television in the room that is now playing a recap for the reaping. The tribute parades will be tonight and 2 days after that, we'll be interviewed, and the next day we'll be in the arena. I shudder at the thought. Peeta seems to notice, and sends me a concerned look that I reply to with a shake of my head. We sit in silence, the TV going in the background, for a while until the clock strikes noon and Effie bursts into the room.
"Oh! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for you two!" She exclaimed.
Peeta and I exchange an exasperated glance before Effie starts a lecture about the importance of tonight and how we must look our best, yada, yada, yada. I sort of lost track when she started going over the schedule. I realized that we were going to have to go through something with a stylist, but I never really wondered what he or she would be like. I hoped that it was a girl, I didn't fancy the thought of a man poking at me while I probably wasn't clothed. I let another shudder escape at the thought. I Just hope that I get someone who's not completely mental. Then again, I'm in the capitol, so that probably won't happen.
When we arrive in the capitol, I try to avert my gaze away from them, which isn't hard, due to the fact that Peeta is beside me, standing almost protectively, blocking them away from my line of sight. We are immediately escorted to the training center, where we are led to separate rooms in the basement. A group of people come in and start carelessly picking apart my clothes and my hair, having no idea that I might've like to be asked before they stripped me. This would be a long day.
Author's Note: As I said, my 10th reviewer will be able to make a bug decision. I will give the reviewer options as to what the "twist" in the games will be. PLEASE R&R!