Took me a bit longer because of my work for school but here it is, chapter 4. I'm not sure what to think of it myself, tbh, but it was just a piece to introduce Effie for the meeting. I'd like to put in a scene from the movie, because let's all be honst 'I like you better' was one of the best scenes.
Anyway, enjoy reading. And please leave a review, would you.

Effie woke up from her dreamless sleep and sat up in her bed. She couldn't have slept very long because she still felt tired. Somehow it reminded her of the times she had to get up earlier because of some meetings, her parents had to attend to, and she had to come along, too. These times, she was always tired and didn't say much, which wasn't typical for her. Even if she was only 12 years old back then. With a small shake of her head she stood up and went over to her table where she had some books and stuff to write.

She didn't really know when it was time for supper, so she looked over the table. Finally, she grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil. Maybe she could draw a bit to clear her mind. But before she did so, she reached for her headscarf. It must have been shifted because she could feel some strand of her reddish hair.
Effie replaced her headscarf and re-fixed it.

When she fixed her appearance, she took the pencil and started scribbling some lines on her paper.
The more she did, the more it became a clear form. One could make out the lines of the dace and the soft strands of the hair. The mysterious eyes and the neckline.
Effie was so into her drawing, she almost didn't hear the knocking on her door. Was it time for supper? She stood up, reached for her headscarf one more time, and opened the door. In front of her, Haymitch Abernathy greeted her.

"C'mon, Princess. Time for supper.", he said with a grin on his face. She smiled weakly and left her room along with him. Together, they walked to the dining hall.
"When do you have your next meeting with President Coin?", Effie asked after a moment. "Tomorrow. Why ya asking?" He looked at her for a second and continued walking. "I just want to keep myself on track, since I'm held as a prisoner who doesn't get to be part of the meetings." She looked down and continued walking.

"Actually, Princess, Coin wants ya to be part of it. We need to discuss the propos and she thought you could be useful." Effie didn't understand President Coin's choice to include her, but she accepted it. If it meant she would get to hear what they were talking about, she would gladly take the opportunity. "That is very nice of her but how did she get to think of me?" She just didn't understand why it was her. Why not someone else? Was it because she knew Katniss that well? She couldn't think of something else.

"Well, it was me who suggested ya. Told her you'd know a lot about how to get her to work with us and that stuff." The former escort was surprised to hear the words of her former partner but didn't respond to them. She simply walked along his side. "That was nice. Thank you.", she said after a while.

They reached the dining hall as most of the people sat on their places and were already eating. Effie looked around the room in order to figure out where to sit. First of all, she had to grab her food. Haymitch led her to the counter where they got their ration and then led her to a table where he spotted some of the others. Effie followed him shyly, not making eye contact to any of the people who stared at her for a few moments. "C'mon, they won't bite.", Haymitch got her out of her thoughts and took her by the arm. Together they sat down at the table with Katniss, Beetee, Finnick and Gale.

"Hello, Effie. It's nice to see you again.", Katniss said after a moment and smiled a little bit. Effie wasn't used to be talked to in this District and winced a little bit but kept her countenance. "It is nice to see you, too, dear." She was really glad, Katniss talked to her without any accusations. A moment of silence went by, till Effie said some more. "Dear, how do you get along with the others in here? The do not force you to do something you do not wish to do, do they? " She was genuine careful about her wellbeing and if she ever heard they forced her to do something, she would get furious – again.

"Don't worry, Effie. Everything's alright, I can handle it." She hesitated. "I heard what you did for me, and I really wanted to thank you. It isn't your job to do something like that and you shouldn't. It's too dangerous for you." She knew about the Presidents way of having things that didn't go like she wanted it. Especially Effie would be a critical target, just for being from the Capitol. If she just could see how Effie really was, Katniss thought. Effie nodded and didn't say something to her silent plea to be careful. She knew she had to but how could she keep down her temper if someone talked about her children like that?

Haymitch sat next to her silently and just ate the gross food they got in District 13. When he looked over to Effie, he saw her shove the food from one end of the plate to the other. So he nudged her softly, which caused her to look at him. "Ya need to eat, Princess. Can't have ya starving, can I? I know it's not very edible but ya need to. Come on." He watched her, till she finally took a bite of the indefinable food in front of her. Then he continued eating. It took her longer than supposed to finish her dinner but she wasn't used to it, yet. Haymitch took her to her quarter again and watched her again.

"Thank you.", she said quiet and looked down. She wasn't quite sure what she thanked him for, but somehow she felt the need to say it. As if it was an instinct. "Don't say it, sweetheart." It seemed like he knew what she tried to say. After all the years of working together it seemed to be the outcome of it. She liked it. It felt familiar. "Anyway, I should be going. We still have our times, remember?" It was true. Every day they had to be in their quarters at the same time for the night's rest. Haymitch thought it was ridiculous but didn't fight against it. It was better to get along with the rules, anyway.

"Sleep well, Princess. I pick you up for the meeting after breakfast, a'right?" When she nodded he did too and left her alone. She stood there for another moment till she entered her quarter.