"Let's welcome our very own Girl on Fire, Katniss Everdeen!" Caesar's voice announced her arrival. Suddenly, Katniss was blinded by a harsh light and her ears hurt from all the cheering from the Capitol citizens.

When Katniss approached the animator, she was relieved to see that Cato was already sitting on the love-seat which replaced the chair that was usually used. Katniss smiled happily and her eyes lit up when she saw Cato turn to face her. She peered intently into his eyes, trying to detect the Brutal Cato her co-victor had once presented to the country; luckily, she didn't catch a glimpse of Cato's cold personality.

Knowing that she had to act as a young girl in love, Katniss sat close to Cato, making sure they were close enough to project the image of a couple but she kept a small distance between their bodies. As she looked up into Cato's blue eyes, she let her face relax and she allowed a tender smile to appear on her face.

Returning her smile, Cato draped an arm around Katniss' frail shoulders and kissed the top of her head, putting on a show for Panem, but mostly for the Capitol. To look more like teens that have fallen in love, Cato pulled Katniss closer to him until their sides were pressed up together. Cato found it amusing to see a blush forming in her cheeks and chuckled slightly, earning a glare from the young woman.

Katniss and Cato interrupted their silent banter when Caesar cleared his throat. "What is better than seeing two young people in love?" Cheers followed the statement. "Well, we should start, or we won't be able to get the answers we seek from our victors. We'll begin by watching the recap of this year's Games." With that said, silence followed as every eye turned to look at the projection of the film.

And so, the newest victors were forced to watch as the games were replayed in front of their eyes and their time in the arena came back to hit them in the face. Not wanting to see the tributes who were murdered for entertainment in the bloodbath, Katniss twisted so that her face was turned away from the recap. Hiding from the horrors of the games, she placed her head on Cato's shoulder and looked away, trying to find some sort of comfort in his presence. Even though he was a trained killer and had participated in these murders, Katniss needed to know someone was there with her.

Letting the young woman know that she wasn't alone in this, Cato rubbed her shoulder gently, trying to calm her down a little. Katniss sighed and allowed her body to slump a little more, putting more of her weight on Cato. Reminding herself that she was out of the Games, Katniss forced herself to look back at the recap.

When it came time for Rue's death, Katniss held back a sob as she watched the little girl die again. She felt Cato's arm around her shoulders tighten and she felt him kiss her head. Katniss was better when the blond ex-tribute wrapped his other arm around her too, that allowed her to cling to something, making her feel more grounded to reality.

Both victors couldn't hide their relief when the recap ended. Katniss hadn't realized that she had let a few tears slip down her cheeks until the moment Cato's hand was there to wipe them away.

"So many emotions in these games, so much drama!" Caesar's voice startled Katniss and Cato out of their moment. The animator then started to ask the two victors some easy questions, none of which was about the relationship between them nor about Peeta. However, Katniss was unable to relax because she knew the hard questions were at the end. And she was right because the next question was about her former flame, as the Capitol now calls Peeta.

"So, the romance between you and your district partner, Peeta, was false?" Ceasar directed the question at Katniss.

Katniss fidgeted, not sure how to answer. She sighed and decided on telling the truth. "It wasn't fake for him. He genuinely loved me; I didn't reciprocate his feelings. He saved my life when we were younger and I felt like I owed him a chance to survive. Pretending to love him was my way of giving him that chance." Her voice was soft and she held back her tears, remembering the boy with the bread who had saved her life all those years ago.

There was a pause before Ceasar moved on to his next inquiry. "I think I speak for all when I say that the romantic feelings you two share surprised us. How did you act together before going into the Arena? What was your relationship like during the few days of training?"

Katniss and Cato shared a glance before the male decided to speak up and answer that question. "At first, I didn't like her, thinking she wasn't worth my time. However, after the opening ceremony and her fiery entry, I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. She had fire, even when the flames had died out of the clothes. During the training, I watched her and was impressed by her skills in the survival stations. So, I went over on the second day and observed her, trying to understand how she was doing it."

Katniss chuckled warmly as though she was remembering that moment. "I was scared when I saw him next to me. He seemed to find it funny that I was trembling when he sat down in front of me. Wordlessly, I showed him how to light the fire and watched as he gave it a shot. When he was concentrated on something, he looked pretty handsome and I couldn't stop staring. No boys in district twelve look like Cato and I have to say, he is pretty intimidating."

Cato hugged her closer and continued, telling the audience that they had talked after he had lit the fire on his third try. Cato also told the public that they had seen each other every day after that and that Katniss and he had found in the other a confident.

Ceasar nodded, absorbing all the information they had given him. "When do you think you fell in love with the other person?"

Katniss shrugged. "I think it was progressive, there wasn't really a moment when I really fell in love with Cato. I got to say it, blowing up his supplies was hard for me, but I had to go home to my sister."

"I knew I had fallen for Katniss when I saw her running away and climbing a tree even though she was hurt in order to avoid being caught by my group. I saw a girl who was determined to win and to get home. I was relieved when she got the medicine." Cato's voice was smooth and if Katniss didn't know that he was pretending, she would buy his story.

"Hum…" Ceasar said, appearing to mull over this new piece of information. "Where do you see your relationship going from here?"

Unprepared for that question, Katniss looked uncertainly up at her fellow victor. Cato raised his eyebrows and shrugged at her. "Uhmm, I guess we haven't thought that far away. We are enjoying spending time together in the present and have not yet worried about what the future may hold for us as a couple, and as individuals. However, I do hope the future will see us stay together," Katniss answered, hoping it would satisfy the public. She looked out in the audience and met Haymitch's eyes. Approval shone from them and the young woman knew she was doing well.

Ceasar had one more question for the couple before the end of the interview. "Are you excited about going home?"

Cato spoke up first. "I can't wait to be back in my home even though I will miss Katniss. I am anxious to see my family again, along with my friends."

"Going home is what I've been fighting for this whole time and I can't wait to be back there with my family and with my other loved ones. I have missed my little sister a lot and can't wait to be with her again. I have to say that being away from Cato will be hard, but we will still see each other every year when we come here to mentor the future tributes."

Ceasar announced the end of their time together and the victors were allowed to leave the stage under the cheers of the Capitol citizens.

Katniss was so tired and burned out that she had trouble staying on her feet. About half way to the elevators, Cato picked her up and carried her for the rest of the way to her room. He left when Cinna came in to help Katniss get out of her dress. By the time her head hit the pillow, she was already asleep.


A/N: Sorry, I know it's been long since my last update, but I really didn't know what to do for the interview. I took a break and got back to writing this week this is the result after many other attempts that failed. Hope you enjoy it!

Also, I want to thank everyone who has reviewed, favorited and followed this story. I appreciate it a lot and can't thank you all enough.

Teaser for next chapter (don't want to know, don't read!): Next chapter includes a visit from our very much loved President (please note the sarcasm!)