Hi, so my exams are finally finished so i will be updating a lot more! yay! this chapter is short but you get introduced to the next major character! let me know if you like him, hate him? give me ideas and i will try and use as many as possible i already have a few in mind! please review and let me know what you think! xx


WOW! wow, is the only word that comes to mind. we are just pulling into the capitol train station and i am instantly blown away by the sheer size of the place! it's huge.

"remember when we get off, there will be a huge crowd. smile and wave. got it?" haymitch explains and i roll my eyes and nod my head. we are about to exit the train and i can already hear screaming and howling from the outside. a peacekeeper opens the door and haymitch and Johanna get a round of applause. then uncle finnick, aunt Annie and finn walk out and they get a huge uproar of cheers. my mom, dad, river and I walk out all smiling and waving and the crowd goes nuts!

they are all screaming, jumping up and down, and a few are fainting. these people look ridiculous, they are wearing brightly coloured costumes and clown make up. did halloween come early this year? we are escorted by 10 peace keepers surrounding us to a large building that looks 50 floors high we go into a large elevator which is probably close to the size of my bedroom back in district 12, and that was to big for me! finn presses the number 4 as if it is second nature to him and we start to shoot upward.

"we shall see you later" finnick says before leaving with Annie and finn my dad presses the button for number 12 hastily and we start moving again. we drop off Johanna at 7 on the way up

"have you guys been here before?" i ask my parents and haymitch

"iv been here too many times to count kido" haymitch says recalling memories that looks like he would rather keep buried

"this is the building in the capitol we stayed before the games" my mom explains and i realise that this place probably only brings back bad memories for them.

"why don't we stay somewhere else?" i ask

"because the capitol have us under a strict schedule and most of the things we do happen in this building" my dad says sadly just then the elevator doors ping open to reveal a huge room with platforms, large TV's, platinum... everything. its like nothing i have ever seen before

"yeah, i had a similar reaction when i first came here years ago" my mom says thinking back to when she volunteered for her sister in the games i presume.

i wander around the room for a short moment before as short red haired woman in a silver gown comes up with a tray in her hand. there is a paper on the tray which my dad picks up and reads before frowning and handing it to my mom

"already?" my mom asks is disbelief

"what?" i ask curiously

"we have an interview tonight with an old friend which will be broadcasted to the whole of panem! yay!" my mom says sarcastically

"who is this old friend?" i ask

"his name is Caesar flicker man... how old will he be now peeta? i'm pretty sure the man hosted mags' games!" my mom says with huge shock written all over her face

"i guess he is like snow... immortal!" my dad shrugs half jokingly

"oh but we all know what happened to snow!" my mom exaggerates

i continue to search the building and i find a hall which leads to different rooms, each one i take a small peak into until one catches my eye

it is a large room with a bed in the centre and some furniture around. what caught my eye was the giant wall on the side, it had the forest on it.

it looked so real... so close. as if i was actually in the forest. it reminds me of district 12

"its like home isn it?" my mom is leaning against the door way looking at the screen like me "this was my room and this was always on the screen before both of my games. it reminded me of home" she explains drifting off into thought. there is a long pause as we both stare at the forest thinking back to home.

"come on. we have to eat dinner in the hall with all the other victors and their kids" my mom says waling out the door and i follow quickly.

we take the floor to level 0 stopping and collecting Johanna on the way and finn who comes and stands next to me placing a soft kiss on my cheek which makes me blush and my dad glare.

when we reach floor 0 we all step out and the room falls silent before everyone cheers and heads towards us. there has got to be at least 30 people around, and most of them look a lot older than me. loads of people are hugging my parents and talking to them about stuff im not paying attention to while finn and i just sit on a couch with him playing with my hair.

"well, well, well" a deep husky voice says from behind us "looks like pretty boys got a girl... and i might fine one at that" we turn around and a young man who looks around 18 with ashy blonde hair and deep blue eyes is facing us. he is really good looking, not to mention really well built, even more than finn and that is saying something.

"Ryder... always fun see you" finn begins and i can tell that he is not saying what he means

"oh pretty boy lets not lie to each other. i just came over to introduce myself to 12 here" he says without taking his eyes away from me

"um, hi" is all i say not looking at him

"hello gorgeous. i see finny boy hit the jackpot! got yourself a nice piece of meat here pretty boy" he says... he is creeping me out and i feel angry

"keep your eyes to yourself creep" i say and he laughs out loud

"12 has got spunk!" he admits "i'm Ryder, district 1, Gloss' son... i'm sure pretty boy would have mentioned me!" he cocks his head to the side taking a step closer to me

"oh he did. not if you will excuse me" i begin before turning away but he grabs my arm and spins me back around to face him

"oh i think we need to get to know each other!" he grins as if we've bee friends our whole life

"come on dude! it her first time in the capitol and your already making it a living hell!" finn complains at my side

"oh pretty boy, you and i both know that i'm just making it all the better" he says cautiously cocking his head to the side as if there is deeper meaning to his statement

"no! Ryder i know that look in your eye and don't even think about it!" finn yells and Ryder finally takes his gaze off of me and turns to finn

"dont get me angry pretty boy! you and i both know i always get what i want" he says deadly calm and he looks at me and winks one more time before turning and walking away.

"what was that about?" i ask turning to finn who is looking worried

"just Ryder being Ryder!" he complains "don't let him get to you" he warns me

"what did me mean by 'i always get what i want'?" i ask jokingly before laughing

"trust me when i say its nothing worth repeating! jsut stay away from him" with that finn runs off in the direction rider came from.


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