Hey guys, its only been a short while since i updated so yay me! at this very moment i am sitting on a giant cruise ship somewhere in the Caribbean so be grateful i am giving up my time to write for you guys! lol jk ;) anyway this is just part one of this chapter so the next part should be up around tuesday. i have a few things to clear up, 1st this is a willow/Finn story and all of you have been saying that you will stop reading if i make it Ryder/Willow but don't worry thats not going to happen! there will be a few bumps in the road trust me, but it will be entertaining. hope you enjoy this chapter as much as i enjoyed writing it. let me know if you have any suggestions for future chapters and i will try and include them! so without further a due read away! xx


i was sitting on a large orange couch in the waiting area for the interviews to begin with finn's arm around my shoulders

the screen lit up to reveal caesar flickerman, a man who looked no different from when he did almost 20 years ago when he hosted my parents games, maybe he is immortal

"so gloss, how have things been?" caesar Flickerman asked gloss when the camera focused on the pair of men and a older teenage boy on the screen

"good, things have been excellent lately caesar" gloss announced with a wide grin, Ryder has the same grin

"and what about you ryder. how have you been?" ryder put on a evil looking smirk which made a chill go down my spine, and not a good type of chill

"never better" ryder stated simply keeping his smirk plastered on his face

"oh come on boys! give me more than that! i know you haven't seen the victors and the victors children in quite a while. how have they been with you?" caesar asked curiously

"well its good to catch up with some i haven't seen in years, some i haven't even seen since the quarter quell" gloss says referring to the people surrounding me who all had slightly confused expressions on their faces as they look at each other, clearly not many of them were actually friends with gloss.

"and what about you Ryder, i know you have a few friends back stage"

"yes, i have a few friends from other districts, but i also made a new friend" Ryder let out a low seductive chuckle which made everyone look at him in a way which pushed him to continue. however it just creeped me out

"who is this new friend?" caesar asked impatiently

"Willow Mellark" My heart stopped. literally.

what the hell? if he thinks that him and i are friends he sure has another thing coming! we are not friends! i wouldn't even call us friendly acquaintances. he has been nothing but a creep from what iv seen.

it was just then that i noticed finn was also frozen in place, the frown lines were clear as day along his forehead, his jaw was firmly clenched and his right eye was twitching as he glared at the screen. is looks could kill i can guarantee that Ryder would be on the ground heartless by now.

"finn?" i spoke softly giving finn a small nudge "finn?" i spoke again but he just continued to glare at the screen.

the crowd erupted into screams and loud chatter about me... me

"whoa! i was not expecting that!" caesar boomed which brought finn from his thoughts as he jumped from the couch and grabbed the first glass of liquid he saw and threw it at the giant screen. it reminded me too much of haymitch

"THE Willow Mellark! i am impressed Ryder! so. what does she look like?" caesar asked leaning forward in his chair like the rest of the crowd. the screen behind caesar changed to a younger looking version of my mom walking through some doors of a large building while holding a little baby which was covered in blankets so you could barley see it.

"ah there she is! that is the only picture we have ever had of the mockingjay's daughter!" caesar boomed "The only other ones we have was of her when she came off the train but all of those aren't to be published until after the interviews, even i am not allowed to see them!"

i was officially confused

my mom came and sat next to me on the couch and told me very briefly "we tried to keep you away from all-" she stopped gesturing to the screen and surrounding room "-this" she finished and i suddenly understood

my mom is the most famous woman in all of panem and my dad closely follows. my parents tried to keep me out of the eyes of the media by hiding away in district 12. and they did it so i wouldn't end up like... like... Ryder!

"she is... stunning!" Ryder said looking like he was being genuinely serious when describing me with that 1 word

the crowd erupted into more loud talk

i bet she looks like katniss

she is probably a model

i bet i'm prettier than her

"oh Ryder... wait does that mean Willow Mellark is... here?" caesar asked confused

"yup" Ryder added emphasis to the 'p' which caused the crowd to erupt into screams and cheers and loud talk, throwing questions at Ryder

"ok! ok! im afraid we will have to say goodbye to Ryder and Gloss! thank you both for coming all the way from district 1 to see us and I'm sure we will see you both soon" caesar said and the crowd all clapped as Gloss and Ryder exit the stage


District 2 went by in a flash and there were no living victors from district 3 so before i knew it finn was standing and pecking me on the cheek saying he will see me after, before strolling off with Finnick and Annie to the stage

"now everyone welcome to the stage your favourite heart throb, and his wife and son... thats right ladies and gentleman its district 4's very own Finnick Odair, Annie Odair and Finnick Jr!" the crowd erupted into a range of screams and cry's. when they came onto the stage i could visibly see all the young girls and women staring lustfully at my Finn! MY FINN! those women and stupid capitol girls will never, i repeat never, get their stupid manicured fingers on my Finn!

as the audience died down the 3 sat down after shaking caesars hand.

"so Finnick my boy how have you been?" Caesar spoke to my uncle finnick as if he was his father, its kindov weird to watch

"we have never been better" finnick stated putting on his signature dazzling smile

"and you Annie?" caesar spoke politely and carefully to my aunt, he, along with the rest of the audience, obviously knew she was probably still fragile from her past but then again she was known as the crazy girl from district 4.

"we are all very great thank you caesar" Annie replied shyly. caesar cast her a sympathetic smile which made me like the man a little bit more.

"and what about you Finn?" caesar asked putting back on his capitol aura.

"never better actually caesar" finn put on that smirk that i love so much, but as i look at the audience through the screen i realise that i'm not the only one who loves that smirk.

"how so?" caesar curiously asked

"well... there's this girl" finn began and my heart flutter a bit. was talking about me?

the whole audience began to whisper about finn's mystery girl

"oooo! Finn do tell us. who is she?" caesar begged

"she has been my girlfriend for a while now, she lives in district four, we've been friends since... forever. and she is the most gorgeous girl i have met in my entire life" finn sighed seeming lost in thought

my eyes bricked tears and i stared at finns cute face seeing he was talking about me made me so happy i wanted to run onto the stage and throw myself into his arms

"Oh my goodness ladies and gentleman! Finn Odair has a girl!" most of the audience cheered but some of the younger girls my age and a little older were booing. clearly they want to get their claws on my man... not going to happen!

"so finn who is she, whats her name?" caesar asked

"thats for me to know and you to figure out on your own caesar" finn said cockily, trust finn to make everything a game

"oh come on finn!" finn shook his head "Finnick, Annie, do you know who this mystery girl is?" Caesar begged

"yes we do, and she is all finn said and more, we couldn't be happier with the two of them!" Finn said proudly patting his son on the back. that gesture made me smile, at least i knew finnick and Annie accepted finn and i. i think the only one who isn't to happy about it is my dad... well and all the girls in the audience but no one cares about them!

"so has anything else happened since last time you saw us?" caesar asked dropping the subject of me

"nope thats pretty much it" finnick finished

"Well thats great, we hope to see you all soon! Ladies and gentle man the district 4 victors Finnick and Annie Odair and their son Finnick Jr" the audience cheered

District 5 and 6 passed in a blur while i sit there nervously waiting for my turn, when district 7 came on Johanna had her attitude at full volume, she isn't hiding the fact that she hates the capitol. all the other districts followed, none of them were particularly memorable but with each one i knew i was closer and closer to ending up on the stage.

"district 12 to the stage" the announcers voice called. i was literally shaking

my mom and dad took either of my hands and my brother had my moms other hand. we made our way down a short and dark hall to what appears to be behind the stage. where we stood and waited

"Ladies and gentleman. the moment you have all been waiting for... please welcome to the stage Peeta Mellark, River Mellark, Willow Mellark and The mockingjay, the girl on fire our very own katniss Everdeen!" at that moment the screen doors pulled back and we were flooded with bright lights and screaming fans.


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