Undeniably Beautiful

Time: Catching Fire

She was undeniably beautiful. And it was hard to admit that Effie Trinket, the bubbling capital idiot, was indeed his version of beauty. But she was, and he had trouble denying it.

She was curled up on the couch, her strawberry hair sprawled out over the covers. The only way that he could tell it was her was by the schedule firmly grasped between her arm and her chest, and of course her eyes. They were softly covered with a thin layer of skin, but they were the same shape, and even though they didn't have tons of powder covering them, they were the same eyes.

Her hair was like gold, but it had a slight reddish tint. It was beautiful and it matched her porcelain skin exactly. And then there were her freckles, which made her look so human, and they were splashed across her nose with a slight blush on her cheeks.

And her eyes, when she began to awake, her eyes were the color of amber. He thought that they would be blue, because they usually were, when she had on contacts, but amber was definitely much more beautiful. And she was undeniably beautiful.

And when they opened fully, when she realized where she was, she let out a small squeal "Oh! Haymitch!"

He was hypnotized. The movement of her hair in the morning sunlight was hypnotizing, and the way that her amber eyes matched her hair exactly… "Haymitch? Stop looking at me…" she looked suddenly self-conscious as if she hadn't realized how 'naked' she was without her makeup.

But he couldn't stop staring. This wasn't like him; maybe he'd had too much to drink or he was finally starting to lose it, but she looked so human and so… undeniably beautiful. He put both of his hands around her face and studied it. Her plush lips… he wondered if they were enhanced to make them more beautiful; if so, it definitely worked.

And he wanted to kiss her. He wanted to, and it was stupid. So he let go of her face and stood up, still unwilling to break his gaze. "Haymitch…" she muttered, pulling the covers over her nose "Why are you looking at me like that? Are you drunk?"

Wait-what was wrong with him? Why would he be staring at Effie Trinket? She was just a capital idiot, and this beautiful girl would be gone as soon as she applied her makeup. She was stupid and she was exactly what he hated. But something about her made him want to stare and kiss her, and it made him want to break down and sob. And he didn't know what it was.

He narrowed his eyes "Nothing, I'm just trying to figure out what's wrong with your face."

She nodded slowly "You're right, I need to go put on my…" she let out another squeal "Oh! I don't have my makeup on! I'm so sorry, I'll be right back, Haymitch…" She ran off, leaving Haymitch to wonder what was wrong with him?

He knew that it was the alcohol, but sometimes his mind missed the biggest things, and it always spent time nit-picking at the tiniest details. But there was something about Effie Trinket that reminded him of home. Even though she was from the capital. He wanted to see her again, to feel like he was home again with his family and his girl… but they were gone, and he was left staring at capital girls like Effie Trinket.

And he didn't know it, but she would soon become family. And her amber eyes, they were so much like his mother's… that she reminded him of family. Because she had always been Undeniably beautiful too.

But he wanted to see her again. Just one more time.

Undeniably beautiful.

A/N: Am I crazy to be just a bit proud of this one? Probably, but anyway, thanks for all of the reviews 3 3 3

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