Patricia's POV

"I knew it." I say, panicked, "I knew it, I thought it, I should've said it, Eddie, It's been a trap from the start." I should've caught on sooner, I did, I just didn't want to believe it, I didn't want to believe that I would have to choose between Eddie's life and my own,

"You should go home, you heard him, only one of us can, they have to have a victor." Eddie tells me,

"Do they?" I challenge, I pick up the berries from Nina's hand and Eddie immediately tries to toss them out of my hand but I cover them up, "Eddie I mean it, I'm not pulling any of that Katniss shit, we either take them and die together or we don't, and fight each other, and I know which one I'd rather do."

"Patricia, don't make this any harder than it has to be." He says, trying to sway my decision about the nightlock,

"Don't try and be the hero Eddie. I absolutely refuse to harm you, and as for you, well….that's up to you, but I either leave her with you or not at all." I say stubbornly,

"I could never harm you Patricia, ever." He says meaningfully, "If we do this, the minute those berries touch our lips there's no going back." I nod my head in understanding, and just as we're raising our hands to our lips, there is a loud crackle of static in the air followed by an alarmed Claudius Templesmith making a hasty announcement

"STOP! STOP! Citizens of Panem, I present to you, from District 2, Patricia Willamson and Eddie Miller, winners of the 76th annual Hunger Games."

Me and Eddie stare at each other, communicating with our eyes, every emotion rushes through my body, relief, fear, but above all, shock. That nightlock shit worked AGAIN?! Not that I am complaining, in the least, and ,of course if it came down to it, We would have swallowed it. I run my hand through my long red hair and Eddie hugs me, the hug is filled with passion and love and he holds me so tight, like he's scared to lose me, I lift my chin off his shoulder so that I'm looking into his beautiful eyes and I kiss him, but this kiss is different, it's not for the cameras, I don't feel obligated to do it, this is the first kiss between us that I actually feel, igniting the burning feeling in the pit of my stomach, maybe this fire between us has always been there, waiting to be ignited.

Still locked in our clench, two hovercrafts begin to descend into the arena, one to take me and Eddie Back to the capitol, the other to lift Nina's corpse and clean her up and send her back to 12. Two ladders drop down and immediately me and Eddie cling to them, the other hovercraft releases a metal claw like thing onto the ground that scoops Nina's body up, once her body is in the hovercraft it takes off.

Once we're inside Eddie slumps into a metallic looking seat and loudly exhales, "Some game huh?" He says after a while,

"Tell me about it." I reply, then the doors open and reveal two doctors,

"Those cuts need attending to immediately , and I wouldn't be surprised if miss Martin left you with a broken nose, but just to be on the safe side I recommend you undergo some x-rays." One doctor says, "You,miss Williamson, need no immediate medical attention, and will receive treatment upon arrival in the Capitol."

Urrmm…..have you not seen the massive fucking scar on my arm that says 'NINA' ? I feel like slapping him in the face, but he'd already left with Eddie. "Fuck this." I mutter to myself and lie down on the uncomfortable floor of the hovercraft.

The next thing I know I'm lying on a metal table in a small square room, the lights are bright, but not too bright. We must be back in the Capitol, I sit up and feel light headed, how long have I been out? I wonder. An Avox girl comes in with a tray of food and a plastic cup of water, great, after days, maybe even weeks of eating fish and groosling and fuck knows what else, they serve me this? I don't say this to the Avox girl though, it's not exactly her fault, the avox girl leaves and outside the door I hear someone saying "You can go in and see her now." And Axel bursts through the doors and scoops me up into a big hug, Santana and Cinna follow in behind him.

"Oh Patricia darling, congratulations, I knew you'd do it!" He grins widely and I can't help but smile at him and his child like excitement at seeing me again,

"It's great to see you too Axel." I smile back, then look over at Santana who has a warm smile on her face, I get up off the bed and walk over to her and wrap my arms around her neck, "Do you have any idea how happy I am to see you?" I say, I hear a light chuckle against my right ear, followed by her reply "Not half as happy as I am to see you." She says as she rubs my back, "Oh and Cinna." I exclaim as I go over to wrap Cinna up in a hug, "Oh my god, I can't believe it's really you."

"You better believe it girl." He swats my arm playfully, "I hope you and Eddie are ready for your victory interview tonight." And, at the click of his fingers, Cinna summons my prep team in to look me over to see if any major work needs to be done, within reason of course, I know how strongly Cinna disagrees with cosmetic surgery, I see all of their eyes roam over the scar Nina left, one of my stylists, opens up her suitcase there and then on the table and takes out what looks like some type of scanner, "This will get rid of any scars or bruises you may have miss Williamson, shall we get started on the scar on your arm?" I've dubbed it the 'Nina' scar because..well…that's exactly what it is, her name in capitals engraved along my left arm,

"No!" I snap at her and everybody looks at me like I'm crazy, and considering what I say next, even I start to wonder if I am, "I want to keep it."

"Are you crazy?" Santana asks, sceptical, and I don't blame her.

"Patricia, are you sure?" Cinna asks softly,

"Yeah." I reply, "Say what you like about it, but this scar…. It means something, and I'm keeping it, no arguments." I state, glaring at everyone, no one says anything to challenge me,

"Ok, but just remember that we can remove it anytime you want," Cinna says and smiles at me, Axel's turned his back to me and has his head in his hands, and Santana's looking thoughtful,

"Can I have a word Patricia?" Santana asks me, I nod in reply, Santana glances at everyone else in the room, "Yeah I meant like, in private." She hints at everyone to bugger off and they don't need to be told twice, leaving just me and Santana. "The Capitol aren't happy with you Patricia, you made them look like fools and Snow's not one for just letting things go."

"Because I didn't die like they wanted? Well I guess it works both ways because I'm not exactly happy with them either." I reply,

"I don't think you understand what I'm trying to say, do you have any idea what they can do, to you? To your family and loved ones?" Santana cuts in, "you step out of line and they're gone, everything and everyone you know and love." She's not wrong, you only have to look at Katniss Everdeen to know how well her defiance in the games turned out, Santana's eyes are full of concern and slowly she walks over to me and sits on the edge of the bed, "Now tonight will be the first time you see Eddie since the arena, and this is what's going to happen, if Caesar asks, you say there was never a choice, that the love you feel for Eddie was too strong and that the thought of a life without him was…..it doesn't bear thinking about." Santana raises her eyebrow at me, for confirmation that I understood what she just said,

"Got it." I reply,

"Oh and if he asks about that scar, just say that-"

"I'll tell him the truth, that I asked to keep it because it has a personal meaning." I cut her off, she raises her hands in defeat and, gives me a quick kiss on the cheek before walking out.

Cinna has designed a number of dresses for me and they all look exquisite, it's just they're a bit too…girly, not the type for a girl who's just won the Hunger Games, "These dresses are great Cinna, really they are, but don't you think they're a bit-"

"Girly?" He finishes my sentence for me, "Yes, but remember Patricia, you're the Capitol's darling, and that's how you need to look, but if you'd like to go for something a little…edgier I'm sure I could think of something."

Really, I would to go for the edgier option, but dark makeup and gothic attire doesn't exactly scream 'Capitol Sweetheart'. "No, no it's fine, it's like you said, they want a sweetheart, and a sweetheart they shall have." I smile at him.

"Oh and, if you wanted, I could do something about the sleeves on your dresses." He says unsurely, probably thinking I'd be self-conscious about a short sleeve dress, but what good will it do? If I didn't want people to know I would've gotten rid of it at the hospital.

"Cinna, it's fine really, If Caesar asks about it, I'll just tell him I kept it because there was a meaning behind that scar." I tell him, he gives a curt nod and leaves me to get dressed.

I'm quite happy with the dress I chose, a dark blue dress that stops just above my knees, my stylist keeps on fumbling with the hem of my dress, "you can leave it, it's fine." I tell her, she walks off then Santana enters,

"Ok, so you've just got this interview to do then we can all go home." She says with a sigh, "Remember what I told you, madly in love with Eddie yeah?"

"And you've had this talk with Eddie I expect."

"Didn't need to." She smirks knowingly and then walks off, the all-knowing Santana Lopez.

"What does that mean!" I shout after her but she keeps on walking. It's nearly time to go on, I'm backstage with Axel and I can hear the roaring crowd, Never thought I'd hear that again.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, What an exciting Hunger Games it's been, we've had some truly tragic deaths, romance has blossomed and alliances made, but now, it's time to greet the victors, give a round of applause, from District 2, Patricia Williamson and Eddie Miller!" I walk out onto the stage, my most dazzling smile plastered on my face and when I see Eddie, looking handsome as ever, I can't help but attack him in a hug which starts a chain of 'awww's from the audience, when I finally remember that we are on a stage in front of millions of people I let go of him and sit down on one of the two white chairs and Eddie sits on the other.

"Now, first of all congratulations, both of you." He says and we reply with a thank you, "Now, has it actually sunk in that you two are victors yet?"

"No not really, I mean it's all just been a whirlwind of emotions ever since I woke up at the hospital." I tell him, letting out the occasional nervous laugh,

"I mean it's a lot to take in." Eddie adds.

"I have a question for you Patricia." Caesar says, "There's been some pretty heart breaking moments in this year's Hunger Games, and I have to say, When Nina Martin poured her heart out to you on the final night, I think I speak for everyone in the Capitol when I say I was in absolute tears, what was it like for you, seeing that in person."

Oh, I think, how do I answer this question, it was horrifying, the games made her like that, she lost the love of her life all for your entertainment! That's what I really want to say, but if I want to keep my tongue I'll have to slightly alter my statement, "Honestly, It was heart breaking, I know we were enemies but I couldn't help but feel for her, it was so sad, she loved Joy so much, you could see it. If I lost Eddie, I'd probably be the same."

"Ahh yes, Nina and Joy, the other star-crossed lovers who met a tragic end, they were so good together right folks!" The crowd shout in agreement, "Tell me, were you aware of their relationship before that night?"

"No. honestly I didn't have a clue, and I think, had they met under different circumstances they could've had the happily ever after they deserved."

"Actually Caesar, when I was with them at the camp, I did notice them snuggling beside each other and then when they woke up they were acting really weird, I thought it was just some chick thing but now it all makes sense I guess." Eddie adds,

"I have one more question, so where do you both go from here?" Caesar asks,

"District 2" Eddie laughs and so does everyone else,

"Ever the wise cracker aren't you." I smile and kiss him on the cheek, "Well we're going to see each other every day since we're going to be joining our mentor Santana in the Victors Village, and who knows maybe next time you see us we might even be married with our first child on the way." Eddie's been carrying most of the weight with our star-crossed lovers story, it's about time I did my part, this gets the crowd worked up, of course they'd love it if their perfect little star crossed lovers had a fairy tale ending wouldn't they? Wouldn't they just love it if we walked through the streets of the Capitol with our beautiful golden- haired new-born boy? Or our new born girl, with my natural chestnut brown hair and Eddie's hazel eyes? I'm not saying that won't happen, maybe…..in the future…

"Well that's all we have time for folks, but you haven't heard the last of these lethal lovers, we'll be checking in with them throughout their victory tour!" With one final scream from the crowd we are ushered off the stage, ready to be escorted to the train station, the peacekeepers leave once we're inside the train.

The train station was swarming with people, there were barriers put up for our protection with four peacekeepers at our side, I think Santana and Axel are already on the train.

The train is quiet, which I'm glad for, me, Eddie, Santana and Axel sit there in silence, Santana getting up to refill her glass every so often and Axel with his nose in the latest issue of Capitol Couture.

"So what happens now?" Eddie asks,

"We try and get on with our life."

"Do you think we can just go back to normal, after everything that's happened?"

"I doubt it will ever be the same again, but we can try." He takes my hand in his and gently squeezes it, and I squeeze back, not wanting to let go.

AN: And that is it ladies and gents, I got off to a rocky start with this story but overall I'm quite pleased with this story, I will be writing a sequel to this, which I promise will be much shorter, no more than 20 chapters if I can, here are a few details about it,

-President Snow does visit Patricia.

-Eddie and Patricia do go back into the arena.

-Some of the characters in Catching Fire will be making an appearance, (let's just say for the sake of this story, Katniss broke out of the arena early than originally, so more people were saved, and the events of Mockingjay never happened.) OC's included.

-Amber's sister will be making an appearance ;)

And here are the people who will be appearing,

District 1

Gloss

Sienna (Amber's sister)

District 2

Eddie Miller

Patricia Williamson

District 3

Beetee

Wiress

District 4

Finnick Odair

OC

District 7

Johanna Mason

District 12

Katniss Everdeen

Peeta Mellark

But before I write this sequel, I do have a mean girls/Hunger games crossover in the pipeline that I will now begin writing.

Thank you for all your reviews and support !

Love,

Immortalgothgirl

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