The moment we landed in the capitol it was a flurry of activity. Effie and haymitch took us to our design teams, where I met cinna for the first time. He shook my hand. He was the one who had made katniss the girl on fire. What would he do to me?
"I wish I could say it is an honour to meeet you," he said, "but it's just painful."
"I wish we had met under better circumstances." I said to him.
"The tribute parade is tonight."
"I know."
"I was thinking..i was thinking we can do something to make the crowd remember your sister. Remember that you are in the games like your sister was. What do you think aout that?"
"I tgink it sounds perfect." I said.
Before the parade, I emt up with peeta. Cinna had kept my braid like katniss's saying it was a nice touch and would help. He laced red roses throughout my hair and put me in a sparkling red and orange dress that had flowing wings on the back. I looked like a tiny fairy on fire. Peeta was in a red suit with a sparkling collar. We both looked as though flames had engulfed us. We were on fire, just like katniss has been, an just like the rage I felt for the capatiol in me felt.
I got ready as the chariots began to roll out. I didn't grab peeta's hand like akatnss would have. I focused ahead on me as we rolled out behind district 11 and their two victors, Seeder and chaff. The roar of the crowd was astounding and blew me away. Was this how Katniss felt? There was a slight hush when they saw us. Peeta had only won last year and my sister had been in the games last year. All eyes were on us. Me, the fairy on fire, like my sister, who had been a giant in my mind, a titan of my heart.
We rolled down the capitol with everyone cheering, some people even cheering my name, "Primrose!" they would yell but I ignored them. I didnt wat to even look at these people. Peeta was frozen next to me, almost as though he couldnt believe that he was here again.
After the parade, effie talked about how great we were and how much we made an impression.
"You looked really pretty, prim." peeta said to me once we were back off the chariots.
"Thanks." I said begrudgly as cinna walked up to us.
"You were both great." cinna said as he took us off towards our apartment.
"I don't know if we made an impression. Johanna over there is almost naked." Peeta said, looking over at the district 7 tribute, Johanna Mason.
Effie just tsked and whisked us away to our apartments.
At dinner we had every food imagingable and I was astounded at how much there was. Peeta must have been use to it because he seemed to know his favourites right away, whereas I tried a bit of everything. After dinner, I went to my room, a large room with a luxurious bed. Is this the same bed katniss slept in? Was I sleeping in my sister's bed?
"Prim."
I turned around and in the doorway was peeta.
"Hey." I mumbled, thoughts of the arena and my thoughts of what I had thought about on the train coming back to me.
"How are you?"
"Stiupid question." I said, walking towards the bathroom so he'd get the hint and leave.
"Sorry. I just wanted to...well, training starts tomorrow, I wasn't sure if you...had any questions?"
"Just stop trying to protect me, peeta. I'm going to die," I paused and looked at him evenyl, "and you are too."