Hey again it's me kinda obviously. Anyway, next chapter, the interviews. This is gonna be basically the same as the one in never to know but will probably be shorter.
Oh and I have a new poll who do you want Katniss to be with? Please vote now! And I'm gonna skip the bit's where she is preparing for the interviews coz I'm bored of that. So we are just going to skip ahead to the actual interviews hope you don't mind! I have basically copy and pasted this from never to know. But please read it because it will be different.
InterviewsToday we have our interviews and I have to spend time preparing for them. Eight hours to be precise better start now…
Caesar Flickerman steps onto the stage and into view. This year his hair and lips are a cold blue colour it looks pretty garish actually. He starts with a few jokes that make the audience laugh but I'm too tense to laugh. As usual he starts with district 1, girl. So first up is Glimmer. Her dress is gold and see through, just a little too revealing for my liking. She answers every question in a sweet voice and obviously that appeals the crowd. Phoenix is in silver shirt and white trousers. He tries to appear tough but well mannered. It's Clove's turn and you can see her mentor and stylist thought she was too tough to be sweet, dressed in black she looks strong. I listen with interest to her interview but the answer that sticks most in my mind is,
"What would be your greatest advantage in the Games?"
" Ah, now that would be telling." Her voice is cold and hard, and those six words are more threatening than anything I've ever heard before. Cato is the same. Maybe more threatening but he doesn't look as agile as Clove. District 3's interviews pass without any meaning or value. Maya and Marvin, the other Careers, aren't as terrifying as the other four but still hold power. Then it's our go.
I'm first I step up the stage in a silver and green dress. Caesar shakes my hand and asks me questions, I try to remain sly and elusive.
" Well, Amber. How have you found the Capitol so far?"
" …Intriguing…"
" And what have you been most impressed with?"
" The way people dress, it's interesting." I keep my voice neutral and try to answer with as little about myself as I can. I don't want the others knowing all about me.
"So, training how did that go?"
" It was… different." I'm running out of ideas now.
" So, Is it very different from what you're used to?"
" Very."
" And the question, what will be your greatest advantage in the Games?" Quick think of an answer!
"I can be different than the others." What a lame answer! But it seemed to do the trick. Caesar asked me questions until the buzzer went and Aiden took my place.
I kind of zone out until the interviews slip by lasting what seems like seconds instead of minutes. Rue has a gossamer gown complete with wings and Caesar is very sweet with her. Again it's that one question that makes me pay attention.
" What will be your greatest advantage in the Games?"
" I'm very difficult to catch, and if they can't catch me they can't kill me, so don't count me out." She seems so earnest, but she doesn't really have a chance.
" I wouldn't in a million years."
Thresh seems just like Cato but he only answers with a Yes or a No, however hard Caesar tries to get longer answers out of him, he can't. Next up is Katniss. I really listen now. She's the best contestant in the games so I want to find out as much about her as I can, I notice what Katniss is wearing, it's a dress covered in jewels and her skin is golden.
" So Katniss, the Capitol must be quite a change from District 12, what's impressed you most since you arrived here?" she hesitates before answering,
" The Lamb Stew." Caesar and the audience laugh.
" The one with the dried plums?" she nods, "Oh, I eat it by the bucketful!" he turns to one side and puts his hand on his stomach, " It doesn't show does it?" the audience laughs and screams there reassurance. " Now Katniss, when you came out for the opening ceremonies my heart actually stopped. What did you think of that costume?"
" You mean after I got over my fear of being burned alive?" the audience laughs.
" Yes start then."
"I thought Cinna was brilliant and it was the most gorgeous costume I'd ever seen and I couldn't believe I was wearing it. I can't believe I'm wearing this either, I mean look at it!" she lifts the skirt up and spreads it out. The audience oohs and ahs. There's a movement on the stylist's table but I miss what it is. Katniss spins in a circle and the audience screams.
" Oh, do that again!" Caesar implores, so Katniss lifts up her arms and spins around the more she spins it seems like she's being engulfed in flames. Then she stops and clutches Caesars arm. " Don't stop!"
" I have to, I'm dizzy!" she's giggling now.
Caesar wraps his arm around her. " Don't worry I've got you. Can't have you following in your mentors footsteps!" as the view switches to Haymitch, I realise he's referring to the day of the reaping when Haymitch stage dived, he waves away the camera's and points them back at Katniss. " It's alright, she's safe with me. So, how about that training score. E-le-ven. Give us a hint what happened in there." She bit her lip and glance's at the Gamemakers. " Um… all I can say is, I think it was a first." The camera view switches to the Gamemakers and we see they're nodding and chuckling.
" You're killing us! Details, details!" Caesar actually looks like he's in pain.
" I'm not supposed to talk about it right?" this is addressed to the balcony where the Gamemakers sit. One of then a tall man shook his head and looking extremely earnest says, " She's not!"
" Thank you. Sorry. My lips are sealed."
" Lets go back, then, to the moment they called your sisters name at the reaping. And you volunteered. Can you tell us about her?" Katniss again hesitates and in a small voice she answers,
" Her name's Prim. She's just twelve. And I love her more than anything."
" What did she say to you? After the Reaping?"
" She asked me to try really hard to win." The audience seems frozen.
" And what did you say?"
" I swore I would."
" I bet you did." Then the buzzer goes off. " Sorry we're out of time. Best of luck, Katniss Everdeen, tribute of District Twelve." The audience claps loudly and continues until Peeta steps up.
I don't really listen as he isn't one of the main contestants but when the audience starts to go quite I tune in. Caesar has just asked him if he has a girlfriend at home, here I mean. Peeta is silent but gives a shake of head but his eyes are troubled.
" Handsome lad like you. There must be some special girl. Come on, what's her name?"
Peeta sighs and says, " Well, there's this one girl. I've had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I'm pretty sure she didn't even know I was alive until the reaping." Ouch now that's sad! The crowd also murmurs their sympathy.
" She have another fellow?"
" I don't know, but a lot of boys like her," replies Peeta
" So, here's what you do. You win, you go home. She can't turn you down then, eh? Caesar encourages
" I don't think it's going to work out. Winning… won't help my case." Replies Peeta.
" Why ever not?" You can tell that Caesar and the audience are mystified. Peeta blushes Brilliant red and stutters his reply,
" Because… because… she came here with me."
He means Katniss! How! Is he pretending, or. But no that look is real. I crane my head to glance at Katniss. Her face is beginning to turn pink and her mouth is open. When she sees that the camera is fixed on her she drops her head but I can see her muscles tighten.
." Oh, that is a piece of bad luck." Caesar sounds absolutely agonised the crowd seem the same.
" It's not good."
" Well I don't think any of us can blame you. It'd be hard not to fall for that young lady. She didn't know?"
" Not until now." Katniss's eyes flicker upward and I see many emotions in her eyes
" Wouldn't you love to pull her back out here and get a response?" the audience screams, " Sadly rules are rules, and Katniss Everdeen's time has been spent. Well best of luck to you, Peeta Mellark, and I think I speak for all of Panem when I say all of our hearts go with yours." The applause is deafening and Peeta chokes out a final,
"Thank you." And sits down. We stand for the anthem then file out. The main screen above our heads is dominated by a view of Katniss and Peeta, they're heads are only a metre apart but that now seems miles. Then anthem finishes. And we are lead backstage.
Ok really short I know. But I just couldn't be bothered to make it longer and id you know I have written like three chapters today! I'm really proud of myself. Anyway, I sure like that word don't I? Next chapter is when the games start. I'll try not to be as lazy but it might take a long time for me to update! Anyway please review!!! Pppppppplllllllllllleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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