What's that ringing sound? I shifted in my bed. There it is again…it sounds like a phone. THE PHONE!

My eyes shot open and I dove across my bed to reach the ringing cellphone that was placed on my nightstand. I got tangled in the sheets and rolled off the side of the bed, landing with a thump on my bedroom floor. I quickly pressed talk as I pushed myself up into a sitting position.

"Hello?" I said, trying not to sound out of breath.

"Jennifer? Why yes this is Gary, how are you?"

I felt instantly awake as the adrenaline pumped through my body. "I'm doing well, Gary. How are you?"

"I'm doing just fine. So I'm calling about you're audition. Suzanne and I had a number of days to discuss, and we came to a decision."

I could almost hear my heart drumming in my chest . "Uh-huh."

"And congratulations, Jennifer. You got the part of Katniss Everdeen!"

I clapped my hand over my open mouth. "Oh my God, thank you! I don't even know what to say."

Gary gave a deep chuckle. "No need to thank me, you were exactly what Suzanne pictured as the perfect Katniss."

My jaw almost hit the floor. "Wow, now that's a compliment! Have you picked your Peeta yet?" I asked.

"Ermm, no. We have not." His voice sounded hesitant.

"Oh, okay." I said, silently nodding to myself.

"Now within the next couple of days you'll be scheduled for interviews and talk shows. You'll receive more information on those in the near future. For now, just prepare yourself for the world to see you as their Katniss."

"I'll try to get myself ready for that, I'm still trying to process it. Thanks again Gary, I'll talk to you soon."

"Bye now."

I hung up the phone and threw myself back on my bed. I buried my face in my pillows and squealed like a school girl who just talked to her crush for the first time. I can't believe I'm Katniss!

Gary was right. The past couple weeks have been interview after interview, calls from radio stations, and my first television appearance is today. It's on the Ellen DeGeneres Show which I'm beyond excited for. Ellen is hilarious and being a guest on her show is going to be an honor! By now the world knows I'm Katniss, and that means that Josh all the way in Spain knows as well. He texted me as soon as the news got out.

Is there something you forgot to tell me, Jenn? Or should I say, KATNISS!

I decided not to tell Josh the good news and have it be a surprise for him, and a surprise it was!

SURPRISE!

Way to go, kiddo! I knew the odds were "ever in your favor" ;)

Hahaha Josh I missss youuuu! :(

Aww I'll be home before you know it! Just a couple more weeks, hang in there.

I'll try….

Now I'm still just anxiously waiting for that day to come. It is exactly one week from today that his flight lands in L.A. At least I've got these talk shows to keep me busy.

I was taken to NBC Studios were staff members from the Ellen Show quickly took me to my dressing room. My room was the first door closest to the stage, and it was also separated from the rest of the dressing rooms. I was never told who was appearing on the show today, but I guess I wouldn't be seeing whoever they were walking the hallways. I sat in front of the mirror until my hair and makeup was finished, then my stylist placed an outfit down that I changed into.

No time was wasted before it was time for the show to start. I followed behind a woman who took me to just beyond the stage. I could hear the audience laughing and cheering as Ellen introduced them to the show.

"Our first guest starred in the Oscar Nominated film Winter's Bone, and has just been announced to star in the 2012 film, The Hunger Games. Please welcome, Jennifer Lawrence!" The song Domino by Jessie J played through the studio as I walked out on stage.

Ellen greeted me with a hug and did a goofy dance before the DJ, Tony, cut off the music.

"Hey, Jennifer! How are you?" Ellen said as we sat down.

I crossed my legs comfortably. "I'm excellent, how are you?"

"I'm very good," she smiled. "You're actually quickly becoming a house hold name these days, how does that feel?"

"Wow, I mean.." I threw my arms in the air. "I'm speechless! It's truly amazing to think about."

"You're only 19, aren't you? And where are you from?" She questioned.

"Yes, I'm 19, and I'm from Kentucky," I replied and some of the audience applauded.

"I imagine L.A. is a lot bigger than your hometown!"

I nodded my head many times. "Oh yeah! L.A. has all these tourist attractions too, but where I'm from its like 'come try our prize winnin' biscuits and gravy," I said in my best southern accent.

The audience laughed along with Ellen.

"I see, so coming to L.A. you must have met a lot of people! Like boys for example." She raised her eyebrows and gave a child-like smile.

I cleared my throat and leaned forward to take a sip of my water, pretending like I didn't hear the question.

"Oh I don't know about that…" I said acting coy.

"Who's this boy?"

A shirtless picture of Ryan at the beach appeared on the screen behind me and the audience shouted in approval.

I leaned back in my chair and crossed my arms. "He looks pretty cute."

"Is that all?" She pried. "So are you two dating? An item? Married perhaps?"

I flashed my left hand. "No ring!" The audience snickered.

"So, that's how it is. You guys must be divorced then." I let out a hearty laugh at Ellen's witty comeback.

She then looked into the camera. "We have to break for commercial. Hunger Games talk with Jennifer Lawrence after this!"

I looked at Ellen and narrowed my eyes. "You sure do your research before guests come on this show don't you?" I joked.

"It's what I do best," she grinned.

Make-up artists came to the stage and powered us down while fixing our hair one last time. Then the producer's voice came over the speakers.

"And we're back in five, four, three," he held up the number two and one with his fingers before we went back on air.

"Welcome back. We're here with actress Jennifer Lawrence who was just announced to play Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming film The Hunger Games. So Jennifer, what is The Hunger Games for people who don't know what it's all about."

"Well it's book one in a trilogy written by Suzanne Collins. Basically it's about this dystopian country in the future that's split into 12 Districts. To keep everything in balance they take one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 to 18 to an arena where they have a competition and fight to the death, and that's what they call The Hunger Games."

"And so you play Katniss? Why is her character so important?" She asked.

"She's one of the main characters, and she's from District 12. Her sister was chosen to fight in the games so she volunteered to take her place. Volunteering usually never happens so it kind of throws her to the center of attention right from the beginning," I said and the audience clapped.

"And the boy from District 12 that gets chosen is Peeta, right? Do you know who is playing the role of Peeta?" Ellen asked.

"No, unfortunately I don't!"

"That's too bad," Ellen paused. "Because we do. And he's here today."

"Shut up!" I said with wide eyes. "Is he really?" I looked behind me to see if anyone was creeping out from backstage.

"He is! Come with me and you'll get to be surprised along with everyone else."

I walked with Ellen down to the main floor and stood in front of a wall that splits apart.

"Whenever you're ready, Tony!"

Tony played the chorus from the song We Are Young by Fun as the wall came apart.

No way. My jaw dropped to the floor.

In front of me was a boy in khaki pants and a white T-shirt, with a beaming smile across his face.

"Josh Hutcherson, everyone!" Ellen announced and the audience stood and applauded.

I sprinted towards him and hurdled into his arms. He picked me up off the floor and spun me around in a hug. I took in a deep breath and breathed in that familiar scent that I missed so much. The crowd was cheering so loud, we couldn't say anything to each other even if we tried.

"Alright, alright!" Ellen said, settling down the audience.

"Oh my God." I finally choked out as I looked from Ellen back at Josh.

He grinned, "surprise." I threw my arms around him one more time, still unable to believe he was actually here.

"Let's head over to the couches so we can talk."

Josh put his hands on my shoulders and pushed me along to the now bigger red chair beside Ellen.

"Good to see you, Josh!" Ellen greeted.

"It's good to see you too!"

"So I heard you've been away in Spain, shooting a movie. Is that right?"

I watched him speak with Ellen about filming his movie with Johnny Depp. He would send a glance in my direction, every now and then, and smirk.

"Looks like somebody is even happier to see you," she pointed towards me.

Josh put his hand over mine and gave it a squeeze. "I'm shaking," I said.

"So I'm assuming you two know each other?" Ellen asked.

I snorted. "Knowing each other is an understatement!"

"If you consider a 19 year friendship knowing her, then yeah, I guess I do." He nudged my arm with his elbow and the crowd cheered.

"Wow, 19 years! So you guys grew up together?"

We both nodded our heads.

"Yup! Best friends since I can remember," I said.

"Let's test this out. We have a little game for you two, and then we'll talk more about your character later, Josh."

Ellen reached on the table next to her and picked up a pile of cue cards.

"I'll ask Josh five questions about you," she said looking at me. "Then I'll ask Jennifer a different five, and we'll see if you get them all right."

Josh rubbed his hands together. "Bring it!"

"When's Jennifer's birthday?"

"Awe come on, that's easy! August 15th," he said with confidence.

Ellen continued to the next question. "She was voted 'most something' in her class, what was it?"

Josh chuckled. "Oh, most talkative for sure." A dinging sound filled the studio, indicating the correct answer.

"Jennifer appeared in a music video, what's the name and who's the artist?"

"Umm," he said scratching the back of his neck. "Oh! That one from Parachute. What's it called again," he snaps his fingers together. "The Mess I Made!"

"Very good! Final question, Jennifer learned how to do what in her last movie, Winter's Bone."

"She showed me this one," Josh said while shaking his head. "Is it skin a squirrel?"

"It is! Now your turn, Jennifer," Ellen said switching up the cards.

"No pressure," Josh teased.

"True or false, Josh used to have blanket called 'Yellow Blankie'?"

Josh covered his face with his hands.

"That's definitely true. He carried that thing with him everywhere!"

"Hey, how come she didn't have any embarrassing questions?" He said, peeking out from behind his fingers.

Ellen laughed. "What part of the body does Josh hate when people crack."

I rolled my eyes. "Their ankles."

She looked confused. "Why their ankles, that's so random!"

"Have you ever heard it, Ellen? It's disgusting!" This caused the audience to roar with laughter.

"Onto question 3, what is his favorite superhero?"

"Batman, that's an easy one," I said.

"Last question, what is Josh's favorite sports team?"

"That would be the Cincinnati Bengals!" The dinging sound filled the studio.

"You both got every answer correct, but I still don't believe you're best friends."

We gave each other a puzzled look as a staff member brought Ellen a big bag. She pulled out two T-shirts, one for me and one for Josh. They had a giant picture of Ellen's face on it with 'BFF' written underneath it.

"Because you're my best friends, duh!" We laughed and took the shirts.

"More with Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence after the break!" Ellen said as the show went to commercial.