Effie and Haymitch come through the door and look at me,
"Where's Alex?" Effie squeals
"In his room, we both needed some time to think of what we are going to say at the interviews"
"Oh okay, can you get him because you need to leave, your horse drawn chariot is awaiting you!"
"What?"
"Well instead of the procession being separate they decided to put it together with the interviews"
"Oh okay, I'll get Alex"
I walk to his door and knock it gently,
"Alex we need to leave"
He opens the door and seems to have a red face from crying.
"What's wrong?"
"I am a bit scared…"
"Oh come here! You know I am as well."
He seems to laugh at that so hopefully I have unnerved him a bit. We say goodbye to Effie and Haymitch then get in the chariot to be whisked away to our interviews, Alexander puts his arm around my waist and rests his head on my shoulder kissing my neck up and down.
When we get there the crowd "ooh" and "aww" at us, we are told to talk to the crowds and then go in the tunnel to wait for our interviews.
Alex goes up for his interview and sits in the chair,
"Hello Alexander, how are you?"
"Very good you?"
"Alright. Now I now we are going in at the deep end but I have to ask the question on everybody's minds! Are you in a relationship with your fellow tribute?"
"I don't exactly know Caesar; I have made it clear how I feel and now it's up to her" He replies
"What a lucky lady having you, I mean you have blonde hair, blue eyes and a smile to die for … She will have to answer you soon, surely. You will have all the girls at your feet if you win!"
"Thanks"
"I love your suit; it's very fitting and is it comfy?"
"Yes, very"
"There is time for one more question so here goes. Have you kissed her yet?"
"Why?" He said starting to get defensive
"Well the Capitol wants the gossip and if you haven't well there is the key to her heart my boy"
Suddenly the buzzer goes and Caesar bids Alex good luck and farewell. Now it's my turn and I start to feel really nervous.
"Here is your final tribute, Miss Charley Mellark!"
As I walk up the steps all of the Capitol has their mouths open gawping at my dress
"Come and sit down dear! Wow you look incredible!"
"Thanks" I reply
"Again I start at the deep end and I am very sorry but are you in a relationship with Mr Heroy?"
"Um, I don't know" I laugh
"Well Alex said it's up to you so …"
"No we aren't"
"Are you sure Charley?"
"No but it will have to do for now"
"Oh okay, so you want him but you don't?"
"Yes"
"We have pictures of a few passionate kisses and a night on the beach together! Are you sure you're not head over heels"
"I think I love him but neither of us has loved someone before so it's not as if we know what we are going into"
"Very well then, so are you confident to win?"
"I don't really know if I will win but if I do then I want to win with Alex because he has been there for me a lot and I would feel guilty winning without him"
Suddenly the crowd Aww's at what I say,
"To me that sounds as if you do have feelings for him" He adds as the buzzer goes. "Right that was all of your tributes! Join me after the break to find out their scores!"
When they go off air Caesar asks me to meet him backstage so I wait for him. When he arrives he says to me,
"I think you should pretend to go out with Alex for the Capitol"
"Effie and Haymitch said that," I reply
"Well why not?"
"It backfired on my mother, Katniss!"
"That doesn't mean that it will backfire on you though…"
"Okay and Caesar can I tell you something?"
"Yes!"
"I really do love him, but we do have bad arguments sometimes, I just need time to get my head straight but I can't!"
"If you fake going out with him nobody will ever have to know!"
"Okay then"
"I will get all of the tributes to come up on the stage and then pronounce that you and Alex are in a relationship"
"Okay, I won't tell Alexander so it doesn't upset him… bye"
"Bye darling"
I tell Alexander that I want to be in a relationship with him and he looks really excited,
"This means I get to kiss you more!"
"I suppose" I answer
"Come on we need to get back on stage sweetheart"
We get on stage and our scores are revealed, I have the joint highest score a score of eleven with Todd and Alex has the third, a score of nine. Then Caesar turns to us and speaks out to the Capitol,
"Do you think the District 12 tributes suit each other?"
"Yes" The Capitol residents scream and shout,
"Well I can now reveal during the break things developed and now I present to you the cutest couple ever … Alexander Heroy and Charley Mellark.
Suddenly the crowd roars with excitement and Effie can't help but blush at the back of the stage.
Alex turns to me and whispers "Let's give them a show"
I look to him confused and his pushes his lips out so I understand what he is saying. Then he holds my waist with both of his hands and snogs me while I put my arms around his neck. The Capitol crowd roars even more and I think I have lost my hearing but I don't care.
After we get off stage the chariots take us home.