After spending the past 2 hours getting ready i am standing in my room waiting for Cinna to bring me my dress. Getting my hair and makeup done was one of the worst experiences of my life. My prep team, Flavius, Octavia and Vienna would not stop talking about my new appearance, how amazing i look, how everyone will love me, etc, etc, etc. I was ready to pull my hair out by the end of it.
I hear a knock at the door that pulls me from my thoughts as Cinna enters with a dress bag. He gives me that same look of pure pity as he takes the dress out and i instantly cringe. Cinna's designs are beautiful but it is clear that this design is more snows than Cinna's. He helps me put it on over my head being careful not to ruin my hair and i look at myself in the mirror. I don't even recognize myself anymore.
In the mirror stands a stunning young woman with heavy smokey eye makeup and bright red lips that look like the colour of blood. Her black hair surrounds her face in Curls that half have been pinned in a creative array at the back of her head. The rest of her hair comes down to the bottom of her ribs. She wears a Black sparkly strapless and backless dress with a red trim all the way around. She has her back on show and her breasts have been pushed up and look huge! Her dress is tight all the way down and shows off her large bust and large butt and her tone stomach, Her dress has a slit that comes up to the top of her thigh to show her olive skin and thin legs. Her outfit is complete with 6 inch red stiletto heals. She is stunning, sexy and most importantly not me.
"Its beautiful Cinna" i'm not lying, it is stunning
"but its not you" he completes my sentence for me and i mearly nod and give him a hug before leaving the room and going out to the hall where everyone else is.
Effie instantly flusters me about how stunning i look and i mearly say thanks and try and move on but even Haymitch raises his glass in my direction in acknowledgement of my appearance.
Now i stand back stage waiting for my interview with Caesar and i can hear the full crown screaming and getting excited for meeting the 'best victor yet' i sigh, if only they knew that the only reason i did that was because i wanted it to be over faster. I knew the second i stepped into the arena that i was going to win so i just killed everyone i could as quick as possible, no point in prolonging the torture of being in the arena. The only 4 people i didn't kill was peeta, the boy that saved me when i was young. I couldn't kill him so i didn't hunt him down, i assume he died at the hands of someone else. I also didn't kill the young girl from 11, Rue, she reminds me too much of Prim to do that. I also didn't kill the girl from 5, i didn't even know her name and i don't know how she died. Finally i didn't kill a girl from 8, Cato killed her i the blood bath. But other than that i killed everyone else, including the careers.
I am pulled from my thoughts when i hear caesar announce the shows beginning and give a brief introduction to the audience. Haymitch told me before the games that i had to act flirty, illusive and all that so i have to keep it up. "Now for the moment you have all been waiting for the winner of the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen, The Girl On Fire!" he screams as the doors at the back of the stage open and i walk up the steps being hit by bright lights and screaming capitol people.
I hear the gasps and screams and cheers and praise as i walk towards caesar with a fake smile plastered on my face. I reach caesar and take his outstretched hand, i can see clearly that even caesar is dumbfound by my appearance tonight.
"My, my. Katniss you look ravishing!" he exclaims and the audience cheer and scream in agreement
"thank you caesar" i smile as we sit down
"i think the audience can agree with me when i say that this is definitely not the same girl we saw on that reaping day" i mearly chuckle flirtatiously
"no caesar. i'm still the same person that loves my sister. I have just improved my appearance. you like?" i ask and the audience go crazy. i cross my leg so my entire leg is on show because of the slit.
"of course. you look beautiful Katniss!" a slight blush grows on my cheeks as i thank him again. Once the audience dies down caesar begins the interview
"So katniss, don't tell any of the other victors but, your my new favourite. Who agrees?" caesar exclaims and the whole audience erupt into cheers. Unbelievable, they love me the most because i am a murderer.
i chuckle lightly "oh don't worry, i wont tell a soul"
"Katniss, 19! that is a new record and you beat the last one by a lot i might add. I am immensely impressed. What drove you to do that?" he asks curiously
"Well caesar, i knew the second that i volunteered for my sister that i was going into that games to win. I decided i wanted out of the arena as quickly as possible so i just set myself on a mission to end it as quickly as possible. So i killed 19 tributes in 6 days" i flip my hair over my shoulder as if it was nothing
"One of our shortest games ever" he adds "so what do you plan to do now that you have won?" he asks
"well i think i might stick around in the capitol for a while, that is if i'm welcome?" the audience scream as if begging me to stay forever, the only reason i'm staying is because 1- haymitch told me on the way down here that i would be here for my different 'appointments' for at least a week and 2- i don't think i can go home right now, prim, gale and my mom are going to judge me on my new appearance and the fact that i killed 19 children without a second thought and just everything that i have gotten myself into. Its a horrible feeling.
"you are more than welcome here Katniss" caesar says touching my hand gently "but if you don't mind my asking, why wouldn't you want to get back to Primrose strait away?"
"I can easily just call Prim. The capitol has become my home away from home in a way and by sticking around i want to show the capitol people how much i appreciate everything they do for me and the districts of panem" thats it iv got the whole capitol eating out of the palm of my hand. If snow isn't happy with this i don't know what will please him!
"katniss that is so kind and generous of you to say, i say on behalf of the capitol thank you" everyone cheers "now shall we watch your games recap?" he asks curiously. I just nod and the screen behind me lights up revealing a video which i mearly sit through staring blankly at the screen. I discovered how the other 4 were killed peeta was killed by a wounded leg which led to too much blood loss. Rue was killed by a spear to the heart by marvel. The girl from 8 was killed in the blood bath. And the girl from 5 which i know know by the name of Amber, was killed by eating night lock. It also showed each and every way that i killed everyone else which was not a pleasant experience to watch.
By the end of my interview everyone in the crowd is laughing, crying and everything in between my interview was 2 hours long, double what the average victor interview is. "Ladies and gentlemen please give a warm round of applause for the newest victor of the 74th hunger games the beautiful Katniss Everdeen!"