A/N: Thanks for reading that last chapter! I hope you enjoyed it! I love you all! Enjoy!
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Last Chapter:
We stayed quiet for a minute before Finnick asked, "What do we do next, Katniss?"
I knew he wasn't talking about our conversation or about Prim, Annie, or Johanna.
"Next, I am going to kill President Snow." I replied.
Katniss's POV- Interview
After that, we went our separate ways and I crawled back into bed with Peeta who engulfed me in his arms. The next morning, I woke up after Peeta was gone, I put on a jacket and zipped it up before walking out to the kitchen; Peeta was there, talking to Annie, Paul, Jennifer, and Effie.
Once I walked in the room, they all turned to me. Peeta walked over to me and kissed my forehead, closing his eyes and sighing as he had yesterday when he kissed my cheek.
I stroked his cheek as he opened his eyes, "Good morning."
"Good morning, honey, did you sleep well?" Peeta asked as I walked over to get a plate and fill it with food.
"Yes, what about you?" I turned to him while getting eggs.
Peeta smiled, "Very well." He nodded; I grabbed his hand and walked over to the table to the others.
"Good morning everyone," I said as we sat down side by side.
"Morning," They all replied with smiles all around.
Annie walked over and hugged me, "I am so excited to see you again, Katniss."
"I am as well," I replied hugging her back, "Congratulations." I congratulated her.
"Thank you, look!" Annie showed me her beautiful diamond engagement ring.
"That is beautiful." I nodded.
"Oh, I am so happy to see you two back together again!" Effie hugged both Peeta and I around the necks from behind. I gasped as she touched the bruises on my neck and Peeta almost attacked her before I could shush him.
"Effie, it is great to see you too." I replied after calming Peeta and assuring he wasn't being attacked.
"I apologize," Effie apologized to both of us, "we have a lot of catching up to do!" Effie clapped happily and sat down across from me at the table she took a bite of her breakfast. "Eat, Katniss, you are getting skinny again, and you too Peeta."
I looked down at my food then at my stomach, I suppose I was thinner, but I was not sure if I could eat much as I took a bite of my eggs. It was silent for a moment as everyone ate.
"Excuse me everyone," Paul spoke above everyone, "I have an announcement to make. Jennifer and I are engaged."
Everyone gasped and turned to watch my reaction as Jennifer held up her hand and I gasped; feeling faint. Peeta grabbed my hand and squeezed it comfortingly.
"Congratulations," Peeta replied as I couldn't take my eyes off of the ring.
Then, they all turned to me as I just nodded along. Then, I stuffed some food in my mouth in an effort not to say anything. After that, I started up a conversation with Effie and Annie. I could tell they were staring at me and Jennifer's thoughts were sad, but I didn't know how to respond, they had only gotten together a month ago.
"Katniss, will you walk with me?" Jennifer asked after I finished my food.
I looked at her and nodded, glancing at Peeta before standing up and following her into the living room.
Jennifer turned to me, "Would you like to hear about the engagement?" She asked happily.
"Sure." I nodded unconvincingly as I sat down.
Jennifer started up about how romantic and wonderful it had been as I stopped listening after a minute, I thought that Jennifer had sad nothing about Prim, had expressed no sympathy for the bruises on my neck, and had not mind that I was safe; she only cared that Peeta was back. I sighed; I had finally had enough of her and her attention seeking, boy crazy ways. Jennifer was the kind of person who ask me how I was just so I would ask her how she was.
"Jennifer!" I interrupted her, "What I need right now, is a friend! Not a proposal story!" I cracked.
She seemed shocked when I yelled at her and her face contorted with anger as she yelled, "What do you want me to say, Katniss? Get a new fiancée that doesn't choke you!" back at me.
"No, but just an I'm sorry would be okay. Did you know I just lost my sister?" I asked, "Do you know how bad that hurts me? I know that you flirted with Peeta at dinner a few weeks ago!"
Jennifer was caught and she couldn't back out, "I'm sorry about your sister, but how did you know about Peeta?"
"He told me," I replied still harshly, "I'm sick of you doing this! I am sick of you always coming to me to give you sympathy or praise! I am not going to be there for you anymore! I cannot handle it!"
Her face showed that she was taken aback. "Why aren't you happy for me?" She asked.
"I didn't say I wasn't! Jennifer, but you have to understand where I am coming from! You do this all the time! You fall 'in love' with a boy after a week and get engaged after a month! It has happened twice already! Why do you do this to me?" I yelled, and I realized I was standing.
"Katniss, we are friends-" Jennifer started but I cut her off.
"No! You are not my friend! I am your friend, but you are not mine! You have never been there for me; you have never helped me through my problems! You are not my friend! At most you are my aquatint that I just bumped into from time to time!" I yelled.
"Why won't you just congratulate me?" Jennifer asked, pulling the sympathy card on me again.
"You didn't congratulate me on my wedding all you did was snuggle up to Peeta! As you did with every other boy I got close with!" I yelled and she stood up as well. The only other person I got close with was Gale, but I didn't want to admit that.
She pointed a finger at me. "I did not!"
I threw my hands in the air and told her everything she did to Peeta while I was away from the table. After that, Jennifer ran out of the living room and up the stairs.
"Come on guys, we need to get to the train!" Effie clapped happily, running through the house; Peeta leaning on the doorway looking at me sadly.
I sat down on the couch and knotted my hands in my hair, trying to relax. I heard Peeta hesitantly approach me and start to rub my back.
"I'm sorry." I whispered.
"You had to air it out. I am not mad at you, but I wish you would've handled it differently." Peeta admitted. I looked up at him.
"What did I say you two? Get up and get ready!" Effie ran back into the room, pulled us both up, and pushed us upstairs.
"What do I have to pack?" I muttered dryly as she pushed us into my room.
Effie glared at me, "Just behave yourselves, manners." She exited the room and I rolled my eyes at her back.
After everyone had 'packed', we all started the long walk back to the train which was about two miles away from the house, as much as we all didn't want to; we walked quietly. All of us were quiet; the only sounds would be a foot stepping on a twig, or Peeta's leg.
After a while of him limping terribly, I grabbed one of his hands and placed it on my shoulder again. He smiled thankfully at me and we kept walking. I nodded but I did not smile.
Thinking back, I realized that I had made more friends than enemies. I would never speak to Gale again, I had yelled at Jennifer last night, District 12 had been blown up, and I made Effie mad at me. But, on a positive note, Johanna and I were kind of friends, I had save Peeta and Johanna, Finnick and Annie were getting engaged, and we were alive. Except for Prim.
I bit my lip until it was painful and started to bleed. Absentmindedly, I dapped at it until finally after a few hours we reached the train; all boarding and settling in. Peeta and I sat down together on a couch but did not speak, he could tell I didn't want to talk about it, so he just played with my hair and kissing my body at times.
"Let's go to our room?" Peeta suggested after an hour of this. I nodded, getting up and walking to the room that we picked and sat down on the bed. "So what is wrong?" He asked turning to me.
"I don't know what to do." I whispered. "Jennifer will never talk to me, I don't want to talk to Gale, and Prim is gone."
Peeta sighed, "Do you like that you yelled at her?"
"I don't know," I shook my head, "I felt better for a second and then I started to feel bad."
He nodded thoughtfully, "Do you feel better right now? Or better when she is your friend?"
I paused staring at Peeta for a long second, "When she is my friend."
Peeta smiled, "Then go apologize and she will too."
I smiled back, "Okay, thank you." I started to exit the room.
"Katniss," Peeta grinned raising a crooked finger and motioning me to him.
"I'm sorry, love." I whispered, walking back over to the bed and kissing Peeta.
After our kiss, I praised Peeta for remembering and then walked over to the room that I knew would be Jennifer's. I took a deep breath and knocked on the door three times. Jennifer opened the door.
"Hello, oh, its you." Jennifer looked away from me and crossed her arms.
"Look," I took another deep breath, "may I come in?" I asked. Jennifer nodded and turned her back to me and walked to her bed, which she sat on.
"Jennifer," I started again, "I'm sorry, maybe I should have calmly approached you about my issues not yelled at you." I apologized, closing the door and leaning back against it.
Jennifer looked at me, "I am sorry too, Katniss, please don't keep those things inside of you. I am your best friend, I want you to be honest with me." She replied as we hugged.
"I know, I shouldn't I was just worried that you would get mad and not talk to me again." I shrugged. "Jennifer, I am happy for you. I simply think that things are moving a little to fast and that you two need to slow down." I told her honestly.
Jennifer nodded, "I know, we broke it off at least for now, because we felt that we were moving to fast." That took me by surprise, "I am deeply sorry about Prim, Katniss. I can't imagine what you are going through and what you must feel. Please, feel free to come to me whenever you need to talk about anything." I hugged her tightly again.
"Thank you, Jennifer. That means a lot to me." I replied. "You know you can come to me as well." I nodded and Jennifer nodded back.
"Well, isn't that a lovely sight?" A voice asked from behind us, we both turned to see Peeta and Paul in the doorway. Paul had spoken.
I looked at Peeta, "Did you just spy on me?"
Peeta grinned, "No, I simply wanted to make sure that you two didn't fight again." He shrugged, unashamed. I shook my head, but I couldn't help but smile because he was acting like the old Peeta again.
Peeta walked over to me and wrapped an arm around my shoulders, "Come on, I know how you get; that's all."
"So now you are watching me to make sure I don't get into fights with people?" I asked.
Peeta nodded, "Yep." He kissed my cheek, a smile held on his face.
"Alright." I nodded and looked back at Jennifer and Paul.
They were both staring at us in a shocked way. Then, they both looked at each other and laughed. Peeta and I glanced at each other, confused. I caught onto Jennifer's thoughts "They are so perfect, I can't handle it. I must admit that I am jealous." I giggled at her thoughts and Peeta stared at me.
"What?" He asked with frustrated expression on his face.
Jennifer answered, "You two are so perfect, I can't help it. But, I must admit that I am a little jealous." Jennifer winked at him, but this time not in a flirtatious way but in a friendly way. Peeta laughed lightly.
"Come on," Paul said still chuckling and motioned us all to the dinning cart. We followed him.
After we ate and slowly everyone came to join us, Peeta clicked his glass. I looked at him in shock, along with everyone else, as he stood up.
"Excuse me, everyone I would like you attention please." He announced.
"What are you asking Katniss to marry you again?" Connor asked his thoughts out loud, seeming surprised that they came out of his mouth.
"No exactly," Peeta smiled at his brother and me before continuing, "I would like to set a date for our wedding; December 6th." That was just under two months away.
Everyone irrupted in cheer, with me included, as Peeta sat back down and kissed my cheek. Effie came up and hugged us again.
"Oh this is fantastic! Cinna, Venia, Octavia, Flavius, and I have all been working on it!" Effie yelled out happily.
That's when we all remembered that Vena, Octavia, and Flavius were all still in the Capitol.
"They are in the Capitol still." Cinna whispered.
"We have to save them." I stated, no questions were asked as they all nodded. "Portia as well." I nodded, glancing at Peeta who looked confused.
"Turn the train around we are going to the Capitol again!" Effie yelled disappearing into the drivers cart.
"Do you remember them?" I asked whispering in Peeta's ear. He nodded.
"Everyone except Venia and Flavius, who are they?" Peeta asked.
"They are apart of my prep team with Octavia, remember? Venia does eyebrows and Flavius does hair." I replied. Peeta nodded thoughtfully taking that into account.
Then Peeta grinned at me, "They do a fantastic job."
"Thank you." I smiled back. "Thank you for announcing and setting the date. I think it is perfect." I nodded.
"Great, I am glad you think so. We have talk about it being a winter wedding and I think it will be perfect." Peeta replied with a smile on his face.
"It will be perfect." I smiled. Smiled for the first time since Prim had been killed... by Gale. My smiled disappeared. Peeta wrapped an arm around me and rubbed my arm.
After a few more minutes, we arrived back at the Capitol. We all ran into the hotel room that we had been in before, we saw the four sitting on the couches and they looked extremely happy to see us. Also, I noticed there was another mind in the room, "Katniss, I hope you want to have an interview with me! The capitol is dying to see the girl on fire again! Oh, and there is Peeta! I hope he is alright!" The thoughts of Caesar Flickerman came from around the corner. I gasped, what is he doing here?
As Caesar walked around the corner, Peeta gasped as well and placed his head on my shoulder while covering his eyes. I rubbed his back as I had when Haymitch had scared him.
"Peeta! I am so sorry!" Caesar walked over hesitantly and looked at me for answers.
"He just…" I cut myself off and then pointed at my head.
Caesar nodded, "Is it true that he got hijacked?" I nodded surprised that he knew that. "Does he just get scared of people now?" I shrugged my free shoulder. "Should I not have come?" I gave him a smile and Caesar laughed.
Then, I turned my attention to Peeta, "Peeta? You remember Caesar right? Caesar Flickerman, the man that interviewed us throughout the Hunger Games?"
Peeta nodded, "Yes I do." Peeta took a deep breath and then rose off of my shoulder to look at Caesar. "I apologize for that Caesar." He held out a hand for Caesar to shake while the other held one of mine.
Caesar shook his hand hesitantly, "It was my fault, Peeta. I should've been more careful."
As this interaction was happening, I had a chance to look at Caesar. This year, he was purple. His hair was dyed a magenta color, his eye brows were violet along with his eyelids, his lips a shade of veronica, and he was in his complete glittery purple suit. I smiled at him; Caesar and I were friends in a way.
As much as I hated to invade people's person thoughts, somehow Caesar's thoughts calmed me. They were so happy, caring, excited, and positive. Almost how Peeta's thoughts used to be… or in some ways still were; when it came to looking at me or him kissing my cheek. I honestly enjoyed Caesar's presence.
Just then, Caesar turned to me, "How are you two," He asked, "I heard about Katniss's sister and can only imagine the kind of pain and hurt she is going through." He finished in his head.
"Fine." I answered a little too quickly and harshly.
Caesar looked shocked for a second but quickly regained a smile, "Well I am glad to hear that."
Peeta looked between us, "Not that we don't enjoy your presence, but are you here to give us into another interview?"
Caesar looked guilty, "Actually, everyone has been dying to see the girl on fire again." He looked at me pleadingly.
"Absolutely not." Peeta shook his head, un-knotting his hand from mine, and crossing them across his chest.
"Done." Haymitch came up behind us on Caesar's left side, crossing his arms as well and challenging Peeta.
"Come on, Katniss!" Effie came up on my left side and linked her arm with mine, "Wouldn't you like one more Capitol interview? To say goodbye?"
I stayed quiet while I deliberated all of their comments.
Peeta spoke again, "There is no way I am letting her on stage when she is even more danger. Caesar I'll do the interview." He looked between Haymitch and Caesar.
"No, boy," Haymitch shook his head, "I think sweetheart is fully capable of protecting herself and if she needs help we will be right there." Haymitch shrugged.
"Exactly! I agree!" Effie said happily.
All the while I was listening to Caesar's thoughts, "I hope she does this interview! There are so many things we could talk about! The hunger games, her sister, her district being bombed, Peeta's recovery…" Caesar got happier and happier with every word.
Peeta spoke again, "I'll do your interview, Caesar, but I forbid Katniss to go through any more pain and danger!" He threw his arms down.
Contrary to how sweet Peeta was being, however, I was actually thinking about doing the interview. We could get a lot out there and I could publicly say that I was going to kill Snow; that was going to be very difficult as to not start a riot. But, like Haymitch said they would be there if I needed them.
I glanced at Peeta, silently apologizing, before looking at Caesar, "I'll do it, under one condition."
I could tell Peeta was staring at me but I looked at Caesar as he responded, "What is it?" He asked clapping his hands together excitedly.
"We don't talk about my sister." I replied. I was pretty sure that if I talked about the bombing I would be okay, but if we walked about Prim, well I would be hysterical.
"I accept!" Caesar replied shaking my hand with two of his as Effie hugged me around the neck and Haymitch nodded before returning to the alcohol. I hugged her back as Caesar spoke again, "You will go live tomorrow at five o'clock and be off by 6 o'clock!" Caesar kissed my cheek and embraced me.
"Okay." I whispered.
"Everyone it was lovely to see you!" Caesar looked towards the couches, "Thank you, my sweet! I will see you tomorrow!" Caesar walked over to the elevator, pushed a button, and walked inside of it before looking at Peeta apologetically as the doors shut.
"Tomorrow at five!" Cinna yelled, "That is hardly enough time! I must go work now! Flavius, Octavia, and Venia come with me!" He announced, they disappeared with a sketchpad and fabric.
Effie let go of me and walked casually over to stand close to Haymitch. The others congratulated me and I avoided Peeta slightly, but could feel his eyes on me all night and his thoughts were ruthless.
"Katniss, look at me. Please, love. We need to talk about this. Come on, Kat! Meet me in our old room! Katniss look at me, please!" He thought as I made eye contact with his blue eyes for a second. Peeta kept eye contact with me as he stood up but broke it when he turned his back and started walking to our old room.
"You better go talk to him." Ryan whispered from beside me.
"I know I should." I nodded but I didn't get up.
"He is simply confused, not mad Katniss. He is probably wondering why you did not consult with him before deciding." Ryan replied staring after his brother.
"How did you know that?" I asked, amazed that he knew all those things.
Ryan smiled bashfully, "I have empathy."
"That is incredible. So you can feel everyone's emotions in here and also curve them?" I asked.
Ryan nodded, "Yes. I will show you an example later, go talk to Peeta. He needs you."
I nodded back and stared off where Peeta had gone, "I know." I replied before standing up. "I am going to take you up on that though." I pointed my finger at Ryan, who laughed, and then I walked after Peeta.
"Peeta?" I called knocking on the door to the bedroom we shared.
Peeta opened the door silently and let me in, "Yes?"
"You know why I am here." I glared at him for a second before realizing that I was the one who needed to apologize.
"Right, so what do you have to say?" Peeta crossed his arms over his chest and sat down on the bed. I took a deep breath.
"I'm sorry, honestly," I started, "I should've discussed my decision with you."
Peeta cut me off, "Then why didn't you, Kat?" He asked. "I am not mad at you, I accept your apology, you know I only want your safety; you should of discussed it with me."
"I know," I nodded looking away from him, "I should've."
"However," I could hear a smile in his voice, "I will agree that it needs to be you up there. You know you are my weakness and that I cannot stay mad at you."
I turned to see Peeta right in front of me with a handsome smile on his face. I was utterly confused now as I stared up at him. Peeta's kind smile turned into a smug grin and he lent down towards me before giving me a kiss.
As it heated up, Peeta started to trap me in his arms by placing his arms around my waist, but I broke away from him, but he just moved to my neck.
"Wait!" I panted. "So your not mad at me?"
"Nope." Peeta replied as he stopped kissing my neck and leaned back to smugly smile at me again.
My response is what neither of us expect, because I fell. Fell, completely on the ground.
"Katniss!" Peeta yelled as he crouched down beside me to help me up. "Why did you fall? Are you hurt? It's going to be okay. I love you." Peeta pulled me into a hug.
As I was let out of his embrace I muttered, "You are so perfect." I shook my head and laid on the floor.
Peeta looked at me for a second and then laughed, "Love, thank you, but I am not perfect."
"Peeta," I gasped staring at the ceiling, "you do everything right. Honestly tell me, have you ever said something un-gentlemanly or rude? Have you ever?"
He stared at me for a long time as if to think about my questions then he fell on the floor next to me.
"Katniss, your right." Peeta whispered. I laughed still shaking my head. "What about you, love, you are pretty perfect as well?" He offered trying to give me something.
"No," I shook my head smiling as I laid my chin on his head, "I used to hunt illegally."
"True." Peeta laughed. We both laughed for a minute.
"Katniss! Get to bed! I need you to be as beautiful as you can be tomorrow without my help! Katniss! Wait... what is going on?" Cinna barged through the door throwing pajamas around the room and then looked down at Peeta and I on the ground snuggled together.
Peeta and I glanced at each other and then just started laughing again. In the middle of our laugh, Cinna yanked me away and threw me into the bathroom to get changed. I was still chuckling as I stepped into cotton pants and shirt.
In the morning, I was awoken by Cinna again.
"Katniss get up! It is almost seven o'clock!" Cinna yelled shaking my body. I groaned a replied, opening my eyes just to see Peeta's neck. "Get up! We have to work on you!"
I shuttered when Cinna said 'work on you' to me that meant that they had to wax off every hair on my body aside from my head.
Peeta held me tightly, "Let her have five minutes to wake up." Gosh, I love him so much.
"Fine! Five minutes!" Cinna yelled throwing a robe on the bed before storming out the door.
"Thank you." I whispered closing my eyes again and snuggling back into Peeta.
"Your welcome. I am sorry that has to... happen to you." Peeta replied awkwardly.
I chuckled but didn't respond as I tried to spend the five minutes in peace, before Cinna came back and pulled me from the room. I glared at him as Peeta strongly objected. Effie followed us into a room with a long table and Venia, Octavia, and Flavius were smiling at me with gloves on their hands.
"Dammit!" I jumped with every pull of hair off my body.
After an hour after Effie had begged, they let me go out to eat breakfast. I pulled on my robe all to quickly and ran from the room. Haymitch and Peeta were at the table.
"Are you trying to flee?" Haymitch asked chuckling.
"They let me have breakfast." I replied still looking behind me to make sure they were not going to pull me back in.
"Let me get it for you," Peeta suggested. "You sit down." He walked over to me, rubbed my shoulders, and sat me down in a chair.
Then, he walked into the kitchen and returned with a plate full of food and some juice before I could complain. He placed the food in front of me and sat down beside me, looking at me warily.
"Are you okay, Katniss?" Peeta asked watching me. I started to eat.
"Do you mean physically?" I asked moving my arms so that I could eat more comfortable as my arms were still sore from every hair on them being torn off.
Peeta looked down at my red swollen arms, he looked like he was about to touch them, but then he pulled away. "I understand." Peeta nodded. "I'm sorry I can't help you." Peeta snapped his fingers and grinned as a flame appeared over his thumb.
"That's alright." I replied smiling back and stroking his cheek a few times before I returned to my food.
"You two are kind of making me sick." Haymitch told us, mocking throwing up behind his hand.
"So today you are a joker?" I asked.
Haymitch glared at me, "Yes, I plan to be."
"Fantastic, it is going to be a great day." My voice was filled with sarcasm as I finished my food and started on my drink.
"It surely is." Haymitch replied starting on his drink, that looked like water but who could be sure? "It is going to be a excellent day."
"Haymitch," Peeta interrupted us. We both looked at him, "She has back up." Peeta replied.
Before, Peeta snapped again and the flame appeared above his thumb again and he started to push it towards Haymitch. Haymitch grinned and flexed before he started to glow from his durability shield. I smiled evilly and started to lift silverware and point them at Haymitch.
A harsh clap made us all jump, I lost focus and all the silverware from the air dropped onto the table in a loud clattering sound. Effie stood in the middle of the dining room with a shocked look on her face.
"Manners!" She yelled, "Katniss, stop losing your temper before you actually hurt so one! Haymitch, I thought you were supposed to be the adult here! Peeta, out of everyone I thought you would be the one to stay calm!" She pointed out each of us.
"Normally, I would but I couldn't let anyone hurt Katniss!" Peeta yelled.
"I didn't lose my temper, I just was threatening Haymitch!" I announced.
"I wouldn't have to be the adult if those kids didn't fight me on everything!" Haymitch said. We all yelled at the same time.
Effie shook her head, "I am not interested in hearing your excuses! Katniss we are ready for you again." She walked back to the room where the torture waxing had happened.
I shuttered before standing up to throw away my trash, I kissed Peeta's cheek. "I suppose I'll see you later."
"Feel free to escape again." Peeta replied with a smile, "Your stalling aren't you?"
I smiled back and nodded to both of his comments before turning and walking back into the room. After lots more curse words and many more painful waxing, I found myself backstage at Caesar's television show sitting in a chair while someone was doing my eye shadow and another was doing my hair.
"Remember, sweetheart," Haymitch started, "think of Caesar as Peeta or Cinna. Get it into everyone's heads that you are going to kill President Snow; he will be in the audience tonight. So, make eye contact with him as much as possible, just to warn him."
Resting with only half of my attention on what Haymitch was saying I simply replied, "Okay."
"But," Peeta's voice cut in, "don't go straight into killing the President, Kat. You must make the crowd fall in love with you. Make them want to follow you to kill Snow tonight. Think before you act and make sure there is meaning behind every word you say."
"Okay." I was listening to Peeta's voice a little bit more than Haymitch's.
"I think that is enough advice for now," Cinna interrupted us, "Let's get you into your dress!" Cinna clapped happily smiling at me, much like Effie would, before turning toward the two men, "Out!" He pointed at the door.
"We will be right outside, Kat." Peeta told me, I nodded, and we kept eye contact with me until he was pushed out of the door by Cinna.
With my prep team and stylist help, along with nudity not being a problem, we got me into Cinna's latest masterpieces. From my toes to my head I looked stunning.
To start, my heels were closed toed black pumps which had a small fabric that wrapped around my ankle and came around into a bow on the side of my foot. Then, Cinna had put me in cut out black tights that kind of had a checkerboard pattern. The dress itself looked like a grown mockingjay.
The dress was modest in the fact that it was three quarter sleeved and had a no cleavage showing what so ever. It was black with white leaf looking paintings and on the bottoms of the leaves there were large gems, these leafs happened in random places such as; on my shoulder, along my collarbone, my bellybutton, on my arms, and some on the skirt of the knee-length dress. Around the waist Cinna put on a black belt that clips together by a beautiful diamond covered center.
As always, I wore my mockingjay pin and Peeta's engagement ring. Cinna had also let me wear my gold bracelet that had Peeta's pearl and a bow and arrow shape that Peeta had sent to me in a parachute in the middle of the Quarter Quell.
"For a pop of color," Cinna whispered noticing me eyeing my bracelet, "Also to hide your tattoo and to match your pin."
"Let's keep working." Venia said walking over to me again, "How do you think her hair should be?"
With her hands, she showed Cinna several different styles, but in the end they just decided to braid it; letting it naturally fall over my right shoulder. My nails were a midnight black color and my eyes were shadowed with silver that gently faded into black along my eyelid.
"You look perfect as always." Cinna told me placing his hands on my shoulders and looking into the full length mirror that I was looking into. Venia, Octavia, and Flavius nodded happily in agreement.
"Thank you. I believe that this is my favorite dress." I told them honestly.
We hugged all around before realizing it was only five minutes until I went on. I walked out of my dressing room to see Peeta outside like he had said he would be. For a long moment, he just stared at me before he walked forward and grabbed my hands tightly in his.
"You are so beautiful." He whispered looking me up and down over and over again.
"Thank you." I replied ducking my head to hide my blush that automatically creeps in whenever Peeta is in the room. Peeta let go of one of my hands to lift my head back you to meet his eyes.
"Focus up there, Kat. You need to give them any reason they can to trust you and go after their President. Please, think before you act and make sure there is meaning behind every word you say." Peeta repeated.
I whispered, "I will."
"I love you. Remember that Caesar is me and that you will be fine. I love you." He told me leading me over to behind the curtains where Caesar was starting to introduce me.
"I love you too, Peeta." I whispered we both leaned towards each other to kiss softly.
"Welcome back again; the wonderful Katniss Everdeen!" Caesar announced pointing to where I was supposed to exit. I let go of Peeta quickly, who just smiled, and walked out onto the stage.
Caesar and I greeted each other by kissing each other cheeks and hugging before walking over to the two comfortable red chairs in which we interviewed.
"Well, Katniss," Caesar started, "I am happy to have you here again. Let's get this interview started with taking you back into the Games, shall we?" He asked the crowd who cheered loudly, "What would you say is the hardest part about the Hunger Games?" Caesar asked me.
"I am happy to be here, Caesar." I allowed myself to think for a second, "The hardest part about the Games is probably just this constant need to protect yourself, find shelter, find water, and find food."
Caesar nodded, "There has to be a suspense every minute you are in there." He helped me out.
"Yes. In a way, I think the suspense alone can kill you, because you have to wonder if someone was going to come around the corner and kill you." I shrugged as the crowd made a noise of thoughtfulness.
"Right, I am sure it did 'kill' some people," Caesar replied, "Now, tell me, which Games were harder for you to compete in?"
Before I answered, Peeta's advice crept into my head 'think before you act and make sure there is meaning behind every word you say'. Then I also remembered to look for President Snow.
Without taking too long of a pause I responded, "The Quarter Quell; without a doubt that was harder."
"Why?" Caesar pressed.
"Firstly and most importantly, Peeta wasn't there. Also, I had to deal with the more deaths and even bring some people to their deaths…" My voice broke off for a second, "As well as dealing with my powers and how to control them. Not to mention, dealing with people that were all so different from each other." I laughed; remembering Finnick, Johanna, and Cecilia.
During my answer, the crowd 'Aww'-ed, sighed, nodded, laughed with me, and then clapped for my good answer. As they were clapping I let my eyes travel along every row and every seat, quickly, trying to find President Snow. I found him after looking everywhere put in an elevated area that was straight in my eye sight direction. Excellent, I thought as I made eye contact with the disguised devil before looking back to Caesar.
"If Peeta were to be in the Quarter Quell, who do you think would have won alongside you?" Caesar asked.
"Wow, that's a tough question. I am going to be in trouble either way I answer, so I am afraid I cannot answer that question, Caesar." I replied, the crowd laughed and then clapped again.
Caesar laughed, "I can respect that. So, Katniss, tell me what do you think of President Snow now? Are you still mad at him?"
I looked at Snow before answered, "Yes. I am." I replied shortly.
Caesar nodded, "So, last question, if you had to tell President Snow anything right now, what would you tell him?"
"I would tell him that I think he was in danger I would tell him that nowhere was safe for him now," I looked at President Snow as I said, "In fact, I would be afraid to even leave my house, if I was President Snow."
After that the interview ended and everyone congratulated me and said that the president looked frightened.
A/N: Thanks for reading! Next chapter President Snow will die… probably! Haha
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