Chapter 11

Alex is currently in the hospital at the Capitol. They are fixing her leg and give her stitches for her stab wound. All the doctors that have been fixing her up, have told her she is truly a fighter and their sons and daughters look up at her, Rue and Katniss.

After the doctors tells Alex that in September that she will be allowed to walk again, but until then she is on crutches.

Alex walks out of the hospital on crutches, the one thing she knows all too well because she broke her leg before, Alex heads to the penthouse where Coin and Boggs await her.

~K&A~

As Katniss, Peeta, Haymitch and Rue eat dinner together, since Rue's mentor is passed out drunk in Damien's old room, Alex hops in.

"They need to learn to give me purple crutches." Alex smirks, "I guess I can paint them..."

"How are you feeling sweetie?" Coin asks.

"Pretty good. They doped me up on meds."

Boggs chuckles and rolls his eyes at Alex's smirk.

"What did they say?" Katniss asks worried about Alex's health.

"Can't walk until September and on crutches till then. As for my side, it's fine. Just stitches." Alex answers staring at Katniss, "I am ok Kat. They said that the bite wasn't bad and the shark broke the bone. The teeth didn't hit the bone or muscle. Truthfully, my leg broke from the shark pulling me into the water."

Katniss sighs in relief.

"Thank god..." Alex hops over to her and hugs her.

"I'm fine." Alex smiles before sitting down on Katniss' lap. Katniss wraps her arms around Alex's slim waist and hugs her to her, while resting her chin on Alex's shoulder, "I'm hungry."

Alex takes the plate that Coin hands her and begins to eat. She slides Katniss' plate over a bit so Katniss can eat her own food, which she does.

All through the dinner, Alex and Rue talked about the monkeys that Rue turned into the queen of. Alex answered Rue's questions about how she survived the attack that killed the female Morphling.

At the same time as that, Coin, Boggs and Effie asked them questions and told them that Boggs is filling in for Cinna for the interview the next day.

~A&K~

After dinner, Alex and Peeta go to his room and begin to talk about their fight that they have yet sorted out.

"Look Alex, I'm sorry. I'm scared of Effie. If I wasn't scared of her, I would have told you about the plan to keep our supporters." Peeta tells Alex honestly.

Alex rolls her eyes.

"I know you would have. Truthfully, I got over it. But you blew my trust out the window. Now I'm not saying it's not impossible to gain it back, because you can. But I just need to get my life back on track again. I have to deal with Harper's death, focus on getting better, focus on getting passed the nightmares again, and just life in general." Alex answers, "Just give me a few months and we will see where we stand again."

Peeta sighs and nods.

"Ok. So are we back together but on hold, or are we single?"

Alex bites her lip looking into Peeta's green eyes. Alex feels her heart pound, and right then and there, Alex knows her answer.

"Come here." Peeta sits down next to Alex on his bed. He doesn't expect what came next.

Alex kisses him. Alex runs her fingers through his hair as her other land goes onto his shoulder. Peeta kisses Alex back and shifts so she is lying on the bed and he is hovering over her. Alex's legs hang over the edge of the bed as Peeta moves so he is straddling her small body, but of course, giving her the power of control.

Alex breaks the kiss and opens her brown eyes.

"Does that answer your question?" Alex questions with a small smile.

"Yes it does." Peeta smiles happy that he and Alex are together but on hold, "I'll help you to Katniss' room, since Rue is taking over yours."

Alex nods as Peeta helps her up and helps her to Katniss' room.

~K&A~

Alex is wearing a jean skirt with an orange, grey and white sweater and a blue and white running shoe.

"I am pleased to say that we have our returning winners from last year's Hunger Games and Haymitch from District 12! So help me applaud our winners! District 11's Rue, District 12's Haymitch, Katniss and Peeta. And finally District 13's Alex Russo!" Caesar claps his hands together.

The 5 winners walk onto the stage in the order Caesar called them in. Alex sits down next to Caesar, then Peeta, Katniss, Haymitch and Rue.

"So how do you each feel about being the winners?" Caesar asks.

"Amazed." Rue smiles wearing a purple and blue dress.

"Pleased." Haymitch gives Caesar a fake drunken smile.

"Relaxed." Katniss laces her's and Peeta's hands together.

"Happy." Peeta answers simply.

"Gifted." Alex holds her hands together on her lap with her bad casted leg outstretched.

Caesar continues to ask questions and each winner answers their opinion.

Finally the one question Alex is waiting for arrives.

"Now where does this leave each of you? Will you be living life the way you were before the Games or will it be different?"

"I will speak on behalf of all of us." Alex steps in quickly, "It's impossible to live life the way we were before the Games. It's impossible because we all have the fear something or someone will jump out of a bush and attack us. We all are scared about that. Truthfully, I'm now scared of ponds and some water sources because of that shark. I'm scared of hills and the woods because of my near death experiences. After each Hunger Games the winners will have that fear that something will happen. It just takes a while to heal and recover."

"And that is all the time we have today. Thank you to each of you for your honest answers." Caesar smiles at them as Haymitch helps Alex up and hands her, her crutches.

~A&K~

The train arrives to District 11 and Alex and Rue gives each other a hug before Rue walks out with Snow. Once Rue walks off stage, the train moves again with Snow on it.

The train arrives to District 12 and the same thing happens.

Finally the train arrives to her District. Alex walks off the train with Snow at her side.

Alex is wearing her interview outfit since they left directly after the interview to go back home.

"Congratulations Alex Russo. You are the winner of the 75th Hunger Games. The odds were truly in your favour." Snow puts a pin on Alex's dress telling them that Alex is the winner.

"Thank you President Snow." Alex forces a smile and walks off the stage.

~K&A~

Alex arrives to her house where Cinna and her family hugs her careful of her stitches and broken leg.

"Thank god you are safe." Jerry whispers.

"You were amazing!" Max grins.

"You scared each and every one of us. I'm happy you are safe and sound." Justin sighs in relief.

"The odds were truly in your favour. You pulled through so much that many wouldn't have made it through." Cinna kisses Alex's forehead.

"You mean having 7 close to death experiences?" Alex questions.

"Exactly." Cinna answers with a nod.

"Good. I'm a fighter and Snow better learn not to piss me off. Wait... he already did!"

~A&K~

That night Alex is lying in her bed watching the moon. It is 2am and Alex suddenly narrows her eyes.

"You better watch your back Snow. You sunk so low that you made yourself my number one target. I am after you now." Alex growls, "Watch your back Snow..."

And that's the end of Catching Fire. What do you think? Please review.