A/N: Hi there. I'd like to thank any readers, favs etc. I am hoping to update this more often. I have many Hayffie one-shots written on my iPhone notes, it's just finding the time to copy them up and upload them. I'm on it. :)
-Ellie.
The first time Effie Trinket saw Haymitch Abernathy.
Little 4 year old Euphemia Trinket sits cross legged on the floor, wide eyes fixed on the Television. Her parents had tried to get her to bed, and usually she happily obliged. However, recently something was different. This year's Games featured none other than the handsome, young District 12 tribute, Haymitch Abernathy.
Normally, Mr and Mrs Trinket would never agree to their innocent little girl watching the violent Hunger Games. In their eyes, she is far too young for the gore, violence and horrors that the Games present every year. This year, the 50th Hunger Games and 2nd Quarter Quell, they do not have a choice. Ever since the Reapings, little Effie has been obsessing over the strong, rugged young boy from District 12. On her 4th birthday - which, luckily for her, falls on the day of the tribute interviews - her parents bought her a large poster of the boy, and she couldn't have been happier. Her parents find it cute that their little Effie has an innocent crush, and therefore, they allow her to watch him for longer than she probably should. After all, how could they deny their daughter's first ever crush? The boy is her first fairy tale. He represents the handsome Prince of her dreams that, one day, will come and sweep her off her feet. He is the Prince that will protect her from the monsters in the dark corners of this scary world.
Little Effie Trinket does not know, at the tender age of 4, that she will indeed meet her Knight in not-so-shining armor. She does not know that one day she will fall for him, no matter how faded the shine of his armor has become.
After all, she has enough shine and sparkle in her Capitol world for the two of them.