A Minute too Late: Prim's Hunger Games

A/N Hey! See I'm updating And I am soo happy you guys are still with me! I promise more AML updates! Pinky swear! Now thank you everyone who reviewed and personal thanks at the bottom. :) now off to the story!

PRIM'S POV

"Up, up, up! It's going to be a big, big, big day!" Calls Effie from outside my door and I resist the urge to groan. But each person has a different way to be dealt with. Haymitch I needed my nurse Prim voice but Effie I need politeness.

"Yes Ma'am thank you." I call and get out of bed. I hear a pause.

"You're welcome Primrose."

"Just Prim please just Prim." I call back and I hear another pause.

"Right… Prim." I do I mini dance in my head. Yes! I finally won over Effie! I climb into the shower and then get changed. I see a new outfit, nothing to exotic, and put it on. Besides I'm just going to have my stylist tell me to take it off again. Next I head to breakfast and see that I'm the first one there.

I walked around the tables and buffet lines and pick up anything that looks good next thing I know Haymitch is in and plopping down. Alls he grabs is some toast and a deep red drink. They wouldn't put anything with liquor in here right? Right?

Soon after I start eating Rory walks in. Well more like stumbles and then Effie in her normal peppy self steps through the door. We eat in silence for a while until Rory finally sets down his fork and turns to Haymitch.

"So you're supposed to give us advice." Rory says.

"Here's some advice. Stay alive." Haymitch says and then he bursts out laughing and from the smells coming from him he is drinking. A lot. So I give a convincing giggle.

"Ha that's funny!" I exclaim but then I become serious. "Just not to us." When Haymitch raises the drink to his lips I whip it out of his hands. "Are you drinking again? I told you to STOP IT!" I command in my nurse Prim voice and then Haymitch rolls his eyes.

"OH! Is that what you're going to tell the careers Princess? 'I told you not to kill him!', Huh? Because let me tell ya Princess It. Won't. Work." Then faster than I knew he could Rory strikes out and punches Haymitch in the jaw. Haymitch stumbles back a little, he is drunk, but then he pulls back an arm to punch Rory. Before he can I remember something my mother taught me about fist fights, never let them go farther than they are. So almost as if on instinct I step in front of Rory and grab Haymitch's flying hand, blocking the punch. Well who knew? Rory and Haymitch regard me with shocked eyes and with my most Nurse Prim voice I have,

"I told you NO." Then I grab some ice from a bucket on the buffet line and hand it to Haymitch. "I'll see if I can find any herbs in the pantry but until then keep this on there." I command and Haymitch shrugs.

"It's fine Princess they'll fix me up in the capital." I wanna drop it. I really do. But the nurse in me won't let it go. Not one bit.

"Haymitch!" I warn and he rolls his eyes and puts the ice on his jaw. We all sit back down at the table.

"Happy Princess?" He asks and I nod. "So? Did I finally get a pair of fighters?"

"Yeah Haymitch" I share a glance with Rory "One of us is coming home this year." A discreet reminder to Haymitch about what I want.

"So what can you two do? Hmm Pretty Boy? Other than punch can you do something?" This pushes me the wrong way, I don't like how he is talking to Rory like he's nothing. Apparently Rory doesn't like it either because his eyes flash and he picks up a knife before I can say anything he flings it at the wall. It sticks in between two creases. Wow.

"Yeah I was on the school wrestling team, I can do snares, not as good as my brother, throw a knife and," He pauses and puts his feet on the table leaning back in his chair "I got a killer sense of humor." I giggle slightly at the look of annoyance on Haymitch's face as he knocks Rory's feet down.

"You Princess?" I roll my eyes.

"Well I can heal people, use a scalpel fairly well, my mother tried to teach me, identify roots and edible plants, apparently I can block a punch, as we just learned, and" I pause to take a breath "I can sing." Haymitch snorts at the last one.

"Sorry Princess but I doubt singing" He sneers the word "Will help you in the arena." I sigh he's probably right but it feels… right. I just can't believe I mentioned it! "All right so when we arrive at the station-"

"Wait." Rory cuts Haymitch off "How do we know you will be somber enough to help us? Why should we listen to you?" I have to sigh because I can tell that Rory and Haymitch already really hate each other.

"Well Pretty Boy I am your last life line whether you like it or not." Then he sighs "And I'll stay somber enough to help you." He grumbles the last part. "Now listen here we are about to arrive in the station and then you meet your stylists. You're not going to like what they do to you. But no matter what it is, don't resist," says Haymitch. Immediately both me and Rory start to protest but Haymitch cuts us off.

"NO BUTS! Don't resist." He says and me and Rory both quiet down. Okay so we lost this round. Just then Haymitch gets up and starts to walk out of the compartment. "No resisting." He mumbles before taking a sip of his drink and leaving. Rory and I share a look.

"Well that was… intense." I comment and Rory laughs.

"That's an understatement. So how did you learn how to block a punch?" He says and I shrug.

"I honestly don't know. But what about you? How did you learn how to throw knives? And why in the world did you wait to show me?" I reply and Rory looks down. Blushing? Neh Rory never blushes.

"It's not a big deal. I mean who cares right?" He says and I just shake my head.

"Rory! Who cares? Who-" Suddenly I am cut off as I see that we are finally in the Capital and it is beautiful. "Wow." I whisper and I know Rory agrees with me. We both rush over to the window and I see people pointing and cheering as the tribute train rolls in. We are finally here. I am finally here. I start waving to the people betting on my death for their entertainment and I smile to the cheering crowds. I feel Rory turn away from the window to watch me and once I catch his eye I shrug. "What? One of them might be rich!" I exclaim and turn back to the window.

"Prim?" Rory says and I turn to him.

"Yeah?" I reply back and He just shakes his head.

"You never seize to amaze me."

****The End********

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