"What is the meaning of this?!" Dad barks.

"Uhhhh..." I say looking to Katniss who looks at me warily.

"I knew you were...in love, but this is..." My mother tries to find the right words. It doesn't help when Clove, Cato, and Marvel step in.

"What's going on—" When Cato sees my t-shirt and boxers he freezes and Clove growls. Marvel looks at me with this big, wide, and mocking smile.

"Oh snap!" he laughs. "Somebody's in trouble."

"Now hold up! You think we were...I would never...THAT'S DISGUSTING!" Katniss shouts. A/N: I am so cracking up right now!

Marvel laughs so hard and rolls around on the floor. My father glares at him. "Then would you mind please telling us what you were doing in Katniss' bed?" he says firmly.

Katniss expresses my thoughts out loud. "Geez, could you be and less awkward," she mumbles and I nearly laugh out loud.

"Well, you see...she has these...nightmares." Katniss cringes and I can see her cheeks turning a light shade of pink.

"Nightmares. Oh dear! What about."

"Family issues. That I don't think are fitting to talk about."

"Well babe. If you're looking for security you don't have to settle for Peeta. I'm available." I growl at him. Katniss helps herself off the floor.

"I need to get dressed so..." she says.

It takes Caesar a few second to get the hint. "Me too. See you at breakfast," I say and kiss Katniss' cheek. I hear Clove hiss at Katniss as I leave and I roll my eyes. The Camera Crew exits behind me and makes their way down the stairs. I go to my room and dress in a pastel blue suit, with a black oxford and white tie.

I sit down in my room a while. I don't really want to go back to my schedule. Now that I have Katniss here, I just want to sit down with and and talk endlessly like we use to.

I go downstairs and sit down next to Cato and Katniss comes down and takes a seat beside mom. She looks beautiful, as usual. Today she is wearing an aquamarine dress that is just above the knees, white leggings, and black dress shoes. Her hair is tied into a high, side ponytail, tied with a blue ribbon.

"You know, Winter Break is over and you have to go back to school tomorrow," Dad says. I don't groan out loud like my cousins, but my face shows that I'm not looking forward to it.

"You're just going to love school Katniss," I say, but with our silent language, she knows I'm not serious. She laughs and that's when Rory and Rue run in. They're scraped up and have dirt all over their clothes.

"What happened?" Mom cries.

"There were...*pant*...two men...*gasp* in our nursery! They took...*wheeze* Prim!" Rue coughs.

That's when Rory starts to cry. My eyes widen and I look at Katniss. Her face goes pale and she tries to take in the information. She then starts hyperventilating. Then she starts to cry. The one thing she's been trying to protect since she was ten had just been kidnapped.

"Katniss..." I wrap my arms around her. I don't know what to say. I promised her once, that as long I was there I wouldn't let anything happen to her or Prim. I just let her down. The minute I think this a croak escapes me. Katniss buries her head in my chest and I look at my father.

"Call search parties! Guards! Lock the doors and make sure no one steps out of Panem! Find clues and ransoms! NOW!" he shouts. The guards immediately carry out their orders and Caesar's cameraman scoots the camera towards me and Katniss for more footage. I would punch him, but all I can do is focus on Katniss.

Just then my cousins Finnick and Gale, who are visiting from their jobs guarding the edge of Panem, sprint in.

"Guys! We found something!" Finnick shouts. Gale hands Haymitch a note. I rock Katniss and listen intently.

Dear King Mellark,

I assume you want the new princess back. Well I hope you're ready to give up a lot, or wait til she dead. I'm going to make this real simple for you. Give us all the money of the kingdom, or watch her die. It's you choice. Just remember Deal or Die."

This shuts Katniss up. She can utter a sound. She back up and staggers a few steps before falling. I scream her name, and pick her up. And I can see her mouth a name. "Daddy," she whispers, just before blacking out. I carry her to her bed and look out her window to see troops exiting the castle gates.

"Please find her," I whisper.