Chapter 2

After dinner I went to my room. Jewel told me we will be in the Capitol by morning so I should get some sleep. I didn't watch the reapings. I couldn't. I'm going to be killing this people. I'm going to become a murderer. I glance at the clock. 2:30am it reads. I can't sleep because I know when I do I will be living nightmares. Then I hear a scream. I know that scream I'm awaken by it every night. I grab a robe and run to Finnick's room. When I enter I see tears streaming down his face. He keeps repeating my name and then a scream here and there. I walk over to his bed which is covered in sweat.

"Finnick I'm okay I'm right here." I say softly. I shake him gently and see his eyes open and he sits up.

"K-K-Katniss! Your alive!" Finnick sobs and he hugs me, "You were in the a-arena and you, you d-d-died because of me! I couldn't save you"

"Finnick it won't be your fault! If I die it's the capitols fault." I tell him gently.

"No!" Finnick says sternly. "Katniss Marie Odair you are not dieing! You can't if you leave I'll be all alone."

"Ok I promise I will do everything I can to come home to you. I love you Finnybear you are the best brother ever." I say he just nods and drifts back to sleep. I kiss him on the forehead and make it back to my room and when I finally go to sleep I have a nightmare.

NIGHTMARE

I am running from something. I don't no where I am or why I'm running but I know if I stop I will die. Whoever is chasing me is getting closer. Then I hear nothing behind me so I stop and turn around. I see dead bodies piled one on the other. Then president Snow appears he is standing on top of the bodies with a knife in one hand and he is holding Finnick in the other. He slits Finnicks throat and I scream so loud everyone in Panem could here me.

"FINNICK!" I cry. Snow is laughing then he says,

"This is your fault! All your fault!"

END OF NIGHTMARE.

I wake up and shoot straight up in my bed. I check the clock. 6:23. At least I got a few hours of sleep at least. I get out of bed and head to the bathroom. I take a shower and change into a parsley green silk shirt and black pants. I pin the mockingjay pin on my shirt. I walk out of my room and head to the dining car. Finnick is there with Mags and Jewel is there as well.

"Katniss! Good your up we will be arriving in the Capitol very soon! So eat up!" Jewel squeals. I resist the urge to roll my eyes at her stupid Capitol accent. I sit next to Finnick and he smiles weakly at me. There are bags under his eyes so I'm guessing he didn't get much sleep after the nightmare. Gillian joins us and we eat our breakfast in awkward silence. After breakfast Jewel escorts us to the doors of the train.

"Welcome to the Capitol!" She yells. Then the train doors open and we are mobbed my a sea of colours, flashes and screams. This people are crazy. We make our way to a building then 3 people run up to me and drag me of into another room. They explain they are my prep team and they are getting me ready for the opening ceremony. They pluck, rip and wax every hair of my body except for the hair on my head. Then they put creams, mousses and make up on me.

"Done! We are ready for Cinna!" Flavius says clasping his hands together.

"Who's Cinna?" I ask.

"Your stylist of course!" Flavius answers and with that they leave. Then a man comes in dressed in all black and looks normal. The only thing that is different is his golden eyeliner.

"Hello Katniss I'm Cinna your stylist." He hands me a robe and I put it on. We talk for a little bit and he is different from the other Capitol people. I can consider him a friend. Then he shows me my dress that I'm going to be wearing. I gasp. It's beautiful. Blues and greens woven together on the dress it looks like the ocean. I put it on and when I see my self I can't believe it's me. I'm gorgeous. When I move the dress looks like the water is moving. It's breathtaking.

"Cinna this is breathtaking." I say.

"Thank you." He simply says. We head towards the elevator and I walk in and Cinna says he will meet me down there. I simply nod and push the L button. As I'm making my way down the elevator stops at floor 2. Oh my god the career floor. As the door opens 2 people enter. I look up and gasp. Before me is a beautiful boy with icy blue eyes and blonde hair that spikes in the front. He is the most attractive guy I have ever seen and Finnick Odair is my brother! Then I see a pretty girl with long black hair she is smile but has a deadly smile. They enter the elevator and the girl smiles at me. And the boy just stares and me and I blush.

"Hi I'm Clove and this is Cato." Clove says politely.

"It's nice to meet you guys, I'm Katniss." I say. All of a sudden the elevator jerks to a stop and the lights dim.

"The elevator stopped." Cato says.

"No shit Sherlock." I say. I couldn't resist. Clove burst out in fits of laughter. Cato cracks a grin.

"I like you! No one would dare says that to Cato!" Clove says still laughing.

"Ya you've got some guts Odair." Cato says, "By the way you look stunning if it isn't already obvious." I feel the blush come on my cheeks.

"Umm thank you." I say. Then the elevator starts again. And the doors open and I see all the other tributes. I look at my chariot and see there is still no one the expect for Gillian. I groan.

"What's wrong?" Clove asks.

"My tribute partner is a totally baby and no one else is over there." I grimace. Cato chuckles and Clove grins like a mad man.

"Come wait with us! Your in the alliance anyways!" Clove says and grabs my hand. I grin and I see everyone is looking at us. Well more of me because of my dress. We walk over toward the district 2 chariot and I see the district 1 tributes standing there. Then a bubbly blonde wearing a skimpy dress runs up to me.

"OMG Hi I'm Glimmer and your Katniss Odair! The sister of Finnick Odair! Can I meet him since we are in an alliance." Glimmer squeals. I wanted to rip her throat out like Enobaria did in her games. I roll my eyes and clench my fists and dig my nails in to my palms.

"Really? Are you that desperate to get in someone's pants? Why don't you ask your district partner he seems to be drooling over you. Because you have no chance with Finnick with that face." I sneer. Glimmer looks like I kicked a puppy and Clove is laughing hysterically. I turn around to see Cato smirking at me. I feel brave so I wink at him and walk toward my chariot but I turn around and say one last thing to Glimmer.

"Oh and Glimmer?" I say she turns to look at me, "You better watch you back because you just made an enemy." With that I head to my chariot and can hear Clove laughing from here. Gillian glares at me.

"What?" I say.

"Why didn't you introduce me to our alliance?" He whines.

"Grow a pair and go and talk to them yourself!" I yell. Before Gillian says anything Finnick, Portia (Gillian stylist), Mags, and Cinna make out way towards us and tell us to get on our chariot. We climb on and the horses start moving and when we enter the Capitol is going wild at our costumes. They are cheering my name over and over.

"KATNISS KATNISS KATNISS!" The crowd cheers. Then the chariots stop in a semi circle. President Snow emerges from his balcony and drones about the games and about the honor and yada, yada. I'm not listening I look over and meet the eyes of none other then Cato. He smirks at me then mouths 'Beautiful'. I blush and look away. I feel the chariots move and enter the building. I am greeted with tons of congratulations of how amazing we did. But I'm not listening I can only think about Cato and Clove. Clove is a great friend already and Cato well I don't know how I feel about him. And yet in 3 days I'm going to have to kill them. I have no idea how but I have I feeling I won't be making it out alive. Because I know one thing.

I can't kill them.