Katniss and the Rebels
Chapter 5: The Hob
AN: Wow second chapter in two days I'm on fire! You get it? You get it? Course ya do ;)
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Did everyone have a good Katniss' birthday? I did, I made sure all my friends knew that it was Katniss Everdeen's birthday yeah I always annoy them with information about The Hunger Games but most of them love the books too. So I hope you like this chapter this has the first performance by The Rebels in it but no Peeta (aw!) but here we see Sae, Haymitch! And Darius :D yeah I love Darius so sad that they aren't putting him in catching fire :'(
Disclaimer: I basically own nothing except the plot :'(
This chapter is set the day after the first four chapters.
Updated on the 26th June 2014
Katniss POV
"Everdeen! Its about time! You are late!" I roll my eyes and drop my over the shoulder bag and coat in the staff closet and shut the door.
"Actually Abernathy, I am early."
Haymitch Abernathy takes a gulp from his bottle of lager and glares at me before he yells over his shoulder,
"Sae! Sweetheart's here and she's givin' me lip again would ya do somethin' 'bout it!"
I frown, grab my apron and am tying it around my waist when Sae comes out from the kitchens.
"Haymitch Abernathy! You will give the poor girl a break! We both know that without her we would be out of business years ago! Now be quiet or I shall order Ripper to stop you supply of alcohol for a month!"
Sae yells, pointing her finger at Haymitch who slumps and mumbles an apology before walking away, sulking.
Sae turns to me, smiling, "Hello Katniss. Your early! Are you and the guys still on for playing tonight?"
I nod and smile back at her.
I have always felt close to Sae.
She has all ways been more of a mum to me than my own mother ever has been.
"Yeah we wrote this one years ago. It isn't our best but eh we decided to play it for the fun of it. The guys will be coming in later but I had already dropped Prim and Gale's so I thought I might as well come here. Is that all right?"
"Of course it is dear! Cray left a little while ago so you came just in time. Would you clean those tables over there by the windows for me please?"
"Yeah of course no problem Sae."
I quickly clean the tables and am soon taking orders and chatting to the regulars.
It is busy today then again the Hob is busy every day.
The Hob is the main place to eat in the Seam. It is quite handy as it is in the centre of the Seam and is easy to find.
An hour or so later when I am cleaning down the bar I hear a voice calling me.
"Hey Katniss" I look up and smile
"Oh hi Leevy!" I say standing up. Leevy is a girl from my year at school and she started working in the Hob last year.
We get along well as we usually have the same shifts so we talk often.
"So how was your day Katniss?" Leevy asks as she opens the staff closet and grabs her apron
"Ah it was ok, Tuesdays are rather boring for me...well every school day is usually" I say truthfully and Leevy laughs, "How about you?"
"Ah it was all right. I didn't fall asleep in geography so I am extremely proud of that." Leevy says grinning as she ties her apron and I laugh.
"Hey at least you don't have Ms. Trinket for anything." I tell her as I finish up cleaning the bar.
"You have her again this year? God, what for?" She looks at me with pity.
"Home Economics, though most of the it is more like, 'Manner's 101' but I think that having her for senior year us just cruel. I don't know how none of us have shouted at her 'Nobody cares!' over the past few years." I sigh
"Yeah well she is nothing compared to Principal Snow. I have no idea how that man was aloud to become a teacher, let alone a principal he is so cruel." Leevy says wrinkling her nose in disgust.
"I know, sure remember the first day of freshman year? He went on a big, long, ridiculous rant about drugs, murder, rape and how it is extremely likely that all of us are going to be murdered before we turn twenty! That man has no right teaching in a school. He made poor Annie Cresta burst into tears and run from the room. Finnick Odair looked ready to murder Snow himself." I remind her
That was the angriest I have ever seen Finnick Odair been, I remember how furious he was after Annie ran from the room. He stood, pointed his finger at Snow and...well...words were said...on both parts. Finnick received detention for the semester but he didn't care and ran out after Annie. Coming to think of it I think that was when they started dating. But then again I'm not an expert on Finnick Odair's love-life.
"Oh God yeah, poor Annie, I still can't believe what Snow said to Finnick. I mean he is the adult, Finnick was saying choice words to him but he shouldn't have reciprocated. Anyway are you and the guys playing here tonight then?"
"Yeah we are. We wrote this one years ago though. So if it is a bit childish blame Darius, he begged us to play it. He has wanted to for years."
Leevy laughs, "I am sure it will be great, what was the origin of this song?"
"Thom and I had to write an essay about what the world would be like in 3000 years time for History class."
"Sounds interesting."
I laugh, "Well we shall see what you think after you hear it."
Not long after that, Darius arrives, twirling his drumsticks in the air as he all ways does.
I asked him one why he does it and he wiggled his eyebrows at me and said, "It starts conversation with the ladies Katstar"
So I knew I was right, he was doing it to get attention.
Don't get me wrong Darius is a great guy he just flirts and jokes around 97% of the time.
"Hey good lookin'" Darius says winking at me as he sits on a stool in front of me.
"The others are on their way and requested that I tell you, 'We are starving, can you please make us and the amazing Darius some dinner.'"
I raise my eyebrows at him, "Yeah I'm sure that is exactly what they said Darie"
"Great! Hob to it then!"
I glare at him, "I am NOT your slave Homesway! You can order like everybody else and show respect.
"Well not slave per say, damsel in distress or servant maybe, my servant yes that sounds- ow! all right! all right there is no need for violence!" I smirk and take away my notepad that I hit him with.
Yeah so I think you have figured out by now that I can be...quite violent.
But only to those who deserve it.
"Good and don't forget it now so what will it be? Burgers and chips as usual?" I ask as Thom and Gale appear behind Darius
"God are we that predictable?" Thom asks groaning as he takes a seat beside Darius.
"Yeah we are" Gale answers "And yes thank you Catnip" and he takes the seat on the other side of Darius.
I make my way to the kitchens but not before glaring at Darius and hearing Gale hit him on the back of the head and asking,
"What the hell did you do now?"
I shake my head, grinning and enter the kitchen.
I quickly give Sae the orders then I tell Haymitch that I am going to take my break now while he just grunts in reply.
I take that as an acceptance and I head out to eat with the Rebels.
An hour later, Sae gets up on stage.
Well when I say stage, it is nothing big or fancy. It is pretty small and it fits perfecting with the Hob.
Sae taps the microphone twice and the room falls silent before speaking into it gently.
"Hello everyone, I hope you are all having an enjoyable evening now please enjoy a song by the Rebels."
Everyone cheers loudly and I blush bright red.
I don't think I will ever get used to this.
We grab our instruments and I go up to the microphone.
"Hi everyone so this is a song that we wrote a good few years ago and we hope you enjoy it. This song is called Year 3000."
I stand back and we start playing:
Gale: One day when I came home at lunchtime,
I heard a funny noise.
Went out to the back yard to find out if it was,
One of those rowdy boys.
Stood there with my neighbour called Peter,
And a Flux Capacitor.
Thom: He told me he built a time machine.
Like one in a film I've seen,
Yeah... he said...
The Rebels: I've been to the year 3000
Not much has changed but they lived under water.
And your great, great great grand-daughter,
Is doing fine (doing fine).
Darius: He took me to the future in the flux thing, and I saw everything.
Boy bands, and another one and another one ... and another one!
Girls there with round hair like Star Wars float above the floor
We drove around in a time machine,
Like the one in the film I've seen..
Yeah... he said...
The Rebels: He said, I've been to the year 3000.
Not much has changed but they lived under water,
And your great, great great grand-daughter,
Is doing fine (doing fine).
Me: I took a trip to the year 3000.
This song had gone multi-platinum.
Everybody bought our 7th album.
It had outsold Kelly Clarkson.
I took a trip to the year 3000.
This song had gone multi-platinum.
Everybody bought our 7th album, 7th album, 7th album.
He told me he built a time machine.
Like the one in a film I've seen,
Yeah...
I've been to the year 3000.
Not much has changed but they lived under water.
And your great, great great grand-daughter,
Is doing fine (doing fine).
All together: He said, I've been to the year 3000.
Not much has changed but they lived under water.
And your great, great great grand-daughter,
Is doing fine (doing fine).
He said, I've been to the year 3000.
Not much has changed but they lived under water.
And your great, great great grand-daughter,
Is doing fine (doing fine).
He said, I've been to the year 3000.
Not much has changed but they lived under water.
And your great, great great grand-daughter,
Is doing fine (doing fine).
We finish the song and everyone is on their feet, clapping and cheering.
The Rebels and I blush and bow slightly and thank everyone.
A while after we sang the song I am talking with Darius when I see Leevy smirking at me.
I excuse myself from Thom and walk over to her.
"Wow Katniss you never told me you could predict the future!"
I laugh, "Ah sorry must have slipped my mind"
"It was a great song by the way" Leevy praises "The audience loved it."
"Thanks Leevy" I don't get the opportunity to say anything else because Darius yells over,
"Katniss! We are going home now are you coming or not!?"
"Right! I'll be there in a second!" I shout over my shoulder at him before turning back to Leevy,
"Sorry about him I better go, I'll see you tomorrow."
I grab my guitar and sling it over my shoulder
"You can bring your pretty friend Katstar, she can come home with me!" Darius shouts, winking at Leevy.
Leevy looks completely shocked, she isn't used to Darius hitting on her and I try my best not to laugh while patting her shoulder.
"Yeah you wish Darius! I tell him, "See ya Leevy" I say, she mumbles a 'Bye Katniss." while I head out with Darius, Gale and Thom.
Prim is only falling asleep when I look in on her.
I sit down gently beside her,
"Hey Little Duck, shouldn't you be asleep?" I ask and Prim tries to sit up, yawning
"I wanted to em wait up for you," She says, her eyes shutting sleepily
"Oh Prim you know you don't need to. You go to sleep now ok? I'll be here in the morning."
Prim mumbles something before turning over and I smile before leaving the room, quietly.
So yeah I did the Jonas Brother cover of Year 3000 because they would have written it years ago and well lets just pretend they had pure, innocent minds at some point.
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