Love in the heart of the games

Chapter 32

Katniss' POV

I have just awaken from an hours sleep. I am not going to be a very pleasant Victor today.

I reluctantly get up and walk to my room. Today we are crowned Victors.  

Venia, Flavius, And Octavia tentatively walk in my room. I give them a weak smile. They visibly relax. Octavia runs as fast as her plump legs will take her and hugs me. I break into a huge grin and hug her back.

I'm on stage with Cato in a golden yellow dress that hangs to my knees and is bunched at my navel with a pair of yellow flats with a tiny bow. Cato is in a black pair of pants and a whute button down shirt with a black overvoat and a very creepily colored red tie. I found it horrible his tie was red. I know I know I'm overreacting but still. I justgot out of the Hunger Games and they peut him in a RED tie?! What ever.

Snow walks p to me with a golden crown with guess what? Red rubies. I sigh on the inside. Typical Captol. He places the crown on top of my head and only then do I notice the crown had the same flowers that were on my bow. "Congradulations Katniss." He says. The strong smell of blood and always present, over potent smell of roses hits my nose like a tidal wave.

He moves to Cato and I zone out. What was the smell of blood? Does he use it to water his already genetically altered roses? Or does he he drink the blood from his dead District tributes. I think sourly.

Then, I am being rushed of the stage and down a hall back to a room where Cinna and my styling team are waiting for me.

I am now walking on to a train in another white dress. Only this one has black patterns up by my shoulders and at the bottom in the middle of my thighs. My hair in my usual braid with bright red heels that give me an etra 6 inches in height I swear. I step on the train and almost tip over. But huge hand steady my shoulders. I look up at Cato and smile. "Thanks." I mumble. "Yep." He says simply. I climb on to the train and go to the food. I see Haymitch passed out with a bottle of something in his hand and I walk over to the bottle and get a good look at it. It's clear and doesn't have a smell so I assume it's water, it probably isn't since it's Haymitch but it might be. So I grab it and take a drink. It isn't water I can tell you that, but it doesn't taste as horrible as I though it would. So I drink more. I end up taking it to my room so no one knows. It was only about a third full so I just finish and call Perrie to come take it for me. She does, then I get a headrush and everything seems hilarious to me. Even just looking at a pillow seems hilarious. I hear a knock on my door and stand up. I almost fall over but I don't when I kick those deathtrap heels off, I fling the door opened to see a very angry Haymitch, I start laughing again because his face is as red as a tomato. Then he seems amused, Then a look of understanding passes over his features. Oh no maybe he knows what I did. I think.Oh well, if he does, too late now. Now it's his turn to start laughing, "Did you do what I think you did, Sweetheart?" He asks between laughing fits.

I don't know what he means so I just nod my head yes. He walks in and hands me a small bottle. I take a drink and it's the same thing I just drank. I chug it down then sit on my bed. I am all the sudden really tired. I lay down and fall in to a deep peacfull sleep for once.

"Wkae up,Wake up, Wake up!" Effie's Perky, high pitched squeal sounds through my ears. "Mmmhhhmmm, no." I mumble probably inaudibly. "Come On, come on, come on!" Her voice is starting to annoy me, so I just get up. I sit up and imediatley want to cry. My head is killing me. I fall back down and grab the silky red blanket to pull over my head when I feel hands grab the other end and pull it. I peek up and see blonde hair. I yank back and he lets go. I think I'm okay until his hands grab my ankles. Oh crap. Is the last thing I think before I am yanked off the bed and thrown over a shoulder like a sack of coal.

I just sigh and give up in defeat. "I really hate you right now, you know that right?" I mumble against his back. He just nods. I whack the back of his and be acts like he didn't even feel it. I sigh again.

I think I fell asleep again because I'm dropped in an oversized over stuffed chair. I jerk awake and look up at Cinna. " Time to get you ready to go home." he says and I smile. Home. Prim. Mother. Gale. Greasy Sae and Cato gets to meet my family. And my family can meet the one who kept me safe. I think he knows what I'm thinking when he just nods his head.

I sit willingly through it because it means I can get home faster. 

I hear a loud, stiff knock on the door and jump, I'm not used to people knocking they usually just walk in. I hear Effie open the door and gasp softly. My stomach drops t my feet and my heart accelerates and leaps into my throat. 

"Miss Everdeen?" It's a deep voice I am completely familiar with but dread horribly. "Y-Yes?" I stutter. I houldn't be scared. I faced an arena full of killers. Half the time alone. I hunt in the woods alone when I could be whipped or killed for doing just that. So I strengthen my voice and try again. "Yes, President Snow?" Good. I didn't stutter. "Can I speak to you alone?" Oh no. I nod anyway. "It will only take a moment I assure you." I nod again gulping. The team, Effie and Cinna walk out the door leaving me alone with this monster. 

"I am very sorry but Cato cannot return home with you. You will see him at the Victory tour though." The only word or thought I can form is why? and I voice that concern too. "But why?" I know if I say anything else I will probably start crying. "Well because everyone in your district hates him and everyone in his district hates you." I can understand why. I'm just glad he hasn't mentioned me killing Peeta. That felt wrong to me but I couldn't let him kill Cato, he protected me practically the whole games. "Oh." Is the only thing I can say. He puts his hand on my shoulder apparently trying to comfort me. But it isn't working. I know this is all part of some plan to bring me down but I don't know what to do to change it. I don't think there i anything I can do. He stands and walks out of the room. As soon as the door clicks shut I start crying. Bawling actually. I am hoping they made my makeup waterproof but I'm guessing not since I don't have reason to cry- until now. I walk to the bathroom and look into the mirror. The hair color they put into my hair is gone now and it's back to its original brown color but I have makeup running all down my face. I wipe at it trying to get it off. Just then I hear the door click and people coming in. 

"Katniss, are you alright?" It's not the voice that I expected. It's Cato. "No its not. You don't know what he said." I start bawling again and bury my face into his shoulder. "Actually I do. I was listening at the door." I turned around and hugged him as hard as I could. 

hai. ITs been forever! Way too long! I have had writers block and then alot of stressful stuff happened but here I am! okay I hope you enjoyed!