The Capitol's Darling - The Hunger Games

fifteen: the interviews

The crowd immediately grows louder once they are able to take a good look at me. That wasn't any different to Ceasar Flickerman who in fact, was also cheering as loud as the crowd.

I go up to Ceasar and wrap my arms around him, pulling him into a warm hug that he gladly returned.

"Wow. Wow. Wow! You look even more gorgeous than ever in this dress!" Ceasar complimented as he motioned for me to sit on the chair opposite his.

"Why thank you Ceasar, gotta say the same for you, purple is definitely your colour!" I complimented back as I sat down on the seat.

"You're too kind darling! Now, let's talk about this dress you're wearing, I can't get enough of it!"

"Well, my amazing stylist Quelly, wanted to create something different than she always did for the other tributes, she wanted to showcase a strong fighter which explains the sort of armour like in this area and the tight fit." I explained while pointing to different areas on my dress. "But she still wanted to represent our district with the blue here that puffs out to indicate the ocean."

"Wow Katia, that is honestly so beautiful. Quick mention to Quelly somewhere in the crowd for creating this amazing piece!" Ceasar announced as the audience cheered for Quelly who smiled brightly in return from the front row.

"Now dear Katia, when we all watched your reaping, we were shocked to see you volunteer, why was that?" He questioned. I bit the inside of my cheek thinking about how I would answer this, I knew someone would ask this sooner or later but I had yet to prepare an answer.

"Uh- well, the choice were between me, and two other people I love dearly so to me at that moment, nothing else mattered than making sure they were safe." 'Awes' and cheering was coming from the audience at my response.

"That's absolutely heart warming darling. But, not only that, we were also shocked at the announcement made a few days ago about your allies for the games. I'm sure everyone, including myself, are dying to find out why you decided to ally with Districts 1 and 2 and not your brother?"

I sighed quietly but remained the fake smile plastered on my face. "Well Ceasar, this was obviously not an easy decision to make, everyone knows how close I am to District 2, and although I love my brother more than anything, it just felt right." More cheering came from the crowd in front of me but a few 'boo's' and groans could also be heard. "I don't want to explain any longer, but I just want to promise everyone that I, Katia Odair will be coming out of that arena alive!" I said enthusiastically, as a way to hype the crowd.

It worked brilliantly as the crowd screamed and cheered louder than ever before. Ceasar who also joined in on the cheering, stood up to help me up from my chair before pulling me in to another hug.

"Unfortunately, our time is up. We do hope you keep your word Katia, who knows what we will do if we lose our Capitol's Darling." Ceasar said as he pulled away from the hug.

I nodded gratefully before thanking the audience for supporting and believing in me. "Let's give it up one last time, for Katia Odair!" Ceasar announced as I waved to everyone while making my way up the stairs to stand next to Beetee from District 3.

"Next up from District 4 is, another favourite of ours and the youngest ever victor, please welcome Finnick Odair!" Ceasar announced as my brother walked in on the stage grinning and waving at the crowd in front of him. I too clapped for him.

"Nice to see you again Ceasar." Finnick greeted as he pulled Ceasar into a quick hug before they both sat down.

"Me too. We have missed you greatly here in the Capitol. Now let's get to business, we had just talked to your lovely sister a few moments ago about her announcement, but now we want to know what your response was to the shocking news. I'm sure you had a lot to say after hearing your own blood had decided not to stick by you in a game where you both could potentially die."