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𝐔𝐏𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, Scarlet scanned the room. Johanna was fiercely throwing axes at dummies, the siblings from District 1 grouping together as they laughed. Scarlet kept a low profile, not exactly having anything to prove.
She saw Katniss shooting arrows and she felt her jaw drop a little, seeing her quick reflexes and agile movements, shooting with complete accuracy. The Girl on Fire had caused quite a fuss.
After the show when everyone clapped, Scarlet made her way to Peeta and sat by him. "Your fiancee is quite the girl."
Peeta smiled, "Impressed, are you?"
"You'd need a little more than that to impress me," She lied.
"I watched your games, big fan, by the way." He told her, smiling softly at the memory of every little thing he had done in that arena.
She looked at him, eyes lingering for a mere second before she continued. "It must have been upsetting, almost marrying the girl of your dreams━real or fake, and all of it hitting the dust."
He shrugged; a sorrowful expression threatening to take over even though he managed to hide it. "I can't do anything about it," He looked down, biting the insides of his cheeks. "What about you and your golden-boy, any of it real?"
A gush of faded blush rose to her cheeks. "If this is your charming way to crack me, it's not gonna work."
"Worth a try." He smiled.
"And you, lover-boy? Any special skills other than painting?"
Peeta leaned back, chuckling lightly. "Haymitch says I have a way with words."
Scarlet smirked ever-so-lightly, "We share a quality then," She looked at him, wondering how the hell could he get caught up in rebellion. "Any shocking revelation for the interview tomorrow?"
"You're going to have to wait to find out, Scarlet."
"Come on, I get a VIP pass, for sure." She pleaded with a smile, sparking up a conversation.
Peeta flashed his head up. "I don't think either of us will get any pass by the way they are looking at us." Scarlet followed Peeta's concerned brows, snapping her head back to see Finnick and Katniss standing far with their arms crossed, making the brunette roll her eyes.
"I'll see you around, Peeta." She smirked at the jealousy lingering in Katniss' eyes, although she herself was not aware of it. But Finnick?
"That'd be lovely." He nodded and Scarlet couldn't deny the undeniable charm he held.
