Johanna in the Capitol

chapter 1- the Capitol

I'm only half conscious, but I can still take in my surroundings. I'm lying on a bed, and I can see Peeta Mellark lying on one opposite me. Once I see the large Capitol logo on the wall I realise what's happened. Peeta and I have not been rescued by District 13 as I initially thought. No, we have been taken by the Capitol, and are now in the hands of President Snow. I can only see Peeta and I which must mean Katniss, Beetee, and Finnick must have been rescued by 13. What happened to Enobaria I neither know nor care. Probably taken by the Capitol, but I doubt she'll be tortured.

Katniss being rescued by 13 means our mission succeeded, but I am more glad that Finnick made it out. Finnick. My best and quite possibly my only friend. I was Johanna Mason, the person everyone loves to hate, and he was Finnick Odair, Panems heart throb. Last year, when we found out about the people in the Capitol who were planning a revolution, they told us they had considered making one of us the mockingjay. But according to Plutarch Heavensbee I wasn't popular enough, and he didn't know would people listen to me. And he thought that the men Panem wouldn't take Finnick seriously.

So they decided on Katniss Everdeen "the girl on fire", and it became everyone else's job to keep her alive. Around half the districts were in on the plot, and all the tributes from these districts were expected to ally with 12 and keep not only Katniss but Peeta alive. They reckoned, after discussion's with Haymitch Abernathy, that if Peeta died, Katniss would go insane.

Katniss hates me, and I her, especially now she thinks I tried to kill her, which meant is was very difficult to baby sit her, especially when I was trying to keep myself and Finnick alive at the same time.

There were less deaths than usual in the Games, but it seemed like more. Maybe because I knew them. I think of Seeder and Chaff from 11 who died because of the rebellion, of Wiress from 3 who kept us alive by figuring out that the arenas a clock, and of the two I'll miss the most. Mags, who raised Finnick and was kind to me even though I did nothing to deserve kindness and my mentor Blight who was the only person from 7 I found bearable.

Johanna I think cop on. You can't think about them. Snow and his band of peacekeepers will, I'm sure be here soon, and they will skip the "Johanna long time no see. How were the Games?" and get straight to the "tell is everything you know about the rebellion".

They'll find out soon that Peeta doesn't know anything, so he might get it easier. But I know everything they need to get rid of the Mockingjay. Pity the one person they have isn't going to share the information they want.

Footsteps echo down the hallway outside. Here it comes I think the endless months of torture.

It is President Cornelius Snow himself who comes in. "Miss Mason" he says "you know exactly what I want". I swallow the bile rising in my throat. " Yes" I reply. "I know what you want". His eyes nearly gleam. "Are you going to give it to me, my dear Miss Mason?"

I resist the urge to lunge at him. "Over my dead body" I spit. "And you don't want me dead Snow. You know if I'm dead I can't give you what you want".

Soo first chapter :) what do you think? I'll update this I as much as I can, and I know exactly where I'm going with this :') please vote and comment xx