✨The Hunger Games: The Capitol Games✨

Big news (edited)

The Quarter Quell Is, for the first time, something insanely exciting for the districts. Except for district 2, who are all for the Capitol and probably the only ones who wouldn't participate if the districts ever all tried to defeat the Capitol. But I can't help but wonder why. Why the Capitol would ever allow someone to write that in the note. It certainly is odd but-

"Katniss, come inside," my mother calls from inside like I'm twelve again and interrupts my thoughts.

I stand up and say good bye to Peeta. I haven't even noticed that we've been hugging for around 10 minutes. It's snowing out but it doesn't seem to bother anyone. There are still quite a lot of people out in the streets. Most are just talking and smiling. But they are happy, and the thought of that makes me feel warm inside although it's very cold out.

"What's the occasion?" I ask mother with a knowing smile. I already know, but I just want to hear it. Again. And again. I could listen to people tell me that the Capitol citizens are going to be in the games all day long if I could.

She just smiles. And not her "I'm trying way too hard to smile" half-smile, this kind of smile I haven't seen in a long time... since father died.

"Go wash up and get changed, mayor Undersee is coming for dinner." She tells me and I instantly light up.

"Madge too?" I ask knowing I sound like a child asking for candy but I can't help it.

"Yes, so is Haymich and Peeta." she tells me.

"What's about Gale?" I ask with a frown.

"Well, he can't make it, he is working late in the mines today." she says, sympathetically.

I don't respond, I just stand there, like an idiot.

"Now, go, they will be here soon." she snaps, but a happy snap.

I rush to the bathroom and can't seem to wipe this huge smile off my face. I turn on the bath water and wait a second before I hop in. I'm still getting used to these fancy baths (well, not fancy like the Capitol's stuff) with handles to open the water. Back in our old house we had to boil the water in order to bathe. I sit in the water and think about how amazing everything is. How amazing it is that no one has to worry about being reaped from the districts.

After I get out of the bath I get changed into a simple grey shirt and black pants. I pull my hair into my usual braid down my back and go back to the  kitchen. I see prim is standing in the kitchen with mother helping cook. She is wearing a very pretty pale Violet dress and I rush over to hug her, realizing that I haven't even talked to her since I found out about the Quarter Quell.

"That's a nice dress. Did you make it?" I ask her flattening out a crinkle near the bottom of thee dress.

"Yes, I've been working on it for weeks." she says, and starts blushing.

I decide to go and set the table for dinner and hear a knock on the door. I guess it's Mayor Undersee so I open it and start to welcome them but I think I've lost the ability to speak when I see who's at the door. Instead of seeing mayor Underees and Madge, I find Effie, Flavius, Venia, Octavia and... no Cinna. Well that's weird. I let them in and lead them to the dining room. They smile when they see me but I can tell they have been crying for hours. I wonder why they are here. They are my prep team! I wouldn't need a prep team unless... NO. No, I immediately dismiss that thought. There is no way I'm going back into the games. My head starts to feel light and I can feel my legs suddenly barley being able to hold me up. I think I'm going to be sick. And I think If may be showing on my face because Octavia quickly speaks up.
"Oh, no don't worry. We're only here to get you prepared to go to the Capitol but... no, no, no. You won't be going into the games, your going to be a GamesMaker!" She adds a little perky laugh and I am just standing there. Frozen. Was what I heard true?! If so, this can't be good. I can't be so cruel as to planning the deaths of 23 innocent people. Even if they are from the Capitol and I couldn't despise them more, it's still not right. It would be like I'm one of president Snows minions. Killing his own kind. There is no way I am doing that.

I start to speak but get cut of by the sound of the door opening. It's Cinna! I'm so happy I run right over to him and wrap my arms around him. He doesn't look like he has been crying but I can see that he's still in a lot of shock.

Tears start forming in my eyes and I can't help it. They all start running down my cheeks and he quickly pulls me out of our hug.

"Hey," he says in a soft calm voice, looking into my eyes. He wipes one of my tears away and I feel like the world is spinning. I can't. This is all too much. "All the victors will be GamesMakers, it's not just you. There's nothing to worry about." He reassures me but this only makes me cry more.

"I don't think I can do it," I say in a hushed voice.

Then, before he could respond, there was a small knock on the door and my Mother stepped out of the kitchen to answer it. It's Mayor Underees and Madge. I quickly try to wipe my tears away with my sleeve but I know my eyes will still be puffy and red, showing that I was crying.

Then a short time later, walks in Peeta and Haymich. Peeta carrying a bag of what looks to be pastries. I guess Peeta just found out the news about being GamesMakers as well because he seems to be having a hard time focusing one anything during our meal.

Dinner was great, we ate a veggie stew and some meatballs made from a delicious type of bird that I shot in the woods the other day. Effie and Flavius told mother about Meatballs and of course, couldn't actually show her because they have never prepared a meal in there lives, but she got the idea and they tuned out quite well.

There wasn't much conversation during dinner except when Effie commented occasionally on how well the meat was cooked, or how "quaint" or "cute" our house is.

After dinner I headed to the bathroom with my prep team following behind me. They are looking around like they are walking in a dirty shed but I can tell they are tying there best not to show how disgusted they really are. They started doing my makeup and Cinna keeps checking in on them every few minutes to make sure they are keeping it minimal. Cinna said he can't design an outfit for me this time because they will have assigned matching outfits that all the GamesMakers will wear but he came because he wanted to see me and he was given permission to.