100th Hunger Games

Mentor's Parade

Katniss' POV

After endless preparation from the district 12 girl's original prep team, I'm finally ready to go off to Tigris, my new stylist. When I get to him he has prepared my interview dress from the tribute interviews but given it a bit more dazzle by adding a fake flame to the cape. It looks absolutely amazing. Once I'm dressed Tigris escorts me down to the lower floor where my first ever tribute parade took place. There waiting is Lunia and Peeta who is dressed in his interview costume but I presume he has the same fake flame cape as myself. I run up to him and hold him in my arms, I've missed him so much over the past couple of day, with constantly taken away from me it now is the time I can finally stay with him.

Then as I unwrap my arms from Peeta, not daring to let go of his hand though, Tigris lights our capes and we step aboard the chariot. This is the time to show the Capitol we mean business and they can't go and destroy the whole Mellark family just because they want to. As usual the double does fling open to reveal the crowd and the blaring Panem anthem. It is near enough Pitch black with a few lights glistening on the walkway to show all the mentors. one by one the chariot glide through the doors and soon we are riding down the walkway towards President Paylor's Mansion. The crowd are going mad not only has Tigris followed in Cinna's footstep at being absolutely amazing at fashion design but he has been able to bring back my original nickname "Katniss Mellark the girl on fire!" I look at the crowd waving slightly but to be honest why should I they are only trying to kill my entire family so what's in it for me. But then I see someone at the bottom of the walkway in the audience, next to Haymitch, smiling and waving. One person who I least expected to be here. I stare ahead worrying about what I do next and before I know it President Paylor is up and greeting us, not that we need greeting and then send us off back into the training centre. As our chariot pulls off behind everyone else I lean over to Peeta. "Did you see her?" He looks incredibly confused at who i'm talking about.

"What? Who?" He replies.

"I don't know how to say this Peeta, but it's Rose she's here in the Capitol I saw here sitting next to Haymitch in the audience! I'm sure of it" Peeta looks like he has just been kicked in the stomach and surely that can't be a good thing she is here, can it? We both stay silent until we reach the training centre and put on our happy faces just for Rose when she runs up to the chariot along with Haymitch, Effie, Tigris and Lunia.

"Mummy, daddy!" She cheers leaping into our arms and not wanting to let go. "I missed you so much... where's Finn?!" she says slightly downhearted when she doesn't see Finn. They are both very close to each other.

"He's still in the games sweetheart, but in a few days me and mummy will be going in there to get Finn back, okay?" Peeta kneels down to Rose and strokes her hair as he speaks. "Shall we go upstairs?" He says getting up and picking up Rose, carrying her in his arms. Effie nods and leads the way up along with Tigris, Peeta, Rose and Lunia, leaving me in the training centre with Haymitch.

"Why the hell is she here, the last thing I wanted is Rose in the Capitol too! They could kill her for all I know when I'm in the arena." I scream at him. Two peace-keepers start staring at us and make their way over.

"Everything's okay" Haymitch calls to them and they start to back off. "I had to Katniss, they gave me no choice, I had to come and mentor you or they said they would come and kill her to get me here, shall we?" He explains directing me to the lifts. I'm silent after that, they really do want to kill the Mellarks that's one thing I'm certain of now. Once we get to the district 12 penthouse I spent every moment I can with Peeta and Rose until after dinner and I put Rose to bed before dragging Peeta into the sitting room. his face drops the moment he sees me alone, he can tell something is wrong.

"Katniss... what's wrong, why is Ross here?" he asks with a desperate tone to his voice. I look down to the floor not wanting Peeta to ever see me in this state. "Katniss, please you can tell me you know." I slowly lift my head until my eyes are locked with Peeta's before barely whispering to him,

"they wanted to kill her... the Capitol wanted to kill Rose so they could bring Haymitch to the Capitol to mentor us! But instead had to bring her with him to keep her safe! What can I do Peeta she can't watch us di..." Before I can say another word Peeta pulls me in for comfort and replies "it's for the best Katniss she will see the games even if she is in 12 plus at least we can spend our remaining days with her." We say nothing else after that, we sit in silent until we finally decide to get some sleep. After all training starts tomorrow and it's the ONLY chance we'll get to train.