Chapter 21

<Katniss's POV>

People are putting a bunch of make up on me and everyone else so Haymitch yells and tells the new prep team to tone down the makeup. Solemly, the team takes some of the makeup off us and dresses us in casual clothing.

"Your on in five," Effie says pulling all of us right next to the main stage. It's so good to see Effie, even though her manners always get on my nerve. On the stage instead of one chair there are two couches that we are all to sit on and a single chair that Ceaser is already sitting in while finishing his introduction for the show. Lights start to flash and people cheer so loud I am tempted to cover my ears. We walk out in a line and I quickly grab Peeta's hand. We sit in the order of me, Peeta, Haymitch, Johanna, Finnick, then Annie with Finn in her lap.

"It's good to have you victors back," Ceaser starts.

"It's good to be here and I'm sure my friends all agree with me," Peeta starts. At the mention of friends we all nod our heads and smile like the little puppets that we were a few years ago.

"Well let's get right to it, I'll start with you Haymitch, how does it feel after all these years of mentoring to have two strong victors who fell in love during the games and are still in love?" Ceaser questions. Haymitch turns his head to Peeta and I before speaking.

"Well it um, it feels really good to know that I may have helped these two wonderful kids who are now adults stay in love, and may I say that I have actually grown to love both of them very much, as if they are my own children, even though they are all grown up they will always be the little blonde boy and the stubborn girl with the braid that fell so deeply in love because of a terrible thing that was the hunger games and I believe with every inch of my heart that that is the only good thing that came out of the games," Haymitch finishes with a single tear falling down his cheek. Even I start to get emotional at Haymitch's beautiful words. I reach my hand across Peeta and take Haymitch's hand to show my gratitude, then let go while the crowd awes.

"That was beautiful Haymitch, now Johanna while in the games for the first time you portrayed a weakling, do you think at any time in your life you became that weakling again?" Ceaser asks.

"It's funny you say that because I've always tried to act strong and cold but on the inside, especially after the events of being held in the capital, I am scared, almost all the time. Scared that the games may come back, scared that little Finn may have to endure such things, scared that Peeta and Katniss may loose each other because Peeta has little control over himself when the mutt side of him that the Capitol created takes over, scared that we may loose Haymitch because of how much he drank in the past. Most of all I'm scared that I will loose every piece of me that is strong. So to answer your question Ceaser, yes I am still a weakling at times," Johanna finishes. Finnick rubs Johanna's shoulder as the crowd actually starts to cry.

"Well that was a great explanation Johanna thank you, now to Finnick and Annie, how's the little one?"

Finnick smiles. "Well to be honest he's trouble, just like his father," Annie says. The crowd laughs. "He is a year old now and he is the most important thing to me," Annie finishes.

"What about me?" Finnick asks while faking a pout.

"Oh yeah, I love my husband to," Annie says smirking. The crowd roars with laughter and even Ceaser grins.

"Well I'm happy that your family is doing well, now for the star crossed lovers from district twelve, Ms. Mason mentioned earlier that Peeta sometimes has trouble controlling his other side, now if it's too hard to talk about tell me but I have to ask, what was it like when the capital showed their dark side at the tribute center?" Ceaser asks. Annie, Johanna, and Peeta all begin to look more droned out.

"Well I prefer not to say much, but I will say that it was pure evil and I hope that no one ever has to relive it again and I'm sure Annie and Johanna agree," Peeta says.

"Alright thank you for saying what you can, now I have one last question, how is life for the two of you since the games and the revolution?" Ceaser asks. I tuck my head away into Peeta's shoulder and start to tear up. I guess I'm crying because the end of the revolution was when Prim died, poor little Prim.

"To be totally honest Ceaser, it was hard in the beginning, I was afraid to live because I didn't want to hurt Katniss, it took awhile but with the help of friends we managed to love each other and get married and we hope that our love will grow more everyday because we did work very hard to love after war."

A/N Short and overdue chapter but I hope you like it.

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