Katniss

I wake up at 8am, after a relatively good night's sleep. Peeta is sitting up in bed, staring at me.
"Morning," I say
"Morning beautiful," he says in reply.
I sit up and kiss him, passionately. He kisses me back. Sparks are flying and I feel it everywhere in my body. I am first to break the kiss.
"I'm going to have a shower, okay Peeta?"
"Yes. I'll have one after you and start breakfast." he says in reply.
I go into the bathroom and start the shower, the warm water splashing my face. I look in the mirror and see the pretty highlights Flavius put in my hair. They did a great job at making me somewhat camera ready. Unfortunately, nothing can truly prepare you for what it's like to face Caesar Flickerman in an unprepared interview. I step into the shower to wash my hair, face and body before I get ready for the big interview to try and get the nerves out and calm my mind.

Peeta

Katniss just went to the shower. I'm super nervous for today. I pull out the box and hold the ring in my fingers. I feel the smooth gold band with the embedded diamonds. I feel the familiar round pearl in the middle. This day will change my life forever if everything goes to plan. Katniss has juts gotten into the shower. I walk down the hallway and see that the prep team are awake and ready. They are setting up in the big bathroom. This doesn't affect any of us as every room as an ensuite. I walk quickly down the hallway to check that Annie and Johanna are up. Thank god, they both are wide awake and getting in the shower. I wouldn't have liked to have been the person to wake up the pregnant woman or the axe woman. I rush downstairs and start slicing up some bread I made yesterday to make some toast. I make some eggs as well - the chances are we will not be eating until after the interview if I know Effie. I finish cooking, set everything aside and go back upstairs. Thankfully Katniss had finished her shower by now and was sitting on the bed in her robe. She smiles as I enter the room.
"Your turn, I smell breakfast." she says with a sweet grin.
"I guess it is," I reply back to her with a smile.
I enter the shower and shower myself as fast as I can. I get out and see myself in the reflection of the mirror. I'm no longer the broken mutt of the capitol. I'm getting back to being me. Just me and only me again. I put on my underwear and a robe, and head downstairs.
As I get downstairs I see everyone seated at the table, waiting for me to begin eating. We all eat the breakfast with a slight hurry, as it is 9.30am already. Before we know it, Effie will be here, and then the countdown will begin.

Everyone devours breakfast and helps clear up the dishes. The prep team call me into makeup first.

I enter the big bathroom. Flavius greets me.
"Now Peeta, we will just be putting some photofinisher powder on you and maybe some contouring. please sit in the chair."
I sit in this huge chair, as Venia and Octavia dust fluffy brushes lightly over my face. The whole process finishes very quickly.
"Peeta, you are now free to do whatever you need to do. we will get you back in here to put on your suit and comb your hair in an hour." said Flavius.
"Please send Katniss in." Octavia continues.

I walk downstairs to be greeted by Effie. She embraces me in a warm hug.
"Good morning dear, I trust you have adhered to the instructions I sent everybody," starts Effie.
"Yes Effie, I've even already had my makeup done."
"Fabulous. Now would you mind getting me a cup of coffee?"
"Sure." I reply as I walk into the kitchen. Effie for once, doesn't seem stressed out of her mind. Snow's not involved and nor are the games. I serve Effie her drink and tell Katniss to head into makeup. I have some time to kill now, so I may as well start on cleaning up from breakfast.

Katniss

I head upstairs into makeup, and immediately sit in the chair. Octavia and Venia start on my makeup, while Flavius heats up the curling iron to touch up my curls. Lucky for me my hair is out in this interview. I nearly fall asleep in the chair. Flavius just pinned back a few pieces of my hair out of my face. With the highlights, my hair looks like it is glowing. Venia and Octavia have nearly finished my makeup. It feels light, and is very natural except the lipstick.
Finally they finish. The clock is ticking. They tell me to be back in around an hour for wardrobe, and to please send Annie in.
When I finally get downstairs, I find everyone on the couch watching a old movie called "The Sound of Music". I send Annie upstairs, and snuggle up with Peeta on the couch. I am surprised that Johanna hasn't made remarks about the fact that we are all in our underwear and robes.
Peeta starts to kiss my neck, knowing he will get a response out of me. I tip my head back and sigh. Johanna immediately turns around.
"Keep it in your pants, lovebirds. And the prep team won't be very happy with you Katniss if you decide to continue that because they will have to fix your makeup."
"Fine, we will stick to this." Peeta replies with a grin as he goes back to nuzzling my neck.
"Where's Effie?" I whisper to Peeta.
"Fixing the room we will have the interview in."
"Let's leave her to it then, shall we?"
"Agreed." says Peeta as he returns to my neck. Little sighs keeps escaping my lips and Johanna seems to think that it is the stupidest thing in the world. I eventually end up sitting on Peeta's lap. He is still nuzzling neck, but now massaging my shoulders as well.
"I swear I'll make it up to you later," I whisper to Peeta. He grins in reply.
Johanna turns around again and looks gobsmacked. "Are you seriously doing it on the couch? Infront of others? Before an interview?" she asks, completely serious.
"We aren't doing it, I promise." I reply.
"Not yet, at least." replies Johanna.

Annie

The prep team have been doing my makeup and hair for awhile now. My hair is in a half up half down hairstyle, with the top half pulled away from my face. The bottom half of my hair is in loose curls. Flavius did a wonderful job at colouring and styling my hair. Venia and Octavia are nearly finished applying my makeup. I feel remarkably calm right now. I feel little Noah moving inside of me. Whenever I am sitting down or not moving around, is when he decides to wake up and move around. I'm not sure if I want to go back and live in district 4 again, especially with little Noah. I would rather protect him from the people there and what he might find out about his father - more to the point what people thought about him. Not everyone loved Finnick Odair. Finnick always said he wanted his kids to grow up in a place close to our family and friends - even if that didn't mean district 4. My friends who are all here at the moment around me are the closest thing I have to family. My parents are dead. His parents are dead. Neither of us had siblings or grandparents. Mags was our family. Finnick never said anything about putting Finnick in Noah's name, but I think it's appropriate - I have a hunch he will be just like his Daddy.

I snap out of my thoughts when Venia lets me know that I am finished.
"Be back in a little under an hour for wardrobe, dear. And please send Johanna up here." She says.
"Sure. Thank you." I reply as I carefully get up out of the chair. I feel a bit wobbly and dizzy when I get up. Dizziness is the worst pregnancy symptom I get now. Venia steadies me. I go to take more steps and find that I am even more dizzy.
"Can I sit down a moment, please?"
"Sure, dear. Maybe we can get Peeta to come up here to help you get down the stairs." She replies
"Thanks. I just don't want to fall and hurt my baby."
I sit down on a bench just outside the bathroom. Before I know it, Peeta is upstairs and Venia has returned to the bathroom with Johanna in tow.
"Do you want me to carry you?" He asks, cautiously.
"If avoidable, no. Can you just make sure I don't fall and hurt him?"
"Sure." He replies are he takes my arm.
As we get to the stairwell, I get more dizzy. Peeta instantly scoops me up as if I weigh nothing, and carefully takes me down the stairs and lays me on a couch in the lounge room. I see him run into the kitchen, and then I pass out.

Katniss

Peeta just came down the stairs with a dizzy looking Annie in his arms. He lay her on the couch and went to the kitchen to make some ginger tea for her. I look over at her and realise she has passed out. I gently wake her up.
"You're okay Annie, you just fell asleep on the couch."
"I don't remember any of that."
"It's okay, just drink this." I say as I hand her the cup of tea Peeta just made her. I saw him put a bit of sugar in it - she mustn't have eaten enough for her and little Noah to share. As she becomes more conscious, I go and stoke the fire. It is only February and it is still bitterly cold. I get her a blanket and come and sit with her.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yes, thank you. I seem to get dizzy spells, when I'm either dehydrated, cold or haven't eaten enough."
"I'll get Peeta to make you some toast with honey. That should fix it. And don't try get off the couch without help."
"Thank you so much. I don't know what would happen to me or Noah if it wasn't for you guys. I'm not even sure how I'm going to cope at home alone."
"Don't worry about that now. Just try and relax, enjoy the movie. I'll be right back with another cup of tea and some toast."
Annie smiles back at me.

I go to the kitchen and fill Peeta in on what has happened. He immediately makes her some more tea and toast.
"I'm really concerned for her, for when she has to go back to 4, because there is one there to look after her, or be there for her when this happens." I start
"I know. We should help her a much as we can while she is here, but there is not much we can do once she goes back to 4." He replies. I take the fresh toast and tea to a very appreciative Annie.
"Thanks Katniss. Finnick thanks you too." She says to me with a smile.

Johanna

I just got done with my hair and makeup in the prep room. Flavius just touched up my curls and Venia and Octavia did my makeup. They told me to send Peeta in for wardrobe. It is just 11am now, lucky we started makeup early. I get downstairs and send Peeta upstairs to get changed into his suit. I notice Annie on the couch, all rugged up in blankets and with tea and toast on the side table.
"Getting treated like a queen, I see." I say with a chuckle.
"More like he is getting treated like a king," she says with a chuckle as she pats her tiny belly.
"Just like his dad," I say in response with a smile.
"I honestly don't know what I'm going to do when I get back home. If this happens again there won't be anyone to lift me down the stairs or feed me without me getting more dizzy."
"We'll figure something out," I say reassuringly as I pat her on the back.

Annie

In a quick succession, everyone gets dressed, looking stunning. Finally it's my turn. Peeta carries me up the stairs and Venia practically dresses me. Peeta carries me back down the stairs and puts me back on the couch, and hands me yet another cup of ginger tea with honey.

The doorbell rings, and Effie answers it. It must be Caesar.
He comes over and greets everyone. He comes to the couch and sits next to me.
"Annie dear, how are you? I hear you had a bit of a dizzy spell."
"Feeling much better, thanks." I politely answer.
"Good. I will see you in the interview."
I smile politely at him as he walks away.

Peeta

I am in the kitchen alone. I pull the box out of the drawer I hid it in the kitchen and slip it into my pocket. I make sure that the box is invisible. Before I know it, Effie is telling everyone that the interviews will start in 5 minutes. We are to go in order of which games we have won, which means Haymitch is first, followed by Johanna, then Annie, then Katniss and me. I see Haymitch stroll towards the drawing room door, surprisingly sober.
"Good luck, Peeta." He says with a wink.

Authors note:

Double length chapter today because I felt like I couldn't split it up. Enjoy it. Let me know what you think in the comments and please keep voting for my story. Sorry for the amount of POV switches, it's just difficult to tell this part from just one person's point of view when there is so much going on.
Xx,
Avi