CHAPTER SEVENTEEN!
↳ 𝖑𝖎𝖇𝖊𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓

KATHRYN SAT ON Katniss hospital bed, waiting for the brunette to wake up while Haymitch and Katniss mother were accompanying her in silence.

The brunette watched how the blond woman was tending to her job, despite her youngest daughter just being killed in an explosion.

Kathryn couldn't comprehend that the woman was standing in the hospital wing right now, just doing her work, like nothing has happened.

Suddenly Katniss stirred besides her and Kathryn quickly grabbed her hand in reassurance.

"Hey- you're okay- you're safe", Kathryn calmed Katniss down as soon as the woman had snapped awake.

"Where am I?", Katniss questioned them while looking around. "The Capitol", Kathryn told her, while she stood up from Katniss bed and letting go of her hand. "What happened?"

Haymitch made his presence known to Katniss when he spoke, "Fight was over after the capitol dropped those bombs to defend the palace- the rebels walked right in."

Katniss wanted to sit up, but her mother stopped her, "Don't, Katniss. The ointment's working." Katniss slowly layed back down while shooting her mother a dark look.

Haymitch struggled to find the words, his devestation visible on his face, "Everybody felt it- Peacekeepers, palace guards. They had kids in there, too. It was- it was over after that."

There was silence filling the room before Katniss slowly turned her head towards her mother.

"Mom?", Katniss addressed her mother, who was only looking at her daughter's wounds.

"Coin wants us all in the conference room in an hour- so get ready", Kathryn informed Katniss before she got up and walked out into the hallway.

Outside Finnick leaned against the wall next to the door, waiting for her. He remained silent while he watched her exit the hospital wing.

"She's awake-" Kathryn informed him while he took a hold of her hand. The two intertwined their fingers with each other while they made their way down the corridor.

The mansion had a rich interior design, everything was covered in gold and gemstones. The floor was made out of white marble and the window were large and the window frames just splendid.

Their steps echoed through the corridor while Kathryn carefully placed a hand on her stomach, feeling sick to her stomach once again.

The burnett slowly leaned forward, trying to breath the sick feeling away, put it overcame her and she immediately grabbed one of the vases that stood on a window sill and puked in it.

Finnick softly patted her back while her body trembled. He took the vase out of her hand and placed it on a table that stood by the side.

Kathryn whipped her mouth with the back of her hand while she exhaled deeply. Her eyes then slowly wandered over to Finnick, who gave her a questioning look. "Kathy, are you alright?"

"I've been feeling sick since we left thirteen", Kathryn told him honestly while she held her stomach.

There was silence between them before Finnick raised his eyebrows at her, a small smile spreading over his face, "Kathy- are you pregnant?"

Kathryn's eyebrows immediately shot up as soon as those words had left his lips. "Uh- I don't know."

Finnick wrapped his arms around Kathryn's body and slowly made her turn around to the hospital wing. "Well- let's go find out, love."

Kathryn slowly made her way back towards the room she had just came from, her thoughts wandering to the possibility that she would soon have a child with Finnick and she couldn't couldn't stop smiling while thinking about it.

AN HOUR LATER, the meeting was starting, Kathryn was sat beside Finnick on one of the wooden chairs while she slowly patted her belly.

The brunette felt like her heart was going more and more by the second since she had found out an hour prior that she was expecting.

In the room with them were except for them, also Peeta, Beetee, Johanna, Annie, Enobaria, Haymitch and a man Kathryn had never seen before.

After a moment the doors swung open and Katniss entered the room. "What's this?", Katniss questioned Coin with a frown on her face when she spotted all the Victors sitting around the round table.

"The remaining Victor's- won't you join us?", Coin questioned her friendly while she motioned towards the table.

Katniss walked around the table and took her placed in-between Haymitch and Peeta on the empty chair.

"I have invited you all here for several reasons, but first, I have an announcement. I have taken the burden and the honor of declaring myself interim president of Panem", Coin informed them while she looked around into each of their faces.

Haymitch immediately cleared his throat loudly, a frown on his face, "Interim? Exactly how long is that interim?"

"We have no way of knowing for certain-", Coin answered him, which made Finnick and Kathryn exchange a knowing look with each other.

President Coin was not really hiding the fact that she would be following in Snows footsteps when Panem would give her the chance.

"But it's clear that people are far too emotional right now to make a rational decision- we'll plan an election when the time is right. But I have called you here for a far more important vote- a symbolic vote. This afternoon, we will execute Snow. Hundreds of his accomplices also await their deaths. Capitol officials, peacekeepers, torturers, gamemakers. But the danger is, once we begin, the rebels will not stop calling for retribution. Thirst for blood is a difficult urge to satisfy. So I offer an alternative plan-"

Kathryn couldn't even have imagined what the woman was about to say in her wildest dreams.

"Majority of five may approve it. No one may abstain. The proposal is this- in lieu of these barbaric executions, we hold a symbolic hunger games."

Johanna started chuckling loudly to herself while Kathryn scoffed loudly at the grey haired woman. "You're joking?"

Coin looked at her, a stern expression on her face, "Not in the slightest." Everyone else in the room remained dead silent.

"You want to have another hunger games with the capitol's children?", Johanna then questioned her, still laughing loudly.

"Is this Plutarch's idea?", Haymitch questioned her curiously while he leaned onto the table.

"It was mine." There was silence once more. "It balances the need for revenge with the least loss of human life. You may cast your votes."

"No", Peeta immediately voted without missing a beat. "No- obviously not. This is crazy."

"I think it's more than fair. Snow's got a granddaughter- I say yes", Johanna stated while she looed at them. Kathryn gave her a shocked look.

"So do I- Let them have a taste of it" Enobaria stated calmly. Kathryn didn't knew the man who spoke next, "I vote yes."

"Guys, this type of thinking is what started these uprisings", Peeta argued with them, his voice showing his desperation.

"I vote no- with Peeta." Annie spoke up firmly, while she glanced over at Peeta. "So do I", Finnick immediately joined in, his eyes boring into Coin.

"No-", Beetee told Coin. "We need to stop viewing each other as enemies."

Coin's head turned towards the brunette from District four, "Kathryn -"

The woman shook her head while she looked at the grey haired woman, "No- we can't keep repeating the same cycle of violence."

"It's down to Katniss and Haymitch", Coin stated while she gazed over at the two Victors from district twelve.

"I get to kill Snow", Katniss spoke while she held eye contact with Coin.

"I expect no less of you" the grey haired woman told her and afetr a moment of silence Katniss spoke. "Then I vote yes- for Prim."

"Haymitch?-"

Haymitch exchanged a long look with Katniss before he turned his head back towards Coin and slowly answered, "I'm with the Mockingjay."

Coin gave them a short nodd, "That carries the vote- excellent. We'll announce the games tonight, after the execution."

Kathryn released a deep breath while her and Finnick left the room side by side to get ready for the execution in the afternoon.

Kathryn's outfit was simple. She was wearing a black dress and a coat in the same color. Black leather gloves were covering her hands while her brunette hair was braided into a beautiful low ponytail.

The execution of Snow was held exactly where Kathryn could remember being paraded around before the games. The Avenues of the tributes.

She remembered how Finnick and her had held hands while they were standing in their wagon a year ago.

The brunette watched how Katniss was walking down the large passageway between the large stages, all filled with people.

She was standing besides Finnick, Peeta, Haymitch and Johanna. On the other side were Beetee, Annie and Enobaria.

Snow was tied to a pole in the middle right under Coins podium, awaiting his execution. Katniss passed them and at last came to a stand infront of Snow.

"Welcome to the new Panem - today, on the Avenue of the tributes, all of Panem, a free Panem, will watch more than a mere spectacle. We are gathered to witness an historic moment of justice. Today, the greatest friend to the revolution will fire the shots to end all wars. May her arrow signify the end of tyranny and the beginning of a new era", Coin addressed the masses infront of her while she smiled.

She then addressed Katniss, the smile still on her face, "Mockingjay, may your aim be as true as your heart is pure."

Katniss took her time to aim at Snow. Her eyes were locked onto his, and he gave her a confident look while they seemed to exchange a wordless conversation.

Kathryn's mouth escape a deep gasp when Katniss suddenly aimed at Coin and shot the woman directly into her heart.

Coin immediately fell from her podium and Kathryn was shocked while she gazed from Coin's lifeless body to Katniss.

Snow started laughing hystericallly and the masses immediately stated screaming and were running towards him, executing himself.

Kathryn watched how Peeta immediately ran up to Katniss and grabbed her hand that was just about to shove a nightlock pill into her mouth.

After that Katniss was dragged away by two soldiers and that was the last Kathryn saw of her.

Later Effie told her that Katniss had returned to the Victor Village in district twelve together with Haymitch. A few days later Peeta had followed them.

Kathryn had to admit that Katniss and Peeta had grown on her over the period of time they had spent together. She had come to call them her friends. She knew that she would miss them, but she found comfort in the fact that they were together at last.