Arrows in the Dark

Relization

I barely have time to open my mouth and consume the stew they have placed in front of me before I'm flocked by my team who swoon and sigh over the recap of the show. I nod politely and smile while i eat before they get to work peeling the dress off of me right after i finish my food. Cinna arrives carrying another dress. It's white and covered in lace. The prep team leaves and i dress myself. Cinna fixes my makeup and we're all set. We step through a door on the opposite side of the room and I'm ushered into a room with floor to ceiling windows. There's vases with pink flowers everywhere that match my shoes.

A white plush chair on one side the velvety couch Peeta and I were sitting on earlier right next to it. Cameramen prepare for their shots and a breath a sigh of relief. No live audience. A door from the back of the room opens up. I watch the reflection as i stare out the window down into the Capitol. It's Cesar. "Hello, hello, hello!" he says cheerfully wrapping me up in an unexpected hug. I hug him back. "How are you? And congratulations." he says with a smile. I smile back.

"Thank you and I'm starving actually." i respond. Cesar laughs but i don't think he realizes I'm serious. We sit in our respective seats waiting for Peeta.

"Are you nervous?" he asks with a small smile. I nod. "Well don't be. You'll do great!" he says happily when a hear the sound of a door opening up behind me. I look and see Peeta dressed in red and white. I stand immediately and go to him. He smiles and opens his arms.

"They're keeping us apart." i tell him with a crinkle of my noise. Peeta laughs.

"It's ok. This the last thing we have to do and then we're home ok." Peeta says tracing my jawline with his fingers. Cesar motions for us to come sit down and we do assuming the same positions we had for the recap of the entire show. Peeta's arm around me my head on his chest. Someone counts backwards from ten and we're live.

The talk is easy at first. Peeta, and Cesar talk easily and joke around. I smile and laugh when needed but soon the hard questions come. "When you saw Peeta for the first time in the arena. What were you thinking?" he asked me curiously leaning in.

"Well my first thought was 'is he real' or not." Cesar laughs respectively and waits for me to go on. "I was wondering where he had been actually. He was covered in mud." i gave a small laugh. Cesar turned to Peeta.

"And what was running through your mind?" he asks.

"Well i was sort of waiting for her to kill me." Peeta and Cesar laugh and i smile at the both of them. The questions don't get easier.

"How long have you two known each other?" Cesar asks pointing at the both of us. Peeta and i exchange a glance.

"Our whole lives really." Peeta says with a shrug.

"But we never really talked. Ever." i cut in. Cesar nods.

"And you said you've been in love with him for how long?" Cesar asked peering into my eyes. I rack my brain for numbers i didn't give.

"I don't remember what i said before but uhh my whole life i think. Just since i was little." i say with a laugh and a small shrug.

"And you Peeta?" Cesar asks.

"Well I've always liked her but i didn't fall in love with her until the games when i realized she was in love with me too." I'm so happy i kiss him witch earns a sigh from Cesar. I smile at Peeta.

"When was the exact moment. You fell in love with her during these games?" Cesar asks. We both turn to look at him. All eyes are on Peeta. Everyone wants to know.

"It was actually before we got into the arena." I'm surprised. Before? When? I'm trying to think back racking my brain to pinpoint the moment where he might have fallen in love with me. "And it wasn't an exact moment per say. It was several moments." Now I'm really confused. "On the train during breakfast she got really angry at Haymitch because he was being rather sarcastic. She almost cut off his fingers." i burst out laughing and hit him slightly.