Thursday, February 17, 2011
More Extras for The Hunger Games!
While I was Googling around, I found this great new website for anyone who's a fan of The Hunger Games trilogy! It's www.mockingjay.net and it's completely dedicated to the trilogy. The website has forums, podcasts, videos, stuff on the books and soon to be movie, and some little fun stuff. If you're in love with these books I highly recommend that you check this website out!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Reading: Catching Fire
So once I finally finished The Hunger Games I immediately put the second book, Catching Fire on hold at the library. I've been reading along and here's a summary up through page 29...
Katniss is in the woods alone, not hunting, but reflecting on everything that's going on in her life post-games. She, Peeta, and their families have moved into Victors Village with Haymitch. It's time for Katniss to go on the Victory Tour throughout the districts, even though she wishes desperately that she could forget everything about the games. The tour is placed strategically in between the start of each of the games so no one can forget the games.
Gale has a job working in the mines now, so Katniss spends her time hunting for Gale's family. However, he doesn't like the idea of her doing this, probably because he feels that he owes her now, like Thresh owed Katniss and Katniss owed Peeta. No one likes the feeling of having to pay anyone back. Since the games, everything is different between the once best friends and Katniss knows that things will never be the same. When Katniss goes to drop the meat off at Gale's house, she tells Hazelle, Gale's mom, that she will take Rory, one of Gale's younger brothers, out hunting one day. Possible foreshadow? Could Rory be a star hunter like Katniss or Gale? Could he get picked as a tribute and survive off his skills like Kantiss? Who knows, but it doesn't hurt play around an guess a little.
Before she has to leave for the Victory Tour, Katniss makes a stop at the Hob, where she realizes she owes the 'Hob regulars.' I think it's interesting how this whole owing people thing is playing out to be quite a theme in this trilogy so far. Katniss was told, by Gale, that Greasy Sae (the soup lady) started a collection while she was in the games. These donations were used to sponsor her and Peeta during the games. At the Hob she buys some liquor for Hamymitch and a bowl of soup for herself. Sae asks her if Gale is going to see her off for the tour, but Katniss replies no. This shocks Sae because Gale and Katniss are "cousins." Ok, so while she was at the games, the Capitol began asking people about Katniss's friends, and of course everyone sent them to Gale. However, the Capitol decided he would now be Katniss's cousin because "he was too handsome, too male, and not the least bit willing to smile and play nice for the camera."
On her way home to Victor's Village, she makes a quick stop at the sleepy Haymitch's house. She describes his house as being dirty and reaking off liquor and vomit (hmm, I wonder why?). She wakes him up and sees Peeta in the house. Things are pretty fragile between Peeta and Katniss, and Haymitch tells them that they better be falling back in love again for the tour. Once she finally reaches her home, she's greeted by her mother...and a man from the Capitol who would like to see her. Uh-oh is this about the suicidal berries from the last day in the games? The man leads her into the office in Katniss's house to find President Snow sitting inside. When I read this I totally got the image of someone, who's usually innocent, going into the principal's office for something 'bad' that they did, you know wondering 'what the heck did i?'
President Snow informs Katniss that she's made the Capitol look foolish in result of her outsmarting in the Hunger Games. He's worried that she'll be difficult during the tour and will try to outsmart the Capitol once again. Although this is not partially true because he brings up the fact that he knows she wouldn't to do anything to risk her family's future. At this point President Snow totally knows that Gale is not her cousin and that they have a little fling going on between them. In fact during this whole meeting Katniss flashes back to the only romantic moment between her and Gale.
Here's the story: One day after the games, Katniss headed out early one Sunday to the woods. She went to the spot where she and Gale always meet and waited for him for two hours. Depressed that he hadn't showed up yet, Katniss begins to think that things with Gale are hopeless. To her surprise, he showed up, then she attacked him crying and he held her in his embrace (for quite some time too). Eventually they ate and talked about 'thing's literally the book says they talked "just about other things." Now Katniss thinks everything is going to be fine between them when BAM! Gales kisses her! She loved the experience, but unfortunately he left her undecided with her feelings for him and Peeta. Later in the week Katniss made this huge speech about how she doesn't want a boyfriend, let alone to get married, but she didn't get to tell Gale because he acted as if the whole thing never even happened. What a classic scene from books and movies that everyone experience, or knows someone who's experienced it at some point. The end of the love story. However, the whole time she's thinking about him she asked President Snow not to hurt Gale. She reminds him that they've been friends for years and that's it and that the public thinks they're cousins now.
Back to the big story, President Snow tells her that because of this the Capitol is afraid of a potential uprising from all or any of the districts. It's made known that Katniss has embarrassed the entire Capitol by making them look stupid. The president knows that her love for Peeta was just an act used in the games, but he reveals that not all of the people from the other districts bought their story either. Even though she claims she didn't mean to start anything, Katniss is sorry that she has brought about this problem in the government.
President Snow concludes their conference by telling Katniss she'll have to be crazy in love with Peeta again for the Tour for the uprising to be avoided. She replies that she'll convince everyone she's crazy in love, but he said that she needs too "aim higher in case [she] falls short." So now Katniss must aim to convince President Snow himself that she loves Peeta. President Snow leaves Katniss with the words, "by the way, I know about the kiss." Oh, shoot! What's going to happen now if he knows about the kiss with Gale? Will he use Gale's life as Katniss's quid pro quo for all of his little games?
Thanking for reading this time. I promise for another summary update very soon!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Observations and Inferences
Comprised of eighteen talented dancers, Homestead's Varsity dance team completes their jazz dance with determination and perseverance. The eleven hours of practice a week are crucial to the finishing product of this dance. Decorated with variations of war make-up the girls lure the crowd in with their expressions of aggression, intensity, and determination. To help create a fierce atmosphere, the girls have choreographed vocal parts that will add to the intensity of the performance. A plethora of precise and sharp movements completely take up two minutes worth of time on the competition floor. With the help of being in shape, the girls are able to maintain and keep up their stamina throughout the entire performance. By the two-colored costumes, the audience is able to distinguish the Red Team from the Purple Team. Ultimately, the team's goal is to captivate the audience. They want the audience members to select their favorite team, fight for them with cheers and encouragement from the stands, and to 'help' them win the battle. Even though the girls are essentially fighting for their color, together they make up one team, a unit, and a family.
Copy and paste the following link into your browser to check out the video of the team, but keep in mind three people were injured an unable to perform.
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Copy and paste the following link into your browser to check out the video of the team, but keep in mind three people were injured an unable to perform.
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Reading: The Hunger Games
Starting back up, and finishing out the book with this summary! Wait until you see what happens.
Quickly the lovers spit out the berries and rinse their mouths out with water. A hovercraft appears in the sky and sucks them up. Peeta is stuck behind a glass door with doctors and Katniss struggles when he leaves her. The doctors are working on Peeta, and during this, his heart stops, twice. Kantiss is dropped off at the training center and after acting uncontrollably, she is stabbed with a needle and blacks out.
She wakes up, naked in a bed, in a recovery room. By now, I'd definitely be freaked out. Her body's been cleaned up, washed, and healed. An Avox comes in and Katniss asks if Peeta is ok. Avox nods yes, because remember they can't talk. Katniss eats and slips back into unconsciousness. Basically the eat, sleep, repeat cycle goes on for a while.
One day when she wakes up all of her scars and pain are gone. She gets ready quickly and finds Effie, Haymitch, Cinna, but not Peeta, because they're meeting must be televised. Cinna takes Katniss to get ready for the reunion. He gives her a yellow dress with added padding because she has lost so much weight during the games. The reason for the dress is because he thinks Peeta will like it.
Before the reunion Katniss gets in a word with Haymitch. He informs her that the Capitol is angry that she and Peeta almost committed suicide. Her only 'excuse' for her behavior is that she's head over heels in love with Peeta. Katniss is curious if Peeta's already been informed. Haymitch tells her that Peeta is "already there." Uh oh, Katniss knows she's in trouble. Her family might be in trouble too, along with Peeta and his family. The question is though, what did Haymitch mean when he said that Peeta is "already there?"
Katniss is oblivious as to what is going on. Everything seems way too over her head. However, she doesn't have time to worry about this because now "the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games is about to begin." I thought the games were over now, and that they were supposed to move into the Victor's Village place and be neighbors with Haymitch?
At the reunion show, Katniss and Peeta reunite with a hug and a long kiss. How precious! As they sit on a love seat, Katniss receives a cue from Haymitch, so she cuddles up to Peeta. They watch a complete recap of the games and find that the editors have made it into a love story. The president comes on stage with a crown, breaks it in half, and places a half on each of the tributes' heads.
It's time for the victory dinner, but afterwards the couple is separated so they can sleep and prepare for the interviews tomorrow. Like old times, Katniss sneaks out onto the roof, hoping Peeta will be there waiting for her. Let down, she goes back to her room and thinks she'll sneak out again later. The second sneak out is ruined when she realizes she's been locked in her room. Who the heck locked her in? Was it the Capitol trying to get revenge for the almost suicide?
It's time for the final interview. They're prepped and readied for their interview. Oce again, they're thrown onto a love seat and the interview begins. During the interview Peeta ends up answering most of the questions. Katniss is forced to answer when Caesar Flickerman, the host, asks her when she knew she was falling for Peeta. Drawing a blank Katniss takes the hint from Caesar and says that she first knew when she found out that there would be two winners. With the subject changes to the plethora of injuries from the game. Katniss blames herself for Peeta's leg injury, but Caesar tells her that she also saved his life. Caesar asks about the suicidal berries. To wrap up the interview, she explains that she couldn't stand to think of her life without having Peeta near her.
Katniss cleans out her room and is taken to the train station to be taken back to District 12. The two get ready to go on the victor's tour through the districts. Katniss feels comfortable and more like herself when she changed into a plain shirt and pants, but when Peeta puts his arm around her she gets a weird feeling.
The train stops to refuel and the two go outside for air. Katniss's mind is being taken over with thoughts of Gale. Haymitch sees them and says that they need to keep the romance going until they get back to their district and the cameras leave.
Confused, Peeta asks Katniss what Haymitch was talking about. Turns out Peeta thought all the love in the arena was the real deal, however, Katniss knew it wasn't. Well she doesn't really know how she feels anymore. Gale or Peeta? He tells her to tell him how she feels when she straightens everything out. The train pulls into the station and, just like when they left, there are cameras everywhere. When they go to get off the train Peeta asks Katniss to hold his hand "One more time? For the audience?" She takes his hand and they get off the train.
AH what happens next?! Who does Katniss pick? I'm waiting on the second book, Catching Fire, to come in so we can figure out.
Quickly the lovers spit out the berries and rinse their mouths out with water. A hovercraft appears in the sky and sucks them up. Peeta is stuck behind a glass door with doctors and Katniss struggles when he leaves her. The doctors are working on Peeta, and during this, his heart stops, twice. Kantiss is dropped off at the training center and after acting uncontrollably, she is stabbed with a needle and blacks out.
She wakes up, naked in a bed, in a recovery room. By now, I'd definitely be freaked out. Her body's been cleaned up, washed, and healed. An Avox comes in and Katniss asks if Peeta is ok. Avox nods yes, because remember they can't talk. Katniss eats and slips back into unconsciousness. Basically the eat, sleep, repeat cycle goes on for a while.
One day when she wakes up all of her scars and pain are gone. She gets ready quickly and finds Effie, Haymitch, Cinna, but not Peeta, because they're meeting must be televised. Cinna takes Katniss to get ready for the reunion. He gives her a yellow dress with added padding because she has lost so much weight during the games. The reason for the dress is because he thinks Peeta will like it.
Before the reunion Katniss gets in a word with Haymitch. He informs her that the Capitol is angry that she and Peeta almost committed suicide. Her only 'excuse' for her behavior is that she's head over heels in love with Peeta. Katniss is curious if Peeta's already been informed. Haymitch tells her that Peeta is "already there." Uh oh, Katniss knows she's in trouble. Her family might be in trouble too, along with Peeta and his family. The question is though, what did Haymitch mean when he said that Peeta is "already there?"
Katniss is oblivious as to what is going on. Everything seems way too over her head. However, she doesn't have time to worry about this because now "the most dangerous part of the Hunger Games is about to begin." I thought the games were over now, and that they were supposed to move into the Victor's Village place and be neighbors with Haymitch?
At the reunion show, Katniss and Peeta reunite with a hug and a long kiss. How precious! As they sit on a love seat, Katniss receives a cue from Haymitch, so she cuddles up to Peeta. They watch a complete recap of the games and find that the editors have made it into a love story. The president comes on stage with a crown, breaks it in half, and places a half on each of the tributes' heads.
It's time for the victory dinner, but afterwards the couple is separated so they can sleep and prepare for the interviews tomorrow. Like old times, Katniss sneaks out onto the roof, hoping Peeta will be there waiting for her. Let down, she goes back to her room and thinks she'll sneak out again later. The second sneak out is ruined when she realizes she's been locked in her room. Who the heck locked her in? Was it the Capitol trying to get revenge for the almost suicide?
It's time for the final interview. They're prepped and readied for their interview. Oce again, they're thrown onto a love seat and the interview begins. During the interview Peeta ends up answering most of the questions. Katniss is forced to answer when Caesar Flickerman, the host, asks her when she knew she was falling for Peeta. Drawing a blank Katniss takes the hint from Caesar and says that she first knew when she found out that there would be two winners. With the subject changes to the plethora of injuries from the game. Katniss blames herself for Peeta's leg injury, but Caesar tells her that she also saved his life. Caesar asks about the suicidal berries. To wrap up the interview, she explains that she couldn't stand to think of her life without having Peeta near her.
Katniss cleans out her room and is taken to the train station to be taken back to District 12. The two get ready to go on the victor's tour through the districts. Katniss feels comfortable and more like herself when she changed into a plain shirt and pants, but when Peeta puts his arm around her she gets a weird feeling.
The train stops to refuel and the two go outside for air. Katniss's mind is being taken over with thoughts of Gale. Haymitch sees them and says that they need to keep the romance going until they get back to their district and the cameras leave.
Confused, Peeta asks Katniss what Haymitch was talking about. Turns out Peeta thought all the love in the arena was the real deal, however, Katniss knew it wasn't. Well she doesn't really know how she feels anymore. Gale or Peeta? He tells her to tell him how she feels when she straightens everything out. The train pulls into the station and, just like when they left, there are cameras everywhere. When they go to get off the train Peeta asks Katniss to hold his hand "One more time? For the audience?" She takes his hand and they get off the train.
AH what happens next?! Who does Katniss pick? I'm waiting on the second book, Catching Fire, to come in so we can figure out.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
Reading: The Hunger Games
Let's find out where this game is headed! Today's summary is from page 303 through page 345.
They eat some of their fresh lamb stew, but then it's right back to the romance. They talk about how whoever wins the games will get to live in Victor's Village. Even though the winner would get a incredibly new house, their neighbor would be Haymitch. For a while they make fun of Haymitch in hopes of entertaining the audience. Katniss asks how it was that Haymitch managed to actually win the games, and Peeta replies that it's because he was able to outsmart all of the other tributes.
It's night time and the dead are announced, except that only Tresh has died today. With this information Katniss knows for a fact that Cato and his posse will definitely be gunning for her and Peeta. They take turns sleeping and keeping guard off and on. Katniss day dreams about what if she and Peeta actually won? What would they do? She c an't help but wonder if they'll be friends or more.
In the morning they finish the stew and go hunting. Unfortunately for the two of them, Peeta is not very good at sneaking through the woods. He's loud and manages to scare away all of the potential food. They split up, Peeta gathers roots and she hunts, and Katniss teaches Peeta the "ok whistle."
Once Katniss has successfully hunted for a while, she becomes worried because she hasn't heard the whistle lately. She tries to whistle for Peeta, but no response, so she goes to their meeting spot. At first she doesn't see Peeta, she only sees berries scattered on the ground. He emerges from the woods and Katniss discovers that Peeta's berries were poisonous. Turns out Foxface ate the berries and died.
They come to the conclusion that Foxface had to have been watching Peeta collect the berries. They decide to keep a stash of the poisonous berries, with the hope that they can trick Cato into eating them. Katniss suggests that they make a fire, roast their game, and watch for Cato to come find them. He never comes, the couple head back to their shelter (because Peeta can't climb trees), and of course they kiss again. When they get to the cave they eat and Peeta falls asleep, Katniss tucks him in. Katniss remembers how Cato reacted when she blew the pyramid up, and she wonders if he's insane. She remembers Foxface as one of the smartest tributes to have been out there. This makes her wonder whether or not Cato is as smart as Foxface.
The next day the couple goes out to the river and finds that it's all dried up. They both know that this must but a move by the Gamemakers. I think I would go insane being locked up in this "game." Having no control over anything and the Gamemakers having all control. I might join Cato and go insane. Peeta and Katniss know that the Gamemakers are doing this to force all of the remaining tributes to go to the lake, where a fight will most likely break out.
When they get to the lake they don't see Cato anywhere. I haven't been keeping track, but when I read this I couldn't help but think, are Cato, Katniss, and Peeta the only remaining tributes? She remembers Rue's call and mockingjays begin singing everywhere. This would be such a cute romantic moment in real life! But, it'd only be ruined by Cato, of course. He comes flying through the trees, wearing armor, running from creatures. Katniss takes off running with Cato. The creatures are another altered breed made by the Capitol. Wolves chase Cato, Katniss, and Peeta to the Cornucopia. Right before Katniss is able to draw an arrow and shoot Cato, she hears Peeta yelling for her. When Katniss helps Peeta up the Cornucopia, she catches and up close glimpse of the wolves; they're humans, but not just humans, they're the dead tributes!
Katniss begins shooting rapid fire at the tributes; first at Glimmer, then Foxface, then the boy tribute from District 9, and little Rue. Katniss and Peeta beat off the zombie wolves, and Cato sneaks up on Peeta and puts him into a headlock. In a catch-22, Katniss doesn't know what to do. If she shoots Cato he'll take Peeta into the mass of zombie wolves. He gets a hold of her attention and tells her to shoot Cato's hand, which she does, he releases Peeta, giving him the opportunity to knock Cato into the raging pack of tributes. He's torn a part by the wolves and dies a long, slow, painful death (Katniss put him out of his misery, and finished him off with an arrow). Meanwhile, Peeta's loosing a ton of blood from his leg, YIKES! Katniss rips a piece of her shirt sleeve and uses her arrow to make a tourniquet (this is a device used to control the circulation of blood for a period of time).
She makes him stay awake through the night hoping he won't lose consciousness. With Cato dead, this now means that Katniss and Peeta win right? Nope, wrong. The emcee comes over the sound system and announces that they rules have changed once again. The new rule? There can only be one winner! Oh so depressing for this couple. Now, they really are star-crossed. Katniss realizes she can't kill Peeta, she just can't. She takes the berries they saved for Cato, and Peeta realizes what she's about to do. With a few berries in both of their hands, (ah it's the lover suicide scene, you know like in Romeo and Juliet) they start to put the berries in their mouths. DUN DUN DUN!
The emcee comes on once again announcing, "Stop! Stop! Ladies and gentlemen, I am please to present the victors of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!"
Ah so the happy couple wins! Is everyone happy? We'll find out! There's only a few chapters left. Tune in soon for another summary.
They eat some of their fresh lamb stew, but then it's right back to the romance. They talk about how whoever wins the games will get to live in Victor's Village. Even though the winner would get a incredibly new house, their neighbor would be Haymitch. For a while they make fun of Haymitch in hopes of entertaining the audience. Katniss asks how it was that Haymitch managed to actually win the games, and Peeta replies that it's because he was able to outsmart all of the other tributes.
It's night time and the dead are announced, except that only Tresh has died today. With this information Katniss knows for a fact that Cato and his posse will definitely be gunning for her and Peeta. They take turns sleeping and keeping guard off and on. Katniss day dreams about what if she and Peeta actually won? What would they do? She c an't help but wonder if they'll be friends or more.
In the morning they finish the stew and go hunting. Unfortunately for the two of them, Peeta is not very good at sneaking through the woods. He's loud and manages to scare away all of the potential food. They split up, Peeta gathers roots and she hunts, and Katniss teaches Peeta the "ok whistle."
Once Katniss has successfully hunted for a while, she becomes worried because she hasn't heard the whistle lately. She tries to whistle for Peeta, but no response, so she goes to their meeting spot. At first she doesn't see Peeta, she only sees berries scattered on the ground. He emerges from the woods and Katniss discovers that Peeta's berries were poisonous. Turns out Foxface ate the berries and died.
They come to the conclusion that Foxface had to have been watching Peeta collect the berries. They decide to keep a stash of the poisonous berries, with the hope that they can trick Cato into eating them. Katniss suggests that they make a fire, roast their game, and watch for Cato to come find them. He never comes, the couple head back to their shelter (because Peeta can't climb trees), and of course they kiss again. When they get to the cave they eat and Peeta falls asleep, Katniss tucks him in. Katniss remembers how Cato reacted when she blew the pyramid up, and she wonders if he's insane. She remembers Foxface as one of the smartest tributes to have been out there. This makes her wonder whether or not Cato is as smart as Foxface.
The next day the couple goes out to the river and finds that it's all dried up. They both know that this must but a move by the Gamemakers. I think I would go insane being locked up in this "game." Having no control over anything and the Gamemakers having all control. I might join Cato and go insane. Peeta and Katniss know that the Gamemakers are doing this to force all of the remaining tributes to go to the lake, where a fight will most likely break out.
When they get to the lake they don't see Cato anywhere. I haven't been keeping track, but when I read this I couldn't help but think, are Cato, Katniss, and Peeta the only remaining tributes? She remembers Rue's call and mockingjays begin singing everywhere. This would be such a cute romantic moment in real life! But, it'd only be ruined by Cato, of course. He comes flying through the trees, wearing armor, running from creatures. Katniss takes off running with Cato. The creatures are another altered breed made by the Capitol. Wolves chase Cato, Katniss, and Peeta to the Cornucopia. Right before Katniss is able to draw an arrow and shoot Cato, she hears Peeta yelling for her. When Katniss helps Peeta up the Cornucopia, she catches and up close glimpse of the wolves; they're humans, but not just humans, they're the dead tributes!
Katniss begins shooting rapid fire at the tributes; first at Glimmer, then Foxface, then the boy tribute from District 9, and little Rue. Katniss and Peeta beat off the zombie wolves, and Cato sneaks up on Peeta and puts him into a headlock. In a catch-22, Katniss doesn't know what to do. If she shoots Cato he'll take Peeta into the mass of zombie wolves. He gets a hold of her attention and tells her to shoot Cato's hand, which she does, he releases Peeta, giving him the opportunity to knock Cato into the raging pack of tributes. He's torn a part by the wolves and dies a long, slow, painful death (Katniss put him out of his misery, and finished him off with an arrow). Meanwhile, Peeta's loosing a ton of blood from his leg, YIKES! Katniss rips a piece of her shirt sleeve and uses her arrow to make a tourniquet (this is a device used to control the circulation of blood for a period of time).
She makes him stay awake through the night hoping he won't lose consciousness. With Cato dead, this now means that Katniss and Peeta win right? Nope, wrong. The emcee comes over the sound system and announces that they rules have changed once again. The new rule? There can only be one winner! Oh so depressing for this couple. Now, they really are star-crossed. Katniss realizes she can't kill Peeta, she just can't. She takes the berries they saved for Cato, and Peeta realizes what she's about to do. With a few berries in both of their hands, (ah it's the lover suicide scene, you know like in Romeo and Juliet) they start to put the berries in their mouths. DUN DUN DUN!
The emcee comes on once again announcing, "Stop! Stop! Ladies and gentlemen, I am please to present the victors of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark!"
Ah so the happy couple wins! Is everyone happy? We'll find out! There's only a few chapters left. Tune in soon for another summary.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Reading: The Hunger Games
Still summarizing The Hunger Games, but I'm almost done! Here's one from page 262 through page 302. Advanced apologies for any mistakes (spelling or word misplacement) my computer has been acting up and likes to rearrange my words...
Katniss feeds Peeta the hot brother, they kiss a little more (The question is, are they kissing for sponsors, or are they kissing for their pleasure?), and they settle in the night. In the morning Peeta's fever is down and he takes over the watch position while Katniss rests. Peeta's leg is so wounded he is likely to get blood poisoning and kill him without the assistance of medicine. At her new shelter Katniss sets up new snares and cooks food for her and Peeta.
Peeta asks Katniss to tell him a story of the happiest day she can remember. At first she wants to tell him about Gale, but then she decides that the sponsors and audience wouldn't like that, she tells him a story about Lady, Prim's goat. Katniss shot a buck and took it to the Hobb, there she saw the goat man. Katniss knew a goat would provide her family with milk and cheese, so she bought it for Prim. The goat was wounded, but when Katniss brought her home, her mother began to use her healing techniques and began to fix the goat.
The emcee of the games, Claudius Temlpesmith, invites the tributes to a feast. He tells them that they will all need something that will be in a backpack marked by their district's number. Peeta instructs Katniss that she will not being going to the feast, and this totally pisses Katniss off. The two 'lovers' get into a fight, it's ok, everyone fights. Peetas warns her that he'll follow her to the feast if she dares to go, and because she knows Peeta is stubborn she actually listens to him.
While she cleans the soup pot, another parachute falls bearing a gift from the sponsors. It's sleep syrup. She makes a mixture of the sleep syrup and mashed berries, which she manages to slip to Peeta. He doesn't know what's going on until he's slowly slipping away. Before she leaves, Katniss camouflages the shelter and thinks strategy, her plan is to kill a few from far away and to quickly grab a backpack.
As she falling asleep Katniss remembers Gale. She wonders what he thinks about her and Peeta's love story. She gives Peeta a kiss before she takes off. While waiting by the Cornucopia, Katniss sees a table with backpack, and before she can think someone is already darting towards the backpacks. Katniss discovers that it was Foxface, she had the smart idea of hiding inside the Cornucopia. Although I'm in favor for Katniss winning the games, I have to admit, this was a very strategic move Foxface! It's Katniss's turn. She takes off for the Cornucopia dodging knives on her way. She's so talented she managed to accurately shoot an arrow into the girl who threw the knives! After grabbing the backpack, Katniss gets cut by another knife and is knocked to the ground by the knife-thrower, Clove.
The two get into a fight and words start to fly. Katniss tells her that Peeta is out hunting Cato right now, we know this isn't true, but Clove thinks Katniss is a liar and tells her that they'll kill her just like they killed Rue. As Clove begins to cut Katniss's mouth, Thresh, the boy from Rue's district, attacks Clove. Getting his revenge, he hits Clove in the head with a rock. Before Thresh can attack Katniss with the rock, she explains how she and Rue were allies, and Tresh lets her go.
As Cato is nearing Katniss heads off to the woods. When she makes it back to the cave she pulls a hypodermic needle from the backpack and gives Peeta the shot. Because she's still been bleeding from her head, Katniss suddenly blacks out. Peeta nurses Katniss until she finally wakes up. Strangely enough, he's not angry with her for drugging him. She tells him everything that happened at the Cornucopia, about Tresh letting her go. The feeling of owing someone a debt, like the one Katniss has for Peeta, is what Tresh has for Katniss.
The two eat the remains of the food and realize that the way to more food is to turn up the romance. So putting on her best girlfriend act, Katniss apologizes to Peeta for drugging him while holding his hand. The next thing we know the two are, of course, kissing, but only this time, it's for real! Katniss admits that that was the first kiss from Peeta that's ever made her want another one. The two love birds cuddle up in Katniss's sleeping bag and get some rest for the night.
When they wake up they're still very hungry, so they play up the romance once again. She asks Peeta when exactly he started crushing on her. He admits that it was the first day of school, and that his dad wanted to marry Katniss's mom (ok random, but whatever works). This whole time Katniss can't help but wonder if Peeta is actually telling the truth or not. She leans in for another kiss when she hears a noise outside the shelter. The romance has paid off, outside sits lamb stew and rice.
What's to come of this fake romance? Hopefully some real romance! Thanks for reading.
Katniss feeds Peeta the hot brother, they kiss a little more (The question is, are they kissing for sponsors, or are they kissing for their pleasure?), and they settle in the night. In the morning Peeta's fever is down and he takes over the watch position while Katniss rests. Peeta's leg is so wounded he is likely to get blood poisoning and kill him without the assistance of medicine. At her new shelter Katniss sets up new snares and cooks food for her and Peeta.
Peeta asks Katniss to tell him a story of the happiest day she can remember. At first she wants to tell him about Gale, but then she decides that the sponsors and audience wouldn't like that, she tells him a story about Lady, Prim's goat. Katniss shot a buck and took it to the Hobb, there she saw the goat man. Katniss knew a goat would provide her family with milk and cheese, so she bought it for Prim. The goat was wounded, but when Katniss brought her home, her mother began to use her healing techniques and began to fix the goat.
The emcee of the games, Claudius Temlpesmith, invites the tributes to a feast. He tells them that they will all need something that will be in a backpack marked by their district's number. Peeta instructs Katniss that she will not being going to the feast, and this totally pisses Katniss off. The two 'lovers' get into a fight, it's ok, everyone fights. Peetas warns her that he'll follow her to the feast if she dares to go, and because she knows Peeta is stubborn she actually listens to him.
While she cleans the soup pot, another parachute falls bearing a gift from the sponsors. It's sleep syrup. She makes a mixture of the sleep syrup and mashed berries, which she manages to slip to Peeta. He doesn't know what's going on until he's slowly slipping away. Before she leaves, Katniss camouflages the shelter and thinks strategy, her plan is to kill a few from far away and to quickly grab a backpack.
As she falling asleep Katniss remembers Gale. She wonders what he thinks about her and Peeta's love story. She gives Peeta a kiss before she takes off. While waiting by the Cornucopia, Katniss sees a table with backpack, and before she can think someone is already darting towards the backpacks. Katniss discovers that it was Foxface, she had the smart idea of hiding inside the Cornucopia. Although I'm in favor for Katniss winning the games, I have to admit, this was a very strategic move Foxface! It's Katniss's turn. She takes off for the Cornucopia dodging knives on her way. She's so talented she managed to accurately shoot an arrow into the girl who threw the knives! After grabbing the backpack, Katniss gets cut by another knife and is knocked to the ground by the knife-thrower, Clove.
The two get into a fight and words start to fly. Katniss tells her that Peeta is out hunting Cato right now, we know this isn't true, but Clove thinks Katniss is a liar and tells her that they'll kill her just like they killed Rue. As Clove begins to cut Katniss's mouth, Thresh, the boy from Rue's district, attacks Clove. Getting his revenge, he hits Clove in the head with a rock. Before Thresh can attack Katniss with the rock, she explains how she and Rue were allies, and Tresh lets her go.
As Cato is nearing Katniss heads off to the woods. When she makes it back to the cave she pulls a hypodermic needle from the backpack and gives Peeta the shot. Because she's still been bleeding from her head, Katniss suddenly blacks out. Peeta nurses Katniss until she finally wakes up. Strangely enough, he's not angry with her for drugging him. She tells him everything that happened at the Cornucopia, about Tresh letting her go. The feeling of owing someone a debt, like the one Katniss has for Peeta, is what Tresh has for Katniss.
The two eat the remains of the food and realize that the way to more food is to turn up the romance. So putting on her best girlfriend act, Katniss apologizes to Peeta for drugging him while holding his hand. The next thing we know the two are, of course, kissing, but only this time, it's for real! Katniss admits that that was the first kiss from Peeta that's ever made her want another one. The two love birds cuddle up in Katniss's sleeping bag and get some rest for the night.
When they wake up they're still very hungry, so they play up the romance once again. She asks Peeta when exactly he started crushing on her. He admits that it was the first day of school, and that his dad wanted to marry Katniss's mom (ok random, but whatever works). This whole time Katniss can't help but wonder if Peeta is actually telling the truth or not. She leans in for another kiss when she hears a noise outside the shelter. The romance has paid off, outside sits lamb stew and rice.
What's to come of this fake romance? Hopefully some real romance! Thanks for reading.
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