Hope is the Only thing Stronger than Fear |||| Randomname and Horror_Show

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The following moments after the orgasms finished, Kolton spent just massaging Katniss’ back and kissing her. While he wished to play some more, he figured they should head to bed and Katniss might want some rest anyways. They ended up falling asleep together all tangled up in the bed sheets before being woken by Effie the next morning.

“Rise and shine! It’s a big, big day today! Time for some breakfast to get ready!” Effie chirped and funnily enough, walked to the bedroom beside of here and knocked as well. She was clueless that the tributes stayed together. When his eyes opened, he was hit with reality. In his dreams, he was thinking about himself and Katniss in a peaceful world where this wasn’t happening. Clearly he would rather be there right now but they had to face the day. Sadly, he smiled and pressed a gentle kiss to Katniss’ lips because he always dreamed of being able to wake her like this. “It’s time to get up, my love.” He whispered quietly though not making a move to get dressed yet.

They would shower together in the early morning and get dressed and ready for breakfast. There, Haymitch and Effie combined to tell them about the schedule for the day and how they should stay in the front compartment of the train to meet the Capitol citizens because they were eagerly awaiting their arrival. It was time to make a great first impression because those people waiting to see them could also be the same people that would sponsor them and as badly as Kolton hated it, he agreed they should follow the plan and go in the front to greet the Capitol citizens.

The train finally began to slow down and suddenly bright lights flooded the compartment. No matter how repulsed Kolton felt by the Capitol, if he just looked at the architecture and set up of the luxurious place, he would have to say that it is definitely full of grandeur and glistening buildings. The oddly dressed people with bizarre hair and painted faces who have never missed a meal. All the colors were artificial and this place was enormous. The people began to point at them eagerly as they recognized a tribute train rolling in. When they were in view, Kolton decided to step back from the window when they were close enough and sighed with displeasure and disgust.

Once the train came to a halt, Kolton looked to Katniss and frowned. They were now being separated as the new tributes were rushed into the Remake Center. Before Kolton knew it, a team of brightly colored, flamboyant people were ripping any body hair off and it was quite painful to be honest, though he didn't grunt and only gritted his teeth. Apparently, this had been going on for three hours but one thing was clear: Kolton was cleaner than ever before. Glass half-full right? Kolton's stylist was probably the brightest of them all. The woman was named Portia and she ws all too eager to lead him into a room for a meal and a chat. The team was gawking at how handsome he looked but he never cared about looking good other than for just one girl, that is. Not that it mattered, though. For the opening ceremonies, it was customary to wear something that reflected your district's principal industry so Kolton figured he'd be in some kind of stupid looking coal miners Capitol version, but who knew. However, Portia informed him that she and her partner Cinna were going with something different and that the two star-crossed lovers would really make an entrance later that night.

 

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Katniss went back into her mute zombie mode as they approached the capitol. She didn’t want to be separated from Kolton, but it was necessary because they had to go through cleansing differently. For what seemed like forever Katniss was stripped and violated as they waxed every hair on her body beside her eyebrows and actual hair. Even though she had showered thoroughly twice better than she ever had before, they scrubbed her until it was raw. She made a few noises of pain but for the most part kept quiet.

They had put her in a room alone to be greeted by her personal designer, his name was Cinna. She was laying down when the door opened and she sat up.

“That was one of the bravest things I have ever seen…for your sister. I am also sorry about Kolten.” He was the first person so far who had assumed they were together without actually asking.

“My names Cinna.” He said as Katniss replied with her own name weakly.

“I am here to help. I am friend. Anything you need…I’m also here to show you off to the world, so I figured were change that up and not wear a costume…. someone as brave as you deserve a little better.” He said and Katniss for a moment nodded and had a faint smile.

Katniss got to eat and changed and was reunited with her partner after hours of being prepared. They would represent fire, and had black attire that would ignite fire at the right time. Cinna was going over a few things with the both of them. Katniss kept trying to look away from the hundreds of people gathered.

“Remember….you two got the advantage, you know each other, you love each other….be proud, make them notice you.” He said and Katniss nodded.

 

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During this entire situation, all he could hear his stylist team speaking about was the relationship between himself and Katniss. They thought it was so adorable and tragic what happened. They continued rambling on about how they thought true love was beautiful and so forth. It was so sickening to Kolton. They hardly even acknowledged that this was a tragedy, not something happy but what should he have expected? It became very surprising after being told what was going to happen with them during the parade. They would be caught on fire, a synthetic fire of course but it would look so real and that’s how it would be. This was going to be an amazing impression to make and that was going to help them in the long run. Additionally, Portia gave Kolton some advice, telling him the same thing that Cinna would tell Katniss. They needed to focus on each other during the parade. The crowd loves it when the tributes hold hands but their bond is something special and they could do a little more than just hold hands. Kolton had something in mind, wanting to give her a kiss as the fire ignited. Portia said it was a wonderful idea and it would certainly help.

After a few hours of prepping Kolton was now wearing a simple black unitard that only left his face uncovered with shiny leather boots and a cape of orange, yellow, and red with a matching headpiece. A synthetic flame will be lit and they would make a big impression. Not too much longer after he was a finished product, the boy was lead out to meet Katniss. Tonight was the tribute parade and they didn't need to be reminded over and over again how important this was. Without any time to really talk to each other, they were whisked down to the bottom floor of the Remake Center as the ceremonies were about to begin. Everyone is loaded into a chariot pulled by four horses that were so well trained that no one was controlling the reins. Before the ceremonies began, the tributes were set in whatever place the stylist desired for them to be. Then, they exited the area to talk with one another.

"So..." Kolton began, "I'll rip off your cape if you will rip off mine. Deal?" He wasn't totally convinced that this would work to be honest. However, they really didn’t have a choice here so all they could do was hope for the best. It had been so long since they last saw each other. Well, it had only been a handful of hours but it might as well have been an eternity. Already, he could see some of the other tributes looking at them. However, he noticed something odd. It didn’t look like these tributes saw them as weak. The look in their eyes was not one thinking they were an easy target, but it looked competitive and even worried at some point. Already, they were being taken seriously by their foes and that was a good thing. Kolton knew Katniss was worried about being perceived as weak but clearly that was not happening now. In fact, they were quickly becoming popular and this tribute parade was another chance to show that.
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Katniss looked at Kolten a little confused about the mechanics. Cinna said the flames would come on at the approximate time when they hit a certain positon as the chariots rode down. The goal was to get everyone to get another good look at all the tributes. Katniss just nodded and got upon the chariot and with one last good at both Cinna and Portia they started to head out from underneath the bridge out into the open. Katniss kept a serious face, not being use to this kind of open attention. Her mind tried to focus on the night before and she found herself gripping Kolton’s hand.

The crowd was cheering and at the right time she felt her hand being lifted and didn’t realize flames were casted over both her and Kolten. Katniss gave a weak smile as she kept her fingers intertwined with Kolton’s. They had neared the end of the parade and was allowed to get off the chariots. Katniss was ready to get out of this bizarre outfit, even though she did have to give Cinna credit. She saw some of the other tributes glancing her way, she stayed close to Kolten as they were guided a certain way.

 

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Finally, the Tribute Parade was beginning with District One being rolled out first when the doors were opened. The opening music was beginning and the crowd-lined streets were appearing just along the path that they had to travel. The ride lasted about twenty minutes and the ride ended with them sitting at the City Circle where they will be welcomed listen to the national anthem, and then be escorted into the Tribute Center- where they will stay until it was time for the Games to begin. As time began to pass, the Tribute Parade was in full force and soon enough it was time for them to be set off.

After only a couple moments through the gates, it was time to light the suites. Kolton squeezed his girlfriend’s hand just a little tighter before pressing the button. Before either of them could react, the heat was engulfing the suit and despite Kolton's fears, he didn't even feel any more heated than before- just a sensation of something rubbing against his body.

Finally, the pair had entered the city and the crowd reacted with cheers, shouts, and approving calls of District Twelve. Kolton swore he could feel every single eye on himself and Katniss in that stadium because that really was how it was working. Glancing up to the big screen, he saw them both on the screen. Even on the smaller screens around the area, District Twelve was on literally every single screen in the entire Capitol and probably every screen in Panem. Looking up one more time, he noticed how breathtaking they both looked and that would definitely make a very good first impression. While they were on the ride, Kolton was smiling at the crowd just like Portia and Cinna instructed them to do. Everyone was shouting and throwing flowers at them, wanting their attention to be given to them.

Kolton thought this was great because this really represented them as a pair. In the arena, Kolton would refuse to leave her side and something told him that if a sponsor would sponsor one of them, then they might as well sponsor them both. For the first time, Kolton felt a sense of true hope in this. When all eyes were on this pair with the fire engulfing them, Kolton knew it was time to do something extra like Cinna and Portia told them. For a brief moment, the male was able to block out everything else around him. No Capitol, no arena, no Hunger Games. All that mattered to him was Katniss Everdeen.

With their hands locked together, he raised their arms into the air triumphantly and then leaned down, tilting his face only slightly to press a kiss to her lips. It was not sloppy nor passionate but he held it for as long as he possible could. At this point, everyone exploded even more. The cheers and shouts were even louder and the flowers were just bombarding their chariot and around the ground where they rode, showing how they really captured everyone’s approval. Again, not a single screen showed anything other than District 12.

 

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President Snow gave a speech to the tributes as the parade was over. The chariots started moving to take them back to the hotel the tributes stayed at in the capitol. Cinna and Portia had come to congratulate them and Effie seemed to be ecstatic with how the show went. Haymitch was talking but saw one of the tributes eyeing Katiniss and he motioned for them to head upstairs. Katiniss looked back to see him glaring at her and he gave a creepy smile. She made a weird face and felt Kolten pull her towards where they were headed. Effie kept going on about the penthouse they got to stay in for the week. They had mentioned they could go clean themselves up before dinner.

Katiniss seemed in awe by how large and luxurious everything was. She climbed stairs and headed through a couple of corridors, she looked back at Kolten. “I need some time…..I will see you at dinner.” She said and leaned in to give him a gentle kiss. He would know with everything that went on she would need some time to herself. She quickly hurried to one of the rooms and vanished.

She quickly pulled herself out of the leather attire Cinna had designed for them and it took an hour to carefully take down her hair. It was a little later before she could even get into the shower and change comfortably. A sweat shirt that hugged her waist snugly with sweat pants. There were so many choices but she once again chose something rather basic. She took a few moments afterwards to sit on the bed. She started nervously playing with her hands.

 

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Kolton did not want to spend time away from Katniss, but if that’s what she wanted, then he allowed her to have space. During this time away from the love of his life, Kolton showered and dressed himself in something similar to Katniss. A baggy, gray t-shirt was hanging over his body before pulling a matching pair of baggy gray sweatpants. He followed that by pulling some socks over his feet and finding some sandals as well. After his hair dried and his body was ready, Kolton spent the rest of the time on the bed, just thinking. Already, he was planning ahead for the arena, trying to figure out what to do in order to keep Katniss alive.

According to Haymitch, they were doing a good job so far with sponsors. Fans loved them and they wanted to support them. That would be a plus for sure. They just had to keep feeding into it. Finally, Kolton decided to go out into the dining cart. He took a seat at the dining table where the food was set. He noticed that Katniss was not here yet so he just sat and waited. He was worrying about her because that was natural but he respected her decision for sure.

The food was presented and Kolton just relaxed while starting to eat the food. Haymitch and the others were doing something else tonight and it was just Kolton and Katniss together whenever she got here. He really hoped she sat close to him so they could be close again since her alone time was given. He needed to be with her, not away from her. When she did join, he smiled at her and talked to her briefly during the meal. It was quickly over and they went back to their room together to sleep. They cuddled each other tightly and then fell asleep. Before they left, Effie had told them that tomorrow was going to be their free day. They could do whatever they wanted here, just could not go far so they could sleep in and had nothing to do. Kolton loved that thought so he was happy to sleep with Katniss, hoping their day tomorrow would be worthwhile and fun.

 

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The next morning Katiniss had woke up and was surrounded in warmth from Kolten, her sweats and the covers. The only benefit was they was constantly around each other like a real couple. They had made passionate love the night before that felt surreal and tonight she got to sleep in his arms. If they were back in District 12, that really wouldn’t be acceptable. She hoped her sister and mother were alright, she could imagine Prim was an emotional wreck over Katiniss and Kolten being in the games.

Kolten started to stir and she smiled up and him, she had been sleeping on his chest. She leaned in to give him a deep kiss. Her vibes seemed a lot calmer. He would be able to tell she actually got rest. Katiniss sat there admiring him. “I love you….no matter what happens, thank you.” She said but felt a finger over her lips to hush her of talking about such things. She knew Kolten was already figuring out ways to make sure she lived. She didn’t even know if they would last that long but nodded.

They both got up and Effie and Haymitch wished them a good morning. The dining room table was filled with delicious breakfast foods, Katiniss stomach was growing. She sat down and started piling her food. It was as if she was a completely different person and it had confused Haymitch. He looked at Kolten with a raised eyebrow.

“You seem a little perkier this morning…….” Haymitch said grabbing some pancakes.

“Yeah….just trying not to think of the games right now I guess.” Katiniss said looking at Haymitch and he shrugged but nodded.

“Eat up….you kids need the nutrients and fat.” He said holding up a glass in a small toast and Effie seemed pleased everyone was getting along.

After breakfast they had a little time to explore the rest of the penthouse. Katiniss had found the rooftop garden. It was a little breathtaking. She had never seen something so naturally created. There was some beautiful forests back home and some small gardens but nothing like this. While she was looking at all the plants. Kolten was messing with a mobile remote control. He was trying to find some calming classical music to help keep her in good spirits. Instead a pop station came up playing a popular song. Katiniss actually knew the song. She and Prim had heard it on their old beat up radio, even though the sound quality made you feel like you were at the concert. Kolten shrugged but she motioned for him to keep it. He seemed a little caught off guard but turned it up so the sound surrounded the whole rooftop from hidden speakers.

As the first verse started playing Katiniss was laughing and slowly moving, she was barefoot, her hair hanging long in waves. The chorus started and she was descending the stairs while singing. She was singing down to Kolten. She jumped off the last few stairs and spun while dancing, moving her whole body and arms. She looked breath taking, so naturally gorgeous while being a regular teenager. She danced and laughed around Kolten, she grabbed him from behind singing into his ear.



Keep playing my heartstrings faster and faster
You can be just what I want, my true disaster
Keep playing my heartstrings faster and faster
You can be just what I want, my true disaster

Kolten spun her out and back in picking up her bridal style. She actually did a half cartwheel out from him flipping her hair back. From another area Haymitch would be watching and making the staff of the penthouse use the hidden cameras to get all angles of the two goofing off. The videos would edited like a music video and posted virally online of the two lovers in District 12, making the best before the disaster, it fit with the song.

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Kolton slept like a baby the night before. When the next morning rolled around, the first sensation he noticed was Katniss’ body against his own. Of course, this was the most pleasant feeling he could know. They were able to sleep in each other’s arms last night and wake up today with nothing to do. It was important to prepare for the arena but Kolton enjoyed having just one day where he and Katniss could just be a couple and nothing outside of themselves was going to intrude or interfere with their day. It was rough imagining how everyone back home was holding up, but Kolton refused to allow anything to ruin his mood.

The deep kiss woke him up properly and Kolton immediately noticed she was more relaxed and had been able to sleep. “I love you, too.” Kolton responded after quieting her down. Today, they did not need to think about those things. While Kolton said nothing else about that matter, he assumed she picked up what he was trying to tell her. First, the couple spent their morning having a breakfast in the dining room. The food tasted amazing but his eye was mostly on Katniss during breakfast. Something was different about her and Kolton loved it.

After Haymitch spoke about Katniss seeming perkier, Kolton just smiled to himself and enjoyed the difference. It was honestly not often when Katniss acted this way. He wished she would relax and let go more often so he could see this side of her. While he loved any side that she showed him, he undoubtedly loved it when she acted carefree and happy. It made him feel like his job loving and caring for her was successful. Walking hand-in-hand, the couple explored their floor. They were on the top floor and had access to the rooftop garden. When Kolton stepped onto the ground outside, he realized how unreal this felt. It was gorgeous, more so than any other garden or forest he had seen in his entire life.

Wanting to keep Katniss happy, he found some remote control. Now, the male had no fucking idea where he should point it or what buttons to hit. All he knew was that it played music. He also knew how Katniss loved music and loved to sing. Well, she usually loved to sing if nobody was watching. He could hardly get a performance out of her anymore even though he continued to insist that she was so good at singing and had a beautiful voice. When Katniss motioned to him that she wanted the music to keep playing, his eyebrows twitched slightly but he was not going to argue with her. If that’s what she wanted, then that’s what she got.

Obviously, Katniss knew and liked this song. She started singing as she walked down the stairs. Her eyes were locked onto his and he felt his breath being taken. Her voice was beautiful, she looked gorgeous, and his heart was beating faster. She was singing to him, using her voice that she knew he loved to hear. Plus, she was dancing and smiling, something Kolton enjoyed watching. His eyes were locked onto hers, laughing along with her when she stood behind of him and kept singing.

Deciding he was done only watching, Kolton picked Katniss up with a bridal style carry. He flipped her around and after she landed back onto her feet, he reached to grab both of her hands. One hand raised their arms high while the other kept low as the moved back and forth against each other. His feet was tapping to the beat and his body was moving to the beat even though he did not know the lyrics and could not sing along with her. The smile on his face was growing and he could not take his look away from her eyes. He loved seeing that big, white smile of hers along with her long, gorgeous hair flopping around.

He twirled her around as they were dancing then dipped her over, pressing a kiss to her lips from there. Then, Kolton and Katniss both stood back up and he backed away from her to just keep moving with her, mimicking her motions. By the time the song finished, Kolton was a mess of smiles and laughter, wrapping both of his strong arms around the center of her back and pulling her into his chest. Their lips touched again and this time the kiss was strong and passionate as his hands moved up to the back of her neck, keeping her head still. “You are incredibly cute and gorgeous, you know that?” He murmured happily against her mouth.

 

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The two lovers from district twelve were like something out of a fairy tale, two good to be true, so good it wouldn't end happily ever after. Haymitch was a little surprised at how perfect they were. They’re love just might actually save them. He frowned knowing only one could win but it would help never the less. He told them to keep the cameras going and left the penthouse. By the next day an edited viral video would spread across all through the capitol of the lovers dancing and embracing each other. Everyone would eat them up.

Katniss laughed out after he kissed and bit her lip and rolled her eyes. “I’m not the only one that’s irresistible…..Kolten. You know….if this hadn’t happened. I wouldn’t get time like this but I want you to know….I would of married you, had your children.” She said with a beautiful smile he would have never witnessed. She let her hands comb through his curly dirty blonde hair and pulled him down for a sweet kiss. One that would not be passed up. It was a little more aggressive.

Love was always in kind deeds, thoughtful actions, truthfulness, trustworthiness and self-sacrifice, within that definition lies true passion, not at all the same as lust. Kolten was all of these things and she knew he was special. In her mind, even now with them enjoying each other, in the back of her mind she would promise herself she would defend him….try to get him to survive. All she had to do was make sure he survived the games, then he wouldn’t have to worry about it again. He could protect Prim….hell maybe down the road he could approach Prim when she got older. She wanted her sister happy, her family taken care of. Kolten was to sweet, the thought of him dying was more frightening that thinking of her own death. Katiniss wrapped both hands around his neck, breaking the kiss just to gaze at him.

 

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“I have to be honest with you, Katniss. I’ve thought about marriage and children before.” Kolton started quietly after she pulled away from the kiss. Now, his forehead lightly touched her forehead and their noses were rubbing against each other. A soft sigh emitted from his lips, allowing his warm, clean breath to roll over her lips as they were only inches away from his own. When Kolton talked, they were so close that their lips were brushing together with every syllable he spoke. Not only were their faces close, but Kolton felt his entire body touching Katniss at some position. It was so comfortable.

“I knew I loved you years ago. I don’t care that that we were young when I decided it. Since then, we really have grown up and come a long way. I know most people back home got married just because it helped out financially and the love we share is lost in the past for most people. Every day I wake up and I thank whatever supreme being there might be. I thank the supreme being for putting you in my life and allowing you to love me and vice versa. Katniss, I know I say these things all the time but I really love you and I honestly think you are the most beautiful, most intelligent, and the most kind girl to ever exist. I consider myself unthinkably luck to call you mine.”

This speech he gave to Katniss was captured on video. Every word was laced with sweetness and this part was so good, the video editor did not even need to do anything. The look in Kolton’s eyes showed one of pure love and pure passion. Nobody could mistake this emotion he was portraying to Katniss. It was real, it was not staged, and Kolton was so focused on his lover right now. He finished talking and gave her a smile, hoping she knew that he meant every word from the bottom of his heart.

 

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Katniss was completely lost in just the both of them, in the moment. Kolten had become a part of her soul. Her light was dim and when she met him her light started to get a little brighter. She was a rare flower that would own blossom under certain conditions, with the right tender care and Kolten was the perfect gardener. His words were a little dramatic but she knew he never lied. For a second the thought of them living together, in the future together, even in the poor district 12 was a happy thought. One she thought would never happen.

Somehow Katiniss and Kolten would end up sitting on a comfortable couch that was underneath hanging flowers and plants. Katiniss would snuggle up to Kolten laying her head on his shoulder, wrapping her arms around him.


The odds would forever be a little more in their favor thanks to their undeniable love. Haymitch would have returned to his own hotel room to sit and drink in depression. Sick of being a mentor every year to two kids that would just die. Then again these two only made him more curious, more depressed. It reminded him of the girl he loved and how president snow had taken everything from him. It was almost cruel to publicly expose the two teenagers but it could be used to their advantage. Right now Haymitch didn’t even know there was a bigger cause. He would drink straight from the bottle propping himself on the couch.

Other district tributes would also enjoy the day. Some would explore what of the city they could, others would stay in their quarters like Kolten and Katiniss. The volunteer tributes would waste no time and still use the free day to do more training. They were born and raised more or less to be hunters, to be killers, to win.

 

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The kissing session lasted for a number of minutes. By the time they were finished, Kolton felt his lips swollen from the kiss and his breathing rate increased to the point where it felt like he ran a marathon. These were both amazing signs of a damn good kiss. It was quickly becoming heated and it was becoming passionate but they both had given it a rest to lay on the couch. He did not turn off the music but kept it on that same station of pop music. It was moving onto a slower song and the lyrics were romantic and it made for a nice cuddling scene.

The male looked deeper into her gray eyes, pressing another kiss to her soft lips, rubbing his tongue on her upper and lower lips. His hands cupped her cheeks to start another kiss as he moved down to her neck. For now, he was just so happy to enjoy his time with Katniss. She was so gorgeous in this light and he felt so happy with her again. The male was stroking her face and he nuzzled their noses together just to make them happy again and not think about the bad things again.

After this kiss ended, he started to stroke her cheek with his finger. “What do you want to do next baby? Ready to head back down to our room or want to explore some more?” The tall male asked, tilting his head slightly, one hand resting at the nape of her neck while the other was on the small of her back. Their bodies were close together and not an inch was even separating them. They were close physically and close emotionally. Kolton could feel his heart beating in the moment, ready for wherever they went next no matter what whether they kept searching the place or they just returned back to their room and found something there.

 

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“No I don’t want to see any more of this place than I already have. The way they look, the way they dress…. the way they praise us and bet and taunt on us. Let’s just stay in. Enjoy our time like you wanted.” She said squeezing his hand on her lap. After today they would begin their training for the rest of the week. She couldn’t even begin to think what that would be like. She wanted to talk to Haymitch privately but he seemed to always be drunk. They got up and headed back inside to the penthouse.

Everything had already been cleaned and even though they had eaten a large breakfast there was already refreshments and snacks put out, and because she didn’t even very good at home she didn’t hesitate to grab a plate, she was thrilled to just eat fresh vegetables and fruit. She crunched on fruit and caught Kolten smiling at her. She bit a carrot and leaned forward to let him bite it out of her mouth. He did and for a moment they shared a brief kiss. She had kept half of the carrot and laughed, she finished chewing and went to grab some cut up cheese. Part of her wished her mother and Prim got to eat like this but she wouldn’t wish anyone to live on borrowed time just to have luxury. They were for the most part malnourished so the upped appetite would help with energy and sleep.

 

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While Katniss continued searching through the food, Kolton did the same. While he did not grab anything, the male thought about something to do later. After some deep thinking, Kolton decided to suggest something with the girl he loved. “Katniss, tonight for dinner, how do you feel about us having a date night? After the food is ready, we can enter all dressed up, eat a nice meal together and then we can dance a little again? I am sure we can think of other things too. We’ve never really had one of these before but we’ve always talked about it.” Kolton pointed out, hoping that she enjoyed the idea. They had definitely done research about couples before Panem was in the state it was. He learned about date nights and fancy dinners and movies. It might not be the same but Kolton figured they could replicated a good portion of what they had fantasized about.

After suggesting this, Kolton walked up behind of Katniss and wrapped his strong arms around her abdomen, He inhaled the scent of her body and took it all in, closing his eyes and focusing on how she felt against him right now. Maybe they could take a shower together and just see what they felt like doing after. He had no real plans for the day, other than making the most of this opportunity. He wanted nothing to do with talking or thinking about the arena or training or Haymitch or anything that was not about them and only them.

 

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“Yeah I guess…..that sounds good.” She said a little hesitantly but smiled. She knew Kolten would have done anything to give her anything and in an unfortunate way he was able to spoil her. She didn’t exactly know what it would entail but she figured she would go along with it for him. She felt Kolten hug her from behind and she kept the beautiful smile spread across her lips. Katniss walked down to the couches and crawled up sitting, relaxing as her eyes followed Kolten.

“What exactly did you want to do until then?” Katniss asked looking around the penthouse.

 

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Joining Katniss on the couch, Kolton wrapped both arms tight around her body. His legs followed suite and wrapped around her legs, too. In response to her question, the tall male simply shrugged his shoulders and rested his chin against her left shoulder.

“I don’t know, baby. I guess we could just sit here and cuddle for a while if you want.” The blonde suggested while looking deep into Katniss’ eyes. She was helping him stay calm right now and that made him happy. Kolton decided to lie down flat onto his back but he pulled Katniss with him. Chuckling softly, he pulled the girl on top of him and figured this would be a much more fun cuddling position than before.

 

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Katniss was basked in his warmth as they were comfortably snuggled in each other’s embrace lying on the couch. If you didn’t know they were tributes to a horrible propaganda game, you almost thought they would have just been happy lovers, maybe newlyweds. They had found solitude and comfort in one another, Kolten could get her to open, to not shut down from the true horrors to come. Katniss’s back was to his front, as he was propped up a little more on the arm of the chair with cushions underneath him, his hands around her waist, legs wrapped in hers. She remembered his words, that he would off without a doubt had a family with her. She always never thought about back in the distract what child bearing would be like, what she would be like as a mother, considering her own had done so poorly, but Katniss couldn’t be so hard on her. She had also shut down once her father died, leaving her to raise Prim. She prayed to go Prim never got chosen, else this all would have been for nothing but she still would have volunteered, even if she knew…just to give her precious prim more time, any borrowed time.

She tilted her head back, grinning. Showing more of her gorgeous smile. “This is good, being lazy is good.” She said snuggling, burrowing back into him, laying back, so her head resting on his shoulder, the side of her face pressed against his neck. “What do you think we would have named little so and so….” She said, opening, possibly showing one of the only times she would act like this, she had a small smile as she stared at the artifacts in the room. “I always thought Jensen or Elena or Lena.” She said, she could see him grinning, she bit her mouth turning, so she was positioned more into him.

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Haymitch would be below, in a secret compartment only mentors could be, cameras and a good security system was installed throughout the tributes hotels. He had them zoom in, taking just a few clips of them cuddling. In a way, it made Haymitch feel a little guilty for taking advantage of their love, their trust, but he quickly swallowed any doubt with whiskey, telling himself he was buying them sponsors, and more ways to help themselves in the arena. He had no idea how capable they were of fighting, protecting themselves at this point. They would find out over the course of training over the week.

 

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The remainder of the free day was spent between Kolton and Katniss talking about marriage, baby names, and making love that night. The next day started training. They were dressed in identical uniforms each day. Training lasted three days and they stuck together through every second. The couple learned various combat skills, survival skills, and might have made a couple allies. The Careers thought they were going to be weak. Love and romance was viewed as a weakness. Nonetheless, Kolton did not stray from Katniss and they spent every possible second together and made every day count. That was important to the male.

The third day of training was private. The tributes showcased a skill of their choice and was scored. With Katniss’ dramatic bow and arrow show, she was given an eleven. Some Careers did not even score that high so it was eye opening. When scores were revealed, Kolton scored an eight which was not bad. The Careers averaged between eight and ten. Katniss had tied for the highest score. Kolton showcased his strength by lifting ungodly metal weapons and throwing them. His hand-to-hand combat and strength were his best aspect. Overall, training was a success according to Haymitch.

The next day started with a session with Effie Trinket preparing for the interview. It lasted four hours though the actual interview tonight would take three hours. Every tribute was asked something generic about their experience in the Capitol, how it is different from back home, and what happened during the Reaping. The final questions were more personal. The Capitol had this uncanny way of finding out information they should not know about. Undoubtedly, Katniss would be asked about volunteering for Primrose while both would be questioned about their relationship together. The interview order went female before male and started from the first district.

Kolton was the final interview. When Caesar Flickerman asked Kolton about his relationship with Katniss, he gave the sweetest story possible. He spoke about how they first met, their first kiss, and the first time they said “I love you”. He talked about how kind and brave Katniss was, how beautiful she was, and how much he loved her. Though the Capitol citizens watched this game for fun, they were weak emotionally because his loving words had many constituents in the audience in tears. Nothing about this romance was faked. The love was clear between both Kolton and Katniss.

Finally, Kolton ended the interview answering the question he dreaded. Only one of them could go home? How would he move on without Katniss if he won? Simply, Kolton said he would not. He would do everything to make sure Katniss survived. After the interview, the couple was reunited back together. They shared an intimate moment of kissing and cuddling. Coincidentally, the cameras were on them backstage along with a montage of their intimate moments captured in private like their dancing and cuddling on the top of the Tribute Center.

It was a landslide. The two most favorite tributes were Kolton and Katniss. Everyone was rooting for the love story to work and incredible amounts of sponsorships were lining up. They would be in the arena tomorrow so they only had one day of freedom. Kolton intended to spend it with Katniss in the best way possible. As soon as they hit the bedroom, he shut the door and pinned her arms against the wall, above her head after letting down her hair. His lips attacked hers in the most animalistic, primal way possible as his tongue slithered inside of her mouth to deepen the kiss.

 

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The week went by quicker than most of the tributes would have liked, well other than the career tributes. Training was successful, Katniss seemed to have caught some eyes and together her and Kolten made some allies. Katniss had even had a little girl, take notice of her and Katniss noticed her amazing climbing abilities. There wasn’t any bullying allowed but some of the other tributes, talked behind the lovers back. They were considered weak, and fake. The careers thought it was a clever act. The third and last day, when the tributes showed off their skills and was ranked, Katniss got their attention by targeting the judge’s food, and hit a pig. She gave them a snarky face and thanked them for their time and left, getting the highest ranking ever. Effie had been a little upset until they saw her score, making Haymitch proud. For once, he had just a small glimpse of hope for the teenagers. They had this relationship to their advantage and both had skills, especially the girl with her bow and arrow.

Closer to the actual game, the day before was the longest. They were broadcasted on public television, not just through the capitol but all the distracts. Katniss had watched as Kolten publicly announced his love, saying he would sacrifice he own life. This caught Katniss, she knew from the moment he was chosen, he would protect her to that final moment. Effie had been close and put a comforting hand on her shoulder as they all watched from behind the scenes. There was only one survivor and Kolten was dead set on making sure it was her.

Katniss was brought on stage and Caesar welcomed her, taking her hand, guiding her over and complimenting her on her dress, her beauty and how courageous bravery on volunteering. She had been completed dolled out by Cina, he designed a light pink, almost darker than a shade of pink ball gown dress that had lots of layers and sheer strapped her shoulder, and put her hair into a beautiful updo, sporting her braids but more elegantly with flowers to match her dress. She remembered Cinna had said she was one of the most beautiful girls he had seen and that her fire made her beautiful not just on the outside but inside. She wasn’t really one for dresses or had ever wore anything this extravagant but she did admire the design. It showed her beauty without doing it in a cliché way, not the way most of the tributes looked because of the ridiculous modeling and trends through the capitol.

Katniss answered his questions as honestly as she could, she also revealed her love publicly and confidently. She said she couldn’t have been happier to have met someone, that he was truly kind, caring, handsome. He had taken care of her family, made sure they never starved. When asked about how there could be only one and how she felt about his response to making sure she survived, she gave a sweet smile and nodded.

“He will try to do for me what I do for him….” Was her only response and Caesar had thankfully patted her hands and nodded, letting it go, making the audience give applause one more time for Katniss Everdeen.

Later that night after a fancy dinner with all the others in a huge ball room, Katniss was stuffed, she couldn’t eat any more food. She had spent time being paraded around by Effie and Haymitch, letting them meet various fans and sponsors. Then they were finally left to enjoy their last night together.


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Kolten had slammed the bedroom door and pinned her against the wall, ravishing her in wild kisses, catching her mouth in-between. In-between their passionate kissing, Kolten’s hand had combed through, breaking her hair loose in certain areas, making it messier, sexier. Kolten had already thrown off his tux jacket and bow tie, already had his shoes and socks off. Katniss kissed him back, not fighting him. This is what he wanted, and she was going to let him do whatever he wanted, because she knew he was doing this for her.

 

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The only thing Kolton wanted to think about tonight was Katniss. She looked incredible in her dress tonight and that messy hair was starting to turn him on. His passion and love was burning brighter for Katniss than ever before. His eyes were illuminated more than normal. His breathing rate increased significantly when their eyes locked together after the kiss ended. It was so passionate he could not open his eyes seconds after it ended and their foreheads remained touching.

“Katniss Everdeen, I love you more than words can ever say. All I know is that I can’t lose you. Without you, I have no reason to live. I want to marry you. I want to start a family with you. We have so much time left together in this world. This is not fair and I wish we could change the way the Reaping went. I worry about what will happen in the arena but tonight, I want to focus on you and nothing else. I want to show you and tell you how much I love you. Loving you is the best decision I have ever made. I don’t know what I did to deserve your love but I would do it again. As far as I am concerned, we have a deeper bond than any married couple has. You are my soulmate. You are my other half and no matter what happens, I will be happy because the time we shared together has been nothing less than perfect.”

At this point, his hands were digging into her wrists enough to leave bruises on her wrists with his fingers. Then, he devoured her lips again after his voice started getting hoarse. He was getting hoarse because of the emotions and because the last kiss was so passionate, it took all his breath and took most of his ability to speak properly. The love he felt was growing even deeper in his heart, wanting nothing more than to keep that smile on her face. When he finally released her arms, his hands crushed into her hips, pinning her harder against the wall as his tongue forced its way inside of her mouth and he started to rub against every inch of her cheek and across her tongue. Saliva was dribbling down his chin but he was not paying attention to anything else. His entire body felt even hotter than when they wore those firesuits during the parade.

Kolton’s eyebrows furrowed during the kiss and placed his hands onto her ass. He squeezed her flesh and then picked her up in the air, carrying her towards the bed where he finally dropped her down onto her stomach. With Katniss on her stomach and her head turned to the side, Kolton pounced onto the brunette and pinned her arms down again as he began kissing her neck. He left a few hickeys on each sides of her neck so she would see them clearly. He was going to mark up her body tonight.

After kissing the girl, he retracted his lips from her skin and worked on pulling down the zipper of her dress. Little by little, he exposed more of her back and kissed all the way down until he finished unzipping her. The dress would easily slide off her shoulders and down her body leaving her clad in whatever lingerie she was wearing.

“Katniss, I love you so fucking much. You are the sexiest girl to ever live.” He purred quietly into her ear, moving the young woman onto her back again while their lips reattached. His hands started to firmly squeeze her large breasts, fondling her gorgeous tits through the material of her bra if she wore one. Sometimes, he would smack her breasts and leave a couple handprints, grinding his crotch against Katniss’ panties. When they were last in the training center, Kolton managed to swipe some rope that they could use in the bedroom and also managed to find some duct tape. That would come soon but first he just wanted to kiss Katniss more than ever before and feel her hands touching him while she still could. Now his hands were on her hips, pressing into her body while he felt the bulge growing within his pants.

 

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All Katniss could do was take the fiery passion Kolten was about to unleash. It would distract her and make her pass out she was sure. She would passionately kiss him back and laughed out as he grabbed her ass lifting her up. He brought her to the massive bed and threw her down, face forward. Her body bounced, she had a grin spread across her face and gasped out purposely as he pounced pinning her. This made her adrenaline and arousal start to get worse, they had now made love only twice, this would be the third in one week. More than they ever would have back at home. In her own mind, she was afraid they both might die so she wanted to give him anything he wanted and she knew that was her.

As the dress was peeled off her body she breathed out as he trailed kisses down her back until he had her flipped over on her back, in her white lingerie . Something she had also never had the luxury of having. He devoured her lips in his own, sucking, biting. Already hickies would be brightly painting her body. As he grinded his body into hers, she felt his growing arousal and bit her lip as he messaged her breast. Effortlessly her bra was unstrapped and tossed to the side. Kolten took her fleshly mounds, her nipples hard, giving them attention they needed as she arched back. Her hands found their way to grab a little aggressively through his dirty blonde curls.

 

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The next few minutes were spent by making out and touching one another. Kolton finally pulled back and started undressing himself. He was slow to undo the buttons. He undid the first four buttons and placed her hands onto his rock hard chest. They kissed some more before he undid the rest of the buttons and slowly removed the shirt. His pants were the next to go slowly as before. When they were pushed down to his knees, Kolton guided her hands to his crotch so she could feel his hardening girth. “Don’t be shy. Touch me all you want.” He coaxed, wanting Katniss to feel amazing and enjoy this as much as he did. They were both only clad in underwear. When Kolton pulled back from his lover and pressed a sweet kiss to her lips, Kolton removed his body from the bed and reached down to the nightstand beside the bed.

“I have a surprise. I managed to take something from the training center.” Besides, what were they going to do if they found out? Kill him? Oh well. Kolton did not make it a secret. He loved bondage and wanted to tie her up. He only used scarves before. This was the real deal. This time, he wanted to tie her hands together behind of her back so he helped Katniss onto her knees and slowly tied the rope around her wrists. After her wrists were bound, he crawled in front of her and sat upright on his own knees. “I love you Katniss. Does this feel okay?” He whispered, hoping she was alright so far, sliding his hands down the length of her back to her ass again, slowly pulling at her panties.

 

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Not all the tributes would be enjoying possibly their last night alive indulging in sensual romantic pleasure with their lover, but Katniss was. Haymitch had enough respect to give them privacy, he had resentment in the fact he also had a girl he loved when he was younger. President Snow put an end to her life and his families when he used the game arena to his advantage. While he let the young tributes to enjoy their last night together he did use what footage the security had gotten to make a video. It showed them dancing, cuddling, kissing. It was presented like a marketed music video and was secretly shown to all the sponsors but of course it had leaked out over the districts. Prim and Katniss mother would see from an old projector. She would hold Prim close as they both had tears, seeing Katniss and Kolten happy, getting to experience things they never would back at home.

Kolten had pulled back to start undressing himself. He knew Katniss found him desirable and loved it. He would have never forced himself to be with her otherwise. He guided her hand to his chest and then down to his crotch once his pants were removed. Katniss squeezed his hardness, it was sexual but also relaxing. She let her hands explore him for a few minutes, taking in his beauty. They would have made beautiful children and Katniss wasn’t too worried about pregnancy now. She didn’t think it would matter if she died, the baby would even have time to fully grow and if she did somehow survive a widow, she would have his kid. She didn’t know if that kid with her being a winner, if it would still have to abide by the rules of the reaping. Which was why she never wanted children back at home. It was only forcing them to have to do this game, to live a short life.

Kolten then said he had a surprise and pulled rope out of the nightstand. She grinned as he crawled back to tie her wrist to the head of the bed. It was secure but not tight enough to hurt, just to keep her in that position. She nodded as he asked and smiled up at him. He let his hands roam down her back to her ass removing her lacey panties pulling them off.

“I love you Kolten Smith Everdeen.” She said her last name only because she had made comments about him wanting to take her last name even though it was untraditional because of her father.

 

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“I love you too, Katniss Everdeen Smith.” It was something they both did. Never certain who would take which name, Kolton enjoyed them both using each other’s last name when they talked about their love. “You look so gorgeous all tied up right now. My helpless, beautiful wife.” He whispered, placing a gentle hand onto her cheek. As far as Kolton was concerned, they were married and held a deeper connection than any actual married couple would have. While touching her face sweetly, Kolton leaned down to press a sweet kiss to her lips again, his free hands sliding down his own boxers.

Finally, they were both nude. Kolton only wanted to add one more time. From the same drawer, he removed a roll of duct tape. The gag was his favorite part. He gagged her before with a scarf but he always wanted to use a tape gag. To see the imprint of her lips against the tape, to hear those sexy noises, to see those lips trying to move against the gag… it was hard to not love a tape gag. It was classic and it was simple. Kolton did not need anything exotic. This was perfect.

Holding up the role of tape, he measured out once strip of duct tape to match the length of her lips. After ripping off the tape, he gently placed it onto her lips and patted it down softly so it was firm against her lips. He saw that imprint against the tape and pressed a kiss to those lips, feeling the outside of the silver tape. From there, he crawled down further and spread open her legs. The girl’s left ankle was tied to the adjacent bedpost before her right ankle met the same fate with more rope from the first go around.

Officially, Katniss hands were tied together to the headboard of the bed, her legs were spread open and tied to the foot of the bed, and a piece of tape was over her lips. They had hardly touched but his erection was strong. He crawled on top of the bed before planting his hands onto her breasts before squeezing them. His lips were pressed against her neck again while letting that thick cock start rubbing against her thigh. “This is so sexy. You are gorgeous all tied up. I am going to fuck you hard tonight, Katniss. I am going to make sure we never forget this night.” He promised her, kissing her over the tape gag again while digging his fingers harder into her mounds of flesh on her chest, pressing the tip of his cock against her entrance.