The Evil Inside Us
Katniss
"How long do you think we'll last here?" I ask Haymitch
"We're on the mountain Katniss, they shouldn't be able to reach us,"
I sigh and pull my gun closer to me.
"Do you think he's alright?" I ask him
"Peeta's a fighter. He knows what he's doing," Haymitch reminds me
"I should've went with him, he could get killed out there by those damn walkers!"
Haymitch looks at me and sighs. "All we can do is have hope,"
I stand up with my gun in my hand. If Peeta and the others are not back soon, I'm going to get them.
"Think about what Gale would think if you went after the boy," Haymitch sighs
"To hell with Gale. He doesn't control me,"
Haymitch smirks. "Just think about how it looks like for you to go after this guy when you already have a boyfriend,"
I get in Haymitch's face. "I don't care what Gale thinks. Peeta is valuable to our group and I'm not going to let anything get to him," I glare at him. I back away from him with my gun and make my way towards camp.
No one knows how this happened. One day it was peaceful and the next all hell broke loose.
People that were dead, came back as the dead. We call them walkers. They have to be shot right through the brain to be killed. I don't know why this had to happen. Could be God's way of punishing us for all the shit we do in this world. Who knows?
Our group has 11 people in it. Me, Peeta, Gale, Finnick, Annie, Madge, Cato, Beetee, Johanna, Haymitch, and my sister Primrose.
Peeta, Finnick, and Johanna went into the city to find supplies. We need supplies. We're low on gas and food. We have plenty of ammo for all of us.
We decided to bring our trucks up a mountain because it's about the safest place to be right now.
It's been too long since Peeta and the rest of the group has gone. I'm going to leave and find them, I'm not just going to sit here.
"Annie can you make sure Prim's alright while I'm gone?" I ask her
"Where are you going Katniss?!" She questions
"To find Peeta, Finnick and Johanna. They've been gone for too long. I can't just sit here,"
"You could be wasting gas Katniss,"
"It's not that far. I'm going to go to the city, put the car in a safe place and travel on foot to find them," I reveal my plan to her
"Do you-" She starts but I cut her off
"Trust me Annie,"
She sighs. "Go Katniss but please be careful,"
I nod and get into one of the cars. Then I speed away.
I park the car right outside of the city. I recognize the trucks by the gate. They haven't left yet.
I grab my bag and start walking. I have to move quickly and quietly. The streets are kinda empty. I do see a few walkers but I can out run them. I walk down to an alley and see a ladder. I climb up, so I can have a better view of things. Maybe I'll spot our group.
When I make it to the top of the building, I look around to see if I can see any signs of our group. All I see is a bunch of walkers roaming around. A horde of walkers catches my eye because they are beating on the doors to a small store. That's where Peeta and everyone else is probably at.
I climb down the ladder and quickly make my way near the walkers. I take my knife and cut my hand. I leave a path of my blood away from the store towards this gate. I take out my gun and shoot it towards a walker and run.
The idiots follow the sound and my blood. Some stay by the store but it's not like I can't kill them. I sneak up on one and stab it in the head with my knife. The other one comes at me but I kick it back and stab him.
I see Johanna first and she motions for me to go though the back door. I quickly get to the back of the store and see her already at the door waiting for me.
"Peeta's gonna be pissed that you came here," She warns
"Oh well, I helped with the walkers anyway. He can't have a shit fit for too long," I shrug putting down my gun
"How'd you find us?" She asks
"Climbed up on the roof and saw a bunch of walkers banging up on the door. Knew ya'll were in it,"
I hear a door swing open.
"Katniss! What a pleasant surprise," Finnick winks at me
"Finnick. Where's Peeta?" I ask
"He's up on the roof. He should be coming down here so we can get out of here,"
"Well we need to leave fast. It's getting dark and those walkers won't be distracted any longer," I warn him
"We should get going then," Peeta's voice suddenly calls out. He doesn't look surprised to see me. He shouldn't be surprised by now.
"Johanna and Finnick, you two can ride together. I'll ride with Katniss," Peeta tells them
"Give me the bag with the weapons," Johanna says
Peeta takes a look at her then throws her the bag. "Me and Katniss are going to search for some more gas and we'll be on our way,"
"See you on the other side boss," Finnick smiles and then gets in the car with Johanna.
They drive off, leaving us by ourselves. The sun is setting quickly. We're going to have to leave soon.
"So you wanna tell me why you risked your life coming into the city?" Peeta asks while loading up the car.
"Ya'll were talking forever. You were in trouble and I just came to help,"
He sighs and looks me in the eye. "You're going to be the death of me Katniss," He shakes his head
I smirk and reach over for a kiss. He hesitates but eventually gives in.
"You know if Gale found out what we were doing, he would have a shit fit," He smirks to himself
"Well aren't you a mood killer," I laugh. "But Gale doesn't own me. I'm not happy with him and I've told him plenty of times," I lean on the car
"Come on, lets go. We'll finish this later. Can't be too far behind Finnick and Johanna or they'll suspect something," He winks at me
We pull into camp about 15 minutes later than Finnick and Johanna. We unload or things from the cars and bring them to our storage area. I go into the ammo bag and reload my gun.
"Katniss!" What the hell is wrong with you?!" I hear Gale yell from a far
I smile to myself and ignore him. I reload the rest of the weapons and close our storage area. Gale is getting closer to me quickly so I walk away towards the rest of our group to try to get him to stop talking to me. Too bad that doesn't work. He grabs my arm a little too tightly.
"Gale, let her go," Peeta says firmly
"Why should I? She's ignoring me and going to do reckless things because of you!" Gale points at Peeta angrily
I manage to free myself from Gale's grip and back away from him.
"Gale, what the hell is your problem? I went out to help our group! Peeta, Johanna, and Finnick were in trouble. You act like I can't handle this messed up world on my own," I glare at him before walking away from him
Peeta follows behind me. We go to the campfire, with the rest of our group, and eat some of the food we caught. Prim finds me and sits next to me .
"Hi Little Duck," I greet her by giving her a hug
"I wasn't worried about you like everyone else was. I know that you're a fighter and you always come back," She tells me
"Well I'm glad you have some faith in me. Not everyone agrees with my choices but we're all alive aren't we?" I rub her back
"You should be our leader Katniss," She yawns
I shake my head and look at Peeta who is arranging the tents for everyone. "I'm fine not being the leader. Peeta's the perfect fit for that position,"
"I'm sure you and Peeta combined would make y'all an unstoppable force," She says leaning on my shoulder
I take one more glance towards Peeta. "We you look tired Prim, I think it's about time for you to go to sleep,"
She nods and gets up. She walks into our RV.
Hunting is harder now. I have to be on the lookout for a walker and on the lookout for an animal. I have my bow and arrows ready but I also have a knife with me. I hear a snap and I turn around quickly ready to stab a walker in the head. But it's just Peeta.
He holds up his hands with a smirk on his face. "Don't kill me,"
I walk towards him and playfully hit his arm. "Don't sneak up on me like that,"
"I came to help you hunt," He claims
"Oh Peeta, you can't hunt to save your life," I laugh
"Maybe you could teach me?"
I roll my eyes. I hear a moan. I raise my bow and arrow.
"Katniss-"
"Sssssh!" I whisper.
I see the walker the same time it smells our scents. It turns around and moves a little quicker towards us. I steady my aim and then let go of the arrow. It lands clean in the center of its forehead. I walk over to pull the arrow out of its head.
"Looks like you're gonna have to clean that," Peeta says suddenly
"I guess so," I mutter to myself
"I still want that hunting lesson,"
"Yea, well I want you to kiss me but I doubt that's gonna happen," I smirk
"I didn't know that Katniss Everdeen would be begging me to kiss her," He teases me
"Oh shut up, " I say grabbing his shirt and pushing my lip onto his. He moans and pushes me onto a nearby tree and attacks my lips once more.
"I thought I would never see the day. Brainless and Lover boy going at it," Johanna smirks
We push apart quickly, shocked that Johanna saw us.
"Oh don't worry. I won't tell Gale about this affair. I knew this would happen. The way you two would look at each other would aggravate me because you two were clueless,"
I'm the first one to speak. "Um, thanks Jo," I mumble
"Y'all can get back to it. I was just coming to check if y'all were alive," She winks and disappears.
This is the prologue a new chapter should follow this chapter really quickly.