The Hunger Games
"Only one victor may be crowned."
Katniss stared at Peeta as she had many times before, but this time it was very different. He looked back at her and seemed hurt by the way she was looking at him, and at that moment he knew she wanted to win no matter what the cost. He ran. Peeta would never have the heart to harm Katniss but he knew -even from just a glimpse at her enraged eyes- that she would not be as kind as him. Katniss was still in a moment of shock, not able to move, nor think. Peeta was exhausted but he kept running until he was deep in the bushes. He knew it was a matter of time before he would be forced to make another encounter with Katniss which in his head could only end one way, with his death. Katniss felt numb. She limped slowly to find some shelter and was only greeted by the protection of the thick bush.
Katniss woke with a shiver in a cold sweat. Her body hurt from the cold, hard ground. The things that had happened days before were all blurred together and the only thing that stood clearly in her mind was the look Peeta had given her, that scared, shaken look. She could not let this stop her, Prim needed her more now than ever. "I need to see Prim" moaned Katniss out loud. As she started weeping she saw a little silver parcel floating seamlessly down from the sky, it was a gift from her sponsors. The parcel contained one thing, a picture of Prim looking hungry and alone.
Peeta saw a something moving through the trees. He followed it trying to get a better look. Then he saw her hair, it was Katniss. He realised how much he missed having her with him. As Katniss continued walking Peeta wondered how she made so little noise, she was silent. Then he saw her whole body flicker, it was not Katniss it was a hologram. Peeta looked around breathing hard, he knew the hologram would have lead him straight to the real Katniss or somewhere near her.
Katniss could hear footsteps, there was only one person it could be, Peeta. The footsteps were getting softer, She moved quietly grabbing her bow and she began climbing the nearest tree. Katniss' heart started beating faster and faster with each branch she climbed, then she saw him. In a moment her bow was drawn her arrow was dripping with the juice of the nightlock berries "A single drop from the berries can be fatal". She closed her eyes and let go.
The arrow struck hard with a loud thud. Katniss did not dare look at the damage she had caused to Peeta. Thoughts of Peeta ran through her mind all were warm, happy memories, nothing to justify the pain he was going through. Katniss waited and waited but heard no cannon sound, no ship to take Peeta away, no voice to congratulate her, just silence. She could imagine the pool of blood Peeta was lying in. Cold, red blood. She wished she had not done what she did. It was too much for Katniss she had to see him or what was left of him. The silence was broken by her scream.
Where Peeta should have been lying was nothing. No blood, no body, no trace that anything had been there except for one lonely arrow..Katniss examined the arrow, nothing. A hologram had taken the force of the arrow not Peeta. Katniss Could see the hologram faintly flickering in the distance. "Peeta!" she yelled "where are you!" There was a whisper "Don't hurt me" Peeta was to weak to shout. He had no means of gathering food and had not eaten for days. Katniss ran in search of Peeta. Then she spotted him slumped under a bush, he did not look well, there were dark patches under his eyes, his whole body seemed fragile, broken. Katniss slowly crept closer to him and whispered "we must not fall prey to the evil acts the Capitol has forced onto us, we must rebel and change the way the districts are treated!"