A/N--New fic. This will be told completely from Cato's POV. It begins with Clove's death. You can read about that in more detail in my fic, 'Wanting Later', the fourth chapter is the one that talks about her death.

This might get a tad bit confusing in the first few paragraphs. The italics is the beginning, only the beginning. The rest of the story is told to Clove, as if in a letter. Yes, Cato does go insane, yes, he does ask for this reprieve. You, as the audience, are Clove. This is just a sampler. Any following chapters will be longer, and there is a great possibility that this will take a while to update, do to other fics I've been writing.

Disclaimer--I don't own anything that sounds familiar, man :D.

Enjoy :)!

-Mel

I yell. I scream. I rip at my clothes. I push my lips against her mouth, trying to restore the flow of oxygen. "CLOVE!"

I can't deal with this. I don't think I'll make it out. Not for her, not for me, not for anybody. I can't do it, I can't do it, I can't do it. No, no, no, no, no! "CLOVE!" Please don't leave me. You can't leave me. You can't leave me here, alone. You can't!

"I need help!" I whisper-yell to the sky, to the Capitol, to my mentor. They've got to get me something. "I need to forget about her death. I won't make it if I don't forget."

I collapse on her body, breathing in the dead scent of her. I'll die here, then. Because I can't forget about Clove's death. I refuse to forget. The only person who ever touched my heart. The only person I wanted to live, and now she's dead.

I hear a whoosh. A tiny package parachutes from the sky. It contains a little bottle filled with liquid. I open it. "Thank you!" I whisper, not knowing what it is. I drain the entire thing in one gulp, choking back a sob in the process.

Then, everything goes black.

Dear Clove,

I'm so glad they let you out of the arena! It's better that way. But since you're missing all the fun, I'll let you know what's happening.

I walk away from the Cornucopia, the hovercraft disappearing before my eyes. It's time for me to get Thresh. He took my pack. Our pack. I don't know what's in there, but if it's something we need, then I'll get if for us, I swear I will. And I'll take him down while I'm at it.

I break into a steady jog, heading off in the direction that I saw Thresh leave. I was too preoccupied to follow him at the time, I don't remember why, though. I guess it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm off, and even better, it is starting to rain. I know how to kill in the rain. Remember when we trained? We fought in the rain once or twice. I won both times, I think. The memory is getting a little bit foggy, but for the most part, I understand that I won. I almost always beat you, you know. It's funny that you thought you'd be the last one left in the arena. And you're out before everyone else is even dead.

I'm going to admit it, I'm a little bit jealous. But like I said, you're missing out on all the fun. I mean, who do you get to kill now? No one. I get to kill Thresh soon. Then I'll kill everyone else, if they don't die of stupidity first. The Tributes in these Games aren't even a competition anymore.

I lift my face up to the rain. It doesn't annoy me now, like it usually does, but brings about a sense of peace. Remember the time you made Josephine pass out, you had your hands around her neck for so long? That kind of peace. That was a pretty good day for me. I can remember it so vividly now...

I smirk as I watch you fighting Josephine. Rickie is in the back, tending to the bloody nose that I just gave her. I think of how my fellow trainees aren't much competition for me, then I look at you. You might still grow up to be something, I think. We are only fourteen, after all. There is still plenty of time for you to become vicious. This is a good start, I think as you roundhouse kick Josephine in the face, then lunge on top of her. There is a certain amount of grace in your pounce, like...some sort of animal. Anyway, you wrap your arms around her neck, squeezing tight. I actually stand up, I'm so interested to see what will happen. Josie struggles, then slackens, her face all shades of blue and red. But you think it's a trick, so you keep squeezing. I have to come up behind you and pull you off of her. Our trainer is just watching. You scream at me, but I just slap you across the face and point down. Josie is down for the count. Our trainer comes in, making sure she is still breathing, sort of. He announces that she is, and you smirk triumphantly. But I get one last glance at Josie before I walk away, and her face just looks so peaceful...

That is the kind of peace the rain brings me now. My eyes slip shut. I can't remember why, but today has been a very long day. I want some rest. I've got plenty of supplies to last me days, although I intend to dispatch Thresh within the next twenty-four hours. But the rain is simply pouring now, so I decide to take a little break.

I lean against a tree, filling a few bottles with the pure rain water. I'm not really worried about it, there are at least three water sources here that I know of, probably more, but I decide I might as well.

BOOM! The thunder, well thunders, shaking me. Something about the sound, it makes me want to...to weep. I don't know why. It is tugging at my memory, but all I can see behind my closed lids is your beautiful face. It's enough for me, and the image causes the sound of thunder to fade into the background. I feel so peaceful, now. I smile up into the leaves of the tree. I'll rest here for just a bit, and when I wake up, I'll go after Thresh. I want to kill him more than I can understand why. It's not just that I want my pack back, or that I want him to die, or that I want to get out of here sooner. It is a rage that boils in me so hot, I feel like I'm about to explode. But there isn't anything I can do about it now.

I lay back against the tree. BOOM, BOOM, the thunder clangs. But I let the awful sound fade to nothing, fading into nothing myself, for just a little while.

A/N--Yes, I know that is incredibly short. Like I said, it's just a sampler. Any following chapters will be longer, if I get some interest in this story.

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