Chapter 1.

Rue's POV

I was poking through my meager garden of remedies. I had Thresh to talk to. Cato, Clove, Glimmer, and Marvel won't talk to me. I already forgave Marvel for hitting me with the spear. Thresh has a lot of friends here, but I don't. Everyone just seems to feel bad for my short life. I never minded.

I poked a hole in Cloud 9. I checked to see Katniss. I saw the rebellion, a war, fighting, and bombs. I really didn't like the fighting, but I suppose it's for the better. Mutt fire just hit Katniss. A tear rolls down my cheek. So many unnecessarily lost lives.

"Rue?" said a soft voice behind me.

"Yeah?" I turned around. All I can see is a small girl with pale skin and blond hair. "Prim?"

"Yep!" she smiles, "Katniss thought we could be good friends."

"Yeah." I smiled. A friend.

***3 months later***

"So whatcha wanna do today?" Prim plops down next to me. We have been hanging out since the bombing. It's much nicer here when someone your age and size likes to talk to you. I still talk to Thresh, but he's the big-brother-type. I love climbing the trees at the arbortorium here, but she likes to practice medical remedies. They don't serve much of a purpose because we're... dead.

"I don't know. Should we go to the lake?" I forgot that Katniss liked to swim, "Well we don't have to, but..." I trailed off.

Prim frowns a little, "I don't mind. It sounds like fun."

"It's okay if you don't want to..."

"No, no. I want to." Prim smiles, "After the lake, what do you want to do?"

"I dunno." I bite my half-eaten apple, "visit the mockingjays and the other animals, I guess."

"Sounds good." She smiles.

We made our way to the lake and forest. I didn't look like 11, but Prim says it looks identical to the woods outside of 12. Prim says Katniss hunts there.

Once we got to the lake, we jumped in. Perfectly clear sky. I never really thought about how there weren't clouds in heaven. Maybe it was because that's where heaven sits, on the clouds.

The water is the perfect temperature. As always. Heaven is just like earth, but more freedom. You can climb to the top of a tree without worring about falling and... dying. It's a wonderful place really.

We swam for about an hour before the sun began to set. Prim was getting out of the lake when she saw a small tabby. She waved me over. I really don't know why she would get so worked up over a tabby.

Prim kept on chasing this rugged cat. She never really explained, so I just followed. She stopped once she hit the edge of something. We couldn't tell what right away. We did begin to realise. This was the beggining of something.