It had all happened so sudden, Finnick's words were ringing in her head as she kept her aim on him. Remember who the real enemy is. Katniss stared at him, realising what he meant. What Haymitch had meant. The real enemy was the one who put them all back in the arena. President Snow. Katniss instantly reached for the wire and she heard the thunder crack from above as Finnick shouted something. She ignored him as she wrapped the wire tightly around the tip of her arrow, then aimed towards the top of the dome. Instantly the lightning struck the tree and she let the arrow fly.
Moments later Katniss was laying unconscious inside one of the hovercrafts, with Haymitch kneeling over her. Haymitch moved near to kneel beside her shoulder, then acting on instinct Haymitch held his ear above Katniss's mouth and nose, checking to see if she was breathing as he watched her chest. After a few seconds he didn't feel or hear anything and he felt a vice clamp around his heart.
"Shit,"
Haymitch moved back from leaning down and put two fingers under Katniss's jaw on her neck looking for a pulse. He felt a faint beat under his finger tips and he sighed slightly relieved. He knew that Katniss wasn't breathing and he settled himself by her head. Her skin was pale and her lips were blue. Haymitch looked at Katniss and parted her lips as he did a finger sweep of her mouth, then he hunched over her face, tilted her head back, opening her airway, held back her forehead and pinched her nose closed with his thumb and forefinger.
"Come on Katniss," Haymitch murmured.
Haymitch took a breath and held Katniss's chin, before sealing her lips with his own. He exhaled a breath in to his friend's lungs and her cheeks puffed out, then he sat back on his knees as he watched Katniss's chest rise and fall, a mockery of breathing. Haymitch leant down and pinched her nose, then blew another breath in to her unmoving body. Katniss's chest rose and fell then she was motionless again and Haymitch scowered his mind for what to do next. Katniss's head lolled to the side lifelessly when Haymitch didn't hold it in place and he felt helpless as he checked to see if she was breathing on her own once again, but he found that she still wasn't.
"Stay with me Katniss, we need you, come on breathe," Haymitch urged.
Haymitch leant down once more and it was almost a few minutes of breathing for Katniss until he sighed and felt the tears stinging in his eyes. He fought against them and took a deep breath, pinched Katniss's nose and then gave her a breath. He let his lips linger on her's, forcing all the air he had in his own lungs in to her's.
At that moment though Katniss felt air go in to her lungs, she felt a warm sensation on her lips but it went away after a second. Her chest jerked unexpectedly and then she felt the need to cough. She could hear heavy breathing near her and she could hear a voice that sounded very familiar, then she felt pressure on her nose and on her chin.
"Don't do this, breathe Katniss, please, breathe for me," Haymitch pleaded,
Then Katniss heard a gentle voice, then the warm sensation was on her lips again and she felt air being forced in to her. Katniss suddenly coughed and gasped for air as Haymitch let out a sigh of relief. Katniss slolwly opened her eyes, every object was blurred and as she blinked the unfocused concerned face of Haymitch filled her vision. Katniss coughed once more as she felt Haymitch pull her in to a close embrace, wrapping his strong arms around her.
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