Silent Temptations
The Prologue
Peeta's POV
"If I could choose whether to breathe or to love you, I would use my last breath to tell you…I love you," those were my last words to Katniss.
The forest sits under unlit forbidding air. For miles around the place no living plant grows except for the unpleasant groups of straggly thorns.
No matter where you go you always feel like you're being watched. Even on the sunniest days the forest is still under a thick cloud of murky fog.
This place is good example of the underworld, a world where no light has ever entered or ever will enter.
I don't usually visit here but I'm here to make a deal.
I stand in pitiful hollow as a black Audi R8 pulls up along the path. A man steps out of the car, around the age of 17, quite tall and with sleek black hair, guarded by several other people.
He steps forward and speaks, "Mellark what a surprise seeing you here…"
I give out a faint laugh, "I didn't come here for chit chat Zed. You know what I want."
"What? The Girl? That's why you're here?" He laughs "Didn't put you down as much of softy, Mellark."
I step forward, "Just let her go and I'll leave here. You won't ever see my face again."
"See that does interest me but the girl is much too priceless…"
I interrupted his sentence "She Has a Name!"
"…anyway I am having too much fun tormenting her."
I lunged forward and grabbed him "You Touch One Hair on Her Head and…"
Zed pushed me to the ground "You'll do what. I've already got the power over you." He stood over me, his boot deepening into my chest "So what are you going to do?"
I lay there speech-less as Zed had deepened his foot so far I found it hard to gasp.
"Thought so….." he said whilst walking towards the car.
I jumped up and ran towards him, "Wait!" I shouted "I've got something that you want."
He turned around "And what could you have that would possibility interest me..."
"A deal..."
He stepped forward ordering his henchmen to leave "so what kind of a deal are we talking about here."
"In 8 months time during the month of the re-living my powers will be complete. They're yours if you let her go."
He stood there silently. Only the sound of the wind could be heard. He looked at me "When do you want her?"
"I don't mind when but soon and you need to swear you'll return her home"
"No way, she knows too much..."
I now stood right in front of his face. I say "If you do anything to her then I will use my new powers to tear you down bit by bit. Oh and I will let everyone in the whole of underworld watch you burn to a crisp"
He was now scared, "You really want to take that risk, leaving her for a whole 8 months to wait."
I laugh "Don't try and play smart with me...So is it a deal."
"I'll think about it, "He walked away into the darkness leaving me tempted, immobilized and deep down panicked.
Chapter 1-Chaos
Katniss's POV
Dark, dingy and dripping with unseen dangers, abandoned buildings formed the alleyway, that didn't seem to have an end. Cold-blooded vermin held claim to this place, it was their domain.
My dad used to come here. Is that why I'm here? How did I get here?
A nightmare I thought. I haven't really woken up yet. This is all just a horrible dream.
So I started walking into the misty darkness, desperate to find shelter from the heavy rain. All of a sudden I'm stopped by something. It's bright. A flashlight.
I squinted when the light came to stop between my eyes, dazzling me blind. I had a terrible realization that I defiantly wasn't dreaming.
"What do we have here, another one of those teenage rats. You can't be here. This road has been closed for years," the man snarled at me.
He continued, "How many are with you? I know what you teenagers are like, like to visit abandoned places and cause chaos. You think it's cool do ya? Well not in my watch."
I couldn't remember much of anything. It was as if the whole night had been torn from my memory.
"How old are you?" The man said.
"Sixteen" I replies with my dry and quite voice.
"Not a runaway are you? You have got somewhere to go?" The answer to that question left my mind confused. Did I have somewhere to go?
"You're not that girl are you? Katniss Everdeen."
I gasped "How do you know my name?"
"Why you're all over the news sweetheart. The TV…The reward…They've been looking for you since July."
"July? But it's May."
"May? Why, girlie it September…"
Confusion overtook my mind. He's lying, I'm sure he is…But what reason does he have to lie.
I then turned around and started to walk into the darkness.
The man son started to walk behind me shouting "Oi! Wait a second!"
He lunged towards me and grabbed my left arm. I tried to pull my arm away but his grip was too strong "What do you want with me?"
"You heard me sweetheart. There's a reward and I aim to get it!"
I tread heavily on the man's foot and he screamed girlishly and I ran.
I didn't know where I was going but I knew I had to get away.
I few minutes later I heard someone shouting out my name. It wasn't the strange man. This was a girl, "Katniss? Is it really you?"
The girl came forward, her hair was blond and she was wearing an average school girl outfit with a pink ribbon in her hair.
"Who are you?" I said.
She looked at me confused, "It's me Madge. Your friend Madge. What happened to you?" She came closer to me now with opened arms but I pushed her.
"Don't touch me! Leave me Alone!"
"Katniss? What's happened to you? You weren't like this before."
"Before? We've never met each other. Who do you think you are?!"
I started to run again. I wanted to get away from her, but soon failed as she was running right behind me.
"It's ok Katniss. I'm calling the police. Everything is going to be fine," she shouted.
The police? I thought. What does this have to do with the police?
I've been running for at least half an hour now.
And just when I thought I was fine a felt a tap on my shoulder.
There stood a lady dressed in a black and white police uniform; she was surrounded by several other officers'. She started to speak "Katniss? Hi I'm Officer Smith. Why don't we head down to the station where we can talk a bit more?"
She aimed her hand to my arm but I rugged away reluctantly, "I'm not going anywhere with you."
I started to fight to and of the other Police who tried to tell to go with them.
"Oh great another one of those rebellious freaks" she whispered however very badly as I was heard by everyone.
"I'm really sorry but I have to do this Katniss."
Several Officers grabbed me and one injected me with anaesthetic. I slowly fell into a deep sleep…