Hey everyone! I wrote this a long time ago, and i thought i would share it! Oneshot, so here we go.
Rue's Death Her POV
I was quiet and stealthy, hopping in the trees. Katniss was out there, in the arena, going to the Cornucopia to blow up the Career's supply pyramid. We came up with that plan, last night at dinner. I whistle our 4 note tune and jump to the ground. I look around, seeing nothing but trees and the bright blue Arena sky. The Mockingjays, my friends, repeat the tune to deliver to Katniss. I was okay. For now.
I take one more step, and next thing I know, I am in a tangled mess. A net. "KATNISS! KATNISS! HELP!" I yell, hoping she would come to my rescue. Of course she would. We were allies. No, more than that. We were like sisters. I loved her like a sister. "RUE! WHERE ARE YOU!"she yells back, panicky. She comes out from the bushes, her bow ready. She takes out her knife and cuts the snare. I then see the District 1 boy, Marvel appear from the clearing, spear in hand. He throws the spear directly at us. Katniss instantly shoots Marvel in the neck, killing him. BOOM! I hear the cannon blow. I look at my stomach which was a bloody mess and a spear sticking out. I fall to my knees, Katniss behind me. She puts my head on her lap, stroking my messy hair.
"It's going to be okay. Your okay. Your okay." She whispers. I know I'm not okay, the wound is deep. "Did you blow up the food?" I croak, shuddering at my cracked voice. "Every last bit." She says, holding on to me like her lifeline. Like she was dying, and I was at her side. "Good." I whisper. A tear rolls down her pale cheek. The cheek I've kissed before I told her I was going to get some water by the river, and she'd say, "Be careful!". The cheek that lifts high and turns rosy when she laughs.
"You have to win." I say, realizing I won't make it. Her eyes are puffy. "I will. For the both of us. I promise." I start to close my eyes, and her grip tightens. "Can you sing?" I ask, my last request. Her beautiful voice cracks when she sings.
"Deep in the Meadow, Under the willow. A bed of grass, a soft green pillow. Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes. And when again they open, the sun will rise."
Her voice is getting weaker as she sings. I am getting weaker. I can die any second. My heartbeat slows with every breath. I see a blinding white light getting closer. I need this light.
"Here its safe and here its warm. Here the daises guard you from every harm. Here your dreams are sweet and tommarow brings them true."
My eyes close. I am lifeless. But I died knowing someone loves me. Someone cared for me. Katniss Everdeen. The Girl On Fire. The Girl Who Wrapped Me In Flowers. The Victor. The Mockingjay. That is what I saw when I died. Not a mockingjay, but the face of the rebellion, The Mockingjay. My savior.
She sings the last line, barely audible. But I can hear it. Even though I am dead, and I never knew the Meadow Song, My Lulluby to Sleep. I can hear the whisper of the trees say, here is the place where I love you.