To Slaughter a Mockingjay

by TheMysteriousGeek2345

Tomas Gatewood has been sent by the Capitol to kill the Mockingjay. Too bad that Katniss is his cousin. Now he has to make the decision- Duty or Family? And what happens when he goes off into the war in the Capitol? Character death, OC story. Currently completed, with the Epilogue posted! :) Edit: New cover image designed on Draw something 2 by me.

1. Chapter 1: Nightmares

I do NOT OWN THE HUNGER GAMES!
I belongs to Suzanne Collins, but I do own Tomas and any other character not mentioned in the story series. This takes place during Mockingjay

Chapter 1- Nightmares.

I was walking in the arena used in the 74th Hunger Games. I knew what was about to happen- the mutts of the dead tributes were to be released, and that dammed girl I know as the Mockingjay and her lover were going to leave Cato, my best friend, to be torn apart by the pack.

I saw the mutts being released, I saw the mutts begin their frenzied chase, and then I saw them. The mutts of my parents, who died when I was younger. Instead of following the pack, the mutts of my parents ran straight towards me.

I couldn't stop myself- I screamed.

"Tomas!" A voice called, and I threw a shuriken in the direction of the voice.

"Brother!" The voice called again, and I snapped awake. My brother, Lukas, stood by my bedroom door.

"I heard you scream. You ok?" Lukas asked.

I frowned, "Just a nightmare, that's all. I was in the arena of the 74th Hunger Games, and the game makers had released my parent's mutts at me."

My brother was deep in concentration. I never told him the truth- we were not native District 2 people. About five years ago, I had asked to join the peacekeepers after my father had killed himself. Mother had died giving birth to my brother, and my father had grown more and more depressed with the passing year.

My old home was District 12. The same home as the Mockingjay.

My home, which had been destroyed by the fire bombs.

I got up slowly, taking my shuriken out of my mirror and shut the door, asking for privacy. I stared at myself in the mirror, noticing my messy brown hair and my grey eyes, and got changed into the peacekeeper's uniform. It had been a year since I had qualified, and I was looking forward to joining the conflict to defend the Capitol.

I then took my 'token' as I jokingly referred to it. It was a photo of me with my mother, my father, and my uncle and aunt. My aunt was expecting when the photo was taken, and I knew who her child was- that Infernal Mockingjay.

After a moment's silence, I walked out of my room, and saw my brother again.

"Lukas, I'm going to ask which district I have been posted in. I want you to go down and find your friends, is that ok?" I smiled, and Lukas nodded, before walking down the corridor.

I paused, and then walked in the opposite direction. To the offices where the people who organised the peacekeepers decided who was going to be posted where.

When I arrived there, however, the head of the deployment office walked up to me and smiled.

"Ah, Tomas Gatewood. I've been waiting for you. I want you to go on a special mission. I want you to slaughter a Mockingjay for me." He grinned, "A particularly feisty one, which goes by the name of Katniss Everdeen."