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Anyhoo… here is the next chapter.
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Chapter #2
Peeta's POV
Katniss runs to Rue and smothers her in a big bear hug; I follow after her and hug them both. Then Thresh decides to join us and it turns into a group hug. When we break the hug Katniss is smiling like a madwoman, and I probably am too. Rue and Thresh then invite us in their small house, it looks identical to ours except that it has flowers on the dining table and dishes in the sink, and we all sit down on the living room couch and fill them in on what happened after they, as we thought, had died.
"So none of the other tributes in all those 74 hunger games ever died?" I ask what I've been dying to ask ever since we arrived.
Thresh nods. "Everyone is here except for the victors, and of course those who have died in the past 75 years."
"Have you talked to any of the long lost tributes?" Katniss asks them. Rue decides to answer this one.
"Yeah, but only a few. Especially the more recent 'dead' tributes."
All of a sudden someone swings open the door and runs into the house, we all jump at the voice. "Tori just went crazy again," they say, and then run back out followed by Thresh, we follow soon after. As I am running it takes me a while to place his name but when I do I cringe at the memory. Tori is the boy from a few years ago that went cannibal and the gamemakers killed on purpose so they didn't have a man-eater victor.
The thought of living in the same area with him kind of freaks me out. Katniss voices my current thoughts and asks, "Has he killed any of the tributes here?"
"No." replies Rue. "But he's come pretty close. We have a few of the older tributes that try to keep him under control. The games permanently damaged his brain or something."
Once we reach the house, Thresh and a few other massive boys enter the house; soon followed by howling and sounds of breaking glass reach our ears. When everything gets quiet again our small group decides to head inside the house and investigate. Shattered glass and pottery litter the floor along with some dried blood in the carpet.
We follow the hallway and path made of broken things and soon come to the correct door. The girls stand there looking at me so I do the honors and open the door. About 6 boys and men stand around a young man, probably in his early twenties, who is tied hand and foot then strapped to a chair.
His face is haggard looking and his eyes are clouded over, shaggy brown hair sticks up in all directions. As he pants tiredly, his eyes begin to lose their glassy covering. "Sorry for all the trouble I caused." He says once his breathing has returned to normal.
A blond haired boy pats him on the back. "No problem man, it's not your fault." I stare at the boy in shock, he looks very familiar.
"Cato?" I ask. His face turns toward me, and his jaw drops.
"I-I thought you won!" He gestures to me and Katniss who has been standing awkwardly behind me during the whole ordeal. "The game makers tricked us and told us that only one of us could win, so we decided to commit suicide," I stated simply. "So the 74th Hunger Games didn't have a victor?" he asks incredulously. Katniss answers with "Yup".
President Snow's POV
"I hope she hasn't found out what I do to the 'dead' tributes and all of the other things that I do behind her back". These thoughts course through my head as I walk nervously down the carpeted hallway to her room. When I get to her door I knock, "Come in," says a raspy voice. "Hello mother" I say with the fear I've felt all my life for her evident in my voice. "Sit." she says with authority. "I wanted to tell you what I want the quarter quell to be," she says smiling wickedly, knowing that I hate the Hunger Games. I inwardly sigh in relief, and hope that she never finds out that none of the tributes actually die. My thoughts then wander to my lovely, wonderful wife and the baby that she is carrying. "Do you understand?" she asks. "Y-yes." I say, even though I didn't here a word. "Then get out before I kill you and your precious little wife," she yells. Without a second though I hurry out of the room without looking back.
On my way to my room I run into Seneca Crane, "Did she find out?" he asks nervously. "No, she didn't " I say. He sighs in relief, "Good, if that happened who knows what would happen to us." Sounding as scared of her as I am. "Oh yeah, that reminds me, have you talked to president Coin about the rebellion?" "I did", I say, "And she will be ready to attack the capitol in about one year, but until then we have to prepare ourselves so we will be ready when the time comes." "Good, the sooner the better I guess", he says. "Well, I better go" I tell him and start to walk away. "Ok, talk to you later, and congratulations on the baby" he says. "Thank you, bye" I smile as I round the corner.
Well, that's it. I hope that u all liked it. Please review I would really appreciate it. And if you have any ideas please share them.
BTW, I will probably be updating like once a week. Anyway, until next time, LATER DUDES, and DUDE-ETTES!
P.S. are any of you actually a boy?
