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So there is probably not going to be any Thresh/Rue, but Thresh will play one big part in this story. Anyways...
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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN THE HUNGER GAMES. OR THE CHARACTER. SUZANNE COLLINS DOES. I JUST OWN THE IDEA.
CHAPTER 3
Cato had decided to find some berries, because food supplies were running low again. He didn't expect it to rain. "Shit." He cursed under his breath. Luckily he brought his pack with him. It contained a rain jacket and some other supplies.
As he continued walking the rain poured and the wind blew. Some pathetic rain couldn't stop him, well maybe it can...
Cato then decided to stay put and when the rain calmed down he would go back to camp. He watched the rain pour and thunder roll. Cato may have been strong, but he often didn't think. His thinking consisted, 'Strength will always win.'
'No one can beat me. No one can outsmart me.'
'I've been training this for my life.'
Well Cato could have used a bit knowledge.
He was standing under a tree and lightening struck. It hit the exact tree that he decides to rest under. The tree tumbled down. Cato was too late to escape. The tree collapsed and Cato's right leg got caught under the tree. He struggled to get out of the trees grasp. Unfortunately the Gamemakers decided to put a mutt or some type of animal going his direction. He tried to dodge the mutt's attacks but with one leg trapped under a tree, it wasn't very easy. He took his sword and swung it at the mutt. "Fuck." He missed. The mutt mauled his body. Deep scratches appeared on his arms and small cuts on Cato's face appeared. The mutt bit his left side of his waist and Cato let out a small gasp. He started to cough up blood. He stopped after a moment. Cato took one more swing with his sword, using his full strength this time. He got the mutt this time. It cut the mutt in half. Cato was panting heavily. He struggled. The tree was heavy and the mutt caused some very deep wounds. He used what strength he had left to cut the tree. He was finally out of under the tree. Cato slowly got up, but his right leg wasn't very willing and his waist was in deep pain. He swore he heard cracks when he moved his leg. He tried his best to find at least shelter. He got to about a mile before his right leg and his waist couldn't take it anymore. Cato's arms were nearly all covered in blood. He was not in a good shape this moment. Where are his sponsors? He couldn't believe that he would die like this. Sitting on a bush slowly dying... Then all of a sudden he heard rustling. Leaves? No. Cato heard footsteps as well. Clove? It's got to be her. He gathered the strength he had and limped his way to the footsteps. He collapsed and saw shoes. Boots to be exact. CLOVE! Cato screamed in his mind before he knew it Cato grabbed onto the foot and was slowly falling unconscious the last thing he heard was a yelp. Strange, Cato thought. Doesn't sound like Clove...
"Katniss… what are we going to do with him…?" Rue whispered in the rain.
"I… I don't know…" Katniss said staring at Cato's wrecked body.
"Should yo- we…kill him…?" Rue asked quietly.
"But if we leave him like this… won't he die anyways…" Katniss blinked.
"Isn't he your…enemy…? If he dies…then who is left…" Rue stated softly."Won't letting him die be unfair…?"Rue said. 'Hold on Rue. What are you thinking…nothing is fair in the Hunger Game,.' Rue suddenly thought.
"So what do we do…?" Katniss questioned Rue. Katniss wanted to kill Cato, but she didn't know if she could do it. She killed Marvel from instinct, because he had tried to kill Rue. But Cato…what did he do? Besides despising her and wanting her dead, nothing really. Maybe he killed Peeta, but she didn't know if it was true. So will she regret it if she killed him? A part of her said 'Yes! Cato's ruthless! He'll kill you anyways!' but another part said, 'Wait for it…you never know what might happen… don't kill him yet…'
Everything was silent. The only things that was heard was the uneven breathing of Cato and the rain falling.
"I think we should help him…" Rue broke the silence. "If heals from his wounds and still wants to kill us then we'll kill him." Rue continued in a whisper. It was loud but the voice was confident. 'Since when did I ever say stuff like that,' Rue thought in shock of herself. Katniss stayed silent for a while.
"Well if that's our plan then we'll have somehow have to get his body into the cave…" Katniss pointed out.
What's that smell? Food? Cato has awoken from his unconsciousness. His eyes felt heavy but he slowly opened them anyways. Damn his whole body ached. He noticed that his right leg was bandaged and his arms were mostly covered some sort of plant. Cato touched his left side of his waist. It was also bandaged up, though it didn't hurt as much as before it was painful to move. He tried to sit up to see more of his surroundings. FUCK. His waist was even in more pain and his head was spinning.
"You shouldn't move around that much yet…" A soft voice said. Cato's voice snapped his head up. He ignored the pain that was starting up. District 11's tribute. The small little girl from District 11. 'What was she doing here?' Cato thought in confusion. This must be a dream, Cato stared at her.
"Umm…those leaves on your arm…you should be able to take them off…"Rue indicated. Cato looked at his arm then back at the girl. He took his right hand and slapped himself. Ouch. This isn't a dream. He reached for his sword but it wasn't any where in sight. "Where's my sword?" Cato finally spoke. His voice was hoarse and his throat was burning.
"Here eat this…" Rue handed Cato some roots, but he didn't even glance at them.
"I don't need your help…" He said bitterly. "I'm going back to my camp, after I kill you." He simply said.
"You can't move if you want to." A familiar voice said bluntly. Cato turned to see District 12's rat. She was holding a dead duck and some berries?
"What the fuck?" Cato blurted. "I'm leaving." He got up and immediately leaned on the side of the cave for support.
"See?" Katniss implied. "Just lay down and eat what Rue tells you to." She technically ordered. "We promise we won't kill you until you're completely healed." Katniss affirmed.
"Sure you promise." Cato rolled his eyes.
"You're in horrible condition right now and you'll probably not be able to get anywhere for maybe a week or two." Katniss argued. "Plus rain is still pouring and lightening is striking." She pointed out. Cato glared at her and she glared back
"Fine." Cato grunted. "But as soon as I'm healed, I'll be gone you'll both be killed," He explained. "And you guys can stay in your own side while I stay on my own side." He said. Katniss just shrugged.
"You should just eat what Rue gives you, or sometimes me." Katniss responded. She started a fire and Rue slowly walked up to Cato and handed him the roots. "These should help you with your throat." Cato took it. "Umm…so what happened…?" Rue asked softly.
"None of your god damn business." Cato spat and Rue slowly backed away. Why did he need these rats to take care of him? He must be bringing shame to his District.
"What an intriguing twist in this year's Hunger Games!" Caesar Flickerman said with great amusement.
"District 2's Cato, a Career in the care of Katniss, the girl on fire and little Rue from District 11." Claudius Templesmith spoke. "The Capitol was devastated when Peeta Mellark died, ending the star-cross lovers, but the Capitol just loves this even more!" He continued. The screen showed the Capitol's people screaming the tributes's names and betting who will win.
"Who knows what will happen next!" Caesar said excitedly.
This was a very hard chapter to write. Very hard. It was difficult to explain how Cato got hurt. Well Katniss and Cato completely depise each other right now, and Rue is going to fix that! Sorry this is probably not my best chapter. Next chapter will have some romance XD!
REVIEW! The more I get, faster I update and the longer the next chapter will be!(I was planning to have a lengthy chapter for my next update tho...and I'll have some different POV's next time) But REVIEW anyways!