I said at the beginning of chapter 1 that I was considering a Mrs Everdeen/Brutus pairing, well I just wrote chapter 13 and I'm not so sure about it. Although if anyone really wants it it's not too late for it to happen still. Just tell me what you think.

Sorry it's late, went to Scotland and couldn't work out how to tether my computer to my mobile networky thingy.

Chapter 3.

At 7 the next morning Katniss was in the middle of a nightmare, Peeta knocked on the door quietly but it didn't wake her up. He fetched Haymitch and the mentor cautiously entered her room. She was tossing around on the bed whimpering softly, Haymitch watched her for a couple of seconds before softly calling her name.

Katniss sat up with a scream and Cato's knife flew out of her hand, Haymitch dropped to his stomach with a crash and the knife sank into the doorframe a couple of inches to the side of where his head had just been. Haymitch stayed on his stomach for a couple of seconds incase anymore blades came his way but the only noise was Katniss' ragged breathing. Peeta peered warily around the door.

'Is everything OK, it's just I heard a scream and a crash and then this thud…' His eyes widened as he caught sight of the knife in the doorframe and Haymitch picking himself up off the floor. 'What happened!'

Haymitch didn't answer him, instead he strode over to the knife in the doorframe and tugged it out with more than a little effort. He looked over the blade closely before turning to Katniss.

'Where did you learn that sweetheart, and where did you get this knife?' He asked quietly. Katniss opened her mouth to answer but Peeta asked a question before she could.

'What's so special about that knife? And why was it sticking out of the doorframe?'

'This knife…' Haymitch answered slowly, 'Came out of the last hunger games arena and it was in the doorframe because Katniss threw it there.' Peeta looked between Haymitch and Katniss in confusion.

'But if it came from the last arena then where did Katniss get it from.' He insisted.

'I wouldn't mind knowing that myself.' Haymitch answered, looking at Katniss pointedly. She avoided his stare and eventually he left, leaving Katniss alone with Peeta. Katniss finally mumbled something into the silence, then she seemed to realize that nobody could understand her because she repeated louder;

'I learned it in training. I found the knife.' Haymitch nodded in acceptance before handing the knife back to her but Peeta had been in training with her and knew that she had steered clear of the knife throwing. He waited until Haymitch had left before shutting the door and coming to sit on the end of her bed.

'Where did you actually learn to do that?' He asked and Katniss fished around for a way to avoid the question but none came up. She fixed her stare on a patch on the floor and finally mumbled something into the silence, then she seemed to realize that nobody could understand her because she repeated louder;

'Cato taught me, he gave me the knife.' Peeta's reaction was explosive.

'Cato! You mean the Cato Stone, 73rd victor? The mental one, the one that keeps killing people?' Katniss nodded mutely and Peeta's words died on his lips. 'When did he teach you?' the baker's son whispered.

'Last night, on the roof, he escaped from Brutus and Enobaria and I bumped into him and he taught me to throw the knife then we talked for a bit and Brutus and Enobaria found us Brutus took Cato down to 2 whilst Enobaria tucked me in and brought hot chocolate.' She said in a rush realizing as she spoke how ridiculous it sounded, Peeta stared at her.

'You were alone with Cato Stone with a knife and Enobaria tucked you in?' He said disbelievingly before he got up and moved towards the door, 'Breakfast's ready when you're ready.' He turned quickly and left her to change.

When Katniss came into the main room for breakfast the others were already sitting around the table tucking in. Katniss sat down at her usual place and helped herself to a large portion of eggs, bacon and mushrooms which she practically inhaled. She was piling bread rolls and several thin slices of meat onto her plate when the doors to the lift slid open. The eyes of everyone at the table turned to look at the newcomer. Katniss smiled when she saw Enobaria but everyone else scowled.

'Wha' d'you wan'' Haymitch growled around his mouthful, Enobaria just bared her teeth at him and sat down opposite Katniss. Enobaria's gold-inlayed teeth glittered as she smiled at Katniss, the polar opposite of the expression she gifted to Haymitch. The district 2 victor helped herself to a roll and a generous helping of chocolate spread.

'Please excuse me; we don't get served chocolate spread down in two.' She said as she bit into it, her sharpened teeth slicing easily through the thick crust. The table remained silent, Peeta gave her hostile glares across the rim of his mug. 'Could I speak to Katniss alone please?' She asked innocently and both Haymitch and Katniss spoke at the same time; Haymitch saying 'no' and Katniss saying 'yes'. The fell silent and glared at one another across the table until Haymitch threw up his hands in defeat and Katniss stood and led Enobaria to her room. The district 2 victor followed, still holding her roll.

'I was just wondering if you knew where Cato's knife was, Katniss? Only I can't find it and Brutus wants to take him out but we can't unless we're certain he's unarmed.' She said, glancing back at the table to make sure no one was listening. Her teeth gleamed whitely in the morning sunlight and Katniss slid the gold knife out of her sleeve.

'Can you please thank Cato for the lesson?' Katniss asked as she handed the weapon over to Enobaria and the woman's eyes widened slightly.

'He gave you a lesson?' She asked incredulously. Peeta, who had come up behind them snorted incredulously. Enobaria spun to face him, the gold knife flying into a ready position. She relaxed when she saw who it was.

'He did better than just a bloody lesson. She nearly stuck that thing in Haymitch's head when he woke her up this morning.' Peeta glared at Enobaria like this was her fault but the district 2 victor seemed more excited than annoyed.

'Really? He is very good but he's never expressed any interest in teaching…' She mused as she turned smoothly and walked towards the door, taking her bread roll with her. 'See you all later maybe, thanks for the knife.' She addressed Katniss directly and Katniss nodded before the elevator doors shut and Enobaria disappeared.

The room remained silent for several long minutes after she left and Katniss rejoined the table. For the rest of the meal only Effie seemed oblivious to the tension. She nattered about some party that she want to just before the reaping and how 'absolutely charming' the ladies looked. To Katniss the meal seemed to drag out forever, she could feel the stares of Peeta and Haymitch on her the whole time and her croissant kept sticking in her throat. Finally Effie excused herself, saying that she had a meeting to get to and Peeta hardly managed to wait until she was out of hearing range before he exploded.

'What was that Katniss? Since when have you been all cozy with the careers? Don't you remember what they've done? That woman ripped out two kid's throats with her teeth!'

'Peeta…' She tried but he interrupted angrily.

'You know, I don't care. You get up close but I guarantee they won't give a damn if you die in there. You can probably bet they'll be the ones to kill you.' He shoved back his chair with an ear-splitting screech and stormed to his room. Katniss remained frozen, stunned by his out of character anger. Haymitch gave her a long look before following Peeta to his room; he paused at the stairs and turned back to her.

'I'm inclined to agree with him sweetheart, I wont pretend to know what's going on between you and the careers but I wouldn't trust them further than I could throw them, keep your distance.' He said and followed the angry Peeta with the hopes of calming him down.

I've written 16 chapters for this. It's really satisfying to look at in the folder on my computer.

R&R.