HI!:D So I haven't updated for a while and to make it up I made this chapter longer!

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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN THE HUNGER GAMES OR THE CHARACTERS. SUZANNE COLLINS DOES. I JUST OWN THE IDEA.


CHAPTER 4

'What is that girl thinking? Helping a Career!' Haymitch couldn't believe what he was watching. There was ruckus everywhere, especially District 2's mentors and people.

"What have you taught her?" Effie was shaking her head. "Why would she help a Career! She already is teaming up with a little girl!"

"Effie calm down. I'm positive that Katniss has a plan." Cinna tried to convince Effie down, but she didn't seem very convinced.

"What do you have to say about this Haymitch!" Effie dared him to answer.

"Nothing, I have no idea what that girl is thinking." Haymitch stared at the screen. He just hoped that Katniss knew what she was doing.


"Gale..." Prim tugged on Gale's arm to catch his attention. "Why is Katniss helping the bad guy?"

"I don't know Prim..." Gale couldn't believe that Catnip was helping some rich ass. "Knowing her, she has some plan." Gale patted Prim's head. "Don't worry about it." He attempted a smile. Catnip, you better know what you're doing.


Thresh wasn't an open guy. He likes to keep everything to himself, so people thought of him as mysterious. When he entered the games it was unexpected, but he managed…so far.

He didn't like rain, not that much anyways. He needed to find shelter, though his tent was water proof it probably couldn't stand against this storm. Thresh walked and walked, but still couldn't find anything. All he saw was plants, vines, and trees. He started walking along the vines. Thresh's arm brushed against it and he nearly fell through. He steadied himself. He parted the vines and walked through to see a cave. It was more like a humongous boulder with a small opening. Shelter?

Before Thresh took another are he heard voices. He listened. Is that Rue's voice. He furrowed his eyebrows. Thresh stepped a bit closer, he was able to catch 'Let's help him...'

Him? Who is him? Thresh thought. There are only 5 people left. Himself, Rue, that one girl from 12, and both from District 2. There are only two boys, so is Rue suggesting to help the Career from 2?

There was no response. All Thresh heard was the rain and someone's uneven breathing.

"Well if that's our plan then we have to somehow get his body into the cave..." a voice finally responded. Who's voice is that... Thresh tried to remember. It's... Oh! The one from 12...her name was like Camt..Kant... Katniss. That was it.

'Why is she agreeing with that idea!' Thresh couldn't believe it. He could disturb them that moment, but that would just mess up everything. He could kill the boy from 2 and 12, but that would cause Rue heartbreak.

Rue was admired by everyone back at District 11. Her songs would put everyone back at ease. So Thresh decided to just leave it alone. With confused and distressed thoughts in Thresh's mind, he left.


[4th day since Cato was found by Katniss and Rue]

"You have nice sponsors..." Rue tried to start a conversation, while taking off the bandages off Cato's waist and applying some ointment. Cato gritted his teeth. The ointment is suppose to be effective but even Cato couldn't stand the pain that ran through his body.

After applying the ointment Rue put on new bandages, then went back to her business.

'Damn it... Why don't they just kill me!' Cato screamed in his head. 'Even that's better than having rats take care of him.'

"Can you walk yet?" A very arrogant voice said, well it was arrogant to Cato. Rue's whole face lit up when Katniss came back. She didn't like being alone with Cato very much."None of your business, really." Cato said in his cocky tone.

"Hey Rue." Katniss gave a smile to Rue and a glare to Cato. He glared back and though he was so far away, it felt as if Katniss had lost that small glare 'battle.' Katniss didn't know how to describe it. Like every time he glared or stared at her, it felt as if...as if he can see right though her. Right through everything in her mind and heart. Katniss tried to shake it off.

"I couldn't get much today Rue..." Katniss had managed to shoot one small sparrow, but at least she found something. The Gamemakers are trying to drown them. It was still raining, no storm, just rain. There were times when it was a bit sunny, but the Gamemakers had something up their sleeves.

"Katniss?" Rue broke her chain of thoughts. "Are you ok..? You seem a bit pale..." Rue was worried.

"Just a bit tired..." Katniss reassured her that she was okay.

There wasn't much to say after that. Awkward silence filled the air. While Katniss and Rue cooked their food, Cato had his elegant meal from his sponsors. "You know you can come by the fire..." Katniss pointed out.

"Pshh..." Cato sneered. "I'm warm enough..." Katniss shrugged. 'What the hell is his problem…' Katniss thought. 'Whatever…I'm tired…very tried…'

"Rue I'm going to sleep…" Katniss yawned. She got up and walked to what she thought was her side of the cave. Katniss was feeling very weak and just cuddled in her sleeping bag…actually it was Cato's…

"AY! TH-" Cato was cut off by Rue silencing him.

"She's unusually tired today…" Rue whispered. "Let her sleep…" Cato stared at the sleeping girl beside her. He could get out of the sleeping bag and sleep on the floor, but that would wake her up. He ran a hand through his hair. Fuck! How will he be able to sleep like this…

Cato positioned himself so that he somehow wasn't to close to Katniss and that he also had enough room. Rue had already put out the fire and went in her sleeping bag. No one has died yet. There are three right now this moment in this cave and two are out there. Clove being one of them, Cato hoped that she wasn't worried about him. This is the fourth day since he left…


"CATO!" Clove screamed once again. Where was he! It's been threes nights since he was gone. He was still definitely alive. No canon has shot since then. "WHERE ARE YOU?" Clove yelled. Has he ditched her? Did he think she was useless? Hot tears dripped down Clove's face at the thought of that.

Clove tripped over a tree root and landed on the floor face flat. To exhausted to get up, Clove flipped her body over and was sprawled on the wet dirt. No rain has fallen for this night, but the floor was moist. Clove just let the tears flow and stared at the sky. "Where are you Cato…?"


Cato turned over once again. He couldn't sleep with her next to him. His face was now faced towards Katniss's face. Now that he looked at her she wasn't all that bad. The moon was out today or the Gamesmakers decided to have it out. Well the brightness seeped through the narrow opening and reflected off Katniss's face and Cato found her quite beautiful. Her sleeping was better than having a scowl on her face the whole time. 'Cato! What are you thinking!' He snapped himself out of it.

Cato couldn't get any sleep like this. He started to get up, but was stopped by Katniss gripping his shirt.

"…Don't go…don't leave me Peeta…" She was talking in her sleep. Cato got out of her grip and tried once again to get up. "…Peeta…Don't leave…Please…don't…go…" Katniss was still talking in her sleep, but tears were streaming down her face and this time she gripped his shirt even harder. Cato hesitated but went back into the sleeping bag. "I'm not Peeta, Fire girl…" He brushed a tear away and stroked her hair. Katniss's crying stopped and Cato was relived. 'Why in the world am I doing this?' Cato thought in shock and he immediately stopped stroking her hair. "Cato…" Katniss whispered in her sleep. "Thanks…" she said with a small smile on her face. What fuck is she dreaming about? Cato was defiantly confused now, but his cheeks were warm. Strange? The temperature isn't that hot. Then Cato realized. 'Shit! Was I blushing over this rat!' Cato cursed at himself and turned around so he wasn't facing her.

Cato of course didn't get much sleep that night.


"Mmm…" Katniss was almost awake. 'So warm…' She thought. Her eyes blinked open to face Cato's back. Katniss jumped up in shock and accidently hit her head on the side of the cave. "Ouch…" She rubbed her head. Cato from Katniss's commotion woke up. He sat up and kind of leaned on the side of the cave. "You're quite loud when you sleep and when you wake up." Cato smirked. Katniss blushed. Why in the world was she in the same sleeping bag as HIM! "Umm…w-why…was…I…umm…i-in the…" Katniss stammered and she could feel her cheeks getting warm. "Well let's just say that you thought my sleeping bag was your bag, so you slept in my bag last night and you were quite entertaining." Cato was toying with her.

"That is never going to happen again. I swear it won't." Katniss hissed.

"Like I care." Cato said and his gaze hardened on Katniss. It sent shivers down Katniss's spine. She turned around and ran to wake up Rue.

"Rue…" Katniss nudged her gently. "Wake up…"

"Mmnn…" Rue's eyes fluttered open. "Morning…Katniss…" Rue sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"I'm going to get some fresh air…" Katniss said. "Make sure that we have enough food for today…" She grabbed her coat and bow and arrows.

"Are you ok?" Rue asked. "I mean yesterday you seem very tired…and well today you're face seems a bit red…"Rue was a very good observer.

"Oh…I'm perfectly fine…" Katniss smiled. She then left the cave. When she left Rue turned to Cato.

"You didn't do anything to her did you?" Rue stared at Cato. He just simply yawned and ignored the question "I'm tired. I'm getting back to sleep." Then he tucked himself back to sleep and leaving a very confused Rue. 'Did I miss something?' Rue thought and got ready for the new day.

'Was that a dream or did it actually happen…' Katniss was too occupied about last night to even shoot straight. "Ugh…" she so frustrated. It may have been in her dream, but it was Cato stroking her hair while she was crying and it had actually comforted her. Everything was just a blur. "I hope I didn't say anything weird…"Katniss mumbled. "Forget him for now Katniss. You still have to win this thing." Katniss ordered herself.


"What's that Katniss?" Rue asked pointing at the box she was holding.

"I have no clue. I didn't open it yet." Katniss replied. "It was from sponsors. I didn't want to open out in the open so I came back here."

"Well open it." Rue urged. Katniss did as Rue said and found inside the box a huge sleeping bag that could at least fit four people and a basket filled with food. Katniss lifted the basket which had sandwhiches, scones, blueberry jam, and some a plastic knife. Rue gaped at the food. "I understand the food, but what about the sleeping bag?" Rue whispered.

"I have no clue…" Katniss replied. She then caught a glimpse of a card. She grabbed it when she knew that Rue wasn't watching and read it.

That's not much. More excitement, sweetheart.

-H

Haymitch? What is he implying to? Does he mean what happened last night? Even Katniss didn't know what happened. Katniss made a mental note to figure it out later.

"Here." Katniss handed Rue a scone.

"You sure I can have this? I mean…these are from your sponsors…" Rue stared at the scone.

"Positive." Katniss put it in her hand. "And you can put jam on it too." Katniss herself got a scone and spread jam on it.

"Rats are just rats." Cato remarked.

"Shut up Cato." Katniss retorted. "With you being rich and all, it's not like you would understand anything."

"So what if I don't understand." Cato argued, "You won't understand how I feel being taken care by you people. Both of you should be dead!" He practically yelled.

"Even I don't know why I helped you!" Katniss yelled. "I could kill you right now and won't regret a thing!" She stated.

"Ok! Then kill me right now!" Cato bellowed.

"Fine. If you want it that way." Katniss was outraged. She got her bow and arrow and readied it. She took several shaky breathes. Katniss's body and mind were ready to launch the bow, but her heart wasn't. 'Come on Katniss.' She directed herself. But Katniss couldn't. 'Just shoot Katniss. Just do it.'

"STOP!" Rue was in front of Katniss. "Cato if you really wanted to be dead you could've killed yourself a long time ago and Katniss… I don't know…"Rue's voice got softer towards the end. Katniss put her bow and arrow and quickly fell on top of her new sleeping bag. This time she made sure that she was on the right side. Katniss didn't want to see him at all. She had to figure everything out. How can she not kill Cato after all he said. 'What has gotten into me!' Katniss was completely lost. Her brain and body was itching to kill Cato, but her heart pained at the thought of it. Katniss had completely forgotten about the games that night.


I hope this chapter is okay. I tried my best to put some romance in it and have the different POV's.

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