As I emerge from my hole I see that I'm surrounded be water. There is another person a good distance away from me... but their not Peeta so I don't really care.
I look around frantically for him, but all I can see is a lot of water and an island with rays coming out like a sun. The same voice that was counting down till when I had to come here is counting down the seconds until this blood fest begins.
I start thinking quickly about what I'm going to do to find Peeta as the erie computerized voice.
Ten
I'll have to swim to the island as fast as I can.
Nine
Then I need to find Peeta as fast as I possibly can... I have to know that he's ok!
Eight
Seven
Six
I crouch, ready to leap off of the platform and plow my way through the water.
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
I jump off of the platform and start to pump my arms and legs as fast as I can and power my way through the water.
Peeta's P.O.V
I stand tall, head held high, tears shining in my eyes as I think about Katniss as the voice counts down to when the games start, and I plan to find her as soon as I can.
As soon as the buzzer sounds I jump in the water and try to make my way to the strip of beach closest to me.
Katniss's P.O.V
I make it to the beach in a few minutes and start grabbing supplise.
As my eyes quickly grazed over everything I quickly grabbed a large backpack and started throwing in the nessesary things we would need; because I saw other competetors making their way closer to the island.
I threw in several types of knives for Peeta, six packs of beef jerky, four water containers, two water filters, and two lightweight sleeping bags. I was about to run and leave when I spotted a bow and arrows; I quickly turned back, grabbed it, and had just left when Finnick started sorting through the stuff for what he was going to take.
Peeta's P.O.V
I had just crawled up on the beach when I saw Katniss come running towards me. I dropped down onto the sand in exaustion as she reached me.
"Peeta!" She yelled, dropping to her knees beside me. "I'm f-fine. J-Just tired." I told her breathlessly as I watched her start digging through the backpack she had.
"Here." She said, handing me a bottle of water and helping me sit up to drink it. I took it and drank a few sips before putting the cap back on and handing it back to her. "We need to keep this for when we really need it." I told her as she nodded and placed the bottle back in the bag.
Katniss then stood and helped me up as we walked to the edge of the other side of the beach. I sat down hard on the sand and was starting to fall to the side when Katniss caught me.
"Peeta! What's wrong!" She screamed as I started to got limp. "J-just tired." I whispered as my breathing became more difficult and my eyes started to close.
Katniss's P.O.V
"Peeta!" I scream as he goes limp in my arms, his breathing becoming shallow, his eyes started to drift close, and his forehead is glistening with sweat. I quickly took out the canister of 'water' and smelled its contents."Damn it!" I cursed, recognizing the faint smell of oleander* nectar.
"No, no, no, no, no." I say quickly under my breath as I struggle to lift his head and torso to an elevated position. "Peeta! Peeta! You have to stay with me." I coo to him, tears starting to blur my vison, as he becomes more and more limp. I start to cry and release strangled hiccups, hugging my fiance close to to me.
I stop and look up into the fake sky and do the last thing I could think of; "HAYMITCH PLEASE HELP HIM!" I scream, my voice cracking from my tears. "Katniss..."
I look down a see Peeta, his eyes trying to stay open. "I'm here; I'm here." I coo, softly placing my shaking hand on his cheek.
"I l-love you." He whispers, his voice catching in his throat from how weak he is.
The tears are cascading down my face as I try to stay strong for him. "I love you too; but you can't leave me now." I tell him, my voice cracking from my tears. "H-Haymitch is going to help you. He's gonna send you some medicine; your going to be ok." I stroke his cheek with the back of my hand. "We're gonna go home."
He smiles softly and takes a hand and places it on my stomach. "We'll all go home."
I let out a strangled laugh and try and smile through my tears. Even on his death bed Peeta knows how to play the crowd.
I place my hand on his, "Yeah. We'll all go home."
*Oleander: A common flowering shrub. All parts are deadly, including the nectar, smoke from the burning plants, and the twigs. The poison is a cardiac stimulator, causing sweating, vomiting, unconsciousness, respiratory paralysis, and death. It begins reacting immediately.
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