"What is it, Percy?" she groans, as I drag her along.
"Water is nearby, I can feel it," I whisper.
She brightens up at the mention of water. "Good, we need a refill."
As we walk, I spot a rabbit nearby, hiding by a bush. Annabeth sneaks up on it and, with a quick stab with her dagger, it's dead. I pick it up, trying not to smell the stench it has, and then I feel the water again. It's stronger, so we must be closer. We walk for about a quarter mile when I see it. A small, clean pond. I even spot a few fish, but I don't eat fish, since I'm a son of Poseidon, I feel connected to them, and I don't want to hurt them. But then I think of Annabeth. She could eat the fish.
We kneel down and fill up our water bottles, and I make sure it's clean before we drink some. Then I use some of the water to clean the rabbit carcass.
"Could you make a little fire, so we can cook it?" I ask Annabeth. She nods and gathers some sticks from nearby, and in a few minutes, she has a good fire going. We cook the rabbit until it's finished, then we cut it up into pieces. We divide them so we have an equal amount of rabbit, then we put it into our packs for later. Except for me. I eat a piece. It isn't half bad!
"Should we stay here for a bit?" Annabeth asks.
"Yeah, I wanna rest some."
I decide then to examine the bottle of lotion I got. I still don't know what it's for. I pull it out of my back pack and peer at the small label. It reads "Poison Cream."
Oh, gee, thanks for the specific info, guys. Really. Poison cream, but for what type of poison? Annabeth looks over my shoulder and asks "Poison Cream?"
"Yeah, I'm not sure what kind of poison, though. Maybe poison ivy?" I suggest, shrugging my shoulders. I sigh and shove it back into the bag. I sling it on my shoulders, just in case we need to make a quick getaway, and I hold my sword in one hand. Annabeth does the same with her dagger. I feel my pocket, and Riptide is still inside. I pull it out and uncap it, revealing my celestial bronze blade. I don't worry about the game makers or the Capitol people seeing, since they're mortals, and the Mist covers it up and makes it look like a regular pen to them. I smile at the blade, remembering camp. We've fought so many monsters; we'll probably get out of here alive. Probably.
Suddenly, I hear footsteps. I recap Riptide and stuff it in my pocket, then I stand up and hold my sword out. Annabeth holds the same position. A girl emerges from the trees…Katniss? She has scratch marks on her face and arms, and I see a little bit of blood on her arm as well. She stops, staring at us, and we do the same. We stand our ground for what feels like ages, until she states "You were at the edible insects training section. You tried to talk to us."
I snort. "Yeah, and you acted like didn't even exist. Thanks for that."
"Were you trying to ally with me?" She asks, her facial expression not changing.
"Well, I was trying to ally with you and Peeta, but…is he not your ally?" I ask, noticing his absence.
"Well…I'm not exactly sure," she admits.
"Why haven't you killed us by now? You've had the chance."
"Percy…" Annabeth warns.
"Because you're a team of two, with a sword and a dagger, and you look pretty good. I won't take the chance. The question is why haven't you killed me?" she asks us. "You two could easily take out one, I can see that."
"Because, well, I guess we were hoping you could ally with us," Annabeth half says, half suggests.
Katniss seems to ponder this for…come on, has it really been five minutes already? Make up your mind! I'm ADHD, I can't wait all day for you!
Finally, she looks at us warily, and says "Yes."
We nod, carefully making our way over to her. "Don't try to kill us, or you're not gonna end well," I warn her. She'd better not try anything funny.
A/N: Hey guys! Yes, yes, I know. I just updated yesterday. But I had the house to myself, so I decided to get another chapter done to keep you guys happy. I hope you like this chapter, I'm trying to make them longer now! Remember to read and review! Thanks!
