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I scream. I no longer care if Cato or Clove hear me. I'd fight them any day as opposed to Rue dying. I fall to the ground moaning. Within seconds my sadness turns to anger. Whoever killed Rue will personally die by my hands. Then, with the adrenaline rush over, I fall to the ground and for the second time this Hunger Games I weep. Rue's gone. The little girl who asked me to protect her, and I failed her. I can't cope with this. There are no words to describe the pain I feel right now. I go over to the corner of the cave and pick up the sword. I turn it so the point is facing me. I'm about to thrust it into me, the first suicide on the Hunger Games ever. Then, I remember Reg and more importantly, I must avenge Rue. I'll kill whoever killed Rue, but first, I have to find out who did it. I put the sword down and crumple up on the ground. I finally go to sleep and dream nightmares.
I see Rue on the ground screaming in distress, a figure is towering over her; I can't make out who it is or its weapon. I then see its arm coming forward and jump towards the figure. However, my jump is in slow motion and the object goes through Rue. A second later the figure is tackled by me. I see Rue screaming on the ground and immediately get up and try to comfort her. She looks at me and with her last words say, "You didn't protect me Thresh." Then she screams a bone chilling scream and melts into Cato. Cato immediately spears me through the stomach. I scream but am helpless as I fall to the ground. I see Cato, Clove, and that boy Peeta laughing at my pain. I try to reach up to hit one of them but they're just out of my reach. I feel the pain spread up to my head and know it's only a matter of seconds until death now. Then with one bright, searing burn of agony I awake in an ice cold sweat. I realize that I must have screamed as I hear the echo of my scream reverberate around the cave.
I need to do something. I jog to the lake, not caring if I'm spotted. Halfway there I feel the cold prick of a knife in my back and an unknown feminine voice say, "Walk forward five paces and then turn left." I do as she says while ticking off the tributes in my head, it's not Peeta, his voice is too deep, it's not Cato, his voice is too deep and I know his voice, it's not Clove, I know her voice. That leaves either Katniss or the unlikely Foxface. If it's Katniss then I'm going to have to fight her now before she kills me. I make my move. I kick back and feel my foot hit her knee and then turn and flip the person over. I catch a glimpse and reel back in surprise as its Foxface. However, before I can finish her, I feel a body that can only be Cato slam into me from behind. I manage to keep my footing and turn to see a frightening scene. Cato has Foxface pinned down and then I see Clove running towards us. Great, just what I need another me vs. Cato and Clove battle.
That's when I get my biggest surprise of the games. Clove throws a knife at Cato. Cato just dodges it in time, but in doing so releases Foxface who dashes away from the scene. However, she is quickly stopped from another knife flying from Clove slashes her arm. Then I realize it, Cato and Clove must have found the tension too great and split. Meanwhile Cato charges me. I drop low and sweep my leg across his feet looking to knock him down. However Cato jumps and while flipping over me grabs my shoulders and keeps going. I manage to stop him but my shoulders are almost yanked out of their sockets. I see Foxface pinned down by Clove. This is my chance I run away from Cato and tackle Clove. However, she quickly pops up and backs up. Soon, there is a square, Cato is diagonal from me, Clove is on my left and Foxface on my right. I dash into the square quickly and see Cato and Clove rush me. Instead of keeping on running I turn and dash for Foxface. I close quickly on her and tackle her. I can't kill her, so I punch her in the head knocking her unconscious and then head back to Cato and Clove. Cato has gained the upper hand. He's got Clove pinned down and is reaching down to strangle her.
That's when I hear the voice of Claudius Templesmith, "Examination of the rules determine that there can be two winners if they're from the same district."
Three things happen rapid fire. First I hear, "PEETA!" That must be Katniss. Then Cato stops strangling Clove and jumps off her and helps her up. Finally, Clove throws a knife at me which misses me by a hair. There's only one thing to do, I run. Cato attempts to chase me down, but I reach down grab Clove's knife and hit him in the arm with it. Some gut impulse tells me to hit the ground. I do and a split second later see a spear moving at very high speeds go right above my head. I breathe a sigh of relief only to see that Cato is now only twenty yards away. I pop up and sprint. I turn around, and run right into Clove. Before I can move, she pins me to the ground and holds a knife to my chest. She's very pretty I realize, that's when I get an idea. This would be the most desperate idea of the entire history of the Hunger Games, but if it worked, I would have plenty of sponsors and be able to escape.
As quick as a snake, I lift my head up and kiss her. It's quick, and I see the surprise and shock register on her face. Then before she can react I throw her up in the air and she lands with a thud. I smile at her and say, "Now we're even." Then I run. Clove's still gasping for air so I don't need to worry about her. However, Cato's not finished with me. He tackles me from behind and I elbow him in the gut. Yow that hurts. I don't stop though, I hit him in the arm hard, hoping to get a pressure point, and somehow get lucky. I feel his arm go limp. I quickly strike another pressure point on his inner leg and then run away. I can't laugh after Rue, but I feel a broad smile across my face as I realize I just survived another battle with Cato and Clove.
I run back to the cave and hear a sound. I pretend not to hear it and walk right at the area where I heard the sound. Now I can make out a shadow of the figure. It's Foxface I realize. I walk over, pick up my sword and stab her in the arm. She falls to the ground with a scream of agony. I speak quietly, I don't often show emotion. "Why are you here? Are you in league with Cato and Clove?"
"No, I was just trying to… you know." I did know. She was trying to kill me by poisoning my food or maybe killing me in my sleep. I could kill Foxface right now I realized. I could kill her and only have four more opponents left. I sigh and realize that if I don't kill her, I'll lose sponsors, but if I do kill her, I'll lose myself.
I sigh and turn to face wherever I think the cameras are, "I can't do it, I won't kill someone who has no chance, I'm not like that. I know you can kill me at any time, but this isn't against the rules, I just can't kill someone in cold blood. Especially someone who is helpless." I turn back to Foxface only to discover she already left… with my sword and knives. I run after her, but it's starting to thunder, I put on my night vision glasses. Much better. I run after Foxface, I see her in the shadows and tackle her but she sees me a second before I hit her, and throws my sword and knives down a trench. There goes my chance to win the Hunger Games I think. I can't let her just get away with this. I punch her in the gut, knocking the wind out of her, and from the looks of it, and the strength of my punch, she won't be able to move for another half hour. I shoot one glance of venom at Foxface and then leave. I arrive back at the cave and wonder how much longer the Hunger Games will last. That's when I hear something that makes me know that they won't last much longer. It's Claudius Templesmith, "Attention the final tributes of the 74th Hunger Games! You are all invited to a feast at the Cornucopia. Now, some of you may already be declining, but this is no ordinary feast, each of you needs something desperately, and that thing is in a pack with your district's number on it." I know I must attend, I need to find out who killed Rue, and I know that in my pack there will contain at least four knives and a very nice sword, and if I'm very lucky, my secret weapon. I'm very big but, I showed the game makers my secret weapon. Lightning showed me how to make a poison to put on my sword, it's not super powerful stuff, but it will knock the opponent unconscious. This could be my edge, my reason to win. That's when I realize that someone will die at the feast, possibly me…
Okay, so this chapter was a little hard to write because I couldn't kill any tributes. I promise my next chapter will be much better which is the feast. I will have two long chapters after this. Once again, don't hold it against me if I didn't get exactly what Templesmith said about the feast as I don't have the book, thanks. When I get another five reviews I'll update my next chapter. Review please.
