Chapter 9

It was time for the feast which meant that the games were only days away from ending, and he was days away to see if the girl he had been rooting for would be his victor.

Her district partner would not let her go, in fear of her safety which just infuriated him. How could a boy who betrayed her, the girl that he apparently love suddenly want to save her? If anything she was saving him and both her district partner and he knew this.

It was when another sponsor package had come for her. It was a small bottle of sleep syrup, perfect for silencing her district partner while she runs off and risks her life. He knew he had to calm down but he just could not make himself do so. She certainly had an effect on him

After Katniss had drugged him, she armed herself with her bow and arrow and ran off to the cornucopia. He held his breath as each time he had seen her raise her bow and arrow, ready to shoot, he found himself losing his breath.

She was just about to run and grab the bag with number twelve on it when the district five girl had once again sprinted across the area, quickly grab her own bag and run for her life. He always wondered why Katniss did not kill her, these were the hunger games and yet she seemed to be playing by a different set of rules. He did wonder was it this that had made him not over look this girl of fire from district twelve.

She seemed to be trying out the district five girl's tactic by running across the field only when she had grabbed her bag, a knife came flying past her face.

"Show them both," he said, "Split it in three. I want you to show both tributes and then a long shot of them."

The game makers had done exactly what he said and now Panem was watching the district two girl throwing knives at Katniss. One knife had managed to cut Katniss just above the eye and then the district two girl had tackled Katniss to the ground and also pinning her there, so she was unable to move.

"Forget it, District Twelve. We're going to kill you. Just like we did your pathetic little ally... what was her name? The one who hopped around in the trees? Rue? Well first Rue, then you, and then I think we'll just let nature take care of Lover Boy. How does that sound?" The district two girl taunted.

He felt such hatred towards this girl which was unheard of for a game maker. He should be rooting for district two now that district one was out of the way but he couldn't.

He had to keep on reassuring himself that she would get out of it, she would kill her and then that would put her in the final five but the odds did not seem to look in either his or Katniss's favour.

Just when Clove, the girl from district two was about to slit Katniss's throat, the district eleven tribute had pulled up to the side of the cornucopia.

He wanted to scream at her, to tell her to run but he knew that it would be pointless, instead he did all he could, sit there and watch helplessly.

Thresh, the district eleven tribute had smashed Clove's skull in with a rock, and with the final crack from her head, the cannon fired. Six remaining.

Thresh grabbed his bag and walked over to Katniss who was still on the ground, his heart was beating fast, hoping that she would move but she just didn't.

"Just this one time, I let you go. For the little girl. You and me, we're even then. No more owed. You understand?" Thresh had ran off, leaving Katniss alone.

She was left reeling what had just happened. A tribute would never do that, not so close to the end. It seems she wasn't the only one making an impression.

"Sir," a game maker, "The district two tribute is chasing after the district eleven."

He demanded them to show the screens but he is not paying attention to them. He is in deep thought, wondering if she actually has a chance but even if she did how would it benefit him?

The district eleven tribute had died and his cannon came minutes later. District eleven were officially out of the race to have a victor. Now the only two people that would benefit from his rule change was district twelve, and he would of loved it, if only the district twelve's male tribute was out of the game.