A/N: hey guys! So this chapter kind of different... I had to figure out how to make it because Katniss is passed out through most of it. Disclaimer: I don't own the hunger games. Kk. Enjoy guys! R&R

Chapter 10

Snow's POV:

I watched as Katniss fell from the tree Rue and her were perched on. I had waited for this moment since the day she volunteered for her stupid, worthless sister. I watched Rue scream her head off and start crying. Why was everyone so attached to her? It's not like she was the ruler of the capital. I grinned to myself. My plan had worked. Katniss Everdeen was dead. The ironic thing was that she died from the thing that started this in the first place. She died from a stupid berry. I knew there was one last thing I had to do. I had to go down there and see her dead body myself. I stepped away from the computer screen and walked out of the dark room. I walked towards the large tube. I stepped in and it started rising up. Here I come I thought.

Rue's POV:

I saw her fall from the tree holding her throat as she plummeted towards the ground. I screamed. How could she have eaten the wrong berry? She knew what that berry looked like. I jumped down kneeling by her. One of her hands was in a fist. I pulled it apart to see the berry she had eaten. She must have eaten the right berry I thought to myself. She said Snow was watching. That's why she told me to protect her no matter what… because she was going to fake her death. I realized what I had to do then. This had to be a secret, Snow could still be watching. I had to lie. I had to lie to everyone. To Peeta, to Finnick. I threw Katniss over my shoulder as I put fake tears in my eyes. Please help me pull this off I pleaded. I heard footsteps behind me. I turned to see Peeta walking with his head down.

"Rue, I heard you screa-" he started to say but froze when he saw Katniss. He ran to my side and I put her back on the grass. "What happened?" he demanded.

"She fell off the tree-" I said.

"Oh my god! Katniss are you in there? Please stay with me." he yelled trying to use SPR on him. I pulled him off her.

"Peeta isn't any use. She ate a berry." I sighed. He looked at me with tear in his eyes.

"What?" he asked.

"She ate a berry. She asked me if there was a berry that made it seem like you were dead. So I took her to get one. She must have picked the wrong one. Then before I could stop her when she ate the bad one. She couched and fell off the tree." I lied. I was surprised how calmly lies came out of my mouth.

"But maybe she ate the right berry?" Peeta said hopefully. I shook my head.

"She ate the wrong one. I'm so sorry." I told him. He fell on her chest. I hated lying to him. It was almost the worst thing I have ever done. "Let's take her to the others." I told him. He nodded. Her picked her up and took my hand. I lead him then in the direction of the clearing.

Katniss POV:

I heard Peeta cry and Rue explained what had happened to me. Of course Rue being Rue had found out my secret but it was better for her to know. She actually knew what would happen if Snow got to my body. I felt Peeta pick me up. I wanted so much to open my eyes to see his face light up with joy but that couldn't happen right now. Peeta set me down then just as I heard Finnick ask what happened. Rue explained quickly and I felt Finnick kiss my forehead. This was the thing I was afraid of.

"We should bury her." Cato suggested. If I wasn't paralyzed right now I would have froze every muscle in my body. I felt someone pick me up. No! Please! Rue! I screamed in my mind.

"No!"I heard someone scream. Thank you! I thought. I felt someone's hands pull me into their arms.

"Rue, we need to bury her." Finnick insisted.

"Why? No one's after us!" Rue demanded. That's my girl I thought. I knew I was starting to gain my strength back I could feel it. My muscles ached from the fall. It was smart to land on my side I thought to me.

"Wrong. Give me the girl." A dark voice said. Snow I thought. It had worked he had done just what I wanted him to.

"Snow," Peeta said in horror. I Heard Snow laugh, Peeta must have tried to beat him up.

"You can't have her." Rue told him bravely. I felt someone pick me up again. "Hold on Katniss, just a few seconds. " Rue whispered in my ear. I felt her put my bow in my hand. She put an arrow in the other hand.

"Why does she have a weapon?" Snow demanded.

"It's said if you're lying dead with an item you get that item in heaven." Rue stated. I almost laughed.

"Little girl, it's time for you to give up fairy tales. Now the rest of you can leave. Go to the Cornucopia. I got what I wanted." He said.

"You killed my wife!" Peeta sneered.

"No, I won." Snow replied. "No go before I change my mind." He hissed. I heard footsteps get farther and farther away.

"Peeta, Rue. Let's go." Finnick insisted.

"No" they said at the same time.

"Peeta, Katniss would die all over again if you gave up your life because she's gone. She would want you to leave. "Rue told him.

"You're right." I heard him say. I felt him kiss my lips and whisper I love you and then heard Finnick and him walk off.

"You too little girl." Snow sneered.

"No. I won't let you do anything to Katniss." She growled. Rue stand down I thought. Be careful please I pleaded. Now I told myself. Rue seemed to have the same idea because when I opened my eyes she was jumping away. I pulled my arrow and released within seconds. Snow's eyes grew wide as the arrow struck right into his chest. Rue stood up then just as he fell. I walked over to Snow.

"I win." I hissed. Rue ran into my arms.

"Katniss we did it!" she exclaimed. I smiled in spite of myself.

"Yes we did Rue" I replied. She took my hand and we ran towards the Cornucopia.