Whoa...my review status just jumped up a lot...thank you! Seriously everyone, it's great too know that your all enjoying this fic just as much as i am writing it-also my spin offs, you are all really enjoying them which brings me a lot of Joy. Any way this chapter is set the morning after the CatoXPeeta Kiss-you all seemed to really enjoy that part-and will go into the bloodbath.

A.N-god there is gonna be a few of these.

GleekWithHeart-Thank you, i was actually worried about the whole dance scene, i'm glad you enjoyed it. The Clove/Peeta stuff will be explain in further detail later on. Oh and please don't cry...unless they are tears of joy i can deal with those.

LabRat300-dun dun dun here is the arena you ready?

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Whoa...i was right there are a few of them.

Peeta P.O.V

I wasn't one to get nervous or scared easily, I didn't like feeling those types of things but I could easily admit that standing in the catacombs of the hunger games arena waiting to be raised into the arena where I would have to kill a group of other kids I was practically thrumming with energy, as was Portia who was nice enough to come down with me and sit with me while I waited. The night before when Cato had kissed me I had almost died then and there, it hadn't been passionate or overly touching but it had been the sweetest and most mind blowing kiss I had ever received, and when we broke apart Cato had just stroked my cheek once more and then left me standing on the balcony alone with only my thoughts as company.

How long I stood out there I had no clue, it could have been five minutes or an hour but all I could think of was the kiss and what it could have meant. I knew it wasn't just about lust because it hadn't held enough passion and force for that, but I wasn't sure if it was just affection or a good luck kiss that Cato felt he needed to give me. Being attracted to him had helped me when I kissed him back but did he feel the same way? I wasn't sure but I knew I had to make more of an appearance at the party, so I wandered back in and dragged Clove away to dance some more until President Snow announced that the tributes would need to retire for the night.

Afterwards Portia had dragged me back to the apartment where she forced me into bed stating I had a big day the next morning and after washing off the hair gel Venturis had slathered my hair in and getting dressed in a pair of comfortable sleep clothes I promptly collapsed from exhaustion only to we woken up by my kind hearted stylist early that morning with a bundle of arena clothes making the startling truth that I was now in the hunger games a reality. I had of course put the clothes on without any fuss and then let Haymitch take me to the hover craft while Portia was escorted to the catacombs to wait for me, I was luckily enough seated next to Glimmer who had given me a shy smile when her tracker was being injected, it seemed they had split the tributes into two groups and I was lucky enough to have both Glimmer and Marvel in my group while I could only guess that Cato and Clove were in the other.

Then I was escorted into my bay where I was immediately pulled into a hug by Portia who I could tell was crying by the shaking of her shoulders, not that she'd ever tell me that. "I'm gonna be okay Portia I swear" I said hugging her back just as fiercely, I don't know if I was trying to convince myself or her.

"You have to win" she said and I close my eyes and nod as the image of Cato kissing me entered my mind: could I kill him. "And be careful President Snow still has to reveal his new rule" she said warningly making me nod in understanding.

Everyone was worried for the surprise: the one that Snow seemed intent on revealing throughout the games and I was no exception to this in fact me had run through so many scenarios through my head and I wanted so badly for this change to work in my favor. I was so deep in my thoughts I didn't even notice that the speaker had called out one minutes and Portia was walking over to my black and red water proof jacket that was until she called my name and offered the jacket to me with a weak smile.

I smile back hesitantly and then allow Portia to finish dressing me for what could have been the final time once the jacket was on she turned me around and wrapped her arms around me kissing the top of my head warmly "Remember the evening star" she said softly before stepping back and wiping away a single tear that I noticed falling.

Taking a deep breath I stepped into the glass tube and jump when the panel slid into place effectively trapping me into the arena, I turn and give Portia a scared smile pressing my hand on the glass case, I only had about ten seconds left before I would be lifted into the arena and I wanted her to know how much she meant to me. So with all the courage I had I preformed the district twelve salute to her just as I started to get lifted up. The last thing I saw of my strong stylist was her covering her face as she bawled into her hands; I hope I got to see her once again so that I could tell her what I really appreciated her.

Before I knew it I was standing on my podium in the arena looking at the giant metal cornucopia in front of me a bunch of packs and weapons thrown around the place, my eyes zeroed in on the pack I knew the game makers had created for me, the one with a vest of knives and three hunting knives attached. Haymitch had told me to participate in the bloodbath but I know he told Katniss not to, which would make this a lot easier, in fact while we were standing there the counter slowly counting down until I was no longer safe I caught Clove's eye who was three tributes away from me and motioned to the other smaller knife vest only a few meters away from my own, a slight smirk reached her face when she saw it and then she gave me a thankful nod before turning all her attention to the pack.

I could feel the tribute next to me shifting uncomfortably and I knew without a doubt that he was more than dead, he was from district six I think and I knew he would be dead in less than a few minutes, but I couldn't focus on that so I instead focused on my knife pack. When the buzzer sounded my feet flew forward and I was racing across the grass towards the cornucopia, I knew that I was testing my luck going for one of the far packs but I knew the other career's would help me get my hunting knifes.

When I saw Clove reach her knifes I knew she would be fine and slide along the ground grabbing my back picking up a hunting knife in a smooth movement, I would be fine now: I had my knife. Looking up I see Clove hit the ground with a force and see the seventeen year old girl from district four standing over her with a sword filling me with a rage, and before I knew what I was doing I had flown into action and I tackled her to the ground making her scream at my sudden force. Flipping her over so I was staring into her scared eyes I didn't even flinch as I slashed down her throat with my knife causing her to gurgle on her blood a little before falling limp beneath me.

Turning to Clove who gave me a thankful nod I race back to my pack and slide my vest on before taking a look around, Cato was fine he was beheading another tribute, Marvel was fine he was toying with the boy from seven but Glimmer, I freeze when I see her busy with the district 9 male and not noticing the district four male who was racing towards her with a spear directed for her back.

"Glimmer watch out!" I roar as I race towards her.

My voice must have startled the other blonde career because he killed the male tribute beneath her and turned around to face her spear coming towards her, my feet were moving just as quick as they would have if I had been hunting down an animal in the forest and before I know It I had my hand around the boys throat just before he reached Glimmer and pulled him tight against my chest while my eyes locked with Glimmer's thankful ones. "Now don't you know it's not polite to kill a lady" I growl and then pull out my knife and stab him right through the throat until my had was slick with his blood and I could feel the tip of my blade coming out the other side.

The boy gurgled on his blood much like his district partner had when I had killed her in a similar way, only saving a different career tribute. I drop the dead tribute and push him away before helping Glimmer to her feet getting a bright smile from her, "Thanks' Peeta: I owe you" she said happily as we turned to the bloody field that was the cornucopia.

I know understood why Haymitch called the first few minutes of the hunger games a bloodbath, the grass beneath my feet was stained red with the blood of the other tributes, I knew I should be disgusted and revolted by the sight but I just didn't in fact I felt proud that some of it was spilled by my hand. Cato walked out of the main part of the cornucopia grinning happily as he held up a large wicked looking blade that I knew he would treasure throughout the rest of the games. I glance around and see Marvel removing a spear from a dead tribute a few meters away from us while Clove was happily striding towards me the three throwing knives in her hands covered in blood from her successful kills.

"Well that was fun" the tiny tribute said bounding up to me and giving me a half crazed grin "I mean have you felt anything like that?" she asked her eyes with the adrenaline coursing through her body.

I shake my head and pick her up to spin her around making her laugh happily, "Nope, not even close" I said truthfully, I smiled back at my fellow knife thrower as the other male career tributes made their way over to me. Marvel looked at me for a moment and then at Glimmer before he pulled me into a hug.

To say I was startled was a bit of an understatement, but I let Marvel hug me and then pat him on the back he didn't let go straight away. A few seconds later the spear thrower did step back and walked over to Glimmer running his eyes over her form as if checking for any injuries making everything makes sense to me: I had saved her. "Thank you Peeta" he said once his observations were complete "I knew you wouldn't seek us out to take one of us out but you saved her…and that means more to me than anything" he said nodding "I can swear this: you won't fall by my hand"

Clove hugged my arm making my gaze trail down to her to see her wicked smile had changed into a shyer one that I would expect on an innocent little girl. "Thank you Peeta" she said looking at the vest she wore similar to my own, only slimmer and made of only throwing knives "For showing me my vest and…for district four" she said meekly making Cato look at her sharply.

"What do you mean district four: Peeta killed the male to save Glimmer" he said giving me a thankful look for that before turning back to his district partner who seemed almost embarrassed at what she was going to have to admit.

Placing my hand on her shoulder I give her my charming smile and then turn back to Cato lifting my chin up to stare at him defiantly "The girl got to Clove before she could take aim, I took care of her" I say simply making all the other career tributes-minus Clove-look at me with some more respect.

"Thank you" Cato said his tone turning from his 'leader' voice to a warmer more thankful one, because it was one thing to save one of their pack but it was different when someone saves two of them even I knew that. I knew I was a part of the pack now, there was no more confusion or thoughts about it, my heroism had just made my place with them solid and I could easily say that I was glad.

Smirking I incline my head and slide my hunting knife in one of the places provided for me and look at all the gear left in the bloody grass, when I spot the bow and quiver of arrows I look back at Glimmer who was eying her machete with distaste, I knew that she would much rather the long distance weapon just like Marvel did, so without saying anything I walked over to the sleek beautiful weapon that was untainted by the crimson liquid pooling in the grass and stride back over to the pack who were watching me curiously.

Lifting up the bow and quiver I grin at Glimmer making her eyes light up happily and made the other laugh at my thoughtfulness "Think you can shoot straight with this" I ask holding it up for her.

"I had a good teacher" she said warmly as she took the weapon from my hands staring at it in awe and happiness, I knew she would be glad to have the weapon, and the grin that stretched across her face just made me a little surer of that.

Once the bow was slung over Glimmer's shoulder we all turned our attention back to Cato who was most defiantly the leader of our little pack waiting for him to give us some orders. "Right let's get our supplies all gathered in the center okay: we need to have easy access to everything we can get, because other than twelve over here I don't think we could get anything by hunting" he said simply making me laugh.

"I can hunt for us if you want" I said simply "I mean no offense but I think half the food is covered in blood…and I don't really want to eat something that could be diseased if you know what I mean" I said scrunching up my nose in distaste at the packages of spoiled food that littered the ground.

The other careers nodding in agreement and then we froze as the canon fire began, I closed my eyes and listened counting the blasts slowly, it was a long time counting and by the end of it twelve blasts had rung out through the field signalling the end of half the tributes in the arena: that had never happened before, never before had twelve kills been made not even a few hours into the first day and we all knew it. Only unlike the other tributes that were probably scared of what that meant we were all proud, we wanted this to be over as quick as possible.

Turning to the other careers I smile happily and allow Clove to jump onto my back laughing in glee at our new found excitement "That was amazing I think we just set a new record" she squealed making me laugh.

I look over at Glimmer and Marvel who are holding each other happily gazing into one another's eyes conversing without any words, my eyes softened and my eyes travel to Cato who was smiling at me happily, my own smile stretched in accommodation for his own and my eyes twinkled before I spun around the tiny tribute who was clinging to my back happily. "This is our game" I said making Clove laugh and yell her agreement.

Once I put Clove down on the ground she and the district one tributes began to sort through our supplies while I turn my attention to all our weapons which I ended up having to sharpen mainly for something to do. I had been at my task for only a few moments when I felt Cato sit next to me and then hand me his new Sword, grinning I turn my attention to the larger tribute an arch my eyebrow at him in question. I was glad that our kiss the night before hadn't affected what strange friendship we had and I was very happy to just hang out with him not to say there was still that underlying tension between us, and of course my not so subtle attraction to him.

"You needed something" I asked in a mocking voice but the grin on my face told the older tribute how much of what I said was a joke.

Cato sighed jokingly and then tapped the blade on my lap "This is blunt" he said pouting giving me an adorable look, and all I could think was that the sponsors who tuned in specifically for the career tributes would be eating all of this up. "And I was watching you all over here by your lonesome and I thought: he can fix my problem and I can keep him company: it's a win, win situation"

I laugh and then set aside the spear I had been working on for Marvel and then lift up the blade so that I could inspect it, "Your lucky I like this sword" I said nudging him in the ribs before beginning my work on the weapon happily.

"So…both district four tributes huh" Cato said as he leant back watching me curiously "What was it like"

Pausing in my motions I look up at the still bright sky and think about my answer, I really hadn't dwelled on what I had felt taking another life, so now that he was giving me the option to I was startled with my answers. "It felt…relieving: like I had one less problem to deal with" I said truthfully as I turn back to my work "I did it to save two of my friends so I hadn't really thought of it as a bad thing"

This silenced my fellow career for a moment but I could tell he wanted to ask me a few more questions so I laughed and turn to him and give him a knowing grin "Okay what else" I asked arching an eyebrow as he turned sheepish.

"Will you kill again? Because I gotta say you're hot with blood smeared on your hands" he said his eyes clouding over with desire.

My eyes glow at the compliment and I lean down until my mouth is right by his ear a shiver running through him as my breath fanned his ear making me smirk "Cato, I would gladly kill again…I'd even put on a little show for you" I said pulling back to look in his eyes and smirk at the desire that flashed through the hazel orbs that were almost like jade.

"Hey you two done flirting yet!" Marvel yelled over to us making me look up in his direction "Cause I want to eat tonight and you promised to hunt for us Peeta" he said making me laugh and then hand Cato's sword back to him.

I stand and walk towards them turning to give the district two tribute a wink as he got to his feet "We'll continue this later okay?" I said before striding towards the other three career tributes I would be teaching how to hunt, I could only hope they'd be better at this then they had at the stamina course.

So...what did ya'll think of my Bloodbath? Was Peeta to forward in his ability to kill?

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Next Chapter: Hunting with the Careers and President Snow's surprise.