Annabeth and I walk back to Katniss and Rue. Katniss gives us a curious look, but asks no questions. Unfortunately, Rue does.

"What were you guys talking about?" she asks.

"Oh, just, um…" I try to come up with an excuse.

"I'll give you a summary," Annabeth pipes up. I look over at her, trying to hide my confusion, when she grabs me and pulls me in for a kiss. Surprised, I kiss her back, then she pulls away. Rue's eyes go wide, then she grins. I blush, and Annabeth smiles back at Rue. Katniss looks away, and I'm not sure if she's annoyed or not. I look down at my feet, and Annabeth shuffles through her backpack for something. She comes out with her dagger, and says "We should get moving."

We agree and Katniss gets up off the ground. We wander aimlessly through the arena, no idea where we're going. Rue stops us at a few bushes where we pick berries that she claims are good to eat. We each eat some, and they're fine.

We've been walking in silence for about an hour when a cannon booms in my ear. I jump a little, and Annabeth grabs my arm in alarm. I grab her hand and intertwine my fingers with hers.

"I wonder who's left…" I wonder aloud. Katniss nods without making eye contact. "I wonder if Peeta's still alive." She looks at me and says "I have no doubt he's still with the Careers."

"Yeah, unless he got separated when you dropped the tracker jackers on them," Annabeth notes. No one says anything after that, and when the sky starts to darken, we try to find a spot to sleep. Rue spots a small rocky cave in a hill, and we decide to set up there. Katniss has a sleeping bag, so she sleeps in that. She also lets Rue climb in with her, since there's enough space. I decide to take the first watch, and I sit in the entrance of the cave, staring at the moon.

"Artemis," a voice whispers behind me, Annabeth. I nod, thinking of the moon goddess and her hunters, and Apollo, her twin brother, the god of the sun, music, archery, and prophecy. I smile, thinking of his ridiculous haikus he makes up. Annabeth sits, leaning her head against my shoulder, and I lean my head on hers. We sit like that for a while, staring up at the night sky. We point out constellations to each other, and we even find Zoë Nightshade, our hunter friend whom Artemis sent to the stars as a constellation after her death. I smile, thinking of our past years at camp, and remember my first days there. Remember all the times I thought I would die. And here I am. Well, in an arena where the only objective is to kill, but these are no Greek monsters. They're mortals. Trained mortals, true, but they haven't fought monsters, like we have. They're trained to fight other humans.

I look back down at Annabeth to find her asleep. I smile and plant a kiss on her forehead, then I pick her up and gently set her down further into the cave. "Goodnight, Annabeth."

I don't know how long I've been asleep when I first smell the smoke. I get up off of the ground and peer outside, and I see a wall of black smoke, and it's getting closer, along with flames to accompany it. I shake Annabeth awake. "Annabeth! Annabeth!"

She opens her eyes slowly. "What is it?"

"Wildfire!" I practically yell. Her eyes widen. She's awake now. Katniss wakes to my yell, and she smells the smoke, too. We wake up Rue and start stuffing the sleeping bag into Katniss' orange backpack. The smoke is getting closer, and it makes my eyes water. Once the backpack is zipped shut, we race out of the cave. We run down the small hill in which the cave is, and continue running. We're a fast group, but the fire is catching up rapidly. The smell of the smoke is much stronger now, and I start to cough. I grab Annabeth's hand and continue running, making sure I don't lose her. Rue starts to slow down, and Katniss picks her up piggy-back style and keeps running. I'm gasping for breath, and I can barely feel my feet hitting the ground anymore. And that's when the first fireball comes. A medium sized ball of flames comes hissing past my head and catches fire on the ground in front of me. I move to the side and run past it. It's only a few seconds before I hear the next one, and before I know it I'm turning around and pulling Annabeth to the right. Where she was just seconds ago is a flame. She gives me a grateful look, and we keep going. Then I hear a retching sound coming from Katniss. I turn to look and, sure enough, she's throwing up. Six inches of her braid have been singed off by the fire.

Then I notice something on her right side. A fire ball.

"Katniss, look out!" I scream. She moves, but not quickly enough. The ball of fire skids across her right calf.

A/N: Thanks for reading!

Also, someone reviewed on my first chapter saying my English and grammar was bad. Excuse me, but can I remind you that was my first chapter, and I've never written anything on here before? I've seen lots of stories with terrible grammar and English, but I never said anything about it, so you don't need to say anything about it, okay?

Thank you again to those you are reading my story! :)