Peeta's POV

I wander through the woods aimlessly, wanting to find Katniss. I think about the conversation her, Clove and I had. Not that I was angry at her, but at that damn Career. How could she pick her over me? I saved her life! I kick a rock angrily and wince when it hurts my foot. That's when I hear some slow footsteps. The Careers! They've come back to finish me off! I quickly jump behind a rock, and then I see Clove walk into the clearing. I could finish her off right here, and then Katniss can be with me. But if I really love Katniss I should let her be happy. How do I know she's happy with Clove, though? That conversation where they acted like they loved each other could've all been an act. If I kill Clove, Katniss will take a while to get over it, but then I can make her happy. I get ready to lunge, when the first knife catches me in the shoulder of my jacket, pinning me to the tree. I struggle to get free, when Clove walks over, and holds a knife to my throat.

"Hello, Loverboy." she says.

"Trying to kill me, so you can have Katniss all to yourself?" she asks sweetly.

The tone of voice she's using is scaring the hell out of me. I don't respond, so she takes that as a yes.

"Aw, isn't that cute. Loverboy wants his other 'star-crossed lover' back. Too bad that isn't going to happen." she grins.

She pulls the knife back, about to stab me in the stomach. I brace myself, but then a voice behind Clove speaks up.

"Clove, let him go." it says.

She looks round to see Katniss, and she obediently pulls the knife from the tree. Katniss walks over to me.

"What did you do to make her attack you?" she asks.

"Nothing. She just tried to kill me for no reason." I lie.

"Is that true, Clove?" she says.

"No. He was going to kill me, so he could get to you and live 'happily ever after' or whatever." sneers Clove.

"You've got to stop being so paranoid, Clove." she says.

I take this chance to do something that would really wind Clove up. I move from the tree, and I walk over to Katniss. I look her in the eye for a few seconds, and then kiss her. Clove's knife hit me in the leg, and then I'm pinned on the ground by her. Katniss calmly lifts Clove off.

"Katniss! He kissed you. You're mine. I have to kill him because he'll get in the way of that." says Clove.

Katniss rolls her eyes at Clove.

"You can't just kill every single person that looks at me!" she yells.

"He didn't look at you, he kissed you. That's a whole new low, even for him. Kissing someone else's girlfriend. You just don't do that!" Clove yells.

Katniss looks a little happy that Clove called her her girlfriend, but she tries to hide it with more anger. An argument breaks out, but then Katniss marches over to me, grabs me by the wrist, and drags me away from the scene. The last thing I see is Clove stabbing anything is her way as she storms off in the other direction.

Rue's POV

I wait in the tree for Katniss and Clove to come back. I don't see why they're taking so long, but I guess they haven't found us any meat yet. I sit and wonder why they aren't back yet, when Clove storms into the camp with a psychotic grin on her face. The grin soon fades, and she sits down on the log looking sad. I climb down the tree and slowly walk towards her, knowing what she's like in a fit of rage. I sit down next to her, and put an arm around her. She hadn't heard me coming, and she looks up from the ground.

"You and Katniss had a fight, didn't you?" I ask.

"Yes." she replies.

Before I can say anything else, she becomes that mad Career I thought she was before I found out about her and Katniss.

"She left me for her other District Twelve rat. But like I care. Cato and I can hunt them down and kill them together. 'star-crossed lovers' hah, how cute?" she sneers.

"You're going back to the Careers?" I ask in shock.

She doesn't answer, and gathers up her things. She stands, turns, and stalks off in the direction of the Cornucopia.