Disclaimer: you know I don't own it, 'nuff said.
"So now that we're dead what're we gonna do?" Gale asked first.
"Isn't it obvious?" Peeta spoke when no one else did. "The next move is to kill me."
Luce shook her head and kneeled down next to him. "No Peeta, that isn't going to happen."
"I murdered one of our squad members." he argued in a soft tone making Luce tear up a bit. "Katniss was right, I'm a mutt. I'm not in control. I need a nightlock pill, so that when the time comes-"
"When the time comes I'll kill you myself." Gale interrupted as he got up and looked around for food.
Luce felt angered by his comment and with a small kiss to Peeta's forehead she went after Gale and cornered him in the kitchen.
"What is wrong with you? You wouldn't be saying any of this if it was Katniss who was brainwashed, or someone else you cared about." She said angrily, trying to keep her voice down so the others don't hear her.
"Maybe, maybe not." Was his only response causing her to roll her eyes.
"Whatever, you need to get over your jealous egotistical life and move on. Katniss liked you, then she started liking Peeta. It sucks and it hurts, but you just have to learn to get over it. Everyone else has, when will you?" She started for the doorway.
"Sounds like you know from experience." He said causing her to stop and turn to him. "Maybe, maybe not." Was her only reply and walked out leaving him alone.
It didn't take long for him to find enough food for everyone and bring it out. They all sat around eating silently, still thinking of their fallen members and what was ahead of them. The silence was broken by the sudden sound of music as the tv was brought back to life. It showed the faces of everyone in the group, like what they would do in the Hunger Games every night for the fallen tributes that didn't survive. When it showed Luce, she wasn't sure how to feel. Should she believe that people would actually mourn her or feel bad that she got caught up in such a mess?
Finnick put an arm around her and tried to distract her by giving her his leftover food claiming he wasn't hungry anymore. She gladly accepted the extra bites and thanked him as she leaned against him.
Once the tribute was done, Snow appeared making everyone perk up and pay attention.
"So, Katniss Everdeen. A poor, unstable girl with nothing but a small talent with a bow and arrow, is dead. Not a thinker, not a leader. Simply a face, plucked from the masses. Was she valuable? She was extremely valuable to your rebellion. Because you have no vision, no true leader among you. You call yourselves an alliance, but we saw what that means. Your soldiers are at each others throats." Just as he opened his mouth to speak again, the feed started to go fuzzy. Everyone looked around at each other before looking to the screen again. That's when Coin suddenly appeared, surely with the help of Beetee.
"For those of you who don't know me, allow me to introduce myself. I am President Alma Coin, leader of the rebellion." Some of the members smiled at the realization that they had just hacked into the system. "I have interrupted a broadcast from your President in which he attempted to defame a brave young woman. A face, picked from the masses he called her. As if a leader, a true leader, could be anything else. I had the privelage of knowing a small town girl from the seam in District 12. Who survived the Hunger Games and the Quarter Quell. And rose up and turned a nation of slaves into an army. Dead or alive Katniss Everdeen will remain the face of this revolution. She will not have died for nothing." Katniss looked surprised at how emotional Coin had become. "Her vision and ours will be realized. A free Panem. And in her memory, we will all find the strength to rid Panem of its suppressors, thank you and be safe."
"Snow's in his mansion." Katniss said getting up. "Where is that?" She turned on the map from the Holo. Everyone gathered around as Cressidea pointed to it.
"Nobody knows we're alive, this is our chance." Katniss said making Luce give a small smile. It was true that if they kept low and snuck their way all the way to Snow, it would become an easy victory.
"There are pods everywhere, new ones that won't show up on the Holo. We can't go onto the streets." Jackson said bringing down the moment.
Pollux then made a motion downward, Castor speaking for him. "There might be another way.."
Super short chapter I know, sorry! Next one will be much much longer! XOXO
