I give you the next installment of the 11 chapter OF The Hunger Games Rue's Point Of View. Hope you enjoy Let me know what you think!


THe lake, maybe she went to get more water. I went back the way I came. I quietly come to the lake, I make sure the read headed girl isn't following me. I can see she isn't at the lake and neither is Katniss. No one is here. hmmmm I think to myself, as I sit on the branch I was sitting on. Where could have she gone? Maybe Traveling Further away from the Cornucopia. How far can she get before the arena Is cut off? I sit and consider where she has gone.

"There's one!"

"Hey! Look!"

"Get her!"

"Glimmer shoot her!"

I look down and realize I am in plain view to anyone that looks up. An arrow is shot at me but misses quite a length. I smile just a little at how poorly this girl is with a bow and arrow. I immediately find my way to my feet and start jumping from tree to tree. I'm not going fast enough because a knife grazes over my arm leaving a small gash. I can hear them behind me laughing and carrying on.

"Get her!"

"Come on!"

I can hear them catching up with me. I know this is probably my time. I have to stop to catch my breath. All of a sudden a huge fire erupts and encircles the arena. I begin to feel the intense heat burn my skin, I yelp in pain and run away from the large wall that has formed. I watch as the tree I was just on fall. I inhale smoke free air and take off in a sprint towards the area with no fire. I trip over a stump and watch as a tree almost crushes my leg. I'm shacking a little but brush it off and take off running again. I stop running when I notice the fire is closing in around me. Then just as suddenly as it started the fire dies away.

I look back to see how far I am from where I just was. Its probably a good 10 miles. The careers are no where to be seen I assume they went back to the lake for some water. Before I do any tree climbing I have to do something about these burns and the scrap on my arm. I prowl the forest floor looking the healing leaves. Walking slowly and carefully I find the leaves with no difficulty. They I have a sticky substance on them that soothes the wound then heals it with in a few days.

The sun is at it's Highest. That means its only noon. I have a lot more time to find Katniss. I slowly climb a tree so that none of the leaves reveal my wounds. As I make my way through the trees I reflect on my time in the games. Most people are killing other people or just avoiding the others. Yet I am looking for someone, practically stalking her. Without her knowing. I am trying to protect another tribute. My Reminiscing is cut short when I feel my stomach growl.

I stop and fill my angry stomach with pink tropis. They don't satisfy me but they will have to do for now. I could use some fish or any type of protein. Times like this (slim to none) I wish I could hunt. My father would hunt in 11 He was practically a main source for meat. We had so many squirrels, occasional deer, and birds. My family would only take one or two squirrels and then sell the rest. We really needed the money. At least Now I am going to win the games and bring home lots and lots of money... I read somewhere that positivity always prevails. I hope in my case it does.

Then again I would never have time to learn how to hunt. I always had to watch my brothers and sisters. That was a full time job. With my dad out in the trees 8 am to 11pm. 7 days a week and my mother working her butt off to feed us and make the payments we needed she always had her back to the kids. I remember one day my littlest brother got a hold of some poison we had for the rodents that ran around our house. He had it all over his hands. When he was little he would suck his thumb and some times his fingers. He became extremely ill. My mother was out getting us a few groceries and my dad was out in the trees. And I was doing my homework. Paz the second oldest told me my little brother was turning green and throwing up convulsively. I had to Literally Run him all the way to the hospital. They made him throw everything up and drink lots of water. Nothing helped though he died a few days later. It was my fault I shouldn't have let a 9 year old watch a 2 year old. I cried everyday everyday until all I could feel was numbness. I couldn't even go to his funeral. It hurt too much. I still think it's my fault, because it is. From then on I put it upon myself to watch my siblings and do nothing else. I did my homework when they slept I ate when they were asleep I didn't do anything but watch them.

I finally get to the lake again. I didn't realize how thirsty I was until I saw the water. I don't even bother getting a leaf. I stick my entire head in, and take in tons of water. I am gasping for air once I'm out of the water. I sit for a sec all that walking has worn me out.

"There she is!"

"In the lake!"

I peek out behind a bush and see Katniss floating in the lake. While the careers are on the other side yelling at her. Katniss hurries out of the water and takes off towards a tall tree. The careers make their way through the lake as they chase after her. She's made it to the tree when the careers are there. She climbs fast The blonde boy tries to climb up it after her but falls. I dare to let out a laugh. Glimmer tries to shoot her with the bow and arrow but misses of course. Thats when the blonde boy takes the bow and aims for her but misses by just a fraction. Peeta then buts in

"Why don't we wait it out she can't stay up there forever."

I fell disgust. I climb a tree to get closer to her then I see them. Tracker Jackers. The most harmful bug in Panem, And it's right above Katniss. If she gets stung enough she could die. Then it comes to me. If she cuts the branch that the nest is on it would fall on the careers. Genius! I just have to wait for the right time to tell her. When it's dark and they are asleep. Time has come to finally talk to The Girl on Fire.


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