Authors note: okay so first off I would like to say how sorry I am, I know I haven't updated in a while I have been really busy, actually I am on break right now so haha got to go, I present you with chapter eleven!
-PL40
Chapter eleven Em:
I knew it, I knew he needed me. I am just happy that I am getting out of here. Peeta closes the cell door after I step out earning a cry of intolerance from Johanna. "So," I say stopping to lean against the cold brick, "Why do you think I would even dare to help you this time your highness?" I see Peeta clench his jaw in irritation.
"I will give you anything, please just help me find her." He begs quietly.
"Her?" I question in surprise, I pull myself from the wall and walk up to him. "Her? As in Katniss?" I ask and Peeta just nods his head in defeat. "Wow the girl hasn't even been with you for a day and you have already lost her, smooth." I say pulling out the O in smooth.
"Please, I really need to find her."
"Okay," I tell him and his face instantly lights up. "But on one condition, you let me do things my way and only my way."
"I don't-" he starts but I quickly cut him off.
"Alright then, I guess I can't help you." I state ejecting sadness into my voice.
"No! Please, please, please, I need to find her she means everything to me."
I had finally relented to Peeta's begging and now we were already half way through the mansion, I am beginning to think we might never find her until I see something that catches my eye. "Hey uh Peeta, I think we need to split up." I tell him but he just quirks an eyebrow at me. "You know so we can cover more ground quicker." I cover.
"Yeah, okay I guess that makes sense, I'll take the west end okay?" Peeta says nodding his head like he understands but he really doesn't. Peeta takes off in his designated direction, once I see him round the corner I take off in a sprint the other way.
I stop at a blank wall that has very tacky wallpaper on it. I carefully run my fingers over the smooth surface feeling for the small ridge that caught my eye earlier. Once finding it I follow the rest of it till I notice that the shape its self makes a doorway. Placing my hands in the middle I lean all of my body weight onto the wall. Hearing a thump and slowly after that gears turning I push off the wall and get into s fighting position, preparing for anything. When the space is cleared I peer inside, only seeing dust and cobwebs scattered across an unpolished floor.
Stepping inside I reach down to pull out a small flashlight from my boot, flipping the switch the rest of the room illuminates in a dim light. Noticing cobwebs torn down I follow the path, like a castle, I think. What I can only assume is a couple minutes later I start to hear sobbing, peering around the corner I see Katniss on her knees with her hands covering her face.
Did not see that one coming, I am about to step out to comfort her when I hear talking and footsteps. Pulling back a door on the other side of the room opens revealing two stocky men. The room is another story, like it got lost in time. Half of the room looks like a meeting place of some sort while the other has many weapons of torture hanging from its walls.
The largest man walks over to Katniss and crouches down in front of her while the other stands behind the first. "So, Ms. Everdeen. What brings you here?" he says casually. "I hope you aren't here to start another war, because if so we need to eliminate that problem immediately." The man tells Katniss while pulling out a small hand gun. Rolling my eyes at his cockiness I reach down and pull the taser baton that I always keep in my boot out. With a flick of my wrist the baton is at its full length, and with a press of a button light blue ripples start to cloak ever inch of it but the handle.
Barley having to step out of the shadows I electrocute the standing man. Before the guy can hit the ground I run to him silently and catch him so it makes no noise. Slowly lowering the possibly dead body I catch a glimpse of grey and instantly know that Katniss is watching me. I look over at her and sure enough she is staring me down, probably wondering why I'm helping her. I bring my pointer finger up to my lips, indicating for her to be quiet. Katniss quickly draws her attention back to the man before her at my action. Taking this as my chance I creep forward on silent feet till I am standing right behind him. Pulling back my arms I muster all my strength and swing.
Crack! Katniss's hand goes to her mouth covering it before anymore sobs can escape. Well if the electricity didn't kill him first then a cracked skull did. Quickly minimizing the baton and sticking it back into my boot I haul the man up into a sitting position and grab the shoulders of the white coat into my hands then pulling him into the other room. I don't dare look in there though I just repeat this step with the other.
Finished with the dirty work I go back over to Katniss and plop down beside her leaning back on my palms with my short legs out stretched. When I look at Katniss she is in the same position I left her in. "Wow, I always thought you were the strong and all mighty Katniss Everdeen." I tell her implying the tears running down her face.
"I was only strong because I had to be." She says.
"What do you mean?"
"I acted strong because if I didn't then I would have lost the ones I loved." Katniss tells me staring blankly at the wall in front of us. Before I can stop the words from pouring out of my mouth I hear my own voice.
"Really? I act strong because I have already lost the ones I loved."
Authors note: okay so I hope you guys enjoyed it this one is a little longer than my normal ones buuuut, yeah so I probably would have posted this last night but my laptop went all weird on me and deleted the whole chapter! So I had to rewrite it! Anyway I hope you enjoyed! Ta-ta for now my lovelies!
-PL40
