Katniss POV
I am the first one awake and I notice it is dark outside I am not sure how late it is though. Mason wakes up as soon as I sit up and asks what I am doing. I tell him I just woke up so I am sitting up at the moment and then I am going to stand up. I make sure I wake Marvel up when I stand up without it looking noticeable. I then hear the Capitol anthem we all look up in the sky to see who died today. I still am not sure who I killed. I find out that both tributes from three, the boy from four, the boy from five, both from six, the boy from seven, the boy from eight, both from nine, both from ten, and Jace from home. I now realize I killed the both of the boys from six and eight and then both the girls and boys from nine and ten. By the time it is over everyone is awake. Mason tells everyone to get ready to go hunting. The girl from four suggest someone stay back to watch the supplies Mason decides that she is going to since she didn't kill anyone.
That is when we all see a fire off in the distance. I think to myself how anyone can be this stupid to light a fire at night everyone can see it we are now off to go kill this person. This is going to be the just one of the many reasons why I did not want to be with the Careers. I hope I can do this. I am not sure I can handle watching Mason, Clove or Glimmer kills someone. They all like to take their time. We all grab our bags I have added my sleeping bag just in case. Then we set off to find tributes after walking about two hours we find the Girl from eight and she starts begging us not to kill her. Clove claims her and starts to cut the Girls face and then starts to stab her in the stomach as the girl is screaming and crying I can't handle it any longer and shoot the girl in the heart killing her once again instantly. Clove storms over to me and gets in my face about how I stole another kill. I look at her and tell her if she didn't take so long then I wouldn't have had to do myself and walk away. I know I am pissing them off. But I cannot and will not sit here and do nothing. Every tribute in the arena is a person they do not deserve to suffer the only exception is Mason. Marvel walk next to me and quietly ask if I am going to continue to do this. I tell him if I have to then yes I will I am not going to watch anyone suffer. He just looks at me and says "ok just checking I will be ready for anything." We then start to walk again looking for more tributes this day is never going to end for me.
Gloss POV
Cashmere comes in and tells me it is time to wake up. I ask what has happened. Cashmere tells me not much, all of the tributes have found places to rest for the night. Katniss just woke up and they are getting ready to go hunting. We get Haymitch and walk back down to the mentors' room. Haymitch has decided just to stay at our station. Mason must have decided that the girl from four should stay and watch the camp while the rest go hunting. They walk for about two hours when they find the Girl from eight who start begging. I watch Katniss the whole time she is having a hard time watching this scene. I know there is no way she is going to let this go one for much longer. When I watch her bring her bow up I know what she is going to do. Clove starts to yell and Katniss snaps back at her. I know she doesn't mean what she says but it works. Cecelia the district eight mentor comes up to us and tells us "I would like to thank Katniss for what she has done. We did not get any sponsorship money to send her anything. Even though Katniss killed her she made sure she did not suffer it was a quick painless death and I hope she wins this year." She then leaves since her tributes are now dead. We watch them search for tributes and they actually pass by the little girl from eleven since she is hiding in the trees.
When they are just about to give up when they come across the tracks of another tributes. I am worried for Katniss I know they are going to try and torcher this tribute and if she stops them then her and Marvel better run since they will turn on her. They eventually find the Girl from seven. Mason claims her saying he has not been able to have any fun. I am sickened just like every mentor in this room including his own. He has a glint in his eyes that says he has been waiting for this and he is looking forward to it. I look over to the mentors from seven and they are panicking there is nothing they can do right now to help her or stop him. Mason walks up to the girl and clips his sword to his belt but taking out a knife. Then he puts his hands on her face whispering something the cameras don't pick up. Clove tells him she is going to go ahead since this is going to be awhile Mason tells Glimmer to go with her though.
Katniss is frozen in place you can see the battle in her head on what to do. Marvel is right next to her with his hand on her wrist trying to calm her down. Mason has already removed the girls' jacket and started touching the girl with the other hand over her clothing while tracing the knife along her face with the other hand. He then rips her shirt off leaving her standing there shirtless. He then starts cutting her stomach with the knife not deep but just enough to cause pain. The girl has not said a word and has tears streaming down her face. I see Katniss whisper something to Marvel and then the girl gesturers something to Katniss we miss part of it. Katniss then points to her bow and then point to the girl, the girl nods her head in response and lips please. I notice Marvel has let go of Katniss' wrist. During this exchange Mason has undid the girls' pants pushing them down. That is when Katniss takes aim and shoots the girl in the heart and then she and Marvel take off running as fast as the can. The girls cannon goes off and Mason starts screaming for them to get back there and face them and that he will find them. Also when he finds them that is nothing compared to what he is going to do to them. They don't look back they just continue running without stopping or looking back.
Katniss POV
We have been searching for hours since finding the last tribute everyone except Marvel is still pissed at me. I don't care I am not going to sit back and watch someone slowly die. I hate who I am right now I have killed 7 tributes and I know I will do it again if I have to. I rather do it quick and near-less painless then what these monsters are trying to do. I will not stand around and watch. We pass by a tree and I notice movement right away but I don't see anyone and I don't want to look too hard just in case there is someone up there. We come across someone's tracks don't people pay attention to how to survive. Manson claims this girl right away says he has not had any fun. Dammit I know what I am going to have to do but I also know if I do we will need to get out fast. Mason puts his sword away and takes a knife Clove leaves and Mason tells Glimmer to go as well. I know if I try to leave he will stop me he wants me to watch him since he wants to make this my future. Marvel put his hand around my wrist trying to stop me from killing the poor girl before he does. Mason puts his hands on her face and whispers just loud enough we can hear but the cameras may not that he wants her to scream and beg for him to stop since it makes it so much better. He then takes off her jacket and rips her shirt off. He then starts touching her with one hand and he is digging the knife in her stomach just enough to be painful but not deep enough to kill her. She stands there and does not make a noise but she was unable to control her tears as they are streaming down her face. I whisper to Marvel you better get ready to run because I am not going to let this go on much longer. Marvel doesn't say anything he just nods his head. The girl looks at me and tries to tell me something looking at me and then my bow. I point to me and then my bow and then her and she nods her head and lips please. She wants me to kill her and I know I can do this she should not have to go through this before she dies. Marvel let's go of my wrist in agreement and perpetration to run. At the moment Mason is pulling her pants down leaving her chest open. I take aim and shoot as soon as the arrow is released we start running. We hear the cannon and Mason screaming at us that he is going to do worse than this to us.
Gloss POV
I am panicking now. "What are we going to do now? Are they going to be ok? What should we do now?" Finnick stops me
"I know you are worried and being that you have never mentored this is all new to you. Right now we wait until they find somewhere to stop. I trust Katniss will know when it is time to stop. As for what we do when they stop they are likely to be hungry since neither of them ate anything and they have done a lot today. We also know they did not pack much food but that's ok both of them have money. I would suggest buying a big meal for them. I have a feeling it's going to be a short game concentering 15 have already died. Katniss needs a message to keep her going. She just killed two more tributes."
"I don't know if I can just sit here and wait." This time it was Haymitch who stopped me.
"I know it is hard buts that's what you have to do. Trust me I should know. I have been doing this for twenty years now and have brought no one home. I am determined to bring her home. Finnick is right though she needs to be reminded we are here. Gloss, I know you would love to send her something but I think it needs to come from someone else. Finnick, it should come from you, right now you two have something in common with these games."
"What the fact be both killed half the tributes in the arena."
"Yes, only you know that kind of pain we don't. Let's go to my station and pick there meal out."
Katniss POV
We run and don't stop running for at least a couple of hours when I notice lots of trees. These are good climbing trees I stop and tell Marvel we would be ok here. I tell him we will be safer in the tress and let him know I can help him. Once we are about half way up I know we are covered by the branches and leaves we should be safe for the night. I tie us to a branch using the rope I packed. I am about to suggest eating something when I see a parachute coming to us. We open it and it is a huge meal for the two of us.
Katniss-
You're not alone. Your friend- Finnick
There some kind of fish, some shellfish, seaweed bread, a creamy white soup, and water. I take a bite of the fish and know this is the same fish Finnick always talks about. He tells me it reminds him of his father's fishing boat and when the used to go sea bass fishing. The shellfish reminds me of his stories about setting cages and nets when he needs time alone. The soup is clam chowder he remembers eating this once a week since he was a little boy he still does even when he is in the Capitol since it bring him back to his mom. I look up to the sky and say thank you. We eat all of it not saying word to each other. As soon as we are done we fall asleep.
Gloss POV
Katniss and Marvel run for about two hours they are now near the edge close to the force field. When Katniss says they should be safe here and that they should sleep in a tree. Katniss helps Marvel up the tree they settle about half way up the tree. When she tell him they are far enough since the leaves will cover them. They tie a rope about themselves and the tree just in case. Haymitch sends them the parachute. It would have been entertaining watching her eat if she wasn't in the arena.
"Hey Finnick I would say you choose well there must me a story behind that meal."
"Yes there is, each piece has a story that I have told Katniss about attached to it."
They finish their meal and fall asleep rather fast neither of them decided to keep watch. In a way I am relived she is no longer around him. My worry is they just became his main targets. They don't need the alliance, they can survive without them plus she has so much sponsor money that she will be ok if something happens. I wish Marvel would have killed Mason right then it would create a lot less worry but that is not who she is.
We hear Brutus call "hey you guys better come here" we all go over and see that Mason made it back to camp by himself. When Mason gets to the camp there is only one person there and that is the Girl from Four. Finnick says "Shit this is not good". We all know he is right Mason did not get his chance to "Have his fun" with the last tribute since Katniss intervened. We watch him walk over to the girl throw her down to the ground and brutally rapes her. The sick bastard is not done he then starts to stab her as he rapes her again. I don't know how long this goes on for since I could not watch any longer since this is what he wants to do to my Katniss. By the time Cashmere finds me I am shaking.
"She is dead. Finnick had to take Cora to the hospital to be sedative she lost it."
"Please tell me it did not go on much longer."
"Sorry, you have been up here for about 3 hours and the girl just died."
"What are we going to do? I can't watch that happen to her, I can't. If he can do that to her then what is he going to do to Katniss since that is who he truly wants."
"You are going to stay strong for her. Remember who she is, she will not go down without a fight. I pray that he does not find her…"
"We both know that he is going to…." I stop myself before I say something stupid. I am lost right now, I feel like I have to do something but I know I can't. I am trapped.
"Gloss, come here, lay down, and go to sleep. Katniss is sleeping right now and they will call us when she wakes up or if something goes on. We need to rest they are in the final 8 and it has not even been a full day."
I get in bed with Cashmere and lay down with her afraid to fall asleep. I have never been so scared for someone in my life even when Cashmere was in the Games I was not this scared or when I was in the arena myself. I have never felt this type of emotion and connection to someone. It is not because I don't think Katniss can't do it is obvious she can. I never knew there was this type of love before where you would do anything for someone to keep them safe. I love Cashmere more than anything but it is nowhere near the same way I love Katniss. It is not as I love Cashmere any less just differently. I try to fall asleep knowing I need rest. I am just so scared of the nightmares that are sure to come. I eventually cannot keep my eyes open any longer and fall asleep.
