Oh my gosh, I am horrendous! I got my dates mixed up, oops, and quickly wrote this as soon as I found out! So now you all don't have to wait til Christmas, YAY! This will not happen again folks! Also, I have a new story, Fixed that I will be updating in the near future! All you Catoniss fans will love it!

If any of you are still reading this, I would love to know how your day has been!

I am also going to do the review for a review starting now! If you review on my story, I will give you a heartfelt review on your story! I am in search of new amazing stories to read!

Finally, this chapter is dedicated to katoloveforever, happy birthday my friend! I know this is a few days late, but it's the thought that counts right?

Love to All,

Dedicated

The sound of birds awakens me, and my hand flops over to the side of me, feeling for Prim. All it finds is a pile of leaves. My mind races, only stopping to realize where I am. Everything comes crashing down on me, the arena, Cato, the reapings.

"Katniss?" a groggy whisper startles me from my thoughts as my hand smacks a warm mass of muscle.

"Mm?" I moan back, the crackling of the fire drowns out any words left to be said.

"Go back to sleep." He grumbles, throwing a heavy arm around me.

It pulls me close to him, mumbling incoherently in my ear about sleep. I sigh, looking over at Clove who stares into the fire with an intense gaze.

She must feel my eyes on her because she turns quickly, meeting my eyes with her own icy ones. They soften as she motions the ground next to her with a few small pats. I give her a quizzical look before pushing Cato's heavy form off of me, the cool air of the arena sending chills down my spine.

I sit down next to her, looking into the dwindling fire, dusk is nearing. Another hunt will be sure to ensue.

"Well fire girl, ready for another night of fun?" Clove grins, inspecting the knife she holds lovingly in her hands.

I watch the sharp blade as it turns over and over. The red and brown on the handle has to be from the little girl we killed last night. I shudder at the thought of her innocent screams, holding back the urge to hurl what dinner we had the night before.

"Yeah." I lie with fake determination, setting my eyes ablaze with what I presume is enthusiasm. Judging by her reaction, I was less than convincing.

"You know he'll kill you if it comes down to it." She smirks, nodding her head to Cato who snores loudly in response.

My eyes narrow at the small girl, I struggle to keep my composure and not strangle her. She smiles darkly, adding a chuckle to the end.

"Down girl." She laughs "I was just seeing what you'd do. He won't let anything get close enough to you to kill; otherwise Shimmer over there would have killed you five times over." Her nostrils flare in disgust as she looks at the blonde sleeping contently on Marvel's shoulder.

"You'll kill me then, if it's the three of us?" I whisper darkly, staring into the darkening sky solemnly.

"If it comes down to the three of us, I won't hesitate to send a knife straight through your heart. But only if it's the only option. I'd rather not suffer the wrath of Cato." She squints her eyes, looking off into the distance.

I follow her line of vision, picking up easily on what she sees. Two fires burn in the distance, their smoke barely visible against the rapidly darkening sky.

"Fire, fire." She shouts gleefully, kicking Glimmer awake next to her.

Eyes pop open, Thresh is the first to his feet, grabbing Glimmer's machete. He looks around curiously, waiting for an attack that doesn't come.

Everyone staggers to their feet, one after another, prepared for attack. Clove finally points out the fires in the distance and Cato goes into warrior mode, commanding people this way and that, handing out weapons to everyone.

My bow finds its way back to me and I caress it gently, fingering the arrows and their hard metallic shafts.

"Clove, who do you want to take with you?" Cato calls out to her from where he stands, tying his sword to his hip.

"You can have Katniss and Marvel; I'll take Glitter and Thresh." She smirks tossing her knife into the nearest tree while she ties her boots up again.

Glimmer's face turns into a snarl and she looks at Marvel with disgust.

"We'll take the first fire, you can have the second. Kat watch our backs, kill anything that moves." He growls, taking off at a dead sprint towards the first fire.

I follow silently behind, bow at the ready. Marvel makes a racket behind us, barely able to keep up. He doesn't complain though, just keeps on running.

By the time we reach the first fire its nothing more than a charred pile of sticks. The woods are silent, and we come to a halting stop, trying to regain our breath.

"Something's not right." Cato's voice is grave as he searches the camp with narrowed eyes.

The scream in the distance says it all; we take off towards the screaming.

Marvel, suddenly full of energy, bursts ahead of the both of us as we push through the dense forest, clamoring over fallen trees and rocks. By the time we reach the second fire I have long since ran out of breath, and Cato storms in right behind me, nearly knocking me out in the process.

There's a faint buzzing and more screaming before Clove and Thresh burst through the trees screaming at us to run.

The first bite is the worst and within seconds the tiny bugs surround us, I lose count around the fifth bite, concentrating on running.

My vision is splotchy, and suddenly I'm going down. I struggle to keep moving my legs, willing myself not to lose control.

In front of me Cato transforms into a beast, dripping blood from giant fangs. My screams are drowned out by his roars. He turns towards me, a menacing glare on his dog like face. I scramble, trying to turn the other direction, only managing to fall again.

The Cato-beast runs at me, taking me up in his arms as I scream and protest. I kick against the thing, doing whatever I can to free myself from him. I fight to keep my eyes open as he carries me.

Black encompasses me as the thing drops me, and I fall into a blissful black oblivion. The last thing I see before I black out are the tiny brown eyes of the little birdlike girl. She watches us, perched in a tree, as we fall towards death.

I hope you enjoyed it; I'd love to hear if you did!

I'd love to hear if you didn't too, all opinions are welcome!

Love to All,

Dedicated

January 2nd will be the next update!