Part 2, here we go
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13. This is it Part 2
Peeta POV
"Willow!" she collapses. I catch her. Nathalia runs over to us with a first aid kit. I doubt a first aid kit will really help. She says something into the intercom she has to talk to people in 13. She opens the first aid kit and tries to stop the bleeding. She doesn't remove the rock.
"There's a hovercraft full of medics coming to get her." Nathalia says. "They can remove the rock."
She has to live. She can't die! She has to live!
Katniss POV
I can tell Peeta is breaking down. I walk over to him.
"She'll be okay." I assure him, even though I don't know if it's true.
"What if she's not?" Peeta asks. He looks lost.
"She will be. Think positive." I look over at Willow. Nathalia is still trying to staunch the flow of blood. I look around to see if anyone else is injured. Aud is limping, but other than that she's fine, Ciel has a long cut on the side of his face, and Cerys is still having trouble hearing. My eyes find Gale. I walk over to him and embrace him. He holds me close and kisses the top of my head lightly. I smile slightly.
"Think any of them know we're alive?" he asks. I shrug.
"How could they?" he shrugs. I hear the hovercraft approaching. It lands and people rush forward and they take Willow to the hovercraft. A few of the nurses examine everyone else's injuries. I see Prim helping Aud. I walk over to them.
Prim bandages Aud's leg. Aud thanks her and limps over to Ciel. Prim looks at me.
"Katniss!" she smiles and hugs me. I hug her back. "Katniss, I was so worried! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." I assure her. She hugs me again. "I'm fine, Prim. Really." I can't help but smile.
"I know, I know. I was just worried..."
It takes a couple of hours for them to help Willow. They were able to fix Aud's leg, but Cerys will probably never hear again.
We film a few more propos, but we don't plan on airing them. Not yet. Not when the Capitol thinks we're all dead. We set up camp for the night. We're assigned our hours to keep watch. My shift isn't until later. I climb into my sleeping bag next to Gale's. I soon fall asleep.
Ciel POV
Aud and I are keeping watch. I sit close to her and I wrap an arm around her. She smiles and kisses my cheek lightly. I hold her close. I remember when I first met Aud...
I can't believe that I just one the 72nd annual Hunger Games. I can't believe I had to kill so many people... and, in a year, I'll have to train another tribute. Though, I know that they'll be hungry for the kill. They're all monsters... and so am I...
The closing ceremony. I don't want the crown that they're placing on my head. I see a girl watching me intently, a worried expression on her face. This confuses me. I recognise her as Aud, last year's victor.
After the ceremony, I head to my room. I'll be leaving for District 2 tomorrow. I'm about to go into the elevator when I feel someone touch my arm. I turn and see Aud.
"Uh.. hi." I say. Her bright green eyes study me.
"Are you alright?" she asks.
"Uh... yeah..." I lie "why wouldn't I be?" maybe because I just killed a bunch of people...
"Have you ever been up to the roof?" she asks me. I shake my head. She smiles wryly. "Come. I'll show you."
We take the elevator up to the roof. I can hear the noise from the parties going on in the Capitol. It's loud. Loud enough for our conversation to go unheard...
"Are you alright?" she asks again. I shake my head.
"I just... I killed so many people..."
"I know. And I know it's hard to deal with." she says.
"I'm a monster." I whisper. She shakes her head.
"No," she says "you're not. The fact that you feel remorse for what you've done proves that you are not a monster. You aren't like the other careers. You still have some humanity."
A year has passed already. It's time to go back to the Capitol. I can't help but look forward to it... because I'll get to see Aud again. I board the train with this years tributes and the other mentors. Soon enough, we're in the Capitol. I give the tributes some advice.
After the opening ceremony, I seek out Aud. I find her and we go up to the roof.
"Hey." She says. I hug her. She hugs me back.
The Games have just ended. The closing cermonies are over. Everyone heads back home tomorrow. I spend the night with Aud, on the roof. I sit there with her, holding her in my arms. We don't talk. We just sit there in silence.
It's after midnight when we say our goodbyes. I kiss her softly. She kisses me back. We part.
I kiss Aud's temple lightly. She smiles.
"I love you." I whisper.
"I love you too." she whispers back.
I hear a slight rustle in the bushes.
"I'll go check." she says. She gets up and goes over. I wait for her. I hear gunfire.
Everyone sleeping hears it too and wakes up. There's the sound of footsteps running towards us.
"Aud!" I call out. I hear her moan in response. The footsteps are getting closer. There's more gunfire.
"Get down!" Nathalia hisses. Everyone drops to the ground... except me. I start to run over to where Aud is.
"Soldier Greene, get down!" Nathalia hisses at me. I ignore her. I run to Aud. She's been shot. I pick her up and run her to safety, far away from our campsite. I gently lay her on the ground.
"I.. I s-stepped on a p-pod." She whispers. "It's m-my fault if anyone g-gets hurt... or k-killed."
"It's not your fault." I whisper. I hold her in my arms. "It's not your fault." I say again. Her breathing is uneven. She looks into my eyes. I look back into hers.
"L-Love y-you..." she whispers shakily. She became limp in my arms. The light in her eyes went out. Her eyes that had always been so full of life were now dead.
"I love you too.." I whisper. I sob lightly. I hear footsteps. They're getting closer and closer. I shield Aud's body with my own. I close my eyes. The footsteps are right behind me now.
"Go ahead! Kill me!" I shout. "I don't care!" I sob "I don't care..." I say quietly this time.
"Ciel..." it's Willow.
"Just kill me..." I whisper, almost begging.
"I'm not going to kill you."
"Please..."
"Ciel... it's time to fight. Aud would want you to fight." She says.
"I can't just leave her..." I say, looking at Aud. Willow turns and leaves. She comes back a moment later with a bunch of flowers. I watch her as she weaves the flowers into Aud's hair. She helps me hide Aud. Now she'll be safe...
It's time it fight.
Katniss POV
We fight. We've joined the other rebels in the fight. On the streets of the Capitol. We fight. But people are dying all around me. Some are rebels, some are peacekeepers. Nevertheless, they're dying.
I see Cerys fall next to Lacken. So many bodies. I see Gale narrowly dodge a bullet. I run down the street, trying to find Snow. Though, I doubt he's actually fighting. I find his mansion. I see a bunch of kids standing outside. I realizes immediately what he was doing. He was using the kids as a shield. So no one would just blow up his house. A hovercraft flies over them. Parachutes fall. To Capitol kids, this will mean something to help them. The parachutes start to explode.
Some of the kids don't realise what's going on until it's too late. Some medics from 13 come from a different hovercraft. Prim is with them.
"NOOOOO!" I yell. "PRIM!" she looks over at me. A parachute near her explodes. "PRIM!" I scream "PRIMMMMM!"
I black out.
That's the end of this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. I know I used the canon idea for what happens with Prim... but oh well... please review!
