Here is the final chapter of 'Here I Lie' guys. It was a difficult last chapter to write. Not only was it hard chapter due to the death of Rue but it's also the end of the story. Its been a good one you guys. I want to say thank you to all of you who have commented, review, followed and favorited this story. It means a lot to me! Thank you all for reading my story and I hope to see some of you come back for other future stories of mine. If any of you are fans of How To Train Your Dragon and Rise of the Guardians then check out my newest crossover story called 'Frost & Flames' featuring Hiccup and Jack Frost. If not, stay tuned for the Divergent/Hunger Games crossover I am co-authoring with LeighEight. We're working on the plot line at the moment and we hope to get it up soon.

I hope you all have an amazing holiday and thank you so much for reading 'Here I Lie'. You are all awesome! :)

~Wallflower95

14

The spear went through my body so fast, there was no time to cry out in pain or scream. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the District 1 boy fall with an arrow in his throat. I turn my head to the side. Katniss has another arrow set in her bow, ready to shoot anymore people down.

"Are there anymore?" She keeps asking me. I tell her several times there are none left. I roll to the side a little bit. The spearhead was is buried deep into my stomach. I try not to look down at the wound, knowing that it was beyond any healing. Katniss shoves the dead Career away from me and takes out her knife. She cuts away the net and frees me from it. I can feel my life ebbing away so slowly. I grow weak. I reach out towards her with my hand. She takes it and doesn't let go.

"You blew up the food?" I whisper.

"Every last bit." She says to me.

"You have to win." I say to her. She nodded.

"I'm going to. Going to win for the both of us now." She says. A cannon goes off in the distance. I'm afraid mine will be going off very soon. I tighten my grip on her hand.

"Don't go." I whispered.

"Course not. Staying right here." She says with a small smile on her face, but I can see the expression she is trying to mask. She is trembling. She is breaking. She moves in closer and places my head on her lap. She strokes my face and brushes my hair out of my eyes.

"Sing." I barely manage to say the word. Everything is fading away. My vision is going dark but I struggle under the darkness, refusing to go. And then I hear her voice.

Deep in the meadow, under the willow

A bed of grass, a soft green pillow

Lay down your head, and close your sleepy eyes

And when again they open, the sun will rise.

My breathing slows down and I just listen to her voice singing softly. It is such a beautiful day out. Above there are green trees and sunshine streaming through the branches. It's so quiet... so peaceful

Here it's safe, here it's warm

Here the daisies guard you from every harm

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true

Here is the place where I love you

Her voice is shaking. I can hear the tears threatening to fall. I wanted to comfort her. To let her know everything would be okay. That she could win this. That she had to win this. But I couldn't. I was so tired. My eyes fluttered shut but I imagined myself in a tree, just like at home at the end of a work day. Sitting there on a branch, watching the sun set in the sky.

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away

A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray

Forget your woes and let your troubles lay

And when again it's morning, they'll wash away.

It so quiet and peaceful. I breathe deeply. I can see the sun setting, the orange painted in the sky.

Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true

Here is the place where I love you

Her voice is fading a way and now I can hear the mockingjays singing Katniss's song. The echo in the distance and all I can see is the sunset disappearing in the sky... and I smile because I am flying now.

The End