Hey Guys! Wassup? Nothing much, just drinking a Dr. Pepper & Eating CornNuts While UPDATING FOR YOU ALL! Thank You For Your Support! Now, Everyone, I shall confess A Secret. Every night, before I go to bed, I ALWAYS check my reviews. AND EVERY MORNING I check also. (While reading a lot of Catoniss Stories… ;D I'm The Ultimate Shipper!) Just thank you so much! It means a lot to me (:

Now… People Have Been Asking About Rue & Cato And if They (Cato & Katniss) Will Find Each Other Soon. Now, I'll Let Y'all Know This is A HUNGER GAMES fanfic. In The Hunger Games, there is sadness. And death. And Cliffies ;D Hah!

But for now, You All Will Have To Keep Reading. I have yet to keep updating and I don't care HOW MANY chapters it takes. I'm determined to finish this and Maybe a Sequel? Let's See Where I Take This.

And Certainly, Positively, MOST DEFINITELY, This story will follow the book but I will add my Own Twists To It. It'll Be Different Than Any Catoniss Fanfic You've Ever Read.

Yes, I have a sweet Cato. But the games change people. Cato is internally sweet but still has the emotions and PMS of a Career. There will be times of a rude, Cocky, Bastardy, Extremely Aggressive Cato. (Not too Aggressive Though. He'd Never Hurt Katniss… Maybe.)

But gah, This Is Too Long For An Author's Note! 239 words right this second! Well, R&R my Lovelies And I Hope You All Review! I Need Suggestions On Things You'd Think Would be Interesting…

I've been awaiting for you

And you've been awaiting for me

Tell me that you'll always be true

And you'll be the only one for me

The Civil Wars, "Forget Me not."

Katniss POV

When I woke up, it was early dawn and the sun was peaking over the horizon. The leaves separated light and small specks were splattered. Down below, everything was silent.

Too silent.

That's when the cannon went off, waking Rue up. She breathed rapidly and looked around before her eyes settled on me questioningly. I shrugged.

"It's okay. There are ten of us left." I confirm.

"Who is left?" she asks.

I think for a little bit. I start out with the basics. "Well, there's Marvel, Glimmer, Cato, Clove, the boy from Three, Thresh, Foxface-"

"Who's foxface?"

"The girl from five."

"Oh. Okay."

"Then there's you, me, and Peeta." I finish. She nods and smiles a little bit, a thinking look on her face. I laugh a little. "What are you thinking about?" She grins and wiggles her eyebrows.

"Something we could do. It's been too… boring around here. The Capitol will be angry and I don't want them angry."

Where was she going with this? "What were you thinking?" I question. She giggles.

"What if… we did something to the Careers?"

Ah, the Careers. I haven't seen them for a couple days since the incident. "I mean," she continues, "what would happen if they didn't have their food? It would be fair game for us and them if we leveled out the playing field." I laugh and look at her as if saying, "continue!"

She mischievously winks at me before making the matter obvious.

"I want to blow up their stuff!" Rue exclaims. I smile at her small form so lit up and excited.

"Well… it would be fair if they had to hunt for food too… Why not?" She smiles. "But we need to strategize something. We can't go blowing up the food and have them catch us. We… we need a distraction."

"What would that be?" I look at her and around the woods before my mind wanders back to the night Cato kissed me. Just before that, the girl from Eight was making a fire… A fire? A fire!

"Well," I start looking around for a certain tree, "We could start a fire." That's when I found it. Deciduous trees with paper-like wood, and green leaves cover the long branches. "See that tree over there?" I point to the tree.

"Yeah, I see it." I look back at her.

"We could light… three fires, yeah, three fires! I could go to the outskirts of the Cornucopia and try to see what they've done for protection.

"Meanwhile, you light three of the piles we will set out in different spots and see if the Careers fall for it." She smiles and rubs her hands.

"Let's get it going then!"

We climb down and hack away at the branches of the tree I found. It was about three times my size with large, green leaves and a white base. The branches were medium sized and to light the fire, we'd need about ten branches each.

Before we start to build the fire structure, I move our supplies to a smaller tree about five minutes away. This can hide us for now.

Getting everything set up, I place the branches in a teepee-like form and go about 10 minutes away from the last location and set up a structure there. By fifteen minutes, all three of them are spread out and ready to be lit.

"Now Rue," I say softly. "I'll whistle to you when to light the fires. Then, if we're both okay, we can whistle a different tune."

Rue smiles and looks around. "You know how many mockingjays are in the trees?" I shake my head and look up to find over twenty.

"Wow," I admire fascinated. She grins and hugs me quickly, her arms wrapping around my figure. I hug her back and rest my cheek on her head.

"Be safe?" she pleads.

I grin slightly, knowing this plan is risky.

"I promise." She smiles a little. "Rue, once you light it, I want you to run as fast as you can in that," I point West, "direction. It'll probably carry you to a stream or a tall tree. I need you to stay safe."

"I will. And Katniss?" I raise my eyebrows. "Be careful. And make sure to level out the playing field." Rue winks and takes out her slingshot.

Hugging one more time and giving instructions for the four-note- tunes, we set off to our different ways, her going right and me going left. I look back to see her running straight forward, not looking back.

I run swiftly through the forest, like I'd be stalking prey. It takes a while to really realize where I am, what I'm doing, who I am, and where I'm going.

I am Katniss Everdeen. I am 16 years old. I am in the Hunger games. I am utterly confused. Two boys are in love with me. I am allied with a 12 year-old from District 11, who reminds me so much of my sister. I'm running through the forest, on my way to blow up the food. I am insane.

This happens to be a time when I stop running and realize I'm at the edge of the Cornucopia. Clove, Marvel, Glimmer, and the boy from 3 sit around and I whistle quietly. The mockingjays hear it and it's spread around the area. I really hope Rue can hear it.

It takes time for me to assess how much different everything looks since the bloodbath.

Dry blood stains some areas in the grass but it's mostly a very bright green. The lake is large, as always. And the supplies…

The supplies are in a pyramid-like shape, in the middle of the field. Small mounds of dirt are plastered here and there, and around the tribute platforms.

That's when the Careers start making noise. Marvel sees it first, nudging Glimmer, who screeches at Clove. They all look up to find thick grey smoke littering the clear blue sky.

The plan is in action.

I hide in the bushes as the trio go by, leaving the boy from 3 on guard. Here's my chance.

Stepping slightly into the clearing to see better, I examine their work. They obviously didn't dig up the dirt for nothing.

A small movement from the corner of my eye makes me swivel my head. A small figure with orange hair and slim face is… dancing? I guess she's dancing around the mounds with precise steps.

It's Foxface.

She maneuvers quickly in and out and right before she reaches the pile, she cowers down and curls into a ball, as if anticipating something.

It doesn't come. That's when the pieces fit together.

The supplies, the mounds around and next to the podiums, a person on guard…

They've rebooted the mines. Every single one hasn't gone to waste and is positioned carefully around the pile. Each mine mound seems to get smaller and smaller as you reach the pyramid and everything fits together perfectly.

Wow; Foxface is a force to be reckoned with. Getting up from her position, she reaches the pile and takes supplies that you wouldn't notice were gone. Smart choice.

The girl from 5 runs out behind the boy from 3, who looks out and about, as if sensing someone's there. As Foxface hits the treeline, the boy swings his head towards her direction and runs over.

Now's your chance Katniss. You can do this. Blow it up. Very last bit.

Breathing slowly, I take out a few rocks and a knife when something catches my eye on the pyramid. It's resting right at the bottom, about 20 yards out, glistening in the morning sun.

My bow! Every twelve arrows remain in the quiver and I realize this is my chance to actually feel closer to home.

I run out but stop when I get closer to the mines. Stepping widely over it slowly, I sigh inwardly as it doesn't blow up.

After getting past a few more mines, I grab the bow and walk the way I came, stepping on my footprints. Looking at the sky, another smoke appears in a different area. Rue had just set the second fire.

Making my way slowly to the line, I load an arrow and slow my breathing… A bag of apples are loosely set upon the crates.

My mind settles and dwells on the feeling of the bow in my hand and the quiver on my back. I look out my right eye and slow everything down.

You can do this Katniss… I can do this.

One clean shot… I release the arrow and watch as it…

Misses. The arrow misses the bag. I grunt and reload my bow.

Breathe. In. Out. In. Out. In. Out. Breathe.

I look through my right eye again and slow my breathing to the point of almost not breathing at all. Aiming the arrow, I release again and anticipate the outcome.

The arrow splits the bag open, spilling out the apples which tumble down almost in slow motion. It's quiet and the air is heavy.

That's when everything explodes.

Gah, I hoped you like this chapter. I know I didn't include the Tracker Jacker scene and I apologize but I want my story to be more original yet stay with the book. I guess Cato was a big part in that too, not leading the Careers to Katniss in reality, which skips the scene. Depending on how you write it out!

And has anyone noticed that some people say "Tracker hackers" or "Tracker Jackets"? I mean, come on people, it's a tracker Jacker. Read the book.

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