Third Person's POV

Splash!

A growl erupted from her throat as she missed.

Splash!

She missed once more and she kicked at the water. Running a hand through her now damp hair, she just stared at the bottom of the shallows.

Splash!

"You're never going to catch one that way!"

"Shut up, Finnick!"

"You're not even holding it right!"

"I said shut up and let me concentrate!" She yelled back at him and watched for any fish that swam by her foot. She saw a glimmer of silver dart passed and she plunged the trident into the cool water, resulting in another wave of water cascading over her body.

Finnick flinched as she drenched herself in water once again. Her form was terrible and she looked ridiculous holding the trident in her hands. She most definitely was not from District 4.

He had had enough of her ridiculousness and stood up, his feet sinking into the sand as he did so.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!" He began to walk down to the water's edge before splashing in. Reaching out, he tried taking the trident from her hands. "You're making a fool of yourself!"

"Yeah, I already knew that!" She growled and Finnick raised an eyebrow. She had been moody lately.

His sea green eyes drifted to the beach where the others were gathered, just talking. Cato was on the outer part of the circle and was trying to make it look like he wasn't watching Shade. But it was so obvious. A slow smirk pulled at his lips.

Oh, he knew what was wrong.

"Alright, now the key to using a trident is to have a firm grip and tons of patience!" Finnick reached for the trident but Shade held it out of his reach.

"Let me figure it out on my own!" She growled and he backed off but he heard her mumble some foul yet suggestive words under her breath.

"I could probably handle it better if it wasn't so damn big! Trying to overcompensate for something, Finnick?" Her lips twitched up slightly and her hazel eyes were fixed contently on the water.

"Oh please! My trident is just the right size!" Glancing over at Cato, he let his eyelids droop slightly before he sauntered over to Shay. A seductive smirk pulled back his lips and he leaned in towards her ear. "And I know you'd just love to see it!" Her back went rigid and a red hot blush rose up her cheeks.

She sent a harsh glare his way and he wouldn't have been surprised if it could kill. He only laughed before splashing her with some water before she went back to concentrating. She needed to cool down.

"Why do you keep doing that to me?" Finnick looked up from where he had seen a rock underneath the waves. Shade was stock still and her hazel eyes were locked on the water.

"Do what, hotcakes?" He asked even though he could guess what she was getting at. He bent down and picked up the rock, his arms becoming wet and his hands searched for the smooth stone.

"Flirt with me..."

"I don't flirt with you!" He turned the stone over in his hand, running his fingers over the smooth edges.

"Alright, then why did you drown in the pool?" Finnick was silent for a moment and she plunged the spear down into the water. Pulling it back, she had a piece of seaweed attached to the end of one of the sharp spikes. Her nose scrunched up and she tugged the plant life off.

"Leg cramp...?" He replied and she snorted.

"That's a load of shit...!" She said and tossed the seaweed his way. It landed over his head and came to rest over his face. He deadpanned and his nose twitched as he pulled the smelly plant off of himself. Shade plunged the end blunt end of the trident into the water and leaned on it. She placed her other hand on her hip and gave him a 'yeah right' look.

"You're fun to mess with?!" He tossed the seaweed back at her. She sloshed out of the way of the projectile, getting herself wet once more.

"So you aren't hopelessly in love with me?" She teased before he moved to stand closer to her. She only glanced up at her but her cheeks burned nonetheless. Reaching out, he gently pushed back a piece of stray hair behind her ear. Glancing over her shoulder, Cato's eyes were on the both of them. He didn't look happy.

Oh, Finnick liked stirring the pot.

"I think that it's the other way around!" He leaned forward slightly. "You have just yet to realize it, kitten..." He whispered lowly and her eyes closed for a moment.

Not this again.

Finnick smirked for a moment, wondering what he could further do to further tease her. However, he pulled back and left her there with a blush on her cheeks.

"I beg to differ!" She yelled angrily, completely pissed at herself for how easy it was for him to play with her emotions. Finnick laughed again and he splashed her. She squealed loudly as the cold water hit her.

He watched as she ignored him once again and went back to trying to catch a fish. His eyes shifted to the bank and he knew Cato was glaring daggers at the District 4 Victor. Shade cursed again, pulling Finnick's attention away from the Tribute. She failed miserably and instead, caught more seaweed.

"At least let me teach you how to use a trident... You look ridiculous!" Finnick interjected as he sloshed towards her once more and took the trident away from her. "Firm grip. Steady breathing. Don't move at all. Make quick and precise movements. Don't stab your foot." Finnick ordered before tapping the tip of her nose which she wrinkled up with distaste. Finnick then froze, following his own instructions

He waited until a fish floated aimlessly around his ankles before he lunged and expertly speared the silver creature. Peeling it off the three prongs, he tossed the dying fish upon the shore and watched as it flopped around a bit.

"You're turn!" He chimed and tossed the trident to her which she easily caught. She steadied herself, bracing against the slight waves that beat against them, then she slowed her breathing and focused on the water once more, her hands tight around the base of the trident.

Finnick noticed a fish near his foot and he saw Shay's eyes find it as well. He was about to protest and tell her not to attack but before he could, she stabbed.

Finnick let out an audible squeak when the trident settled in the soft sand, the sharp prongs just inches from his foot. He stumbled back a bit into the water, making sure his foot was clear of the weapon's prongs. "And don't spear your instructor's foot!"

"Sorry, but you're just so fishy!" She replied with a smirk and with a few tugs, pulled the out trident which was buried deeply in the sand. They were both quiet for a moment, Shade watching for another fish and Finnick admiring the rock he found. "Finnick, can I ask you something?" He looked up into her bright hazel eyes.

"Shoot."

"Have you ever been in love with two people at once?" He flinched slightly, taken aback by her question. It was almost like a trap that was set up for him. How could you answer something like that? What he had with Shay wasn't really love. At least, not what he had with Annie.

"No."

"You love someone special, don't you?"

"Yes... And could you say the same thing for yourself?"

"I'm not sure anymore..." She replied quietly. Finnick was scheming and tossed the stone up into the air and caught it in his large hands.

"Let me guess..."

"No! You can't guess!"

"Why not? I already know it's not me!"

"You can't ask because... Wait? What?"

"I'm not your first choice...!"

"First choice?! You aren't my second choice either! Since when did I start making choices?" Her voice raised an octave and she glanced at the group when they had heard her. They looked away after a moment, going back to whatever they had done, passing it off as anger towards Finnick which was common in the group.

"So... I'm third?"

"No! You aren't anything Finnick!" His shoulders fell slightly and she laughed. "Besides, I already know about Annie..."

Finnick froze before locking his eyes with hers. Shade only stared back evenly at the handsome Victor, her hip popped out to the side. A smirk played at her features and for a second, Finnick's cheeks turned slightly pink. Haha. She had him in her clutches.

"Were you always in love with her?" Shade asked. Finnick pondered this or a moment before he scratched his chin. He was silent for only a few seconds before he turned his head to her, a boyish smile on his features. Shade had to admit, he did look adorable like that and easily saw why the Capitol women swooned. How she had swooned when she was back in District 12. How it weren't for Peeta and Cato, she would have swooned.

"No, she sort of... Snuck up on me!" His green eyes sparkled before he turned away from her and walking back towards shore. Maybe Finnick wasn't such a ladies' man after all.

Turns out that someone already had a clutch on his warm heart.

Cato watched their quiet exchange from land. Of course Finnick would be all touchy feely with Shade. He always got the women with his good looks and bronze hair. The thought of his lips on Shay's made Cato's toes curl.

Maybe Cato would have to feign drowning to feel her lips on his once more. He could make it work.

Those were his lips. Maybe he would have to make it more evident that they were his.

Another male had presented himself to the only available female to the group. It was just an instinct passed down from their ancestors and evolution that a male human must choose a female to reproduce with so the offspring can keep the habitat populated.

A growl rumbled in his chest. Shade was his. Not Finnick's.

Before this, Cato had never really thought about how possessive he was of his things. But now that he had a possible mate, well, girlfriend, he didn't want anyone to have a chance with her. As Cato was deep in thought about Shade, the group behind him was talking quietly among themselves.

It was going to happen tonight. They were getting out of the arena. Beetee had the wire that they would need. Johanna knew what she had to do, what she had to sacrifice. They had their set time when the lightning would strike at midnight, signalling that the clock reset itself.

Haymitch had gotten into contact with them and told them that they would need to remove their trackers in the dead zone and then they would be picked up by the hover craft.

"What are you guys talking about?" Shade asked and they grew quiet. Peeta only looked up at his best friend for a moment, her skin glistening with water and Finnick's trident in her hand. Said Victor stood behind her, a rock still in his hands. He wasn't paying them any attention.

He shared a look with Katniss before standing up and brushing the sand off his pants.

"Let's walk." He said as he tossed her sword to her and she slung her knife belt around her waist. Peeta held out his hand and she placed her hand in his. Warmth radiated up her arm and she smiled slightly. He led her toward the tree line and once they reached the shade, he let her hand go. It dropped to her side and her smile fell.

"What's going on?" She asked and her hazel eyes filled with worry when he released a deep breath. He began to pace around the small clearing for a few seconds and her hazel eyes traced his movements.

"Peeta, what's going on?" She asked more sternly this time and he stopped before his blue eyes froze on her.

"We're escaping from the arena." Her hazel eyes widened as the words struck home. Glancing around her hand darted out and clamped over his mouth. His blue eyes widened in shock and she sighed before stabbing her sword into the ground.

"You have to be more careful! The Capitol could hear us!" Peeta removed her hand and shook his head.

"No they can't, we're in the dead zone..."

"Dead zone?"

"Yeah, its were they didn't put any cameras or microphones."

"And, how would you know this?"

"Haymitch..."

"Of course... So, when is this happening?"

"Tonight."

"Tonight? How many are leaving?"

"Five..."

"Only five people?" She counted the people off in her head. Katniss, Johanna, Beetee, Finnick, Cato, Peeta, and herself. That was seven.

"Katniss, Finnick, Beetee, and the both of us..." Only five were leaving. There was no room for Cato. Or Johanna, she noted.

"Katniss is still the Mockingjay. We have a plan right?"

"Yeah, we have it handled." Her hazel eyes flashed dangerously up to his blue ones.

"Make room for two more..." Peeta looked up at her.

"Who? Cato?"

"No... Thresh and Rue. They're good kids and don't deserve death a second time..." She told him quietly and began walking away.

"How are we going to find them then!? We're running out of time!?" Peeta jogged to catch up with her and they emerged back on the beach. The group glanced over at them when they caught sight of them.

"That's the only problem! I haven't figured that out yet!" Maybe she could ask Beetee. He was from Disctrict 3 and knew all kinds of technical and mechanical things. Approaching the Victor, she squatted down next to him. He had a solemn look on his face as he stared down at the ball of wire in his hands.

"Hey, Beetee. Is there a fast way to get around the arena?" He looked up at her and shifted the glasses on his nose.

"Well, there are the system of portals that run around the arena..."

"Portals?"

"Yes, they let you jump from one location to another at random..." Well, great.

"So, can one get me back to the southern side of the island?"

"There is a possibility..."

"Do you know where the nearest one is?"

"There has to be at least one on this side of the island. You're just going to have to look for it." And there was the downfall.

"Damn..." She glanced around at her surroundings for a moment. Her eyes suddenly caught on Cato's form. He was laid back in the sun, soaking up rays. The Tribute was leaned back with his hands holding himself up. His blue eyes were closed in contentment and Shade's mood deflated slightly.

He had been distant ever since the kiss in the water. They both of them hadn't spoken to each other. She didn't now why they hadn't spoken.

"Cato...?" She called quietly and he didn't move for a minute. However, his blue eyes slowly opened and he turned his head towards her. They flashed with some unknown emotion and he sat forward.

He didn't say anything but instead, he just looked at her intently. He didn't look to be in a playful mood and his blue eyes were hard. Her shoulders drooped in exhaustion and she didn't really want to deal with a hostile Cato at the moment.

Instead, she rose and approached her pack that had been tossed aside. Picking it up, she slung it over her back. The canteen still weighed it down, along with the flint, blanket, and her jacket.

Her lips were set down in a scowl as she moved to the weapons' pile. If she had to go by herself, than that was fine. It wasn't like she couldn't handle herself now that her shoulder was on the mend.

She tightened the knife belt around her waist, putting the metallic stopper into another notch. Shade had noticed that as well. She was getting thinner despite having a solid meal at least once every day.

She slipped her sword into the opposite side. Fastening her quiver over her shoulder, she picked up her bow and held it tightly in her hand. Before she laced her boots up, she strapped her hunting knife to her ankle with another sheath.

After tying her boots, she stood up to her full height. Her hazel eyes were hard with determination and she tied her hair back tightly with her original hair tie from the start of the Games.

"No one needs to follow me. I should be back by sundown if all goes well." Her voice was hard and she nodded to Peeta and Beetee who knew what was going on. Finnick raised an eyebrow in confusion at her sudden mood swing but didn't say anything. Johanna only grumbled something under her breath which was excepted as a goodbye. Katniss only sent her a questioning glance and Peeta placed his hand over hers to tell her it was okay.

Cato felt his skin prickle as Shade's hazel gaze passed over him. He suppressed the urge to shiver as she glared daggers at her. He wasn't going to say anything? Not even goodbye? However, he didn't even look her way, for fear that he would give away his emotions.

Because Cato was bitter with himself. He had let himself have emotions for this girl from District 12. That wasn't supposed to happen. The only emotions Careers were supposed to have were anger and rage. Not... other affections.

Turning away, Cato watched Shay leave out of his peripheral vision and the tension left with her. When she reached the cover of the thick branches, she slipped back into her old self. Her instincts immediately sharpened and her footsteps softened on the ground, making barely any noise.

With deadly grace, she wove in and out of the trees, listening for any humming noise that would signal that a portal was near.

She had been searching for a few hours and her once deadly stance dropped and she had gotten bored. Shade had slung the bow across her chest so it sat at an angle.

Getting a running start, she jumped up and wrapped her hands around a strong branch. Using her forward motion, she swung up so that the balls of her feet rested on the branch.

Jumping upward, she grasped onto another branch and began making her way through the thick undergrowth with a certain ease.

A shriek rang out to her right and on instinct she drew a throwing knife and clutched it between her fingers. Her eyes narrowed against the sun in her eyes as she tried to find her prey. A weird type of monkey looked at her with wide, terrified eyes. It shrieked once more at her before leaping off into another tree.

Shade let out a deep breath and relaxed her shoulders. Leaning back against the trunk of the tree she was currently occupying. Damn animals. Of course, she would be eating one of them in another hour or two.

As she sat quietly in the tree for a moment, she shut her eyes. Then she heard it, panting. She slowed her rapid breathing and carefully peered over the edge of the thick branch. A familiar, fuzzy figure padded up to the tree she was in. He sniffed it with his wet nose before raising his face up towards her. Letting out a happy yip, his tail swished back and forth.

"And might I ask where have you been, my good sir?" She scolded from the branch. He only panted up at her, his lips almost pulled back in a smile. She landed on the forest floor with a solid thud, her shins aching slightly from the impact.

"Ow." She reached down and rubbed one of her shins. However, she was knocked to the forest floor, Glitch on top of her. She let out a squeal as he assaulted her face with his wet tongue. "Alright, enough!" She growled and the wolf got off her chest.

Sitting up, she listened to the silence around them. She heard a quiet buzzing noise and she tilted her head in that direction. Shade wasn't to far away from it.

"Do you know where the portal is?" Glitch panted and happily waved his tail. "Where's the portal?" He barked before trotting off around a corner. Coming around the corner of the large rock, a brilliant blue circle danced around as it was suspended in mid air.

Brushing a fern leaf out of her way, she stepped into the clearing. Well, they had found it. However, this was an unknown thing to her and she didn't like it. Would it hurt when she stepped through it? What if it got her to the wrong place? What if it just disintegrated her?

She hesitantly approached it and she stepped up to the blue orb. I have to hurry and find them before the sun goes down... She was about to step forward into the blue light when someone grabbed her shoulder. Reacting quickly, she had grabbed the attacker's hand. She brought it up over her head and then turned and pushed whoever it was against a tree. Drawing her blade out, she pressed the cold steel to their neck.

With wild, almost feral eyes, he turned to look at her. For a moment, she didn't realize who she had pinned to a tree with her sword digging into his neck. "Uh, ow?" His voice rumbled but his face didn't show any pain.

Her eyes suddenly widened in shock and she dropped the sword from her hand. It clattered loudly to the ground, sending a metallic ringing through the clearing. She quickly adverted her eyes to the forest floor, feeling ashamed of herself. She looked up hesitantly and their eyes met after a moment. His jaw was clenched and that dark, guarded look was in his eyes.

However, she tried softening her gaze, trying to somehow break through to Cato so she realized that she didn't know what was going on. Something briefly flickered in his eyes at her look but he quickly looked away. Sighing, she turned back to the portal after picking up her sword. She reached her hand out to the blue orb and her hand became all tingly.

She felt soft fur on her leg and looked down to Glitch. He panted up at her, his amber eyes full of joy with being back. With a quick bark, the beast ran towards the orb and leapt through. She watched as his tail disappeared with a sudden increase with the buzzing.

Alright... Here goes nothing... Slipping her sword back into her belt, she readied herself to jump and used her strong legs to propel herself forward. Her eyes shut as the tingling surrounded her and then she was falling into nothingness. A scream escaped her throat and she was suspended for a moment before her body slammed into the hard ground.

All the air rushed from her lungs and her body ached as she laid on the ground. Well, that had hurt but in a totally different way. Shade had been expecting a shock. No, this was worse. With a groan, she rolled over onto her back and looked up at the blue sky. After lying still for a moment, she slowly rose to her feet. Brushing her frazzled hair from her eyes, she looked around.

A loud buzzing suddenly sounded behind her and she turned around just in time for his body to collide with hers. With a crack, their skulls connected and they dropped to the ground with a thud. They both collapsed with a loud groan of pain.

Cato's large body easily covered hers and he seemed to be drifting in and out of consciousness.

Shade struggled under his weight. Using her arms, she tried lifting his huge body off hers. Oh, God he was huge. Using her hands, she tried pushing his face away but it slumped back onto her own face. His large body was pressing down on her own and she could hardly breathe.

"C-Cato...!" She managed to wheeze out but she eventually gave up. Instead, she just laid back on the grass underneath Cato. He was quiet warm and the way he was splayed across her let her feel all of his muscles against her's. She looked up at the sky, they probably had four hours left to find them but with a huge blonde keeping her on the ground, they weren't getting anywhere. "Cato!" She rasped out again.

Her hazel eyes stared up at the blue sky and she prayed that somehow, he would wake up. Her fingers had subconsciously ran themselves through his soft, spiky hair. Cato groaned quietly before he snuggled into her like she was a teddy bear.

"No, Cato! I'm not a pillow!" She reached down and patted his cheek with her hand. "Wake up!"

He had awoken when he felt soft fingers running through his hair. It felt just like how his mother used to do it and he snuggled into the warm body that was showing him affection. He liked it. He liked it a lot. But then she began slapping his cheek and her sweet voice filled his ears. "Wake up!"

His blue eyes slowly opened, his pupils dilating from the sudden light. His eyes instantly found Shade's hazel ones. They were filled with concern and it made his stomach churn. Concern for him. He then realized that their cheeks were pressed up against each other. And his head hurt. Really badly.

His leader mode suddenly slipped into place and he rolled off her. He groaned as his back hit the ground and his head pounded from the impact. She took a deep breath to regain the lost oxygen from her lungs.

"Damn it! Never again!" Cato complained and cradled his head in his hands. He carefully felt the growing lump on the side of his head and frowned.

"I agree!" She groaned and cradled her own head. It felt someone had beat it in with a rock. "This brings a whole new meaning to 'hard headed'..." She complained, earning a laugh from Cato. He looked down at her for a moment, the haze completely lifting from his blue eyes.

Shade slowly sat up, missing the warmth that his body had provided as he laid on top of her. She had liked it.

Woah... That's not supposed to happen! She thought to herself. Cato and her weren't like that. But, they seemed to fit together so perfectly. She was a strong match for him considering the fragility that other women seemed to have. Shade had much more muscle than others girls had as well, meaning that she probably had more stamina for... other things. Things that would come in the future if their relationship progressed. If you would call their relationship a relationship.

"You have a huge knot on your head!" Her voice pulled him from his suddenly heated thoughts. He glanced at her and she pointed up at his head. Reaching his fingers up, he found the skin that was hurting. Wincing slightly, he prodded it gently. "You should let me look at that..."

"Why? You're not a doctor?" He growled and rubbed the knot gently. He regretted snapping at her when she shrank back slightly. But in an instant, a fire blazed inside of them and she set her lips in a firm line.

"So, you aren't a survival specialist yet you try to take care of me!" She snapped back and reached out, grabbing a handful of his hair and pulling him towards her. He hissed in pain and after a loud protest, he quieted when she thumped him on his sore spot, afraid that she would do it again.

He was surprised at how gentle her fingers were and how different they were when she was mad at him. He wondered what it would be like to have those soft hands on his body, gently rubbing the tension from his shoulders or grasping at his arms in a heated kiss. Stop. He warned himself.

"Unfortunately, you aren't going to die..."

"Unfortunately?" He heard the teasing tone in her voice and she still had her hand placed on the top of his head. Her fingers were laced through his hair and he liked the feeling. "Where are we going anyway?"

"Somewhere." She tried, ruffling his hair in an affectionate way.

Shade didn't really want to tell him that they were going to find Rue and Thresh, Thresh especially. For some reason, the two boys hated each other and Shade thought it had something to do with Alpha male, strength issues or something. Or testosterone.

She stood up and brushed passed him and began walking towards the tree line when her back was suddenly slammed into a tree. All the air rushed from her lungs and she opened her mouth in shock, looking like a fish as she tried to breathe.

"Shade?" Cato asked her more forcefully this time. He really wanted to know, wondering if he should just turn back now and go back through the portal. The look in her eyes told him something, something she knew he wouldn't like. "Where. Are. We. Going?"

"We're going to find a couple tributes. They helped me when my shoulder first got hurt and I wanted to help them. Now, get off me!" This was more of a command this time and he was surprised at the bite in her tone. He could easily see the anger in her eyes and it only brought a smirk to his features. He wondered how far he could push her. He didn't move.

"Cato. Get off." She growled again but he didn't move once more. "Why are you even doing this? Are you mad at me?" His head jerked in surprise. He hadn't been mad at her. He was mad at himself. He had just been more guarded and held back to think about what he did.

"Furious...!" He teased and smirked once more. He saw the fire blaze in her eyes as she tried to push away from him but he placed his hands on either side of her head. She was trapped and she knew it.

"Then if you're so mad at me, why did you even come!?" She yelled right into his face, her breath warm on his face. He shut his eyes momentarily as it brushed over his face. He was surprised he hadn't been slapped yet.

"I was bored..."

"Really? That's all you got? You decided to follow me through the woods for three hours and then sneak up on me because you were bored!?" She snapped and he only watched as she blew up. The smirk was still in place on his lips. "Oh, God! I swear Cato, if you don't get away me this moment, I will wait until you are asleep and then I'll take one of my knives and-" She didn't get to finish her threat as his lips pushed down onto hers.

She struggled against him momentarily, wanting to continue her threat, before he lowered one of his hands down from the tree to her face, holding her soft lips against his. Her motions nearly stopped at his surprisingly gentle touch. Her back was rigid for a moment but then she was like clay in his hands. All he had to do was shape her.

His large hand held her cheek, his thumb rubbing along her jaw line. The other moved down to stroke her lower back where he pushed her against him. He made an audible groan after taking a deep breath.

Control.

The word ran through his head time and time again. Shade wasn't as big as he was. Well, she wasn't so much smaller than he was. He had more experience than she did when it came to romance, or at least the way she blushed around him made him think that anyway. He pulled back for a moment, resting his forehead against hers.

His blue eyes softened as he looked down at her. He was pulled from his thoughts when a warm hand moved up to his own cheek. Her thumb gently caressed his cheek bone and his eyes shut as he leaned into her touch. Cato looked so peaceful in that one moment.

It had been a risky move. But, of course, Cato would be the only man in the world gutsy enough to kiss a snarling female when she was threatening him with knives.

It happened in a flash and Cato didn't even know what was going on before it was too late. Somehow, Shade had managed to turn them around and now she was freed from his grasp. His blue eyes flashed open in surprise and he was met by a soft kiss that was as light as a feather. Then there was one on his jaw.

Cato was caught off guard by her forwardness but the cogs had been turning in her head. Now, she was free to go as she had distracted him long enough. Her lips were there for a moment before they were suddenly gone, the warmth leaving his own.

Her hand scooped up her discarded bow and Cato watched as she walked away from him, her hips swaying in triumph. A smirk curled at his lips and he rested his head back against the tree.

She really just did that.

He pushed off the tree and dusted himself off. Readjusting the pack on his back, he picked up his sword that he had brought with him. Turning to go after her, he trotted off to follow the girl that had been the first to allude him in a long time.

Woo hoo! Another kiss!

Except, it was kind of risky, considering that Cato did pretty much tackle Shade through the portal. Wow jerk. Take advantage of her much? Just kidding. Love you, Cato.

Sorrry I haven't updated lately. I've got this little thing called basketball and we've been having games almost none stop, leaving me hardly any time to write. Also, the end of the semester is coming up so that means finals. Yuck.

So an update could come really soon or it could be really late, it just depends.

To Kurskin, yes Finnick hit on her. Yes, he also loves Annie. He doesn't really like like her and he's sort of just messing around and teasing her. Cause, you know, Finnick is a jokester. I love him though. Wish I could marry him. Plus, thanks for the praise. I like it a lot.

To Nix, technically, Shade is still in love with Peeta. I mean, she can't have a crush right? They've been friends forever so why can't she? I don't see any harm in it. She was only confused because when Cato kissed her and stopped, she wondered why he stopped. Cause she liked it. Sort of. She's still unsure of her feelings like any normal teenager.

P.S. I don't plan to kill Finnick. Yet. Or maybe not even at all. Muahaha! You'll just have to read to find out!

(I'm evil.) Review!