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Chapter 21: Liam part 2

"What the hell were you thinking? No-that's right, you weren't thinking!" Liam reprimanded his twin sister with a tone of barely controlled frustration. They had stopped in a smaller clearing to take a breather. Liam was giving Sapphire the irresponsibility speech in the meantime.

Sapphire scowled at her brother, "I had it under control. You didn't have to interfere." Her tone was laced with frustration as he gave her a condescending smirk. "Sure you did. That's why you were trembling while Cato had you pinned up against the Cornucopia," he paused as her expression shifted the tiniest bit. It would've gone unnoticed to anyone else but her brother, " You actually like Cato! Oh that's so rich!"

Green eyes narrowed in an obvious sign of frustration. "I don't! He's an overconfident, egotistical, narcissistic, overbearing, vulgar, jerk! How could you even think that?" Sapphire ranted with vehement passion. Liam chuckled at his sister's immediate response, "Whatever you say Saps. Although I can't say that I'm surprised with the way you two interact," he mused; unfazed by her stony glare.

A still silence fell between them.

Finnick couldn't help the chuckle that escaped his lips at Sapphire's obvious denial. Everyone watching could see the blooming attraction between the female from 4 and the male from 2. They had been consistently receiving the most screen-time; making their love story a rival for the star-crossed lovers.

Despite the positive feedback coming from his surrogate sister, Finnick could sense something big was about to happen. Liam had done the right thing in removing himself and his twin from the danger. The playboy mentor worried about the mental stability of both, but as he had promised, he was forced to focus on the younger of the two.

Sapphire was definitely going to snap, and sooner rather than later. Having grown up with the Night family, Finnick was well attuned to the 17 year old's personality and its many tells. It was going to be a brutal affair.

Cato and Clove rounded upon the second fire and cursed upon finding it also to be abandoned. "This is a setup! It's got Katniss Everdeen written all over it!" Clove sneered while her male counterpart scanned the area. Icy blue eyes searched for the familiar golden-brown hair of Sapphire and Liam. He was mildly surprised to find that they were not with them.

"Come on, let's get back to base. We can regroup with the others once we're there," Clove suggested after shooting the decoy fire another loathsome glance. Wordlessly, Cato turned and went back the way they came.

The two Careers from district 2 arrived in the clearing just after an ear shattering BOOM reverted from it. Their mountain of supplies had been blown to smithereens.

Cato saw red as Nigel entered the clearing looking confused. Without warning the bigger tribute thundered up to the bomb-boy and in a quick movement, snapped his neck. There was an echoing two booms from the cannons after the boy from 3's went off.

Sapphire glared at Liam in obvious outrage, "Who the hell do you think you are?!" she exclaimed with her emerald eyes flashing as she marched up to her twin brother. Liam growled at his little sister, "You know it's true Sapphire. You never think things through and someone always has to end up bailing you out!" His tone was condescending and spiteful. Sapphire went to retort, but was quickly cut off. "Dad could've died in that forest fire when he raced to find you! You're the one who fell asleep on that blasted piece of driftwood and would've drowned if Jasper wouldn't have seen you! I covered for you and took the blame when you lost mom's pearls! Why? Because you're my baby sister! You wanna know your problem Sapphire?! You're too damn naive and stubborn for your own good. You take everything for granted; you're arrogant, and you're spoiled. But guess what Sapphire, the world doesn't revolve around you anymore. This is the bloody Hunger Games!" his tone was raised into a yell with passionate fury as he ran his hands through his unruly hair.

The twins stared each other down; aqua eyes burned into equally blazing emeralds. "You have no right to yell at me like it's all my fault! You have no idea what it was like for me to be under our family's shadow like I was. Knowing that I was causing our father pain every time he saw me, because of my uncanny resemblance to our mother; having the perfect older twin brother that everyone admired and compared me to-Hell! My best friend is in love with you! I'm sorry to disappoint you dearest Liam, but I'm not freaking perfect; I have my own demons to face without your damn shadow hanging over me, like some sort of unattainable standard! No. I hate it and sometimes I wish that Jasper would have stayed. At least then I wouldn't have to listen to you pretend to be my father. Newsflash Liam: Our parents are dead and you can't replace them!" Sapphire yelled as angry tears began to form within her blazing emerald orbs.

Liam was rendered speechless and disregarded the almost instantaneous regret cross his sister's face. Before she got the chance to open her mouth and apologize, he waved her off. "Well then, if that's how you really feel. Good luck on your own little sister, because I'm done," his tone was icy as he fixed her with a cold unreadable stare.

Sapphire placed her hand over mouth and shook her head in disbelief, before turning and running off; leaving both of the twins in deep seated regret.

All of Panem watched in shock as the inseparable twins split ways.

Finnick cursed loudly as he saw the immediate regret cross Liam's face and the painful beginnings of Sapphire's inner control unraveling through her actions. This was not good..

Was this the end?

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