I Love You All To Death! It's not funny! I get so excited seeing these new reviews every day (: Now, we reached 160 reviews. I shall update with a short chapter but if I get too caught up in writing, it'll be a long chapter.

I get carried away sometimes xP

Now, I hope you all liked last chapter (: It's crazy how many tributes are left! Let's see…

~Cato

~Clove

~Foxface

~Thresh

~Katniss

OMG! We're down to the final 5! That was bad… I sounded from the Capitol ':o

Well, enjoy! If we get up to 166 reviews, then I will update another short chapter. If I get 170, that equals a long chapter. Capeesh? Okay (:

Oh I've got this friend

A loveless romantic

All that he really wants

Is someone to want him back

The Civil Wars, "I've Got This Friend."

Katniss POV

I stayed up the whole night, watching him sleep. I learned a few things.

He slightly snores. (Hardly. It just sounds louder than normal breathing.)

His left cheek squishes against the built-in pillow, making his lips pucker.

As he's dreaming, he makes small, weird faces. I had a kick out of this.

But as daylight seeped through the vines covering the cave entrance, I realized I got no sleep last night. I yawn slightly and walk out to the stream. Splashing water on my face, I look at my reflection and see dark circles around my eyes.

As I reach down to grab another handful of water, a loud sound shakes the ground, making me slightly lose balance.

A cannon. Someone had died.

Looking around, I see a dark red hand protruding from the bushes. A hovercraft can be heard in the distance.

Clearing away the leaves, I find a dead Foxface clutching…

Nightlock. She ate nightlock berries.

I step away as the hovercraft comes into view. A large claw descends and captures her small, defenseless body.

A yell comes from the cave and I race back to find a hugely disturbed Cato. He grabs my wrist and pulls me in, crushing me to the point of no air. I ignore it and hug him back as tight, burying my head in the crook of his neck.

"Wha… where were you? I woke up to the ground shaking and… Katniss, we promised not to do this. That we'd tell each other! Why'd you run off?" He sounds hurt, but I don't know if it's directed at me. It's more directed at the thought of me dead.

"Cato, it's okay. I went out for about five minutes to wash my face. You were asleep and I didn't want to wake you." I look into his eyes and his hands cup my face. But too quickly, his face contorts with anger.

"Never do that again!" he yells. I release my grip from his chin and step back slightly. He's angry. "Do you know what could've happened?! You could've DIED! And where would I be, huh? I'd be alone in this fucking arena! I-I…" he drops off and the wild look in his eyes slowly disintegrate. That wasn't the Cato I knew, who was sweet and understood me. This was the Career who was born to kill.

I sidestepped that thought and he brought me in for another hug.

"Cato, I-"

"Katniss, please," he begs, "don't leave me here. You and I… we'll make it through as long as you…" he fades off, nudging my neck with his nose. It seemed as if he's calmed down.

"As long as I what?" I ask. He huffs and brings his mouth to my ear. His breath tickles and I close my eyes.

He says it in a whisper, that's all it was.

"As long as you stay. Right here. Where I can protect you…" I hug him back even harder and whisper things like, "it'll be alright," or "I'm still here. I'm not going anywhere".

It seemed as if it was working because his tense muscles loosen and instead of desperately squeezing me to him, he tenderly holds me while we stand in silence.

It's the bottom four. Foxface is dead. But what will happen now? I know we won't kill each other. We would stick together if this wasn't the Hunger Games. I need to get back home.

"Cato," I whisper in his ear. He holds my cheeks in his hands, a small grin plastered on his face. I can't believe I'm saying this.

"We need to split up. It's the bottom four and I can't kill you." My eyes tear up as I watch his face contort in complete sorrow. My heart ached to see him like this. Instead of replying, he stared at my face.

"Why?" he asks. "We can stay together until the end. We can win it." Instead of feeling that fluttery feeling in my stomach, my heart drops into my stomach.

"Cato, only one can win."

"We need to stay together. We're in this together, Katniss. You promised you wouldn't leave."

I did promise that. And after the time he saved my life with the Careers, I guess I owe him this.

"Okay. But if I die-"

"You won't die. I won't let anyone hurt you," He states, his voice very serious. He truly wants to protect me when in reality, I don't need it. I'm a survivor, a fighter.

"Cato, let's just find the others." The thought of killing the other alive tributes haunts me. Thresh was Rue's district partner; Clove was Cato's. This will be hard and all I hope is that Clove and Thresh find each other before we find the two of them.

It hurts to say it but I don't know if I'm going home. Ho could you be so stupid, Katniss? Falling for a boy from District 2, one who might kill you in the end. But Cato wouldn't do that, would he?

It doesn't sound like him.

"Katniss?"

I stop in my tracks when I hear Cato's distant voice. I was so lost in my thoughts that I was too far behind.

"Cato, I'm right here! I'm okay." His head pops through a bush and he seems relieved.

"Here, let's keep walking. I'd avoid the Cornucopia, though. It's where they'll expect us to be.

The more we walk, the more night comes closer and closer. The finale is coming soon, especially now that the night is colder and rigid. They want a fight to the death. Fast.

I hold onto Cato's hand and my other one grips my bow.

But as I'm about to lean my head against his shoulder, a stick snaps to my right. That wasn't just the forest.

"Cato…" I say cautiously.

But before he can reply, an animal springs out from the darkness.

Ooh, we're at the finale! I know it's the bottom 4 but I have an idea where to go with this.

AND AHHHH, RUN! IT'S THE MUTTS!

Those things are scary! No joke!

Anyway, just for your info, I will be doing a sequel for this and maybe the third book? But it'll be a different story plot, now that Cato is sort of in Peeta's place. But he's still Cato.

Now, I know it was sort of a cliffy yet not really. Like a half cliffy! Haha, I'm going to use that from now on.

Now, review for THE FINALE! OOHH!