Hey everyone! It's update time and this one took me a little while to get right. Oh, one of my friends that I'm insane because of something that I wrote in here and another was helping me edit that small part. Haha, I love my friends. Okay back to the story, I hope that all of you like it-I had this done the night before and I woke up, wanting to change it-so I hope that everyone likes it. :D Thank you for reading, the reviews and everything else.

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*~KelsNicole~*

(This chapter is un-Beta-ed)

(Hi to It-Was-Enchanting and Mockingjay272! They are both AMAZING writers, so check them out! :D )

Doesn't it seem like after being alone in bed for a few nights it would be easier to fall asleep? After three frickin nights? I thrash around in bed, wishing that Alwin was here with me-but no! They had to take him away from me. How am I supposed to sleep without him? Annoyance courses through me as I think about him leaving me. How could they do that to me? To our baby? Sitting up, I give up on sleep, knowing that its a lost cause and the only thing that I see when I close my eyes is Alwin's dead body. An imagine that makes me want to scream, cry and fight harder to get to go on the missions. If he dies, so do I. There's no way that I can live without him and I don't intend to. My hand goes to my stomach and I take a deep breath. The doctor's saying that I'm about six to seven months in, about seven. Our baby is coming out soon and I can't wait to see...is it a boy or girl? What kind of a mother am I? Shouldn't I know what the baby will is?

"Acacia?" I almost jump when I hear her voice. Little Dula comes walking over to my bed, a small smile forming on her lips as she crawls into bed with me. She snuggles up to me and I smile at her. My little sister, she's always been a good girl and I intend to make sure that she stays that way. "Are you okay?"

"I'll be fine. Why don't you try to get some sleep?" She lays her head down and I hold her, tightly to my body. What more can I do? Everyone keeps looking at me like I'm about to snap or something, but I won't, I can't. My mind is racing and I decide to try to sleep again. Seeing Dula going to sleep makes me realize how tired I am. "Night, Dula...night Alwin...night baby..."

My eyes shut and I snuggle into my bed, into my sheets. Relax, everything will be find. One of my hands move to my stomach and I feel the baby kick, making me smile. I love that feeling and in a way, I think that the baby's trying to tell me that everything will be okay. Okay, maybe I'm going insane or that's what people will say if they know that I thought that. I take a deep breath and fall into an uneasy sleep, where I see him...

The sun is bright, making everything seem lighter but in reality everything is dark. I walk outside and take a deep breath, a scream catches in my throat as I drop to my knees. My eyes stay on the ground, which is littered with decaying bodies-the only thing that I can make out and be sure of, are the skulls. A shock courses through my body as my eyes land on a small body and the tears start to fall. Little Dula...

"No, no..." I shake my head and look around at the other bodies. All of them are people who I love, but my eyes catch someone standing in the middle, standing on the bones and staring down. With a shaking breath, I stand up and walk toward the figure, as I get closer I realize that its a woman. But its not just any woman, its Rache Coin. "Wh...what happened?"

She doesn't look up from the body, but I can feel the coldness seeping into me. Her eyes stay on the body at her feet and I'm afraid to find out who the body belongs to. "You are what happened to them and...that child. After everything that we went through you failed us, you failed your child and husband-my son. He died for you and you just ran away. Let me guess, you came back to see the damage? Now you should be proud of yourself...Panem is no more."

"That's not my fault, that's your fault. You tried to control everyone and you did everything that you could to get what you wanted," I hiss back at her. Her glare finally turns onto me and her eyes are colder than ice, chilling to the bone. "When you started planning this rebellion, having your daughter-in-law as the Jabberjay wasn't enough for you. It had to be your blood relation and look at where that got us. Was it really worth it? All of these people...they died...because of you."

She glares at me and shakes her head a little. "No, its because of us. If you're willing to blame me, blame yourself too. You're the reason why my son is dead, just accept it."

"You're wrong. You killed him." We glare at each other and I watch her as she picks up a knife. There's dried blood on the blade and it's crisp, as though its been there for a few days-or weeks. She holds it up and I take a step back, but she just smiles at me. "What are you going to do now? Kill me? I welcome death, if its that or spending forever with you!"

I watch her as she shakes her head and to my surprise, she opens her mouth and shoves the knife deeply in, slowly pushing it down her throat. She starts gagging and blood starts to pour out over her lips, making me feel weak and sick to my stomach. After a second I have to look away, there's no way that I can look at her...she's dying. My eyes go back to her, her body is sprawled out on the floor. Tears start to pour down my cheeks as I realize that I'm alone, all alone...

"Acacia? ACACIA!" My eyes flash open and I feel the tears pouring down my cheeks, hot and wet. I look over at my little sister, who's eyes are wide and startled. Slowly I get out of bed, deciding that Dula cannot see me like this. She gets up and follows me. "Where are you going?"

"Dula, you have to stay here, okay? Or...go be with mom and the others," I say in a shaky voice. When I open the door and walk out into the hallway, she follows me. I keep walking, trying to ignore her, hoping that she'll go away. Someone's walking toward us and I stop, taking a deep breath. His face comes into view, making me want to run the other way. "Uncle Odysseus-"

"Acacia, what are you doing out of bed?" His eyes dart to the little girl who's following me and I can see the confusion rising in his eyes. When Odysseus's eyes catch mine again, he shakes his head a little. "What are both of you doing out of bed? Don't you realize that this is not safe?"

"I had a nightmare and was coming to find you. Dula was sleeping in my room and she followed me out here. Did I cover everything?" We stare at each other for a few seconds and he sighs. Odysseus walks over to Dula, picks her up and leads me down the hallway to his apartment. My eyes wander around the room and I notice that its bare, except for one painting in the corner-one of him and his family. "Can Dula lay down in here? I mean-until we leave..."

Little Dula starts to protest, but Odysseus convinces her to lay down and puts a blanket over her. In seconds, she's asleep and peaceful. He walks over to a small table and sits down, gesturing for me to do the same. My stomach lurches a little as I sit down, the thought of the nightmare is too much for me. He stares at me, waiting for me to start talking, but I can't right now. Not with the images playing out in my mind, but I have to try.

"Have you heard anything...from the mission, yet?" I look up at him and he gives a slight shake of his head. My eyes shut while I tell myself that it means nothing, that everything will be okay, but even I'm not so sure. "Odysseus, do you think he'll be okay? I...I...can't..."

"I understand. Really, I do," he says in a light voice. One of his hands reach out to take mine as the tears start to fall down my cheeks. My eyes open, slowly and I look into my uncle's eyes. "You have to stay calm, go on with everyday life and keep hope alive in your heart. I'll keep you updated with every move and anything that I hear. Alwin is smart, brave and he has a lot of people who are watching his back."

A small gasp escapes from my lips and I shake my head. "Ethan...he wanted me to get Alyssa to stay behind and now...I'm afraid that he's going to do something to him. If he does..."

"Aca, listen to me. Look up at me, come on-there we go. Ethan is not going to hurt Alwin." Our eyes are locked and I can feel protectiveness washing out of him. He gives a slight shake of his head and sighs. "You couldn't have stopped Alyssa from going on the mission, she is one of our strongest fighters and she is smart. That girl is someone that we need out there, no one would have stopped her. She's going to be with Alwin at all times, they are...the heads in a way and they stick together."

"What about Ethan?" I'm shocked by how disgusted my tone sounds when I say Ethan's name. How could this all have gone this far? "Where will he be?"

Odysseus leans in and smiles at me. "He will be with everyone else, but you have to remember that Alyssa has Alwin's back and Alwin has Alyssa's. Ethan would never do anything that could put her in danger. When he was asking you to keep her here and out of harms way, that shows that he loves her. Wouldn't you do anything to keep Alwin safe? That's what he was trying to do with Alyssa, except that she's not on talking terms with him."

"But...I didn't. I had the chance to do that, but I didn't take it," I say in a small voice. My eyes dart over to my sister as she sleeps. Why didn't I at least try to keep Alyssa here? "That was what Ethan was offering me in return, but I didn't think I could trust him."

"You were smart," whispers Odysseus. I look up into his eyes and he smiles at me. "They will be fine, don't worry about it. We still have our bargaining chip too."

I stare at him, not understanding. We both lean in and he smiles, a small sad smile. Then it hits me, Sophie. As long as we have Sophie, we'll be safe and there's no way that we are going to loose her. She's probably here right now, sleeping in a bed and waiting for someone to make a move. To make a move so that she can feel free-just like the rest of us want.

WOOHOO! :D Okay, the next chapter will probably have a little action in it or might tell a little-or a lot about the mission. I hope that all of you liked it. :D Thank you for reading and please leave a review. :D

Questions:

1) Do you like Ethan?
2) Which death was worse, Ashlee or Lillian?
3) What do you think of the story so far?
4) Should Alyssa end up with Ethan? Why or why not?
5) Who's the ONE person that you'd be mad at me if I killed off? (Well, the person who you would want to save if they were dying?)

Okay-I think that's it. If you have any questions about anything that's happened so far or anything, let me know and I'll answer them. :D See all of you next week!