The earth rumbles beneath our feet as we make our way towards the cornucopia. Cato drops his bag filled with useless tool keeping his machetes and sword. I release my heavy bag two looking up at the moon. "Cato!" I point at the large fat circle.
The large circles sits a blood red the fat rock hangs over our heads menacingly. "Clove!" Cato grabs me by the sides of my ribs. "Get over!" He yells tossing me towards the mouth of the large metal cornucopia. I cough looking back as Cato rushes towards me.
I twist inside of the cornucopia looking back at Cato. A large shadow crashes forward two small figures ahead of it. I look at the ring of fire watching a small faint glow rise across the horizon. Katniss pulls Peeta towards the cornucopia, not spotting me yet. I ready myself pressing against the cool metal of the horn.
"Star crossed lover's better pick it up." Cato laughs. Katniss shoots at him her arrow sharply bounces off his chest. I laugh as her smooth face roughens with confusion. Peeta's eyes flicker to me his leg wrapped in some weird gauze.
He tries to stop Katniss from running straight for me but fails, I whip from the cornucopia. I tackle the girl ready this time. Unfortunately she is too. I slash her collar bone devilishly. She screams out as the ground begins to shift. I'm thrown from her body. The solid earth begins to separate revealing a hidden bank. Katniss kicks me into the deep water, the chill below freezing.
I fall into the deep blue water feeling ice brush against my cool skin. My vest helps sink my quicker. I kick through the water my lungs screaming. I slowly release my vest pulling my tattered jacket off. I use my two left over blades as fins as I slice through the water, I reach the top spotting a ring of fire that surrounds the new lake. I search for any sign of land finding none.
"Cato!" I scream twisting around. A wave of ice and slush smacks me turning my face red and bloody and layered with sweat. "You better get it together and learn how to swim!" A voice calls. I swing overlooking Crustal in the eyes. I cry out reaching to hug her. I move through her wisp. "Clove." She cries, still in her wave-like dress.
I cry. "Help." I whimper. She touches my face, her ghost form cool and soft. I feel weird when she touches me, not feeling any weight from her. "I can't stay for long, I have to get back." She warns. I cry. "I can't do this!" I cry out.
"I can't!" She soothes me. "You have to get home, and look after your family." She reminds. I blink softly. "Ok." I say, my pale blue lips quiver. "Ok." She nods pressing both hand onto my cheeks. I let the ghost kiss my forehead softly. I watch her wisp disappear with a small flash of light. Rain begins the shatter down killing the fire. Hard sheets of hail hits against me as I push over the waves.
I look beneath me spotting a large figure beneath me. I barely have time to move before it shoots up. Cato Holds onto the cornucopia, a small chunk of land still attached to the base. He glances at me his eyes wet. I cry paddling towards him. He jumps into the waves his body not ready from the cool waves. Our red foreheads press together our cool bodies shiver in the icy water.
"Clove." He holds me close. "I thought I lost you." He cries. I let his tears run with mine as the water around us drops lower. Another chunk of land shoots up, near us the new island revealing our competition. Petta glances at Katniss his eyes watching me cautiously. Cato and I hold each other as we paddle towards the small chunk of rock. Katniss steadies herself, shooting for my temple.
I duck under the water in time. She nods her weak body shivering lightly. I climb onto the rock tossing myself softly against the earth. Katniss presses her foot into my back without warning. I hold still, stabbing my blades into the earth. Peeta watches as Cato climbs up.
"Get off her!" He orders tackling the girl harshly. He knocks her over pressing his fist into her face. Peeta jumps onto Cato creating an unfair fight. I pull him back grabbing his neck. He yells for Katniss as I twist my legs around him, I drag him back, slamming his skull onto the edge of the rock watching as a fresh layer of blood leaks onto my hands. He tosses me over standing up tall. I yell gripping the soft grass. I stand up just in time for the rock to flip over. I swim for Peeta my eyes set on his throat my goal.
I latch onto him pulling him by his hair. We sink far from the rock, my breath control better than his. He kicks wildly, punching me in the jaw. I let go as a jumble of nerves go wild. I let go of his fat neck, frozen in terror. I begin to sink… unable to move.
A/N I will probably complete this by today, so be on the lookout for the next book sometime this weekend, or possibly tomorrow.