Hey everyone! I am so, so, so sorry about the lack of updating. Long story short, I was sick on and off for a while, the last chapter of one of my stories took longer than I thought it would so it took me a little while longer to get to this update, but here it is and on my birthday! :) I hope that all of you like it!
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*~KelsNicole~*

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I run as fast as I can on my final lap, but stop a few minutes later and bend over forward, taking a deep breath. Alwin runs up beside me and puts his arm around me. A small smile flickers onto my lips as I look up at him and into the eyes that I love so much. Leaning against him, I stand up and he kisses me lightly on the cheek. Sucking in another deep breath, I smile at him and squeeze his hand. We smile at each other and take off running, finishing our lap and both thinking about our next obstacle.

Slowly, I follow him and open my mouth to say something, but see Katniss walking towards me. Beth, Sophia, Alyssa and Ethan are with her. All of them stop walking and let Katniss come closer to me, a spark in her eyes. I watch her cautiously, unsure of what is about to happen. Alwin and I stop at the same time, as she takes one last step and looks at the two of us.

"I want to talk to you alone, Jabberjay," she says in a light tone. Crossing her arms, she stares at Alwin, as though he's supposed to already of left. "Or are you the Jabberjay now? I heard that your mother wanted to change that and why not? The first Coin tried to do the exact same thing, she is obviously power hungry."

Alwin tenses next to me, gritting his teeth. Squeezing my hand, he looks over at me and I give a quick nod of my head. His eyes flicker back over to Katniss and before he leaves he says, "You want to always compare us to what someone else in my family did, years ago and what about you? Let me guess, the Mockingjay wants to come in and take over the rebellion? Since it obviously worked the first time."

My eyes stay on him as he walks over to our friends, watching as Ethan tries to touch Alyssa but she pulls away for a second, before leaning back towards him. Katniss clears her throat, calling my attention back to her. I look at her, feeling slightly aggravated as I think about what she wants. She starts shaking her head and sighs lightly, making me tense up for a second.

"I'm going with all of you on the mission. My daughter is still at risk..." Seeing the pain in her eyes, I nod my head and she glances over at the others. "The boy – Ethan, wants the girl to stay here and I can tell that Alwin wants the same for you. Both of you want that for the other one. Tell me, why do you feel like you have to be the symbol, after you gave birth to your first daughter just mere weeks ago?"

"The same reason why you're willing to risk everything to get your daughter back," I say in a strong tone. She grimaces slightly, obviously not happy with what I said because she can't use it to her advantage. "Why do you care anyways? I'm a Coin now, am I not disposable?"

"No one is disposable, except for the ones who want to ruin us and hold us back. You're fighting for us and not just for yourself." For a second, her eyes flicker to mine and I see a knowing look in them. "Do you know what you could loose? Everything, are you sure that you're willing to place all of that on the line. Everyone who you love, all of the people in the districts...everyone."

Nodding my head, I look around for something to do, anything. Seeing a knife station, I walk over and Katniss follows. Picking one of the sharp, long knives up, I aim it at the dummy's chest and throw it. Red liquid oozes out of where the heart would be. As I pick up another knife and aim it, ready to throw, an arrow shoots past me and sticks itself right in the neck of the dummy. I watch as the blood oozes out, from the place that the airway is. Dropping my hand, the knife gleams in the sunlight.

"I know whats at risk and I'm still here. The risk added up are less than what will happen if I don't try to change things." Turning, I look into her eyes and shake my head. My gaze flickers to the bow in her hand, making me feel slightly irritated, but I don't know why. She stares at me, her eyes wide and waiting. "Lauren deserves the best that I can give to her and she's going to get it, even if it cost me my life."

She's silent for a minute, but then a smile flickers across her lips. "You'll make a wonderful parent then. I would do the same for my children and I am. Kailyn needs me...she does not deserve this and I need to have her here with me. Having her in the hands of the enemy..."

"Katniss, I'll help you get her back – if you'll let me, that is. I know that you feel like you have to do everything on your own, but you don't," I say in a light voice, almost a whisper. "Together, we can save her and you know it. Just allow the Jabberjay and Mockingjay to work together. I have a feeling that we'll be stronger and unbeatable if we join forces instead of working against each other."

"Maybe...we can work something out? I still don't know how much I can trust you." She looks away from me and pulls out another arrow. "Do you really believe that you can help me?"

I nod my head and sigh. "Would I suggest it if I did not believe it? Being a mother I know where you're coming from and if it was my daughter in danger like yours is, I would hope that someone would offer to help me. So, what do you say? Partners?"

"Partners," breaths Katniss and she gives a slight shake of her head, as though she made an idiotic decision. Holding her bow and arrow up, she lets the arrow fly through the air and hit the target again; this time right in the heart. "If you betray me, that will be you."

She walks off, leaving me staring at the dummy as the blood oozes out. A pair of arms wrap around me and I jump, until I look up and see who it is; Alwin. He kisses me on the tip of my nose and rubs my back lightly, as I lean against him. Everything is on me, on us. This is something that we have to do for our daughter and everyone else. One small thing, I cannot loose Alwin or else I loose a part of me. Solution to this? Make sure that Alwin stays behind, which is my next mission.

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