I feel different three minutes into the frozen water. I look around the dark blue water spotting a sparkly skinned girl… myself. My eyes sit open my face soft. "Well." Marvel's voice seems so clear. I turn to see all of the tributes.

Crustal smiles. "Your home." She announces. I shake my head. "I can't go now." I announce… "I'm not ready." I say looking back at my body. Rue swims towards me. "Then swim." She smiles. I glance at Thresh softly. "Hurry!" Glimmer smiles. "Before it's too late." I nod softly, turning around.

I paddle wildly across the cool, trying towards my body. I look at my pale face in awe, I'd never noticed how beautiful I truly was. I touch my soft skin feeling my life flash before my eyes. I blink hesitantly, feeling my heart come back. I lift my head…. It's time to win. I tell myself softly.

I kick towards the surface my eyes set on the earth high above I don't hesitate shoveling myself up. I place each wet palm onto the ground peeping over the shallow rock. Cato rolls over his sword lies a few feet away.

Peeta appears from the water his blonde hair sticking to his face. "No!" I shriek pushing him into the water. He grabs my throat slamming me into a soft pile of rocks. I shake loose drawing a knife from my pocket. "Sorry lover boy!" I say, the blade swipes coolly across the air.

He smacks me his hand soft and meaty. I stab the inside of his cheek feeling the blade push deep. He cries out falling back swiftly. The dark rain showers us as another block of land breaks surface, pushing the ash blonde high into the air.

I watch as he crashes back under the surface the chunk of land breaks sending several shards of granite back down. I wipe the strand of blood that streams from my nose steadily keeping my eyes above the water.

"Clove!" Cato's voice calls me. I paddle back toward the land. I push up further placing my elbows onto the soft grass. Cato wrestles with the girl as I steady myself. The girl slides from under Cato her swift arms float across the surface of the water. I rush towards her my blade ready to feel fresh flesh.

She jumps up revealing her bow and arrow, the silver missile waits to hit me. I lower my weapon starring her in her deep blue eyes. She keeps her weapon steady. I slowly back up standing beside Cato. "Go ahead." I say kicking Cato's blade to her feet. Cato wraps his arm over me. "We don't need our mentors o tell us how to feel." I say dropping my blade. She bites her lip lifting the arrow steadily. "You don't trust that cousin of yours with your little family?" Cato laughs.

"We'll clove doesn't have anyone to look after her family, only me, you can't look a small, deaf little girl in the eyes, knowing you shot her sister dead in the temple, it takes a victor, a warrior, not a little reminder from the games." Cato spats. "Do you have what it takes to do that to me?" I ask.

She holds herself. "Try me." She warns. I wince as a cannon sounds. "Peeta!" She cries turning towards the water. Cato pushes me forward, I hit the girl pushing her into the water. The rock tips just in time for me to grab onto my knife.

Cato's sword crashes down onto the girls arm snagging her as it falls deeper. I sink again, so over water by now. Another ice filled wave turbojets me towards the girl. She tries to swim away her arm covered in blood. Cato pushes towards the surface as I reach for the girl.

She looks at my extended arm. Her blue eyes meeting my hazel ones. I feel my reality come to me… Life can't be a game, and death wasn't to be treated like a game… how could I have been so dumb… sometimes prizes and glory can shield you from the true gore and sickness of the world that kissed you and loved you. The true villains weren't always the ones you were forced to face, the true enemies aren't people you hate just because they were chosen, or volunteered to do something that no one truly enjoyed outside of the sick world of the mutants.

So I help her, pulling the girl towards my small body. We paddle together, towards the surface. Cato jumps up, ready to fight, but my eyes tell it all. I give him time to come to the same realizations as I lie the girl on the rocky area. The water seems to stand still as the girls blood pours out. "I'll make sure she's okay." I say softly. Katniss looks at me her blood covering her shirt. "Your sister I mean." I say brushing her bangs lightly. "Prim." She whispers. I nod softly. "I promise." I say. She smiles weakly. "Sorry about Peeta, and Rue…" I say. She shakes her head. "It doesn't take a villain to be a career." I whisper. "It takes a hero." I smile weakly. The girl slowly reaches her arm towards her chest.

I watch her as the rain washes her blood into the water. "Take it." She orders, pressing something cool and metal. I open my palm, starring at the small gold pin that sits in my hand. A small gold bird catches an arrow midflight the detail so un-canning I want to cry. I examine the gold ring that holds the bird, like a small bird flying over and eclipse.

"Thank you." I cough lightly. Katniss takes my face in her hands, kissing my cheek softly… and then… and then… Cato looks at the girl's body. I look up at him tears stain my cheeks. "She's gone." I cry. "Gone." I say hollowly. The girl's arms drop just as her cannon sounds.

I jump up tacking Cato into a deep embrace. I press the small pin against his neck. He shifts his weight as the girl's body rolls into the water. "We did it." He smiles. I laugh. "We did it!" I cry. "We did it." I smile weakly.