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Acacia POV:

The pain is excruciating and I grit my teeth together as the man tries to push me over the edge. All that I can do is stay strong and hold onto the hope that the people that I love are alive. My eyes are closed, but I don't have to have them open to know what they are doing to me. I feel like an animal being skinned alive and I've never felt this much pain before. Dula's face flashes into my mind and I fight through the pain. He tells me to open my eyes and I do, but to his surprise I spit in his face. Our foreheads collide, but I don't black out like I was wishing for. Phil, I think that's his name...he stares at me in shock and I see the anger in his eyes as he lashes out at me again. To his dismay I don't scream, I won't allow myself to scream. Screaming will give them satisfaction and they will know that they are breaking me. My screams will break down everyone who is relying on me right now. I know that their screams are breaking me down, little by little, but I'm holding on tightly.

When my eyes flutter open the next time I watch them as they drag in three people. Ashlee, Ethan and my dad are being chained up around the room. Everyone's staring at each other and a few minutes later they bring in Joanna and I see the fear in her eyes. She knows something, everyone can see it. Once she's chained to the wall, Phil walks around the room and smiles at everyone, what a sick excuse for a man. Before he opens his mouth I know what they are going to do, its as obvious as day. I feel everyone's eyes on me as I twirl around on my chain, they can all see how weak I've become and that I'm still some how fighting it all. My eyes lock with my dad and then with Ethan, I mouth I'm sorry to both of them. When my gaze locks with Ashlee I shake my head and then I do the same with everyone. Joanna, she is the one person who has to stay quiet right now and I know that she is going to have a hard time doing so.

"Would anyone like to speak up now? You know...poor Miss Acacia here has been through a lot today and she could sure use a rest." A laugh escapes from my lips, maybe its from the lack of sleep. He turns to stare at me with hard eyes and I shake my head. "She is delusional and needs some rest, but she won't get any rest until I get what I need. Everyone understand the rules?"

"I think that you are the delusional one." The words are out of my mouth before I can think them through and everyone's staring at me. Now I know that I'm delusional. "You think that they are going to tell you something, when they know nothing?"

Phil shakes his head sadly and chuckles. Turning his attention back to the others he asks if anyone would like to tell him anything. No one utters a word and he just shakes his head. Slowly he walks back over to me and I shut my eyes as he pulls out a long needle. Once the needle goes into my skin I start to shake, my whole frame doesn't stop, not even after the needle is out of me. A whimper escapes from my lips and I keep my eyes squeezed shut. Something is wrong now, I can feel it. He put something inside of me that's making me lose control of my whole body and mind. Everything is fuzzy as I open my eyes and stare at the people around me. They are all staring at me in shock and all of them are looking worried. I feel myself slowly slipping away.

"Everyone...I...have...something...that...you...have...to...know." It's hard to get the words out of my mouth and keep my mind focused on one thing, on anything for more than a few seconds. "No...one...better...utter...one...word...under...stand?"

I'm being twirled around in circles and I start to see spots in my vision. The blackness is taking over and I'm barley holding on. My eyes lock with Ethan's for the last time and I feel a tear slide down my cheek as my lips start to form a few words.

"Ethan...help...me..." A tear falls down his cheek and I shake my head a little. My whole body is out of control right now and I can't stop myself from moving. "I...need...Alwin..."

Everything goes black, everyone around me is gone and I am alone in my own world of darkness, of pain. The pain is numbed a bit here and I can breath a little better. My mind is jumbled and messy. Cat, dog, bird, sister, store, blue, pink, look at that! Wait, is that true? I like to-oh my god! Dula poured ink on the carpet! Must...protect her at any cost.

Alwin POV:

As the temporary Jabberjay I have to go around parading about how we need another rebellion. In two days my work will start and I will have to be strong for her, for us. My eyes are wide open as Beth walks into my room and I hear her say something, was it my name? She walks toward me and smiles a small smile. My eyes drop to what is in her hands, a tray with food and a bottle of water on it. Carefully I shake my head, she sighs and glares at me. Wait, this girl can actually glare?

"You have to eat something. Don't you think that she'd want you to?" Beth's voice is composed and she sounds sure of herself. She's right and we both know it. "Come on, Alwin! If you are going to be the Jabberjay until we get her back, you have to eat."

Taking a deep breath I sit up and take the tray from her. She looks a little more happy now that I've agreed to eat, but she stays in the room with me. Obviously she doesn't think that I'll eat and I roll my eyes at her. I pick up the fork and start to eat some of the stuff off of the plate, I don't even pay attention to what I'm eating. Beth sits down on the floor and I shake my head at her. Confused she cocks her head to the side and I tell her to sit on the bed, that she shouldn't be sitting on the floor. With a small smile on my lips, I use her approach and she gives in quickly.

"Odysseus wants to see us after you get done eating. He said that its important and that it won't take long." She says this when I've almost finished off the whole tray. I stare at her in shock and realize that she must have planned all of this out. "There is a lot to be planned out and we can't go into this blind. Everyone's counting on us to win the rebellion and to get Acacia back."

Putting the tray on the floor I stand up and walk out of the room, she follows me. After a few minutes I stop and stare at her, she shakes her head a little as she starts to lead the way. I follow her and we both stay silent. Silence is a good thing sometimes, it lets everyone think, of course I really shouldn't be thinking right now. My thoughts go right to her, to how she is doing and what they are doing to her. It pains me to think about them hurting her, but there is no doubt in my mind that they are hurting her.

Beth leads me through a door and into a large circular room, where Odysseus is sitting at the head of the table. He smiles at Beth and she nods her head. She grabs my arm and pulls me to a seat. Mary Anna is on the other side of me and she smiles at me, but I stare right at Odysseus. If he doesn't have good news I'm going to do something to him, I don't care how many people are around.

"Alwin, you are finally up! We've been waiting for you." Odysseus says and I narrow my eyes at him. He looks a little too concentrated right now. "There is some good news! We were informed this morning that all of the tributes are still alive and that the Jabberjay is still fighting."

Everyone is smiling except for me. "What's the bad news? By the way that you are acting something obviously has gone wrong."

"Well...we were expecting to attempt to get them out next week. But, it will be a little longer before we can even attempt such a thing." Odysseus is speaking in a calm voice, but my blood is boiling. How can he act so calm about all of this? "Right now we can't risk everything and we hope to be able to attempt to send a rescue mission in...a few weeks. For the time being, Alwin Coin will step into the role of the Jabberjay-"

"When are you going to get my wife?" I yell and everyone stares at me in shock. Odysseus walks over to me and he puts his hand on my shoulder, but I smack it off. "How many weeks are you talking?"

He shakes his head and I glare at him. "Alwin, it could be a month...or two...maybe more. But the point is that we will get her ba-"

The next thing that I know I'm being pulled away from Odysseus, who is cussing under his breath. I punched him and it felt good. Ace is in the Capital and he's acting like its only a minor thing, when its anything but minor. He stares at me in shock, but he just nods his head. Without another word I turn away and walk out of the room without looking back, I don't want to see him...not now.

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