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Chapter 11-On The Move

After Katniss had shot the camera out of the air, she and her hunting partners ran back to the village as quickly as they could. At times they had to stop to due fatigue, Katniss had to stop more frequently, while she was not out of shape, she wasn't in the shape she was during the games. It took an hour and a half to get back. Once they approached the outskirts of the village, Katniss did her best to try to explain to the others what to look for in the trees around the village. After coming up with a few different combinations of words, they managed to understand what she was saying. She knew there had to be other cameras by the village, that the camera she found didn't just come out of nowhere, she knew she was being followed. She figured the rest of the cameras had to be in the forest surrounding the meadow. She didn't know how many there were, so she would need help finding them.

All six of them spread out, walking carefully through the forest. Katniss stayed focused on the task at hand, looking around as quickly and as thoroughly as she could. She tried not to panic, she knew those cameras came from the Capitol. What she didn't know was why. She thought President Paylor was a good President for Panem. But she started to wonder if she was wrong about her. Was she no better than Coin? Did she just hide it better?

She wondered how long the cameras have been here. No doubt the Capitol knew where she was now. But is that why the cameras were here? Or were they always here? Regardless, it made her uneasy and angry to know the Capitol has been spying this whole time.

She had to destroy every one that was here. She didn't care if it took days of walking through the forest.

After about 20 minutes of walking, she heard one of her hunting partners, Red Bear call out "over here". Katniss ran as fast she could, when she reached him, he pointed up above. On the first large branch of the tree, was another camera—the same size as the one she saw before.

"Climb up" Katniss asked Red Bear. Red Bear was one of the most skilled hunters in the tribe, it was how he got his name, killing a bear in self-defense when he was younger. It was not uncommon for tribe members to officially change their name after a historic event. Some even changed their names to a name that reflects their personality more. In fact, the tribe had started to call Katniss, "Killing Bird" due to her ability to hunt birds so well. She also couldn't help but wonder if they also gave her that name to officially kill the Mockingjay image. Rain had told her during their conversations that she needed to move on from the past, in order to forgive, she had to think of the future. Rain had said she needed to think of herself as more than just a survivor of the Hunger Games and the leader of the rebellion, to think of the person she wanted to be without being tied to that image.

It was hard to not think of the past when it was always following you.

Red Bear climbed up the tree quickly. Once he reached the camera he leaned forward, trying to look inside it. He then pointed his finger at the lens, touching it. Katniss called up to him, "destroy it" he looked down at her then took out his axe and hacked away.

He brought the camera, what was left of it, to Katniss. It was totally destroyed. No one would be watching them from that camera.

One of the other hunters found another camera, this one placed in perfect viewing area of the whole village. It was also much better concealed, leaves had formed around it and the camera was bigger. You wouldn't know it was there unless you really looked for it. She was amazed he was even able to find it.

Katniss had the hunters call everyone in the village outside, she wanted all of them to see this. Once everyone came out, Katniss began walking around the tribe and shouted, "You are being watched, by the Capitol. The same Capitol that forced your people here. Their evilness continues. They have cameras that have been watching you, look!" Katniss then pointed up to the tree where the camera was. Most of the Natives could not see the camera, looking up in confusion. Red Bear and the others started telling the tribe what happened, the reality of what was in that tree sinking in.

Katniss walked with Red Bear and the other hunters over the tree, she asked him to bring the camera down but not destroy it. Red Bear again quickly shot up the tree and after some effort, he was able to get the camera down.

Katniss looked at the camera intensely. It was definitely an older camera and was making little clicking noises, she timed it—every 30 seconds, she figured this one must be taking pictures. She decided to look into the camera menacingly, letting the Capitol see her anger and disgust. She then threw the camera to the ground and yelled, "Destroy it". Three tribe members then taking their axes to the camera.

After it was destroyed, the rest of the tribe came over to see what was left. They started passing the remains around, some yelling and cursing loudly.

Katniss marched up to Rain and said, "We need to move now. All of us. You know they will be coming."

Rain didn't say anything and just nodded, she couldn't believe it. How long had the cameras been here? Did the Capitol know she had been jumping District 9's fence since she was 12? Why would they allow that? To say she felt uneasy was beyond an understatement. "I'll explain everything to the tribe leaders" Rain said as she walked away, still in a daze.

Within the hour, the entire tribe had packed up. Katniss was amazed how quickly they were able to get everything ready. She herself had packed up her belongings-her clothes, what was left of her supplies, her dreamcatcher and the small bag Peeta gave her. She put everything in her large backpack. She strapped on her bow/arrows and put the handgun Rain had given her strapped to her waist.

Together, the tribe decided to head west, to the nearest tribe that was about a 15 day walk on foot. Katniss had Rain explain that there was a good chance cameras were placed at that location as well. They needed to go and warn them, eventually, all the tribes would have to be warned.

Katniss wondered while she walked with Rain if she would be starting another rebellion. All of her resentment to the Capitol came rushing back like a tidal wave, Panem will never escape the evils of the Capitol. She came here to move on from the horrors of what the Capitol had done to her, just to find out they were watching her from a distance.

She knew though, a rebellion between the Capitol and the Natives would be very one sided. The Capitol had hovercrafts and bombs. The Natives only had arrows, axes, and knives. It wouldn't be much of a fight.

She became lost in her thoughts. She was sad because she thought she had finally come to a place that was safe. She was finally starting to forget, that was what she wanted to do from the moment she headed back to District 12 after winning the games, try to forget. But then she got an overwhelming sense of guilt. She hadn't thought of Peeta since she opened up the bag he gave her. But even before that, she hardly thought about him at all. How could she not think about him?

She tried to tell herself it was because of all that was going here, trying to immerse herself in the culture and the language.

That night, while the tribe had set up camp for the night, she looked up at the starry sky while trying to fall asleep. Her dreamcatcher placed around her neck. She had never seen so many stars so bright. Growing up in District 12, the air quality was not like it was here. And in the Capitol there were so many buildings it was almost impossible to see the stars there. After what seemed like a long time of just watching the sky, she drifted off to sleep, and started to dream.

She's walking in the woods of District 12, wearing the clothes she used to wear while hunting—her father's jacket, her boots. She didn't have her bow/arrow. She was walking as if she was lost.

Suddenly, she sees a rustling in the trees, she takes cover behind a tree. She peers out, afraid to see what was approaching. She then exhales, recognizing the figure immediately. Gale.

"Why are you hiding from me Catnip?" he asks with a silly grin on his face. This is a younger version of Gale. The one she knew before her sister's reaping.

"Uh—can't be too careful I guess" Katniss responded, feeling silly she was hiding. "Where is my bow?" she asks coming out from behind the tree.

Gale gives her a strange look. "In our hiding spot where they always are."

She nods in response. Instead of going to that spot though, they end up at the lake, standing side by side. Fishing. She feels an amazing sense of calm.

"What are you thinking about" he asks looking at her like he's trying to read her thoughts.

She puts her fishing pole down and turns to him. "That I finally have a sense of comfort." Tears starts running down her cheeks.

"Hey—why are you crying?" Gale asks setting his pole down and going closer to her.

"Because I wish this feeling was real. That it could always be like this." Her tears continued to fall.

"It can be. You just have to let go" he responded while wiping her tears away.

"Let what go?" she asked confused.

"You know what" he said moving in to kiss her. She doesn't pull away though she knows she should.

His kiss starts out light and sweet. Then it deepens, he opens his mouth more, she responds by opening her lips as well. His tongue in her mouth, tasting as much of her as he can. She wraps her arms around him, bringing them closer. He bring his arms down, one hand on her lower back, the other reaching down in her pants, squeezing her backside.

She wakes up.

She's sweating even though it is not warm. She immediately touches the dreamcatcher. She closes her eyes, remembering what she was told, the dreamcatcher swept out all the bad dreams and only brought good ones.

She didn't see how this was a good dream. This was a bad dream. She should be dreaming of Peeta not Gale. She blames the dream on what happened last night, when she inhaled the herb. It was hard to believe that was only yesterday, so much happened today. She told herself maybe she was still feeling the effects of the herb.

She knows she needs to get back to sleep, she needs her rest for the long walk ahead. She begins to think of as many words as she can in Sioux, trying desperately not to think of him while falling back to sleep.