Disclaimer: I don't own the Hunger Games no matter how much I would like to.
That night two faces appeared in the sky, the boy from 3 that I had seen earlier as well as the boy from 10 who must have died early in the morning when we were being attacked. The last day had been hectic so we were hoping for some peace and quiet, the Capitol should have had enough violence to keep them happy for a while.
'I want to go looking for her again.' Thresh is standing at the mouth of the cave looking out into the trees.
'Okay, do you want me to come with you?' He nods, the last time I had stayed here by myself when he was off looking for her I was attacked he didn't want to risk losing us both.
We walk for hours, searching for even a single hint that we might find her, Thresh follows the birds trying to catch her song. The forest is silent and we come across no one.
'Maybe she doesn't want to be found.'
'What the hell are you talking about Blondie?'
'Well we told her where we were camping so she should know where to go so if she had wanted to she could have shown up at camp any day.'
'Or maybe she's crushed under some rock waiting for us to come and find her, clinging onto her last strain of life.'
We walked for the rest of the time in silence, he was so determined and didn't want to give up until there was proof that we were never going to find her which pretty much meant seeing her face in the sky. I didn't know Rue like he did but I knew she would be found if she wanted to, she send bird calls or a message or just show up at camp. There is no way that she's survived this long if that tiny little thing was injured and dying somewhere surely the Capitol sent some horrible contraption after her if she was on the last inches of life to liven up the games.
As the sky grew dark we walked back to the cave exhausted, I knew we would never find her but I tried to be supportive.
'We can try again in the morning 11, I'm sure we'll find her eventually.'
As the sky went dark and the anthem began to play Thresh began to prepare our dinner in the cave and I lay on my back staring at the sky. The boy from 1 is the first to flash across the sky to my surprise, they usually last until the end and now both from 1 were gone I think it was the first time that they'd ever been out so early in the games. I was wondering how he died when her fragile, perfect face flashed across the sky and my heart felt like it would fall out of my chest. I couldn't breathe and my eyes filled with tears and I just wanted to scream but no words would come out.
Thresh came outside carrying our dinner on plates that Finnick had sent us and took one look at my face before glancing at the sky just in time to see Rue fade amoungst the stars. The food fell to the floor and the plates smashed to pieces on the ground. He sank to his knees and began to shake his head from side to side as though he couldn't believe it. He had tried his best tot save her and now she was just gone and we didn't even know how she died but I knew one thing he would never stop blaming himself, in his eyes this was all his fault.
It took him an hour to move, he just sat there staring at the sky, defeated but he eventually got up and grabbed his axe and stormed into the forest without a word. He was gone for hours, even longer than when he'd kissed me for the first time, the sun was starting to rise when he finally showed up, covered in dirt and sweat his eyes red from crying. He walked slowly over to me and stared at my feet.
'I'm sorry Blondie, I wanted to be strong for you.'
His voice cracked and my eyes filled with tears and I grabbed him and pulled him close to me.
'You are strong no matter what anyone says, you're my hero. It's okay to be sad when someone dies, it in no way makes you weak. Love is what makes people strong and brings them together. Those who are weak are those who don't know love.'
'You think the Capitol believes that?'
'Do you really think those who make their children fight to the death are capable of love?'
'I'll take that as a no.' He smiled and wiped the tears from his eyes. 'Come on I'll make you breakfast, it's the least I can do since I destroyed your dinner.'
I laughed as he pulled me into the cave, I searched through our supplies for our medicene and pulled out the white case. As the lid fell back my stomach began to sink, there was only one left. I couldn't go longer than 2 days, 3 at the most without my medication. I was screwed.