I sat and watched the screens for a while. It was dark in the arena before Haymitch got back. Katniss had only been up in her tree for maybe half an hour when the speakers turned on.

I slowly stood up and walked closer to the monitors, listening to Seneca make his announcement that there could be two victors, as long as they were from the same district.

I wheezed and clutched at my chest. "W-what?"

"I had to do something. I'm not letting either of these kids die." Haymitch said as he stopped beside me.

"Y-you did this? How?"

He shrugged and responded gruffly, "I made some convincing points."

I blinked at him and decided not to push. Because did it really matter? He had just given Peeta and Katniss the best shot at getting out alive.

Now all Katniss had to do was find Peeta...

And find him she did, a day later. Was it a day? It could have been more. I wasn't even sure what day it was out of the arena, much less in it. We all watched with baited breath either way as Katniss made her way closer and closer to Peeta.

When she had reached the river bank a few yards down stream, I scrambled for a piece of paper.

"What are you doing?" Haymitch asked.

"Helping her."

Putting the note in a small tin she sent it out to Katniss.

KPAGKPAGKPAG

KPOV

I started as I heard the whistling tune signifying a package being sent down. Looking up, I carefully grabbed the parachute heading to me.

Watch your step.

- A.S.

That was all. Just a note. I had expected the coded messages from Haymitch, but I had thought Aces would do a better job of being clear.

Either way, I kept on heading upstream, taking extra care to look around the ground at my feet. Had it meant there was a trap around here?

When I came across a large, oddly shaped rock, I stopped. There was something wrong with it, that just didn't look right.

So, pulling off my bow and loading an arrow into it, I whispered,

"Peeta?"

A couple seconds later proved my suspicions correct as his eyes fluttered open, the dried mud cracking around his face.

"Katniss...?" He slurred.

"Oh my god!" I dropped my bow and knelt next to him, wiping some of the mud off his face.

APOV

Haymitch and I breathed out a joint sigh of relief as Katniss rolled Peeta into the shallow part of the river, washing him up. When she got to his leg I worried my lip, waiting to see how bad it was.

And it was bad. Really bad. I looked to Haymitch with the question clear in my eyes.

"We're just going to have to hope the Capitol eats up their relationship."

"But... They don't have one."

"The Capitol doesn't know that." Haymitch said slyly.