Author's Note: I know you are all dying for a Peeta's POV but be patient please (:]
Remember what happens when they get to the last eight? The families and friends are interviewed. And you will get a very lengthy Peeta POV chapter.

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When the gong went off and Danny ran towards the woods, those were the scariest moments of my life. I had ran towards the Cornucopia, got a hold of a bow and arrows and shot someone in the chest. All the while each and every single one of my heartbeats had a name: Danny, Danny, Danny.

I knew that he was much safer away from the Cornucopia, and away from me. But that didn't mean he was entirely safe, or that he was safer than he would have been if I had ran away with him. And it wasn't until I saw his little head that I started breathing soundly again. Staying away from Danny, having him out of my sight, out of my protection, in that moments had been the hardest thing I had ever done, and now I am about to do it again.

"You remember the plan, don't you?" I ask for the millionth time, and Danny rolls his eyes. I sigh and turn to Rue. "You remember the plan too, right?" In response, she smiles at me and nods.

"Okay then, off you go. Or we'll miss our cue," I say finally, preparing myself to lose sight of the two kids. Danny has to walk the furthest, so he has to go first. I rustle his hair and he gives me a short hug.

"I'll see you real soon, Katniss."

"Good luck, boss."

And with a smile, he's gone.

Rue and I have been walking in silence for ten minutes or so when she decides to speak.

"We should have a kind of signal, don't you think? To make sure the other is alright."

"You are right. Any ideas?" I ask, giving a look her way.

Without hesitation, which leads me to think she had given this some thought before, she whistles a simple three-notes tune. I open my mouth to let her know that there is no way I would hear that with all the distance that would separate us, but before I speak I hear her tune being repeated to me, over and over again. I look up and catch sight of the birds flying above is. The mockingjays have turned Rue's simply tune into a beautiful melody, and it travels along the trees. I know I would hear it anywhere.

"Alright then." I repeat her whistle and the mockingjays pick it up. I chuckle surprised.

"You gave me the idea, you know? With your pin." She says, pointing to the golden pin attached to my clothes. I had almost forgotten about it. To me it meant nothing but a memory of Madge, my quiet friend Madge and her quiet goodbye. But obviously to Rue it meant something different. "We have lots of mockingjays back home, nests everywhere. Your pin reminded me of home, that's how I knew I could trust you and Danny. At first I thought yo-" She cuts herself short and a small blush darkens her cheeks.

I laugh and shake my head. "It's alright, you can tell me. What did you think?"

Bashful, Rue looks down to her shoes as she walks. "Well. We all thought it was just a facade, you know? That you didn't really care about Danny, that you were just using him to win sponsors. My mentors, they said you were a really good actress, but they couldn't imagine someone willing to give up their opportunity to win the games just to save someone else. Especially when you had such a high score."

I shrug, my eyes fixed on my own shoes now.

"Danny is like a brother to me."

"So it's true, right? You are marrying his brother."

"Was marrying his brother," I correct immediately, regretting it right away. "I am married to his brother, or would be..." I sigh, shaking my head. "I love his brother. I guess that is the only thing I'm certain of."

Rue doesn't ask any more questions.

She adjusts her backpack on her shoulders and prepares herself to leave, but on the last moment she turns around and decidedly makes her way towards me, wrapping her little arms around my body.

I'm left thunderstruck and speechless, and I take a second to return the hug, but once I do I do it tightly. I don't want to let her go, I don't want her to be alone and scared and in danger. I want to protect her. I want her to go back home to her brothers and sisters. But I've already made that promise to Danny.

Asking Marvel, and Lee for their names had been an awful mistake. But befriending Rue is much worse.

So I just squeeze her tight for a little more and let her go. "I will see you soon, alright? Be safe."

Rue smiles and nods, and within seconds she has disappeared into thin air, the only thing that remains is the image of a part of her blouse sticking out of her pants, creating a little duck tail.

I miss my sister so much I can barely breathe.

The plan is simple. I have to make my way to the Careers camp and find a good position to shoot from. When the sun sets, Rue will light up a fire and feed it with plants that will make it smoke, attracting the Careers. When Danny sees the smoke he will light a fire of his own and run to the cave. They are supposed to meet there, and I'm supposed to join them tomorrow morning. While the Careers are out, I'm supposed to blow off their supplies.

The thing is that I have no idea how.

I know Lee set up a kind of protection system. But Cato always walked straight into the pile of supplies and grabbed what he needed, that leads me to think there has to be a safe path, a part clear from explosives. But which one?

When I get to their camp they are eating. Even though I am far away I can listen to their laughter. I find myself envying them. Because they can laugh loudly and not worry about anyone finding them, because they have the whole lake for themselves and never have to worry about water or medicines.

I know that as soon as I blow up their food, the sponsors will shower them with supplies. But I don't care, because that is not what I am after. I am just trying to let them see they are just like us: pieces in their games. Only slightly shinier pieces.

The sun begins its descent Rue sets her fire right on time, the smoke comes up from between the trees. I fix my eyes on Cato and the others, silently urging them to notice our signal. Clove doesn't disappoint me. They elbow each other, gather their weapons and leave promptly, leaving me alone to figure out how to blow out their supplies.

I could light an arrow on fire and throw it to the stack, but I always risk it not catching fire correctly and then I would not only lose an arrow but let them know it was me and what I was after. I'm still breaking my head over the possibilities when a figure enters my vision.

It's that redhead girl from District Five, Foxface. She approaches the camp quickly, and takes a few turns around the stack of supplies before choosing a path and decidedly making her way towards it. She doesn't stop to amaze herself on the fact that she is still alive, instead she just grabs a few things here and there, just enough for the Careers not to notice they had been stolen.

Before she leaves she spits on Cato's tent.

I decide that I like her.

Taking my chances, I approach the camp a little more, trying to decide what to do. Once I'm closer I spot a bag of apples almost at the top of the stack. I know that if I manage to rip open the bag, then the apples will fall down and set off the explosives. I give myself a little pep talk and then get my first arrow out of my quiver, it takes me a while but I finally manage to light it on fire.

Behind me Danny is lighting the second fire, and I know I have to hurry.

I aim for their tents and shoot, Cato's one lights up and I know it's just a matter of time before the others start burning. I smirk for the cameras, and maybe a little for myself too.

Giving myself a limit of three arrows to get the job done. I breathe deeply and aim for the apple bag. I shoot, and miss. I groan and venture further, I'm completely out of the shelter of the woods and on plain sight. If the Careers come back I'm probably dead, but I don't care. I aim again and this time my arrow leaves a small split on the bag. It isn't until the third that I manage to rip it open and the apples fall down the pile. I stare at the spectacle amazed, though I should be running. And I realize that seconds later when the apples hit the ground and a huge explosion ensues.

Everything seems to freeze for an instant, the fire from the tents pale in comparison with the explosion and I'm blown backwards into the air. My head hits the floor and I lose consciousness, as I sleep the mines explode over and over again.