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Dawn the next day…

Nico's POV

I wake up the day to the rustling of leaves. Groaning, I sit up and look around. I'm confused and startled when I notice five tributes asleep to my right. It takes me a moment to remember the events of last, but when I do, I instantly look for Katniss. She's already, looking down at the tributes, most likely planning on how to escape. After a second, she notices that I'm awake, and she gestures around her, as if to say, "A little help here?"

I look around- trees, tributes, burnt wood from last night's campfire. Nothing that's incredibly useful. If only there was some sort of distraction…

As if on cue, a tribute screams and dashes out from the trees. The five sleeping tributes wake up and immediately grab their weapons. Cato steps toward the screaming tribute, who instantly begins to run away. Cato gestures for Marvel and Clove to follow him, and the three chase after the tribute. Peeta and Glimmer are instructed to watch Katniss.

"We're going to kill you, Katniss," Glimmer taunts, observing one of her arrows.

Katniss scowls, but doesn't reply. She glances over at me impatiently, and I gesture for her to wait. I grab my sword from the ground and quietly and slowly stand up. Katniss' eyes follow me as I silently wait for my opportunity to attack.

Unfortunately, just as I'm about to strike, my foot snaps a twig and Glimmer turns around quickly, her bow positioned toward the trees obscuring me from view.

"Who's there?" Glimmer demands, stepping closer to the trees. "Reveal yourself."

Glimmer takes another step toward the trees, "I'm not kidding!"

Frantically searching for a solution, I grab a rock off the ground and throw it in the other direction. It makes a loud sound on impact, gaining Glimmer's attention. Glimmer follows the noise, but Peeta still stares at the tree blocking me from his view, as if he could see me standing behind it. Keeping my breaths silent, I stand completely still, hoping Peeta won't notice me. After a second, he looks away and follows Glimmer.

With a surge of courage, I step out from the trees, slashing at Glimmer's arm. It slices through her jacket but doesn't manage to cut her skin. She swiftly turns to me, positioning and arrow on her bow, aiming for my heart. I avoid that arrow when she lets it fly, but it scraps my upper arm, cutting my skin and drawing up blood.

I hiss in pain, but I swing my sword towards Glimmer's stomach. Fortunate for me, her jacket's open. The sword cuts through her shirt and slashes across her stomach. She screams, falling to knees after a moment. She tries to fire another arrow at me, but the arrow ends up hitting the ground. She collapses on her side, dead.

A cannon sounds and Peeta stares at me, silent. Katniss jumps down from the tree, grabbing Glimmer's bow and arrows. She looks between me and Peeta, waiting for somebody to say something.

"When did you get here, Nico?" Peeta asks after a moment, looking at suspiciously.

"I came here, looking for you and Katniss. I got here last night, as you and your group were trying to kill Katniss. I… I heard what your group said about mine," I reply cautiously, not wanting to anger Peeta. I'm on very thin ice here.

Katniss looks confused, "What did they say?" Her question is directed at Peeta, not me.

"Don't worry, I'm leaving the-."

"What did they say, Peeta?" Katniss interrupts, anger and betrayal laced in her words.

Peeta sighs, rubbing her forehead, "Cato and the others are planning to kill Percy, Thalia, Nico, and Annabeth. They're planning on going after Annabeth first. They were going to kill you first, then go onto her…"

"And you didn't do anything?" Katniss yells, shoving Peeta. "You know, they're not bad people. They don't deserved to be killed, Peeta."

"I know, I know! I don't want to kill them! I suggested to ally with them-!"

"Katniss," I interrupt, "Peeta's not lying. He suggested that, but the idea was knocked down. What Peeta's saying is right- they're going after the others. They know that Percy and Thalia are together, but they don't know that Annabeth and I split up, not intentionally, of course." Before Katniss could say anything, I explain what I had just said, "Annabeth and I somehow separated, and we haven't been able to find her. I met up with Percy and Thalia after trying to find Annabeth. They went off to look for Annabeth while I went to look for you two. We decided to meet up at a tree not too far from here. That's where we need to go, if you're willing to come."

Peeta nods, "Yeah, I'll come. Like Katniss said, you and your friends aren't bad people."

Katniss pauses before replying, as if considering her options, but agrees to go anyway.

(I'm not too sure I liked that part. I didn't want to have Nico do exactly what Rue did in this scene because I didn't want to steal parts from the book. I use fragments from the books, like quotes, but I didn't want to take a huge scene like this one. Sorry!)

Nico's POV

After a lot of breaks and complaining, we managed to get to the tree Thalia had told me to meet her and Percy at.

"Finally," Katniss mumbles, sitting at the bottom of the tree, looking anything but out of place. I've noticed that Katniss belongs in the woods, she's so comfortable here- at least I think she is. As a child of Hades, I'm not the best with emotions.

"How long having we been walking for?" Katniss says after a moment, rubbing her head and sighing.

"About a day," Peeta says, looking around. "Are you sure they're coming?"

"Yes," I reply immediately, "They told me they'd meet me here. They'll get here eventually." Peeta and I had been waiting for Percy and Thalia to get here since we've gotten here, which was about a day ago. I'm not worried- Percy's the strongest demigod I've ever met. He's probably just slowed down by distance.

Peeta sighs and turns to Katniss, "Are you tired?"

"Nope."

"Guys- guys, here they come!" I say, relieved. Percy and Thalia approach the three of us, and Thalia smiles. Instead of being happy at being reunited, I have tell Thalia and Percy what I heard. I'm not too sure how Percy will react.

"Percy, uhm, there's something we really need to talk about. When I went to go find Katniss and Peeta, I overheard Cato, Clove, Marvel, and Glimmer, who's dead, talk about getting rid of us. As in like, killing us. Cato talked about going after us first, but Clove said that she wants to kill Annabeth…" I trailed off as I saw Percy's expression. It wasn't a worried one, or scared. It was filled with anger. Anger at not being able to protect Annabeth. Anger towards Cato. Towards Clove.

Percy's POV

I am going to find Annabeth. And I'm not letting anything stop me from doing so. I couldn't give two shits if what I'm doing is dangerous- I don't care.

My voice comes out in a whisper, "Let's go find Annabeth, then."