Hey guys - I know this is a short one, so I'll probably update again later today. Hope you enjoy this chapter - only 4 more to go after this, and I'm afraid it's not heading for the happiest of endings.

13

Haymitch

Fuck. I look at Steph who gestures wildly, "I never said that! Clove was there with me the whole time! They must have edited it! But why?" Brutus speaks in a low voice, "To make good TV. Look at her. She's falling apart; the public will eat it up. There's nothing we can do. Just hope they have enough heart to get her out of there now." I am freaking out. I have to do some major campaigning, to get her out of there now…

Cato

"Please stop, baby, please stop. Our girl is fine, she's fine. Princess, please stop. Please," I whisper and she falls silent. She's been drifting in and out of consciousness and every time she wakes, she screams. Since she collapsed, I've been lying beside her, just waiting for her to wake again. The others are talking quietly in the living room, and every so often, one of them walks in, holding some food or a book. We have a short conversation before Kat wakes up again. They help me hold her down as I whisper in her ear, comforting words.

After about 5 hours of this, she wakes up without screaming. She just looks at me and starts to cry. I take her in my arms and hold her, knowing in my heart that nothing I can say will make this better. But she whispers in my ear, "You've been so brave. I've been so weak. You don't have to pretend anymore. We should be strong for each other, and it's not been fair on you. So if you wanna cry, cry." And with her words, I break down on her shoulder, sobbing. Clove, Thresh and Peeta come in and shyly Peeta says, "Sorry… Sorry to um… interrupt but… it's time to see who's getting evicted." We both spring up, suddenly hopeful and we're waiting for the news when another screen lowers, with a video of Haymitch on. "Hey guys! I know you're freaking out about baby Clove, but she's…. PULLED THROUGH! She's absolutely fine – so please don't panic. Love you all!" Katniss squealed and ran into Clove's open arms. They began spinning and jumping but I just sat speechless. She soon remembered me and ran over, kissing me hard on the mouth. "Our baby girl is ok!" and I hugged her close. We stayed practically glued together until a booming voice echoed around the house. "House guests, the next housemate to leave the house is… Peeta! Say your goodbyes!" I hugged Peeta and made him promise to take care of our babies, and then I watched carefully as he hugged Katniss. His hands slid down to her bum as she whispered in his ear, completely oblivious to what he was doing. I lost it and Thresh and Clove could see what was going to happen. I roared, "Take your dirty hands off her before I rip your arms off, you monster," and I lunged at him. Thresh threw himself in my path, while Clove grabbed Katniss and took her to the bedroom. Peeta ran out of the door and I screamed after him, "Yeah. You better run. Coz I will get you, you pervert." Thresh threw me down on the sofa and looked at me furiously. "I think you should talk to Kat," he growled. I opened my mouth to ask but he walked away, into the kitchen. Clove emerged, also furious, and then she started, "How dare you act like that. Even I can see it is getting way too easy to push your goddamn buttons, and you're gonna end up hurting someone. Go and talk to her; she has something to tell you. I'm not going to tell you, just ask her." As I walked into the bedroom, I saw her crying and when I sat beside her, she just whispered two words. Oh. My. Fucking. God. Shit.