A/N: OHMYJENNIFERLAWRENCE. I got on and found a review saying someone nominated this story for an award? WHAT EVEN? MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE. MY WEEK. MY YEAR. JUST…OMJL. THANK YOU TIMES A THOUSAND TO WHOEVER NOMINATED ME! :D

Anyhow, I'm still debating on how to end this. But it's got to start with the other enemy tributes dying of course, lol. Hope you like this chapter! Whatever it ends up being! XD

Cat POV

I woke up to the song of the mockingjays. By the way the light was outside, it had to be about 4 or 5 in the morning.

Katniss and Jade lie the same way that they did when they fell asleep last night; curled up against Peeta. Robbie had his arms around me, and he was still asleep.

Everything seemed sort of peaceful actually.

While I waited for the others to wake, I thought about the statistics of the Games.

It was the 5 of us against the 3 others; Thresh, Cato, and the District 10 Boy.

I thought of what would happen if we killed the other three. We would either have to live forever in this arena, or we would get to leave and go home.

I was startled out of my thoughts when Katniss suddenly jerked awake, breathing heavily.

"You ok?" I asked. She took a deep breath and nodded.

I sighed.

Peeta started to stir. Katniss turned to him and kissed his lips lightly. He opened his eyes and smiled.

In a matter of about 5 minutes, everyone was awake and sitting up.

"So…what's our plan for today? Survive or take action?" asked Peeta.

I saw some sort of fire flickering in Katniss's eyes.

"We're taking action. And we're going to win today," she said with the confidence I had always admired.

Everyone smiled.

"So what's the plan, genius?" asked Jade, causing Katniss to playfully punch her in the arm with a smirk.

"While you figure out the plan, I'm gonna go look for some berries or something," said Peeta.

"Please don't go alone," Katniss said, going from fiery to protective in a matter of seconds.

"I'll be fine. I'm not going far. Besides, honestly, who else is going to be awake right now?" said Peeta.

Katniss sighed before allowing him to go alone. That is, after she shoved a spear into his hands.

I tried to ignore my fear of something happening to Peeta and focused on Katniss's plan.

"Ok…let's see here. Let's assume that Cato is still by the lake. District 10 Boy and Thresh…who knows where they are. This being said, I suggest we head to the lake," said Katniss.

"Daring…dangerous…I like it," said Jade. We all chuckled.

The smiles vanished in an instant when the sound of a canon rang out through the air.

Katniss shared a worried glance with Jade before she ran out of the cave, stopping only to grab her bow.

"PEETA! PEETA!" she cried out.

Oh god no, this isn't happening, it's not Peeta, it's gotta be Thresh or something, I said to myself, trying to assure myself that it wasn't going to be Peeta.

As we got up and followed her, things were starting to look really bad because we couldn't find him.

Suddenly, Katniss ran into full on.

"PEETA!" Katniss cried, throwing her arms around him.

They stood like that for about ten seconds, and then Katniss finally pulled away.

She looked down at the berries in his hand, and her eyes widen in shock and fear and anger.

"THAT'S NIGHTLOCK PEETA! IF YOU ATE THAT, YOU'D BE DEAD IN MINUTES!" Katniss cried, her voice breaking off.

"Dang you Peeta!" she rasped before hugging him again. I could hear her crying.

Jade POV

When Katniss pulled away from Peeta again, she looked confused.

"So if it wasn't Peeta, then who was it?" I asked.

We looked around. The only place we had found nightlock was around here, so the dead tribute had to be somewhere.

And it was. It was very close to us.

A pang of sadness overcame me as I saw Thresh lying dead on the ground, the nightlock in his hands.

"Oh my gosh…that was Rue's fellow tribute," Katniss gasped.

I went over and put an arm around her.

"Hey, it's ok," I whispered as tears started to form in her eyes again.

"Now Thresh can take care of Rue," I said, speaking to her almost as if she were a young child.

Katniss took a deep breath and nodded. Before we left, she did the District 12 salute to Thresh. Then, she started picking up the berries that Peeta had collected.

"What do we need those for?" he asked.

"Maybe Cato likes berries," she said. We nodded, understanding what she meant.

We headed back to the cave to get a little bit of food really quick.

"So, what's the plan? Since I missed it," said Peeta, taking his last bite of groosling.

"Well," I began, since Katniss was chewing, "we are going to the lake. Hopefully we'll run into 10 on the way there. Or Cato. Or both. That works too."

Everyone laughed at that. That was what I loved about this alliance; we can laugh while we're in the freaking Hunger Games arena.

"Alright. Sounds good. Ready?" said Peeta.

We all smiled and nodded.

I grabbed my knife and we headed out.

Peeta POV

The five of us walked quietly and nervously towards the lake, hoping that Cato was still there. I wondered how he was doing, without his precious pile of food.

I thought of how if we killed both Cato AND the District 10 boy, we could go home. Or at least be one step closer to it.

It was unusually cold today. Most days in the arena, it was around 70 degrees or so. It felt like 40 degrees at the moment.

None of us talked the entire way to the lake. And when we got there, we were just in time for a fight scene.

Cato and the District 10 boy were standing on top of the Cornucopia, fighting. Cato was trying to snap his neck.

10 bit his hand, and Cato screamed a few choice words as blood poured out.

Cato grabbed his sword and started lashing out at 10. 10 deflected him with his own sword, and for a while it looked like a scene from some sort of medieval themed movie. But after a good 10 minutes of heart pounding action, Cato sent the sword straight through 10.

A canon went off, announcing the death of 10.

"It's just us and Cato now…" said Robbie, almost in disbelief.

Katniss was looking up at the sky.

"What…?" I asked, looking up as well. I saw what she saw. It was getting very dark outside. It was about eight o'clock AM, why would it be getting dark out?

I looked around at the others, a confused expression on all of our faces.

"Let's not go right to the lake…" said Katniss in a tone that I can't really describe. Almost like a confused, "Umm…okay" kind of tone.

We all nodded and followed her.

As we were walking around the forest-y area that lined the lake and Cornucopia, it kept getting darker and darker, until it was pitch black and eerily quiet.

"What the heck…" Katniss began.

Suddenly, I heard a low growl.

I heard someone gasp.

Out of nowhere, a huge, dog-like animal jumped out of the bushes behind us.

"RUN! RUN!" yelled Jade. And run we did.

We tore through the woods, more and more wild beasts coming at us from all directions.

Finally we decided to run into the big open area where the lake and Cornucopia were at.

Cato stood bleeding near the cornucopia.

I don't know what possessed me to do it, but I yelled "CATO! RUN!"

Everyone looked at me like I was crazy as we ran, and Cato didn't run. He climbed on top of the Cornucopia.

Without thinking, we all did the same. Suddenly it occurred to us that the enemy was there too, fully armed with some sort of protective gear and his sword.

The big dogs jumped up at the sides of the big golden horn, thrashing around and baring their teeth. They were growling and almost barking. They wanted our blood so badly.

Katniss POV

I looked down at the mutts around us. They had to be mutts. Because only the Capitol could make their eyes look like the eyes of our fellow tributes that were killed.

My heart sank as I saw them all.

Rue. Beck. Andre. Amelia. Tori.

I tore my attention away from them and made myself focus on Cato.

He stood there, his sword poised in his right hand, Cat being choked against him with his left.

Wait a second.

I started to draw my arrow, but Cato just smiled a demented, screwed up, insane smile.

"You shoot and I kill her too," he said. I heard Jade gasp, and my throat suddenly had a huge knot in it.

Cat looked at me, terrified out of her wits. She was struggling hard against him, but Cato's iron grip kept her firmly against him.

"Let her go!" I screamed.

Cato just laughed.

"Cato. Please," said Jade. Suddenly I remembered that she and Cato were from the same district.

Cato turned to her, and his malicious smile vanished.

"Why?" he asked. "Why did you join them and not us? Why didn't you drag that Tori girl along with you, too?"

Fire blazed in the icy eyes of Jade.

"Because you are vicious and only out for blood. Please Cato, just let her go!" yelled Jade, nearly in tears. Cat's face was starting to turn blue. If we didn't get her out soon, she would suffocate to death.

Cato looked down at the girl he was killing slowly. He didn't let go.

"CATO! What happened to the Cato that I knew on the train? The one who comforted me and wasn't out for blood?" Jade yelled.

Cato just stared.

"It was one fight," Jade said. They must have been best friends before the Games…and maybe the whole thing just got to Cato's head. Turned him into the vicious monster that he really isn't and never was.

Sighing, he let go and shoved Cat into Jade's arms. Jade held Cat tightly as she gasped for air.

Suddenly, everyone but Cat and Jade went after Cato, trying to throw him off the edge so the mutts would get him.

As I ran up and tried to punch him in the gut, he beat me to it. He pulled his sword on me and put a huge gash in my forehead.

I screamed out in pain, reaching up and trying to wipe away some of the blood so I could see.

Cato picked Robbie up by the back of his shirt and got up in his face.

"Please!" yelled Robbie.

But it was no use.

I lunged at Cato, or at least tried to. I ended up slamming my chin into the hard metal of the cornucopia. My vision was blurred, but I could see Cato throwing Robbie over the edge.

"No!" Cat cried out.

I forced myself up from the ground, hearing the thrashing and gnarling of the mutts below as they tore Robbie apart. He continued to scream until he literally couldn't.

I felt sick to my stomach as I turned to Cato, tears already pouring down my face, mixing in with the stream of blood. He and Peeta were fighting, and I saw blood running down both of their faces.

Suddenly it was my turn to be scared. Cato was strangling Peeta the same way he was strangling Cat. Peeta gasped for air that wasn't reaching his lungs.

Cato looked like he was about to pass out. Blood and sweat covered him from head to toe, and he was swaying on the spot.

"I know I'm dead. Always was, wasn't I?" he asked. I swear he was crying.

"But I could still do this. I COULD STILL KILL HIM!" Cato yelled. I felt like he was strangling me too, because for some reason I couldn't draw in any air.

I turned nervously back to Jade and Cat, shaking like I was right before I came into the arena. Cat was sobbing hysterically in Jade's arms, and Jade was trying to be strong for her. Jade looked about as worried as I did.

It was in this moment that I realized how much I truly loved Peeta. I reflected back on all the times that I had felt a strange feeling about him, but couldn't identify what it was. I thought about all those nights where he had been there, holding me tight, as if to protect me from anything that might be out there. I thought about all those times when I was only acting when I said "I love you."

Suddenly I snapped back into focus at to the situation at hand.

"I'm sorry Cato," Jade said. She had a knife in her hands, and Cato looked confused for a moment.

Suddenly, she slashed the hand that held Peeta, and Cato screamed out in pain.

I ran to Peeta and hugged him tightly in my arms.

To my utter surprise, Cat grabbed Cato's jacket and got up in his face.

"This is for what you did to Robbie," she said.

Cato threw one last glance at Jade, and then Cat threw him off of the edge.

I heard the mutts slashing with their teeth at Cato.

I looked over the edge, and watched almost sadly upon Cato as he was torn apart.

Suddenly, the mutts perked up their ears and ran away, leaving Cato behind.

I could see that Cato was still alive. He was cut in so many different ways, but you could still make out his face and his eyes.

"I'm sorry," he said, looking up at us. "I'm sorry."

Jade looked over at him, tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry too, Cato," she said.

I could see tears coming out of Cato's eyes.

"Please Katniss," he said, looking at the bow I had picked up.

My words were choked in my throat.

"Kill me," he said, closing his eyes.

Shakily, I drew my bow. Cato and I shared one last pained look before I ended his suffering.

As soon as the canon boomed, I saw the hovercraft come in and take Cato and Robbie's bodies. But it didn't pick us up.

The light came back to where it should be, and everyone looked around shakily. There were no more enemy tributes anymore. It was just us four left.

Suddenly, Claudius Templesmith's voice rang out through the arena.

"Just a reminder, there can only be one victor. That is all," he said.

"No," said Peeta. That was all he said. He spoke for us all.

As I looked around, suddenly I felt sick again. I collapsed against the Cornucopia, shaking and closing my eyes.

Haymitch POV

I looked on at the remainder of the alliance I had become attached to over the course of the Hunger Games.

The four of them, Katniss, Peeta, Cat, and Jade, stood on top of the Cornucopia. Katniss had collapsed against the Cornucopia, looking a little green.

I knew they weren't coming out of there unless they were all coming out. Either that, or no one would come out.

I sighed as I watched to see what the four of them were going to do next.

Peeta POV

Katniss collapsed against the Cornucopia, and I immediately rushed over to her.

I grabbed her hand.

"Katniss?" I asked hurriedly.

She opened her eyes and looked over at me.

Without warning, she threw her arms around me and held on tight. I put my arms around her and closed my eyes.

"I love you so much," Katniss said, almost crying. I held her tighter.

"I love you too. It's ok. Nothing's gonna hurt you," I said, stroking her hair.

She pulled away and kissed me. When she pulled away, she went right back to hugging me.

Jade and Cat looked on at us. I talked to them without letting go of Katniss.

"Are you guys ok?" I asked, realizing afterwards that obviously they weren't.

Yet the two girls, fighters as they were, nodded.

Katniss reluctantly let go of me and faced the other girls.

As if on cue, we all went in for a group hug.

I sighed as we pulled away.

"What now?" asked Jade, who looked pretty shaken. In fact, none of us looked all that great.

"If they're not taking us out of here, we might as well go somewhere comfortable," said Cat, her voice shaking.

Sniffling, Jade nodded.

We didn't have to think about where we were going.

We gathered up all of our weapons. You never know what the Capitol might throw at you, so we might still need them.

We headed back to the only place in this entire arena where we could find comfort; our cave.

Everything was as we left it when we had left much earlier today. Sleeping bags were lain out. Food was stashed.

The four of us lie down on the sleeping bags and unzipped one to turn it into a blanket to cover all 4 of us.

Without a word, we all went to sleep.

A/N: Hope that the wait was worth it. Review please! :D