After The Games Ch. 5

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Sorry if I didn't do too many paragraphs. (Again)

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By Phantomgirl234

Chapter 5: Stalkers

I awake being tired.

Extremely tired

Well of course I'd be tired after all that happened last night with peeta…

'What a fun night that was' I thought smiling

The doorbell rang

I quietly got out of bed and to the front door.

I tried to walk so quietly down the stairs that only mice would hear me but the boards kept squeaking under my feet.

I looked out the peep hole

No one was there but the newspaper

I bring the paper to the room

I see that peeta is awake and smiling

"That was fun" he said

I couldn't help but smile back.

Peeta was just like everyone else.

Well except for his hunkyness

Oh and the super powers

But if want to be technical and count that then yeah

I come to sit next to him on the bed

He holds my face in his hands and kisses me good morning on my forehead

"Morning sweetheart" he makes his voice sound just like Haymitch's

But only way hotter

I laugh

I read the headline out loud

The headline:

ANIMAL OR HUMAN?

Story by Eddie Poe

Then it shows a blurry gray and black picture of….

"Oh my god peeta look! This kid has a picture of you using super speed when we were hunting yesterday!" I say as I show him the picture

"Wait a minute what does this kid look like?" he asks suddenly worried

I flip through the paper to find a picture of Eddie smiling

"Is this him?" I show him the picture

Peeta's face drained of all color

'Now im really worried'

"What are we gonna do katniss?" he asks

"We wait, we wait and see what this kid does but in the mean time we can't use our powers in public, got it?"

He nods

"I've got an idea maybe if we go back to that part of the woods we could find his tracks and track him down"

He says okay

Eddie's P.O.V.

I remember what my boss said before I left: "if you don't get a ground breaking story and soon I will personally fire you!"

I break away from my thoughts and look down at the blurry picture in front of me.

'What is it?'

I look around

And aim my camera from anything remotely interesting

Katniss's P.O.V.

I get dressed as well as peeta.

Peeta was wearing his signature gray shirt and black jacket.

We walk outside for a stroll.

Peeta's prosthetic leg clinking behind me as he locks the front door as I start to make my way across the street.

As I do a car comes speeding toward me.

The guy in the car was not even looking where he was going because he was texting and driving at the same time.

"KATNISS! MOVE!" peeta yells

But I can't.

I can't move at all.

It's like something won't let me move

The car gets closer and closer

Im about to be hit

Peeta's P.O.V.

'I have to save her!'

I start to run to catch her as time slows down but not stopping completely

The only problem is Eddie.

And he's right here.

Taking a picture as im saving katniss.

'Whatever' I say in my head as I pick katniss up and out of danger

I saved her and get her out of the sight of Eddie

But I hear the click of a camera

Eddie

He managed to get a picture of me saving katniss

'Now im really in trouble'

I rush katniss in the house and almost break the door in the process

I lay her down on the couch

'I should have been more careful! I can't believe I let her out of my sight!"

I look at katniss

Katniss's P.O.V.

I awoke on the couch

The fabric of the leather couch soothing me

I look over to see peeta staring at me

I try to sit up but he super speeded over to me and pushed me gently back down

"No" he says in a gruff voice "rest"

I lay back down for a minute then pop back up

"We have to go find out where Eddie is now he's not outside anymore"

"How do you know that?"

"I just- I just do okay?"

He nods

"Let's go then" I say and head out the door

A little while later…

We were in the woods looking for tracks

Twigs cracked in clearing

I look around from someone other than peeta but I see no one

Then I see him

Then man.

"Who are you?" I ask getting ready for a fight

"The names dim and you killed gale" he says

"Yeah and?" I ask

"He was my vessel" he pulls out a sword

Dim moved behind me with lightning fast speed, pressing the sharp blade to my throat.

If peeta made one small move I would be beheaded.

The blade was cold and the cold was only warmed by the slight trickle of blood down my neck as dim pressed the sword into him in a warning to peeta

"One move and I'll decapitate her" dim said

Peeta didn't step forward – in fact, he seemed frozen to the spot

I swallowed hard, and then winced as the blade sank into my skin a bit deeper.

I hoped like hell peeta had some idea of what he was doing.

"Please, don't do this Dim" peeta pleaded with dim

Dim's crazy, metallic laughter filled the air.

I could hear the madness on the edges.

Dimi's laughter died down at last.

He grabbed a handful of my hair.

Peeta took a bold step forward. In response, Dim tightens his hold on my hair and yanked it back

Exposing my bleeding neck.

It was a wordless warning: stay back or I'll kill her faster

Dim loosened his grip some.

I swooned.

My world became a blending of colors and sound.

Just when I thought I might black out, everything came into focus again.

I knew what I had to do.

I reached up with my right hand and gripped Dim's hand.

I focused on my hand

Willing it to become hot – hotter than ever before

The glow from my hand traveled down Dim's arm

Until it enveloped the blade with a heat even a demon can't withstand.

He cried out

Dropping the sword

And I was free.

The sword was no longer pressed against my throat.

Dim was no longer standing behind me

Holding me prisoner

Dim was no longer standing, period.

The moment his weapon had fallen, peeta was on him

Pinning him to the ground.

The demon was no longer there anymore.

He was gone

Gone like a bad dream.

Never to come back.

'That was so crazy' I think

"I wanna go home now; we'll start the search tomorrow okay"

"Okay" he says

"I love you peeta"

"I love you too katniss" he says as he pulls me too him and kisses me intensely

I don't want the kiss to end at all

It was like bliss

Pure and sweet bliss

THE END!

*NOTE: TEXTING AND DRIVING IS NOT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DO. EVER! NO MATTER HOW TEMPTING THE TEXT MAY LOOK YOU NEVER TEXT AND DRIVE! IT MAY COST YOU YOUR LIFE

SO WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

A STUPID TEXT

OR

YOUR OWN LIFE