Heyy everyoneee :) so thankyou to everybody who reviewed am really glad you liked the chapter, and all the lovely comments you left. But I did get one particular review which did sort stand out to me but not really for the right reasons. I had a anonymus review telling me that my story is becoming to similar to one of my all time favourite Katniss and Cato stories, and that I shouldn't write Clove and Peeta as a couple. It was also said that I am doing sub couples just for the sake of it. I guess you guys can tell that this review has bothered me a bit because I really hope that my story doesn't come across like that and I really don't want my story to be branded as a near enough copy of another because all this plot is my own which I have thought and planned out myself. And as for the couples, all the couples which I have paired have been reviewed for and I'm not just doing them for the sake of it I just thought that it would be fun to have other friendships and some relationships blossoming aswell as our Katniss and Cato. Well I really hope nobody else feels like this and if you guys do then let me know an I will either do my best to change the plot or just stop continuing the story all together because I know I can't stand it when others copy of someone else story and I always think bad of the writer, so the thought of anybody thinking that of me would just make me want to stop writing this story all together. Hense the long update, sort of knocked my confidence a bit.
Right rant over now, here is my next installment as I want to at least leave you guys with something to go on instead of just leaving you all hanging.
KatnissPOV
Once I finished getting dressed, I quickly made my way out of my tent being careful to not wake Rue who was sound asleep next to me. As I stepped out the tent I slowly zipped it up. As I made my way across the clearning to the cornucopia, I could see Foxface and Cato sitting just outside the cornucopia in the chairs eating some food.
"Good morning you two" I said to them both catching their attention. As I walked to one of the chairs by them I picked up an apple and sat down in a empty chair by Cato.
"Morning" they said in unison.
"So how you guys feeling?" I asked before taking a bite of my apple.
"Not too bad actually, legs are a bit saw but other than that I'm pretty good" the red head told me smiling. My eyes then fell to Cato.
"I'm feeling good. Slept off most of the aches yesterday".
"So how's she doing foxface?" I asked.
"It's Carissa actually" I heard Marvel say letting his presence be known as we walked around to the chair next to me and sat down. I could see he had a bag of dried food in his hand and it could definitely be said that he had only just woken up a few moments ago as his her was messy and he eyes where barely open. He slouched down into the chair next to foxface or Carissa as Marvel says. "Her name is Carissa" he smiled lop-sided and sort of sank into the chair and his head dropped onto Carissa arm rest.
"Oh, I'm sorry I didn't know" I apologised as a wave of embarresment and guilt sept over me. "I feel so mean I'm sorry I never actually asked your name".
Carissa just giggled a little as she rested her hand of top of Marvel messy hair, "It's fine don't worry about it, you weren't the only one, and besides I kinda liked the nickname, and seen as of the situation were in I thought it would be best that I didn't correct you guys anyway so I just went on with it" she told us as she began to play with Marvel's hair. "But when Marvel asked me I couldn't not tell him, so yeah my names Carissa, but call me Rissy. It's what my friends call me back home" she smiled sadly and I knew she was thinking of home.
I hadn't really thought about back home yet. I looked up to the dome roof and I could see that the sun had risen now must the sky was cloudy. There was still smoke outside which I could see but it didn't look as bad as a few days earlier which to me must mean that whatever was foing on outside has stopped for a while at least.
I began to wonder of home, or if there was a home for me. I miss Prim so much. I miss her laugh, her clumsiness and her love for that stupid ugly fuzz ball I dispise so much! And Gale. I miss him too. I miss us going hunting and spending a few hours feeling free with him, I miss my best friend. I guess I could even say that I miss my mom.
But I don't even know if their all right, if district 12 is okay and if they are affected by whatever is going on outside. And as much as I am desprete to know that everyone is okay and what is going on, somewhere in my deepest thoughts I don't want to know, as I am terrified what the answer will be.
What if there is no district 12 left?
The thought makes me feel sick, and I begin to feel my cheeks get warm the tears soon start to fall.
Cato is the first to take me out of my thought as I feel his hand touch my elbow and it sends a spark through me.
"Katniss... Katniss what's wrong?"
I can hear worry and concern in his voice, and for a split second I think that he might actually care for me. Once my eyes find his icy blue ones I am in a trance for a moment.
But that moment soon ends and the next thing I know I can feel myself being pulled to his chest, and my tears still fall down my face. I stay silent the whole time and he just let's me cry. A sound doesn't pass from me but my tears silently spill. He must have know what I was upset over as he began to whisper in my ear that he promises he would get us out and we would get home to family.
And for those few moments, I don't think I could have been more greatful to this boy who was holding me. He just let me cry, and at that moment it was exactly what I needed.
NormalPOV
Once Cato noticed that Katniss was crying he told Marvel and Rissy to leave them be so he could try and talk to her and they both obliged although Rissy needed some extra encouragement from Marvel. As worried as they both where Marvel knew Cato could handle it and he was probably the best thing for her.
Cato new as soon as he looked at her that she was thinking of home. At the moment any slight mention of back home seem to be giving everyone a sick feeling in their stomach and a uncomfortable lump in their throats.
It didn't take long before Carrisa also began to get upset and she just wanted to be alone so after she checked on the still unconsious Alexis she went back to her tent.
Although she was greatful of him comforting her Katniss told Cato she needed some alone time too and was going hunting.
"Are you kidding?" Thresh said as he looked at Katniss in confusion and as if the girl was mad, "don't you remember what happened the last time one of us went out hunting alone?".
"No point dude, we already tried" Marvel told him as he lean forward on his elbows on the weapons table, however Thresh just ignored him.
"Katniss last time Clove was lucky nect time you mightn't be!" He protested, but the girl on fire just carried on packing her ruck sag.
"Your right Thresh, Clove was lucky. She was extremely lucky that she found Alexis, as we ended up saving her life and all of ours for that matter! So yes Clove was lucky. And if I am not as fornutate then at least non of us will have to go on another 12 hike of desperation trying to save us all. So either way with or without luck its a win win senario" Katniss smiled at him.
Thresh just looked her disaprovingly at her sarcasim.
"Sarcasim isn't going to keep you alive Katniss!" He snapped at her and her stupidness.
"Yeah but some decent food will, so I'm going to hunt Thresh, it's not up for disscusion", Katniss finished grabbing her bow and throwing her arrows over her shoulder and she made her way over to the woods.
Within two minutes she was out of sight.
"Does she have a death wish or something?" Thresh sighed as he threw and poked small twigs into the fire.
"Nope, I just think she really misses home that's all" Peeta said stepping towards the cornucopia.
"If she misses home so much why has she gone hunting?" Marvel asked a little confused.
"Katniss used to hunt back home with her friend. I can't remeber his name, but anyway, Katniss used hunt to provide for her family back home. I'm guessing this is her way of feeling close to them" Peeta shrugged with a sad pitiful look plastered on his face.
"Yeah well if she isn't careful that's the closest she will ever get" Thresh muttered.
"Oh Thresh shut up with your whining! There is no more danger out there now stop PMSing and grow a pair will you! God!" Glimmer shouted at him as she walked towards the food table. Thresh just snarled at her, she could be so bitchy sometimes.
"Glimmer that's a bit mean he's only worried about her" Rue told her, as she thought she was a little bit to harsh.
"Well tell him to worry silently please" Rue said with a unrealistic fake smile.
"Glimmer shut up!" Cato said irratated, ending the arguement as she new better to argue with Cato, games still on or not.
A couple of hours later Katniss was back from the forest. She carried a two groosling, four squirrels and a mediun sized dear over her shoulder.
Glimmer and Clove where both against the cornucopia leaning on it against their backs. Once they spotted Katniss, the quickly glanced at eachother before jumping up and running over to her.
"Nice catch!" Glimmer said quite impressed at Katniss' kills, as Katniss gave her now aching shoulder a break as she dropped the dear off the ground.
"Oh that's not even everything. I have another two dears in there, two more groosling and about four or five more squirrels" Katniss told her casually.
Clove laughed at her a little, "Did you hunt the entire forest!".
Katniss just laughed along with her. Maybe she had gone over the top a little. But when she hunts stressed or angry she just happens to be that much better. Ask the obsevers from the capitol. I'm sure they would remeber. Katniss snorts a little at the thought and earns a strange glance off the girls but she shrugs it off.
"Listen can you do carry this stuff between please, and I'll make my way back into the forest to collect the rest. Oh and send Rue and Rissy with you please, I collected some berries and other fruits I found".
"Yeah that's fine no problem", Glimmer replied as she attempted to pick up a squirrel by the tip of its tail with a repulsed look on her face. Although Glimmer was a career doesn't mean that bloody dead things brought her joy. "Maybe I should get on of the boys", she said as she let the dead animal drop to floor then she turned to face to Cornucopia.
"PEETA! THRESH! PHOENIX! MARVEL! CATO!" Glimmer screetched causing both Clove and Katniss to flinch.
Within seconds the boys where sprinting towards Glimmer's call, and the girls not including Alexis, weren't far behind.
"What's up!" Peeta asked.
"We need you guys to help us carry Katniss unfortunets to the corncopia, and apparently there is more in the forest" she told them in slight disgust. Thresh looked at her and rised an eyebrow at her horror.
"I don't like bloody dead fury animals okay!" She spat at him, which only caused him to laugh at her childish reaction.
"Is that it?" Phoenix asked Glimmer with slight annoyance to his tone.
"Well yeah" she replied blankly.
"You really know how to grab all of the attention don't you" Marvel said with a smirk on his face.
"So I've been told" she said winking at him which only caused him to laugh.
Katniss sighed, and looked over to Carissa who was looking at the floor, and she couldn't quiet catch the expression on her face but she could imagine.
Jerk.
"So why so many kills then?" Cato asked Katniss smirking at her, "not that I'm complaining though, we can have a feast tonight" he grinned.
"I am a better hunter when my emotions are... Hieghtened I supposed you could say" she snorted.
"So basically, when your pissed you don't ever miss?"
"Basically, yeah".
"Oh right, I'll remember that" he grinned.
"Okay you two" Glimmer shouted catching both their attention, "Peeta, Phoenix and Thresh, will bring these back, Cato and Marvel you guys go back with Katniss and get the rest of her fury createns".
"Oh rissy, I need you to come to, theres a few berries I collected too" Katniss told her, Foxface only nodded silently.
"Can I come?" Rue asked them quietly.
"Of course to can, you can help Foxy with the berries" Marvel said as he put his arm around Rue gripping her to his stomach causing the small girl to let out her angelic laugh.
Katiss winked at Rue before turning herself into the direction of her kills, knowing thats the other were following behind her.
Cato only a few yards behind her, jogged so he was next to her leaving the others only a few feet behind.
"So how long away are we then?" Cato asked as he walked along beside her.
"About ten minutes that way" she told as she nodded in the direction they where heading, "so has Alexis woke up yet?".
"Yeah she's awake" he said with a blank expression, "but she's weak, and de-hydrated plus she hasn't really eaten, the last couple of days but Rissa says once she starts eating properly and gets a couple more days rest she should be fine".
"Well thats good news I suppose" she replied as she swiftly jumped over a log that was in her and Cato's path.
As she turned herself round, to wait for Cato, she could see the other not too far behind and to be honest the conversation looked a bit bleak. Marvel as being extremely quiet which is very unusual to say the least and Carissa was just politely listening to Rue as she babbled on about district 11 bless her.
Once Cato stepped over the log, he began to carry on before he felt Katniss grab his arm stopping him in his tracks.
"What?" He asked as he followed her gaze with his own.
"What's going on with them too? They haven't said two words to eachother since I got back, did somethink happen when I left?" She whispered to him on her tiptoes so she was close to his ear, as he was so tall next to her. She barely reached his shoulders when they stood next to eachother.
Cato noticed how close she was and smirked down at the girl who was looking over at the awkward quiet tributes infront of them before answering her question. "When you left, Carissa and Marvel went to the lake to get everyone water from river. And I thought everything was fine, well more than fine actually because, I saw Marvel kiss Rissa on the cheek when they were walking before he put his arm over her, so I guessed everything was cool. But I wasn't the only one who seen it as Clove was with me and we started to talk about it as we carried the fire wood back to the cornucopia and Glimmer overheard us" he whispered to me as he sighed when mentioning Glimmer.
Katniss looked to him as if he had more to say, but it looked to her as if she was supposed to have a clue what 'Glimmers' involvement was.
"And...?" She whispered to him slowly so he could know she didnt know what he meant and for him to carry on.
"Are you serious? You don't know about Marvel and Glimmer?"
"Well obviously not stupid arse or I wouldn't have a clueless expression plastered across my face would I?" She whispered as she giggled slighty at his assuption.
"Right, well I can't tell you right now as we have some company" he finished and he turned around to see Rue walking inbetween the two.
Katniss sighned quietly as she wanted to know what was the deal with Glimmer and Marvel but she knew it would have to wait till later.
"Hello you" she grinned at Rue who happily smiled back.
"Hello to you to" the little girl replied, "so whats with the moody situation with them two, I swear I did try to lighten up the awkwardness, but they where determind" she told them as swing her arms in the air slightly and stomped her feet a little in protest.
Her and Cato both looed at eachother and grinned at at the little tot in between them. She truely was only a baby.
"Well sometimes Rue people disagree on something, and sometimes it can make things difficult" Cato smiled at her.
"Well I don't see why they had to disagree when where stuck in this particular enviroment, I mean have they both forgotten we might be stuff here for a while?"
"Sometimes it can't be helped" Katniss told her, then looked over to Cato and she knew he was thinking the same thing. Back when they argued at the lake. He smirked at her she could feel the corners of her mouth betray her. Turning her attention back to Rue, mainly to keep herslf from looking at Cato, she put her arm around and told her not to worry about and that they would sort it out themselves.
Then all three of them walked ina comfortable silence, with Katniss and Cato stealing a few smirks and glances from each other.
Soon enough the dead animals where in sight. The was two large sized dears, two large feathered birds, five squirrels all in line next to each other, and three arm length leaves filled with berries.
All the tributes stood next to each other with their mouth a gape and the amount of food infront of them.
"Well tonight's going to be a party!" Marvel said, it was the first time Katniss had heard him speak since they left.
"I like the sound of that, we could make a massive bonfire! It woukd be so much fun" Rue said getting over excited, "Thanks Katniss!".
Katniss laughed and shook her head at Rue's excitable reaction.
"Well we best get this back that, it'll be sunset in a couple of hours. Marvel you get one dear i'll get the other, and get one of them big feathery things too" he told Marvel who obeyed.
"It's called a groosling stupid" Katniss laughed.
"Well it has feathers so I think that's close enough smart arse" Cato said sarcastically had he threw the larger of the two dears over his shoulder.
"Katniss you take the squirells, the ones you cant carry tie them around your belt, and Rissa and Rue, you guys check out the berries, me Marvel and Katniss will meet you guys back at the Cornucopia, will you two be able to manage all them berries?" He finished.
Katniss nodded carring two squirells in either hand and she tired one around her belt. Carissa and Rue both argreed that the berries would be fine to bring home and no extra help was needed.
By the time Rue and Carissa managed to get back, two of the dears were skinned and were slowly being roasted over a large fire by Peter and Thresh.
Glimmer was inside the cornucopia chopping up apples that she had found from an apple tree which was growing only five minutes from the cornucopia.
Marvel and Cato were skinning the last deer, and Katniss was skinning the last of her squirells. The grousling were left for tomorrow incase their wasn't enough food left over, but by the looks of it, the would all be fed generously for the next couple of days.
Clove was with Rue and the where mashing up some of the berries so everyone could have something nice to drink other than water.
And finally Carissa and Phoenix where inside the Cornucopia, with Alexis who was awake.
"So how you feeling?" Carissa asked.
"Terrible" Alexis answered wincing slighty as she tried to herself up against the cornucopia from her sleeping bag.
"Slowly now, you've really only just woke up, first time you've been conscious long enough to say anything. You really have to take things slowly" Phoenix told her as he helped her.
"What do you mean what happened, are we still in the arena?" She croaked quietly.
"Yes we are still in the Arena, however the games are not airing anymore" Rissa told her.
"Well I can remember that far back, I remember walking towards the meadows towards the far back hill, and then heaing Seneca's announcement, I was going to the Cornucopia to see if anyone else had stopped fighting. But I can remember being around four hours from the lake then everything else is just blank".
"Wait wait wait? So the last you can remember is seneca's announcement? That was..." Foxface stopped for a moment as she counted on her fingers, " that was near two weeks ago honey. You can't remember nothing?".
"Two weeks! I've been passed out for two weeks!" Alexis said in a raised tone, which wasn"t very loud but the loudest she could get.
"Oh no you where far from passed out, thats for sure" Clove said as she entered the back of the Cornucopia.
"Clove she doesn't remember!" Phoenix spat not wanting to freak Alexis out, as they have already layed enought on her as it is.
"Well I fucking do!" She replied quickly with poisen in her voice as she glared at Phoenix as he dared to question her on such a 'sensitive' subject.
"Clove just go. You not helping being her" Rissa said sternly, trying to have as much patience as she could, Clove only snarled all three of the triubtes before turning on her heals and leaving them swiftly.
"What's she talking about? What don't I remeber? What happened?" Alexis began to panic, she knew that they weren't telling her something and oh boy she was right.
Phoenix and Foxface quickly glanced at eath other, back to Alexis then once again back to each other.
"Oh for gods sake just tell me!" Alexis said hoursely and brought her hand up to comfort her throat and it began to burn.
Carissa sighed and began to tell Alexis everything that happened and the whole Venie situation. It took her a solid half and hour and by the time she had finished Alexis was in floods of tears.
"Oh sweetie dont cry! It wasn't your fault! It wasn't really even you it was just the poision...Oh please don't cry" Carissa said as she rubbed the weeping girls shoulders to comfort her.
"No...wonder...that girl from...two hates me...I tried to kill... Her!".
"Oh don't worry about Clove, she pretty much hates everyone" Phoenix said with a accepting smile, which made Rissa snort and Alexis to laugh a little.
"What about everyone else? Do they hate me too?" Alexis asked them both as she wiped her tears with her sleave.
"Of course not, we've just been wanting you to wake up. None of us, even including Clove, don't want anyone else to die if they can be spared" Carissa told her with a comforting smile.
"So everyone get along them. Everyone has stopped killing each other?" She didn't want to offend them, but it was a question she had to be sure of.
"Well we don't all always get along, some of us my have the off day, but thats only because of the different personalities in here, but other than that, no nobody is going to be killing anyone" Phoenix told her, "Now I am going to go and get you some fresh clothes as you've been in the for a while now, and them you can come and join us for dinner, we've definetely got enoiugh to go round" his grin reached ear to ear, and he returned to the room as quicly as he left with fresh clothes for Alexis.
She was still weak so Foxy stayed behind to help her dress when she needed it, and although Alexis was embarassed she was deeply greatful.
As Carissa brought Alexis out to the big fire that was roaring she sat her down inbetween Phoenix and Rue. She thought it would be the best company for her for now.
As soon as Alexis sat down everyone gradually made their way over to indroduce theselves to her. All except Clove and Glimmer was a bit hesitant towards her at first, but it was better than nothing.
Peeta sat back on his log after saying hello to Alexis. He carried on turning the second pig of the spit as he watched everyone talk and make conversation with the 'new' girl.
He could see Rue was very excited at Alexis company, he supposed it was because she was the closest to Rue age.
Katniss and Cato sat next on the other side of Rue smiling and laughing at the at the girls excited state. Peeta could see them laughing and making whispered jokes together. He thought they looked a tad too cozy, and honestly he didn't know what to think. He turned his attention back to the pig as he didn't want to be coaught staring.
What did Peter feel for Katniss now? Did he still have a crush on her?
He didn't think he did. He hadn't really thought about her like that since the games had finished. But that doesn't mean he's stopped caring about her as he genually hasn't he just wants to keep her safe and happy.
As he thought about it, he began to get a small smile to his lips. He does love Katniss, just not quite how he thought he did. He supposed it was the whole idea of the possibility of pressure of him not surviving no longer being there has sort of opened his eyes to the whole think.
But god that makes him sound like a ass, who was only using Katniss to make himself feel better. Peeta sighed and hoped that Katniss didn't think this, he would feel so embaressed and guilt if she did. God he prayed she didn't think bad of him. Peeta knew at this point that he would have to talk to her about it, about everything.
Peeta brought his gaze back to everyone in front of him. They were all munching away. Marvel, Thresh and Glimmer where all talking amongst each other. Katniss, Rissa, Alexis, Cato, Phoenix and Rue where all talking together laughing at by the looks of it something Phoenix just said.
Peeta turned his head to face the opposite site of were everyone was sitting and he found the one person he was actually looking for. Clove.
She was sitting on the floor leaning back on her elbow looking at the sky above her. Peeta couldn't help but to be intruiged.
"Hey Phoenix!" Peeta shouted catching near everyone attention for a slight second, before they carried on their coversation.
"Yeah?"
"Keep an eye one this will yeah?" Peeta asked as he shifted his head towards the spit, "I'll be back in a minute" Peeta finished as he got up brushing the dirt off his pants, picked up and extra plate of meat and leaves then made his way over to Clove.
"Go away" Clove said over her shoulder to whoever was beind her as she could hear them coming she was not in the mood for company right now.
"Well now, thats not a very nice thing to say now is it?" Peeta said sarcasm seeping from his voice as sat down next to her.
"What do you want baker boy, shouldn't you be roasting that pig or something?".
"No, I got Phoenix to do it while I came over here".
"Why?".
"Becuase I wanted to see if you were okay, plus I brought you some food".
Clove was taken back by this, why on earth would her care.
"Why?".
"Beacuase you haven't had anything to eat yet, plus you haven't said a word to anyone one since Alexis woke up" Peeta told hre as he pushed the plate of meat and leaves closer to her.
Clove looked sown at the plate for a second before looking to Peeta.
"Why do you care?" She snapped.
"Because I do" Peeta said defensively.
"Why?" She asked again.
"Oh...just because I do, now stop with all the questions and eat your food!" Peeta said frustrated folding his arms a little.
Clove was taken back a little at his reaction and Peeta inwardly sighed to himself as he didn't want to argue with her right now. But to his surprise, she didn't begin to kick off. She picked up the plate and began quietly picking at her food.
"Good" Peeta smiled, he was glad she was finially getting some fod down her. All the other were about to eat off the second dear and she hadn't even had a bite of the first yet.
"Do you think we are going to have a home to get back to Peeta". Wow, this girl is full of surprises tonight. "I mean do you reackon the Captiol and the Rebels are at war again?".
Clove kept her gaze to her plate, trying to avoid his gaze. Peeta thought about her question first before he answered.
"Yes I hope so".
"You hope we have a home to get back to or that the Capitol and the Rebels are at war?",
"Both".
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