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CHAPTER 5

"Peeta? Oh my god!" I leaped on him wrapping my arms around his neck; I can't believe he is here, how is he here? Where's Kaleb? Peeta tightened his arms around me, although dad would be angered by this scene I am just glad to see someone I knew other than Ryder. "How?"

"I have been in contact with the Rebels not long after our rebellion failed; these are kids, brothers, sisters and friends of everyone who was killed in the rebellion years ago. They have been building up over the years, these people are great soldiers and they have a great leader." I wonder who their leader was? Peeta looked over to Abaigael. Surely not, she is younger than me!

"Abaigael? Honey!" a tall well-built woman came over and hugged Abaigael, she turned to me looking me up and down, she had big brown eyes, long dark hair and an innocent face "Johanna Mason, Abaigael's mother, you must be Annabella, Gales daughter?" I nodded and shook her hand firmly "Peeta has told me a lot about you, I'm sorry to hear about your dad"

"What about my dad?" I screeched. What happened to my dad? Did they kill him? If they bloody killed him someone was going to feel my wrath.

"Anna!" I was picked up and swung around; I looked down at the shaggy blonde hair and almost let the tears spill. I was placed on the ground as he cradled my face in his hands; I looked into his grey eyes and without hesitating crushed my lips to his. I can't believe he is safe and here! I had missed him so much "I missed you so much love" Kaleb pulled away saying, he kept his forehead pressed against mine as we breathed heavily "I love you" I studied his face, he had a black eye and come to think of it he was trying not to stand on one of his legs.

"I love you too" I leaned up and gave him a chaste kiss before turning back to everyone with the reddest face I have ever had before. "Um, what's wrong with my dad?" I was a bit scatterbrained at the moment and didn't quite know what to say but I knew I needed to find out about my dad.

"The Capitol has him" Abaigael spoke up "They made an announcement that they will make an important announcement at midday tomorrow"

"And you didn't think to mention this before? You didn't think this was vital information to tell me?" I growled stepping towards her.

"Annabella, it's not her fault" Ryder grabbed my arm holding me back.

"Get your hands off of her!" Kaleb shouted shoving Ryder, Ryder grunted and shoved him back "Touch her again and we will have a problem" Kaleb growled.

"She didn't seem to have a problem with snuggling up to me a few hours ago!" Ryder shouted back. Hey! In my defence it was really cold and the fire wasn't doing much, I was just trying to survive. Kaleb looked pissed; he looked from me to Ryder and pounced on Ryder, punching him in the face.

"Kaleb!" Peeta scolded "That's enough" he grabbed Kaleb in a vice grip and pulled him back. Kaleb struggled against Peeta but didn't succeed in getting free. Ryder pushed off of the wall and charged towards Kaleb. I quickly grabbed the bow and an arrow from my back and poised to shoot Ryder standing in-between them both. Ryder looked hurt that I would point the weapon on him but this is the only way I saw this ending.

"Alright! Everyone calm down and put your weapons away!" Johanna pointed at me. I lowered my weapon and put it away. Giving Johanna an apologetic look "Now, I'm sure you're all tired, we will talk in the morning" she stalked away with Abaigael following not far behind.

"Kaleb!" I looked behind me in time to see Kaleb stalk off in anger and Peeta shake his head in disappointment. I sighed and shook my head as well, he will come around, and he just needed to blow off some steam. I looked at Ryder who was staring at me.

"Well that was smart wasn't it?" I said.

"Annabella, I'm sorry, I just got carried away" I nodded at him. Of course he got carried away, he didn't know how to act in a serious situation and he just let his mouth flap away. I sighed and moved over to the far end of the cave, away from everyone else, I wanted to be alone. It was only my first day here and I had already caused a problem for everyone. I put my bag on the ground and got out a blanket, I used my bag as a pillow and removed my weapons from my body placing my dagger in my hand and lying down. You can't trust anyone.

I'm not sure how long I was asleep for but I was wide awake when someone lay down next to me. I jumped getting on top of them with my dagger at their throat thinking it would have to be Ryder playing a joke or something.

"If you wanted to be on top you just had to ask, you didn't have to threaten me" I picked up the candle which was nearly out and held it close to the persons face.

"Kaleb!" I whisper yelled placing the dagger and candle down and hugging him "I'm so sorry" his chest vibrated with his quiet chuckles.

"Don't worry about it" he grabbed my face and bought it down to his, I moved my hands up his neck and into his hair, Kaleb moved his hands down to my hips and rolled us over so he was on top of me and my legs were around him. I broke away and looked around. Anyone could wake up and see us right now, so I leant over and blew out the candle so we were hidden in the darkness. Kaleb chuckled again and quickly lifted my shirt over my head before going back to attacking my body with his kisses. I smiled to myself and took his top off.

"I missed you so much" Kaleb whispered as my hands went down to take off his pants.

I had missed him so much too.

"Breakfast is ready!" I jumped up holding the blanket tight to my body and peeking around the stone wall separating us and the others, people were lining up at a table with a big pot on it, probably full of food. I leaned back behind the wall and shook Kaleb who was still sleeping, he groaned a bit but just went back to sleep. Of course he did, he was so lazy. I pulled my underwear and clothing back on. I stood in my black tights, shin high combat boots, a black singlet and a hooded weather proof jacket. I pulled my hair back in a ponytail and walked out to get some food, only strapping my dagger around my hip.

"Hey rabbit" I looked to Ryder with a confused expression, he had just joined me in the line and was staring at me with a big grin.

"What did you call me?"

"I heard you last night, I think everyone heard you" my eyes widened and my face went so red "I'm kidding, I came to apologise and well, saw more than I bargained for" I turned around and hit him in the chest.

"Your horrible" I mumbled hitting him again. Ryder laughed loudly watching me hit him lightly "Stop" he didn't, he kept laughing "It's not funny" I whispered feeling my face get hotter.

"It's hard to think someone so cute and innocent could be so… not innocent. Does daddy know his little girl isn't very pure" I growled and shoved him. If my dad knew anything about what me and Kaleb do when we are alone he would be furious. Wait, how would he know? The Capitol had him prisoner.

I grabbed my soup and an extra bowl for Kaleb; I refused to sit with everyone else and went back behind my wall placing the soup at Kaleb's nose, he is sure to wake up soon if he smells food.

"Hello beautiful" Kaleb kissed my cheek and pulled back to eat his own soup.

"Morning" I said watching him, he still hadn't gotten dressed and the small blanket I had was only covering his lower half leaving his finely sculpted abdomen exposed for my eyes.

"Hello" Abaigael and Ryder were standing close to us, Ryder with a smile on his face and Abaigael looking a bit hesitant "How is everybody this fine morning" Ryder sat down next to me knocking my arm so my soup spilt a bit, Kaleb looked furious that Ryder was even here. Abaigael sat down rigidly and gave me a polite smile.

"Why are you naked?" She asked Kaleb. Both our eyes widened and he quickly pulled the blanket up further and reaching for his pant. Ryder seemed to find this hilarious and was laughing into his soup, trying to be inconspicuous. "Oh" Abaigael blushed finally realising what was happening "Well I have things to do, battle plans to organise" my eyes lit up at that one.

"Battle plans?" I heard Kaleb groan.

"Leave it Anna" he pleaded.

"Yeah, you wanna come?" Abaigael offered. That was a stupid question; of course I wanted to come! I would do anything to contribute to helping out here and finding my dad to save him. I nodded eagerly and stood dragging Ryder with me to follow Abaigael. I was not leaving Ryder and Kaleb alone together especially when Ryder couldn't control what was coming out of his mouth. We followed through a few tunnels and came out in a big space with a table in the middle, Johanna was at the head of the table with plans out in front of her.

"Anna" I turned into Kaleb who had followed along. We had survived the Hunger Games, I survived death, I think we can deal with a few small strategized plans. Kaleb wrapped his arms around my stomach and rested his chin on my shoulder "Don't do anything stupid, I can't handle losing you again"

"This mission will be dangerous but also only needing a few people, we need as little exposure as possible, so Abaigael I was thinking you could lead the team of volunteers, only about 3 needed" Johanna spoke to the room full of fighters.

"I'll do it" I stepped forwards "I can fight and hold my own if the moment calls for it. Count me in" Kaleb sighed behind me.

"I'll go too" Ryder stepped up placing his arm around me, was he really stupid enough to put his arm around me? Has he not learned from all the other times he has done this and walked away with bruised ribs? I jerked back my elbow back but hit air, Ryder had removed his arm and moved out of the path of my elbow.

"Me three" Kaleb stepped up next to me grabbing my hand.

"No, you're too injured son" Peeta walked over placing a hand on Kaleb's shoulder "You're not going anywhere" I looked at Kaleb and then his body, he didn't seen injured last night? If I knew he was injured I would have made him relax! He wasn't putting pressure on his left leg, why didn't he tell me? I will kill whoever hurt him.

"I'll go" We looked at the woman who was in her late 30s; she had a scar on her face, much like mine and up her arms. She looked like she has gone through a lot.

"Annie?" Peeta gasped "Wow" Peeta pulled her into a hug in which she did not return, she kept her hand wrapped around the trident in her hands "How are you?"

"Fine" She gave a tight smile and nodded to him. That was Annie Cresta, she was sort of involved in the last rebellion, and I can't believe she is still alive and sane for that matter. She had lost so much; the Capitol took her parents, her boyfriend and her child. Her son who was the exact replica of Finnick, his father, was taken for her when he turned 12. He was put into the Hunger Games and killed by the Capitol in a fire. The whole world saw him burn alive. Dad never let me watch it but I could hear the whole thing happening. That's the day District 4 went into rage, most were killed and it was rumoured that Annie was one of them.

Ryder, Abaigael, Annie and I loaded up on weapons. Ryder took 2 axes from the supply and strapped them across his back; he also got a belt and strapped it around his hips placing a 2 daggers in them. Abaigael got her swords and put them in the holsters around her hips with a single dagger strapped to her lower back where no one could see it, while she was tying her hair up her sleeveless hoodie rode up showing some scars on her stomach that wrapped around her back.

"Where'd you get them?" she looked at me confused before looking to where my eyes were.

"Apparently it is illegal to prove a Peacekeeper wrong then deny him sex because he thinks you owe him. I was whipped while trying to get away, he thought it would be funny to whip me so it wrapped around my whole body instead of the traditional whip to the back"

"Who was it? I will rip him limb from limb?" Ryder growled, all three of us turned to him giving him a weird look "I mean, your mum must have killed him by ripping him limb from limb" Ryder went red and pretended to go back to doing something else. Abaigael and I looked at each other and laughed at Ryder who had just knocked over the rack of spears. We continued laughing but I stopped when a certain spear rolled to my feet. I looked at it with wide eyes. It was beautiful; it had carvings in it, vines with flowers and a blue bird with a rose in its mouth. I picked it up, this one would be mine. I smiled and swung it around a bit getting the feel of the instrument. It was light and easy to handle which was great. I strapped it to my back and picked up a few knives to hide around my body. I tucked 2 in my boots, 2 in my belt, and there's one up my sleeve which ejects depending on the strength of my punch.

Annie stuck with her trident which I'm guessing was Finnick's poor Annie. I look up to her in a way, she depended on Finnick, he was her rock, she almost lost her mind completely and he bought her back only to die and leave her pregnant. She went from the brink of craziness to the strongest willed person alive. She met my eyes and gave me a small smile before turning away.

"So where are we going then?" Ryder asked as we were in the tunnels. Did he not listen to anything Johanna or anyone else said in that room?

"We are going to intercept some Peacekeepers transporting weapons and Peacekeepers from District 12 to 11 they will eventually reach the Capitol and we can't have them having the upper hand in that department. We need more than them. I never actually knew District 12 had weapons to transfer. Maybe they were taking our weapons from us. Why am I even saying us? I don't live their anymore.

Annie peeked out of the hatch first trying to see if the coast was clear. She opened it fully and waved us out, I was so happy to see the sun and feel the air over my face. We all pulled our hoods over our heads and moved among the trees quietly. We tried to avoid all the big sticks that would make loud noises, Abaigael was up front with Annie and Ryder and I were at the rear, all with our weapons out ready to attack at any second. Annie and Abaigael stopped in their movements holding their outer hands up, signalling us to stop. We listened carefully and heard laughter; Ryder smirked and headed off in the way of the laughing. All our eyes widened as we chased him, he is so bloody stupid sometimes.

Abaigael reached him first pulling him back with great force and once again ended up with him on top of her.

"We have to stop doing this in public" Ryder smirked. Abaigael scoffed and pushed his chest away from her "Ouch, I'm hurt"

"Hey! Don't move!" Peacekeepers were running towards us at full speed with their guns at the ready. Annie was the first to act throwing her trident at one of the men piercing them in the chest; she now had nothing to defend herself. I ran next to her covering her from any weapons that were thrown at us. I placed my arm across her chest taking a knife in my arm. I screamed out but kept going with her until she retrieved her trident. A Peacekeeper lunged at me with a knife, I grabbed his shoulders dropping to the ground and flipping him over me with my feet I used my spear stabbing him in the thigh o he was pinned to the ground while I quickly turned stabbing an oncoming Peacekeeper in the cheek, I interpreted him to be taller and thought it would be his neck but it went through his cheek. I pulled the knife out in surprise slicing his cheek open. He screamed and tackled me pinning me by my wrists to the ground above my head with one hand and sat on me pulling a gun from his side and pointing it at my face. The blood from his face was dripping on my face and chest. I had my mouth shut hoping none would get in my mouth.

I screamed and grabbed one of my sneaky daggers and stabbed him in the shoulder near his neck, I tried to scrambled to my feet seeing the others still fighting, I tried to get to my feet but he grabbed my leg.

He smirked and tried to undo my jacket with one hand, I screamed and writhed around on the ground "Shut up!" his other hand came to my mouth, he took too long to realise his mistake and by the time he did I had a knife sticking out of his throat, he made gurgling sounds and fell to the side trying to stop the bleeding. I scrambled back onto my feet and started running again.

I paused as the flashback hit me from the arena. I froze, I didn't move, I couldn't move. The man dragged me backwards so he was back on top of me.

I was rolled over and a girl was slicing my cheek open. "You will pay for that" She said. Growling, her eyes terrified me, they were hollow and lifeless. I knew she was going to kill me.
"I love you Kaleb" I whispered before the girl was bringing the rock down to my face.

My eyes widened when the man on top of me grabbed the nearest rock and weakly bran it down to my face, I moved my head to the side so the rock made contact with the ground. I screamed out again this time getting some blood in my mouth. I choked and spat it back out on his white uniform. He bought the rock down once more and made contact with my face, just next to the place where my other scar is, only a small cut, my other cut went from my temple to my jawbone, this cut felt like it started at the corner of my eye to my jaw bone, it felt like it would meet the end of my other one.

The man froze as he went to strike me again, 3 spikes having pierced his chest. He was jerked back and before me stood Annie Cresta looking down at me with sadness. She held out her hand and I gratefully took it.

"Are you okay?" she asked pulling her weapon from the man's body. I nodded my head and left the scene breathing heavily. I have never frozen before, I can fight so why didn't I? What is wrong with me? I didn't freeze when we escaped the District and the Peacekeepers came after me then, I took charge and killed them, why didn't I kill this one?

I wiped at my face trying to rid myself of all the blood.

"We have to go, the craft left" I looked up and noticed the craft in which they got here had in fact disappeared "Come on" Abaigael grabbed my arm and dragged me along so we were running. There were Peacekeepers chasing us. "Everyone split up and if you're not back before sundown then we will assume you're dead. Ryder with me" Annie grabbed my hand and led me in a different direction. We just kept running and running until we couldn't anymore. I gasped spitting my own blood from my mouth; I could barely see properly, my face was aching as was my arm. We had reached the river near the hatch to the hide out and we were sure no one had followed us.

"Come on, we will clean you up before we go in" we knelt by the river together and she ripped some rag from her clothing before dipping it in the water "You poor thing" she dabbed my face being careful around my eye "You were cut deep"

"Thank you for this" My cuts were clean and my arm was bandaged "We should be getting in" I took her outstretched hand for the second time today and let her help me up only to be knocked back down. It all happened in slow motion.

I hit the ground and Annie's eyes widened; she tried to reach for her trident but was grabbed from behind with a sack over her head. Something then covered my head and I was sent into darkness.

SO YEAH… SORRY FOR THE CLIFFY BUT I HAD TO LEAVE IT SOMEWHERE

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