Hey so here's the twenty-fourth chapter, I apologise ahead for all errors grammatically and also any spelling errors. I'm not really a writer. It hasn't been beta-ed all errors are my own. I of course don't own any part of the Hunger Games that's all Suzanne Collins. If I had it would have been a hell of a lot different.
Warning: boy on boy, kinky smut, drinking, definite drug use, a little violence, swearing, OOC-ness and all those bad things.
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He Took My Heart
Chapter Twenty-Four
My eyes flutter open to the memories of what had just happened to me. I realise I was sitting in a dining chair, why and how did I get here? I go to stand only to realise my legs are bound to the legs of the chair, my hands behind my back. "Cato." I call out confused and now scared. I don't get a reply so I yell louder. "Cato."
Still no response, my breathing starts to become shallow as fear takes over. I start screaming his name for what felt like a good hour but the clock on the walk in front of me told me it had only been ten max. I hear a key in the door and I start screaming even louder for him.
"Peeta? Where are you? What's wrong?" Cato's voice booms.
Relief floods me. "In the dining room." I yell back.
"Why are all the lights off?" He asks walking in. He switches the light on and as he eyes fall on me his face drops.
He drops the food in his hand but before he gets a chance to get to me I finally notice Derrick in the shadows behind Cato. I scream as Derrick hits Cato over the head with a baseball bat. Cato falls limply to the ground with a loud crash, making me flinch as I watched. Derrick slowly walks into the light as tears starts to run freely from my eyes. He pokes Cato with the bat to make sure he was out before turning to me and smiling.
"I told you I would be apart of your life again."
I begin to sob as Derrick pulls Cato's limp body over to the staircase. Derrick sits Cato up and holds his hands above him. Derrick's pulls out a pair of handcuffs and cuffs Cato's hands to the railing above him before walking to the kitchen bench and grabbing some rope. He bound Cato's feet together before turning back to me and smiling sadly.
"I'm sorry but I had to do this Peeta. I had to make you see that I was serious about you." Derrick says trying to sound rational.
"Why?" I sob, pulling at my restraints. "Just let us go, I won't tell anyone and you can go free, do what ever you want."
"I don't want to leave, I want you Peeta. Why don't you get that?" He yells suddenly getting angry.
I knew I had to try to keep him calm if I didn't want him to hurt either of us. That's what scared me the most, that he would lose it an do something to Cato. "Alright I'll be your friend again, we can hang out I'll invite to things with my friends. Just let us go and we can do that alright."
"I'm not interested in being your friend anymore. I love you and you are going to love me back." He says as he starts to pace the room. It was obviously without his medication Derrick could not make rational decisions. He was losing it and I was the single thought on his confused mind.
"Derrick I love Cato, I can't just change that I'm sorry. What about Luka? He likes you, maybe I could set you guys up?" I was grasping at straws trying to draw his attention away from Cato. I assumed since he wanted me so badly he wouldn't hurt me. So I just have to keep all the attention on me.
"He's not you! I only fooled around with that closet case because I thought he might be able to help me get to you, but he was useless." Derrick stops and stares at Cato. "You could love me again if Cato was gone though."
"Derrick, stop! It doesn't work that way. This isn't Cato's fault." I yell struggling to loosen the rope. "It wouldn't matter if he was gone I would still love him. Derrick look at me!"
He finally turns and meets my gaze. "You love him that much?" He questions me, as if what I was saying was a complete lie. I watched as his mind struggled with that concept, his brows knotting together.
"Yes, I do Derrick. I'm sorry I really am but I'm sure there is someone out there that could love you back. You have to let go and."
"Shut up!" Derrick yells interrupting what I was saying, as he storms towards me. He slap me hard across the face and I yelp in pain. "Shit, I'm sorry Peeta but you need to learn how serious I am about you. I'm going to leave, I need to get a few things but when I come back I'll explain everything. You will love me again, you have no choice." He turns around and heads for the door.
I stay silent for a while after he left just to make sure he was gone. When I heard a car leave I turned my head to look at Cato. I start struggling as much as I could. I needed to get free of this rope and check him. I could see he was still breathing but I also saw blood on his shoulder, seeping into his top and staining it red.
"Cato, Cato baby I need you to wake up." I start yelling as I start to pull hard away from the chair, hoping the rope might snap. "Cato, come on you can do it, just open your eyes for me."
He doesn't respond for a good ten more minutes until I finally hear a low groan as his eyes flutter open. "Peeta? What happened?"
"Cato, god your okay. I need you to try and break the handcuffs." I say quickly still struggling with no luck against my restraints.
"Handcuffs?" He looks confused before looking over at my bound form. I watched as his mind suddenly clicked onto what was happening and then he looked up at his arms above him. "Peeta where is Derrick?"
"He left, he said he need to get something. I've been trying to get free the last fifteen minutes. He hit you over the head with a baseball bat." I start to break down again, I was never going to break these ropes, they were to thick.
"It's okay Peeta. We are going to get out of this alright." Cato says as he starts to stretch he arms apart in an attempt to break the chain. "Do you think you could maybe shuffle to the kitchen a get a hold of a knife or something to get yourself free?"
"I don't know maybe. I'll try, Cato I'm so sorry." I say trying to shuffle the chair towards the kitchen.
"Peeta this isn't your fault. What happened while I was gone? How did he manage to tie you up?" Cato asks still working on the handcuffs the whole time.
"I went for a shower and while I did he must have drugged the vodka in the fridge. I started to get unnerved while you were gone and I though it might calm me down. Next thing I knew I was passed out and woke up like this. Derrick didn't show his face until after you showed up." I say as I hopped the chair towards the kitchen.
"Alright we need to get to a phone and get help or something before he gets back. Peeta I promise you I'm going to get you out of this okay." Cato says stopping for a minute and smiling reassuringly at me.
I sadly smile back before trying to hop again. I'm wrists were starting to really hurt and I could feel the skin starting to tear against the rough rope. We were alone for another half hour before Derrick had returned. Cato had no luck with the handcuffs and I had only made it a half way to the kitchen before I had toppled over and fell on my side. When Derrick entered he put down what ever he had down in the hallway before coming back to where we were.
"Peeta, what were you thinking?" He exclaims pulling me up so I was sitting in the chair properly again. I struggled against the restraints but stop when he slapped my face again. "You know better then to try to escape. You are going to be apart of my life again, no matter what."
"Just leave him alone Derrick. He doesn't want you, don't you get it? Move on and leave Peeta alone." Cato growls.
"Cato stop." I plead knowing Derrick could snap at any moment and do something to him.
"Yeah Cato stop. Peeta doesn't what you interrupting our conversation." Derrick says cockily before turning to Cato with a smirk. "You're just jealous I'm going to be taking him away from you. He loved me once and he will love me again." He turns back to me and smiles. "You loved me before didn't you Peeta?"
"No." I say bluntly before receiving another blow to the face.
"You loved me before didn't you Peeta." Derrick yells this time. I shake my head prepared to get hit again. It comes but with so much more force I realise he had punched me this time. The force sending me over onto the floor once again. This time Derrick leaves me there.
I look towards Cato as a tear falls from my eye and down my nose. I mouth the words 'I love you'. He nods and mouths then back before he starts to pull at his handcuffs again. Derrick notices this and laughs. "Try and escape all you want Cato but you won't be taking Peeta with you. He is mine now."
"Bullshit Derrick, you need to tie him up to have him. Peeta will never willingly choose you over me." Cato barks increasing his attempts to snap the chains. He starts to bash the chain against the railing but it does nothing.
"That's where you are wrong. You see while I was gone I had time to clear my head and really understand the situation you are both in. I know Peeta will willingly do whatever I want because he loves you Cato." Derrick victoriously smiles at Cato.
Cato frowns back at Derrick. "What?"
"Peeta loves you so much Cato, so much he would do anything to make sure no harm came to you. Right Peeta?" He says turning to me with an evil grin. "He's going to do as I say or his now ex-boyfriend is going to get a knife in the gut."
My face screws up at what Derrick had just said. I start uncontrollably crying knowing he was right. I wasn't going to let Cato die, I'd rather give myself up to Derrick then watch that. My heart shatters as I see Cato's face go pail as he watches my reaction. I could see it in his eyes he knew what I was thinking, what I was going to do. But I had to do it, I had to save him because I loved him with all my heart.
"Peeta don't okay, I don't want you to do that for me. You need to stay strong alright, listen to me, you need to stay strong for me. I'll be fine okay." Cato says as a tear escapes his now glassy eyes.
"Well Peeta what's it going to be? Are you going to behave or watch me have some fun with Cato over there?" Derrick's asks amused with how things where panning out.
I didn't answer so Derrick kicked me in the ribs. I cry out in pain but realise the rope around my hands had now snapped. I kept them behind me not to show Derrick I could now move. I stay quiet and at this Derrick grows more frustrated. He walks towards the kitchen and open a draw. He pulls out the largest knife from the draw, a large carving knife and slowly walks back around to me.
"It's late Peeta and I know your exhausted so I'm going to give you this one gift and let you sleep on what I said and tomorrow you can give me the answer okay." Derrick bends down and kisses my check before heading towards Cato and kicking him in the side three times. He heads back where the stuff he had brought in with him and bring it into the kitchen. I couldn't see what it was because it was all a large duffle bag. He returns to Cato's side before pulling out a syringe. "Something to help you sleep. I wouldn't want you trying to escape all night would I?" He stabs the syringe into Cato's neck before filling it again and walking over to me. "Just know I'm doing all this for you Peeta." He says before stabbing my with the syringe.
I don't feel it at first but then suddenly I get hazy and my eyelids heavy. My muscles relax and I feel myself drift to sleep. When I finally wake sun is shinning through the windows. My eyes are still heavy and my left check killed, I was sure it was now bruised after last night. I felt so tired and drained. It was like even though I was asleep for however long it did nothing to refresh me. I couldn't see or hear Derrick at all, which was a positive. I look over to see Cato working on breaking the handcuffs still. It amazed me that he never gave in and was still pushing to get us both free.
"How long was I out? Where is Derrick?" I ask panicked, I didn't move my hands just in case Derrick was around some where. But if he was gone I knew this was my chance to get us out of here. I wasn't going to waste the only chance we may get. I had to get Cato out of here before Derrick did something.
"I don't know, I've been awake for the passed hour trying to get these fucking stupid things off me." He yanks hard on the handcuffs again before looking at me. "What ever he gave us knocked us out for a like thirty or so hours."
"What?" I ask in disbelief. "It's Sunday already?"
"Yeah according to the clock on the wall." He says not stopping for a second, continuing to try to escape.
I was out for over a day? I lost a whole day? I look down and realise my underwear had been moved. I felt sick suddenly, Derrick had done something while we were out of it. This was that party all over again but this time I knew how did it. I didn't want to tell Cato because I knew he would lose it. Why does this happen to me? Why me? Then a thought shot through me and my worry and anxiety multiplied tenfold. "Cato." I my breathing becomes shallow.
"What is it Peeta?" Cato ask as he watches me panic again. "Tell me Peet, I know I can't help right now but we will get through this."
"It's Sunday Cato, Delly and Clove are supposed to be coming down today. Cato, he's going to hurt them if they show up. I can't have that happen. They mean to much, you mean to much." I start to cry realising I needed to come up with something to get us out if this. I watch Cato's reaction and I see panic set into him as well. We both new we were screwed but neither of us was willing to except it.
"Okay we just need to break free before they get here okay, we can do this. I need you to try and get free okay." He says as his efforts are renewed and he starts trying even harder. I could see the red marks around his wrists. It pained me to see the rawness of blood on them.
I knew know was the time. I slip my hands out the rope and lean down to my feet and start to untie them. It takes me a few minutes to get free and I start to feel like I might actually get out of here. I just kept telling mysle I could do this. I rush over to Cato and kiss him harshly before I start to untie his feet.
"How did you get out so fast?" Cato asks in disbelief.
"When he punched me and kicked my last night he unknowingly snapped the ropes. I just pretended I was still tied up until it was the right time." I say as I get his feet free.
"Okay have a look in the bag for a key or something." Cato says nodding towards the bag.
I quickly get and rummage through the bag. There was the drug from last night, rope, more handcuffs, a mask, clothes and money. Had Derrick robbed a chemist or something? "Nothing." I say annoyed.
"Okay um try to find something we can pick the lock with or something." Cato says still pulling on the handcuffs.
I go through several draws before finding a metal skewer. I dash over to Cato and get to work on the handcuffs. The whole time I'm still crying and still in a panic. "I'm sorry." I apologise fumbling with the skewer.
"Babe it's fine, you're doing great. Just keep trying." Cato says lovingly.
I move to the left of him and work on getting at least one hand free so we could leave. I'm almost there when Cato suddenly kicks me away. I fall on my ass in pain and watch as Derrick lunged onto Cato with the knife from last night. I let out an agonising scream as I watch the knife enter his abdomen. Everything seemed to move in slow motion. I watch Cato's face fill with pain as he cried out. I scrambled to my feet as I heard the scream of another person in the room but my complete focus was Cato now. The knife slips out just as easily as it slipped in and I watch as blood starts to cascade from the deep wound. I wasn't sure what to do, attack Derrick or go to Cato. A second later I realise what was more important to me and dash forwards.
AN: I know I know I know this chapter is a little shorter then usual and well then there is where I left it :/ sorry. I really am... I'll update as soon as I can! and please review xxx.