I know! My laptop broke and I just found out I can update from iPad so here is the chapter!
"What the hell did you do to her?" Rue say quietly as she stares at her companions slumped body.
"Shut up you little bitch. You don't need to know." A blonde boys snaps.
He puts away the jar of wasps and stands.
"I'm going out. You stay here or I will kill you. It's not like you have anywhere else to go. Katniss was your only ally." Peeta smirks as he climbs out of the cave. The lump on the floor moves a bit and groans.
The girl springs into action. She swiftly makes her way to the other side of the cave and next to her friend despite the ropes around her.
"Katniss?" she whispers
"Little Rue" Katniss sighs deliriously
Then she is struck with and idea.
"Marvel." Rue says calmly
"Who?" Katniss barely responds. She's fading back into unconsciousness.
"Marvel, District One" Rue whispers quickly
Katniss' eyes glaze over. She's thinking.
"Bad?" Katniss questions
"No! Good, he is very good! He is your friend. But, don't tell Peeta or he will take your friend away and you don't want that." Rue smiles
"Marvel is good?" she questions
"Marvel is very good" Rue affirms "now time for bed"
Katniss is out instantly.
Small girl listens for Peeta's footsteps.
When she determines he is far enough away, she unites her sloppy binds and stands.
"I'm coming back for you" she says assuringly to her fallen friend.
She swiftly climbs out of the caves and takes a deep breath of forest air.
"Only ally my ass"she smirks as she runs.
To where?
"Are you sure she'll come back here?" asks a worried Redhead
"Yes, Rue is a smart girl. She'll find a way back to us. We just have to wait. This is the exact place they were taken from, right?" Thresh sighs
"Yes!" Foxface sighs, obviously annoyed
As if on cue, a rustling in the bushes catches the two's attention.
Rue bursts through the brush.
"Peeta has done something to Katniss" she breathes
"What did he do? We have to get her!" Thresh says quickly
"You can't!" Rue exclaims
"Why can't I?" he growls
"I have reason to believe that she now has no idea who any of you are" She says quietly. She bows her head and tears begin to fall down her cheeks
Foxface shoots Thresh an evil eye before she walks over to Rue.
"Rue, it's okay calm down. We need you to tell us exactly what happened" she says calmly.
"Okay, but first we need to get someone." She says quietly.
"Who?" Foxface asks, looking to wards Thresh
"Marvel" he sighs
Marvel PoV
Something's wrong.
I can feel it.
I'm standing in the wheat field and there is still no sign of Thresh, Rue, or Katniss.
I have an idea on what might be happening. I kinda guess it was always there in the back of my mind but, I've been choosing to ignore it.
They played me for a fool.
They left me behind.
This was all just a ploy to mess with my mind.
I growl at my own stupidity. Of course they did want me! Why would anyone want a bloodthristy career?
Of course she wouldn't!
I mean... they wouldn't! I let out another growl.
Why did I trust her?
I mean THEM!
"God fucking damnit" I say quietly
I begin to walk towards the edge of the wheat field when I hear the sound of stalks being stepped upon. I pause a moment hoping that it's her.
Why am I hoping it's her? Shouldn't I just be hoping it's any of the three?
No.
This could be another one of their tricks.
I'm not falling for it again.
I continue walking.
I hear Thresh call my name.
I ignore it.
Some random girl calls me next.
I still ignore it.
Lastly, Little Rue calls me.
I pause.
She wouldn't do this to me...
Would she?
Either way I'm not taking any chances.
I continue to walk.
I step. Out of the field and see the rest of the pack. Peeta included.
I sigh deeply.
This is where I belong.
I put on a smile. A fake one of course. These people don't deserve to see a real one.
Glimmer immitates a fallen tribute and they all laugh.
So I do too.
God, I hate these people.
I could go back...
No!
I refuse to crawl back to them.
I angle my head slightly so I can see the wheat.
I pause.
I can barely register the faces of Rue, Thresh, and the girl from three before they shake their heads and turn away.
I scowl at them as they do.
Little Rue looks at me a bit longer before she turns away.
I feel a twinge of regret well up in my chest.
I ignore it.
Like I do with everything else.
I turn back to my 'friends'.
Rue PoV
"Marvel!" I scream
"Where is he?" I ask
"I don't know, he is supposed to be here. I could have sworn I saw him walking towards the field." Thresh says
"Um, guys, I think you should see this" Foxface calls from the edge of the wheat. We follow the sound of her voice. When we reach the edge, we are greeted with a sight the nearly breaks my heart.
Marvel is laughing with the careers. He looks happy.
But, worse.
He's with Peeta.
"I knew it" Thresh mutters under his breath. Him and Foxface shake their head and walk back into the field.
But I stay.
I look hard into the the eyes of my companion.
I see regret.
And now I know that all hope is not lost. I smirk at Peeta's back before I run back into the stalks.
Marvel, you just made this a hell of a lot more difficult.
"God fucking damnit" I whisper. A sudden wind washes over and the stalks of wheat brush across my face. I have a feeling that I wasn't the first person to say these words in this field.
Call me little Rue all you want, but I have been forced to grow up. And that includes the vocabulary.
I've got to go" I say to Thresh
"Are you insane? I'm not letting you out of my sight."
"I have to help Katniss!" I grind my teeth
"I thought you said that she doesn't remember us." Foxface asks
"She doesn't remember you guys. She remembers me." I say as I walk away
"Rue get back here!" Thresh yells
"No" I I say.
I scurry up a tree and begin my journey.
Oh joy, I'm going back into the cave.
I pause at a tree to catch my breath.
"Katniss?" someone calls
I freeze.
"Why are you hiding its only me?" the boy chuckles
I step out onto the branch so the boy can see me.
"Who are you and how do you know Katniss?" I ask sternly
"My name is Damian. She saved my life. Twice" it's takes him a second to recover "Who are you?"
"I'm a friend. My name is Rue" I say cautiously.
His face brightens
"Do you know where Katniss is? I want to thank her." He smiles
"She's been captured" I climb down
"By who!?" he asks darkly "I'll rip his head off"
"No. She wouldnt want you to do that." I say quickly
His shoulder slump
"I guess you're right. But, I want to help you get her" he says confidently
"How do you know I'm going to help her?" I ask
"Because, you don't seem like the type to accept defeat" he says smartly
"You only met me"
"I'm good at reading people" he smiles.
I guess he could be cute but, he's not my type.
GOD DAMN IT ALL, FOCUS RUE.
"How good are you at making nets?" I ask
"I grew up in District Eight" he informs me
"But I thought you were the District Three tribute?"
"I am, I moved there when I was eight"
"So you're good at making nets" I ask again
He grins "Very good"
Marvel PoV
"So bread boy did you find fire girl?" Clove asks. I see Cato stiffen a bit.
No.
He couldn't.
"Yea, I did." I keep my gaze locked on Cato.
Then the words make sense.
He found her.
"And?" Glimmer prys
"Didn't you guys hear the canon?" he grins.
Clove and Glimmer become electrified. Cato steps back a bit.
And I feel something shatter inside me.
She's dead.
The last thing I had to live for is now dead.
Thresh hates me
Rue is dissapointed in me
And now Katniss is dead.
And, just like my heart, the arena around us shudders and breaks.
Rue PoV
The earth quakes
"What's going on?" Damian yells over the noise
I smile
"We're going to be free" I yell back
Thresh PoV
"Selvina! Its happening!" I yell happily
"What is?" she asks
"The rebellion is coming for us. First they shut down the arena, then they come and get us withing a few days." I grab her and pull her into a hug
"W-We're going to survive?" she trembles
"All of us" I assure
"Thank You" she whispers as she hugs me back.
Katniss PoV:
Why is the ground all shakIng?
I groggily get up and look around.
Where's Peeta and Rue?
Another person floats into my mind.
W-Where's Marvel?
I know this is short but I'll be updating ASAP.
~*~Momo