Ok, so I had to take off the old chapter five, and I wrote a new one :P After I read it through I thought, you know what? Another fantastically awesome idea for this chapter just popped into my imagination :D why didn't I think of this FIRST! So yeah, sorry if you were like "Hey what happened to chapter five! I thought it was on here!" Yes, it is on here, and yes I took it off for a while to make it more AWESOME! (Oh and I changed it up… a lot ^_^)

Disclaimer: I don't own the books :D

*Flash forward, four days*

It was about two o' clock in the afternoon when I ran into the kitchen asking my mom if I could go out for a "walk." I was dying to see James, he made me feel less worried about the Hunger Games, which was two days away.

"Oh, not right now Dess, I need you to run an errand for me," My mom said as she cleaned one of her pans.

"Please Mom, I need to get out – "

As soon as I had said it, I wished I hadn't. My mom was smiling and nodding her head, "Ok, then you can go out and buy some ham for me."

I sighed and nodded, "Ok, do you want me to go to Celeste's stand to pick up the meat?"

My mom nodded again, "Yes and… could you pick up some rice as well?"

"Yes, Mom," I said as I walked out the door.

As soon as I sauntered off down the road to town I heard someone call out to me.

"Dessity, hello, are you going to town?"

I turned around and saw Missy, one of my neighbors running over to me. I scowled at her, I didn't like her. She was just too… perfect. Blonde curls, blue eyes, and china white skin.

"Oh, hey Missy," I said through gritted teeth.

"May I walk to town with you? My mother wants me to get some ham from Celeste's stand," Missy blinded me with her perfectly white teeth.

"Oh, what a coincidence, so am I…" I mumbled.

Missy beamed, "Let's walk together!"

I forced a smile, "Of course!"

Immediately the walk for me was ruined, Missy started babbling about some boy that she think had the cutest features, like his dreamy brown eyes!

I rolled my eyes, "I bet his eyes, were like… um totally awesome."

Missy nodded, her curls were flying all over the place, and it looked like her head might just pop off, "Oh yes, he was like, so sweet, I think I'm in love Dessity!"

I laughed, "Oh I bet you are."

Missy stopped and sent daggers at me with her eyes, I stepped back with surprise, I had never seen her like that.

"What's that supposed to mean, Dessity?" She spat at me.

I could feel my face turn red, "I was just saying that… I bet that you are in love. I mean he sounds like so totally… uh dreamy!"

I watched as Missy's eyes softened, "Yeah, I am in love, he is SO dreamy."

I almost cried with happiness when we got to town, and when I could see the corner of Celeste's stand. Celeste had basically everything at her stand, jewelry, food, clothing, and toys for children.

"Celeste, how are you darling?" Missy cried when we walked up to the stand.

Celeste smiled, she was about forty and looked like she was way younger then that, "I am good, how are you?"

I coughed into my hand, "Hi Celeste, my mom wants some ham and some rice."

Celeste smiled, "I will get that ready for your mother in a minute, but I have something for you– "she turned around and dug in a box, when she came back she had a beautiful white dress.

"What – "Missy squeaked.

I gaped, "Celeste, that's beautiful…"

Celeste nodded, "And it's yours."

"Why?"

"Because, you need something nice to wear for the reaping," Celeste smiled.

I shook my head, "No, I already have a dress, no need to give me… this. Here, is the money for the food."

Celeste smiled and shook her head, "Such a kind heart, here, give this to your mother, the rice and meat are all ready to go!"

I smiled, "Thanks Celeste, have a good day."

As I walked away I could hear Missy begging Celeste for another peek of that dress, I could tell that she wanted it. She was probably thinking that if I didn't want it she could have it.

"She's so vain," I said under my breath, as I ran the rest of the way home.

By then I was dying to go to the woods and fly, so as soon as I got inside the house, I dropped the bag and ran back out.

I knew I would probably get a mouthful from my mom, and Rosie about running off as soon as I got home. But I didn't care, the reaping was in a couple of days, and I wanted to get it off my mind, and hanging out at home wasn't the best way to do it.

I ran down the road and jumped up in the air, I flapped my wings and headed for the woods.

It felt so good to be flying, I felt free, and I felt the weight of the reaping fall off of my shoulders… down to the district below me.

"Hey, Dessity!" I heard someone call from below me.

For a moment I stopped flapping my wings, and I started to fall, I could feel panic rising in my throat.

Someone in my district was watching me fly, and that someone, knew who I was.

"Dessity!" I heard someone scream.

The moment that I realized that I was falling came too late, I closed my eyes, waiting to make contact with the hard ground. But I never got there, I did, however land in someone's arms.

I flicked my eyes open, ready to attack whoever had caught me, "Let me go – JAMES!"

I struggled out of his arms and pushed him away, and then glared at him.

"What the heck were you thinking?" I said through clenched teeth.

"That I didn't want you to hit the ground," James crossed his arms, and I saw a flash of amusement in his eyes.

"You – you stupid –" I clenched my fists.

"What?" He smiled.

"You scared me half to death and you know it, I can't believe you, I was on my way to fly around with you, and you give me a heart attack!" I shoved him.

He laughed and put his hands on my shoulders, "Well… I'm sorry."

"Oh shut up!" I tried not to smile.

As we flew towards the woods, the thought that I had never seen James inside the district before, I shrugged it off and continued to try and ignore him.

"Come on Dess, I didn't mean to scare you," He said for the hundredth time.

I rolled my eyes, "Yeah right, you see me flying around, and what do you think? "Oh I bet she's not expecting me to call to her from down here, let me just SCARE HER TO DEATH"."

He laughed, "Oh Dessity, that's not – "

I turned around and playfully punched him in the arm, "Yes it is, conversation, OVER!"

Then I flashed a mischievous grin and flew off, I could hear James laughing from behind me. I could still hear him as I landed in an old pine tree, by now he was flying around and calling my name. I crouched down lower on the branch that I was on, I wanted to make it hard for James to find me. If you're wondering… yes hide and go seek is a bit childish, but it's a blast when you play it flying around.

"Dess – oh there you are," James flew up to the branch I was on and sat next to me.

He slung his arm around my shoulder and studied my face, "What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing much, just disappointed that you found me, "I faked a pouty face.

"Oh, you can't hide from the chief of hide n' go fly, " He squeezed my shoulder.

"Hide and go seek, flying version, not hide n' go fly, "I rolled my eyes.

I looked up and noticed that he was looking into my eyes, with a concerned look on his face, "Something else is bothering you," he said.

I looked down, "Um… yeah."

"What is it?"

I cleared my throat, "Just the reaping, nothing special."

As soon as I had said that, I noticed that I was being pulled closer to James, and for a quick second James' lips brushed mine, and then he pulled away.

"What –"

He looked at me, his eyes were foggy, as if he was about to cry, "Everything is going to be ok Dessity… you'll see," and then he flew away.

I sat there thinking, James didn't want me to be scared, and he didn't want me to worry. But how could I not, when at every second, and at every corner I wondered if the odds were ever going to be in my favor…