A/N - Sorry I took a while to update, I've been on holiday! Thankyou all so much for reading and reviewing my story, it really means a lot and inspires and motivates me to keep writing, I love you all!
I awake to a hot prickling sensation creeping over my skin. I can't see properly and not just because it's the middle of the night and therefore still dark. My chest feels tight and I realise that there is a thick layer of smoke descending on us.
I quickly shake the others awake. Me and Cato are faster than the other three, but Peeta does a good job of keeping up. We race towards the woods, branches slapping us across our faces as we go.
A burning branch falls across our path dividing our pack into two groups: Marvel, Peeta and Glimmer on one side, Cato and I on the other. "Cato!" I hear Glimmer's frantic screams from the other side of the wall of flames. "Just go Glimmer! Run! Now! Peeta shouts back.
Cato grabs me by the shoulders and pushes me in front of him. "Run Clove! I'm right behind behind you!" He says. I don't need telling. I turn and run full speed through the thicket of trees. I hear Cato breathing heavily behind me, and I know he's following just a few metres behind.
Just then a fire ball whistles past and I realise too late how close it is. It brushes my shoulder. I cry out and fall to the floor. It hurts too much to cry, though my eyes are watering from the smoke, so I sit there with my eyes shut trying to keep from passing out.
A bush beside me is set alight and I lift my good arm across my face to protect myself. And just as I feel the heat from the flames like dragons breath in my face, the fire is gone. Just like that. I try to push myself up into a sitting position to check my surroundings, but I fall to the ground, wincing as my shoulder hits the floor. I close my eyes, in an attempt to keep from blacking out.
Suddenly, Cato throws himself onto the ground beside me. "Clove? Clove!" he shouts, his voice rising in panic. "Cato?" I whisper. He takes my hand in his. "Clove, I'm so sorry, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have left you. I turned around to see if the others had caught up and when I turned back you were gone." He turns around and punches the nearest tree, swearing.
"Cato! This isn't going to heal itself." I say, trying to distract him before he breaks his knuckles. "If it gets infected, I'll die. I need medicine."
Cato turns his face to the sky. "Help us! We need medicine! Please." He calls desperately to the empty space around us. I know what he's thinking. Maybe some sympathetic sponser from the Capitol will send us medicine. There is one reason why that probably won't happen.
"It's no use Cato. All the sponsers are only interested in the 'star crossed lovers from District 12'."
"Well we're just as star crossed as they are." Cato replies. And with that he leans down kisses me softly on the lips. When he pulls away he says, "There's more than one romance in these Games." I nearly starg crying. But I don't. Because I'm Clove Tenaa and I'm a tough nut to crack. On the outside at least.
Then, as if by magic, a parachute lands in the bush beside me. It's the medicine. "Thankyou." I whisper. At that moment, Marvel crashes through the bushes, followed by Glimmer and Peeta. "Are you guys ok?" Marvel asks. Glimmer has a slight burn on her face and Cato hands her some of my Capitol cream. I hope she has an allergic reaction to it.
As the first blush of dawn light creeps across the sky, I notice Peeta looking anxiously back towards the lake. I follow his gaze and my mouth curls into a savage, cunning smile when I realise what it is he's looking at.
"Hey guys," I say, "I think we've just found the girl on fire."
A/N- What did you think? Sorry it's a bit short but I needed a sort of a filler chapter. Remember you don't need a FanFiction account to submit a review!