A Shot in the Dark
Chapter 4
By: WonderGirl556
AN: Hey guys! A huge thank you to: Mrs. Katnip .Ludwig, Dramione-Fan 17, 98nomes, Strawberryluv, IluvMyFangPlushie, and TheHungerGamesFan11. I'm glad you enjoyed; as Strawberryluv would call it; the "pick on the jock" session with Gale! I was wondering if you wanted a few more chapters in District 12, or if I should skip forward to the games? Tell me in the reviews! Love you all! Enjoy!
Today is the third day the Junior Peacekeepers have been here.
Since I can't get into the woods, I have taken to following the Junior Peacekeepers around for their exploration of District 12, but of course they don't know that. I follow from the shadows.
Gale doesn't come with me. He's sitting by the fence, searching for another route over it.
But I don't follow completely out of boredom.
I follow because of Cato.
He fascinates me with his bulky frame and cold demeanor, and it doesn't hurt that he's rather handsome as well.
I watch as he stands in stone-cold silence at the back of his group with arms crossed as Darius, our district head-peacekeeper, enthusiastically tells them the history of the coal mines. None of the others seem to be even listening to his speech, not even the chaperones, but Cato is, I can see by the way his expressions change.
He may not care, but he is listening, this makes me smile a bit.
Darius' speech begins to highlight the many mine explosions of District 12. It makes me a little teary eyed, but I still hold myself together. When they get to my father's, I completely lose it. By the time Darius gets to the casualty count, tears are streaming down my face.
I cry for my father every day. I've tried so hard to put the explosion out of my mind and forget about what happened, but every night in my dreams, my father is there, and every time he appears the explosion has wounded him in a different way. One night, half of his head had been blown off, another his entire body was consumed by burns.
Through all this I continue to watch Cato.
He remains impassive, his expression contorted to one of boredom.
I have to get out of here. I need Gale, he is the only one that can get me out of this blithering state.
I wipe the tears from my face and step out of the shadows, I stand tall and briskly walk away in the opposite direction of the mines.
I turn around, to glance back a last time at the Junior Peacekeepers.
I intake a sharp breath when I see that Cato is staring back at me.
His face spreads into a smirk, as his eyes flick over to where I had hidden.
"Shit." I curse under my breath, who knows how long he knows I've watched him. Well, this is embarrassing. So much for following them again tomorrow.
"Don't worry Katniss," I say to myself, "after this week you will never have to see any of them again." This makes me feel a little better as I turn around and begin trekking back towards the fence.
AN: Hey guys I know this was just a filler chapter, and not one of my best, but it was still something. I have something in store for you guys if you still want a few more chapters in District 12, let me know in the reviews if that's what you want! Anyways, I hope you liked stalker Katniss! And if you want to listen to a super awesome, emotional, song that I think describes the hunger games perfectly, listen to In my Veins by Andrew Belle. You wont regret it! Until next time darlings!