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Chapter Eight: Lost

Katniss

Gale walked beside me in silence, keeping his arm around my shoulder. We kept at a slow pace, but quickened once Posy and Prim were in view. When they saw us so close, both girls started giggling. I rolled my eyes, but smiled at the same time.

"Think it was a bad idea to let them see that, Catnip?" Gale asked, seeing my expression.

"Definatly." I replied, loosening myself from his arm, and walking over to them. Gale followed behind.

"Katniss, I didn't know you liked Gale, like that!" Prim teased, giggling along with Posy.

"Gwale has a cwush on Katniss!" Posy said, smiling. Gale came up from behind me and looked as if he was about to burst out laughing himself.

"Posy, Prim, leave Katniss alone, ok? She doesn't tease you guys like that, does she?" Both girls shook their heads, then continued walking along. It was Prim who spotted it first.

"Katniss! Gale! Whats that?" She asked, pointing toward a large, sandy area surrounded by trees and the vast ocean. Gale and Posy looked in amazement. Neither had ever seen anything like it.

"Prim, I think thats the remains of an island, or maybe its a deserted beach."

The three stared at each other for a second, then Prim smiled.

"Katniss! Could we, maybe stay here for awhile? There's a house alittle further down shore! It's so pretty down here! Gale and Posy really like it too!"

I nodded. I didn't want to be a buzz-kill or anything, but I had wanted to cover more ground. As Prim and Gale sped off, Posy walked slowly behind.

"Posy, are you alright?" I asked the girl, bending down to her height. Posy nodded, then shook her head. I slowly picked her up, then placed her gently on a large rock to examine her. She seemed fine really, but I had a strong feeling that something wasn't right with her. I placed my hand against her forehead. Nothing.

"Posy, you're ok. But for now, drink some water and eat. I don't want anything bad to happen to you."

Posy drank a small portion of water, but refused to eat. I grew worried, but shrugged the feeling off. Maybe she's just tired.

"Katniss, lets just stay hwere for a while." Posy said, sheilding her eyes from the blazing sun.

I couldn't just keep making Posy walk. Yet, I couldn't just sit here with her. Gale and Prim were probably far ahead, waiting for us. With both of them gone, Posy would have to depend on me, trust me. All I had to do was stay calm.

"Let's go, Posy." I said, before lifting the girl up, and placing her against my hip.

Don't screw this up, Katniss!

Gale

Prim and I reached the end of the beach within a few minutes. By the time we both stopped, Prim was panting and laughing at the same time. I smiled when she finally got up.

"How're you related to Catnip but you can't take a little running?" I asked as she smiled back.

"I wasn't built for running Gale. Look! There's the house!" Prim said excitedly.

Without warning, Prim grabbed my hand and ran off in the direction of the object. As we approached the building, I looked up at the sky. The sun that was once high and shining, was now disappering into a cloudy and dark cover.

"Hey, Prim? Weren't Katniss and Posy just behind us a second ago?" Prim shrugged her shoulders before entering the abandoned house.

"Let's just wait for them here. I'm sure they're coming." I took Prim's word for it, then followed her into the house, just as a few raindrops hit the roof.

Katniss

As I settled Posy in my arms, rain pelted my forehead. It was just a matter of minutes before the light drizzle turned into a massive down-pour.

"Katniss. I'm scared." Posy whispered into my shirt. I gave her hand a reassuring squeeze.

"Don't be scared. Its just some rain. And besides, Gale and Prim are probably worried sick about us." I lied. I was pretty sure that Gale and Prim thought we were taking our time. It was hard enough to manage this by myself. With Posy, it seemed almost like a challenge.

"What are we going to do?" Posy asked, shaking from the cold.

"We have to find shelter." I said, my survival skills kicking in. "Let's keep walking along the shore. If we keep going, we might just find the house Prim was talking about."

Posy nodded, then kept her eyes out for the house, as I picked up speed. I was starting to worry about Posy though. Whenever she spoke, her voice sounded more faint then before. And when ever I stopped walking, she would start shivering profusly. I knew that I had to get the child to the house soon, or the consiquences would be dire.

The shore stretched on forever. There was no sign of Gale and Prim anywhere, just piles of sand, and a dark blue ocean ahead. Posy's condidtion grew worse by the second. She started coughing and sneezing with each step. The situation was also getting worse as well. Finally, I had an idea.

"Posy, listen to me. On the count of three, I want you to shout 'Gale' as loud as you can, ok?" She nodded.

"One, two, three!"

"GALE!" We both shouted in unison.

"PRIM!" I screamed. Hopefully they'd hear our cries, and try and find us. No such luck.

Gale

"GALE! PRIM!" I heard, faintly. I came to my senses, and looked out a small window. In the distance I saw Katniss holding Posy. They were drenched.

"Prim! I'm gonna go outside for a sec. Stay inside ok?"

"Alright." Prim shouted in response. I quickly grabbed my jacket, and ran outside, hoping that the two would be ok.

Don't worry guys. I'm coming. Just hold on, ok?

A/N

Sorry this has taken forever! I've had NO free time at all. Mix that with writers block and thats why it ws so delayed. Hopefully, I'll stay on track with this! And same for VG. MAJOR writers block on that one...