A/N
I think I've made a break through in my fan fiction writing . :D
Well, I guess that can wait till the end. |Read till the end .:P|
Katniss
Despite some major setbacks, we were making a pretty fair pace at reaching Prim. Gale had a pretty good sense of direction, and Posy was feeling less upset everyday. All in all, I was feeling more confident than ever about getting my sister back.
"Hey Catnip! Remember this place?" Gale asked, smirking. I looked around and suddenly, I felt my jaw almost drop. Now, to Prim or Posy, this would just be some random old place. To me and Gale, however, it was the place where I'd embarrassed myself completely, and probably had one of the best days of my life. It was the spot where Gale and I first kissed.
"Yeah, I remember this place." I said, smiling a bit. I didn't want to appear like a crazy flirt, but I could feel my cheeks turn about a million shades of red when Posy started recognizing the place. I tried to let Gale know that we should keep moving on, but he didn't seem to get the message.
"Why don't we get some sleep? It is kinda late, don't you think, Posy?" I said, wanting to take the attention off the area. Gale knew it was pretty late for the three of us, but he couldn't help but tease me.
"Katniss, what are you, my mother? Cut loose and have a little fun! Besides, its not that late!" Gale said playfully. Posy giggled, while I crossed my arms and gave him a look.
"Sorry for being careful, but I wanna conserve some energy. Let's stop here for the night. You and Posy can stay up as late as you want, just make sure you get some sleep tonight." I said, yawning and covering a small space on the ground with a few blankets. My eyes grew heavy and I almost fell asleep standing up. Looking for Prim is hard, but so worthwhile when we get her back. I thought as I drifted off to sleep.
Prim
The days seemed to go by faster than I'd expected. Although training was easy at first, you wouldn't believe how hard it got, the farther along I got through it. I was lucky if I even got three minutes to myself. Finally, one day after dinner, Effie had an announcement.
"Prim! Peeta! As you may or may not know, tomorrow is going to be a big, big, big day for the both of you! Not only are you going to have your private sessions with the Gamemakers, you also have you're interviews! Oh, isn't this exciting!" Effie gushed, clapping her hands and giggling. If I was back home, I'd probably join her. Instead, I attempted to match Effie's excitement, but deep inside, I knew I was finished.
The private sessions with the Gamemakers looks like the hardest part of the training process. Basically, you have to 'show your stuff,' as Haymitch puts it, to them. If they think you're good, you get a high score. If you totally bomb the session, however, you get a low score. Considering the fact that I haven't actually been good at much since training started, I knew that this was either going to end up one of two ways. I'd somewhat manage, and probably pass with something around the 4-8 mark, or I'd chicken out and get the lowest score possible. All in all, I was hopeless.
"Why am I so bad?" I whispered, hoping nobody'd hear me.
"You're not bad, you just haven't found something that you're good at." A voice behind me piped in. I turned around and smiled. It was Rue.
"Rue, stop trying to be polite, I'm bad and you know it." I said, Rue held back a giggle.
"Maybe you aren't the best with fighting and combat skills, but you have other talents, don't you? You have to be good at something, right?" Rue asked, walking by my side. I shrugged my shoulders.
"Fighting and hunting were more of my sister's thing. I was more of a healer." I replied. I than began to explain everything that went on in District 12, from my father dying, up until my capture.
"Whoa! Sounds like you've been through a lot! Compared to you, my life is pretty boring." I giggled and shook my head.
"District 11 can't be all that bad. What's it like there?" I asked. Rue took a breath, then explained her life in the harvesting capitol of Panem. Her days were filled with climbing trees, picking many different varieties of fruits, vegetables, and following strict rules.
"You have to do all that? Can't you go to school?" Rue shook her head.
"The Peacekeepers say we don't need school. Instead of school, they make us work from sunup, until sundown." I fell silent. I couldn't imagine working all day and night, and not going to school.
"I wish we didn't have to be on assigned floors." Rue grumbled, not wanting to leave as we boarded the elevator.
"I know, it's such a stupid rule!" I shouted, once I was positive no one could hear us. Rue giggled, then her eyes lit up.
"Why don't we sneak onto my floor? We can get up really early and sneak you back to your floor, then we can do it again until we have to leave! It'll be so much fun, almost like a sleepover!" Rue grinned. I nodded in agreement. Quickly, without thinking, I rushed to my floor, grabbed some things, then ran back to the elevator, where Rue was waiting.
"Let's go!" Rue and I smiled. For once, I finally felt different, almost like I did when I was with Posy, Gale and Katniss. It felt good to be happy. My troubles flew out the window once I settled down on Rue's floor. We started trading stories the entire night, and, just as Rue stated, it was exactly like a sleepover.
Katniss
Despite my feelings before, sleep was almost impossible. I'd be comfortable for about a minute, then I'd toss and turn. I finally decided to give up on it. I sat up straight, then peered around. Gale was still awake, with a sleeping Posy in his arms. I smiled a bit, but then frowned when I looked at the sky. It was a light pink, signaling sunrise. How is that possible? I just fell asleep! It was somewhat shocking. Even though I'd slept for what seemed like a few minutes, I felt well rested, and ready to face anything. Gale smiled when he saw me stir.
"Good morning, Catnip." He laughed. I put a finger to my lips, signaling for him to lower his voice.
"Did you get any sleep?" I asked, stroking Posy's dark red locks. Gale nodded slightl.
"Then let's get moving. I want to cover as much ground as possible. If we keep standing here, we're never gonna get Prim back." I continued.
"Whatever you say, Catnip." He grinned, while slowly lifting Posy up. I collected all of our supplies, and started walking.
We hadn't been walking for longer than a few minutes, before Gale asked, "Hey Katniss, after we find her, what are we gonna do next?" I stopped. Gale had a point there. What were we planning to do after all of this?
"Stick back with the original plan. Have as much space between us and Panem as possible. Find a new civilization and live our lives from there.
"Is that all you I want to do with your life? You don't want to do anything else?" Gale asked, genuinely surprised.
"I don't know. Hunting's practically all I'm good at." I smiled. Gale rolled his eyes.
"Catnip, stop being so modest. You're not just good at hunting. You can... use a bow an arrow really good!" Gale said quickly. I laughed.
"Thanks for that. Now come on. We've got a girl to save."
A/N
It is very late right now, so I'll make this quick.
I'm planning on starting another new fic, based on a movie I saw a on Saturday night. I don't have much else to say, but when I start having more ideas, believe you me, you'll be the first to know.
So goodnight, and to everyone who's off (like me!) have a great Coloumbus day, (and to everyone else) have a great week!
~Serenity Coltheart 3