A/N: Hey everyone. On March 23 I moved and everything's been kinda crazy, plus school started back yesterday, so for a while, chapters will either be shorter or take longer to come out. I'm going to try to keep them longer because I know you like them, but it might take up to a week to post. I just wanted you all to know before you got to this chapter. Anyway, ENJOY!
Chapter 6: Ambushed
(MELODY POV)
"Everyone," we heard over the intercom, installed by District Three tributes. "The rebellion has officially taken to the streets of the Capital. Keeps your thoughts and best wishes with our men and women fighting to make this a better nation."
(PRIM POV)
We followed Maggie, weapons at the ready. Panem was about to become a blood bath for anyone who got in our way, but we were told to have no mercy except on pregnant women and children who didn't try to fight us.
(KATNISS POV)
I ran out with the others, but I was much slower. It was hard for me to run with extra weight on me, but I kept pushing myself to run faster. Before I knew what was going on, we were ambushed. We all drew our weapons and fought, but it was at that moment that I realized this was going to be a harder fight than we planned for.
(MELODY POV)
I became absolutely terrified. What if something happened and everyone was killed. What if I never saw Prim, Cato and Katniss again? I could loose almost everyone in the blink of an eye and become an orphan like so many of the children here. I tried to stay calm, but it was hard. Finally, I got up and ran to the daycare. my nephew might not know what's going on, but we needed each other right now.
(CATO POV)
I took a deep breath and tried to have a career outburst. It wasn't working until I saw someone push Katniss to the ground. The fury inside me exploded and I became the career I was made into.
(KATNISS POV)
Someone pushed me over. I looked at them and saw it was a woman who looked terrified. She bent over, held me to the ground and spoke to me.
"Stay down and don't move," She said quietly and quickly. "Act dead."
She got up and ran off without another word. I didn't want to listen to her, but I did. I was tired and didn't want to be here fighting.
(DIAMOND POV)
I tried not to pay attention to the fear growing inside me. I already lost my sister once and I didn't want to loose her again. Every second passing was a second that could hold her last breath.
(CLOVE POV)
I looked over and saw Cato killing like a mad man. Looking for Katniss, I saw her on the ground and realized what had happened. Katniss was killed and Cato was in a blind rage over loosing her. I had to stop him, get him out of his career state, but there was no way to do that without getting hurt in the process.
(MELODY POV)
I ran into the daycare and picked up Milo. He fussed a little, but stopped when he saw my face. When I saw him smile, I saw Cato. Milo had the same face as Cato did, at least according to the pictures I saw. I tried to smile for him, but it was no use. Cato and Katniss could die. We could soon be alone.
(MARVEL POV)
We were loosing. There were too many people down to not be loosing. I looked around and saw how wrong I was. We were winning. Most of the people down were actual citizens of The Capital! We might pull through this after all. We might win!
I was momentarily happy until I saw her. She was on the ground, just laying there. Someone had killed her. I ran over to check on her to see if it was true because I didn't want to believe it. She wasn't dead. She couldn't be.
(DIAMOND POV)
Melody looked terrified as she held Milo. I could see in her eyes that she missed her brother as much as I missed Glimmer. It seemed so strange to be here alone without her again.
(KATNISS POV)
I felt a hand go under my neck and tried to stay still. Maybe this was a trap to see if I was really dead. Obviously I was't, but I couldn't let them believe the truth.
"Katniss," I heard Marvel's voice say. "Please don't be dead. You're family needs you. We need you. I need you."
(MELODY POV)
"No news yet on the rebellion, but we should know soon," was heard over the intercom.
I didn't care and neither did anyone else. All we wanted to know was about what was happening, not no news!
(CATO POV)
I looked over at Katniss and got more enraged when I saw Marvel holding her. There was nothing more in the world I wanted to do more than kill him, but I kept my attention at the people trying to kill me. If I killed Marvel, Clove would never forgive me.
(DIAMOND POV)
The seconds passed in agony. All i wanted was to know Glimmer and the rebels were alright and winning.
(CLOVE POV)
I was terrified at every swipe of a blade. Katniss was gone, Cato was in his career state and Marvel was no where to be seen. When I finally found Marvel, I froze. He was holding Katniss.
(MELODY POV)
A woman came up to me and asked if she could confess something to me and not tell anyone. I was a little scared, but I said alright because there was no way she would hurt me when so many other people were in the dinning hall with us.
"I have a son, Marvel, but his father isn't the same as the rest of my children," She said looking down.
I was confused. Why would she tell me this and not her husband or children? I mean I just met her and she's telling me her son isn't her husbands, WHY?!
"He knows, but not anyone else," She sighed. "I just needed to tell someone because I've been holding that in and after tonight I'm not going to be around anymore. I can't live with myself. My husband was only gone for two weeks and I couldn't handle being alone. When Marvel's father found out about me being married, he ran off and I never saw him again. Katniss is a sweet girl and looks so much like her father."
I was confused. First she talked about a man she slept with, GROSS, and then switched the subject to Katniss. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS WOMAN?!
(MARVEL POV)
"Please Kat, come back," I cried to her. "Katniss please."
I couldn't loose her now that I finally had her. I never understood what my mom had meant when she said my father wasn't meant to be in District One. When I saw her before I was taken to the Capital, she cried for me to be careful and not kill anyone named Everdeen. It all made sense when I saw Katniss. Everdeen wasn't a first name, it was a last. Like my father, she had a voice that Mockingjays loved. She sang the same song that my father had taught my mother. Katniss Everdeen was the only connection I had to my father because she was the only living piece of him besides myself and Prim. Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire, was my sister.