Okay, I'll be honest with you guys, I finished this chapter last Wednesday (13th). I was just so excited to write it! But I wanted to build the suspense a bit and give you guys chance to hazard a guess at what might happen! Before you shoot me, I HAVE been revising too, but I have to have breaks some time! Thanks go to EStrunk, anonymous, iluvdinos, jenna2468, PeetaMellark'sKatniss and TeemGaleSoIGetPeeta for reviewing! I'd love more reviews pleaseeeeeeee! Anyways, enjoy this chapter, I'll be back at the end...

It's as if everyone around me has disappeared. At first, they're the screams of those who died for the rebellion; Finnick, Mags, Pollux, Messalla, Boggs...I'm seeing their deaths replayed in my head.

And then I'm back in the arena, the screams those of the other tributes; Rue, Marvel, Cato, Clove, Glimmer...and it's my fault they're all dead, they died so that I could live...they died in order for me and Peeta to live.

Then I think about the tributes in Snow's 'tribute room'. Then I'm in their arenas, hearing the screams of unknown tributes, teenagers who will never get to live out the rest of their lives, they died because of the Capitol's stupid Games.

Then I'm back in my own memories, Snow lying on the floor in front of me dead, screams echoing around me, from the children, the medics. But this time Prim's there, and she's burning, and all I can do is just stand, rooted to the spot.

I'm back in 13, at the hospital. There's a baby crying, but Annie is lying lifeless on a hospital bed, white as a sheet, gone to join Finnick in the land of the dead...

The screams are those of my father...and Gale's father, in the mines, with no way to escape and no way of ever getting back to their families. And my mother is there, outside the mines, with me and Prim, waiting for them to come back, but they don't...and I hear my mother's pained screams as she realises he's never coming back...

...I'm jolted back into reality by Gale pulling me to the floor and covering me with his body. I'm still unaware of what's going on, and what the screams were for.

But then I see Peeta, up on the balcony...and my heart sinks. He's holding a gun, and it's pointing straight at me.

Snow's words fill my mind: 'she wants you dead and won't think twice about using him...'

Peeta's POV

Katniss Everdeen is a mutt. She must be killed in order to keep Panem safe. If only I could get a clean shot at her...

?'s POV

I can see the boy. I saw him before anyone else noticed him. I'm prepared for him.

He's going to kill Katniss. I can see it in his eyes...and in that he is pointing a gun at her head. I won't let him, I've always protected her, and I will continue to do that.

It's a shame, he's a sweet boy – I pull back my bow – but I would do anything to protect my daughter.

Katniss' POV

Gale has pulled me behind him, to protect me. People are screaming and Peeta is clearly trying to get a clear shot at me.

And then he's falling, arrow sticking out of his chest. I turn back to the audience to see who fired the shot...

Peeta's POV

I've failed. The mutt lives and I'm about to die. But, no. Coin said that she will die no matter what, and I did my best.

I'll die happy knowing that she will die for what she did...

Katniss' POV

My mouth drops open. Stood in front of me, bow in hand, staring with a steely expression towards Peeta's body (Peeta's body? I'll process that later) is my mother.

I barely have time to consider this when Gale yells: 'Katniss, move!'

But this time I'm ready. I jump up, seeing Coin pointing a gun towards me, whilst pulling the knife from my thigh-holster.

Standing off with Coin, I feel the presence of Gale and my mother on either side of me.

And it all happens fast: Coin steps forward, I throw my knife and drop to the ground and roll; Gale and mother follow suit.

I see Coin's limp body drop to the ground and I step up to the podium.

'I think we should all go home,' I mumble into the microphone. 'The danger has gone now.'

I don't wait around to see the aftermath of my words. I catch the eyes of Gale, my mother, Prim and Annie and we walk back to the hotel to collect Finn and go home.

I see that Annie is shaking and I curse myself for not realising how what just happened would affect her. I squeeze her hand and give her a small hug, feeling the tension releasing from her body.

I grab Prim's hand with my other hand, pleased to be away from the scene of both Peeta and Coin's deaths.

'Peeta's dead,' I gasp.

Gale looks over at me, despairingly. Prim and Annie release my hands and speed up to walk with my mother.

Gale wraps his strong arm around my shoulders and we walk in silence; the silence speaking more words than we ever could.

Gale's POV

There's so many things I could say to Katniss, but right now she just needs me to be here for her. I should think that now Peeta's gone, she will choose me, but I don't – I know she loves him and she has to mourn him first.

Katniss was my friend first, and always will be.

We all go back to the hotel where Annie, Prim and Katniss' mother are staying. But as there isn't a train 'till morning, we all decide to get some sleep. Katniss, naturally, wants to be close to the ones she loves tonight – especially after what's happened, so I stay too.

I'm sat on the hotel balcony when she appears, looking pained and older than she ever has.

'Can you...stay with me?' she asks nervously. 'Nightmares...'

I nod.

Katniss' POV

The nightmares are horrible. They're of my first Games, but Peeta is the hijacked version of himself; leading the Careers to me and attacking Rue. The worst part was fighting with Peeta, after Caesar changed the rule back.

Peeta used to keep the nightmares away, so I hope that Gale will too, because every waking moment I see Peeta's dead body, lifeless with an arrow through his heart. It's almost as bad as the nightmares.

So a lot of you will probably hate me for this chapter, but I've seen too many soppy Katniss/Peeta fics I just had to do something different! Please please review and tell me what you think, as this is the first major event in the fic I really want to know what my loyal readers (and 4 or 5 loyal reviewers) thought of it!

Just a couple of review replies;

jenna2468 – yes I am british haha!

EStrunk – I have been revising! Regarding the baby, I may feature him and Annie more as the story goes on, I'll just have to see...