I do not own the Hunger Games. I barely own Ava and Chrone and this story. Ava: Thanks Tessa! Chrone: Thanks Cat-boy! Story: Thanks Jordan, Cat-boy, and SHAINAB (Shainab is an honorary member of The Ceiling Club. Along with me and 1000Years1)!

Chapter 2

Peeta's POV

Wiz-zing! I felt the arrow pierce my skin. The last thing I saw was Katniss rushing to me then darkness.

The next thing I knew, I was standing in an open field, without a stitch of clothing on. I looked around and found some lying there. I quickly pulled them on and went looking for some human life. I walked and ran into a little girl. Well little didn't seem right. It was more short than little. "Oh I'm sorry." I said.

"Its ok. Hi my names Ava. Who are you?" she stuck out her hand for me to shake.

Peeta. I thought, but frankly I wasn't so sure any more. "Um . . . Peeta. How old are you?"

"16. Why?"

"Because you look 12."

"Oh well. Your never to young to die." she said flipping her and walking away.

"Wait. We're DEAD!" I asked following her.

"You bet your biscuits we are. I've been dead ever since North America blew up. You died like 2 months ago. Been asleep in that field this entire time. Trust me, I've seen a lot of naked bodies in that field, but . . ." and she shivered and started walking away again. "No offince." she said over her shoulder.

"Was that a complement?"

"Could be."

"Ava! Have you been annoying this poor dead soul?" asked a man coming up from behind us.

"No dad." said Ava giving the man a hug.

"Go and see your boyfriend. He's ba-"

"AARON! BYE PEETA!" she screamed running away from me and her father.

"Ava remember that you have to go and see that girl later today! Chrone did his part already!" he reminded his daughter.

"I know that dad." she screamed from farther away. The man laughed and turned to me. I was surprised to see how young he looked, but I guess you d-age when you die. I really hoped I didn't look like a 12 year old. As if he was reading my mind he started laughing. "No son, you aren't a 12 year old. You still look like a 16 year old boy. And I bet you'd want to, if that girl ever came up here. Am I right?" I started blushing. . .

"Um . . . who are you?" I asked.

"Micheal Mockingjay. And I run this" he swept his hand across the horizon to show me a village of dead people.

"Micheal! I've got a bone to pick with you!" said another man coming up to Mr. Mockingjay.

"What do you want Chrone?" asked Mr. Mockingjay.

"You send me to mess with a girls mind and you ask me what I want? I want out!" yelled the man. From my many experiences with Haymich, I could smell the alcohol emanating from his clothes. He wreaked of the stuff. "Ok Chrone. Lets put the bottle away and you can tell me the real reason you want out." Mr. Mockingjay took the alcohol out of his grip and smashed it on a rock. I took the man by his hands and sat him on the ground.

"I want out because I don't want the girl to go off the edge." said Chrone.

"What's this girl's name?" I asked.

"Catnip? No. Kitty Kat? Not that either. Something with cat in it." he said shrugging. Something with cat in it. Those words stuck in my mind. No. It couldn't be her. Not Katniss. "Her name wouldn't happen to be Katniss, would it?" He pointed at me and nodded. "Look Chrone, you agreed. You saw what she was like. She's loosing it because of the guilt over this boy's death!" sighed Mr. Mockingjay.

"Ya and she's gonna be even more messed up once you send him down there. I've been watching her all month and she won't respond to anyone. Not even Gale. Its just Peeta this and Peeta that. She won't eat, she can't sleep, and its all because of him!" Chrone yelled at me.

'She's loosing it . . .'

'Guilt over this boy's death.'

'Won't listen to Gale.'

'Won't eat, can't sleep, and its all because of him.'

'Send him down there' These words made me stop walking. Was my death really taking Katniss on that strongly? "Wait what does the drunk mean 'Once you send him down there'? Your not sending me back to Earth are you?" I asked.

"only for Katniss's sake. You could go down with Ava when she goes. Would take your mind off of dying. So are you gonna go or what?" asked Mr. Mockingjay. I was stumped for all words.

Kay so your learning more about who little miss Ava is. What is Peeta going to do? Is he going to take Mockingjay up on his offer or is he going to wait Katniss out? Please, please, PLEASE review!

~tcheshire