Thanks for the reviews! I've caught on to reading and reviewing trends, I definitely get the more of them from Friday to Sunday. So now I have something to always look forward to on weekends! As always, you all are amazing! I would guess in about the next ten chapters? this fanfic will come to an end. Only an estimate. I'm still not positive on how I want to end this, but I'm leaning more towards epilogue. I want to save all my special ideas for my other story, and that one is going to kick some ass. It will be a set of three, basically same ideas as the books, but my special twist! Alright, here is Chapter 21. Enjoy!
Peeta bursts through the door, and exhales in relief. "I was sure I was going to miss the start and get arrested." I close the door, and take his coat off.
"Have a seat." We move to the couch, and I sit tight with him. Prim sits on the floor under Mother's legs, gripping her ankles tightly.
Claudius counts down the minute until the gong, and we all are tensed. I search the screen for Gale, and see him glancing towards the bow and arrows. Don't do it Gale. Just run. Madge needs you here, so does Rory and everyone else. The gong sounds, and he takes off running towards the woods. On his way, he manages to grab a bright orange backpack with some plastic. A knife whizzes by his head, and I gasp. He turns and shields himself with the back pack just in time to save himself from what could have been a fatal shot.
Before I can blink, he's sprinting off into the woods. The camera pans back to the bloodbath, and focuses in on Sara. She has picked up a sword, and seems dangerous with it. A quick swing to her right, and she decapitates the District Three girl. Sara's pale face is splattered with blood, and she grins evilly. My stomach churns at the look. Cato runs up beside her.
"You seem pretty good with that sword. Any other weapons you good with? Or should I just get rid of you now?" He says in a condescending tone.
"I'm decent with knives and spears. Swords are my strongest though." She replies firmly, holding her sword in a defensive position just in case.
"Good. Want to join our alliance?" Cato asks, dropping his sword slightly. She nods, and spins to her left. The younger boy from District Four drops to the ground, his stomach spilling out. Cato grins wickedly with Sara.
I shudder at their actions. How could they so cruelly kill those kids? I knew Sara was evil, but I didn't expect her to be this cruel. She's been holding out on us. I suddenly worry more for Gale. Peeta's hand finds mine, and our fingers automatically twist together. I glance over to him, and his face is probably mirroring what mine looks like. I turn back, and the cannons have started sounding. Twelve kids have died all together. Twelve lives just ended in less than an hour. Twelve families are grieving and crying because their kids' lives got taken quickly. I send a silent prayer out to them all. When they show all the faces on our screen, I sigh in slight relief that Rue isn't one of them. She made it. I know she'll have to die for Gale to win, but I don't want to see the poor girl get slaughtered. The camera pans back to Gale, and I see him jogging still. They flip over to the Careers. Cato strolls over to where Clove, Marvel, Glimmer and the District Four girl Pearl stand. Sara is on his heels, wiping her sword clean of blood.
"Guys, this is Sara. She's joining our alliance." Cato says casually.
"What? She's from twelve, there is now way in hell she's joining us!" Glimmer squeaks, and Clove just glares at him.
"She's a good sword fighter. She'll be useful finding the Gale guy too. Just get over it." Glimmer huffs, and they all glance at the Cornucopia.
"Should we start sorting through supplies?" Pearl suggests and they all nod.
The camera changes again, and I see Thresh sitting in the middle of the wheat field. He's munching on some of the crop, and going through the larger backpack he grabbed. A gallon of water, some apples, and a big bag of jerky is included for food and water. A sleeping bag is tucked in there also with a first aid trauma kit. The camera changes back to Gale, who is mounting a tree. The sunlight catches his shirt, illuminating the gold pin Madge wore on Reaping Day. I smile at that, Madge would be proud that he's wearing it.
He gets up at least twenty feet above the ground and calls it good. The orange pack is opened, and he finds some jerky, crackers, and a empty water bottle. A small first aid kit is buried at the bottom under a light sleeping bag. He smiles slightly at that, and finds something even better. Wire.
The odds are in his favor.
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