I'm A Hunger Games Victor—Not Your Avox

by Maleficent-darkgoodwitch2416

Cinderella has a twin sister named Ariana Tremaine. Ariana grows up first as Jenna Mason, loses memory, then as Nightlock and Rue's older sister, volunteering and winning the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games along with Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen, and Thresh—joins the rebellion and eventually loses her entire family. Will Ella ever get close to her twin or will Ariana keep Ella out?

9. The Nightmare

I sat up suddenly, yelping out, "Rue! God! No! Not Rue! Not Rue! Please! Not Rue! Please, not Rue! Please!"

Lately, most of my nightmares were of Rue's final moments—Gale Hawthorne carrying Rue out to me, me snatching her into my arms, me holding her, me begging her not to die, begging her to stay with me, me singing to her as she died, and Gale catching me as I burst into tears and threatened to faint from grief.

I looked around and began to cry. I missed Rue—she'd been my younger sister, my assistant, and my best friend—only Katniss Everdeen and Johanna Mason understood what I'd been through. Katniss understood what it is like to lose a sibling you were responsible for during the Capitol bombing—that's how Prim died and Johanna understood what it was like to lose everyone you loved because you refused to let President Coriolanus Snow turn you into a prostitute in the Capitol. I gave up on sleep after that nightmare. I sat on my bed and sang a second lullaby. "I remember tears streaming down your face when I said, 'I'll never let you go.' When all those shadows almost killed your light, I remember you said, 'Don't leave me here alone.' But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight. Just close your eyes. The sun is going down. You'll be all right. No one can hurt you now. Come morning light, you and I'll be safe and sound. Don't you dare look out your window, darling, everything's on fire. The war outside our door keeps raging on. Curled up to this lullaby even the music's gone, gone. Just close your eyes. The sun is going down. You'll be all right. No one can hurt you now. Come morning light, you and I'll be safe and sound. Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh. Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh. La La La La. La La La La. Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh. Oooh, Oooh, Oooh, Oooh. La La La La. Just close your eyes. You'll be all right. Come morning light, you and I'll be safe and sound. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh. Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh oh oh."

Ella rolled over and stared at me. "Go back to sleep, Ella," I murmured. She nodded and curled up and quickly fell asleep again.