Hey guys, Merry Christmas! Sorry for such a short chapter.
That idiot! He couldn't silently sulk like me? Or at least whisper? Now how is he going to protect her? You can't do that if you're dead!
"Did you hear that?" Cato asks. The cannon for the girl from eight sounds, as Katniss sticks a knife in her heart.
"I got her," says Katniss coming back. Cato looks at her. "What?"
"None of you heard that scream? The cussing?" Cato asks.
"It was probably eight. Wasn't it Katniss?" Glimmer asks.
"No, she didn't scream. I struck her in the heart. One less person to deal with," she says while smirking.
"Wait, you didn't torture her? What a waste of good talent, you are," says Clove, receiving daggers from Katniss. If only looks could kill.
"But if she didn't scream," says Cato, ignoring his district partner, "Then who did?" They all look like they are trying to figure something out, like they can just suddenly know who caused them to pause.
Katniss rolls her eyes. "You don't really think you can just sit there and the answer will appear, do you?"
Of course, Peeta falls out of the tree right then. Katniss whirls around, in a defensive position.
When she sees that it's Peeta, she relaxes. "What the hell Peeta? You scared me."
My mouth drops. So do the Careers. Mom gasps, and some people in District Twelve cuss under their breaths. No one expected this!
"Sorry, didn't mean to disturb you at work," he says coldly. He's taking this harder than… well not me, but most people in the District.
Katniss rolls her eyes, "We made a deal, remember?" What? What deal? I thought I was the one who made the deal? Katniss is more resourceful than I thought.
"Yes, I remember," he says looking at the ground. He looks… in pain?
"Good. Now scram before I break that deal." She looks at him like he is trash meant to be thrown out.
"Freeze Mellark," says Cato. Mellark doesn't move. "What's going on here?"
"Nothing of your concern. Just a little deal he offered before the games," She says rolling her eyes. Tell me what you did with Mellark Catnip!
"Oh yes it does! If it involves one of the careers, then it involves all the careers." Asshat.
Katniss sighs, "It isn't a big deal. Besides, you obviously heard how tied to this deal I am," she says, laying the sarcasm on heavily.
"You have three choices, one of which I am starting to favor more than the others," He says.
Katniss rolls her eyes, "What are they Cato?"
"Option one: Tell us the deal. Option two: you kill Mellark," Peeta stiffens. "Option three:" he pauses dramatically, "Die."
Katniss does not look pleased. "Well if you're willing to lose the most valuable player in the Games," she doesn't bother finishing.
"As if, I could take you any day," says Clove. Katniss pulls up her armed bow and arrow.
"Then why don't I show you how good I am?" Clove pulls out a knife.
But Katniss doesn't shoot her.
She shoots Glimmer.
"NOOOOOOO!" shouts Cato. I didn't realize they were a thing. He runs over to her, even though the cannon has already sounded. He turns a death glare on a smirking Katniss.
"Would you like me to leave the group now?" She asks in such a way that makes it clear it would be stupid. As if it wasn't clear already. "Or should I prove it some more?" she asks arming her bow again. But she has the good since not to point it anybody.
The careers sulk. I think I am finally understanding this; her master plan above all other plans. She definitely isn't tied to any Careers. She might want to fulfill her 'deal' with Peeta. But ultimately, she just defied the Careers. There is no way that the Capital will be able to not bet on her.
"Yes," Cato says, shocking the country. Even Katniss's mouth drops. The other Careers' mouths are dropped. "If you want to be allowed to stay with us, then you better prove it,"
"Arrogant son of a-"I can't even finish my sentence.
Because I can't believe what Katniss just did.
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