Hey guys! I'm sorry for not updating. I've been at my grandparents' house for two weeks. They have no Wi-Fi so I wasn't able to update using my laptop and their computer doesn't have the right program and is slower than Christmas.

Sorry, I think I'm ranting again. I'm just annoyed.

Peeta will not be in this chapter, it's all Kat. That's all you need to know.

The songs are "Almost Lover" by A Fine Frenzy and "A Year Without Rain" by Selena Gomez & The Scene.

Chapter 3

Musical Grief

Around a year after Kat and the gang was attacked,

District Island

Johanna's POV

"I'm sick of this!" I screamed as I wrenched open the door to the lounge room. Thresh looked up as I made my way over to the open spot on the couch next to Clove and Annie. They were used to me doing this. We had been practically living together our entire lives, though the past year is closer than we prefer.

Finnick, Cato, Gale, Marvel, and Annie looked up at me. I could tell they weren't shocked by my outburst either. "What is it this time?" Gale asked.

"I cannot stand to be near your sister!" I shrieked. They knew what I meant. Ever since Kat had woken up from her coma over nine months ago, she had become anti-social and depressed. Honestly everyone missed the vibrant girl we all knew and loved.

"Well what do you expect we do then?" Marvel asked.

"Hurt her, I'll kill you Jo!" Finnick said. He was her best friend and was possibly more protective of Kat than her father, Gale, or Peeta.

"Do you honestly think I would hurt my second best friend? Are you seriously that stupid Finn? Kat's like a sister to me. What I was saying is that we attempt to get her back to normal."

"You know only Peeta can do that Jo." Gale said looking at me. He was stating the obvious and through this whole look with it. I would never admit this out loud, but that look is really hot. Who knew I had a thing for one of my best friend's older brother?

"I know only Peeta can bring all of Kat back, but there is something that can get enough back for now."

They all looked at me strange like they were trying to solve a puzzle. Did they seriously not know the answer? It's so obvious!

I decided to put them out of their misery. "Music."

Finnick, Cato, and Marvel caught on to what I was saying and smirked. Everyone else had a look of understanding on their faces and we realized there that we would do anything we could to get Kat back.

~sometime later~

It had been three days since we made the pact of getting Kat back. Today we had put our plan into action. Three hours ago we had locked Kat into the music room here at District Palace.

We were going to see if anything had happened. I hope it did. I missed Brainless.

Nothing could prepare us for what we found. No damage had been done to anything in the room that I could tell. The only thing I could really notice was the fact that Kat was sitting in the center of the room sobbing, with her knees cradled to her chest. Finnick and I shot over to her and took her in our arms.

She sat there sobbing for another twenty minutes before she finally was able to speak. "The memories were too strong. I lost my mind and sense in them."

"Maybe it's best you face them Catnip. You can't just keep bottling them in you. When they finally explode I'm afraid they'll be too much for you." Gale said. I hadn't even noticed he's walked over to us.

She nodded before walking over to the piano that was in the corner of the room. She then reached in her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper and started playing.

Your fingertips across my skin

The palm trees swaying in the wind

Images

You sang me Spanish lullabies

The sweetest sadness in your eyes

Clever trick

Well, I never want to see you unhappy

I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover

Goodbye, my hopeless dream

I'm trying not to think about you

Can't you just let me be?

So, long my luckless romance

My back is turned on you

Should've known you'd bring me heartache

Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street

You took my hand and danced with me

Images

And when you left, you kissed my lips

You told me you would never, never forget

These images

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy

I thought you'd want the same for me

Goodbye, my almost lover

Goodbye, my hopeless dream

I'm trying not to think about you

Can't you just let me be?

So, long my luckless romance

My back is turned on you

Should've known you'd bring me heartache

Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the oceans

I cannot drive the street at night

I cannot wake up in the morning

Without you on my mind

So you're gone and I'm haunted

And I bet you are just fine

Did I make it that easy to walk in and out of my life?

Goodbye, my almost lover

Goodbye, my hopeless dream

I'm trying not to think about you

Can't you just let me be?

So, long my luckless romance

My back is turned on you

Should've known you'd bring me heartache

Almost lovers always do

It was so sad yet so sweet and soulful. So Kat.

"That's amazing." Annie said.

"That's sad." Cato said. We all turned to look at him.

"What? It is!" he explained.

Gale looked at Cato's girlfriend. "Glimmer, I apologize for the fact that you and Cato won't be having kids in the future." Let's just say Cato high-tailed it out of the room after that was said.

Kat finally spoke. "I have another one if anyone wants to hear it. I'm going to need some help though."

"What do you mean, sis?" Gale asked. His voice was now sweet, since he was talking to his younger sister.

"It has a lot of different parts to it. While I'm good at music, I can't play this all on my own."

We nodded and went to and instrument. I got drums. Finnick got guitar. Gale got bass guitar. Annie got piano. Thresh got his video camera out. Kat handed out some music and went over to the microphone stand in the center of the room and started singing.

Ooh

Can you feel me when I think about you?

With every breath I take

Every minute, no matter what I do

My world is an empty place

Like I've been wandering the desert

For a thousand days (oh-uh)

Don't know if it's a mirage

But I always see your face, baby

I'm missing you so much

Can't help it, I'm in love

A day without you is like a year without rain

I need you by my side

Don't know how I'll survive

A day without you is like a year without rain

Ohhohoh woooaaahh woah

The stars are burning

I hear your voice in my mind (it's in my mind)

Can't you hear me calling

My heart is yearning

Like the ocean that's running dry

Catch me I'm falling

It's like the ground is crushing underneath my feet

Won't you save me

There's gonna be a monsoon

When you get back to me

Ohhhh baby

I'm missing you so much

Can't help it I'm in love (love)

A day without you is like a year without rain

I need you by my side (side)

Don't know how I'll survive

A day without you is like a year without rain

Ohhohoh woooaaahh woah

So let this drought come to an end

And let this desert flower again

And I need you here

I can't explain

But a day without you

is like a year without rain

Ohhohoh

I'm missing you so much (much)

Can't help it, I'm in love

A day without you is like a year without rain

I need you by my side (side)

Don't know how I'll survive

A day without you is like a year without rain

Ohhohoh woooaaahh woaahh

Ooohh, oooooooouuhh

Kat turned to look at us after she was done singing and I froze. On her face was the smile I had missed so much. "How was that?" she asked.

Finnick had a smile that literally ate his face. "I think a new band was just formed."

We looked at him funny and then looked at the each other. We all looked so natural, so happy, at our instruments.

Kat nodded and smiled again. Before we knew it, Finn's guitar was on the ground and he was swinging Kat around in a circle. "my best friend's back!" he screamed while laughing like an idiot.

Kat was smiling and laughing with him. It felt normal; like the Kat we all knew was back. Little did we know is that Kat would have to fight for this piece of her.

~three weeks later~

Kat's POV

"What the heck is this?" Plutarch screamed as he barged into the sitting room. Where our band was sitting at the moment. Everyone had decided to help out and be a part of it. Haymitch even came up with the name Never-ending Games for us.

We all turned to the man that ruined my life. I hate him. It all started when I woke up after Seam Valley. Literally the first thing out of his mouth was that he had faked my death. How could he claim to be on our side and separate Peeta and me by such a lie? Surely there was another way things could have been done.

"What do you mean?" Finn asked. He hated Plutarch almost as much as I did.

Plutarch held up a poster for our band. "I thought we talked about you staying off the radar."

"No we didn't. You decided we were without letting any of us know. We didn't talk about anything!" Jo screamed at him. I loved the fact she had a loud personality; especially times like this.

"Still, this is too risky. The band has to shut down." I snapped my head up at this. There is no way in hell he just said what I think he did.

"What?" Cato said.

"You heard me. This is too risky! There is no way I'm letting you do this."

I had enough. "Really, last time I checked you weren't in charge of us. Don't you dare think you have any power here Plutarch. You're lucky I'm not shooting you now."

"Why should that scare me?"

Now, that pissed me off. "This band is the only way I can still have normalcy Plutarch. You take it away, my dad will have your head!"

That scared him a little bit. "You wouldn't do that."

"Oh I would. As I said, you have no power here."

"What if I go on the Caesar Flickerman Show and tell people that you are a bad influence for kids. That'll get great publicity."

I countered back. I wasn't about to let him win this. "Then we'll go straight back home and tell everyone about you lying about our deaths. I know for a fact Uncle Simon would kill you. I don't even want to mention what King Christopher or Peeta would do to you."

He gulped then was quiet for a second. When he finally spoke it was with the proposal that would change my life. "How about this, you can keep the band, but you have to become the Mockingjay."

I stared at him in shock. "Are you saying that if I become your poster child for the war, we keep the band?"

He nodded.

I was given the nickname "The Girl on Fire" for a reason. When my temper was ignited, it was like a wild fire. Out of control, deadly, dangerous, fierce. "You want me to become your poster child? Are you serious? I'm not a puppet in your hands Plutarch! You don't control me! You have no power over me except my freedom! Even that you can't fully take away!"

Next thing I knew a slap sounded across the room. Plutarch's face was red and my hand was throbbing. I slapped him.

Everyone was in shock except Gale, Finnick, Cato, Marvel, Clove, and Johanna. The boys had pride on their faces and my two partners in crime were smiling, probably wishing that they were in my position.

My dad came over and stood between me and Plutarch. "I agree with Kat on this. The band is off limits. The Mockingjay idea needs to get dropped as well."

Plutarch started to interrupt but was cut off. "From what I've heard, Kat is right. As the Mockingjay, she would just be a pretty face, a puppet in your hand and my Songbird is not controllable. You know that."

The man in question was looking at his shoes like a kid that had just been caught looking through a forbidden cookie jar. If I wasn't trying to win this argument and, for once act like I was 13, then I would have laughed my head off. Johanna, Clove, Finnick, Marvel, and Cato I could tell were already trying their best not to double over with amusement.

Plutarch then left the room. Actually, he stormed out like a five year old not getting their way. When he was down the hall and out of ear shot, we all burst out laughing.

It took us about ten minutes to calm down. When we were done, I turned to Beetee. "Did you seriously video that?"

He smiled and nodded. "Every single second, we are definitely going to get some bribery going Kit-Kat."

"Kit-Kat? What type of nickname is that?"

I turned to Finnick, Cato, and Marvel. "Why is that bad? He asked to call me that and I said yes. You guys call me Kitty Kat just for the fun of it."

Marvel, the dumber one of the three, looked at me. "Did Gale ask to call you Catnip or Johanna to call you Brainless?"

My brother answered before I had a chance. "It's a sibling thing. And do you honestly think Kat telling Jo something would stop her from doing it?" they looked sheepish.

Hey Guys! Just so you know I wrote the first part about a week ago and don't feel like rewriting it.

I also don't know if I'm going to be able to fit the poem into the story so at the moment you guys can just consider it another summary. Sorry there's so many of those. I have a thing where I like to fully explain myself so people know exactly what they're getting into. I've had several experiences where people didn't do that for me and it kind of sucked.

If you've read my Tuck Everlasting or Into the Woods fanfic you should expect and update soon.