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Clove POV:
I arrive to an arena filled with water. This was made just for Finnick, I think enviously looking at the water. The Cornucopia is maybe a half a mile away, I can do it, but I don't know about the baby. The water suit that they gave us is showing my baby bump a little, but someone may just see it as fat. I scan the tributes for Cato, he's probably on the other side of the Cornucopia.
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I dive headfirst into the water and imdediatley start swimming. When I go up for breaths I look around me to see where the other tributes are. The baby is weighing my down, but I pull through and my fingers graze the side of the Cornucopia island. I'm about to climb up when I feel a tugging on my leg. I try to pull myself up, but I can't. I turn around to see the District 5 male latching onto my leg, trying to pull my down with him. I struggle, trying to kick him in the face. If this were the regular games, he would've gone down, but these are trained murderers. He stops the kick and slams the side of my head against the side of the Cornucopia. He's just like Thresh. I feel dazed and dots cloud my vision. He's pulling me down and I've lost all my energy. My fingers are sliding down the side of the Cornucopia, but I can't give up. I need to fight. I turn and try to punch him, but that gives me another bang on the Cornucopia. I'm going to drown. I start silently crying, Cato will be left alone. I'm almost completley under when the District 5 male's weight has been lifted off me. I feel myself being pulled up by a strong hand. I look up to see Cato holding me. My tears start again and I hug him tightly.
"Are you okay?" he asks. Pulling us apart for a second so he can make sure that I'm okay.
"Now I am," I say, still crying into his shirt. Great way to start the Quarter Quell.
"I hope this makes you feel better," he says, holding up a vest full of knifes. I smile and kiss him slopily, but he doesn't care.
"Thank you," I say, getting up. I look around to see dead bodies floating in the water and dead bodies on the Cornucopia. I still see some people struggling in the water. I turn to see non other but Finnick Odair. I imediately arm myslef. I can't trust anyone but Cato. I back up until I'm infront of Cato.
"Calm down Clove, we're allies," he says, smiling, but his trident still raised in case I decide to launch my knife.
"Cato, is he telling the truth?" I ask, still having my eyes on him.
"Yes. He saved me from the District 6 male, he was about to kill me, but Finnick saved me," Cato confirms. I relax, but still look at Finnick suspiciously.
"Then where's Mags?" I ask.
"She's over there," he points to the older woman, looking through the weapons.
"Thank you for saving Cato," I say, looking down.
"Mmmmhhhmmm," he says. Most girls would be falling over Finnick, but I don't like him at all.
"Are there any other good weapons?" I ask, looking at the weapon pile.
"Let's look," Cato says, walking over with me. I observe that there are no medical supplies or food, I guess that we have to get our own.
"Hello sweetheart," I turn around to see Haymitch from 12. I don't answer back, I draw my knifes and I see Cato holding his sword.
"What do you want?" Cato asks first.
"To be allies, we are allies," Haymitch says as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"And how are we allies?" I ask, why don't I just throw a knife and end his sad life.
"Because I know something that only Cato knows," Haymitch says. I drop my knife and look at Cato.
"What is he talking about?" I demand an answer.
"I don't know," Cato says, but I know that he's telling the truth.
"I'll tell you. But I have to whisper it," Haymitch says.
"Then drop your weapons," I demand. Haymtich just throws his weapons at my feet.
"There sweetheart, now I'm defencless," Haymitch says. Cato walks over and listens to what Haymitch says. I see his face light up. When Cato pulls apart, he must see that I want to know. I don't like being left out of things.
"He knows about the Rebellion," Cato whispers. My eyes widen, so this is why he wants to be allies.
"Okay, get your weapons," I say, walking off. Cato follows right behind me.
"I think that we should keep our space from him, just in case," Cato says. I nod and kiss his cheek. Mags, Finnick, Haymitch, Cato, and I gather around the Cornucopia.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
I count eight.
"We should go to the jungle," Haymitch suggests. I just nod. We walk into the green shealter, concenling us from view.
"I want to go first," I say. As the only girl here, I want to show them that I'm fully capable, even while pregnant. Cato volunteers right behind me, just in case something happens, and I'm happy for that. As we walk I look around us. These are not the trees I trained with back home. They're much greener and this is wetter. I hear and feel the bugs around us, buzzing. I swat them away the best I can, but it's no use. If I don't die from a tribute, I'll die from Malaria.
"Which way?" I ask, turning around.
"Right's always right," Haymitch says. I decide to go with Haymitch, if he knows about the rebellion, he probably knows about this arena. As we walk I feel the trees. The branches and truck are slimy and green moss hangs from the branches. We continue walking foward. I don't like Finnick, he creeps me out, Mags won't make it that long, and Haymitch doesn't seem like a good ally. He's smart, but that's it. If we ever get into a fight, he'll be usless. The only thing he did in training was build fires and spend time at the edible food station.
"I think we should just continue foward, at night we could just settle down," Finnick says. I keep walking foward, using my knife to cut through vines and leaves as we walk. I raise my knife to cut another branch, but I hear Cato yell something like Stop. But my hand was already going down. My knife hits the branch and I fly backwards, my back hitting a tree. The world goes black.
Reviews. So after the quarter quell should I start a new story about the rebellion? Or should I include the rebellion in this story? Comment your thoughts.