Prim POV
I'm not sure, but yet I think I feel the connection. My sister and this girl are so alike, the tan skin, flawless of course, with the dark grey eyes with flecks of colour that make it that make them that much more interesting to gaze into. Gripping the railings of the bridges, I look down into our old camp. I see Cato yelling at people, I assume he's telling them to get to work, and the others slouching off to their stations. Now that we're gone, they lost knowledge of food and of the wild, so they're working double time to make up for it. Walking into the main hut, I see Rue and Thresh looking around timidly, as if they're worried they will be thrown out at any second.
"Let's go look around." I say to Rue, gripping her hand tightly as I drag her towards the ladder. "What could go wrong?"
Katniss POV
After a little bit of talking with Clove, I learn a bit about each of my new roomies. Peeta and Prim are from district twelve, they're brother and sister, Thresh and Rue are from Eleven, they are cousins, Foxy is from five, and Clove is from two. "You know, I would think after my disappearance, they would stop sending people on that boating course. Especially students, but no, the government is just that stupid." I say to Clove as we walk around the forest.
"Yeah, like they would ever listen to the people who tell them that." She says with a snort, wrapping an arm around my shoulder. I nod as a reply, eyes trained on a bird in the trees. A scream in the distance sends it flying, and I miss it by an inch.
"That was Prim." Clove panics, running in the direction the loud sound came from. We come to a clearing before the rocks start and I see Prim, Rue, Thresh and Susan looking fearfully at the boulders. On top, Cato and the others are in a defensive stance facing off against Buttercup and his friends.
Thresh spots us first, dashing over to us with everyone else in tow. "You need to help them!" he cries as Buttercup snarls at Glimmer, who looks close to tears. I glance at Clove, who glances at me. We both turn to Thresh with a smirk on each of our faces.
"In a minute." We chime in unison, laughing at the scene unfolding before us. Buttercup had just snarled, sending the district one girl to her nees, screaming like a buffoon. Her hands raked through her blonde hair, pulling so hard I'm amazed it hasn't come out by now. Her eyes were clenched shut, a sign that she was desperately telling herslf this was all a dream and she'd wake up in her luxury bed at home, where servants will wait on her every want and need. Just as Tiger, one of Buttercup's friends, was about to pounce, I step in, whistling loudly.
"Buttercup, Tiger, Margaret, get down here now!" I bellow, tapping my foot like an impatient mother. They immediately stop, they're ears flicking in my direction, the recognition of my voice settling at a time, they leap down the rocks and sit around me like children. I usher them into the woods before turning to the scene unfolding before me.
Cato POV
"Come on Cato, let's explore!" Whines Glimmer as she tugs on my arm, pulling me into the forest. After ten minutes of her screeching, I finally give in. With a loud sigh, I reply.
"Fine, but after this we need to get back to work." I mentally groan, letting her pull me towards the rocky terrain of the near-by Mountains. The others follow slowly, taking my example of staying quiet. The trek was long and quiet, aside from Glimmers constant bickering and her attempts of flirting with me, which failed totally and epically.
Climbing up the mounds of boulders was the worst, glimmer decided to continue wearing her torn up high heels so every once and a while she would fall dramatically and claim she 'slipped'. Once on top of the rocks, I hear an animalistic growl. Whipping around, I see three mountain lions stalking forward, looking for their next meal. Glimmer screams, falling to the floor with her head in her hands chanting, "Please don't hurt me… please don't hurt me," over and over again. Glancing over at Marvel, I see a stony expression on his face but in his eyes, I could see the raw fear. I had just drawn the sword I put in my belt, ready to defend the others and myself, when a loud whistle ripples through the air. One by one the cats leaped gracefully down the rocks to sit in front of Katniss, our savior.