Finnick and Katniss. Love is Warfare

Chapter 5.

Peeta's Point of view

"Pass me that sword" Gloss says to Enobaria. She looks around for a second before realising the sword he means. She hands it to him. I feel someone touch my shoulder. I turn and see Cashmere. She walks off away from the group into the tree line, I reluctantly get up and follow her.

"Peeta?" She says.

"Yes?" I reply waiting to see what it is she wants.

"I need help."

"With what?" I ask

"I want to leave." She says looking up at the sky.

"We all want to leave, it's not our choice to be in here." I roll my eyes.

"No idiot I mean I want to leave the careers. I want to have an alliance with Katniss and Johanna not my brother and the other careers. I want to be with them." She says staring up at me. At the mention of Katniss's name I feel a twinge in my chest but I ignore it, probably just a side effect from whatever I've been injected with by Snow.

"How do you expect me to help you?" I ask.

"I want you to come with me and help me find them." She says. I look at the determination in her face. I can't turn her down. Can I?

"We leave the careers at dawn to go find them." I say before making my way back to the others. I sit back down and see Gloss give me a once over I just roll my eyes and ignore it. I need to think about how to get away from them. Never mind taking Cashmere with me.

"Oi Peeta your up second watch, Cashmere's up first." Enobaria says.

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It's almost dawn as Cashmere shakes me. I nod and get up slowly, I pick up a sword and knife from the pile as Cashmere adjusts her bow and arrows. I suddenly get a flashback. The resemblance of Cashmere standing with the bow reminds me so much of Glimmer last year. When I made the mistake of joining the careers.

"Come on." She hisses. I'm frozen. It's like Glimmer is in front of me. I shake my head and follow her into the trees. And now we start our journey to find Katniss.