Are Mutts Real?

Chapter nine: Revenge.

I watched as Peeta pinned Kael against the trees to choke him. I wouldn't call this fighting I would call it saving. If I wasn't for Peeta, I don't know how this would've ended.

The next thing I see are more blurry Shadows headed towards me. "Peeta, hurry!" I gasp.

I start struggling to get up as I see Peeta get thrown back onto the tree with a punch. Oh crap.

"Peeta, no!" I cry.

"Not so safe now are ya?" Kael smirks, his eyes turning into a reddish color.

I limp over to Peeta on my knees and I cradle his head in my arms. His eyes closed. His nose bleeding.

"P- Peeta?" Is all I manage to say.

The worst thing possible ended up happening. This time, it's worse than the games. I don't think he'll wake up.

"N- no... Peeta, please-" I lay my forehead down on his, my tears landing on his cheeks.

Kael laughs loudly and leaves, leaving Peeta and I alone. Well.. More like me alone. I cry harder and stare at his eyes that are locked shut.

"I- I love you, Peeta. I should've told you that earlier, and now I'll never get to tell you again," I cry.

I grab a branch that had fallen off a tree nearby, and I throw it across the meadow, grabbing my head and screaming in pain. Not just any pain, though. Sad, hurtful pain.

I start shaking as I lean down, planting a soft kiss on his lips. As I pull away, I place my hand over his heart, and I start seeing people around me. Everyone that knows me. Every single soul.

They're all crying, as I can tell. And I kid you not, Gale was crying, too. Effie, Haymitch, Prim, Johanna, Annie.

"E- Effie, I- I-"

"Come here, sweet girl," Effie says as she dabs her eyes.

I Limp over to her and pull her into a hug. I cry into Effie's shoulder, and she asks what had happened.

"Th- this guy named Kael s- said that he- he was the one who l- loved me, and he k- kissed me, so P- Peeta started fighting him, and Kael punched him, and now he's d- dead!" I cry.

"Katniss.. I- I'm so sorry," Prim says quietly.

I hear quiet sobs from Peeta, which I don't recognize its him until someone points to him.

I try running for the first time since I got shot, but I only fall, and I go tumbling down the hill. Luckily, Gale was nice for once and helped me up to Peeta. 

As soon as I reached him, I cradled his head again, waiting for him to wake up. "P- Peeta, Baby wake up.. Please." I say.

I see him start gasping for air, and he finally wakes. "P- Peeta!" I scream.

"Kill him, Katniss," he says. "It's only a matter of time until he kills me. I love you, and I can't leave you."

"O- okay." I nod and kiss his head.

I will kill Kael. No matter what.