The HungerGames (Clove+ Cato)

Chapter 24 {part 1/2 of FINALE!} ;)

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My hands grip on the metal edge of the cornicopia's steel roof. I pull myself up, and stand up looking down at the mutts trying to grab me and tear me apart. My heart is beating adrenelin all over my body.

I take out my knife. Prepared to fight. Bring it on snow. I'm going home with my husband tonight. 

*KABOOM!*

I jump up, and turn around, startled by the sound. I realize it was thunder after I felt raindrops on my body.

I hear a deep snarling growl. I turn toward the mutt trying to grab my feet, soaking wet, I position my knife to come soaring through the air to cut its head in half. Then I see something...something...I haven't seen before...its eyes.

Aaron? No it can't be. I didn't kill Aaron, But Cato did. And that counts as me. I lower my knife and stare into his eyes. The same eyes I saw, the little boy, that all he wanted to do was to go home. His home will be the capitol now I guess... I look to his side.

Glimmer. No, no, no! To her side was Marvel. Then Rue... that little girl Katniss was helping. I choke on my tears as I stare into the madness before me. "No! NO!" Rue digs her claws into my ankles. "AH!" I stumble back. I can't attack these mutts! The capitol's goal was this probably. That to show everyone I'm a weakling. Well I am. I.WILL.NOT.KILL.THE.DEAD. 

I look up as if into the camera. I stare boldly and coldly. Under my breath I whisper, No. Just No.

Someone grabs me and pulls me back. "CAATTOO!!"

"It's me. What were you thinking? The mutts could've got you!"

"Cato, they already have." I say calmly.

"What?"

"The mutts. They're the dead...tributes, they're in there I know it. I feel like I deserve to die Cato. I can't take this anymore. Those tributes were all innocent humans. WE. WE KILLED THEM ALL. Now they're back, for revenge."

"No Clove, those are mutts. They're NOT real. That's what the capitol wants you to think. They're not here right now."

"But Cato, I felt their presence. I...I..." I stumble over my words and break down.

"Shh...It's okay. All this will be over, and we'll forget everything. Now lets take care of business. Come on." He says gently. I really want to believe him but I can't.

I see Peeta and Katniss running to us. I didn't know we beat them to here.

The mutts turn towards them. No.

I am human, I have a heart, most importantly I am not one of them, I am not snow.

I jump to the edge and scream, "Peeta!! Over here!" I wave them over like we're at school or something and we're calling them over to play. Sure these are games...but I'm not having fun anymore...

Cato looks at me like I've gone mad. The he comes over to me. He places his hand over my shoulder. He smiles. "This. This. Is why I have always loved you and always will."

Peeta and Katniss get to the cornicopia, and reach, reach for help. I offer both hands. Katniss grabs mine, and I pull her up. Cato pulls Peeta up. We all go to the middle of the cornicopia, our backs to each other, ready to attack any mutt that jumps up. Team. We're a team. Perfect, exactly perfect for what the capitol should see.