I waited for almost two hours for the fire to reign in and slipped carefully from my source of water. I needed to keep and ear out for any tributes and an eye out for the camoflauged tent. I walked in the direction that was filled with left over smoulders and ash before I found a clearing that was fresh.
"Katniss..." I hissed. "Kat!" I said a bit louder.
I heard hurried foot steps coming out of the clearing ahead of me and knew it couldn't be Katniss running in my direction. I quickly pulled my bow from my shoulder and readied it with a arrow before I launched it into the chest of a female tribute. The girls face seemed frozen in shock as she slowly looked down at her chest that was impaled with my arrow.
"I'm sorry" I whispered as I watched the brown haired woman collapse to the ground.
I carefully loaded another arrow and then moved forward to her side with caution. I knelt down slowly and tilted my head a little to the side to survey the damage.
"Win - for my son...." She gargled in her blood and then the blast went off.
I stared at her for a few minutes and then closed her eyes. In one swift movement I pulled the arrow from her chest and cleaned it off before I turned away and headed off.
"Katniss!" I hissed as I took a few steps forward with a loaded bow.
"Is that you?" I heard Katniss' voice hiss back.
"Yes its me Aloe where are you?"
A rustle sounded and I saw her head pop out of the tent. I sighed and then quickly walked the final five feet to the tent before I slipped inside.
"I thought you were dead!" She squeeked before throwing her arms around me.
"No... I found water but I got caught up and trapped by the fire." I told her.
I took my water and handed it to her. "Are you thirsty?"
Aloe pushed away my water. "Please don't you should drink it." she told me.
I hesitated a bit before I unscrewed the lid and lifted it to my lips before I took a long swig that emptied it half way.
"I need to know what happened since I was gone." I asked.
"Two more died, three if you count the one you just killed." She replied.
I nodded my head and took another swig.
"I just realized, I have no idea how many are left." I told her.
She shrugged her shoulders. "Lets just stay alert until we know for sure."
I yawned and felt for the first time since I woke up the exhaustion taking over my body. Katniss told me to get some rest which I had no objection to. The second my head was down I felt the sleep take me over.
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The Hunger Games - Rebirth - Book 2
Fanfiction9 years has passed for the Mellark family. Peeta, Katniss and their daughter Aloe are oblivious to the upcoming event and are once again thrust into the drama of the Hunger Games as the Quarter Quell brings forth two Champions. Who will be chosen an...