Hunger games. Clove's POV.

Chapter 24 - The Feast

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 Cato and I decided that I would go and grab our bag - not that we needed it but anyways - while Cato would sneak close to the cornucopia and follow the big guy from 11- whos name we've figured was Thresh. That means there were 2 left for me. The read-headed girl wouldn't be a problem, one knife and she was dead, but Katniss could be a problem.

But, probably not.

We left our camp early in the morning, long before dawn, and headed in to the forest and there we sat down at the edge of the forest. While we waited I think i must have sorted my knives at least 10 times.

But finally, we saw a table rise from the ground at the opening of the cornucopia. Cato and I looked at each other and nodded before he started creeping away in to the bushes. I turned my head back to the cornucopia and saw that the read-headed girl from 5 were running away from the cornucopia with a bag in her arms.

How the hell could she have run all the way to the cornucopia and back on that little moment when I wasn't looking?! If not...

That smart bastard.

She had hidden inside the cornucopia and now she was out of sight. Though she had run in Cato's direction so maybe, if he was lucky, he could take down her on his way to Thresh. Maybe.

I watched the rest of the bags on the table. Both mine and Cato's and Thresh's bags were pretty big but 12's was really small. I bet it was medecine for Loverboy. 

I decided it was best to run there now, so I would be there when Katniss showed up. I raised to my feet and began jogging forwards the cornucopia.

 Once I reached the corner of the cornucopia I slowed down to a walking pace and began walking more carefully, sure to not step on any branches. When I was about to round the corner and walk up to the table with the bags on I saw her. Katniss. She had just picked up her bag and was now jogging towards me with her head turned backwards, to see if anyone followed her. Too bad the threat wasn't behind her.

I pulled out a knife and made sure to throw it exactly when she had turned her head and spotted me. Unfortunately she was leaning slightly backwards and my knife just cut up a deep cut on her forehead instead of bury it self in her head. 

Blood poured out from the cut and blinded her but she pulled out an arrow anyway and lifted the bow and aimed at me. I  was a quick thinker so I had time to bend away from the arrow. What I hadn't thought of was that Katniss was a quick reloader and her next arrow cut straight through my left upper arm. I let out a loud scream - more like a howl - at how dumb I had been to not bend away again. 

I quickly examined the cut and pulled out the arrow while biting my bottom lip to not scream in pain. Once I was done Katniss had managed to whipe away the blood from her eyes but it still poured slightly from the cut. She was about to turn away and run back into the forest but by now I was right next to her and threw myself at her.

I actually thought it'd be a more even fight but after a few rolls and punches I had her pinned under me while I was sat upon her stomach, my foots holding down her hands and a knife to her throat.

"Where's loverboy? Ahh I see, you were gonna help him, right? Well thats just sweeeeet." I said and laughed a bit.

"Too bad you couldn't help your little friend, what was her name again? Rue?" I laughed again.

"Well, we killed her, and now, we're gonna kill you." I raised my knife to dig it straight in her eye when someone grabbed my by the waist and forcefully lifted my off Katniss. At first I thought it was Cato but when I was roughly shoved against the cornucopia wall I saw that the one who had interrupted my killing was Thresh. And now he was inches away from my face, and he didn't look happy.

"You killed her!!?" Thresh screamed at me and grabbed me hard by the collar of my jacket.

I started panicking, there was no way I could fight against Thresh and win. 

"No!" I said as I started to breath faster.

"I heard you! I heard you say her name!!" He screamed and his grip got harder and harder. I realised there was no hope for me alone so I did the one thing that came up in my mind.

"Cato! Cato!!!" I have never asked anybody for help before but if I wanted to live through this, I needed Cato. 

I heard Cato respond but he was too far away. My heart was beating so fast and my breath was even faster. Thresh looked so angry and, I was scared.

I was scared.

I was scared because I was going to die. I was going to die like this, in this arena, on orders from the Capitol.

Thresh grip on me tightened and he pulled me against him before he pushed me hard, really hard, against the wall. I hit my head and everything went black and I was sure I was dead because of the extreme pain, but apparently I wasn't. Thresh pushed my one more time into the wall, maybe even harder this time before he let go. 

I fell lifeless to the ground but I was still aware of my surrondings though I couldn't see or hear, I still felt the grass I laid on and of course, I felt the pain. It pounded inside me like a big big hammer and I just wished it could stop.

I don't know how long time I laid there but soon, the only thing I felt was the hammer inside me. Suddenly I felt a presence and someone bent down next to me. After some thinking I realised it was Cato. He was talking, or maybe he was screaming, or maybe crying, or maybe all, but I could only make out a few words.

"No.....why...i...love...you....win.....for you.....no....why..." it pained me even more than the hammer to hear Cato cry or whatever he was doing. But the word I remembered was love. He loved me.

The only boy I have ever liked/loved, loved me. 

Maybe it wasn't so bad dying after all, not when you have had the chance to meet someone as amazing as Cato. 

I took my last breath with Cato by my side, screaming my name. I even heard my own canon.

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First of all, THIS STORY IS NOT FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will write 1-2 more chapters from CATO'S pov :) So hang on a little bit longer.

Second of all, I am so incredible sorry for not posting. I have seen how many more reads I have got and it should have given my the inspiration to write but it didn't. I even saw comments telling me to update and I wanted to but as soon as I sat down to write, something else came up.

But now! Noooow, it's suuummmmeeer!!! WOHOO! 

Homework's gone and all the tests too. I still have pretty many training days but I will defenitely write more now.

OKay, well I hoped you liked this chapter even though it was pretty sad, if you ask me. And stay tuned (?) to read the last chapter/s which is in Cato's pov, and maybe even Clary (clove's sister).

Byebyebyee, love you all :)