Gaea's Curse

Chapter 5

I don't own PJO or HG.

Gaea's curse By NewWorldFiction

Chapter 5

Katniss waited. Quietly perched in the branch of the trees, waiting for the hunters to show up. The foliage her only cover. After Percy explained her how capture the flag worked at camp, acquiring for her a set of light armor, and setting her up in the forest, she was set.

And absolutely bored.

Percy had told her the hunters' common plan is send in a large force and then shortly after a group of hunter around one of the flanks. So Percy had placed her on the right flank and organized a front to push through the side and central areas of the forest. Hopefully the hunter will hold to their most obvious of plans and pass by Katniss' position.

Katniss huffed.

Sure they're going to pass her. It's been nearly a hour into the game. The horse man's whistle, now a lingering memory. The clashing of metal on metal, dominating the forest sound.

Getting up, Katniss began to climb down the tree quietly. Once on solid ground she began to walk her way to the left most area of the forest, hoping to find some some action.

Her heart stopped.

Wasn't that a career's job?

No. This is all a game. No one gets hurt here. But wasn't that exactly what the hunger games were? Some sick entertainment?

Dropping to her knees, the forest seemed to fade away. Her bow slipping out of her hands.

It was some sick joke! It had to be! A punishment for trying to eat the berries! No. It was for eating the berries.

It all made sense! Of course none of this could be real! It was some fake world she was in! Wasn't it?

Her world seemed to collapse. The darkness in the corner of her eyes swallowing her vision.

They were waking her now. She knew it!

Suddenly a voice spoke within her head. Demigods, so fun to mess with.

Her vision came back into focus when she heard the twang of a bowstring.

A arrow whizzing inches by her head, the darkness immediately withdrew from her vision and she spun into action.

Throwing herself to her side, she barely dodged the second arrow. In a scramble she grabbed her bow and knocked a arrow, releasing it in the general direction from where she heard the bowstring.

A feminine figure leaped out of the thick shrubby ahead, Katniss' arrow gliding through the bushes the huntress used for cover. Quickly Katniss notched another arrow but a split second before she could let it release, she was tackled to the ground, a body colliding with hers.

Not even given a chance, Katniss had a knife to her throat.

The redhead huntress smirked, "Campers, your all the same, weak."

Now Katniss has gone through many things. She's fought starvation, lost her father, worked day after day to feed her family, and was one of the unlucky ones to have participate in the Hunger Games. She was certainly anything but weak.

So when the arrow from Katniss' fallen bow found the huntress thigh, the girl's respect for the new camper increased tenfold.

The girl in shock, Katniss took the initiative and threw the girl of her. Rolling to her side she got up on her knees, knife from her sheath.

The girl in a similar position, however clutch her injured leg, was too holding a knife.

Katniss gave no mercy as she leapt forward with a vicious battle cry, her knife driving forward. The huntress, only because of years of experience she managed to deflect he blade. Buy Katniss wasn't giving any breathing room.

For Katniss, she was in the Hunger Games once again.

In a series of jabs, slashes, and thrusts, Katniss pounded the huntress' already weakened defense. A short minute later, Katniss slipped pass the girl's knife and had hers at the girls throat, the blade still moving forward.

It was Percy who saved the girl. Leaping out of canopy, a silver flag in hand he collided with the Huntress, saving the girl's life.

Percy had just the time to roll from the downed huntress before he saw the blade coming his way. Swinging Riptide, he broke the knife from Katniss' grip.

Leaping up onto his feet he called out, "Katniss what are in the gods names are you doing!"

His answer was the wild eyes of a corner animal rushing forward.

Percy, In a flash, remembered how Katniss told him about the Hungers Games.

"Oh shi-" tackled by the crazed girl, they crashed into a thick bush. Tumbling off each other they fell into a wide ditch pass the shrubbery.

Animals in a pit.

"Katniss... This is not the Hunger games..." Percy tried to calm her, his arms stretched forward, palms open. Somewhere along the way he lost Riptide. Those rose bushes could be a bitch sometimes.

Katniss growled, "No! I see what your doing! The Capitol has no right! I'm not going to let you!"

They began to circle each other.

"Katniss there's no Capitol... Look! Where not in some sick game! There's no cameras watching!"

Percy took a step towards Katniss.

"Why! Why do you do this to me! Why do you have to just keep taking things from me!"

"Katniss... I'm not with the Capitol, I'm your friend remember?"

Another step.

"Lies! All lies!"

"I'm your friend Katniss... Let's fix this together..."

"I'm not letting any of you mess with anymore!"

Percy took a third step forward. Katniss began to cower.

"Look!" Percy outstretched his arms, "I'm not going to hurt you!"

Another step closer, effectively cornering the crazed girl.

"Katniss..." He said in a soothing voice.

"Stay... Stay away from me..."

Percy took the final step forward, they were now a foot from each other. However, no longer was there a fierce wild girl ready for a fight to the death, but a broken, cowering girl.

Gently grasping Katniss shoulders he pulled her forward, the brunette falling into his arms. Sobs erupted.

The glory was all forgotten now; Beating the Hunters after decades of losses all gone.

All that was on Percy's mind was the girl crying in his arms.

Falling down to their knees, he rocked Katniss back and forth, whispering opting words in her ear.

It seemed like hours they were their for Percy in till she talked.

"Percy... I'm sorry..."

"You have nothing to be sorry about..."

End of Chapter 5

Emotional? Tell me! Also btw this won't be updates as often. School, another series I'm writing, sports, so on, limit my time to write. But I'll update as often as I can. R&R

-NewWorldFiction