Rowan Everdeen, Yes you read it right. Everdeen, younger sister of the capitol darling, Katniss. Rowan is reaped for the 74th Hunger Games, and with Everdeen blood flowing in her veins is determined to survive it. When she catches the eyes of the br...
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The katana aims for my face before I have time to do anything. Cato's sword comes slashing and colliding with his sword.
A girl steps out of the bushes knife in hand "ugh looks like Cato got here first to protect you." She smirks "What? Trouble in Paradise?"
Cato and Masons sword are still together everyone careful to make a move. It was like everything was on me. Waiting for my next move.
I lunge toward the girl pinning her to the ground and I hear Cato's and Mason's swords clash. I'm about to grab the knife I put in my pocket when she head butts me and I go flailing back in pain. She takes this as an opportunity to take her Katana out. But before anything can hit me, Clove throws a knife in her back and the girl drops to ground dead.
Grabbing the katana I sneak behind Mason and Put the weapon to his mouth. "Take that you bastard ." I snarl and pull the katana through his neck and I behead him.
"He's getting away." I yell, the District 6 male was already trying to run. But I pull the arrow back and hit him right in the heart. He stumbles a bit then falls down and we all know he's gone. The cannons boom one by one and we check there bags to see if they have anything good. The one useful thing they brought was bandage wrapping. So I snatch that and head on my way.
I notice Cato's hand covered in blood, and after 20 minutes of arguing he finally gives in to letting me bandage and clean it. Huh serves him right.
"Cato tell me if your hurt next time." I mock.
He rolls his eyes "shut up" he says.
***
When we head back to camp we get ready for bed. We decided to take shifts for the night since someone could sneak up on us. I had offered to take the first shift but Cato quickly volunteered and that was that.
As I got into my sleeping bag, Cato sits next to me with his sword ready at a moments notice.
"Are you going to stare at me the whole night?" I ask.
"Are you going to ever not be sarcastic and just let me be romantic."
"It's not romantic, it's weird."
"Romantic."
"Weird."
"Romantic"
"Weird."
"Weird"
"Romantic, oh wait ughhhhhh." All he does is laugh and tells me to go to bed. After 20 minutes of excuses I finally turn the light off and go to bed.
***
Waking up the next morning to a sleeping Cato holding me makes me want to stay there forever. I escape from his tight grip and walk outside of the cornucopia and just take in the fresh air. For an arena it's actually, silent.
"Good morning, angel." Cato says hugging me from behind.
"Found one that sticks?" I ask
"Mhhhhh"
We sit in silence just enjoying each other's company. After a while I decide to talk.
"Cato?"
"Yes, love?"
"I have killed people." I pause "I have taken peoples life from them for the sake of my own."
"Sweetheart, I've killed too okay, Your not the reason they've died." He sighs
"Cato I released the arrow that ended peoples life. Who else killed them."
"You know who. The same person for the reason on why we are here."
I turn around and face him with tears in my eyes. "But I'm the one who's allowing this to happen. I have turned into another one of his puppets. I'm doing and becoming exactly who he wants me to become." I raise my voice the anger in my body boiling as I think more and more about it.
"Rowan are you killing these people for no reason?"
"No Cato by-"
"Then it's not your fault ok."
"Cato I'm a monster ok. It is because of my actions that someone is dead. Ok they can never live the rest of their life's because I have killed them." That's when it dawned on me what I have done.
I start breathing really hard "Cato...I...killed someone." I choke out sobs and cover my mouth. I'm now panting and I can feel myself sobbing now.
"Woah woah, Rowan breathe okay okay okay." He picks me up and brings me back to camp where I drink water and go back to bed. It's not really sleeping and more of closing my eyes.
The fact that I am a monster isn't what bothers me. It's the fact that I'm a monster that Snow created.
So I have no idea what is up with this font. So let me try and fix it. Midtermstomorrowwish me luck. I'm really scared for myselfand should Ikeep this book up. It's really bad. Also would you guys mind being more active in my coments. Like I want to hear you thoughts and ideas I'minterested. Short chapterI guess but whatever.
