Love in the heart of the games

chapter 30

okay I know there are alot of chapters and not alot of pages so I'm going to try to put more into eachchapter instead of a day at a time. ok thanks.

- Kylie

Katniss' POV

I hear leaves crunching under heavy footsteps and apraoching fast. But my sobs for my lost ally don't stop. Even after the announcement about the rule change. I don't care anymore. I don't want anymore death. No more blood. No more gore. I'm tired. Tired of the blood. Tired of the gore. Tired of death and tired of sadness. I don't care if they come for me. I have my bow and arrows. Hey it might even be Cato. I don't care anymore. I'm tired. The footsteps are louder now and I can hear the person's rapid breathing. I still don't move. I just sit and sob. She was twelve. She was Prim's age. Prim. I hope she is okay. I hope she isn't crying for me. I hope she won't cry if and when I die. The footsteps stop but I can hear rapid breathing. "Kat-" They pause out of breath. "Niss" They finish. I think it's Cato. I stop sobbing only long enough to say, "What? Are you here to kill me?" my voice cracks with the word kill. The breathing calms down and I hear leves crunch as I am approached. "No." Cato says simply. He sits down next to me on the log I just noticed I was sitting on. He gives me an awkward one-aremed-side-hug, type thing because of our seating position. I lean my head on his shoulder and just sob. I have no idea how much time passes before I calm down but I don't care. Cato makes it better. Cato is somehow comforting. I don't get it because of his bulky build and huge size. Accompanied by a deep voice and lust to kill. But he is. He is surprisingly gentle. He has huge hands and strong arms like I said and I would figure he would crush me even with a half hug let alone a real one. I smile sadly at this though. I sit up and see that I have soaked Cato's shoulder. I smile for real. It has been so long since I have actually smiled. I'm exhausted. And hungry. I haven't checked my snares in a long time, and the game I have has spoiled by now.

Just then I hear more leaves crunching, Cato must not hear it because he doesn't move. I grab my bow and pull away. I put my fingers to my lips and tell him to get down behind the log. I climb twenty feet up the nearest tree and load my bow. I see a flash of a black pony tail and aim. I follow the hair until I lose it. Clove walks out of the trees and towards the log. "I know you're there Cato. You're not small enough forr that log." She says then looks up at me. "I watched you climb the tree Katniss." She smirks smugly and I roll my eyes. "Get down from there. You aren't a squirrel." She says a little more harsh this time. I climb down and I'm on the ground in under sixty seconds.

"Why'd you follow me?" Cato askes. "Because I wanted to make sure you didn't kill youself like Marvel did." She looks pointedely at me. Oh yea, I killed her 'boyfriend.' I think she was just gonna use him. But ya never know. " Yea well he shouldn't have killed my ally. A twelve-year-old girl!" I say through gritted teeth. She curls her lip at me. It's my turn to smirk. I'm sure all camera's arem on us right about now. "Go away career." I say getting more angry by the second. "Oh? You're pulling that card on me now? Well ya know you're boyfriend's sister is my best friend and we were training partners, so that means, he is a career too! he has killed jjust as many people as me!" She has a point. I clench my fist and begin to swing at her jaw when Cato grabs my wrist. "No need to bring the right hook in to this one." He says trying to lighten the mood. "Yea Listen to Cato. I thought you would have more will power than that considering you're the girl on fire. Guess not." I smirk. The thing she doesn't know, I'm ambidextrous. I swing my fist and cath her in the jaw and she stumbles back. "Guess you do have will power." Cato starts to laugh and I send him a death glare. "What?" He says still laughing. I look away. "Get away from me bitch." I snarl at Clove. I turn to walk away when she tackles me. "What was that? Fire-girl?" Clove says with an evil smile on her face. "I said get away from me bitch." I repeat. Cato is still just sitting there. Watching ou little cat-fight unwind. "Well Fire-girl,I think I'm gonna put out your flames." I have to supress my laughter at her lame comment. Cato can't. Clove glares at him. He is completely oblivious. I throw her off me and stand up. I throw another left hook and turn to walk away. I feel something thump against my pack and I take it off. That bitch threw a knife at me. I may not be a good knife thrower but I yank it out and throw it at a tree. I turn to walk away while she goes to get the knife. She yanks it out and I turn around when I hear the thump of her falling. I turn and smirk at her. She is now fuming at me. This makes me laugh even harder.