Fatal Attraction [Catoniss - The Hunger Games]

Nine;

"I can't believe Cato would go off with her. I mean, what's so special about her anyway?" Glimmer complained to anyone who would listen, though the only person who was really listening to anything she had to say was Clove.

Marvel had grown tired of Glimmer long before she even started complaining. I'm not sure whether it was her voice which did it, or just the fact that she thought she was better than everyone else.

"He's only using her. He just wants her on his side so it's easier to kill her," Clove replied with a sadistic smirk on her face. I had found it hard to miss the way in which she kept looking at me. If only looks could actually kill.

I would definitely be dead by now. I wouldn't have even had the chance to defend myself.

"Where is Cato anyway?" Glimmer asked, looking around and finally noticing that he wasn't anywhere to be seen.

"With Brutus. He wants to keep him away from Katniss," Clove said.

"She doesn't stand a chance anyway. I give her until the end of the countdown," Glimmer's obnoxious laugh filled the centre, though Clove was the only one who actually joined in with the laughter and mocking.

"I don't even give her that long. I bet she steps off before the end of the countdown."

"I know she's stupid, but I'm sure even she's not that stupid," Glimmer muttered. I could almost have taken that as a compliment had she not spent the last hour insulting me like I wasn't even near her.

I don't know why I was so bothered in the first place. I knew they were right. I was going to be dead before the end of the first day and it was stupid even trying to convince myself otherwise. It was never going to happen.

I, Katniss Everdeen, would be dead before the end of day one. My family and friends would grieve for me before getting back to their normal routine, like I didn't even exist.

I would become nothing more than a memory which they thought about when they were feeling a little down. It was for the best way, I didn't want them thinking about me twenty-four seven because they would never be able to move on from my death.

"Even if she doesn't die, then I am sure Cato will finish her off," Clove laughed as they walked past me as though they hadn't spoken a word wrong about me.

"Hey Katniss," Glimmer grinned happily.

"Hey Glimmer," I returned her fake happiness before walking away, deciding that I would rather be in my room than down here for any longer.

I had learnt what I needed to know. That being absolutely nothing.

As the tube moved towards the Arena, their words plagued my mind and I didn't know what to do.

I knew they were telling the truth. I knew I was going to be dead before the end of the day. I knew it would probably be Cato to kill me.

But I don't think I would want anyone else to kill me. It only seems fitting that Cato is the one to kill me, especially after the last couple of days.

Sure, it was nice to get a glimpse of the real Cato, but I wasn't stupid enough to believe that could actually last forever. The moment we stepped foot into the grass, he was going to be the Career he had been trained to be and I was going to be nothing to him.

Haymitch had told me to kill him before he killed me, but I couldn't even do that.

Not because I couldn't kill him, but because I didn't want to kill him. I didn't want to kill a boy who was simply pretending to be someone else for the cameras.