Return to the Sea (Gale Hawthorne x OC)

Chapter 10

If you see this again in your notifications, I've rewrote some of the parts to make it fit better in the story. I've also edited it from its misspelling. You don't have to reread it if you don't want to if you've already read it yesterday.
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I stepped back and noticed she was covered in blood. I looked at my hands to see they were also covered.

"Yeah, sorry about that."

"What happened?" I asked.

"Well, we deep into the jungle, where we thought we were safe, until when the rain started. I thought it was water, turned out to be blood." I shuddered at the thought. "Hot. Thick. Blood. It was coming down, it was choking us. We were stumbling around, gagging on it blind. That's when Blight hit the force field. He wasn't much but he was from home." Johanna sighed.

I felt bad for her but Wiress kept saying "Tik Tok." That's what confused me most. The pain in my leg came back and I hissed in pain.

"What's wrong with her?" Katniss questioned.

Beetee got up from the water. "She's in shock. Dehydration isn't helping. Do you have fresh water?"

"We can get some." Katniss responded.

I looked back at Johanna to see her and Wiress pushing each other around. Well, more like Johanna pushing her around.

"Hey. Hey!" Katniss ran and pushed Johanna off, causing her to try to lunge at her.

"I got them out for you!" Johanna yelled, struggling against Finnick's hold.

I was just as confused as Katniss was but I ignored it. "Hey! Non of this fighting is gonna help. We have to work together."

Johanna stopped fighting Finnick and calmed down. Sort of. Katniss walked over to Wiress and helped her wash the blood off. I sighed and went to go sit by a tree.

"We need to clean that." Beetee pointed to my wound.

"It's fine." I croaked.

"It doesn't look fine." He sat down next to me. "At least you stopped the bleeding. How did this happen?"

I looked at him as flashes of last night came. "I was running from Brutus. And when I lost him I ran into this mutation. It's not like any of the others. There were three. One was killed by another tribute resulting into his...death."

All Beetee did was nod. He started wrapping up a coil of wire and I hid a smile knowing he could take us all out with it. I sighed and closed my eyes, just wanting sleep to take over. But the voices of Dele and Hero kept that from me. I heard crackling and covered my ears with my hands, not in the mood for any sounds disturbing my peace.

"We figured it out!" Katniss yelled, running to land with Wiress trailing behind her.

We all sat around, listening to what Katniss learned.

"This entire arena seems to be laid out like a clock with a new threat every hour but they stay within their wedge. It all starts with the lightning-"

"Lightning?" I ask.

"The lightning that strikes the tree. You haven't noticed? It just happened not to long ago." Finnick explains.

"Sorry, I've been to busy trying to survive and have some peace and quiet to notice."

"Anyway, after the lightning it's the blood rain, fog, and monkeys. That's the first four hours." We all start making our way towards the Cornucopia. "At ten that's when the giant wave hits from over there."

"The tail points at twelve." Peeta adds.

"That's when the lightning strikes, at noon and midnight."

"Strikes where?" Beete asks.

"That's big tree." Katniss points to it.

"Good."

I sit down out of exhaustion. I watch as Peeta drew a circle, making the clock. "So twelve to one, the lightning. Then one to two is blood, and then fog, and monkeys."

"So other than the wave, did you guys see anything?" Questions Katniss.

Johanna answers next. "Nothing but blood."

"Actually," all eyes turn toward me. "Besides the wave I've encountered two more. One," I point to the next wedge on the left of the waves area. "Noises. Like insects, doesn't let you sleep even if you could. Then other," I point to the wedge left of that. "A monster. Or mutation."

"Doesn't matter, as long as we stay clear of whatever sector is active, we'll be safe." Peeta says.

An unsettling feeling goes over me when suddenly I hear a gasp. I turn my head to see Gloss stab a knife into Wiress' neck. I quickly grab a knife and throwing, it hitting him in the neck the same time as an arrow hits him in the heart.

I stand up quickly, seeing my spear floating in the water. I silently thank the gods and pick it up. I turn around to see Johanna going after Cashmere. I'm about to throw it at Cashmere when I get knocked off my feet from the tremble of the earth.

I grip the rocks tightly when the surface starts spinning. I pull myself up a little but when I see a giant box coming my way, I loose my grip and fall into the water. I get pushed around like a rag doll by the water. I here another splash and see Katniss in the water too. The spinning stops and the water calms and I swim to the top, gasping for air.

I swim to the rocky edge and climb up a coughing mess. My whole body fills with anger. Why me? Why us? Stupid Capitol.

"You ok?" Finnick asks.

"Fine." I growl.
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Hi, I've updated! Yay! This isn't that good but it gets the story going. So pretty much its an important filler. I also didn't reread it like the others so if you spot a mistake, please comment.

And before you ask, yes, Ceto gets a happy ending, I think.

I might rewrite this chapter but I most likely won't, unless I absolutely despise this chapter by the weekend which probably won't happen.

Ok, bye!