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Cloves PoV
"CLOVE! HURRY! HURRY!" I run faster after Cato towards the tall silver cornucopia.
I hear the angry snarls and barks of muttations behind me, and it encourages me to go faster.
"Clove! Give me your hand!"
I reach up and Cato pulls me on top of the Cornucopia with him.
Exhausted, I fall onto his chest panting.
"We m-made it! It's ok!" he huffs
That's when I see them.
Lover boy, and fire girl, racing towards us, fire girl quickly attempting to shoot the mutts that are closest to them, but missing most.
I look at Cato and he nods pulling out his sword.
"Ready to go home baby?" he whispers with a tiny grin.
We stand waiting as Peeta and Katniss crawl up the side of the silver metal.
"Ka-Katniss! AUGH!"
Peeta desperately clutches to the side of the cornucopia, as a Mutt jumps up at him, ripping part of his pant leg open.
Katniss pulls him up and I scoff.
Weak.
They both turn and pale at the sight of Cato and I.
"Welcome!" I say with a smirk.
We stand staring at each other for a moment, then suddenly Cato dives at Peeta, pinning him down.
Katniss instantly reacts by grabbing her bow, about to shoot at me, but I know what she is up to, and easily dodge to the left, then jump on top of her.
I hear Cato and Peeta rolling around, attempting to pin the other, but that isn't important to me right now.
"Here we are again," I hiss into Katniss' ear. "Unfortunate end."
"Pl-please!" She begs to me.
"Please what," I say raising the knife in my hand.
"Please! Please make it quick! Pr-prim..."
I lower the knife slightly.
"The little girl..."
"Yes! Please for Prim! A-and Peeta!"
I glance at the blond boy still tussling with Cato and look back down at Katniss.
"Give me a break. You don't even love him."
"Of course I do!"
"Liar," I snap into her ear. "The way you look at him. It isn't love!"
"How would you know?!"
No Clove. Don't look weak and talk about Cato...
"Because I am smarter than I look. As for the little girl...she should cover her eyes."
"NO! Please! She can't see this!"
"Didn't you hear what I said? She can cover her eyes!"
"B-But....Peeta! And I NEED to go home to Prim!"
"You don't think I want to go home?! OF COURSE I DO! That is why Cato and I are going to WIN! We, are going to be the victors, and WE will be going home together!"
She doesn't say anything, realizing that obviously I want to go home as well.
"KATNISS!"
I turn over to see Peeta underneath Cato, who is holding his sword to Peetas throat.
"P-peeta!"
"You don't love him," I whisper.
Katniss ignores me and stares at the scene.
"Say bye bye to lover boy," Cato growls digging the sword into his throat.
Katniss screeches and thrashes under me as Peeta let's out a howl of pain.
Suddenly I feel something tug at my foot, and am yanked off of Katniss.
I'm barely able to scream before I'm dragged halfway down the metal of the cornucopia.
"CLOVE! NO!"
I attempt to scramble back up.
I can feel the flesh being torn off of my right leg, as the Mutt that grabs me, tries to reclaim its meal.
I fumble and pull out a knife from my jacket then chuck it down at the beast.
Its grasp loosens slightly and I take that time to pull myself completely up.
Once I'm up I gasp slightly.
Cato has Peeta in a headlock near the mouth of the Cornucopia, and Katniss is pointing her bow at Cato.
Cato is talking to them, blood pouring from a gash in his cheek.
"I-I'm dead anyways!" He practically shouts, then sees me.
His eyes widen and I take this as my chance to get Katniss.
I jump onto her back smacking her head into the hard metal.
Cato swings Peeta around and flings him off the side of the cornucopia.
"PEETA! PEETA!" Katniss screams and thrashes underneath me as we both watch in horror.
Cato runs towards me and I foolishly get off Katniss, as Cato wraps his arms around me.
"I thought I lost you!"
Katniss just stares at us, then changes her focus to the spot where Peeta fell, as she grimaces at the sound of his wailing.
"You wanna go over with him...or would you like me to finish you?" I ask.
She looks up in fear at Cato and I.
"Do it quick."
I nod, feeling a slight pang of guilt, as I slowly walk up to her, pulling out a few knives.
"finish Peeta off too."
"Alright."
"I love you Prim, and mom, and Gale, Gale take care of my family. And thank you Haymitch for being a surprisingly good mentor. And Effie. And everyone else."
"You done?" I ask quietly.
"yes," She whispers.
I kneel down beside her and look into her eyes, as the knife sinks into her chest.
She lets out a tiny pained breath and I pull the knife out.
"You were a good person," I say quietly to her as she keels over.
"Go home with Cato. Live happily."
I give her a sad smile as she closes her eyes and the cannon sounds.
"I may have hated her...but that was just sad," Cato sighs.
"Peeta? You want to or me...?"
"Throw the knife," Cato says gently pushing me forward.
I aim at his bloodied face and am about to release the knife when the cannon sounds.
Peeta has died...and so has Katniss...
I turn to Cato and jump into his arms.
"We-We won! We won! We're going home!" I sob into his chest.
He strokes my hair gently as we both clutch each other tightly, ignoring the fact that we are drenched in blood.
"We're going home Clover," He whispers. "I get to spend the rest of my life with you, safe!"
Now the tears really come.
Tears of joy, but also sadness. Tears of relief, but also worry.
The mutts disappeared after Peeta died, and the ground is once again safe.
I hop down and wince as I land on my shredded ankle.
Cato looks down at me with a concerned expression.
"You're going to have to get that fixed up."
I nod.
"It hurts."
"ATTENTION TRIBUTES...THE PREVIOUS RULE CHANGE HAS BEEN REVOKED. ONLY ONE MAY WIN. GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOUR!"
"No..." I mutter "No no no no no!"
I turn to Cato, shocked, and am just in time to watch the dagger plunge into his chest.
"CATO! CATO!"
I rush over to him as he crumples onto the ground, blood soaking his shirt.
"CATO! Cato! HOW COULD YOU! HOW COULD YOU! I NEED YOU! CATO!"
He reaches up to me and gently strokes the side of my face as tears pour down my cheeks.
"C-cato..."
"It's ok Clover. You go home. Go see your family."
"C-cato!" I wail, "Cato I need you though! Cato-cato..."
"I love you My Clover. I love you more than anything"
"S-stop it Cato! You aren't going to die! You-you're coming home with me!"
"I love you Clove," He says staring up at me.
"Cato!" I screech desperately grabbing him, "NO! I need you! I need you! CATO!"
The cannon sounds and I slump back onto Catos dead body, as violent sobs shake my body.
"M-my C-cato!"
"CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE SEVENTY FOURTH ANNUAL HUNGER GAMES! CLOVE KENTWELL!"
I glare up at the sky, tears and dirt, and blood blurring my vision.
I thought being a victor would be the most incredible feeling.
But now, it's like I've been locked in a cage. My oxygen taken away. It feels like My life has been taken away.
Because it has.
He was my life.
A/N and you all thought I would make them pull out nightlock!
Fools