Please Save Me

Kathryn|116th Hunger Games|12|District 10

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Kathryn lay on the ground dying, she knew she was dying. Not just because of the severity of her wounds, she could feel in deep in her soul, she was slipping away. She wanted to call for Carter to leave her but when she tried to yell not even a whisper came out. She tried to keep up with the battle occurring but everything was becoming hazy and fuzzy. That is until she felt someone curl up with her. “C-C-Carter” she finally stammered out with extreme effort. Her eyes shifting over to his face. To his eyes. She felt so much better and safer now that the other tribute was there. But then she saw the blood that wasn’t her own. “Y-Y-You’re h-h-hurt.”

Carter was crying and nodded “L-Lola got me too… I got angry and went after her, not my b-best idea ever.” he choked out before pulling them back against a wall and he pulled her into his lap and held her tightly, using his hand to put pressure on Katheryn’s wound. “I’m right here for you… I told you I’d never leave your side.”

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Kathryn couldn’t stand to see Carter cry but when she tried to reach up to wipe his tears she didn’t have the strength. “Please don’t cry. This is all my fault. I’m so sorry. You should have left me. You’re gonna die and it’s all my fault.” Kathryn coughed and tasted blood. “I’m here for you too Carter. I’m gonna leave you either. Carter, I-I-I Love you. I love you like the big brother I’ve always wished I had.”

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The young man groaned as he held his side, bleeding out of the wound slowly he could feel himself grow cold. He looked over at his dear friend and saw there was still movement.

Tears rushing down his cheeks the young man used all the strength he had to pull himself up and over to the tiny brunet. Once there he dropped down next to her, his hands shaking as he pulled her into a tight embrace.

“I’m so sorry Kat-fish… I’m so sorry I couldn’t protect you.” he said between sobs. His large hands although covered in both their blood reached up to gently brush her hair out of her face.

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Kathryn lay on the ground dying, she knew she was dying. Not just because of the severity of her wounds, she could feel in deep in her soul, she was slipping away. She wanted to call for Carter to leave her but when she tried to yell not even a whisper came out. She tried to keep up with the battle occurring but everything was becoming hazy and fuzzy. That is until she felt someone curl up with her. “C-C-Carter” she finally stammered out with extreme effort. Her eyes shifting over to his face. To his eyes. She felt so much better and safer now that the other tribute was there. But then she saw the blood that wasn’t her own. “Y-Y-You’re h-h-hurt.”

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There was safety in numbers, but it would be devastating for all the girls to fall fool to a trap left for them by one of the other remaining tributes. As a result, it was decided that each would take the plunge into the dining room turned pool one at a time. The girls entered through the ruins of their former luxury cabins, the girl descending down the stairs first, most of which were already cloaked by oddly colored water that rose ominously. Using the mask she had won a lifetime before, she stayed close to the surface, scanning the sector floor for the promised rewards. It seemed bleak for a while, many of the tables looking exactly the same through her tinted goggles. A lazily flowing “2″ caught her eye and she soon afterwards held a sword in one hand, a tiny bag in the other.

Lola escaped through the closer stairs leading into the second class cabins. The ocean that had collected in her locks had all but a second to start falling to the carpeted hallway when she sensed that she was no longer alone, two figures appearing before her. 

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Kathryn and Carter had been heading down the hall to try to sneak into the feast when a figure had appeared. It was Lola. Kathryn pulled out her dagger “Lola, go away. Now!”

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Kathryn and Carter were hidden in the district eight cabin when the ship suddenly began tilting and things in the room began falling. Kathryn grabbed onto the sides of the bed as she looked at Carter in terror. “Are we sinking?”

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Kathryn was woken from loud booms. She shot up in bed, her eyes big as she reaches for Carter’s hand. “What was that?”

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Carter and Kathryn had snuck back into the dining hall at the time that the robot avoxes were scheduled to bring out the food. They still had a few minutes until the scheduled food delivery. “I wonder what they’ll be serving today!” Kathryn said excitedly.

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Carter ducked behind the table with her, the two of them tucked away from sight together. He wasn’t happy to be back on the upper decks “We’ll I hope it’s something good… It better be worth us coming back up here.” he said not nearly excited as the little girl, but a smile crept to his lips at her joy.

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Kathryn grinned but soon the grin disappeared. The robot avoxes came out and began picking up all the food and water left out and chanting ‘Overboard, overboard’ as they headed out of the dining hall. “W-Where are they going?”

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Kathryn nodded sharply “Sounds like a plan. But if I get caught and I tell you to leave me behind you have to leave me behind.” Kathryn grinned after the boy kissed her forehead. “Swearing isn’t good.” She replied giving Carter a stern look. “You’re very special and important to me.” Kathryn took the whistle and turned it over in her hand “Thank you, Ill keep it safe.” With that the girl turned and headed the rest of the way up the stairs. Upon reaching the top deck Kathryn slowly began to sneak closer to the cornucopia, hoping to be able to spot the careers and not be spotted by them.

The young man followed her all the way up to the top deck where they now stood overlooking the cornacorpia and the surrounding area. He wasn’t happy to be back here, many bodies still laying bloody on the floor around the metal building, he didn’t want Katheryn to be laying among them. “Are you sure you want to go back in there? what if they find you?” he whispered.

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Kathryn took in the scene as she also took in a deep breath before turning to Carter and nodding her head yes. “I’m sure. I really won’t feel comfortable until at least one of us has a weapon and we have some medicine for your gash.” Kathryn gave Carter an encouraging smile before rushing quickly into the cornucopia when the careers weren’t looking. She grabbed a machete and backpack that seemed to have items in it. Kathryn ran as fast as she could back to Carter.

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Briar had seemed refuge in her room, blocking the door with a chair when the robotic avocets had come barging in, breaking the chair in their movements. She had backed into a corner, trying her best to hide, but she noticed all they were concerned with was her crackers. She let them take them without a fight and watched as they left her room. She quickly shut the door and baracaded it again and rested for a few hours.

She was scared out of her mind, but her stomach was rumbling. She decided to see if there was any food left, wondering if the avoxes took it all. She slowly opened her door and peered outeither way before taking off down the hallway. She was small and unarmed, she knew she would potentially need a target, but she needed to find something to eat.

She turned around a corner and froze when she saw someone at the other end of the hallway.

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Carter and Katheryn had just returned from the dinning hall, not pleased being coated in sticky sauces and alcohol which splashed at them as they fought their way out of the dinning room. “Well you could say that left me a little salty.” he said with a big smirk on his face proud of his dad joke. 

When they just about made it to the corner and stared down the hallway he saw a tiny figure, his arm shooting out in front of his smaller companion. He stared at the familiar face for a moment and examined her to see if she had any weapons. Carter wasn’t sure is they should trust her, then again she looked just as scared as he did “Briar.” he said more like a statement.

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Briar recognized him after a moment of studying his face. She didn’t move though, watching him and his movements. She might know Carter from training, but he was still older and bigger and that meant she wasn’t likely to trust him right away. “Carter. What are you doing?” She asked, but quickly realized that wasn’t a smart question. He was doing the same thing she was, trying to survive, trying to outlive the games.

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Kathryn peeked around from behind Carter to see why the pair had stopped and Carter was protecting her. It was Briar, Kathryn’s heart began pounding. “Briar, we don’t want any trouble.”

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Kathryn pouted “But I want to risk my life for you. I want to take care of you and protect you.” Kathryn nodded “I really think I should go back. You can come along but don’t get caught.” Kathryn closed her eyes and bit the inside of her check so she wouldn’t yelp or whimper when Carter fixed her nose. Kathryn sighed after her nose was fixed “But I REALLY wanted the backpack. I want supplies to help us.” Kathryn looked up into Carter’s eyes and smiled “It’s okay, how were we supposed to know that the entire arena would be separating us and not just the cornucopia?” Kathryn looked at Carter with big eyes “Are you sure? This whistle is so special to you.”

“Alright… Ill hang back and try not to get us caught.” Carter sighed and then kissed her forehead, he was always shocked at how brave this small girl was “-your a strong girl you did well, even I swore when I got mine broken.” He mused and smiled at her  “Don’t be silly… I’m not that important that you need to kill yourself over me.“ He said and then he gestured for her to take it, insisting on it “Its special to me… but so are you and besides think about it like an emergency precaution.” He smiled and then lifted it over her head and hung it around her neck. “Blow it and I’ll come to your rescue.”

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Kathryn nodded sharply “Sounds like a plan. But if I get caught and I tell you to leave me behind you have to leave me behind.” Kathryn grinned after the boy kissed her forehead. “Swearing isn’t good.” She replied giving Carter a stern look. “You’re very special and important to me.” Kathryn took the whistle and turned it over in her hand “Thank you, Ill keep it safe.” With that the girl turned and headed the rest of the way up the stairs. Upon reaching the top deck Kathryn slowly began to sneak closer to the cornucopia, hoping to be able to spot the careers and not be spotted by them.

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Carter and Kathryn had snuck back into the dining hall at the time that the robot avoxes were scheduled to bring out the food. They still had a few minutes until the scheduled food delivery. “I wonder what they’ll be serving today!” Kathryn said excitedly.

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Kathryn frowned when she listened to Carter say how deep they were in the ship before following him back up the steps. She became sad and worried when she saw the blood on the older boy’s brow. “I was hoping to sneak back into the cornucopia. Maybe I can get you some anti-botic cream.” Kathryn looked up into Carter’s eyes with sadness at their situation “I don’t mind a little pain. Go ahead and fix it please.” Kathryn let her eyes fall in guilt “I just wanted to get us a backpack or weapons so we would have supplies. Stupid Lola.”

“That’s sweet but you don’t need to risk you life for me… if you really want to go back i’ll go with you and make sure you don’t get jumped by anyone.” he grabbed her nose gently; his hands nice and warm as they felt around for the displacement. “One… Two… Three.” he counted down before then snapping it back into place. He then chuckled a bit at her comment “She’s not worth dying over…  we’ll find something Kat-Fish.” he then looked at her nose and sighed “-I’m sorry I didn’t stop her from hurting you… I should have been there.” he said and then reached into his wet suit and pulled out the train whistle which he tied to a string “-You take it. You can use it if you ever need me.” he said with a big smile.

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Kathryn pouted “But I want to risk my life for you. I want to take care of you and protect you.” Kathryn nodded “I really think I should go back. You can come along but don’t get caught.” Kathryn closed her eyes and bit the inside of her check so she wouldn’t yelp or whimper when Carter fixed her nose. Kathryn sighed after her nose was fixed “But I REALLY wanted the backpack. I want supplies to help us.” Kathryn looked up into Carter’s eyes and smiled “It’s okay, how were we supposed to know that the entire arena would be separating us and not just the cornucopia?” Kathryn looked at Carter with big eyes “Are you sure? This whistle is so special to you.”

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Kathryn couldn’t believe how calm the older girl was amoungst the bloodshed currently occurring. “No!” She yelled and yanked again “I said LET GO!” She growled before pulling even harder than the last time, her eyes darting around for a weapon to help her but everything being too far out of reach.

Obviously, playing to the girl’s innocence was a strategy that wasn’t going to work. The backpack was still half-clung to her own body, why that didn’t mean it was hers already beyond her. “No,” she responded in the meanest voice she could muster, yanking on the strap not belonging to her. Lola jabbed her foot into both of the girl’s knees repeatedly.

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Kathryn fought to keep standing as the older girl kicked at her knees. “It’s mine! Let go!” She yelled before taking one of her hands off the strap. Kathryn thought back to what Electra had taught her before punching Lola as hard as she could in the stomach in hopes the sudden pain would make her let go of the bag.

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Kathryn couldn’t help but feel on edge, ears listening for the sound of anyone coming and eyes constantly shifting off of Carter to look for movement. “Well where are we right now, deck wise?” She asked before following the y’all male back up the stairs. Until Carter mentioned Karthryn’s nose she had all but forgotten about it. As her attention went back to it Kathryn’s nose began to throb. “How bad does it look? Does it look like it needs to be popped back into place?”

The young man sighed “Probably pretty low down now… maybe deck six or seven? Feels like we’ve been running a while now.” he said whipping the sweat and blood from his brow, he swore a little at the blood on his hand but then stopped in the stairwell. “It won’t take long if we want to stop and fix it right now… if we wait it might not heal correctly. Although, it might hurt for a bit if I pop it back into place.” he said softly, his strong hands reaching for her cheeks and took a good look at the broken appendage on her face. He sighed at the sight of his beaten ally and then shook his head “You should be careful around the bigger tributes… they’re my job.”

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Kathryn frowned when she listened to Carter say how deep they were in the ship before following him back up the steps. She became sad and worried when she saw the blood on the older boy’s brow. “I was hoping to sneak back into the cornucopia. Maybe I can get you some anti-botic cream.” Kathryn looked up into Carter’s eyes with sadness at their situation “I don’t mind a little pain. Go ahead and fix it please.” Kathryn let her eyes fall in guilt “I just wanted to get us a backpack or weapons so we would have supplies. Stupid Lola.”

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After Kathryn had killed the girl from nine she spotted what she had been looking for, a backpack. However, as Kathryn got closer to the bag Lola grabbed it and slung one of the straps over her shoulder. Kathryn grabbed the other strap and yanked. “Let go of it!” She shouted.

Of course she recognized the young girl, having met her just days before. Hurting a child would be a horrendous act, killing one too awful to even think about. “Kathryn,” she replied calmly. “I had it first. Play fair and let it go.”

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Kathryn couldn’t believe how calm the older girl was amoungst the bloodshed currently occurring. “No!” She yelled and yanked again “I said LET GO!” She growled before pulling even harder than the last time, her eyes darting around for a weapon to help her but everything being too far out of reach.

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After Kathryn and Carter got away from District Twelve’s male, whom Kathryn was hoping was slowly dying, they ran down hallway after hallway and stairwell after stairwell. Eventually they stopped “It’s possible the careers will take the dining room but it’s also possible they’ll take the cornucopia. I think we should scope out the dining room and if possible stock up on what’s available there and then go find somewhere to hide and come up with a plan.”

Carter took a deep breath and then nodded his head “Its just gonna be a matter of finding it, but from what my brother used to tell me the dinning hall is typically on a mid deck or a top deck… so back up the sitars we go.” he said rather reluctantly before then starting to jog up the steps “-How’s your nose by the way? Want me to pop it back in, maybe we can find ice in the dinning room?” he wondered.

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Kathryn couldn’t help but feel on edge, ears listening for the sound of anyone coming and eyes constantly shifting off of Carter to look for movement. “Well where are we right now, deck wise?” She asked before following the y’all male back up the stairs. Until Carter mentioned Karthryn’s nose she had all but forgotten about it. As her attention went back to it Kathryn’s nose began to throb. “How bad does it look? Does it look like it needs to be popped back into place?”

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Once they were out of rang of the cornucopia, hidden in one of the many stairways after running for what seemed like hours in carter’s mind he turned to Kathryn with a red face “Where are we gonna go whats the plan Kat-fish? We need food and water… the careers will take over the dinning room if their smart. We should find a cabin or a engine room possibly, they’ll be more supplies there.” he said trying to catch his breath as they sat in the stairway for a moment.

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After Kathryn and Carter got away from District Twelve's male, whom Kathryn was hoping was slowly dying, they ran down hallway after hallway and stairwell after stairwell. Eventually they stopped “It’s possible the careers will take the dining room but it’s also possible they’ll take the cornucopia. I think we should scope out the dining room and if possible stock up on what’s available there and then go find somewhere to hide and come up with a plan.” 

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Still absolutely enamored by the size and sheer beauty of the ship she now was a passenger on, the girl found herself struggling to make her way towards the middle of the ship, still only clinging on to the fact that the Cornucopia was there in most instances. Her suit made if difficult to run with her legs rubbing together, but the air flowing through it made it so sweating wouldn’t be a problem just yet. After ages in her own time had passed, the horn came into view. She hopped over decorative plants in unstoppably hasty pursuit, present amongst the horde sooner than she knew what to do with herself upon arrival. 

A backpack was sitting pretty on the left opening to the horn, perched in a way that she just knew something was inside to help it stand. It was hers in a blink, one strap over her shoulder when she felt something tugging at the other.

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After Kathryn had killed the girl from nine she spotted what she had been looking for, a backpack. However, as Kathryn got closer to the bag Lola grabbed it and slung one of the straps over her shoulder. Kathryn grabbed the other strap and yanked. “Let go of it!” She shouted.