Katniss was at Kolten’s hands. She was completely restrained to the bed, her hands tied at the headboard, both her legs to either end of the fancy bed. She had watched in anticipation as he ripped a piece of duct tape, she grinned, she wasn’t scared of him. Her arousal was already blossoming gorgeously. She made a straight face as he applied the tape. He bent forward kissing the imprint of her lips, against the thin material of the tape. He let his digits into her perky breast as his member touched her wet entrance. All she could do was breathe out, her breaths fairing at out of her nostrils as it was now the only source of her breathing. This seemed a little intense for such younger lovers, but they were comfortable, trusted each other at the core to get to this level.
As his member tested at the folds, her limbs moved gently against the restraints, all she could do was take whatever he gave her, she didn’t have the ability to be distracted with providing him back with anything, other than her soaking in the moment, hyper focusing on the pleasure she was going to receive. A small noise and movement would let him know she was ready, pleading for him to take her. She wanted to just be in his essence, to forget about their fate, to forget about the games.
Finally, Kolton thrust forward and slipped inside of Katniss. Despite the girl being bound and gagged, Kolton was not going rough with her. Instead, the male was being gentle and making love to her. That was something Kolton adored: being able to have Katniss in a kinky situation while making love to her. Only a few inches of his thick cock inserted inside of her tight hole at first. It was so thick and wide that he rubbed against every single inch of her inner walls. It made Kolton moan just from slipping inside of her. She was so damn tight and clamped on his member automatically. That combined with how incredibly sexy she looked, Kolton could hardly contain himself.
His lips puckered again to kiss her over the gag one more time. His hands remained on her breasts, massaging and playing with them as a few more inches slipped inside of her. He began to roll his hips slowly to create some friction. His thrusts and rotations were slow and controlled but he already knew where her sensitive spot was inside of her tight folds. Inside, he knew exactly where to aim his thrusts to give his Katniss the most pleasure possible. He attacked that area again and again, slowly thrusting forward with each passing second until his entire cock was inside. He just kept himself buried for a moment before pulling back until the tip almost slipped out past her folds before thrusting back down as his moaning began to increase.
Katniss’s body reacted as he slowly slid himself, only a couple of inches rubbing it around all sides of her slick walls. He let out a moan which made her arch. She couldn’t control how she writhed around, pulling against the restraints, all four. Hickies would cover a good portion of her body, the cameras would noticeably catch some visible ones on her neck and arms. His hands fondled and played with her beast making her let out muffled sounds. Her eyes, spoke a million words of pleasure. He was taken her around the world and back. As he made love he took her to the highest mountains and to the depths of the deepest sea’s, he did this all without a map. His body moving, letting his hands do all the soothing.
His thrust got deeper as it didn’t take him long to find her sensitive spot. He knew exactly where it was and knew how to hit it right. He kept slowly and passionately hitting that spot until he buried himself, making her body tremble underneath as more muffled sounds came out, her eyes closed. It felt like as his lips pressed against the tape, all the islands in the ocean, that all the heavens on motion, she could see the world through his eyes, even if just for that now.
Having sex with Katniss was never about pure physical pleasure no matter how amazing it felt. The young couple fell deeper in love with every thrust and every moan. Pleasure on the physical plane still existed though. Tying Katniss to the bed and pressing duct tape over her lips the situation deliciously naughty in Kolton’s opinion. The male decided it was time to move his hands elsewhere on Katniss’ body. His fingers traveled down the girl’s abdomen and ghosted past her thighs. The controlling party took his index finger and thumb together before pinching Katniss’ clit gently. A series of circular motions were rubbed onto the girl’s bundle of nerves with his index finger and middle finger after the pinch.
Kolton’s blue eyes were gleaming with arousal and happiness. His mind was far away from the tragedies of tomorrow. Kolton used his second hand as well. The index finger started tracing the shape of Katniss’ outer folds. The wetness was oozing and coating the tip of his finger. His cock seemed to slide deeper inside of Katniss with each thrust. His voice had become hoarse due to his moaning. It was evident because each moan sounded lower and strangled and animalistic. Every single inch inside of her delicious pussy was covered by this man’s cock. His tip would be unable to reach further inside. It was not physiologically possible. Kolton reached the deepest depth he could.
“I love you. I love you so damn much Katniss. You make me feel amazing.”
That was an understatement. She completed Kolton. The male continued to quicken the pace, causing a rattling of the bed. Pre-cum started to leak from the tip, threatening to spill over soon.
Katniss sexual energy was almost as its peak; it was regenerating itself they both climbed higher and higher. The act itself didn’t become an act but a ritual, physical, mental and emotional. The young lovers had unlocked romance from the inside out. They were mature beyond their physical appearances. She was unaware in the heightened pleasure what exactly was happening. Kolten was using all measures of giving her his love. As his fingers gave her extra stimulation, she fought against the restraints, all her muscles could do was try to break free. His words echoed in her ears, as her eyes slightly glazed over, falling further into her high. His pace would quicken and she would be close, so close but holding on for him. Giving him as much of this as she could before it was too late and she passed out asleep in his arms. If she could speak, she would barely be able to get out her own commitment to him. He would know. The both would stay together, till the other’s last breath.
Luckily they had the penthouse to their selves and no one was bothering them, so they had privacy until early morning hours when they would be awakened to eat, their last meal, be prepped and transferred to the isolated location of the arena. They poured trillions of dollars into the arena, to the publicity of the games. That money could do so much more for the districts. Every year a new arena was made in a different location, if you had the money and it was mainly rich fans of the capitol would do tours of older locations.
Watching Katniss struggle in her bonds only increased Kolton’s arousal. That thick cock of his continued thrusting deeper than ever before. Emotions were high and Kolton wanted this moment to last forever. With Katniss bound and gagged, it was only a matter of time before his orgasm reached. He continued the assault on her clitoris, rubbing circles, horizontal lines, and vertical lines all across her sensitive, throbbing flesh. He wanted nothing more than to bring Katniss over the edge. This sex was not merely for his pleasure. He would have no pleasure if Katniss hated it. It took a few more tugs on the rope, a few more sexy moans, and another handful of thrusts before his orgasm had finally reached. He felt the throbbing sensation start in his balls before an electrical impulse shot up and down the length of his cock. His head threw back in pure adoration, moaning out the brunette’s name loudly. He continued to smile as he leaned down to kiss her over the tape gag.
His hands began fondling her breasts again, squeezing her nipples and slapping her flesh. The flexing of his cock ceased and he felt four explosive shots of his hot, sticky semen discharge inside of the woman he loved. Another kiss was given over the tape and Kolton rode out every second he could, squeezing her breasts and kissing down her neck. He would give her those “I love you’s” over and over again, showing her how much he adored her and loved this woman with all his heart. His breathing was heavy now but he felt so satisfied, more than ever before.
Katniss’s noises got louder even though they were muffled. Her arms and legs would desperately try to pull against the restraints, making red marks around her wrist and ankles. As Kolten took her deeper and deeper into a sexual and sensual high she had never been, she felt his hot flesh pulsating inside of her. He threw his head back, moaning out her name. Almost purposely to bathe in her sexual attention and kissed her over the tape. His hands began fondling her breast, teasing her more as she finally felt his release, it was warm and came out in strong shots. He didn’t stop, he kept riding out his own climax and it triggered hers. She let out sounds, her body shaking underneath his, as her insides drained him of everything he had, making him loose his breath, but as usual. Only he could have the most gorgeous grin, breathtaking as he was climaxing with her. He kissed her neck, slowing down as she would be more sensitive after her own orgasm, she would hear his love for her over and over. Katniss body would be limb, hanging just from the restraints as he tugged on her skin, but she wouldn’t care.
Katniss loved Kolten, and he had given her a night to remember a night of pleasure, a week of it. They had no idea the odds would be in their favor and that tomorrow was only the beginning of something bigger, more meaningful, but that would have to fight their way through hell and back to get to the other side.
The worst part about sex with Katniss was after it was over. Kolton loved making love to his girlfriend. As much as the male would want to spend all night trying new positions, he would know better. They needed to sleep tonight or try and rest their bodies. Tomorrow was the biggest day of their lives to this point. In untying the ropes from Katniss’ body, Kolton started with her hands first followed by her ankles. Even with Kolton having free mobility, it took a few minutes to untie the knots because of how tight he tied them. Katniss was never getting loose on her own. The duct tape was slowly peeled off her lips last and she was freed. Kolton saw no use to properly dispose of anything so he dropped the material down onto the floor beside of the bed and crawled up beside of Katniss.
“I love you. That was so much fun. I feel amazing. I hope you do, too.”
Kolton murmured and pressed another sweet kiss to her lips. After this, his arms wrapped tightly around her upper body and squeezed her against his chest, making sure her head was right there against his body. He did not say anything else because they both knew what was going to happen next. Kolton figured they would do best to just hold one another. Kolton wanted to freeze this moment and remember it forever, to hold the brunette and always think about how good it felt to hold her in his arms. She made him feel like the world was not a bad place and that there was hope for them but that hope was slowly fading.
Katniss was released from the restraints. They were put aside as Kolten pulled her to him. Her body was slowly recovering from the high he had given her. She had never felt so much pleasure and stimulation in her life. She was in a happier place inside of her mind. She stayed pressed to his chest and didn’t say anything, she didn’t need too. They cuddled, using each other’s warm embrace underneath the covers. Katniss had fallen asleep safely and soundly in his arms. Her mind only filled with the thoughts of their sweet love making. A couple hours later she would wake up to find Kolten also asleep. She could tell by the light breathing his chest made, her cheek pressed to it. She didn’t want to move and just stared there, half asleep, half away, he had pulled the thick covers over them.
Katniss was conflicted because if they had been back at home. Things would have stayed fine, they would have seen each other every day, spent time on the weekends and maybe occasionally slept together now and then but all of this had happened in one week because of the situation they were in. She got up to use the bathroom and quietly slid out of Kolten’s arms, he stayed asleep. She relieved herself. Cleaning up and had tossed on a t-shirt and shorts. She headed down to the main area and saw snacks were left in the kitchen and she stood there, eating a muffin, a banana and bottle of water. She knew she had a total of six hours before they would be woken up and started the process of getting ready, luckily it wouldn’t be as fancy as when they had to doll up. She headed back up to the bedroom and slid back under the covers, molding her body back to his. She laid there for what could have been another hour before falling back to sleep.
Kolton felt restless most of the night. Luckily, he managed to steal a few hours of sleep. When his eyes opened during the next morning, it was their escort Effie cheerily gathering them for breakfast. Kolton got up from the bed and pulled on a shirt over his bare torso before leaving with Katniss for breakfast. They were eating together with their stylist team. They needed to hurry, apparently. After breakfast, they were whisked away to get ready for the Games. They would not see one another again until the arena. It was tough to let go but Kolton pressed a firm kiss to Katniss’ lips, told her that he loved her and would see her soon. The attire for the games was simple. Dark jeans, combat boots, black t-shirt, and a light, black jacket.
During the hovercraft ride to the arena, Kolton and Katniss were practically on the opposite side of the ship but could not move. They inserted a tracking device with a needle and they all arrived at the Launch Room. They were all lead to a separate room where they met with their lead stylist for anything else that needed to be done. A countdown was initiated and Kolton stepped onto a metal platform before it started to rise into the air. He was temporarily blinded by the light of the sun and when he regained composure, there was a sixty second countdown to the start of the Games. There was a huge metal cornucopia in the middle with weapons and supplies. More importantly, Kolton looked to his right and saw a familiar face. Katniss. The Games Makers had put them side by side. It was probably to fuel the love story. He reached over to touch her hand ever so gently and give her a weak smile. All cameras were on them and everyone was rooting for the couple of district twelve. Next, Kolton turned his head to face forward as he waited for the countdown to finish.
The next morning Effie and the stylist crew were already in the penthouse downstairs. The place was filled with busy chatter; you could hear Effie’s delightfully cheery voice so ecstatic downstairs directing everybody. Katniss didn’t want to wake up because it was so damn early - surely only seven or eight in the morning. Kolton was warm and she just wanted to sleep but her eyes opened and they knew what was happening. She sat up and felt Kolten sit up with her in the bed, he wrapped an arm around her, kissing her head. He was still naked as he hadn’t left the bed. She gave a weak smile and watched him climb out of bed, she watched him pull a basic shirt over and some pants.
It wasn’t just sexual watching him, it was more. It felt deep, she truly loved who he was. She sighed and nodded and grabbed his hand as he pulled her up. He already had given her a warm cardigan to pull over her t-shirt and she was still only in black sweat shorts. As they both came down stairs, it felt like a dramatic entrance. Effie clapped her hands, other’s caught sight of them and they didn’t quite know what to do. Had they had ever seen lovers, people of the capitol no less, being normal and so casual? Nevertheless, they clapped and cheered.
Haymitch had a grin plastered across his face, as if he was hiding something but was amused to see they were still together. The man himself hadn’t touched a woman in years, as his last love was around Katniss age when Snow had her killed; he had long buried the memories. The huge dining area had been decked out with the best assortment of breakfast and lunch sides. Effie guided them both, as if they were her own children, to sit down. Haymitch winked at Katniss and she shifted in her chair.
“Eat up kid.”Haymitch said nodding at her as she nodded back silently and grabbed her plate. Everyone around the table stayed upbeat and cheerful despite they were close to walking to their death sentences. Katniss focused on the delicious cooked food: eating bacon, sausage and bites of an egg cheese casserole. Katniss had eaten two whole plates of food, drank two glasses of orange juice and finished a bottle of water. After they ate Katniss hugged Kolten, before she pulled away and after Kolten kissed her dearly, she whispered…. “I love you.” Her breath was low and she gritted, eyes digging into his before being pulled away to relocate to get ready.
“Now, now, dear…. you will see him shortly, come…we have to doll you up, make you shine in the limited attire they have allowed,” Effie said sounding slightly disappointed. Katniss was dressed in a black V-neck t-shirt, her hair was braided to something she would have done back at home, finished off with cargo pants, black belt and boots. She had been escorted with Haymitch to the hovercraft. They were both in the elevator riding to the airstrip.
“You can do this. Both of you can…survive.” He said and Katniss looked at him.
“I won’t let him die for me….” She said, her voice settled, it was a fact now. Haymitch sighed and looked up at the ceiling as the elevator doors opened. It was funny because Kolten had said similar words before to him. Katniss gave Haymitch one last nod before walking with purpose to the aircraft. Haymitch would watch her, wondering how far she could get, hoping.
She walked up the ramp and was guided by a guard, she was strapped into a chair. A woman was going around injecting transmitters into their arm. She leaned back, eyes wide as the woman was getting closer to her. She seemed a little confused even though she had an idea of what they were doing. The lady exposed Katniss’ arm and she inserted a gun type device, inserting the transmitter. It didn’t hurt due to numbing agents from the needle. Katniss breathed sitting back, letting her eyes follow to the back of the ship to where Kolten was sitting. Her expression alone would say a thousand words.
The hovercraft took them to the isolated location where the arena had been built. Each of them was dismissed one by one from the hovercraft down to the arena below. She was taken to a confined room only to see Cinna waiting. He immediately embraced her. He could feel the fear coursing through her body. He would be the one to put on her jacket that was made to help her survive the game, leaving a secret mocking jay pin. That caught her emotionally and she had to fight back tears. He shushed her and zipped the jacket.
“I’m now allowed to bet but if I could I would bet on you, brave girl…” he said and she was swelling with tears as the automatic voice was counting down already. Cinna had been the only person besides Kolten and Haymitch to not treat her like she was just a puppet in a show. The woman started counting to ten and Katniss nodded before slowly walking, finally stepping inside the tube. It started to ascend her upwards to the arena; she would get one last glance at Cinna. Her breath was caught in her throat, her hands clammy, adrenaline pumping.
Her eyes were blinded by the bright artificial sunlight and she shielded her eyes, standing staunchly. They had gone over not to leave the pod until the timer had finished counting down. Her vision focused on everyone in the arena and she saw Kolten was right beside her only a couple of feet away. They were far enough though that they couldn’t touch each other. He would see her immediate state, she was petrified. Everyone looked different; some looked just as scared – others, ready to kill. She tried to steady her breathing as the cameras would be craning in on all the tributes one by one, showing them off to the world.
20….19….18…..17…..16….15….14…..13…12…11..
Katniss had to gain control; her breathing heavy, her eyes would glance in every which direction. She would let her eyes find his. His beautiful calming brown eyes. That was enough to let her keep her from breaking down right there. He smiled and she let out a pitiful heartbreaking laugh, smiling back with tears. The cameras would be eating them up, their fans would be cheering, some in tears, with many rooting for them.
10…..9…8…7…6…5….
Katniss kept her eyes on Kolten, and he nodded, making hand motions, telling her not to go toward where all the supplies were, she nodded back. She would panic, wondering if they would target them first because of them being together.
4….3…2…1…… cannons fired, exactly 24
Everyone took off at once, heading for the supplies and weapons. Time felt like it was happening so fast, it slowed. Katniss felt Kolten’s hand pull her back to reality, dragging her as they ran, almost in sync, he was pulling her towards the woods. She ran with him, never letting go. They both dodged two other tributes going at each other’s throats. Katniss yelled out, pointing to a backpack that was close by. Kolten shook his head but she needed to make sure they have something to work with. She darted for it. She grabbed it, but felt Kolten dive pushing her to the ground. She rolled with him, as he used her backpack as a girl threw a knife at them. Katniss felt Kolten screaming, “Get up, Get Up!!!” He lifted her to her feet, pulling her with him, the backpack in his other as they sprinted towards the forest.
Say the word, and I will turn around and run, run, run to you
Say the word, and I will turn around and run, run, run to you
Oh, just to feel your breath against my skin
If I could somehow taste your smile again
What I wouldn’t give, what I wouldn’t give
What I wouldn’t give, what I wouldn’t give
Say the word, and I will turn around and run, run, run to you
Kolton stood on the metal circle and listened to the countdown. The only positive about this situation was being close to Katniss. One of their biggest worries going into the games was finding each other at the beginning. Though they each wanted to help the other get home, they both agreed on one thing about these games: they needed to stick together. They needed to stick together every second of these damned games no matter what. They would fight until the end and just play it by ear. If they were far away from one another at the start, that would potentially be problematic. Thankfully for them, they were directly beside one another. Surely this was merely done for the amusement of the Capitol and the people watching around the country. Despite knowing this, Kolton felt happy enough that they were together and were not going to be separated. His first thing he wanted to do as soon as the Games began was get with Katniss and run away. Haymitch told them that was what they needed to do. As soon as the Games started, they needed to run away from the cornucopia, not towards it. That was something they had to keep in mind. They worried about finding a weapon but none of that mattered. They could get a weapon later or make one themselves. If they risked it all for a weapon early on, they would surely be killed during the bloodbath. That was something they needed to avoid for sure and Kolton agreed with Haymitch but he was not so sure that Katniss agreed Nonetheless, it was up to him to keep Katniss safe. If he must, then he would drag Katniss physically away from the middle at the start but he hoped she was going to be much smarter than that.
They would definitely need supplies like a tent, food, weapons, and medicine during the course of their time in the arena. However, it was not worth risking death over. Besides, what good would some weapons do them if they were dead? It was illogical. Everyone was an equal distance away. Nobody had an advantage. However, a bow and arrow was in center stage. In fact, it was directly in front of himself and Katniss from this angle. It was almost tempting Katniss to go for the bow and arrow. Simply, Kolton looked to Katniss and tried to relay the information to her though his eyes and facial expression. They could come back for it later or make their own. It was not important right now. When the canon fired and they were off to the races, Kolton jumped off the pedestal and pulled Katniss towards the woods like he said. She could get away from him long enough to grab a nearby backpack. Well, since he was there, Kolton decided to take another back pack that was right beside of it. When they were running away, they noticed someone was behind them. It was the female from district 2, Clove. She was excellent at throwing knives and that was exactly what she did. Thankfully, Kolton saw it in time and tackled Katniss onto the ground. By pure luck or chance or fate, the knife lodged into the backpack. After that happened, Kolton scrambled to his feet with the most urgency and hurriedness possible and scooped Katniss upwards. In merely seconds, they were both off and running together. There were people being killed already behind them and the bloodbath had definitely lived up to the name. Kolton felt so thankful they were away from all of that and their first goal was accomplished: escape the beginning together and find each other after the games actually started.
They went into a heavily forested area and tried to get as far away from the middle as possible. That was apparently the best strategy so that’s what they did. From there, they descended down a valley and it just kept going and going. Kolton was happy with how deep it was and how far away they were getting. They jogged, ran, and walked all throughout the afternoon. They kept quiet so they could listen. Since they both spent so much time in the woods together, Kolton knew they were both quiet runners and could be very attentive. If something was wrong, they would find out. They were not being followed and the only sound was their breathing and the occasional crunch of twigs and leaves underneath their boots. Nonetheless, it was rather quiet and harmless so far but this was the hunger games. The cameras were all over them at all times and the gamersmakers could do whatever they wanted whenever they wanted. It was calm right now but that did not mean it would stay that way for an extended period of time. They had to stay aware often and make sure they were not sneaked up on or anything of that nature. They had to expect the unexpected and be cautious because it was the only way to survive. The first goal of the night was trying to find somewhere to sleep for the night or some kind of shelter. It would have been easier with a tent but they had nothing. They just had these backpacks and he hoped there was something useful inside. Kolton nor Katniss were sure how far they should run or how long they should run so they just kept going until they were too tired to walk any further.
It was late afternoon when more cannons were shot. These canons were shot each time an individual tribute was killed. The fighting at the Cornucopia had stopped and everyone was moving on. Eleven cannons fired in the late afternoon air meaning eleven people died today. Thirteen tributes including themselves remaining. In essence, it was them against eleven others. Those odds sounded much better than going against twenty-two other tributes. He hated that people had to die but it was literally kill or be killed today. He would do whatever he needed in order to protect Katniss. At least they made it this far. He knew District Twelve last year were both dead during the first day. He only hoped Haymitch was working magic so he could get them sponsors. Maybe they would pitch in and help with weapons or food or something like that. They finally stopped to look inside the backpacks. Inside of Kolton’s pack was a sleeping bag, crackers, beef strips, iodine, matches, wire, sunglasses, an empty water bottle, and rope. It turned out that both backpacks were pretty much the same. Hers was colored orange and his was a dark green. They needed a way to conceal her backpack because it was too bright and could give away their position under the right circumstances. Kolton and Katniss decided that finding water was the top priority. There was a lake near the Cornucopia and that was an entire day’s trek back. There was no point in doing that for sure. They set up some snares and finally climbed a tree together. It was some old willow tree and the branches were big enough for both of them to climb up and loop them both against the tree with some rope and their belts. They were secure for the night, hopefully. All they could do now was wait.
The first day was as eventful and full of death as it could be. It least five or more died in the first minutes of the game at the bloodbath. With two backpacks Kolten ran with Katniss deep into the woods of the arena. They had stumbled into a red head who looked at frightened and on edge as them but before Kolten could do anything, Katniss pushed them away running instead of hurting her. The girl quickly sprinted in another direction away from the two. They two of them ran deeper and deeper into the woods and once they caught a break, they checked the supplies they had both gathered from both of their packs. It was enough to start them out.
Katniss had mentioned their best of survival was to go high, not many others would be able to do that. Katniss and Kolten climbed a huge willow tree as the sun started to set. She connected the rope, making it secure, as a harness around both. They found a trunk wide enough for them both to sit and lean against, it would be something for the first night. They were to able dig and hide their packs below in the dirt. They had taken what scarce food they had with them in the tree. They had found a small creek with fresh water on their trekking through the forest and filled up the water canister. Katniss had washed her face and drank with her hands. Katniss was exhausted and with the security of the height they were at and leaning against Kolten she fell asleep.
She had slept for a few hours soundly, the quietness of the forested arena to soothe her until the announcement at the end of the day was displayed, jolting her awake but Kolten held her close, with one arm wrapped around, letting her lean into his chest as they both were propped up against the bark of the tree. They watched all the faces, exactly eleven of the tributes who had died. Anyone who had made them self-open was at risk. Fires, even tents, all that was too risky. They had to keep hidden and that was one thing Katniss was good at, her advantage was this arena. They were targets, an alliance would be forming, to take them out. Katniss stayed quiet, trying to go back to sleep. She hoped Kolten would try to get some rest.
Kolton and Katniss cuddled tightly together during the entire night. The only words the male spoke to his girlfriend were a few “I love you’s”. They were both able to catch some sleep and rest during the night. Early the next morning before sunrise, Kolton must have had his sensations and perceptions on high alert. A twig snap followed by another woke him. A tribute two hundred yards away was building a fire. They would not see Kolton and Katniss but this girl was pretty much asking for a death sentence by building this fire. He just hoped she would not lead anyone this way.
Sur enough, a pack of tributes mingled towards the fire and chased down the unsuspecting girl. It was the pack of tributes and they killed the girl without any remorse and even celebrated. After the kill, another cannon fired and they stomped out the fire and kept moving. When the tributes were long gone, they knew the careers were hunting them. They talked about the lovers from twelve and looking forward to killing them both. One of the guys made talk about killing Kolton in front of Katniss and making her watch him suffer before he killed her afterwards.
Next, the couple jumped down from the tree and checked the snares. Two rabbits were captured inside so they roasted the animal on the dying embers of the dead tribute’s fire. After eating, Kolton still felt considerably hungry but hunger was not the worst part. They needed to find water. They had not been around water for the past two days and that was the biggest need. Kolton’s mouth was dry and he already felt some dizziness. Thirst was probably the biggest danger in this arena other than the other tributes themselves. They searched around the area for berries to suck the juice from but had to be careful.
They noticed most berries were poisonous and only found a handful that were safe. Of course, it still left them parched. They spent the rest of the day without any water and spent another night in the tree together. They cuddled and kissed a few times as the cameras were still all over them. Every interaction they had was sweet and meant to help each other survive. They started searching again the next day and finally found a small pond. They filled the flasks and purified the water with the iodine and were able to refresh their bodies
Katniss stayed close to Kolten, they were inseparable and from being in District Twelve they had the advantage of arena, the forest to protect them. They found a pond and could use the iodine they had to make it pure enough to drink. After a few days, they had started to trek away from all the other surviving tributes, close to the edge of the arena. The game maker would set in one of the weapons of the arena and have a forest fire start but not before, letting them have one more nights’ rest, who knew, the fire alone could take out both lovers. Her train of thought, was to get as far away from the others and let them take each other out. Especially with the small group, wanting to kill them just for the fun of it.
They had fallen asleep, once again secured with a harness of rope to the tree. It was night time and by now Katniss had learned to fall asleep easier, even though the game they were in was horrifying, she was a survivor and you got use to it. There hadn’t any major casualties or death thrown at them in a few days. She almost kind of wished, the other tributes would take out all of each other and then Kolten and her would have to decide then what to do. She tried not to think of that, what the chances were of Kolten’s life, he had already outright told her he would want her to live, almost screamed at her for trying to sacrifice herself.
Apparently, the game makers thought a forest fire at night would seem more appropriate. Kolten would nudge Katniss awake, as they heard distant but close vibrations and smells burning wood, like a camp fire, but much larger. Kolten scrambled to untie them both and Katniss was already frantic. She climbed down half the tree, Kolten behind her before they dropped a good height to the ground. The fire was surrounding them and taking down tree by tree. They both started sprinting, dodging the fire as it danced along the forest floor lighting up the night. To make things even more entertaining, the game designers started firing fire balls at them. Each one they had dodged. Katniss had already taken some hard hits and scratches. They started running down a hill and Katniss lost her balance, tumbling and rolling down the hill crying out. She was forced into a running river; it wasn’t that deep though. The game makers had set it up so they were right where the alliance was.
Both Kolton and Katniss were harmed during the fire. However, Kolton took the most damage because he ran behind Katniss and shielded her the best way he could. Kolton remained in the pond they found because his leg was still burning. It could be worse. He did not see any bone through the burn but it hurt like hell. Katniss seemed to be relatively okay other than a minor scratch or burn. By far, Kolton got it worst. They did not have time to rest when the tributes were right there and spotted them in the water. Kolton ran as fast as he could on the burned leg and followed Katniss up the nearest, highest tree. He was slower than her and the boy from two, Cato, tried to follow. He grabbed Kolton’s leg but with all his might, the male sent a kick to Cato’s throat and sent him toppling back to the ground.
From there, the lovers climbed further upwards until they could climb no further. Cato tried to follow again but this skill was not in his repertoire. He fell back down a couple times and the others tried to climb, too. Branches snapped and boots slipped. They were not reaching Kolton and Katniss in the tree. Glimmer, the girl from One, shot an arrow at them but she was horrible with the bow and missed. They now had an arrow lodged in the tree and were going to keep that for later. Cato suggested they just set up camp and wait it out. They had to come down eventually for food and water. They decided to make a fire and set up camp.
It was getting late and it was cold. Kolton wrapped the sleeping bags around them and tied them back against the tree so they did not fall. His leg was hurting so bad now and he kept gritting his teeth to prevent from yelling. He removed his jacket and had to use it as a makeshift tourniquet and bandage for the time being. Neither Kolton nor Katniss knew what to do next. They were stuck here in this tree with the Careers below them. However, Kolton was determined not to give up. Across from the other tree, there was the girl from eleven. Her name was Rue. Clearly, she was not a threat. Instead, she pointed at the branch above them and showed a tracker jacker nest. These were mutants that would sting you and cause severe hallucinations and even death. They could use the knife from earlier, cut the branch, and drop the nest onto the career group below and make a run for it. However, it was night and Kolton whispered to Katniss, telling her they should wait until it was light outside so they could see.
They had escaped the forest fire but not without injury, Kolten had taken the brunt of it protecting her. His leg had taken the worst of it but he also had some smaller burns over other parts of his body. Katniss’s were minor. They had escaped the group of tributes who wanted to kill them. They climbed high into a tree out of reach. They had decided to camp out to wait till they came down. They had also seen the little girl, Rue from training up in another close by tree. She must have followed them and climbed up herself. She motioned at them to cut the nest of tracker jackers but Katniss didn’t know if they would be able to do that without getting stung. Kolten was already hurt. They kept quiet, not wanting the tributes below to find out about them.
Kolten had falling asleep and Katniss faded in and out, worried periodically checking over him. She had dozed off after the second announcements were made. Two more tributes had died, putting the number at. Already into the second night thirteen had died. It was late in the morning when she woke up to the sound of weird like beeping and saw something floating down to them. She knew it must be from a sponsor. She untied herself, Kolten stirred but she shushed him with a kiss and a finger to his mouth. He would watch as she climbed further up in the tree, propping herself up as she opened the box and pulled out a canister. It was from haymitch. She climbed back down and showed Kolten, the others were all asleep below.
Katniss tied herself back into the harness and then applies some of the medicine to his open burns. She made sure to get all his, but he refused to use all of it, forcing her to use some on her minor ones. They used all of it until it was gone.
Kolton felt an instant relief when the medicine was applied to his burns. Thankfully, Haymitch was working for them and managed to snag them some burn medicine. That would make running and moving around much easier for Kolton. Plus, Katniss was healed too because of the medicine and they were at a less of a disadvantage now. Kolton watched over the horizon as the sun was starting to rise and it was finally dawn outside. It was time to move. Kolton gave Katniss’ hand a squeeze and finally decided to start. He was the taller one so it was easier for him to cut the high hanging branch.
Standing up slowly and quietly, Kolton removed the knife and started to cut the branch. It was much more difficult than he expected but it was finally working. The male finally sawed off the remining branch and the nest crashed onto the ground right on top of the tributes. Kolton was stung a few times already and chaos happened on the ground. The tributes ran for the lake but the girl from One, Glimmer, was unable to do anything and she ended up falling to the ground dead. Everyone cleared out so Kolton and Katniss took off running. He felt swelling and pain in his body from the stings.
He was coherent enough to help Katniss find the bow and arrow from the dead body and he made sure to block her body from the stings as much as he could. They were running in the opposite direction and Kolton thought he heard Katniss say that the tracker jackers were gone. There was no more buzzing but Kolton suddenly slumped to the ground with his body full of stings. He was hallucinating for a while until he blacked out into a small puddle.
Chaos had started the moment the nest was freed from its hold on the tree. You could hear the genetically engineer wasp buzzing around irritated below. After watching the tributes run away, and one girl drop dead the couple climbed down and landed on the forest ground. They had to move quickly and Kolten had forced Katniss as quickly as possible away from the scene. He had taken quite a few stings. Katniss had only taken one sting to the hand. They had gotten so far into the forest before Kolten started zoning out and acting out because of the vivid hallucinations before he went unconscious. Katniss pulled him deeper into the woods and the little girl found her, Katniss was sure to be settle and nice to let the girl know she wasn’t going to hurt her. Rue helped her carry Kolten to an isolated place in the forest, a meadow that was safe. She showed Katniss leaves to put on the stings. They covered him with his jacket and Katniss monitored him over the course of a couple of days.
They stayed hidden and Katniss used the new-found bow and arrow to get some wild life for them to cook and eat. They stayed out of sight, changing Kolten’s leaves as he recovered from the venom and it detoxed out of his body. During his unconsciousness three more tributes had died, leaving a total of eight, three being them.
Rue had seemed very scared, very fond of Katniss. Katniss made sure she had plenty of food and water as a creek was nearby, wherever they were seemed perfect for the moment, but she dreaded the moment they all had to figure out what to do if they all survived. Katniss could never bring herself to hurt a child. Neither of them spoke about that, Rue kept in good spirits. She seemed interested and loved hearing stories of Katniss back at district twelve, her family, her little sister Prim and how her and Kolten had been together.
Haymitch would want anxiously, worried, wondering for the safety of both her and Katniss. He knew only one could win and truthfully his main concern was of the girl. He had privately heard Kolten one night explain to him Katniss had to live, so she could go back home and never should worry about the games again, so she could better provide for her family with being a winning tribute. Haymitch had promised to get them as much help as he could while they were in the arena.
During his unconsciousness, Kolton had nightmares and felt rather unpleasant. From watching Katniss killed in front of him to watching his family die, they continued to get worse. There was nothing he could do except accepting his fate. Three entire days passed before Kolton became conscious again. The swelling had gone down and his breathing was stable. His eyes shot open when he heard the crunch of a few leaves around him. His first reaction was to be alert and get defensive but he quickly realized that was not needed.
Standing over him was none other than Katniss Everdeen. Immediately, they fell into a tight embrace when he woke up again. He felt different types of leaves and medicine on his body from the injuries. She and Rue had taken care of him and left him to be alright. His arms tightly wrapped around Katniss and he kissed her sweetly on the neck. As represented by the girl from district one, the tracker jacker could definitely kill the people that were stung. Kolton was lucky that he did not meet that fate. Despite being close to losing his life, the first words out of his mouth showed his true colors.
“Katniss? Are you alright? Are you hurt?”
Even on the edge of death, his first coherent thought was about Katniss. He wanted her to be alright. He needed her to live and he was so worried about her. He would need a few minutes to become oriented again and get caught up on all the action. Their eyes locked together and after he calmed down, he pressed a kiss to her lips and everyone watching went crazy over this reunion. Kolton was alright. Katniss was alright. They were kissing and giving a good show without even realizing it.
Katniss was walking beside Kolten, when she realized he was coming to consciousness. She bent down, crouched as he seemed to jerk, flex back until he saw it was Katniss. He fumbled, trying to get to her but Katniss dropped to her knee’s, bending over him as he clutched her for dear life, his concern already showing. He was still very disoriented. She nodded, kissing him sweetly, letting her head rest on his, laying him back down gently on the brush. She licked her lips and kissed him briefly again before pulling back enough to let him see her.
“I’m fine…thanks to you being incredibly brave and stupid I only took a few stings. I slept it off…Rue helped,” Katniss smiling back over at the young colored girl who was grinning at seeing the two together. “We took care of you, it’s been three days…you need rest, so far were safe here…there’s only 13 of us left…the longer we wait, the better chance we have. "She said letting her hand brush his blonde curls back.
Rue walked over with a water canister and Katniss took it thanking her and opened it, she lifted Kolten to help him drink a couple huge gulps. “I’ve been lucky enough to hunt, so I will grill some more rodents…” She said giving Kolten a smile, one he probably thought he would of never saw. She felt safe for the moment, she had taken the most nightmarish situation and survived, it’s what she did.
Kolton felt relieved once he knew Katniss was safe. He thanked Rue for looking out after her and for the water. He was dehydrated and hungry so he quickly scarfed down some of the food and water. He was on his way to healing and nighttime was approaching. Tonight, they decided to spend the night in the tree instead of on the ground since Kolton was awake now. The trio was able to climb the trees together and Rue slept on an adjacent tree while the couple shared a branch together.
They got some rest and Kolton kept his arms around Katniss. Whatever treatment they used, it seemed to help heal him rapidly and he felt almost completely healed this time. Rue had informed them that the Tributes had all the supplies together in a sort of pyramid shape back at the cornucopia. If they could devise a plan that would allow them to destroy the food supplies then they might have a fighting chance. That would have to wait for the next day though as they decided to get some rest.
Kolton might have been out for a few days but he did not truly rest since he was unconscious. This rest with Katniss in his arms was going to be the best thing he had in a while. They would work on a plan tomorrow.
Katniss had finally fallen into a deep sleep when she knew Kolten was conscious, and had as much nutrition as he could have. She also knew Rue was safe, close by. She had become close to the young girl during the few days she helped Katniss care for Kolton. Katniss tried not to think of the horrible things that was to come, how any of them were going to survive and that all three of them couldn’t survive. Katniss wouldn’t be able to kill the young girl, nor would she be able to do any such thing to Kolton, though she knew he would sacrifice himself for her.
Out of the games, the audience all around the districts and the capitol would be watching, cheering on the last remaining tributes, the couple would have quite a small fan base. Haymitch would night after night return to his hotel, drinking, watching the both surprised they had gotten this far, worried…. especially for Katniss. It would bring back the nightmares that had been real so many years ago during his own game, what was to come after the games, losing his own young girlfriend who wasn’t even in the games.
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