tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59656741419291106772024-03-05T02:10:20.343-08:00Once upon a time...TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-25643303274158768932013-01-05T21:27:00.001-08:002013-01-05T21:31:41.054-08:00Untitled AU Project<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Posting this to see if there would be an interest in my continuation of it. Please let me know : ) </h2>
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<i>Summary: Katniss Everdeen is living in District 12 with her little sister after the death of her parents. When her healing business fails to put food on the table, she has no other choice but to ask for help. The town mayor enlists the help of runaway District 11 felon Peeta Mellark. Katniss is hesitant to accept help, especially from a criminal, but her luck has run out and has left her no other option. Will Peeta be able to give her the helping hand she so desperately needs, or is he a bad boy forever?</i></h2>
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Katniss Everdeen stared at the dirt
that seeped up through her fingertips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was cold and half frozen, still rough with winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spring was near.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">had</i>
to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The winter they had just survived
was the hardest she had seen yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
if the ground never thawed all the way?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She knew it would when spring came, but that seemed so far away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her eyes down the hill towards the dried up
creek.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The willow tree her parents were
buried under was bare this time of year, and hanging over the freshly dug up
dirt like an old woman clinging to her crutch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She turned away before her eyes could focus on the crosses with their
names printed on them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“Do you think these will grow?”</div>
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Her younger sister’s voice cut
through her thoughts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking up, she
was met with Prim’s light blue inquisitive eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She watched as her golden haired sibling
looked down at the rough dirt and carefully patted it around where they had
planted the row of potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“They might.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might be too cold yet for them to do
much,” Katniss admitted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She didn’t miss
the fleeting look on panic as it crossed Prim’s features.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“But they might.”</div>
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Her sister nodded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The onions Sae gave us look so small.”</div>
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“She gave us what she could.”</div>
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Prim nodded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Was it charity?”</div>
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Katniss sat back on her heels and
began digging at the hard earth with her rusty spade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s only charity if it’s from a
stranger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sae’s just bein’ friendly,”
she lied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Prim, satisfied with her answer,
nodded and kept digging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their neighbor
Sae had come by a few days before to check on the two girls, leaving them a few
squirrels her husband had shot and the starts for onions and turnips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss had been just desperate enough to
accept the food without argument.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
father used to bring home meat all the time and she could still practically
taste the venison stew her mother used to make.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They hadn’t had meat in ages; much less good meat like her mother could
cook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She could take the simplest
ingredients from her herb stores and add it to the meat to make any cut taste
juicy and tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss had relented
and accepted the food from her neighbor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now they were out in the garden
plot attempting to dig up the stubbornly cold earth to get the turnips seeds
and potatoes into the ground so that they could have food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wouldn’t have normally accepted the help
from Sae, but they were starting to get desperate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“Your momma done fixed enough
broken fingers and snake bites for my kids in her day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want you ta’ have it,” she had
explained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Sae had been sort of keeping an eye
on them since their parents had passed away in November.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was her husband and son who had braved the
cold, rainy day to dig through the frozen ground beneath the willow tree for
their graves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their first winter without
their parents had been long, lonely, and bitterly cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to Sae, District 12 hadn’t seen a
winter like that since before Katniss had been born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It was just her luck they would get
another one like it so soon after her parents had died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fever had taken them quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their father had fallen ill just as the
weather had started to turn cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mrs.
Everdeen had been tending to him only a few short days when she fell ill
herself with the influenza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It swept
through District 12 like a winter wind; quick, unyielding, and terrible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their father had died on a Sunday; their
mother the following Thursday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss looked up to see Prim
staring down towards the creek where her own eyes had been not minutes
before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Don’t carry the weight of the
dead,” she reminded her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“I know. I just miss them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wish we at least had some flowers to put on
their graves,” Prim sighed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Soon we will.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spring is coming.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss’ voice sounded tight and rehearsed,
but she couldn’t help it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was all
starting to be too much.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She had just turned eighteen and
Prim thirteen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their mother had been the
town healer before falling ill, and Katniss was trying her best to learn what
she could from the faded books in her mother’s drawer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was beginning to understand that most of
what Mrs. Everdeen knew was from memory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her tips and tricks of the trade had died with her last fall, leaving
Katniss to learn on her own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So far, she
wasn’t having much luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Before her mother’s death, she had
no interest in learning about the art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now, when they needed money and food badly, she wished she had paid more
attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her limited knowledge could
be the difference of life or death for her and her sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Doctors were few and far between in their
tiny district, so many poor and middle class people used healers like her
mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her list of clients had been
quite long before her death, and Katniss knew she needed to learn the trade and
fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spring approaching meant that
customers would be venturing out for herbal concoctions to heal their
ailments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If she had nothing to offer,
people would look elsewhere. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
They would take their money with
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Lady will give birth soon,” Prim
hummed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I wonder if it will be a boy or
a girl?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss looked over to the barn
where Lady, Prim’s goat, her head head poking out the small gap in the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was chewing something with disinterest,
watching through the crack as the girls worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Maybe it will be twins,” Katniss
laughed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Prim had several goats, but Lady
had been a gift from their father and was Prim’s favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was due in the spring, and Katniss
silently hoped the goat had a smooth delivery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Prim couldn’t stand another loss in her life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Come on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the last of it,” Katniss announced
covering up the last onion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Let’s just
hope for warmer weather and rain.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Prim stood and brushed the dust off
her worn skirt with a sigh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I hope they
grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be nice to have onions
and turnips.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you think maybe this
spring we could get some beets or…or maybe some cucumbers?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember when mama made those pickled cucumbers
one summer?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“I do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And maybe we can get some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to need your help in the gardens
this spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think you can do that for
me, Little Duck?” she asked as they walked towards the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Prim rolled her eyes and swatted at
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been reading papa’s book about what
plants we can eat out of the woods.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss stopped abruptly and shook
her head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No, Prim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can’t go out into the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You hear?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The fences are on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They keep us
safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You wouldn’t go into the woods,
would you?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Prim sighed and looked at the toes
of her boots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No,” she said quietly.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss sighed in relief and let
her eyes quickly flick to the horizon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The large, electric fence ran around the entire district.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It kept wild animals out of their crops and
away from their livestock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An electric
current would fry anything that even so much as brush against it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would kill a human with only one quick
zap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Good.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“But poppa-“</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“But nothing,” Katniss snapped.
Prim’s eyes fell as she followed her sister into the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Go wash for supper,” she said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prim hurried off to her bedroom to clean up
from the garden as Katniss watched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
sister was much thinner than she ever been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For the first time in years, Prim wouldn’t need new clothes for
spring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, the ones she had were
starting to blouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Food had been
scarce; the stores from their summer garden had either spoiled or were gone,
and there hadn’t been meat on their table for longer than she cared to
remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would occasionally make
cheese from the milk of Prim’s goat, but most of that went to the Hob to
sell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lady and her family were their
only source of income.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She knew she had to think of
something, and fast.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She looked to the woods, her eyes
narrowing at the fence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“If only,” she
muttered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thick, lush forest was
teeming with edible possibilities; nuts, berries, greens, meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She salivated at the thought before quickly
pushing it from her mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss walked to her room, closing
the door behind her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lifted up the
corner of her mattress and spied the long, beautifully arching piece of wood.
It still smelled of the fine oil her father had used on it just weeks before he
died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crouching down, she ran her
fingertips along the curve of the bow, appreciating the memories associated with
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Everdeens had always been poor,
but that bow was what kept food on their table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
But not without a price.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Hunting in the woods was strictly
forbidden in all twelve districts of Panem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Capitol claimed that it was for their safety; everyone who worked
should have more than enough money to feed and clothe themselves; there was no
need to enter the woods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The electrified
fence reinforced that notion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
District 12 was surrounded by lush,
thick green forests as far as they eye could see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tall trees towered on the other side of
the electric fence, taunting the starving people that dwelled there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was sure that there was much to be
gathered and hunted behind the fence, but she dared not risk it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Behind their house was a small
pasture for the goats and a few chickens they owned, and then the sparse woods
began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were hardly considered
woods; a few brambles, a young sapling here or there, and underbrush that grew
up and died back every winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then,
there was the fence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was at least twelve
feet high and lined with jagged looking barbed wire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It started several hundred yards behind
their house and stretched around the entire district.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since unapproved travel between the twelve
districts was forbidden, not many people knew what was behind the fence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People speculated, but no one knew for
sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss was sure her father knew. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Mr. Everdeen had been no stranger
to the wilderness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least once a week
he would rise before dawn, taking the bow and slipping into the night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would return with game every time; a small
deer, a beaver, maybe a wild turkey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their house was surrounded by sparsely wooded, rolling hills with little
cover for wild animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The small ones
that could slip through the electric fence were not the animals he would bring
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss knew her father had
ventured into the wildness past the fence on more than one occasion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had tried to ask him how and where, but
the fever from the influenza had taken him too quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
That too had died with her
parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She let the mattress fall back onto
the frame with a soft thump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bow was
a beautiful token and a reminder of a simpler time; nothing more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was useless to her now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had let her shoot it a few times,
practicing on the hay bales behind the barn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He darned not make a real target to practice on for fear the peace
keepers that patrolled the area would find it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss had been a decent shot the
few times she had worked with it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
bow was another haunting reminder of what she was missing now that her parents
were gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
x-x-x-x-x-x-x</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta Mellark crouched on the
ridge, his eyes scanning wildly for his companion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were being chased; a hovercraft had
caught them poaching on Capitol lands. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
This was bad.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
It was rare that someone outran a
hovercraft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He stilled his breaths, listening
carefully.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The machines made next to no
noise when they paused in the air just above the trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was unnerving how quickly they could
appear and disappear without a sound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His eyes scanned the area around him he searched for Cato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His cocky friend was becoming a bit of a nuisance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had been friends since they were kids,
and Cato had been getting Peeta into trouble for just about as long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everywhere Cato went Peeta had followed along
with him, getting into mischief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
they were eight, they had enjoyed scaring the chickens in the hen house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they were thirteen, they had gotten a
kick out of lifting vegetables from the peacekeepers’ gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now at nineteen, they had left their home of
District 11 and were getting their thrills from poaching on the Capitol’s land
between districts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Actually, Peeta was growing tired
of constantly running from all the trouble Cato wanted him to cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He was tired of running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted to settle down and finally
live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He hadn’t slept in the same place
twice or had a real roof over his head since he was sixteen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being out in the wilderness, one step ahead
of the law was fun when you were seventeen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now at his age it was becoming quite tiresome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He longed for the normalcy that his life
didn’t include.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Of course he didn’t want to return
to District 11 – nothing waited for him there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The bakery his family had owned had exploded when he was eleven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had been out on a random errand for his
mother that morning and hadn’t been there when it happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was the only Mellark left alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He guessed that was part of the reason he had
left; District 11 was full of nothing but emptiness and memories so harrowing
it brought him to his knees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, there
was nothing left for Peeta Mellark in District 11.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He heard a whistle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Looking to his left, he spied Cato
across the creek and up a ways, his head poking out of a rock face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peeta glanced up, checking that he was clear
before running like his ass was on fire towards Cato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His friend laughed loudly as Peeta ducked
into the rocky cave, the sound echoing off the flat rocks around them.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Close one!” he hollered.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta gave him a panicked
look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Will you shut up already?!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Cato sniffed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Whatever man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You love it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Close one!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Too close Cato.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Nah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had them.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“They had a hovercraft!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They know we’re out here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They’re going to catch us! Are you insane?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Bullshit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been one step ahead of those
peacekeeping fuckers for years now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We’re a day’s walk from Twelve.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“How do you know?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Land’s changing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re not near eleven anymore.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta frowned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knew Cato’s well-to-do father had a map of
the nation of Panem, but this was one of the few times he had mentioned it. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“How?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Cato took out a lighter and flicked
it to get it to start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The orange flame
burst up, casting a glow on the cave’s walls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“The further north you go, the land changes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not flat like home; it’s hills, trees,
mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Used to be something called ‘Appalachia’,”
he explained, taking out his knife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
grabbed a few twigs that looked dry enough and began gathering up some dried
leaves for kindling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peeta held the
lighter for him as he got that going, adding a few pieces of wood to the small
flame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone had obviously stayed in
the cave before them. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta shifted his weight as he
followed his childhood friend further into the cave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His homemade bow he had crafted was slung
over one shoulder, his pack with a few meager survival supplies on the
other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was out of arrows, and the
only knife he had was a small one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
needed supplies and time to recuperate before moving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We lost all our pelts when we ran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What are we going to do once we get to
twelve?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll have nothing to trade.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Cato shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We’ll figure that out when we get there
‘spose.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta’s shoulders slumped in
defeat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Man, aren’t you getting tired
of this?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Of what?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Of running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stealing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Poaching, running.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t you ever
get sick of not sleeping in a bed?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Cato’s jaw clenched in the dim
light of the cave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You want to go back
to that wasteland? Fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eleven’s
waitin’ for ya Peet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want to be a fuckin farmer for the rest
of your life?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turn all your profit over
to the Capitol?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have nothing to show for
it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You go back to Eleven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But don’t come crying back to me when it
sucks the life out of you.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta sighed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I don’t want to go back to eleven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it will be hard to blend in if we don’t
have anything to trade.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He had bought silence and
friendship on more than once occasion in a strange place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Folks were kinder to them if they had a few
pieces to offer or a fur to trade. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
would be wandering into District 12 with nothing to offer and Peace Keepers on
their tails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It didn’t look
promising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss removed the tea kettle from
the stove and pulled her thin shawl tighter around her shoulders as she hovered
over the worn pages of her mother’s book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If she could learn this remedy for the aching joints of the old, she
would surely secure more than a few customers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Even Greasy Sae was starting to show the signs of the ailment; arching
in the joints, gnarled, misshaped fingers and bones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the older people in the district suffered
from it, and she was determined to master the faded directions from the
book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She had to.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Failing at this wasn’t an
option.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prim watched with interest,
doing her best to help as she could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
small girl had always wanted to be a healer, just like their mother before she
had passed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Ground that up real thin,” Katniss
urged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The white willow bark was the
main ingredient, and it was important to make it as small as possible so that
the essence would coat the other ingredients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Do you think this will work?” Prim
asked hopefully.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Let’s hope.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“The herd is jumpy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barely
any of them gave milk this morning,” Prim fretted as she ground the bark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Do you think Sae would trade us medicine for
some squirrel meat?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“That’s the plan.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Prim glanced at the hearth where
their father used to skin his kills and roast fresh game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Do you think you could shoot an animal?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss paused mid-movement, her
eyes going blank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was sure if she
could practice with the bow she would be good; but that was dangerous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“It’s against the law Prim, you
know that.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“But what if it was in the yard?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss paused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Maybe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dad let me shoot a few times, but…I’m not sure.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Prim hummed from her spot at the
table where she was grinding the white oak bark into a thin powder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Squirrel meat would be nice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They actually taste quite mild, I like it.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss paused to ruffle her little
sister’s hair before continuing on with her work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both girls tensed for a second before Katniss
shuffled her feet enough to get her to the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She peered through the small opening on the
side and winced at Prim. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
‘Behave,’ Prim mouthed to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss nodded before opening the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Cray,” she responded flatly.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
The middle aged Peace Keeper nodded
and leered at the two girls from the doorway, his dark brown eyes practically
black as he observed them. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Ladies,” he grunted, pushing past
Katniss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She felt her jaw clench angrily
as the Peace Keeper strode forward, the stench of whiskey and body odor
following behind him in an invisible trail of filth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Making some medicine I see.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Yes,” Prim replied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“From mother’s book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss is learning to be a healer,” she
explained politely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cray leered at her,
making Katniss jump forward and place herself between the Peace Keeper and her
little sister.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was in a position of
power having a job from the Capitol as Head Peace Keeper, so he had money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was pretty much the only reason anyone
was nice to him in District 12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
sickened Katniss that the people of the district had to be polite and accommodating
to the monster just because of his job, but such was life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cray had always had a taste for venison,
liquor, and women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Young women.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“I’ve come to check up on the
Everdeen girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure all is in
order,” he said, his dark eyes shifting around the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They searched for anything out of place that
he could potentially fine them for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
of the many awful perks of his position was the ability to fine the tenants of
District 12 for anything he saw ‘unfit’ or as a threat to the Capitol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The money supposedly went back to the Capitol
as penance for the wrongdoings, but Katniss was sure the disgusting bastard
pocketed it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had long suspected him
of it but had no proof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Yes, we are doing well.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Any goat cheese?” he grunted,
peering into the bowl she was mixing.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Er, no.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The goats haven’t been giving the past few
days. Upset about something.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Hmm….storm is comin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’ll bring in the spring weather, but you
ladies best be prepared.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“A storm is coming?” Prim
asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He nodded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Sure is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Can feel it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s why I wanted
to do my duty and come check on things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Make sure everything was in order before it hits.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss felt her stomach
clench.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She doubted the validity of his
story as his eyes raked over Prim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Primrose, you sure do look…fit,”
he observed in a low voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How old are
you now?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
The bile threatened to make an
appearance as Prim shakily answered him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Thirteen.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Hmmm,” he grunted, leaning over
the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Just about a lady now aren’t
we?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss watched as Prim seemed to
shrink back into her chair, her blue eyes wide and rimmed with fear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was no secret that Cray would pay a hefty
price for the virtue of any willing participant that was motivated enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And by motivated, that actually meant
starving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He would pay a few gold coins
in exchange for an hour with them in his bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a small price, but was often enough to save a starving
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He had many customers in the winter
months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Well, as you can see we are doing
quite well,” Katniss lied.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She hoped the
sound of desperation and hunger didn’t seep through in her determined
tone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cray huffed in approval at Prim
and turned to Katniss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“I can see that,” he replied
slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’ll take my leave now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But don’t forget – your Head Peacekeeper is
always here if you ladies find you…need…anything,” he said in his low
voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss watched as he nodded and
slowly made his way to the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
turned and gave them a creepy chuckle before closing it behind him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were silent until they could hear his
horse galloping away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Katniss-“ Prim shakily said, tears
filling her eyes.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“No, Prim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You will never do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I promise you that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neither of us…ever,” she said firmly, walking
to the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knelt before her
sister and took Prim’s shaking hands in hers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Never.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss inhaled deeply, imagining
the air in her lungs would somehow fill up her stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was so hungry; today was clearly a
‘hollow day’, as Gale used to call it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
pang shot through her at the thought of him, adding to her discomfort of being
hungry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Beside her, Prim shifted miserably
from her place in the rocking chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
was darning socks, trying her best to stay busy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Staying busy and keeping your hands occupied
sometimes helped with the hunger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Katniss’ heart broke for her sister as she realized they would have a
lot more hungry days before them before anything would be better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
The sound of a carriage outside
made her look up from the book on herbs she was studying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prim tensed, her blue eyes going side with a
muffled whimper. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Cray doesn’t have a cart, Prim,”
Katniss gently reminded her, standing to go to the door. She exhaled when she
saw who was pulling up to the front of the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haymitch wasn’t the most welcomed guest, but
his presence wasn’t one to be feared either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He clamored down from his wagon as Katniss and Prim moved to stand
expectantly on the porch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She hoped his
bleary eyes couldn’t see how thin Prim was or how her blouse had become billowy
on her frame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the mayor of District
12, Haymitch had the right to take Prim and put her in the community home for
children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There, the children were
forced to do labor to ‘earn their keep’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She had seen the way their battered faces looked when she had passed on
the streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
No food she could bear; not having
Prim under her close watch would kill her for sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Everdeen girls,” he slurred.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her shoulder slumped slightly when she
realized he had been drinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least
it would make him a tad less observant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Yes?” Katniss asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She winced as her voice cracked nervously.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Haymitch squinted in the bright
sunlight of midday, his eyes bloodshot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“I was just comin’ around to check on you.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“We’re fine,” Katniss said sharply,
holding Prim to her side.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Haymitch raised an eyebrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I see that. Say um…would you mind stepping
outside with me?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She nodded, patting Prim on the
shoulder and leading the sheriff out to the porch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“How’s the healing business?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss swallowed, knowing she
could fake a lot of things but a stream of customers was not one of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s…fine.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He shot her a look that said he
clearly didn’t buy it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“We need a healer in town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spring time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lots of folks took ill over the winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I need to be able to tell them you can heal em.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss glared at him.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Haymitch sighed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Folks are nervous we ain’t got affordable
healers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ain’t no one gonna go to the
Capitol,” he said, stepping closer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Katniss noticed the pleading look in his eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m mayor, Katniss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gotta be able to tell these people somethin’.
And soon.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She sighed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m working on learning everything, but my
mother wasn’t training me to be an apprentice when she died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think she thought Prim would do it, but….ma
died before she could teach her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m…I’m
doing the best I can, I…I’m running low on supplies.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He looked at her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“If I front you a loan to help you get back
on your feet, can you get the business started again?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gotta do something, Everdeen.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She chewed her lip and looked at
the desperate town mayor in front of her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“I don’t want to be in debt.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“You’re lookin thin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I can send you business, you’ll have money
to afford food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ain’t gonna take that
girl if I dun have to,” he said, motioning back to the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“You won’t take her anywhere
anyway.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He heaved a sigh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m tryin’na help you, girl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need a healer, and you’re the only one that
would be someone people could afford, God damn it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now just listen to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You gotta get this up and runnin again so I
can tell people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’d have customers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just do something,” he
pleaded. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss evaluated the desperate
look in the man’s eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She swallowed
nervously and nodded. She swallowed her pride and asked, “What do you suggest?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“I suggest you let me get you a bit
of hired help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll help foot the cost
of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That way, you could have a man
around helping out with the day to day things while you figure out this healing
business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, I can give the
district a little peace of mind.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Why are you so worried about the
district?” she wondered.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Haymitch muttered a single
word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Uprisings.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Here?” she breathed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her first thought was of Gale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had been waiting for word of an uprising
in their district ever since he could understand the meaning of the word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gale dreamt of someday living in a world that
didn’t have peacekeepers, districts, the capitol….she knew he would have been
all over that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wondered where he was
that second; did he have something to do with the uprisings elsewhere?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a dangerous word, no matter what district
you lived in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He shook his head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Other districts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just…you didn’t
hear me say that, Everdeen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, your pa
was a good friend of mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know he’d
want me to look after ya.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will ya just
take the help?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus, I’m offerin it!”
he snapped.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I can’t afford to pay a decent wage to any
man.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“You just let me figure that
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You’ve been needing help around
here for some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You just need
someone who’s done it before to help you get back on your feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just until next winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll figure out someone, just agree to it
girl!”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Katniss shifted her weight and
chewed her bottom lip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She didn’t have
much choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things couldn’t get any
worse than they already were, so what did she have to lose? </div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“If I say yes, how long will it
take you to find someone?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Problem is, all the good able bodied men
that don’t have families have….relocated elsewhere, but I don’t have to remind
you of that,” he said shortly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
watched his face as he spoke, knowing he was refrencing Gale and the group of
young men he had left with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He didn’t want
to outright say they had run off with hope of causing an uprising, but that was
clearly the underlying meaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss’
breath caught in her throat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Oh. Okay.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“I’ll keep my eyes open for
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll come back in a few days,” he
said, tipping his hat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
She nodded, pulling her shawl
tighter around her body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“That’s fine.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“Good day,” he said simply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Haymitch had gone, Katniss went back
inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“What did he want?” Prim asked,
rushing to her side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss busied
herself with making more tea, hoping that busy hands would help her keep her
mind off Gale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the uprisings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Uprisings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It didn’t seem real.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Could it
be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it possible for the Capitol to
ever fall?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She shook her head at the
notion and tried her best not to get her hopes up. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a sister to feed and a business to
start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She didn’t have time to worry
about things she had no control over.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta peered through the opening in
his hooded cloak, his eyes scanning the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The rain had been coming down steadily for a few hours now, and he and
Cato were making a last ditch effort to hunt before they were to be confined to
the cave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judging on the look of the
clouds rolling in, it would be a few days before they saw daylight again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thunder sounded in the distance as the rain
beat down against the bare branches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was cold – colder than he could ever remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His home district of Eleven was hundreds of miles south and it never got
this cold there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He shivered beneath his
coat made of hides; even the fur-lined cloak was letting the chill through to
his bones that day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His breath came out
in small puffs of air as he gripped his homemade bow in his hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Movement caught his eye; a rabbit!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took aim and fired, hitting it square in
the eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The animal fell to the ground
with a muted squeak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His stomach
grumbled in protest as he leaped forward to grab his kill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had been hiding in the cave for almost a
week now, and this was his first chance in fresh meat in nearly that long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He moved quickly forward, not noticing he was
being followed until it was too late.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
He made it back to the cave, extra
thankful for his kill when he saw Cato sitting on one of the large rocks by the
fire, empty handed.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
“No luck?”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
The other blonde man shook his
head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Nah.”</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
Peeta went to work skinning the
skinny rabbit, preparing the pelt in hopes to sell it when they got to
town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would need to venture into
District 12 and soon – he didn’t know how much longer he could handle being
cooped up in the cave with Cato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“So what are you cooking up for
supper?” Cato asked, peering at the rabbit.</div>
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Peeta grunted in annoyance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“There’s plenty of game out there, why don’t
you get your butt out there and find something?”</div>
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Cato guffawed loudly, pounding
Peeta’s back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Not in the sharin’ mood,
Peet?”</div>
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When Peet didn’t answer, it didn’t
faze Cato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Shoot…when I get to 12,
there’s gonna be plenty of pickings.”</div>
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“We’re in 12 now, Cato.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least I think we are,” Peeta said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s not that different from home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just colder.”</div>
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“Well, we’ll camp out here-“</div>
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“Don’t you get sick of campin?”</div>
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“Do I look sick of it?” Cato
snapped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When I get a good haul, I’ll
go into 12 and make a killin in the market-“</div>
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“Cato, you can’t just walk into
another district and cause that much attention to yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peacekeepers pay attention to that stuff.”</div>
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“Peacekeepers shut their mouths if
you have a few gold pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They look
the other way if the price is right!” Cato snapped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Besides…I’m gonna get me a little wife and
settle down and live the good life.”</div>
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Peeta rolled his eyes as he jammed
the rabbit meat onto a spicket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“And how
do you plan to do that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12 is no
different from 11.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We couldn’t do it
there, we can’t do it here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Besides…you’d
get bored in about twenty minutes like you always do.”</div>
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“You’re not listening, Peet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is North!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Animals up here are bigger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pelts worth more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Up north they have things like wolves, bears,
cougars, foxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not stupid little armadillos,”
he sniffed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“The selection is
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can make a killing with meat
and pelts.”</div>
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“I hope you’re right,” Peeta
mused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m getting sick of running
around like this. “</div>
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Cato sniffed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You homesick?”</div>
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He shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Just sick of moving around is all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want my own bed, and…”</div>
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Another crack of thunder sounded
from above, making them both jump as it echoed in the cave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“Well…you do what you want,” Cato
mused.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“But I’m just fine making due
here, sleeping under the stars.”</div>
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“I just want more for us,” Peeta
said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“When we left, I just…thought
things would be different.”</div>
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“You sound like my momma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always lookin out for me like a damn mother
hen.”</div>
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“Someone has to,” Peeta chuckled,
breaking his hard façade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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They ate in silence, chewing the
lean rabbit meat with grimaces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
wasn’t much, but it was food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
about to make beds for the night when there was movement at the mouth of the
cave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peeta heard the click of a gun and
his stomach dropped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“Fuck,” Cato muttered, glancing
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There, in the mouth of the cave,
stood three men.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All with guns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-4756349708782121612012-11-21T18:24:00.004-08:002012-11-21T18:24:42.149-08:00Shades Of WinterAs promised some Shades of Winter inspired pics!<br />
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<br />TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-28000916868759761242012-10-27T18:24:00.001-07:002012-10-27T18:24:34.627-07:00Cruel Summer Sequel<b>So now that 'Cruel Summer' is coming to a close, I wanted to formally announce the sequel! </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">'Shades of Winter'</span> is the official title, and it will be posted on my ff.n site and A03 on 11.13.12. (My birthday!). Below is a little preview of what you can expect in the first chapter! </b><br />
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She glanced at the archaic landline phone on her desk and
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“I couldn’t wait,” he laughed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He waved happily, his blue eyes darting
around the screen as he took her in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss
sighed and leaned on her hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Skyping
certainly didn’t do Peeta Mellark justice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He still looked as handsome as ever, but she couldn’t help but want to
reach through the screen and tough him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“Heeeey,” he laughed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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“I’m not getting naked.”</div>
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Peeta stuck out his bottom lip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“That’s not why I got Skype, Mellark,” she snorted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So how was move-in week?”</div>
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He shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Same
old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got all the freshmen moved in
and did nothing but drink beer for a week.”</div>
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“Oh yeah?” she asked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Lots of cute new freshman girls?”</div>
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Peeta leaned forward, his blue eyes bright in the light of
his computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Not as cute as you. Plus,
you automatically win because you put out, so….”</div>
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Katniss covered her mouth and laughed loudly at the
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roommate.”</div>
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“You look really beautiful today by the way.”</div>
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“Flattery won’t get it out of me, Mellark.”</div>
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He shook his head and gave her a flirty smile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I love it when you say my name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially when you said it like I’m in
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“Mellark,” she quipped again, giving him a saucy wink in the
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“Oh, fine,” she relented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Peeta’s face fell slightly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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apparently?”</div>
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Katniss shrugged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“My roommate, Mark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Katniss frowned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So she’s
been in your room?”</div>
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Peeta nodded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Oh
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know,” he sighed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Lovely, right?”</div>
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She felt her stomach sink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wasn’t sure how to feel about
that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cassie had broken his heart into
pieces last year, but what if he wasn’t over her?</div>
TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-62982141920744316192012-10-21T11:57:00.000-07:002012-10-21T11:57:20.424-07:00Not In Our Favor - Chapter 17 teaser! <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
tossed and turned, the wine from dinner giving me a slight headache.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sleep was eluding me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept thinking of my mother and Prim – had
anything changed since I’d been gone?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course Prim had my number; she could call me at any time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But what if she didn’t?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt guilty for leaving her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And for leaving my mother. I couldn’t shake
the nagging feeling that something was wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maybe
I was suddenly too happy and it didn’t feel right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Figuring
it was useless; I tossed back the covers and padded my way over to the balcony
that overlooked the living room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Below,
the street lights shone through the glass onto Peeta as he lay sprawled on the
couch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could see his eyes as they
flicked up to meet mine. </span></div>
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“You awake?” he called.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
nodded and heaved a sigh, making my way over to the stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I padded down to the living room as he sat
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
can’t sleep.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Me
either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Care if I make tea?” he asked,
stand up. My eyes could see the outline of his bare chest in the darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The streetlamp behind the curtains helped illuminate
it just enough for me. My cheeks grew a little hot, but I had to remind myself
that it was dark and he couldn’t see me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Sure.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
sat on the plush sofa, letting my toes dig into the edge of the blanket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I smiled; it was still warm from him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pulled my sweater tighter around my body
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Here.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A mug, my mug, was set in front of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked it up and inhaled the steam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Chamomile?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He
nodded, settling back into the sofa with a few bones cracking along the
way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yeah.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always best when you can’t sleep.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
gave him a smile in the darkness and sipped it slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could feel his leg against mine as he
stretched out and propped his legs up on the ottoman in front of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I laughed and pulled the blanket over our
feet and let myself enjoy the feeling of sitting up next to him, our legs,
arms, and shoulders touching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
silent for a few moments, just sipping our tea when I finally spoke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">He
turned to look at me in the dim light, the only sound his even breaths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
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things when I was….in the hospital and at the Hawthorne’s.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Peeta
exhaled slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“And here?”</span></div>
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<br />TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-61064611788290385112012-10-09T19:02:00.000-07:002012-10-09T19:02:09.432-07:00Stories For Animals teaser!So, when I was asked to donate a bit of writing to the @<b>Stories4Animal</b>s cause, I couldn't help but want to write something for 'Love This Pain'. As many of you know, I posted the Epilogue last week and I'm feeling sort of...hungover from the whole experience. <br />
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I wrote it, it was awesome, and it hurt to give it up. Hungover. I wanted to write more. So, when I was presented with the opportunity (and honor) to write a little more of LTP for a cause, I jumped. <br />
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<b>Donations are due Sunday, Oct 14th - a minimum of $5.</b> Many of you know I am a pet lover, so this cause is very near and dear to me. Please consider donating! You'll get some great stuff! <br />
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In case you weren't convinced, please check out a teaser of the 'Love This Pain' outtake I'm planning on submitting. If you've read LTP, this is an outtake of Seth & Regan's Isle Esme honeymoon.<br />
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This wasn’t the first sex we’d had as a married couple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I knew I’d barely be able to control myself
once we got to the island, and I wanted our first union as an officially
married couple to be something sweet and passionate and something Regan would
always remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’d had a night alone
at my house together before we left for the island, and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> that </i>had been the night of intense lovemaking that I had always
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Tonight however, was the night to get a little drunk and go
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the honeymoon, then when?</div>
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“Which bedroom?” I asked, letting her go long enough to
playfully slap her ass through her sundress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had her thrown over one shoulder like a sack of potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She screamed through her giggles as I marched
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“The….the blue!” she managed to laugh as I held her over my shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tromped into the blue room and promptly
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before taking a long drag from the bottle and setting it on the
nightstand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She sipped her glass and leaned
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dainty ankles crossed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“What now?” I asked, standing at the foot of the bed with a
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“Hmmm,” she hummed, eying me up and down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She pressed her pink lips together before
taking a long drag of champagne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Strip,”
she stated simply, popping the ‘p’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
grinned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was a game we played
occasionally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Somehow Claire had gotten
ahold of some movie about male strippers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Needless to say, the girls had watched it many times and practically had
it memorized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regan claimed it was only
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“Sure.”</div>
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“I’m not sure they do.”</div>
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Regan’s head fell to the side as she gave me a woeful,
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I groaned but caught myself eventually laughing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regan chewed her lip and wrinkled her nose in
excitement as I reached behind me and flipped on the stereo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I punched a few buttons before finding some
kind of weird, exotic sounding techno music that was most likely local.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was strange, but had a good beat and would
do the trick well enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I gave her my
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I saw her toes curl against her sandals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The bracelet Peeta gives Katniss in <i>Chapter 27: A Million Reasons. </i></div>
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So, I get a lot of the same questions in my reviews, so I thought I would take a second to answer a few of the ones I get a lot. If you see something I didn't answer, please feel free to leave me a comment and I will do my best to cover it.<br />
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Q: When will we see more of just Katniss/Peeta alone? (AND) When will we see more of the other characters?<br />
A: You guys go back and forth, so I do try to switch it up. If I have one chapter that's heavy on the Katniss/Peeta, I try to add in some of the other characters in the next chapter. Many of you want to just see them, however, many of you want to see Finnick/Annie, Clato, etc. I do the best I can to weave them in.<br />
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Q: Will Katniss and Peeta ever have sex?<br />
A: The story will earn it's rating, yes.<br />
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Q: How far apart are their colleges? Will they see each other this fall?<br />
A: I made a point in this new chapter to mention that yes - their schools are about a 45 minute drive apart. And on the second question - you'll just have to wait and see.<br />
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Q: Will Prim be annoying and tell everyone about their relationship?<br />
A. No. Prim is 14 going on 15, and I believe that given the circumstances of their family she would be very mature and sensitive to what Katniss would want. She would know that this would humiliate her sister, so no, she will not tell everyone. TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-65932554618878914442012-08-06T19:13:00.001-07:002012-08-06T19:13:21.929-07:00Katniss Flower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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“Look Peeta, I know that….I was harsh when I said that to
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stormy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Right,” he agreed softly, “Just
friends.”</div>TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-32784388828596702012012-06-23T07:04:00.001-07:002012-06-23T07:04:56.939-07:00Cruel Summer FAQHey guys! So for those who didn't know I have recently ventured into writing for The Hunger Games. I posted a modern day AU Katniss/Peeta titled 'Cruel Summer'. I get a lot of questions about the fic, so I thought I would post a little frequently asked questions post. I will continue to add to it as I get questions.<br />
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<b>-Why summer camp?</b><br />
Why not? I always wanted to go to camp as a kid, and I was fascinated with the show on the Disney Channel at the time titled 'Bug Juice'. I loved being outdoors and doing things like exploring the woods and horse back riding, so I wanted to incorporate Katniss and Peeta into something like that. <br />
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-<b>Why is Cato nice? Why is Gale okay with Peeta?</b><br />
I'm already doing an AU fic, so why not mix it up even more? Mean Cato has been done. Jealous Gale has been done to <i>death.</i> In this universe, Gale is more into someone else and knows that he and Katniss are not meant to be. And I never said Cato would be nice, just that he wouldn't be fighting anyone to the death : )<br />
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-<b>Will Effie and Haymitch hook up?</b><br />
I get this one a LOT. Just keep reading.<br />
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-<b>Why are the chapters so short?</b><br />
Long chapters are daunting to work on, simple as that. When I want to write a scene for this story, I sit down and have a whole chapter before I even know it. It's a lot easier to sit down and write 1700 words than 7000. <br />
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If you have any more questions, please put them into the comments section of this post or dm me on ff.n <br />
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So, everyone is freaking out about ff.net pulling stories....so I figured I should let my readers know where else they can find me. I recently got back into posting on <a href="http://www.twiwrite.net/viewuser.php?uid=2830" target="_blank">TwiWrite</a>, so you can always find me there. <br />
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In addition to that, you can always contact me on<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/TwilightCakes" target="_blank"> Twitter </a>- just in case you need the lowdown on where else to find my stories. I'm @TwilightCakes on twitter and I usually respond in the same day. <br />
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Never fear - I'm not going anywhere! Censors be damned. In the meantime,<a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/fanfiction-net-stop-the-destruction-of-fanfiction-net" target="_blank"> sign this</a>! <br />
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<i>Our next LTP update will find Seth and Regan enjoying her newfound freedom. With high school graduation comes real dates, talks of the future, and of course some kinky time as the couple rediscovers each other. They are still best friends, but they are rather drunk with the idea of what fun activities her aging can bring. In this chapter, Seth has started a food fight and hopes to repay Regan for their experiment in the meadow from the end of the last chapter. Let's just say he fights dirty...</i><br />
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But it wasn’t enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Her messy bun shook as she nodded her head in agreement and
permission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gently, I pushed her back to
that she was laying on the counter, her legs hanging over the side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I stood between them and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>grabbed the syrup with a grin, laying a thin
trail of it down her chest, across her breasts, zig zagging across her stomach,
and ending right above her pubic bone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The delightful little excuse for underwear she was donning taunted me
shamelessly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I looked down at my imprint, sprawled out on my white
kitchen counter, her hair mussed, cheeks pink and her pale body covered in whip
cream and chocolate sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her pale pink
underwear were<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a stark contrast with the
dark chocolate that decorated her skin, and it made me shiver with excitement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would have to be careful to lock this
memory away like a steel trap so that no one but me would ever witness it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It wouldn’t be easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Regan looked up at me, her chest rising and falling in
anticipation for what I was going to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Leaning over, I kissed her mouth sweetly before attacking her neck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hands ran down her sides as she began to
writhe in pleasure against me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sucked,
kissed, bit, and tasted all the way down her body, taking time to tease
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took one of her turgid peaks in
my mouth, reveling in the taste of her own flavor mixed with the chocolate
sauce and whipped cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she moaned
my name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“Ohh…Seth,” she groaned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I looked over at her side to watch her fist clench itself on the
countertop next to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I smiled
wickedly against her skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I dragged my tongue down her stomach in a tantalizingly slow
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continued to clench and unclench her hands as I moved my mouth down her
stomach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I squeezed her hips, my
sensitive fingertips able to feel the goose bumps as they rose up on her
skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glancing up, I watched her biet
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Yes…</i>the wolf
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<br />TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-4000754091299999542012-06-02T18:44:00.002-07:002012-06-02T18:44:20.298-07:00All Of Me characters!As mentioned in my previous post, many times you want to see pictures of said characters. If you follow me on Tumblr or twitter, you're aware of the debate I had. Originally, I pictured Candice Accola as Lexi.<br />
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Perfect, right? Then....I had to pick my Brady. Brady to me has always been Michael Trevino from the same show as Candice (The Vampire Diaries). I didn't think anything of picking him out as Brady when the two actors were on the show together. He's vicious, sexy, and sultry, with a spitfire attitude. Perfect.<br />
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So then, the two characters (who I thought we complete opposites) began dating on the show.<br />
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I balked at the idea of having them be together on the show and in my banners and story and such...so....enter Kristen Bell. I really didn't want to confuse people so that they would think this was a crossover fic. She was young, happy, and every bit the little California dreamer that I had pictured for Lexi. <br />
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While I feel she is a good representation of Lexi, my mind kept going back to Candice Accola. She was just the person I had pictured the entire time, and I decided to stick with her instead of going with Kristen. Many people have commented on the choice and agree. <br />
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We're 7 chapters into AOM - who do you picture as Lexi? <br />
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Then come Lexi's dads. Her biological father I can see as someone like Aaron Eckhart.<br />
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For her mother, I see Tea Leoni.<br />
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Then that would bring us to Patrick....I kept it simple here. Patrick Demsey.<br />
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Regan's nosegay, given to her by Seth.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Many of you have been asking about this fic - Embry's leg of the 'Love Vs. Misery' Saga. No, I didn't forget about it and YES I plan on still writing it. </span><br />
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Patience. It's coming : )TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-41165555116787865602011-10-31T17:14:00.000-07:002011-10-31T17:14:21.012-07:00Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrAd6Q7KvgY3sQHzKD_yjxubuPnw1fjd3VbipFMz2DczaG75R6sqkzFIRC9CiMkunap2XLE8_HmgZg_JDTNkhMHrGqkcqWotFDxYsYyXAOph7tdkWVRtvkTioxp3fhtNtlYTZX3oVwkN7/s1600/Lucy_Hale_Wallpapers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHrAd6Q7KvgY3sQHzKD_yjxubuPnw1fjd3VbipFMz2DczaG75R6sqkzFIRC9CiMkunap2XLE8_HmgZg_JDTNkhMHrGqkcqWotFDxYsYyXAOph7tdkWVRtvkTioxp3fhtNtlYTZX3oVwkN7/s400/Lucy_Hale_Wallpapers.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Giving you a 'vampy' Regan for Halloween! </span></span></div>TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-24539894914561730422011-10-09T14:56:00.000-07:002011-10-09T14:56:05.146-07:00New!Check out the lovely new banner that Twistedinmasen has made for me! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“What are you doing here?” he asked, his dark eyes burning into mine. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I looked at his jaw, halfway expecting to see a mark from Charlie, but there was none. I guess I should have known better. Apparently werewolves didn’t bruise. Silly me.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“I…..I don’t know,” I admitted. “I was tired of waiting?”</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">His mouth opened slightly like he was going to say something, but it was hard to tell. We stood in the Cullen driveway, the rain pouring down on us in the darkness. I was shivering and cold and miserable but for the first time in days, I actually felt something. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I walked up to him, almost timidly. He stood still, his b body rigid but his eyes soft. When I was inches in front of him, he tentatively pulled me into his arms. We embraced in the chilly light rain, no sound but the raindrops hitting the driveway and Sue’s car. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I pulled away, looking up at him. I lost myself for a second in the deep, dark chocolate color that were his eyes, their warmth touching me. Just that one look made everything worth it. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“You shouldn't be here, Regan,” he muttered, brushing my damp hair away from my eyes. I shook my head and laughed bitterly.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Say it so you sound convinced.”</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Regs…”</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Are you….are you mad at me?”</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">His shoulders slumped slightly, his exasperated breath coming out in a white puff of air. He ran his hand through his spiky black hair, his face tense and he stepped away from me. I leaned back against Sue’s car, biting my lip as I watched his body seize with a stressful shudder. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“You know I’m not. This isn’t your fault. A fuck up this size….could only be mine,” he muttered. </span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“So….so if it’s your fuck up why do I have to be punished too? Seth…I…I can’t be without you. I feel like I….like I died or something. You can’t be with me like that and…and love me like that and then take it all away. You can’t do that Seth, it…it’s not fair.”</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Life isn’t fair, Regan,” he spat, clenching his jaw. He glanced back up at the house, his face still somber and brooding. I felt my heart clench up in my chest. He couldn’t do this to me - not this way.</span>TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5965674141929110677.post-48106938554243295662011-09-21T12:45:00.000-07:002011-09-21T12:45:21.951-07:00Vampire Lexi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswgirjz7EKVBDDKO3bTHatdEANBz9OsswPA0L6SGFJY9DBe3gc4yvE0nhldAdWGlCofL42PS2-IwnJAWfZUsNpmhNoIxV8qySqMWMhRaP6Ws_7NEkHbkMu1kLCqKwVbthzdMAiHz80jyN/s1600/lexi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswgirjz7EKVBDDKO3bTHatdEANBz9OsswPA0L6SGFJY9DBe3gc4yvE0nhldAdWGlCofL42PS2-IwnJAWfZUsNpmhNoIxV8qySqMWMhRaP6Ws_7NEkHbkMu1kLCqKwVbthzdMAiHz80jyN/s640/lexi.jpg" width="521" /></a></div>TwilightCakeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548300113848458761noreply@blogger.com2