"Peeta," I whispered to the sleepy boy next to me, through the glass, looking over at him, sadly.

"Yeah?" He asked, with a tired tone.

"I'm sorry." I apologized. "I'm sorry for hating you and getting so mad at you."

"You had every right to. Please, don't apologize, Ari." He smiled faintly. His hand reached up against the glass and I reached out, matching his with mine. "God, I wish I could actually hold you." He finally said, in a hushed tone. My heart melted at this statement. I hated the situation we were in, and that he was in it most of all. I looked over to him, ready to respond, and seeing that his eyes were just barely open and his breathing was slowing its pace. I decided against keeping him awake. He looked so peaceful as he slept and I wasn't going to disrupt the only peace he'd get in this prison.

"He loves you." A girls voice startled me and I looked over to see Johanna.

"Yeah." I responded. Despite our differences, I couldn't be rude to her, because we were all experiencing our own form of hell at this point. Petty drama wasn't relevant anymore, all we had was each other.

"I want to uh, say sorry." She finally said, sounding still with attitude as she always did, but I figured that was just her voice. "I was kind of a bitch."

"You think?" I asked, with a small smile. "It's fine. Sorry for nearly taking your head off with that katana." She smiled at this.

"It was pretty badass, so don't worry about it." She assured me. Was I actually making a friend?

The door opening ahead of us, caused her to silence and she looked to her feet. A peacekeeper made his way in, shutting it quietly behind him. He then rushed over to my cell and opened the door, running up to me, removing his mask.

"Jack, what the hell are you doing?" I asked, standing to my feet. Peeta now was awoken and looking at us as he stood to his feet as well, confused. I just realized the two had never officially met one another.

"I'm getting you the hell out of here." He said, hugging me.

"What?" Peeta asked, sounding hopeful.

"Right now?" I now interrupted.

"No, tomorrow. Snow is going to request a favor once more. I want you to say you will do it. He will send me and another peacekeeper in and we will be informed to take you to a changing room. That will be our only open window to go, alright?" He said, still holding on to my sides.

"Oh my god, J, wait," I stopped my excitement. "I can't leave Peeta. Or the others." I stepped back.

"Ari, you have to!" Peeta interjected, in protest. My head whipped over to him and I looked in his eyes, then Jack grabbed onto my hand.

"What are you doing?" I recoiled. He grabbed it again and now led me out of the cell, unlocking Peeta's and letting me enter.

"You have two minutes, make it fast." He said, hurt echoing in his voice. I looked at Jack, thankful and then ran over to Peeta, lunging up, wrapping my arms around his neck and burying my face in it as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I pulled away slightly, locking my lips with his as tears flooded both our faces. We pulled apart just a little to where our noses stayed touching.

"You need to take that opportunity tomorrow, Ari." He whispered and more tears came rushing down my face.

"I can't leave you, Peet." I whimpered.

"Goddammit, Ari, this isn't about me anymore. You need to get out of here. It hurts me to know they are hurting you, so I will be happy knowing you're safe." He said.

"No, no, Peet, I'm not leaving you." I just continued to shake my head. His hands reached up, stopping the shaking and holding my cheeks in his palms.

"Stop being so stubborn for once and just do as I ask, okay?" He whispered, giving me a little half smile. "Please, for the sake of us, and for me, please let him get you out of here." He now demanded. I silenced myself. I didn't want to leave them behind, but I know I have a better chance of getting help for him and the others if I do. "I love you." He kissed me again and I swear I just never wanted it to end. I found solitude within the placement of our lips connected. "Okay?"

"Okay."