Batcat and Kira: The Hunger Games >:D

"You can. You look tired, but I'm not." She looked him with sincere worry on her face.

"No." He said defiantly. "You need your sleep a lot more than I do." He whispered meaningfully.

She narrowed her eyes. "Honestly, I'm fine. You look like something hit you, so go to sleep." She took his hand and gave it a squeeze, hoping it looked more gentle than it really was.

Rhys rolled his eyes. "I'm not leaving you out here unprotected, Claire. Until we can get a couple of trustworthy allies, I'm not going to sleep." The Careers. His mind sneered at him evily. The evil being inside of him smiled right back.

"None of them trustworthy." She hissed through her teeth. Including you. She almost added, then remembered where they were and what she needed to say to keep herself alive. At first it was just one battle they were fighting together, now she was fighting two on her own.

Rhys sighed. "That's true. Then I better hope these Games end soon." He whispered mournfully.

She narrowed her eyes, then her gaze softened. "Youre staying in them the whole time." She whispered, then laid her head on his shoulder.

Rhys sighed, knowing that denying it would lead to another argument. He gently rubbed her shoulder. "Go to sleep." He murmured gently.

Claire closed her eyes, and despite her better judgement fell into a light doze.

[Time skipping xP]

Rhys gently nidged Claire's shoulder. "C'mon sweetheart, we have to get moving." He said softly, far too aware of the potential eavesdroppers.

Claire lifted her head and yawned. "Didnt you sleep at all?" She asked, looking at him with brighter eyes.

"Yeah." He admitted. "But only for a couple hours. C'mon, let's get going." He said with a yawn and stretched.

"As soon as we stop somewhere you, sir, are going to sleep." She tapped his nose affectionately.

"Fine." Rhys grinned, mockingly biting her finger gently. He swung down from the tree and held his arms out to her.

She laughed and jumped down into his arms. She wrapped her arms around his neck and stared right into his eyes. He was making her mad. She knew he was lying, but it seemed to real. Then she remembered where they were and hopped out of his arms, looking around worriedly.

"Don't be nervous, love. I can take any beast that comes out of here." He flexed his arm muscles, pretending to be macho for a moment. A twig in the woods snapped. Rhys shrieked and a small bunny hopped out of the trees.

[HAHAHAHAHAH i started cracking up when i read that xD i love Rhys xDD]

Claire covered her mouth to stifle her laughter. "Yep. I'm definitely safe with you." She said, keeling over with giggles.

[Oh Rhys... he makes me laugh, too.]

Rhys turned a bright shade of red. "I totally planned that." He said indignantly.

[Brb, gotta take a shower, tell Jaynehkins pwease ^^]

[Kayyyyyyyyyyyy:3]

She shook her head. "Of course you did..."

Rhys laughed and took her hand. "We should probably shoot the animal, but I have no heart to now." The bunny obviously heard the word "shoot" and it sprinted back into the forest.

"Smart bunny. A mutt-ation?" She asked, looking at him worriedly. If it was it might eat them, or something. They were weird. She never heard of flesh-eating bunnies, but the Capitol was weird like that.

Rhys glanced back at it nervously. "Maybe...." He tailed off. He got a look in his eye and grinned. "The soul-eating bunnies of the Capitol, come to condemn you to eternal damnation!" He shrieked and started tickling Claire.

She squealed and starting squirming away from his touch, squealing and giggling. "Ah! No! Not the bunnies!" She exclaimed, wiggling away from his touch. She assumed a ninja-stance.

Rhys arched an eyebrow. "I'm the ninja sensei." He bragged. "Don't doubt my skills." He made a series of what he thought to be (but weren't) very complex moves. He ended in the same position he started, but panting and a little sweaty.

She started laughing incredibely hard, clutching her stomach as she keeled over. Tears were streaming out of her eyes when she looked back up at him. "That...was...the..most...ridiculous thing I've ever seen." She said, laughing between the first few words.