I know what you are wondering. Why start a story in the middle of the Games? Why? Well... I have no idea. ;)
I just started this and am excited to write. Please, feel free to leave a comment about who you're favorite tribute is. Even though you cannot meet the old ones... So, yeah.
Thanks, and I hope you enjoy!
P.S. James and Elizabeth and Simon are all 12. Jay is 17, Dominick is 18. Dominick is a Career, and also the son of a Victor. =)
~Meghan
James/ D4 Male POV
Something bad has happened.
My alliance is only down to me and Jay. I can remember what happened just this morning. Elizabeth had gone to find some berries and fruits for our breakfast. The giult had been eating away at me.
"When are we going to tell her?" I asked Jay.
He loked at me and then at the lake. "Never."
I looked incrediously at him. "Never? Jay... He was our ally... You killed him."
He shook his head and look down. "James, you know it was an accident. I didn't know it was Simon."
I looked at him. "It dosen't matter. We can't not tell her. Simon's dead because of you."
I didn't check to make sure no one was listeneing. Elizabeth had just returned. She screamed things at Jay, and finally grabbed the sling-shot and one of the smaller bags.
Before leaving she looked at me. "I had trusted you..." She had said... I'd never forget how she had said that. The hurt in her voice.
Now, it was just me and Jay. Just us. No Elizabeth to lighten the mood. "Hey, James, we're running low on food and water. Can you go get some water for me? I'm going to find some of the apples."
I nod and get our two water-bottles and slowly fill them up. I then take some iodine and add the correct amount for purifying.
Then, I lay down to listen to the lakes lapping ripples, pretending I'm back home.
Elizabeth/ D9 Female POV
I pull my slingshot back, and walk through the mountains. I'll admit it, I'm lost. James knew how to read the starts, and we could always find camp/
Then again, can you really get lost in the Arena? Doubt it. That's the point.
"Hey!" I hear someone yell. I turn on my heels and point the sharp rock in the slingshot towards the direction of sound. Silence...
Then I hear a pained yell. Jay's yell. My feet shuffle for a momet, confused. He was the one that murdered Simon... But he sounds so scared... I don't know if I should go help, or run away. I sigh and begin walking towards the sound.
I find a nice bush that I can crouch behind and look between the leaves. It's Jay and that District 5 boy. Dominick, I think. Anyway, the boy has a bow and arrow set and Jay has nothing. The bow points the arrow right at Jay's chest.
By now, my ex-ally is slumped against a tree, moaning. The boy must've hit him or something, because he has blood flowing from a large cut on his forhead and his hand looks broken.
"No!" I scream before I can stop myself. So... Yes, Jay did kill Simon, but a art of me forgives him right now. That part of me may have just written my death sentence.
I see the Careers face curl into an evil smile. He moves his aim to the bush. The bush I'm behind. At last minute, I jump and run behind another tree.
"I know there, little girl," the boy says.
I hear his foot-steps so I run, and run right into another tree. He points his arrow at me, and I whimper. No way can him miss this... And then something surprising happens.
Jay runs infront of the arrow. I hear him yell, see him fall, and hear myself scream.
The Career looks at me. "Another time, District 9. Another time." And with that, he leaves.
Now, the only thing I can do is hold Jay's hand as he dies. I pull the arrow from his cheast. It peirced his lung, and he's coughing blood.
"I'm s-sorry... I sh-shouldn't have k-k-kept it s-secret..." He stutters.
"I don't care anymore..." I cry, tears in my eyes as if I'm dying.
"Elizabeth..." He says.
"It's me, I'm here," I whisper.
"St-stay... Stay safe..." He says and then his grip loosens, his eyes look up, and I hear a cannon fire.
And now I'm alone. Alone with my tears and thought.
Sheer/ D12 Female POV
The sound of a cannon startles me. Where'd it come from? Who just died? I look around the meadow I'm in. I'm laying down, trying to hide.
I'll have to wait to see who's dead. Thankfully, I have only witnessed 1 death. Simon's. It hurts, yes, but... I'm working on getting over it. He had allies. Both from 9 and the boy from 4. I wonder how they're taking it.
If I knew who had hurt him, had a weapon, and were stronger, I might actually go after them. But, I have 0 on that list of 3. So, I'm pretty much waiting for all this stuff to blow over until there are only, say, 5 tributes left, then I can actually realx a little. This is arena is huge from what I can tell. This meadow stretches for at least 10 miles.
There's so many hills in it, too. The Gamemakers didn't burn this place down for a reason though. I've noticed many Tracker Jacker's flittng around the colorufl, sweet-smelling flowers.
But, this burn cream seems to ward them off, but I keep my green hood up for precautions.
I weave a braclet made of flowers for the rest of the day until Ihear the anthem and look up.
I watch as Panem's emblem swirls off of the screen, and the District 9 boys face appears. His name was Jay, apparently. He was one of Simon's ally's. What about the others?
I hope they're alright, but this boy is dead. Last week, I would've cried. But whats the point? It can't help them, it dosen't help you. What's the point?
Whats the point of sadness? What's the point of hope?
Tribute Tracker:
Gemma/ D1 Female
Zephyr/ D1 Male
Dominick/ D5 Male
Cherie/ D6 Female
= Mountains
Paitlyn/ D2 Female
= Forest
Ren/ D4 Female
= Mountains
Elizabeth/ D9 Female
=Mountains
James/ D4 Male
= Mountains
Tiberius/ D8 Male
= Mountain
Payla/ D5 Female
= Forest
Brooks/ D7 Male
= Mountains
Amy/ D8 Female
= Mountains
Josh/ D11 Male
= Desert
Sheer/ D12 Female
= Forest
Loralai/ D11 Female
= Forest
DEAD TRIBUTES
D2 Male: Thomas Bates~ Killed on Day 1 by spear; credited to Charlotte Mane
D12 Male: Simon Clark~ Killed on Day 1 by sword; credited to Jay Edlothia
D3 Female: Vienna Tarot~ Killed on Day 2 by knife; credited to Tiberius Seven
D10 Female: Charlotte Mane~ Killed on Day 3 by dagger; credited to Cherie Winston
D6 Male: Jonathan Sanders~ Killed on day 5 by whip; credited to Ezra Jeneti
D7 Female: Valentina Winters~ Killed on day 7 by knife; credited to Tiberius Seven
D3 Male: Flynn Wilder~ Killed on day 7 by spear; credited to Gemma Whis
D10 Male: Ezra Jeneti~ Killed on Day 9 by dagger; credited to Cherie Winston
D9 Male: Jay Edlothia~ Killed on Day 10 by arrow; credited to Dominick Frost
9 Dead: 15 Alive
District Gone:
District 2: Thomas
District 3: Vienna & Flynn
District 6: Jonathan
District 7: Valentina
District 9: Jay
District 10: Charlotte & Ezra
District 12: Simon
