Hi guys! This is my first story, so I hope you enjoy it. I didn't come up with the names I got them from an amazing series of Hunger Games videos, by EricMGB, you could check them out! I really loved the storyline and wanted to put a twist on it and make it my own, I particularly loved the District 6 girl Faye, and her partner Jotham so that is why I decided to base my story on them, of all the characters. Enjoy!
3, 2 … my heart pounds, 1 and I'm off like a flash. I grab a knife and rucksack from the Cornucopia, watching others fall around me. District 6 are not known for their survival skills, but I'm determined.
My name is Faye. My brother went in the Hunger Games last year and came second to the tribute from Four. I want to do better. I have to win, for my mother. She was distraught when my name was picked this year, as Jack was already killed last year.
"Wait up!" It's a male voice I recognize as the boy from my District, Jotham. Jotham is kind, and strong, but I run on. I can hear his footsteps behind me, he is as determined to be my ally as I am to be the victor.
"Faye!" he shouts. I ignore him. It's too early to make allies. I spit the words at him and he nods understandingly. "I'll see you, Faye!"
I run on. Jotham won't be killed, I know that for sure, and I'm hoping I won't either. I stop as I get to the far edge of the arena. The water is brown, I don't trust it. I'm not quite thirsty enough to poison myself, yet. I settle down on a few red rocks that are shaded by a tall tree, and keep watch. As I hear footsteps, I shrink into a ball, hidden in the rock. Looking up, I recognise the blonde hair and harsh face of Sperro, the girl from two. She is scary, a real opponent. I'm too scared to move so I sit in the shade of the tree, gazing at her. She bends down, and feels the rocks for any sign of food. Then she sniffs the water, and shakes her head.
"Why am I here?" she says. She doesn't bother to leave, only sits down on a rock. A twig crunches underneath me, and she's up and alert. She has a chain in her hand made of metal that could strangle anyone, whatever district they are from. I gulp.
"Come out!" she says. She hits the chain to her leg. I try to creep further along the bush and into the forest but it doesn't work. I leap out of the bush and begin to run in the opposite direction, but Sperro is fast and pounces on me. Please don't be over, I think. She laughs, and looks at my shirt.
"Girl from 6, easy prey!" she remarks. "What's your name?"
"Faye," I gasp.
"Well, Faye, I'll make this quick for you!" she laughs and tosses the chain in between both hands. In an instant, it's around my neck. I can't breathe. I gasp, and struggle. My knife falls out my hand. I struggle even more and just about reach it. I use all my effort to stab Sperro in the arm.
"Ow!" she cries. The chain falls from her hands, but she's quick to pick it up again. I know her grasp can't be tight with her arm gashing out blood. Again the chain is around my neck. I gasp and wriggle again, but twist my arm around and stab her in the back of her neck.
"Owwwww!" she hisses. She falls backwards in pain, writhing. Blood is tipping from her neck and her mouth. It's a horrible sight. I can't bear to watch her.
"I'm sorry," I mouth. I stalk off. I can almost imagine my mother, distraught that I have become a killer. No I am not a killer, I just killed one girl, and mother would rather I did that than let myself die at her hand.
"You killed Sperro?" comes a hushed voice, female. I spin around. There's cuts all up my face and my neck is sore. The girl's face is sympathetic. Her name is Meadow and she's the girl from District 12. "How?"
"Pure luck," I tell her. "She was strangling me with a chain, so I just stabbed her, she was busy trying to kill me…"
Meadow sighs. She shuffles and looks at her feet. Girls from 12 are usually harmless, but Meadow has something about her. I back away warily. Then, I am running. I run towards a bank, and Meadow is behind me. She's not trying to kill me, I know that much. I sprint up a hill and slip, falling flat in some dry-ish mud that splats all over my arms. I keep on going, and slip into a comfy gap in the cliff. Meadow looks up at me. "Come down, Faye!" she calls. I shake my head.
Then, I hear footsteps and spin around. The girl from 8, Micah, is making her way across the bank determinedly when she slips and falls down the bank.
"Oh gosh!" Meadow says. She ties a rope around Micah's hands and sits her down at where she has settles. Micah wakes after minutes of unconsciousness.
"Woah!" she screams, startled by the fact that she is tied up. "Don't kill me!" she yells and shrinks down, her shoulders up.
"Don't be stupid," I hear Meadow hiss. "Don't you think I would've already done that? Besides, none of us deserve to die out here."
Micah nods. I watch. Micah looks innocent but I don't trust her. "Would you like some food? You look hungry!" Meadow remarks.
Micah nods. Meadow leans forward to take some food out of the bag, and Micah springs forward. She grabs the rope from Meadow's hand.
"Hey!" Meadow shouts. Micah laughs.
"You're right, no-one deserves to die out here, but some of us deserve to win!"
Micah tightens the rope around Meadow's neck. Meadow chokes, gasping for breath. It brings back painful memories of my encounter before. Stop! I hear Meadow gasp.
That's when I run down the bank. Meadow is writhing, unable to breathe and just as I get down to save her, she dies. Micah laughs. Seeing me, she jumps. Like the sly little fox she is, she turns and sprints around the corner, through a hole and she is gone.