All the right moves
The tributes were standing around the cornucopia, waiting for Chiron and Lupas call. They all dreaded this day, wondering how many deaths they'd face before their very own, and knowing who would be the first to go.
Connor bit his lip and breathed heavily, not being able to see his brother nor Miranda and Katie. On the right of Connor, Michael, Will and the tributes for Dionysus could see each other clearly. They smiled at each other, and nodded, knowing what to do. Connor scared of Michael's smirk and tough appearance. He gulped, afraid what Michael had in mind of doing to him.
Travis and Katie was on the complete opposite side of Connor, smiling each other half-heartedly. Percy and Annabeth were looking at the field determining where to head. Annabeth spotted a perfect spot in the woods and had spotted the less dry area near it and pointed it out to Percy and he nodded.
"Welcome to the First ever Olympian Hunger Games, twenty four tributes repersenting twelve gods and goddesses. Each having two tributes that'll repersent them throughout the games." Chiron replied, going on with some rules.
"May the gods be forever in your favor" Lupa's voice announced, as the gong set off, signaling the tributes to head off. Michael's group split up and the Apollo campers headed for the things while the other two headed into the woods. Drew casually walked up to the table and grabbed a bright pink backpack. She followed Castor and Pollux. Leo stepped out, suprised that Michael wasn't out to kill him. Maybe he'd come back later, he thought. Instead of just standing there, he ran over to the Cornucopia to grab the bag he had spotted earlier. He saw the two lovebirds together leisurely watching each other's back as they grabbed their bags. After watching them go by, he watched in horror as Jason stare with hatred at him as he snatched the bag out of his hand. Thalia smiled at him while Piper didn't take a glance at him.
The cornucopia was now empty, Leo the only one standing there. He had to get away from there though, they had all the weapons, and new exactly where he'd be. There was no protection there so he headed into the less dense forest where no one would have thought to be. After running for what seemed like hours, he stopped near a big red cedar, knowing their different ridges provided some comfort and shelter. He leaned against the tree trunk and sighed looking through the tiny spaces that gave him a view of about ten meters away. Not so bad, He thought. With weapons and supplies he would've been fine, even though it was nearly impossible to kill anything for him.
Leo grabbed some rocks and pulled pieces of bark from the tree, and went away and sharpening the bark. As he did so, he uncovered that the bark was easy to handle and could be easy to use. He went out cautiously and grabbed some dead and some fresh leaves as a door to hide his so-called home. he's done this before, hiding somewhere to keep away people that are looking for him, like when he was younger and had just ran away from the orphanage.
He was about to grab some more dead branches when a strong arm had wrapped around his neck, and had pulled him closer to the attacker. Leo widened his eyes as a knife had reached his neck, threatening to slit his throat open where the arm used to be. He wanted to yell, but knew that wouldn't help, so he just froze and breathed heavily, knowing this may be his lucky day. To be killed before he seen any deaths.
He had forgotten about the attacker and nealy jumped when it had spoken, "What are you think you're doing?"
"I don't know" He muttered realizing it was girl, but couldn't tell who.
"You trying to kill yourself?" She asked.
"So what if I am" Leo exclaimed. "Like you'd care"
"You're lucky I didn't kill you on the spot, the Stolls, and the two Demeter girls are nearby, you'd better hide." She announced bringing him near a curtain fig, hiding behind multiple branches. Once she whirled around and removed the knife from that position, he realized who it was. Clarisse.
"Hey where's Sherman?" Leo asked.
"He joined up with Malcolm and Will them" She replied.
"Oh," Leo thought. Well that's just great, he thought.
While Leo was hiding from the Stolls, he noticed that Miranda had joined Connor, which they were going the other direction. Leaving it to Katie and Travis, and Miranda and Connor. He could see Travis and Katie clearly as Connor left his view. Clarisse left to watch them.
Will and Michael were waiting for Sherman, Malcolm, Castor and Pollux nearby and had spotted Miranda and Connor talking to each other. They listened onto their conversation.
"Miranda, it'll be okay, Katie is with Travis right now, and I'm pretty sure he can protect her too." Connor replied.
"Yea, but, I don't want to leave her with him" She muttered.
"You are with me aren't you," Connor cooed, stepping closer to her. Michael nodded to Will, and Michael grabbed his bow and arrows.
"Yea" She muttered. "Hey look, there is some blueberries over there, we should grab some. You grab some from that other bush, okay?"
"Yes, Miranda" He replied, turning her back on her for a minute. Clarisse witnessed the whole thing, as Michael pulled the bowstring, aiming at Connor's chest. She saw Will ten feet away chuckling to himself. She wanted to kill them both on the spot for even thinking that, but knowing that Apollo would hate that, especially for making them the first kill.
"Hey Connor, grab a lot 'kay?" And with that Michael released the bowstring hitting Connor right in the chest, making him fly backwords before falling on his side five feet away from Miranda. She gasped when she turned around and dropped the berries to kneel next to him, yelling his name. Clarisse charged with fury grabbing her knife and lunging forward torwards Michael.
"Michael!" She spat, catching his attention. He dashed backword before trying to leave but Clarisse hurled the knife torwards him, not caring 'bout Apollo or Will.
When a loud gasp escaped Miranda's mouth, Clarisse instantly felt terrible, knowing that the knife must have missed Michael and hit her.
"Miranda" She yelled rushing to her side. "I'm so sorry" Blood pouring out of the wound in her side.
"Connor.." She muttered half-heartedly. Clarisse shook her head, the cannon firing signaling the first death.
"I didn't mean to," Clarisse muttered. "I was aiming for Michael"
"I-It's okay..." She managed, before the cannon shot once more. Leo noticed Travis and Katie had stopped short.
"Damn it, Miranda, get up" Clarisse exclaimed.
"Travis...You don't think" Katie muttered trying to catch her breath. Travis looked at her worriedly.
"It couldn't be..." He mumbled.
"They wouldn't have...wouldn't have given up that easily right?" Travis dared to look back, and he slowly turned around, seeing both His brother and Miranda on the ground, pale as paper, with Clarisse shaking Miranda violently. Travis acted instinctively and rushed to his brother's side. Katie doing th same once she noticed Travis's frantic stumble as he kneeled next to Connor.
"Miranda?" Katie muttered, in tears by now. Travis grabbing onto his brother's forearm.
"Get up, please, get up" He mumbled. As Katie wept, Travis whirled around to Clarisse suddenly, and had reached his pocket knife pointing it out towards her.
"You did this?" He snapped. "Huh? Just because we prank you, means you killed him"
It was the first time anyone caught Clarisse by suprise. She felt vulnerable after seeing this, and with his sudden outburst she put her hands in front of her.
"N-No...I didn't, I was trying to kill Michael after he shot him, but I hit Miranda by accident" She muttered, not used to beingin this position.
Travis scowled, "I'd kill you if you had any part of this, you hear me" He yelled loudly enough to where the whole forest could hear him.
Clarisse nodded her head violently, "Okay" She said franticly.
Travis placed the knife back into his pocket and grabbed Katie's shoulder, hauling her up, bringing her into a hug before slowly walking away. After ten steps, Travis looked back at Clarisse with a death glare, which, for the first time made her scared of a Stoll. After five minutes of Clarisse regaining her composure, she went to go find Leo.
"Clarisse?" Leo asked, "What happened back there?"
"They're goners, man" She muttered. "Connor and Miranda both"
"I know, I'm talking 'bout Travis talking to you, I head him yelling something from over here." Leo muttered.
"Travis thought I killed them, He might be trying to find ways to kill me now," Clarisse muttered. "Come on, we can hide in the mountain region, there's a lot of caves up there" Leo looked questionably at her.
"I'm pairing up with you?" Leo demanded.
"Yes, you obviously need weapons and ways to kill, and I need warmth at night. It's a fair deal, right?" Leo thought of 'the snuggling with Clarisse idea', and had images of Chris killing him.
"I'm not sleeping near you for warmth" He exclaimed. Clarisse menatlly slapped herself.
Clarisse shook her head and rolled her eyes, "You dummy, I meant your fire powers, you could warm us up with that"
"Oh, Yea, I could do that" Leo replied dumbfounded.
Clarisse grabbed onto his wrists tightly and pulled him along, "Well, come one then, let's go"
Had to add some humour in there...
Enjoy and Review,
~Percabeth17~
