Meanwhile, at the Cornucopia, Tetra and the rest of the Careers were arguing where to hunt tributes next. Seven tributes were left dead on the first day, all massacred by the band of murderous teens. On the second day, it seemed that one of the outlier tributes had gotten a kill themselves, and the Careers had taken the time to carefully explore their surroundings. It was the now the third day, and none of them had gotten a kill all day, leaving Andrina Peridot irritated and impatient to get more blood on her hands.
Andrina was not someone you wanted to meet when she was in a nasty mood.
"Do any of you dimwits remember where the other tributes went?" Andrina snapped, her brown eyes flashing. Tetra searched her mind for the memories of the Bloodbath hurridly.
"I saw the Three boy head eastwards, towards the rocky cliffs..." Copper, from District Two helpfully offered, and Andrina smirked deviously. Tetra copied her smirk.
"The Five girl headed west, I remember her clearly." Tetra butted in, wanting to please the other Careers with her information.
"All right then, Tetra, grab your spear and kill her. Don't miss." She narrowed her eyes, and Tetra shrunk back, knowing what Andrina was hinting at. The District One girl had held Garfield's survival against her, and Tetra knew she was dancing along a dangerous path, so she nodded dutifully.
"Copper, you can take care of the Three boy. Now go. Karin, you're guarding camp. Pierce and I will hunt for other tributes." Andrina announced.
Tetra headed for the inside of the golden Cornucopia to retrieve the silver-tipped spear. She could hear the District One pair tramping off, weapons already in hand. Copper appeared at the entrance of the Cornucopia, searching for his twin swords. Finally, after finding them again, he left. Tetra remained in the horn for a few minutes, thinking.
Karin's cough alerted her that she should be heading out. Tetra passed the bored-looking District Two girl and shot a sympathetic look at her. Karin just scowled and crossed her arms.
Fine, be like that, Tetra thought, rolling her eyes.
Tetra set off in the direction of where the Five girl had run towards, hoping with all her might that she hadn't moved. This kill could be the difference of life or death for Tetra.
Andrina and her District partner, Pierce Valhalla trotted along a rocky path, sword in Pierce's hand, throwing knives in Andrina's. Their faces were stony and serious, completely dedicated to their goal; the death of the other tributes.
Andrina knew that when there was a lack of kills, mutts came out to play, and she preferred to face mutts towards the end of the Games, not the third day. It was pathetic.
Pierce obviously also knew the fact, by the determination painted on his face.
"Is it strange that we haven't gotten any sponsors yet?" He asked.
Andrina cocked her head in thought, "I don't know."
"Well, we'll get some sponsors for sure if today goes as planned." Pierce asserted, and Andrina nodded. If they killed enough tributes.
"I guess we better put on a nice show for them." Andrina leered dangerously, her silvery eyes narrowing and a smirk planted itself onto her pale face.
Andrina knew that the more tributes she killed, the closer she would be to getting back to her boyfriend Reichen. She had promised him she would come back, lathered in fame and riches. It was her duty to District One. Andrina Peridot would reign victorious in the 33rd Annual Hunger Games, and she would live to return to her home again. She didn't care who she had to kill, she would do it with pride.
"There! I saw some movement!" Pierce yelled, sprinting forwards towards a large clump of grasses. A shriek was emitted and the Three girl who rejected their alliance, Lotus sprang out of the undergrowth and bolted in the direction away from the two Careers.
Andrina breathed excitedly as she took chase alongside Pierce, exclaiming towards her District partner, "Oh I do love a good chase!"
Pierce nodded and with a burst of speed, flashed forwards. He tried to tackle the wiry girl, but was unsuccessful. Lotus wriggled away with ease, and it seemed like she was almost laughing at them.
Andrina growled under her breath, "Useless boys."
"Hey!" came Pierce's voice, but she ignored him and zipped towards Lotus. Andrina threw herself to the ground, reaching out and snatching Lotus' ankle. Lotus cried out in shock and toppled to the ground, kicking at Andrina.
The District One Career wasn't planning to give up that easily. But neither was Lotus.
Pierce was beside Andrina now, and he thrust his sword at her chest. Lotus' eyes widened for a moment, but she twisted to the side, still wriggling against Andrina's grip. She sent her sneaker flying into Andrina's nose. Only then did Andrina let go, as her hand flew up to her face instinctively.
Lotus took her chance to stumble away, her breath ragged and terrified. Pierce jerked his sword out of the tough ground and followed her, agile and strong as ever. Andrina gathered her composure, still mourning her precious face, and snarled spitefully.
Lotus will pay for that with her life, she thought, frowning angrily.
Then she noticed that her intended prey was already a far distance away, running at what was most likely her top speed. Andrina analyzed her for a moment, then took off chasing her, like a cheetah after a gazelle. Pierce was already ahead of her, quickly gaining on the other tribute.
No! She's MY kill! Andrina almost screeched, but she withheld her anger. Instead, she drove herself further.
Within seconds, she passed Pierce and was rapidly decreasing the distance between her and Lotus. Said tribute spared a glance behind her and yelped fearfully.
Finally, with a last effort, Andrina made use of the stamina she still had left and propelled herself onto the other girl. She cackled as the Three girl fell to the ground, at her mercy.
Lotus thrashed around, clawing and biting at whatever she could touch, but Andrina was numb to it all. She had experienced worse pain, this was nothing. Andrina smiled, "Any goodbyes to your family?"
"No." Lotus spat in her face, and Andrina scowled, "Good."
The Career retrieved her knife from her sheath and ended the fight.
A cannon boomed. Andrina crawled off of the body, and wiped her face. Her nose was still sore, but the taste of victory was sweeter than the pain she felt.
Finally done with this chapter. Sorry for such a late update, I've been really busy lately with school. Quick question, do you mind me constantly switching points of view? If you don't, I have one more person I'd like to add into the mix.
