Okay this is it, the games are finally starting *really dramatic music starts play* Let the first annual Hunger Games Begin!

"Don't worry, you're going to be fine" William says in a comforting voice the next morning over breakfast when I can't stop shaking. "You totally nailed that interview"

"Which reminds me" Molly adds "What exactly did William give you?"

"Uhh…he…..um….ya…." I say stumbling over words

"What about you William, what did you give her?" Molly asks, now directing her attention to an astonished William.

"Uh….."

"Now don't tell me you're not going to tell me anything" Molly says a slight smirk creeping onto her face which tells us we're not going to get out of this one as easily, or even at all.

"You tell her Laura, she's your mentor" William says

"Well…..could you guys stop that!?" I shout at Leah, Daniel, and Ren who are all leaning in, eager to hear what went on during the training.

"Yes, why don't you guys leave" Molly suggests and they all get up ruefully, Ren taking his plate with him. I giggle a little bit, but Molly now looks serious. But serious doesn't exactly work with her and it more looks like a pouty face. "Now continue Laura" Molly says

"Uh….." Molly was staring daggers at me and I couldn't take it any more "A kiss" I say quietly "He gave me a kiss, I never meant for it to happen-"

"I never meant for your relationship to be real" Molly says, her face growing solemn and soft "I'm sorry"

"It's not your fault, it's mine" William interrupts "She would have never fallen for me if I hadn't given that to her…." He trails off.

"It's fine, but now I'm worried, only one of you can make it through the games, if at all, but…hmm, I'm sorry but it's time to go now, we can't let you be late for the games or I think Julia might pull off her hair, not the wig though." Molly laughs a bit before leaving the table.

"William, only one of us can win, if the careers don't get us first" I say quietly

"I told you at the training center, you should win, I don't care if I go home, I don't have anything to go home too. You have a little sister" He says holding my shaking hand.

"But-"

"No" He interrupts "You will win, I promise"

"You can't promise things that are left to the odds" I say, and walk towards my room.

"Don't worry Laura" Hali says slipping the tribute jacket on my shoulders. "You'll be fine; I don't know how the gamemakers are going to play this, since it's the first one, but good luck"

"Thank you, for everything" I say quietly and hug him.

"Here" He say's gently pulling my token out of his pocket and pulling the cord over my head so that the dragon hangs just above my shirt. "Your token"

"Thank you" I whisper and feel my hands rise up to touch the smooth wood.

"30 seconds" The electronic voice says. I can feel myself start shaking, I tell myself not to panic, and that I'll be fine. But it doesn't work. "20 seconds"

"Shh, you'll be fine" Hali says grabbing my shoulders. "I can't bet, but I'd vote for you, I love you"

"I love you too"

"10 seconds" I walk over to the metal tube and stand on the plate. I can tell it activates by weight and as the tube starts going up all I can see are stone, rocks, and dirt. Then as I reach the top, I feel cold wind blow against my hair which is in fox ears, and it's extremely bright. As my eyes adjust I look around my surroundings.

I'm in a large courtyard, and the giant golden cornucopia sits on top of the crest of Cahill, the giant white C.

There's plenty of goodies all spaced around the cornucopia, from blankets, to bright orange backpacks, medical kits, food, and weapons, tons of them. I see a loaf of bread almost right next to me, and about 5 yards in a backpack and a slingshot with a pouch of pebbles.

Surrounding this courtyard I see five different sections. Right behind me there's a building with a small Lucian crest on the top of it, right in front of me a collection of what looks like old fashioned made out of mud and built into a mountain side, next to the settlement there is a forest full of trees, and to my right there is a long white sandy beach with rolling blue waves, and the last section is what looks like a maze of hedges with the Ekaterina crest on top of the gate to the maze.

"17…16…15…14…13…12…11" I hear a voice say over the arena, counting down the seconds to when the games begin. "10…9…8…7…6…5…" I find the dragon hanging around my neck and hold onto it, hoping it will give me strength. "4…3….2…" This is it "1…Let the first annual Hunger Games begin!" The voice says and I swoop down towards the bread and sprint over to the backpack and the slingshot, a spear barely missing my head.

I feel as if I'll do better in a forest atmosphere and run towards the wall of trees. Not daring to look for William, in fear that I might see him laying on the ground a pool of blood coming from his head. So I keep running….and running…..and running….until I no longer can hear the screams of children dying.

After about an hour or so of running away, I climb a tree and listen for the cannons that they told us would signify how many died in the bloodbath.

"Boom!" one "Boom!" two "Boom!" three "Boom" four "Boom" five "Boom" six "Boom" seven "Boom!" eight "Boom" nine. The cannons finish and I lean up in my tree hoping that none of those cannons were Williams.

Sorry, it's sort of short. R&R. Disclaimer: I do not own the Hunger Games or the 39 clues.