The cannon sounded, and I bolted for the cornucopia. I was focused, never taking my eyes off the swords. I was the first to reach the cornucopia, so I got my choosing. I grabbed a sword, and turned around.

Someone was charging at me with a knife. District Six maybe? I simply stuck out my sword, they ran right into it. I knew that now that I have my weapons, I need to go find Clove, Glimmer, and Marvel. I left this kid for dead, making sure to step on their neck as I walked away.

I tried to remember. Brutal, bloody Cato. I'm going to get home, no matter what it takes.

It was a bloodbath, just like every year. I found Marvel repeatedly stabbing a boy, even though he was already dead. I yanked him away. "Go and find backpacks and food." I shouted, making sure he could hear me over the sounds of the cannon and screaming. "Then meet us back over here." He nodded and ran off.

I found Glimmer and Clove next, already side by side with their weapons. Clove had her knives, Glimmer had a bow and some arrows. From behind them, someone was running at them, with clearly one thing on his mind. District Four boy, that much I knew. With no hesitation I flung my sword at him, directly between Glimmer and Clove. He dropped down, the cannon fired, and I ran to go retrieve my weapon. The girls stared at me in awe.

We ran back to the cornucopia, killing a few more people in the process, where Marvel was already waiting for us. "Are we ready?" They all nodded. "Good, then let's head for the forest."

"I'm not done here yet!" Marvel yelled. He ran away, after the District Three girl. Looking at the ladies, I smirked and chimed in with a "He's got a point!" before running off to find more victims.

I found Marvel and the two of us prowled around the Cornucopia, stabbing at anything that moved. I noticed Clove and Glimmer coming around the other way, covered in blood. They must've had fun with it too. In total, the four of us must've killed at least ten people. We run off into the forest together, supplies in hand and covered in blood.

We head deep into the woods, and immediately start a fire. I turned to Marvel. "What did you grab?" He pulls out three backpacks, two are filled with food. One has knives and rope in it. "It's the best I could do," He explained. "Too chaotic. And this stupid kid started running at me, I had to stop him."

"Yeah, whatever. Fine. It's good." I said. I didn't care at this point honestly. I remembered what Brutus said. Anything you need. Just give me a signal, and I'll get it for you. As long as Brutus was there, we'd be okay. "Let's just scope out the arena for the rest of the night. Split up in pairs, and then meet back here when it gets dark. Anyone you see, you can kill."

Everyone, even Clove, smiled at that. Marvel and Glimmer immediately took a backpack and ran. I grabbed the other two backpacks, smiled, and nodded in the direction we would be going. "C'mon. Let's check everything out." She smirked and nodded before following me.

Once we got deeper in the woods, I asked Clove how she was doing. Shrugging, she said "It's different once you're out here. I'm not thinking about right or wrong right now. I'm thinking about going home." I nodded in agreement. "You're right. That's all anyone here wants, isn't it?" At this, she stiffened up. I grabbed her elbow and kept moving her along.

On the way we found a river, some good climbing trees, and a couple of caves. Nothing really too exciting except for the river. Slightly disappointed, we turned back to meet Marvel and Glimmer. They were both already waiting for us. "Let's just sleep for the night. We'll do some more tomorrow." I stated. Everyone obliged, even Marvel, who already looked like he was ready for more 'hunting.'

I used my jacket as a pillow against the cold hard ground and tried to sleep. I was jostled by Clove. "Can I maybe… umm…" She was having trouble getting the words out. "Maybe…" I knew exactly what she wanted. "Of course you can." I said with a slight smile. Looking relieved, she laid down next to me and used my chest as a pillow. Within minutes both of us were fast asleep.