Deyda-D1
"You're such a wimp! You sure you're from District 1?" that jerk Joshen snorts at me.
"I could've handled her, hmm!" I yell back, crossing my arms.
"Ha! You should just be glad I saved your sorry little a-omph" Kano threw a backpack at Joshen, effectively silencing him. For a second anyway. "Hey, what do you think you're doing!"
"What, big strong Joshen can't take a wittle bitty backpack?" She tosses the last bag my way. "That's yours. If you want any of the spoils from the Cornucopia, grab em and put em in there. You better hurry too, stuffs going fast." Kano smirks and moves back to the Cornucopia, Joshen following quickly. It looks like we're already getting ready to split up. I have no problems with this. All alliances are only temporary anyway. Almost as soon as they are made, friends will turn into enemies. I think that's a kind of art too.
I myself quickly run after them. I want to get some decent stuff so I need to move fast! I sit my backpack down next to a thing of rope and shove it in there. For now I'm only worried about speed. I can organize later when everything is settled. It looks like there's already a bottle and filter in the bag. That'll be handy if I end up on my own, which I know I eventually will. There's also a hunting knife packed nicely away inside. I step over the dead body of that blonde girl (at least it looks like she passed out before she died so her eyes are closed) and keep scavenging.
It doesn't take long for my bag to become full of random supplies. I look around and it seems that the others have found themselves plenty of stuff as well and it seems like we're all finished.
"So, uh, what now?" I ask. I've seen plenty of games and studied them with every cell in my body, but every game is different and actually being in it gives me a different perspective.
"Beats me," Joshen shrugs and comes over beside me. I look in his direction until a voice comes up from a little ways to the right.
"We need to build a fire," Rass moves in our direction, as do the others. "It will be dark soon. We also need to decide if we are going to hunt tonight."
"Of course were going to hunt!" Inn pipes up indignantly. "The first day is the best day to hunt. I mean, the longer we wait the farther they can get."
"That's true, but we need to split up then. Two or three people can stay behind and watch the remaining supplies and the rest of us can go hunting," Tena says matter-of-factly.
"Well I'm going hunting," Kano says. "Deyda should stay behind since he's the only one who didn't kill anyone."
"Hey-" I start.
"Yeah Deyda totally has to stay," Inn says and one by one everyone else agrees too. I frown and cross my arms. Fan-freaking-tastic. Now I have to stay here.
Joshen twirls around his dangerous looking scythe. "I'm definitely going."
In the end, it's Tena who ends up staying, and we watch the others trek into the jungle in a single file line. Rass in front with his crossbow, and Joshen in back.
I glance at Tena.
"You start moving all of the remaining supplies into the Cornucopia, and I'll go get some sticks for a fire." With that said she heads towards the jungle as well.
I sigh. I hate being told what to do, especially when it's what I intended to do already. It makes it look like I'm doing what I was told. This whole first day is getting off to a terrible start. Everyone is probably thinking I'm a wimp who will do as I'm told and losing me wouldn't be bad at all. I mean, I know we're all going to be going after each other soon, but I don't want them ganging up on me because they think I'm weak.
It seems I got some decent stuff at least. I managed to snag a pack of matches as well as the rope, a can of dried fruit, and a small blanket. But since I'm here alone I don't think it would be a bad idea to scavenge some more while I'm moving junk.
Huh. That's strange. Right inside the mouth of the Cornucopia there's something that looks like a paper mâché kit. But why would there be a... Is that what I think it is?
I drop the sleeping bag I was moving and and scramble over to the small canister sitting next to the kit. I pick it up and turn it so I can see the whole label. Let's see, it says... Oh freakin yeah. Now we're in business. I quickly shove the canister and the kit into my backpack and get back to work.
Nata-D7
At least it's not cold I guess. I'm trying to look at the bright side of things, but as far as I can see there are very few bright sides. Or the bright sides have a dark side. For instance, my cousin Jin is here. It's good because he'll help me survive. It's bad because eventually he is going to die, and I am too. If it wasn't for me being here I bet he could win this thing. But he has to protect me, and I'm so pathetic. I'm sure one of us will die because of me really soon.
"J-Jin," I whisper. I can see his head turn up towards me from his perch lower in the tree. I don't know what kind of tree this is, but it has really fat, strong branches and an even fatter stronger trunk.
"What?" he whispers back up.
"Do you want me to take a turn?"
There's silence for a few moments. "Not right now. Later maybe."
"A-Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure, just go to sleep."
I nod and turn my attention to trying to be comfortable on this branch. It's not easy. Ive never slept in a tree before. In fact, I've never slept in anything but a bed. I wish I was in it now, snuggling with my panda bear.
"Nata," I grunt slightly and start to turn over, but two hands grab my side and someone grunts in a way that sounds slightly panicked. That's when I feel myself starting to fall and squeak, gripping what I now remember is the tree.
"Shh!" Jin hushes me sharply. I give him a questioning look-although I'm pretty sure he can't see it- and he gestures to my left. I follow the direction he's pointing in and my eyes land on a light that's bumping up and down.
"I know I heard something!" a girl's voice yells. The bobbing lights are really close now.
"It came from around here," a much calmer, male voice says. The lights stop at a nearby tree. There are only two lights, but they occasionally wander over different people. I'm pretty sure the are four of them down there.
Slowly, Jin motions for me to stay where I am, and slowly slides down onto the branch he was standing on. From below we should be mostly hidden. I hope. The glint from those weapons looks really sharp.
"Jeez! I know there's someone around here somewhere!" an angry sounding guy yells.
"Chill man, whoever it is is probably up hiding in the trees. That would be the smart thing to do at least," the last person, another girl, spoke. No, no, no, no! Don't look in the trees, please don't look in the trees!
The light beams from the flashlights shine over random branches, passing over mine once. It should be safe to look down now. I turn slightly and peak my face over the side of the branch. My eyes involuntarily close and I quickly move back into my first position as the light hits my face.
I think my heart is going to burst out of my chest. Did they see me?
"Hey did you see that?" I can almost feel the light hitting my tree again, and my heart beat doubles again. They know we're here. We're both going to die. And it's all my fault!
"Naw, you're seeing things Kano," the gruff sounding boy said. Maybe they'll leave us alone! Please, keep going! We aren't here! Please, please, please!
"No, I'm sure I saw something move in that tree!"
"I'll check it out," the strange boy's voice butted in, dashing all my hopes. We're both going to die for sure now. I just want to go home! Please, somebody take me home!
Suddenly there's a huge commotion down bellow me. I can hear a lot of scuffling sounds and the two beams of light are flying all over the place.
"Get him! Get him!" one of the girls yell in a high pitched shriek.
"Ow! Kano, what are you doing! It's me! Stop punching me!"
I hear sounds of people sliding across the ground, followed by the calm boy yelling. "They went that way!" This was almost immediately followed by multiple pairs of footsteps heading in the direction I assume is 'that way.'
Did someone just... save us? Is it really possible that we were that lucky? I wait for the sound of running footsteps and muffled shouts to fade, and then let my breath out slowly. I was so scared I didn't even know I was holding it.
"J-Jin," I whisper, still shaking all over.
I wait a few moments. He hasn't answered yet. I guess he didn't hear me. "Jin," I whisper a little louder as I slowly sit up. Little pieces of bark and dirt crumble and fall to the ground as I lean over to look down.
"Jin?" he-he's not there! It couldn't have been... I mean, he wouldn't! Right?
"Jin!" I say at a slightly higher than talking volume. He wouldn't leave me alone, would he?
I slowly crawl down the tree to the spot he had been in. He definitely isn't here anymore. "Jin!"
Tears slowly start spilling down my face and I lay flat on the spot where he used to be. "Please don't die," I whisper in the tree. I don't even mind the rough bark on my face or the fact that it's sticking to my tears. The only thing I'm concerned with is Jin. I just don't want him to die, especially not for me.
A/N I'm sorry I missed last week, and I'm sorry this chapter is so short. I've just been increadibly busy lately. I've barely had time to do anything at all. Sorry. ^^;