Nothing I had ever done prepared me for something like this. Dak and I went into the forest part of the arena, and little did we know that the game makers thought it would be a splendid idea to make it pitch black. At first I thought why would they do that? Don't people need to see? Then it occurred to me that they must've put some night vision thing for the viewers to see.

I searched the ground with my foot to make sure that there wasn't any exposed roots or anything I could trip on. It was already hard for me to keep my balance in light, so this was pretty much expert mode for me.

"How are we going to find any tributes?" I whispered.

"I guess we'll have to search for fires." He replied.

"But it's not that cold." I murmured with slight frustration. Why would they have to make it pitch black? Ugh...

We kept creeping along, hoping we would find a tribute soon.

That's when we heard the crack of a match. In the dim light we found a tree and dove behind it. Soon, a set of logs went ablaze.

Idiot.

I looked at Dak and we exchanged smirks. He started moving closer, and I followed him, trying to be as stealthy as I could.

We peaked over a bush and identified her as the girl from 7. She looked about thirteen. I gave Dak the you get her look. He looked at me like are you sure? And I nodded. I really didn't want to kill her...

He crept from behind the bush, exposing himself. I heard the girl scream " WAIT, NO! PLEASE!" Followed by a blood curdling scream , and the boom of the cannon.

Oh. My. God.

I felt my eyes grow wide and was thankful that Dak put out the flames, it was pretty apparent that tears started streaming down my face. Why'd she have to die? She did nothing wrong... Just an unfortunate name that was picked. That's all she will ever be now, a name. Nothing more.

Get ahold of yourself Baum!

"Let's get out of here," Dak said.

"Hey, just a little question." I said trying to control my tears. "How are we going to find our way back?"

He was quiet for a minute, the said "We'll just have to wait. Crap, I shouldn't have put that fire out."

"What's done is done," I say trying to seem annoyed, still silently sobbing. "We should just make camp for the night. Look, just light the fire again, and we could just wait it out. It's not going to work out, us hunting at night, not in this darkness"

We both know the true motive. It's the same old same old. Careers hunting at night. They're trying to make it more entertaining. Change it up.

Buttholes.

Dak lights the fire again as I sit down in the girls makeshift camp. She positioned some broken branches and logs to make a couple bench type things. I leaned up against one, attempting to get comfortable. Correction: failing at getting comfortable. Before he could get the fire strong, I tried to wipe my face clean of tears. I got them under control, but my face was puffy and my nose red as Rudolph's. I hoped he wouldn't notice...

He noticed. "Umm, are you ok?"

Crap!

"Yea, this forest is a pollen wonderland," I chuckle.

Please buy it.

"Oh, umm, ok," Dak replied

He sat down next to me. "So, you got a story, Baum?" He asked.

"Not really," I laughed. "I love swimming, that's kinda my biggest thing, ya know?"

"Ha, yea. Swimming huh? That's different. I like different." He murmured. "So, was it true? You don't have a boyfriend."

What are you doing, Dak...

"Yea." Was all I could manage. This wasn't the most pleasant subject for me to talk about.

"That sucks. I guess district 2 guys are blind." He scooted closer to me.

What are you doing Dak?!

"Um, just because I said that I don't have a boyfriend doesn't mean I don't like someone," I cried out a little to hastily. He was trying to pull a move! No one ever does that, I mean, not with me!

We sat there in silence for a minute.

"It's the first night of the games, lets just focus on what we're here for. We've been out here for a long time, the sun should be coming up soon. Ok?" I whispered. I had the worst experience with the whole relationship lovey-dovey stuff. I don't want to start this to start now...

Do I?...

Hey! Hope you guys are enjoying the story! Sorry for a smaller chapter! Now, I understand this is fan fiction and we are not professional writers, but keep an open mind. To enjoy a story, think outside the box. Make conclusions in your head. Put yourself into the insanity of the Hunger Games. Don't read this story with a general state of mind. It's like a slap in the face! :( ( who likes being slapped? No one!)

As always, please review, I'll always enjoy comments, good or bad!