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*~KelsNicole~*

I stare at the knife as it is coming toward us and before I know it I am on the ground. Alwin is on the ground beside me and the knife lodges into a tree, we both stand up and I see that she has pulled out another knife. Without thinking about it I throw a knife at her leg and it lodges into her knee, she cries out in pain and sees me still on the ground. Before she can do anything a arrow goes right into her neck and she falls to the ground, I stare at her and feel as though I'm going to get sick. My eyes close as Alwin goes and takes the weapons off of her. I look around and see Anna sitting in a tree, she gives me one nod and I smile a small smile at her. She saved us.

Alwin turns to me and helps me up, I watch as Anna scales down the tree and walk towards us. She is alone and I remember that I can trust her, she is on my side. We watch as she stops in front of us and Alwin just nods to her.

"You want to come with us?" He asks her and she just nods. "Chase….is good, you two can come with us. Where is he?"

"He…he's…." She looks down and I see a tear fall from her eye. My heart is breaking for her as the truth settles in, Chase is dead. "One, Three, Eight and Twelve are working together. Victoria…she told…."

"Come on, we need to move." I say and take her hand. We follow Alwin and Anna is crying the whole time. "Shh….its okay."

There is a soft crunching sound to our right and we all turn. I have my bow and arrow ready, Alwin has his knife and sword ready. Anna is not ready to have a weapon right now, she is still pretty upset and she is whimpering that Chase died because of her….for her. Victoria was going after her and someone was supposed to go after Chase, I don't know who though, but Chase took a knife for her.

"Hi…" The voice is Sophia's and I lower my bow and arrow. Alwin keeps his knife and sword raised. "Is…is the offer still good?"

"Yeah…" I say with a small smile as she comes into view. "Of course it is….did anyone else come with you?"

She smiles as Garret and her walk into view. Their hands are held tightly together. Behind them I see a slight movement and I yell for them to get down, but its too late. Garret falls to the ground, blood is coming out of his back and I gasp as I see a knife in his back. But this is a different knife….its got poison in it. Everything has just gotten a whole lot deadlier. Sophia cries but rushes toward us, another knife is thrown, but Alwin pulls her down just in time. Looking up I see that Katherina and Aidan are standing in the open, and I throw a knife at them….they duck. I hear them yelling at each other and they run away, but I see why right after. Mark, Kayla and Richard come running up. Fourteen of us started out in this deadly game and already five of us are dead. The four of us turn and run, we can't afford to lose anyone else. Alwin spots a cave and we all run into it. I hear something hit the ground hard, behind us and I look back for a second. Mark has fallen and the other two are looking around, not knowing where we've gone.

We inch farther into the cave to make sure that we aren't spotted. The farther in that we go the lighter it gets, everyone is looking around and all of us are getting to the point of thinking that it's a trap. A big, brightly lit room is as far as we can go and we all watch in horror as a wall slides down and shuts us in. Everyone looks around at each other, no one understanding what is happening.

Brendan Cloverton's voice rings out, "Welcome to all of you! You are so very close to the map that will show you the way to the Capital! But there is a new obstacle, everyone in this room is your opponent. Only one male and one female can leave! May the odds be ever in your favor!"

We all slump down to the ground and stare at each other. Alwin is going to live, no one is going to go against him. But the three girls, Acacia, Sophia and Anna will have to go against each other. Only one can leave alive and Acacia doesn't want to kill the other two, the way that they look at her is as though they feel the same way. But Anna does something that surprises all of them, she stands up and one tear falls from her eyes.

"We need to do something, if we don't all of us will die." She walks around the room. "Not all of us can live and we already know Alwin is going to."

"What are you planning?" I ask Anna and all of us stare at her. "Anna?"

"I'm sorry, but I just can't hurt either or you….or kill you." She says and sinks down to her knees next to Alwin. Alwin watches her and she starts to cry. "Chase is dead…..and what am I supposed to do?"

Alwin takes her hand in his and shakes his head at her. "No, don't give up. There has to be another way."

But Anna just shakes her head and she takes her hand back. She slumps back against the wall and looks at each of us and I know that she is planning on dieing first. I stand up but she puts something in her mouth and I take one more step, but its too late. Anna falls to the ground and is motionless. As soon as I see Alwin's eyes close I fall to my knees and cry.

"She's dead…" I cry. "Why did she do that?"Sophia looks at me for a minute. "You really don't know? Acacia? Everyone who has chosen to be on your side…."

"What?" I ask her. She is staring at me as though I've lost my mind. "What are you talking about?"

"We've all heard your story and all of us know what its like. But…" She looks down and I want to start to cry even harder. "But….everyone agreed that if their partner died, then the two people left with a partner should…live."

"What?" I stand up and stare at her wide eyed. "Why?"

"It's only fair." She says as she stares at me. "I'm next, you have to live….you are….the Jabberjay. You have to live."

I can't do anything as she takes the knife in her hands and she stabs herself. She slumps to the ground and more tears come. That leaves only Mark, Kayla, Richard, Katherina, Aidan, Alwin and me. This is going to be a horrible game….

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