Crystal Clearwater, District 1

I've been consistently on the move since the Careers broke up. I've successfully avoided Phoenix, but I presume that won't last. When we face, I just have to make sure I'm ready for him.

I stay between the forest and the grassland, moving very carefully. Right now I sit under a tree, staying hydrated and resting for a moment. I presume he is staying near the lake, his survival skills aren't quite all there. Wherever he is he is heavily armored and ready to kill.

I hear a quiet rustling in the distance and look. I see a small animal moving within the branches of a tree. No, that's not an animal, that's a human. A tribute.

I take my sword and crouch. She has no idea I'm here.

I recognize her as the girl from Seven. She climbs down the tree with nothing in her hands or on her back. Either she's an arena expert, or she left her supplies up in the tree. I'm going with the latter.

She stretches out her body and that's when I break into a sprint. She hears me coming and her eyes are wide with fear. I slash her in half and the cannon fires immediately. She collapses and I swing my sword to clear it of blood. I look up in the tree she came down from and see her stash. While more supplies would be nice, there's no way I'm getting up that high without an injury. I'll just have to do without it.

I move back to where I was and drink more water, watching the hovercraft take her body away. At least the audience knows I'm still in the games. Phoenix isn't the only murderer here.

Treuse Custer, District 8

Lilac and I have been hunting for a while, trying to catch some food to eat. I'm a natural at this, I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. Lilac is trying her hardest, but I can tell she's disappointed she hasn't made a kill. I kiss her cheek and that makes her smile.

I can't believe she likes me, why would a girl like her like a guy like me? Regardless, I cherish the moments we have together, trying to forget it will end soon. I will do anything in my power to send her home. She has a family to save, a life to live. I do not.

By the end of our hunting we manage to get two rabbits and collect some berries. In the dark we are unable to find our old camp, so we make a new one. We make a small fire to cook quickly and then put it out before the smoke makes us noticeable. Ever since the volcano erupted, there's been a small layer of smoke covering the arena, like a fog.

The anthem starts playing and we both look up to see who has fallen. The boy from One is first which shocks us both. Have the Careers fallen apart? The girl from Two next confirms this. Wow.

Next is the girl from Three, this one is hard to swallow. She was so young, way too young. Last is the girl from Seven, also way too young. The anthem ends and we eat.

"What do you think about the Careers falling apart already?" Lilac asks me. I shrug.

"I hope they kill each other, and everyone else just drops dead so you can survive." She chuckles, then her face gets sad.

"I don't want you to drop dead." I don't respond. We both know only one of us can survive. It will be her, I guarantee that.

Two sponsor parachutes fly down towards us. We look at each other confused and open them up. Two sets of body armor. I smile at the sponsor present and put it on, seeing Lilac do the same. It definitely makes us feel safer.

We finish the two rabbits and wash it down with some water. That's when we hear it. A buzzing.

We both stand up, wondering where it came from. Lilac gasps and I turn to her.

We made camp right next to a tracker jacker nest. I slowly take her hand.

"We need to go. Now." I say sternly, slowly pulling her. We take small steps away from the nest, petrified. It's no use though, they come straight for us.

"Run!" I shout, pulling Lilac along. I feel a sting in my calf and somehow push Lilac in front of me. I refuse to let her get stung.

I feel a few more stings and I start to get dizzy. The next thing I know, we've fallen into water. I struggle to swim, to comprehend anything that is going on. I feel a tug on me, the air hits my face and I black out from the venom.

Gemma Reed, District 4

The anthem tonight showed that Crystal is still alive. I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting that. Now Phoenix let two Careers get away unscathed. He must be furious.

I gather my things and start moving. I decide to try to climb back up the mountain. Time has passed so it must be safe.

I test the sides before I commit to climbing. The liquid scarred the rock to make it a darker color, yet I'm able to climb it. I wonder how the Gamemakers do it, create something so realistic yet so dangerous at the same time.

I get to the top and see the cornucopia completely unscathed. The rock around it is dark and the caves are inaccessible.

I sit in the cornucopia, keeping watch over the mountain. I wonder what the other tributes are doing, what they're struggling with most. I wonder how long until we're driven together for a feast, or what tactic they will use to shrink the arena. I let these thoughts lull me to sleep.

Deaths

Cleo Camillo, District 2

The cannon jolts me awake. I look at Crystal, clearly confused by the noise as well. We both stand up and grab our weapons. Who just died?

We see Phoenix in the distance and walk over to him. That's when I notice the dead boy on the ground. It takes a second to put it all together. Phoenix is turning on us.

"Phoenix." I say, angry at him. He turns to look at me and simply looks irritated.

"He stole from us." It takes me a second to realize he's referring to Jagger. "He was going to join that bitch Gemma. I did it to protect us." That's a story I don't buy. He walks towards us and I pull my string back at him.

As I'm telling him to stay put, he throws his sword at me. I let go of the string as the sword pierces my skull.

Telle Zaavan, District 3

I hear footsteps down below my tree and hope whoever it is just ignores me. Please, just keep walking.

I hear the voice of the boy from Two taunt me. My heart explodes with fear. He's going to kill me.

The shaking of the branches tells me he's climbing up my tree. I whimper out a sound of fear, hoping, praying, anything saves me.

I gather my things and try to quickly come up with an escape route. Where can I go, where can I go! Nowhere.

I feel the branch I'm on start to sway back and forth and back and forth. The noise I hear confirms what I feared, he's sawing this branch off. I have to jump, I have to.

I take a deep breath as the branch snaps under me. I fall, and fall, and fall, until I hit the ground. I can't feel a thing. I can't feel a thing.

I fade away and join Lumen in death.

Chalice Durham, District 7

The pain in my legs tells me I need to stretch them. I climb down from the tree, leaving my belongings at the top. I won't be long.

When I reach the bottom I stretch. It feels good.

That's when I hear something, someone, getting closer to me. I turn and see the girl from One, dead sprint towards me. The sword in her hand tells me all I need to know. She's the last thing I see.

Chalice-You were a sweetheart, you were me when I was 14. I'm sorry, you deserved better.

We're getting close to the end! I'm very excited for it, I've written a lot of intense parts (Well, I think they're intense)