Reviews:

Spectrobes Princess: Haha, I'll try. After all, it does have my Bible on it... Yeah, that's a downside. Looks like no updates. Oh well, it'll be fun anyways... hopefully...

Annabeth-TheTributeThatLived: Yep. Final 4. (Spoiler alert: almost Final 3)

meeeeee22: Yeah, I wish they didn't have to die too... But it's a plot point for the sequel, and it would mess most of it up if they were there... So, uh, yeah. No, you didn't get off topic at all! That's okay, and thanks for the review!

Lya200: That's the Hunger Games summed up in one sentence. Yeah, one of Rose's allies dies next chapter. Thanks!

Gabby Delacour: I wish I had thought of that, but I've already begun writing about the Post-Games, so there's not really any room for me to go back and edit things in. If I could, I would've made that happen, though, since it's more likely.

On with the story!

Rose

I yawn, rubbing my eyes in an attempt to stay awake. Linda and Amor are out trying to find whatever resources we can use that are on the island, which leaves me to guard our small stack of supplies. Wherever Atlas is, he'd never pass up the chance to steal our supplies. He's abandoned the cornucopia, so he can't have too many supplies or else he'd need a place to store them. That would mean that he has to run out of food at one point or another.

I look to the side as I hear something rustling in the bushes. I see a small pair of eyes before the dog turns around and disappears. I decide not to complicate things by telling Linda and Amor. Besides, it was only one. It can't be a threat all by itself.

My eyes begin to close themselves, but I force myself to stay awake. I turn to face our supplies, happy to see that they're still here. Atlas hasn't taken them yet. Of course, if he had, I would've tried to stop him and that would've ended badly, with one of us dead or badly injured. Probably me.

A jabberjay chirps in boredom above me, signaling that no one has said anything recently for it to copy. This has been a slow day, after all. If anything exciting happens today, I'll be surprised. But it would be a nice change... well, unless someone dies, of course. That would bring more trouble than ever..

Speaking of death, I wonder how long it will be until the final three. If Atlas dies for that to happen, then what? I don't even want to think about it, but I find myself brainstorming possibilities anyways. I won't be able to kill either of them; both of my friends would be able to beat me in a fight any day. Linda and Amor would feel too much guilt about killing me and the other one since we're all so close. So we'd probably just wait for a natural cause or something, if not attempting to all escape the arena together.

But what if Atlas is in the final three? That would mean that one of us would have to die for that to happen. If it was Amor that died, then Linda and I would probably team up on Atlas and try to beat him. He would definitely kill one, if not both, of us before going down. If I die, then the same thing would probably happen, except that there would be a chance that they'd both make it. Then I don't know what they'd do, but it would be none of my business since I'd be dead. If Linda dies, then Amor and I would team up against Atlas and one of the boys would be the Victor. I don't think I'll be able to survive another encounter with Atlas.

My thoughts are interrupted by a sound. It's small, faint, and distant, but I immediately recognize it. I get up, all thoughts about protecting the food, water, and sleeping bags cast aside for the moment, and pick up my bow. Slinging it over my shoulder, I grab my sheath of arrows and put it on my back. Looking around to make sure no one- or nothing- is following me, I turn and run toward the sound.

Because when Linda screams, I know that it means big trouble.

Next estimated update: February 16th, 2015

Small chapter, because I felt like writing it as a small chapter at the time of writing. I honestly didn't know that it would fall on this exact day (me posting this chapter) but this is what happened, so... I can't tell if this would fall under a "cliffhanger" or not, but oh well. See you all on the 16th!

Eternity is a long time; whether it will be joyful or distressing is entirely up to you.

~Dawn101907