As the night went on, Simon tried to figure out Bram's agenda more and more. He felt something when they kissed, but he wondered if Bram felt the same thing. Was this all an act for Bram? Or was he feeling the same things Simon was?
They sat outside of the cave and watched the slideshow of the dead tributes. Simon cuddled up towards Bram more when Leah and Nick showed up. Bram held him close and, to Simon's even more confusion, kissed his head. The other tributes were the girl from district two, the boy from district five, and the girl from district, who Simon cringed at the sight of.
"There are nine tributes left, seven if you don't include us," Bram whispered. "Are we going to wait it out? Or are we going to hunt the rest of the tributes?"
"I would rather wait it out," Simon whispered, remembering what it was like killing the poor district eleven girl. Bram nods and they head back into the cave. They climb into the sleeping bag. Bram began to spoon Simon before falling asleep. Simon fell asleep.
Simon woke up by himself in the sleeping bag. He figured that Bram was going to get breakfast. He decided to step out of the cave for a moment, but he didn't go far since his hearing hadn't recovered from the explosion.
He saw Bram near the bottom of the mountain. He was picking some berries that Simon recognized as nightlock. Simon ran to Bram and smacked the berries out of his hands. "What are you thinking?" Bram asked. "Those were for breakfast?"
"Those are nightlock berries," Simon explained. "If you eat them you'll be dead in seconds."
"Oh," Bram said. "Well, I also hunted a pretty meaty squirrel. I think it should be enough for both of us."
"Ok," Simon said. Simon slipped the berries into his pocket, thinking they might be helpful later. They made there way up to the cave. Simon helped make a fire and Bram began to roast the squirrel.
"How's your ear?" Bram asked.
"My hearing is still off," Simon said, as a bag fell from the sky. Simon caught it and walked into the cave. He opened it and inside was a hearing aid, along with a letter that explained how to put it in. It was an older one, but it was still in shape.
"What did the sponsors grace us with today?" Bram asked.
"A hearing aid," Simon answered.
"Do you need help putting it in?" Bram asked.
"Yes please," Simon answered. Simon crawled over to Bram and handed him the hearing aid. It took about two hours for it to be in his ear and working, but when it began to work, it worked well. "Thank you."
"No problem," Bram said. The rest of the day went by without incident. They spent the day hunting and sharing stories from home. They hoped that some other tributes were keeping them entertained so the game makers wouldn't intervene.
That night, they cuddled each other while watching the slideshow. They discovered that there were four tributes left: Brutes, Abby, Simon, and Bram. Right after the show, they heard growls from their cave.
A/N: Sorry for the shorter chapter! The next chapter is going to be full of action. This story also has a few more chapters left, but I already plan on doing a sequel about the 75th Hunger Games, aka the third quarter quell. Bye for now!