My feet carry my across the murky swamp. A large, cold mist hovers above the darkness of the swamp. There isn't much light coming down, obviously due to the grey clouds. It's just like my inner thoughts, they've been clouded with both fear and sadness.

I've been trying to move my thoughts from Byke and Troy, my allies...

I feel anxious being alone here. I can tell that nobody is around but it's still kind of scary. I take a deep breath and begin jogging. I'm rapidly checking my surroundings. No mutts. No tributes. Just me currently.

I start humming an old folks song from 11. My head's still a little exhausted from just waking up and all but I try and relax myself. I grip my backpack as time begins to pass with each step I take.

I'm feeling a little calmer now in comparison to how I was before but the feeling of disappointment and guilt still remains. I take some deep breaths. They make me much calmer.

Suddenly though, I see something white falling from the sky. It takes me a few moments to recognize this as snow. I grin a little. It's comforting...

However, my grin reverts back to a blank stare into space as I begin walking once more. I'm familiar with the 99th Hunger Games enough to remember that its arena was complete snow and complete hell at the same time.

However, the snow still feels comforting in a way...

I continue trecking through the swamp. Though it slowly begins to open up into a giant, grey and green grassy plains. I feel chills all over my body as I enter this area. I'm not sure if it's because of the snow or because of what I'm heading into...

I swallow my saliva as I step through the snow. Somehow, the sky seems dimmed as I walk here. I feel awfully afraid again. Almost like something is surrounding me... waiting... waiting to pounce all at once.

I search around myself. The swamp surrounding me seems quiet and ahead of me is the beginning of an ever growing hilly area. I think I'm close to where I hid in the tree when the games begin.

My heart sinks a little when I remind myself of my first and really awkward encounter with Byke. However, I shake my head, reminding myself that I shouldn't think too hard on the topic anymore. I sigh, walking forward when I suddenly notice a small building in the center of the place. It almost looks like a shack... something resembling home in a way...

I lose my breath for a split second but I take a deep breath and take a closer look. I look forward... it seems to be a shack. I begin to take a few rushed steps forward before I begin bursting into a full on sprint, charging directly at the little building.

I have no idea why I'm running towards it. For some reason, I want to see it. I eventually reach the building, surprised that it's a little bigger than expected but it isn't too large at all. There are two barged up windows and a door that seems to be cracked open. It seems to be dark inside but I don't hear any sounds.

There probably isn't a tribute in here...

It takes me a few moments but I begin to open the door.

"CREEEEK"

The door makes a loud squealing sound that is probably loud enough to be heard across the entire district. Though that's probably just me worrying though...

I quickly spring into the room, panicked. I search around, frantically. No tributes... I'm lucky...

I quickly but quietly shut the door, giving a large sigh of relief. The room isn't lit up but I notice a small candle sitting up on a desk. I tip toe over towards the desk, pondering about what could be inside it. I move over to it and begin opening it up. The top drawer... has nothing.

I give a disappointed sigh. Hopefully the bottom drawer has something useful. As I open it up, it makes a loud squealing sound. I cringe. I'm pretty sure that woke up a few tributes.

I quickly take a look inside and notice a small leather bag. I quickly take it out and look at it. I rummage right through it to discover a small bottle. I discover that this thing actually has water in it. Quickly, I begin gorge down as much of the water as I can without running through all of it.

I swiftly lick my lips before taking another breath. "Thank god..." I say, looking around.

I feel a little embarrassed over that display of desperation. I check the bag once more. I find a flashlight... not like I need to use one.

I also find a bag of nuts and I stuff that into my jacket pockets. This is a huge treat that I'm surprised nobody has found yet. I crack open the door and look outside after a few moments. I can barely see through the growing white out by apparently nobody is out there. I look at the room one last time before heading out. As I step out, I'm surprised that the snow has reached a higher level already.

However, that gives me a horrific thought. What if the snow is going to slowly pile up. Is a blizzard or something coming.

Back in our village of District 11, blizzards were both hated and loved. The allowed time off from the plantations which was great in me and Alma's case. However the problematic thing was easily the cold. Many people I knew would die from cold. We usually didn't have enough blankets for everyone so we'd freeze. It's most definitely going to be horrid here, in this arena.

I hope the jackets are heated enough so I don't die of cold. The Hunger Games of last year was probably the same as the tributes weren't dying of cold in the arena. Compare that to one of the other games where it was just cold and all the tributes just slowly died. Meanwhile, I'm beginning to fret over where I should head next. I sigh.

I'm already climbing on the hills when I begin thinking about the layout of the arena.

I can't even say what type of arena this is. I've been through the forest and the swamp but from the hills I'm climbing on, I'm starting to see more places. As I finish climbing, I notice a volcano in the far distance. Though it seems to be dormant as of now.

From the looks of it, below the volcano seems to be... a desert? I can't really tell. Honestly I'm just surprised I hadn't noticed this before. Maybe with all the tall trees it might have been a struggle to tell.

I lay my head against a tree that stands next to me. I'm quite exhausted but I don't feel like anything it going after me right now. I haven't seen any tributes in a while and even if you forget my alliance and Ceres and her friend...

Uh, well I haven't seen any other tributes in a long while.

I begin to question the amount of tributes left. All the careers have been wiped out so now 1 or 2. 3 has also been taken out if I recall correctly and the District 4 male was killed by Monica...

I go quiet for a few seconds before I try to take a few more seconds to remember. After District 6... *Sigh*... We have both of 8 and 7. Those that remain are the District 9 and 5 males, Ceres and Bella from 11 and 10 and the District 12 female.

I sit by the tree, lamenting literally everything that has happened. My stomach makes a growling noise, one that's all too familiar...

I pull out some of the nuts I found in the cabin and eat a few. It solves the problem for now. I stand up on a branch. The snowfall continues... and it's falling at a faster pace now...

I really hope the snow isn't going to build up really hard, at least at this moment because I am not ready for a blizzard. I look around.

I still don't see any tributes. I'm honestly very glad that I'm high up because being low, people could see me pretty well. I'd be like the Victor of the 11th Games. She took advantage of the elevation of the arena. She was from District 4 but I can't remember the name...

Whatever. I sit down on a branch and lay my head back. I'd love to continue lamenting how it seems so peaceful up here compared to the rest of the arena but as the snow starts turning into a snow storm... which in turn will turn into a god damn raging snow storm which I ain't looking forward to, I feel at unease.

Eventually, I slowly start drifting off. Even if I don't want to, my eyes begin to close and soon enough. Soon enough, I'm out of it...

Until a while later where I suddenly wake up. This is the 2nd time this has suddenly happened to me. I frantically look around before I look below myself. For a second, I think I see a tribute.

How long have I been out?

I look up in the sky. I look back down at the ground. It looks like someone from the looks of it. Somebody walking through the snow in a panicked rush. My head is starting to see things clearly again, and I don't think that's a mutt...

With further investigation, I can make the assumption that this is a tribute. Their walk is pretty weird though. Almost as if they were drunk. They're probably struggling to get through the snow.

In a few seconds, they lay their head against a tree near me. From up here, I can barely make out this figure. If only it wasn't snowing, I could tell who it was without much problem. I glance down one more time. They're jacket is a lot darker than the rest. 10? No, most likely no. Probably 12 or 9...

The tribute looks up. Their hoodie is covering most of their head as they do. I can't tell if they see me or not but I think they're crying.

"FINE! HAVE IT YOUR WAY! KILL ME ALREADY! I'M ALREADY NOTHING TO 12! WHY SHOULD I BE ANYTHING TO YOU!" The tribute shouts.

District 12 Female? Matter of fact, who's she yelling at? Me? The gamemakers?

She sounds very emotional right now. I'm almost tempted to jump down and go comfort her but reminder: Hunger Games.

That suddenly makes me cringe. It reminds me of when I met Monica. She... She really wanted to protect us. However, I shake my head. No more alliances. There are still people I definitely should not trust in the arena and until I... die, I'm staying with my instincts.

I take a deep breath as the girl below begins to cry harder. For some reason I wish the blizzard would pick up so it can drown out her tears.

Why is she upset though? I kind of want to know...

I sit by myself in silence for a few more minutes, watching as the heavy snow comes down and the girl from 12 cries. I'm cold. Very cold... And getting colder...

I can feel tears slowly coming out. I miss my brother. He was always there to protect me. I hope he's alive... He deserves to win more than I do.

"What chances do I have anyway? I need luck but then again, luck isn't something to rely on. Ever." I say to myself.

I sigh, looking back down. The girl has stopped crying and is now just sitting down with her head to her knees. I take another deep breath.

"I should stop feeling bad for myself." I remind myself.

I look to the right of myself and see the moon floating above the clouds. I can see it from here.

"At least the gamemakers have the same idea of beauty as I do..." I say as I look at the moon. I almost smile.

"CRASH!"

When suddenly I'm knocked out of my thoughts by a sudden lighting strike hitting not too far off, striking a tree a few feet away. I'm in complete shock and it takes a second for me to actually question what's going. "Oh great. Now they actually want me dead." The girl shouts, getting up and beginning to head out.

I take a deep breath.

Oh goodness! Are they aiming for me or her? Both of us? They can kill me since I'm high up in this tree. I grit my teeth before proceeding to scale down tree without falling down. I'm not too high up but I'm just being cautious.

"CRASH!" I hear another lighting strike hit the ground.

I quickly lose my grip on the tree where I fall right into the snow. Thankfully it breaks my fall. I'm just getting out of the snow when I notice a tree falling right towards me.

With literally no time, I close my eyes expecting it to just end there. However, it only lands right next to me. Lucky me.

I quickly get to my feet and pick up my bag. I look around before heading north. Not like anythings up here I'm just praying that theirs something other than trees in this direction.

Another strike of lighting hits a tree nearby. Stray pieces of tree go flying everywhere. One cuts me in the arm. I look down and thankfully I'm not bleeding yet. I look up, more lighting forming in the sky.

I pick up my feet and begin running away as quickly as I can. My blood is pumping. My heart is pounding. I'm absolutely horrified and scared. Getting struck by lighting sounds painful... But artificially created lighting sounds like death!

Even as I run away as quickly as I can, I know I can't outrun a storm. I'm just going to have to get lucky. I'm beginning to hyperventilate when lighting suddenly strikes right in front of me. A few seconds later a tree begins to collapse right in front of me. I jump out of the way in time. I don't even have time to calm myself down because next thing you know another tree is falling at me.

I sprint to my left as lighting pounds the dirt, causing animals to scatter in many different directions. The still ongoing blizzard is making it hard to keep track of where I'm going. I don't even clearly know where I'm heading as I slowly but shortly tire myself out. Within a few seconds, I stop, gasping and panting for air.

At this moment I'm almost ready to be killed. However, I slowly walk away as if nothing is happening around me. I'm limping a little but I'm holding through when suddenly-,

"CRASH!"

The sound of a lighting bolt echos across my brain. My mind goes blank. I'm knocked into the air where I do god knows how many flips before landing on my back... and then I passed out...

Remaining Tributes

District 4 Female (Monica)

District 5 Male

District 9 Male

District 10 Female

District 11 Female (Ceres)

District 11 Male (Altar)

District 12 Female

Yay. Another chapter has been complete. This one was supposed to be longer but since there wasn't much action I didn't have much to write. Thanks for reading.

YASQUEEN - I'm glad you enjoy this story. It's great knowing people still read this.