Day 2... In the Hunger Games! I had some help with ideas and such from Gomex this chapter, so thank you!

District 10 Female - Jennifer Harp - 12

I lifted myself off the ground. My head was spinning. I slowly pushed my way up against a tree when I noticed the large, red spots covering my arms.

"What?" I murmured, dazed. When I touched the spot, it expanded and burst into some sort of goo.

"Ewwwww!" I used the nearby leaves to wipe the disgusting mixture off of me. "What is this?" Suddenly, I felt something tiny, like a bug, crawling on my arm. I saw a red ant climbing over my shoulder onto my bare arm. I brushed it off, but I had a feeling it was these ants who were creating these pus piles on my skin. Looking up, I saw that the tree I was leaning on was completely covered in them. With a disgusted face, I quickly ran from the tree and brushed any ants off of my clothes and skin.

Looking around me, I noticed something strange. There were unlit lanterns hanging from vines dangling in the trees, with a shiny, black, polished flint and steel on a small stump in the clearing. What is all this about? I thought. Wait… what's that noise? I could hear leaves crinkling and twigs snapping, but gently as if someone was trying to sneak up. At that very moment, I decided to do something risky.

I picked up the flint and steel and began to light the lamps. I had never used a flint and steel before, but this one seemed to be very easy to use. When the lamp was lit, the flame turned a strange shade of purple. Something about this was ominous, but I continued.

"Ah!" I would recognize that voice anywhere. Max. He had found me. "I-" Then he saw the lamps.

"What are you doing?" He asked, narrowing his eyes.

"I honestly have no idea," I said fearfully, lighting the last lamp. Then my world exploded. Screaming in agony, I felt my body being ripped apart. I was blind and all I could see was bright purple light flooding in on all sides of me. It all faded to black.

Boom.

District 2 Female - Valerie Mason - 18

I saw the girl from 5, Raeden running from the Cornucopia with her hands bloodied, but she seemed completely fine. My eyes traced back to where she had run from and that's when I saw him.
"No…" I sunk to the ground. I saw his once-beautiful face covered in blood and shards of glass, his soft eyes glassy and looking far away. I began to cry, tears pouring down my face.

"No… please. Nolan, come back to me. I need you. Please… Nolan…"

I jerked awake as I felt a hand shaking me.

"Valerie." A low voice said. "Valerie, get up. There's something you have to see."

"What?" I blinked a few times, and Glint's face came into view. "Oh, okay." I pushed myself up and looked around. "What is it?" I narrowed my eyes, squinting in the harsh light.

"Look at the edges of the platforms," Marley said, squinting as well. The area looked about the same, the strange fog at the edges of our vision and around us, the simple, tree-filled landscape with a few hills and rocks here and there, and of course the metal plates we began on. Suddenly, I saw motion. There were shadowy figures in the fog that seemed to be walking toward us. They came out of the fog and I recognized them.

"Nolan," I whispered. There were others there, too. The girl and boy from 6. The kids from 7, 11, and others too. There were people who I didn't even know that had died, like the girl from 1 who never joined us as a career, the boy from four, the boy from 3, loads of people. I suppose they were eaten by mutts or killed in a trap. But before I looked at them further, I walked up to the faded figure of Nolan and reached my hand out. As soon as I touched him, he and all of the figures disappeared.

"No…" I slid to the ground. "Don't leave me. Please. Come back to me. Nolan…" There was nothing I could do.

District 1 Male - Glint Coldwater - 18

Throughout the day, we ignored what had happened with the foggy figures. Valerie had been losing her temper over the smallest things, and she was especially touchy about what went on back there.

"I will kill her. I want to feel her blood on my hands." This is what Valerie has been saying all day.

She's been going crazier and crazier every second of the day. Yes, she lost "my one true love", and it's "all Raeden's fault". Raeden will surely face the consequences, and she will not like the wrath of Valerie.

"Marley, you will go and capture Raeden and bring her back to me. Got it?" Valerie demanded.

"No. I want to kill her, that's the only way I'll go and capture her." Marley slithered at me.

I watched as Valerie grabbed Marley by the throat and slammed her into the cornucopia, pressing her knees against her and disarming her.

"You will do as I say or you'll end up just like her. I will carve your throat out." She snarled.

I grinned at Marley and my eyes said your choice.

Marley would look at me with fear in her eyes. I knew Valerie was going insane, and I can't deny she is dangerous. She has become determined to kill Raeden for what she did, and I will not stop it from happening. She will die at the hands of Valerie for sure.

"I'm going to gather more supplies. I'll be back." I lied, so I can escape from this conversation. I had no clue what I could've done next. All I could hear in the distance was Marley's groans of annoyance as she gathered her weapon and net trap to go and capture Raeden.

I watched from the distance, sitting down on a small rock as I looked in the distance to see Marley enter deeper into the arena and disappear. I hope she returns...but at the same time, I don't. Her constant lying has annoyed the entire alliance and I'm surprised Valerie hasn't killed her yet.

Also, we are short of members. We abandoned Max. He was already severely injured after Jennifer set off a trap to kill him, which resulted in her death. It severely injured him, and since Valerie saw no use in him we left him there to die. I wonder how he's doing, but that's none of my concern now. He's no longer a member of this alliance.

As I looked out in the distance I heard screams from both Raeden and Marley, a few seconds later a cannon fired. I wondered whose canon could that be? It could've been either one. We already know that Raeden is capable of killing a career, but so is Marley. Oh well, we'll find out soon enough.

District 4 Female - Marley Crest - 16

Stupid Valerie! I hate her. She's making me do all her dirty work. Why can't she do it herself? What was I supposed to do when she had me up next to the Cornucopia? She's insane and I didn't know what she was going to be capable of.

Nonetheless, I decided to find that girl. She was not only a threat to Valerie but a threat to myself. She is very capable of killing most regular careers, but I suppose not me.

I'm surprised no one has tried to kill her yet. That boy from five seems to be a good ally to her. He had many chances to knock her out, but he's such a stupid brat.

…

I've been traveling around the arena for about ten minutes lurking for the five duo.

About five minutes later of roaming, there they were. They were hunting for some food. This was the perfect opportunity to strike. I could catch them by surprise and they'll never expect me to come.

I took a knife out of my pocket and aimed it at her partner's head and threw it in. The boy was picking berries so he ducked without knowing and the knife hit his back.

Kutsa let out a blood-curdling scream of pain and fell to the floor. Raeden was quickly on her feet pulling out her sword from her bag.

"Why did you do this, you monster!" She sputtered at me with tears.

"You both need to go! Plus, Valerie wants to see you!" I grinned as I charged at her.

We both began to roll around on the arena floor, managing the cut each other a few times. That's when a cat-like creature lunged at my face and began to attack me. I waved my hand around unable to see, but before I could throw the cat off Raeden's sword was plunged into my gut.

"You took the one person who I was close with these games! He was just a kid, you monster! You will pay for this." Raeden tearfully says with anger as she slices my neck with a sword. I writhed with pain as I couldn't breathe. My vision then went black.

Boom.

District 12 Female - Raven Dragomir - 18

I was sitting in a field, listening to the birds chirp and the river flow, everything was peaceful. The grasses were rustling softly, and I breathed in the beautiful scent of heather. I closed my eyes, and I could imagine anything I wanted. All was well.

A hand was gently shaking me awake.

"Raven…" Darien's soft voice made me wake up. "Are you awake?" He asked. I nodded and stretched. We had gone hunting earlier and we had gathered tons of food. I guess I fell asleep after that. It makes sense, as I didn't sleep the night before and I was exhausted.

"Here - I made us a meal." Gratefully, I took a small wooden bowl filled with soup. There were greens and a lump of chicken meat in there that seemed to be heated and cooked over a fire. Glancing around, I noticed that there were dying coals under a rock so that the smoke wouldn't be too noticeable. Smiling at him, I pushed the bowl to my mouth. The smell and taste of the soup were wonderful, maybe even better than what I had at home in 12.

"This is delicious, thank you." I reached out my hand and he sat down with me, a bowl of soup in his hand too.

"Anything for you." He said, then put his head on my shoulder. Together, we glanced out at the setting sun and sighed.

"Maybe this isn't so bad, at least not now." He murmured. I nodded but thought about how very wrong he was. This is awful, the Hunger Games. They are a horrible way to make the Districts hate each other. I only hope I can make it back home, and maybe even with Darien.

There was a lot of death in this chapter! For the sake of the story, the rest of the non-point-of-view characters are going to die off. Below you can find a list of who is still alive as well as their kills. Thank you for reading!

16th Place: District 1 Female, Non-pov [Killed by unknown death trap]

15th Place: District 11 Female, Non-pov [Sliced with axe by Max (D10M)]

14th Place: District 4 Male, Non-pov [Eaten by camouflage tigers]

13th Place: District 7 Female, Non-pov [Killed by unknown death trap]

12th Place: Jennifer Harp, District 10 Female [Killed by arena death trap]

11th Place: Marley Crest, District 4 Female [Cut with sword by Raeden (D5F)]

Tributes Remaining: 9

Kill Count:

Glint: II

Valerie: II

Marley: I

Raeden: II

Max: I