Day 15

This isn't the longest chapter but it's nice and no one is killing each other so yay! Also found this new sound that is ace, Caravan Palace-Lone Digger. The music video is super strange but I really like the music. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Atlas Geo POV:

I opened the small canister and pulled out a small gold chain. Attached to the end was a circular locket. I frowned and pulled out the note that it came with, it was from Augusto, why the hell he was sending me jewelry.

Open it, I know you will appreciate it-Augusto

I looked over to Lavina who was gutting a rabbit like it was a stroll. I turned back to the locket and unhooked the latch, opening it. I unfolded the metal sections and felt the energy drain from my body. Looking back at me were three faces that I knew all too well. In the middle was my brother Zeus. He was of much larger built than me with dark curly hair and dark green eyes. During his Games, people were falling over to sponsor him just based on his looks. As a child, I used to envy his good looks and how people were just drawn towards him. I only started training to try and beat him, it meant so much to me to be better than him but now, all I wanted was him back.

Next to him on the right was Consus and to his left was Lavina. Augusto had clearly gone out of his way to get photo's from before their time in the Games. I was sure my father had the same photo of Zeus back home.

Consus' curly hair was far more overgrown that when I met him. The tight curls covered one of his blue eyes. He had a sweet, formal smile, dressed in his discolored shirt and black tie. It was scary how much him and Lavina looked the same.

The blonde hair girl had a wide grin as she turned from the camera slightly, her hands placed on her knee. The signature Zephyrus curly, blonde hair framed her face and fell neatly on her shoulders. She had a light blue, corset top dress that finished in some sort of love heart shape near her breasts. She had a black choker on and a small ruby ring on her left thumb. She looked beautiful, more beautiful than The Capitol could ever make her.

"What did ya get?" Lavina called, skipping over to me. I quickly closed the locket and placed it into my pocket.

"Just of my brother Zeus-"

"Oo, can I see please-"

"No, it's...personal," I lied, she seemed to be fooled, though as she apologized and ran off. She came back a few seconds later with a small tin and handed it over to me. "What is it?" I questioned, unscrewing the top,"

"Healing cream, we don't need it yet but we might," she said with a smile. She was so proud and thankful whenever she got a sponsor gift, it was cute. I loved it.

Ezra Talcot POV:

The parachute almost hit me on the head as it floated down from the sky. The silk fabric brushed against my face, waking me up from my sleep kicking and swinging my sword. I sat up, glanced over to the small, silver envelope that was only a few metres away from me.

I shuffled over to it and ripped open the paper, pulling out the photo inside. I laid back on the ground and looked at the glossy paper in my hands. My family looked back at me, their almost smiling faces in colour. My mother was clearly forcing one, one of my brothers was too busy sucking his thumb, the second youngest was crying and Carter was glaring at the people behind the camera. It made me smile, even if they were not the happiest. It was amazing to see their faces and each one of their personalities captured so well in a single frame.

I wanted to make it back to them, no, I needed to make it back to them. They were sad because I was gone. They needed me home, we had lost our father and they couldn't lose me too. I wasn't going to let them grow up without their big brother. I needed to meet their first girlfriends and mock them, I needed to cheer for them at their wedding and hold my nephews and nieces in my arms. I couldn't do that very well if I was dead now, could I?

I bit my lip as I tried to think of a safe place to place my gift. I did not possess a bag and if I got into a fight, it was be ruined in my pocket. I was thinking over my options when something burst through the bushes.

I shot up and looked the boy from Twelve dead in the eyes. Not wanting to let him make the first move, I grabbed my sword and ran towards him. The boy started to cry and crumpled to the ground.

"Please don't hurt me, I just want to ally," he whimpered, holding his empty hands out in front of his face in an attempt to defend himself. I stopped my swing and lowered my sword, raising a brow.

"Why-"

"I have been watching you, you are not like the other careers," he was shaking and was clearly broken. I wasn't sure how useful he would be. "I want to kill the final two careers, but I can't do it by myself...think, if you help me, your only competition is me and the male from six," he was right and I knew it. With Lavina and Atlas gone, I was an almost certain to win this, even if it was against my better judgment.

"Sure," I said, offering my hand out to the boy. He took it and I helped him up to his feet and shook his hand. It wasn't an ideal alliance but it was one that was needed.

Ashton Khell POV:

The alliance with Ezra made me skittish. He was far stronger than me and could kill me at any second just because he felt like it. I most likely wouldn't see it coming but it was what I needed to do for me, for Panem.

I pulled the crumpled letter from Amire, the mentor for District Ten. After her District was eliminated, she must have been placed in charge of mine. It was very neat handwriting and smelt of roses.

"There was an old saying in my District, remember who the real enemy is, you need to know this but also know that you can't do it by yourself," Amire was a well-known rebel and spoke out against The Capitol multiple times until her whole family was killed. That's why she became romantically involved with Lujza from Five, they couldn't take him away. I knew what she meant, the arena was not the place to start a rebellion, I was too vulnerable. I needed to stay quiet and work towards it once I won. I didn't want to get her in trouble though so I made it seem like the meaning was something different. My main focus from now on was to win and eliminate every career. That took care of the enemy part. Then I allied with Ezra, that was the help she told me I needed.

In this simple but risky alliance, I had protected myself andAmire. I just needed to win now.

Kendrick Everborn POV:

"Kendrick!" Acacia called, shaking me awake. I opened my eyes and looked to her hands that held a large first aid kit. She was grinning from ear to ear and look so pleased.

"That's fucking ace!" I laughed, jumping into the air and opening the bag. There was everything from bandages to antiseptic wash. It was a gold mine and it would give Acacia the final boost she needed to full health, then we could focus on getting one of us to the end of the Games.

"Also, look what else we got!" she screamed as I looked through our new supplies. There was a large wicker basket full of bread, fruit, and cheese. I clapped my hands and leaped across the shelter.

I picked a small bread roll up and took a large bite out of it. It was still warm and it warmed my body from the cold morning air. Acacia took a small raspberry, squashing it between her fingers and showering us all it's juices.

I shuddered for a moment from the feel of it but quickly stuck my tongue out, licking up the splatter around my mouth. Acacia giggled and took another raspberry, eating it normally this time. I wanted to feast on it but I knew we should save some of the fruit for later days. We didn't want to eat it all today ad then be left with nothing. For now, though, I washed off my dagger and cut a small slice of cheese off, cutting open the some of the bread rolls and placed it inside. We warmed it up over the fire until it was melted and began to feast. For the first time since the Games had started, I was happy and well fed.

Atlas was sponsored a locket with Consus, Lavina, and his brother's photos.

Lavina was sponsored healing cream.

Ezra was sponsored a photo of his family.

Ashton was sponsored a note.

Kendrick was sponsored a basket of food and a first aid kit.