Brooke's POV:
I woke up the next morning in my room in the training center. I looked around. It was a pretty nice room. The walls were a deep purple color. The beds were soft, like sleeping on clouds. That was also why I spent most of my time sleeping on the couch.
I walked to the bathroom. I was still in my pajamas. I looked into the mirror. They were nice pajamas. A black tanktop, and green pajama pants. So, I decided I would just wear them in the launch jet. Once we got to our launch rooms, they would just change us into our clohes for the arena.
The arena. It could be anything. Forests. That would be ideal. Deserts, old cities, ruins, frozen tundras. Anything.
I walk to the television room. Haymitch is in there. He looks sad. I walk over to him. He opens his arms for a hug. I hug him. His arms wrap around me, protectively almost. "Stay strong. Don't let it get to you." he says. Tears start slipping down my face. " I don't want to stay strong." I say in a small voice. Just then, the hovercraft arrives outside. "I know. You better get going." I nod, wipe the tears off my face, and walked out onto the roof. Seth walks right past me. Crying of course. I walk right in front of the ladder, and get on.
Instantly, I am literally frozen in place. The ladder lifts me up. I walk over to the seat that has the number twelve on it. I sit down. Cato is right next to me. I dit down. " Nice outfit." he says.
"We're just gonna change anyway." I say back. Just then, a capitol attendant comes by. She stops in front of Cato. "Let me see your arm." she says. "What is that?" he asks rudely. "It's a tracker." she answers, roughly pulling his arm towards her. She installs the tracker, and he winces. He does it so fast you could miss it, but I saw it. She comes opver to me. Snorts at my outfit, and grabs my arm. I wince too when she puts the tracker. And she walks away.
I sneak a glance at Seth. I feel bad for him, but I'm not gonna save his butt in the arena. You've got to look out for yourself.
When we get to the launch room, I walk to Cinna. He changes me to my arena outfin. It's a bit odd. I have on hunting boots with short blue jean shorts and a bikini top on. Over the top I have a white tank top. It will most likely be really hot this year. I look at Cinna, he just shrugs. Then a voice says, "30 seconds to launch." I start to hyperventilate. Cinna reaches into his pocket. He pulls out a a jacket. My hunting jacket to be exact. "How'd you get this?" I ask giddily. "Doesn't matter, I got it approved as your district token." Then the launch tube starts blinking. I get on and it moves up slowly. As it goes up I pull my jacket on. When it gets to the top, I look around. The 60 second countdown starts. All around me is water. The sun is beating down at about 150 degrees. The cornucopia is be hind me, thet's odd. Then I realise that I just got on backwards. Oops.
I look towards the cornucopia. It ia all metal. That would probably kill you if you fall.
12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1. BONG!
It goes off. I run to the cornucopia. I see the boy from 3, Click I think, fall. His agonizing screams echo hauntingly through the whole arena. I run right to the entrance, and grab a bow and quiver of arrows. I also grab a doze knives and a sword. I get two packs and I'm off. I go to Cato who is fighting with the boy from 11. The boy from 11 stabs Cato in the gut, hes about to finish him off when I throw a knife in his head. Cato may be a huge risk, but I'll never forgive myself If I could've saved him and I didn't. I go over and help him walk. "Where to?" I ask.
"Go to the cornucopia." He says. Most people are gone. Dead bodies litter the ground. They are getting burned. I notice that inside the cornucopia is all grass. I help Cato sit down. May stands up. "Is everyone here?" Everyone mumbles yes and she nods. She spots Cato. She looks in her pack and pulls out some bandages. She starts bandaging his gut. "What happened?" she asks worriedly. "11, he got me, until Brooke threw a knife at him." he says. Everyone stares at me. I feel really awkward so I say,"I'ma go see if the water is freshwater or saltwater." i say. They all nod.
Cato's POV:
Thirteen cannons. They all go off as Brooke walks to the water. She brings six water bottles with her. She sticks her finger in the water and licks it. I guess it's fresh, because she fills the water bottles. I was just gonna kill her, or kill her at the end. But she keeps doing all these things to make me like her. Like the fact that she saved me, or the story she told at the interviews. May gently bandages my gut.
Brooke walks over here. She hands a water bottle to each of us. "I already put the purifier in it." she says.
"How can we trust you?" Sparkle asks.
"I'll trade with any of you."she answers.
Gleam gives her his in response. She drinks it. Nothing happens, so we all drink ours.
Gleam asks her,"How can you wear that jacket, it's so hot? How did you even get that jacket?"
"It's my district token, and it's a comfort to me."she says back, like nothing.
It's noght now. The capitol anthem plays, and the dead tributes pictures show. It starts at three, Both tributes are ded. Same for four, five,and six. Only the boy from from eight, ten, eleven, and Seth from twelve. We all look st Brooke. She just shakes her head and looks down. So that means both from one,two, and nine are alive, along with one from seven, eight, ten, eleven, and twelve are alive. Not including my self, there are only ten to go. We decide to go to sleep for the night. Gleam volunteers to take watch tonight.
I wake up at the middle of the night hearing a scream from nearby. I look over to see Gleam on top of Brooke. She has a huge cut on her back. It looks really deep, and she's bleeding quite a bit. Gleam picks his sword up, about to kill her when I jump on top of him. "WHAT THE HECK?" I yell. I pick up a spear from nearby and drive it straight into his stomach. His cannon fires almost immediatly.
I look over to Brooke. She's trying to breathe, but it looks like she's struggling. May and Sparkle are trying to calm her down ao help her out. I rip open a backpack and grab some bandages. Then, she starts to fade in and out of conciousness.
She goes limp. I don't know what to do. All I can do is yell,"Check her pulse!" May puts her fingers to Brooke's neck. "There's a pulse." she says. Although I'm not full convinced untill I see her chest rise and fall.
I sigh. I honestly don't know why I want her to live. I keep telling myself that its so I can kill her in the end. I continue wrapping her bandages.
About five hours later, she wakes up. She sits up, with some difficulty, and looks at me questionably, then she sighs. "Where's my jacket?" she asks. Sparkle gives it to her. Her eyes widen when she sees the huge hole in it. She looks like shes about to cry. "What's wrong, It's just a jacket?" Sparkle asks.
"It was my older brother's." She answered. That's right. Her brother is dead. That's why the jacket was a little big on her. Then, a silver parachute comes down. I pick up the note inside. It says:
Career Kid,
She saved your butt back there. Thanks for saving her's. Inside here is a needle and thread. Give it to her to sew up thet jacket of hers before she has a meltdown. I've already lost one kid, I don't plan on losing another.
-H
That must be her mentor. He might be meaner than Enobaria, my mentor. I hand her the needle and thread. I watch as her shaking hands sloppily stitch the jacket back together.
Brooke's POV:
I smile at my handiwork. The jacket isn't that well sewed, but it'll do. Then I see something way out in the distance. 'What is that?" I ask to nobody in the particular.
"A FIRE!" Sparkle yells, obviously excited. "Let's go!"
Cato looks at me. ,"Can you make it?" he asks.
I shake my head. "No, but I'll just stay here and keep watch on our camp."
Sparkle looks at me,"What if this is all a plan. What if she just wants to steal our supplies?"
Cato and May look at me, then at eachother. Without saying anything, Cato scoops me up, and carries me out. May and Sparkle follow him, and they all run to the spot where the fire is. When we get there, Rain, the girl from eleven, is in the tree. Cato sets me down. Sparkle climbs up the tree and pushes Rain out.
Cato whispers in my ear,"Say something witty, the sponsers will love it."
I look over at Rain, and say,"What's the matter? Girl got your tongue?"
This gives Sparkle an Idea, because she turns to Rain, and cuts her tongue out. She continues doing horrible things to her, and I don't pay attention, because I do the craziest thing ever, I put my head against Cato's chest, so I can't see anything. He pats my back awkwardly. Then, we hear a cannon. Rain is dead. Cato scoops me up, and they start to walk back. It's a long walk, so I end up falling asleep.
Cato's POV:
She falls asleep in my arms. We cross the metal ground. The sensible thing to do would be to drop her. I don't. Besides me, there's only nine others. May and Sparkle start yelling at eachother, they also start pushing eachother. I see Sparkle fall, she starts screaming and crying. The cannon goes off. Just like that, she's dead. In our alliance, it's just Me, May, and Brooke. Besides me, there are now only eight tributes.
We go back to our spot under the cornucopia, and I volunteer to take watch. May shrugs, and goes to sleep.
