Heyy! Did you miss me! Sorry I haven't been updating school started last week for me and I've been busy, especially now that….wait for it….my teacher…is my dad. Yes I know. But it's actually really fun having him as a teacher. For one I'll keep my behavior in line, second, he's sooo funny. Anyway, back on track. I will try to update every week, or every other week so bear with me on this. Now enjoy.

Frent POV

I sit against the tree with my knife clutched tightly in my hands. My knuckles are bloody and sore but I hold the weapon with my life. I wish I could use it to save my own…but I promised Haul and Rye, and I'm doing this for Sarc. If rye gets out, it'd be like she did. She was so caring, so patient…so quiet. I looked up to her, and now that I've met rye, she's just like her.

No one else would comfort me when I cried but Sarc, and since rye has, then it's like she's my new sister. I'd do anything to have my sister live through this, even if it means losing my own life…

I wipe away my tear and look at rye from the corner of my eye to see if she caught it. She didn't, she's busy staring at her stomach. She says she's about a few days in but she can't be. It would have to take at least a week for her to be impregnated; she has to be at least a week or so in. Holden told me about her babies, and I think that since she must've never kept track of when she found out she was pregnant after consummation; so she wouldn't know how far along she was.

"You hungry" I ask, breaking the silents. She turns to me and nods, "yea, could I get an apple" she asks. I reach into the bag and pull out the sac. I reach into the hole and reach in. I give her one and she takes a large bite out of it. I grab one and eat it as well.

Rye killed two boys yesterday, from 1 and 3. I wasn't surprised at all, she's tougher than she looks. On the outside she seems like a quiet, attractive girl with average intelligence. But on the inside she's strong, extremely smart, and wicked when it comes to a knife. She doesn't look like the kind of girl who could handle a knife. I guess that's why she's able to conceal her abilities so well. You can't judge a book by its cover.

Four more people died yesterday; the girls from 3, 4, and the boys from 8, and 11. It just so happens that we killed them. I got 4 and 11 with my dart gun, and rye got the girl from 3 with her axe and the boy from 8 with a dagger in the ear.

Only eleven people left, including rye and myself.

When I finish my apple I pack the remainders away. When we move on we don't need anyone knowing we've been here.

Rye hands me her apple when she's done and I pack it away. She sighs and places a hand on her stomach. "Frent..." she starts off and looks at me sadly. I turn to her, to show I'm listening. "do you think basil will survive" she asks. I nod, "yea, I don't see why not. I mean, unless you get a blow to the stomach you should be fine. We've been here three days, and you're not hurt at all. I think you're good okay don't worry" I say and place my hand on her stomach. It calms her. I guess knowing that someone loves her baby besides her is soothing. I just do it because Holden told me that's what Haul would do.

We spend the next two hours taking quick naps. Once I wake up from my turn we're off. I keep my gun in my belt and a knife in my hand. Rye has her axe, ready to swing at anything that startles her.

"Where exactly are we going" she asks. I point to the mountain, "we'll seek shelter there" I say and then go back to focusing on my surroundings. Someone could ambush us at any moment.

Just then I hear a large rustle and whip around, but rye stays facing forward, just in case. There is a shadow immerging from behind a large shrub. I start towards it silently, when out of nowhere I'm on the ground.

I can't exactly make out what it is that is pinning me so hard, but I can just make out the thick brown fur that is covering me, and the large razor sharp teeth just inches from my face. The claws are digging into my chest and I can't breathe. "Rye!" I scream. I can't hear her footsteps but I hear the beast roar. And suddenly it gets off of me. Before I even dare look at what was on me I jump right into Sarc's arms…..i mean Rye. I cry like a baby and she comforts me, "shh, it's alright, let me see" she says examining my chest, which is gushing blood.

I turn and look at the beast. "What is that" I ask. "A bear" she replies and goes over to it to get her axe out of its neck. She looks around and takes my arm, "c'mon we have to get going" she says and helps me walk. We take our stuff with us behind a bush and she treats my wounds

She takes off my torn up shirt and applies cream to the large slashes in my torso. When she touches me it hurts, really badly but then it's soothing.

I've never seen a bear before" I announce. "I have, in a book" she says to me. "But all of the books in school are wheat related" I say. "Haul has books" is all she says. She wraps bandages around me and then lifts up my shirt, "I don't think you can wear this anymore" she says. "There's a jacket in my bag" I say pointing to my large bag. She opens it and pulls the jacket out. She puts it on me carefully. The medicine is working but my wounds still hurt.

She stuffs the torn shirt into the bag and zips it closed. "Do you want to rest" she asks wiping away my tears. I nod, "ok" she says and we camp here.

Rye POV

I've never seen Frent cry like that. It's like that tough fifteen year old boy was gone, and a little 10 year old was revealed.

Two more cannons. The girls from 11 and 12. We didn't t kill them but we heard their screams. "Frent" I whisper shaking I'm gently. He opens his eyes, "c'mon, we need to go" I say. He gets up and we start walking again. It's tiring but we can't risk anymore injuries today…. "Do you feel that" haul asks. I nod, hot air, very hot…no, cold air. "It's changing" I whisper. The wind gets stronger to the point where we can't keep our balance. "Let's go!" Frent yells so I can hear him. We run the opposite direction the wind is blowing and it's very complicated. We resort to holding hands so one of us isn't left behind.

"What's happening!?" I ask. Frent looks up then back. His entire face changes and he shouts, "Tornado!" What! Snow is trying to kill me, with the mutt bear and now this! He might as well make it rain knives!

I turn and see the large vortex forming, a giant funnel of air sucking up everything in its way. Even tributes! Cannons are going off; tributes are screaming and being flung and splattered everywhere. "What are we gonna do!?" I ask desperately. "I don't know" is all the response I get.

I look back up at the artificial sky and see clouds forming, large dark, and scary clouds. A lightning bolt strikes and hits the ground just a foot in front of us, making us stop in our tracks immediately. "This way!" Frent shouts and we run to the left.

Rain pours down on us, making our surroundings impossible to see. We look around frantically and Frent says, "the mountain, let's go!" he says and runs ahead, dragging me because he's so fast. After three days of hiking through these pines we finally made it to our destination. I look up at the rocky cliffs and begin to think this isn't the best idea.

Six cannons went off, meaning there are only Frent and I and one last tribute. This is it, the finale. This is when I lose Frent forever. Who knows neither of us might make it. This last tribute could be someone vicious, or smarter than us. Like Skene. Oh I hope it isn't him, I hate to admit it but I'm afraid of him. I couldn't fight him off in training and he was just trying to rape me, now he'll have weapons and will be trying to kill me. I don't think I'll make it out of here.

We head up the steep mountain side dodging stalagmites that are randomly popping up out of the ground. "Hey!" I hear a very masculine voice call. We look back and see a shadowy figure through the rain running right at us. "Don't stop" Frent instructs pulling me with him further up the mountain.

Our path gets steeper and steeper, it seems like we're running up a wall. This doesn't stop us, we run for our lives through the icy cold rain that won't stop falling. I look back and see the tribute...Skene right behind me with his sword ready to strike me. "Frent!" I call and he turns around and pulls me out of the way. I have my axe, but I'm too petrified to do anything.

"Rye, kill him!" Frent shouts at me. "Don't even think about it honey. I'm winning this" Skene says to me raising his arm again. I gasp, "Rye!" Frent shouts and this gets me thinking again. I let go of his hand and use my axe to block Skene's sword. He doesn't take it away, he exerts more force to the point where im about to fall over. I hear Frent going through his bag and the next thing I know he has a large blade in his hands. "Shame, you two are working so hard to protect each other, now what happens when I kill one of you" Skene threatens.

Frent grabs my hand and pulls me back just as a stalagmite comes up out of the ground. We turn and run. The rock were on is becoming slippery and the rain is turning into hail. We cant see what's ahead and all of the stalagmites are slowing us down so skene is catching up easily.

Thunder booms in the sky and a blast of lightning hits the mountain side blinding me. The rock breaks and Frent and I plummet into the stalagmites below. I hear the cannon.

"BOOM!"

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