A/N: Sorry for taking so long to update! I've been really busy with work and after Inva3ion it took a while for me to be able to write (or even think) about the Starkids without getting a tidal wave of feels! I promise to update sooner next time :)

Enjoy :)

After walking through the wooded area trying to find a source of water, to no avail, Corey had found a tall sturdy tree, climbed up and snuggled himself in between two branches that were close together and sorted through his backpack. He'd managed to snag a backpack with a blowgun with 24 (now 23) darts, a thick black blanket, a bottle of water, a small packet of dried fruit and night-vision sunglasses. The sun had set and he was waiting to see the faces of the tributes who had died, he had counted ten cannons firing earlier after the bloodbath but the only tribute he knew for certain was dead was the guy from 2.

At the cornucopia Corey had ran forward, grabbed the first pack he saw and retreated into the woods. He'd heard weapons clash and screams but he dare not turn around. He ran straight towards the wooded area and took cover behind a tree. He waited to get his breath back and looked around to see what cover the trees would give him. Corey's eyes immediately fixed on a bush that held poisonous berries and his mind filled with hope and possiblities. Taking cover behind the poisonous bush, Corey rummaged through his bag and found the blowgun and darts. He quickly went to work and aimed at the nearest tribute. He took a moment to steady himself then shot the dart straight into the tribute's neck, it was only once he'd shot the dart that he realised he'd taken down one of the careers. The joy and fear shot through him like the poison was shooting through that career. He ran.

The anthem played and the seal lit up the sky. The faces of the ten fallen tributes flashed in the sky - Joe, Corey L, Meredith, Joey, Jaime, June, Jim, Lauren, Denise and Britney. Corey felt a lump in his throat as he thought of Britney's family back home in District 11. It seemed a lifetime ago that he was sat on the floor in his house playing superheros with his little sister.

He shook his mind back into the arena and put on the specialised eye-wear with a sigh. He checked his surroundings to see if any enemies where nearby, then he noticed a glimmer in the corner of his eye. He turned to his right and noticed the moonlight peaking through the trees and shining off of a lake, the sun obviously was obviously too low for him to notice it when he had surveyed the area earlier. He collected his things then jumped down from the tree and headed towards the lake. It wasn't far, in less than a minute he had dropped his bag beside him and fell to his knees before dunking his head into the fresh, cool water. He pulled his head out of the water with a giant smile on his face and took a deep breath to dunk his head in again. Then the knife sliced through the back of his head.

Devin pulled her knife out of the boy's skull and counted her blessings that Alle-Faye had managed to pull the body out of the lake before he had had a chance to taint the water. The group picked through his bag, filled their canteens with water, added the iodine and made camp by the side of their water.

After the girls had caught up with Darren, the group made their way to the mountains where they stayed, sorting out their supplies, until the cannons fired and they were sure the cornucopia was deserted. They then made their way back to the start and picked through the leftovers. Once they were happy with their stache they made their way into the woods where they deduced most of the tributes would hide.

A few trees away from the lake, Jeff lay on a branch staring at the sky, Denise's picture still in his eyes. This wasn't how it was supposed to be.

They had used the training sessions to devise their plan. Denise was faster so they decided that she should go and grab two packs whilst Jeff runs to a place they signaled to at the start. When they got into the arena they instantly looked for each other, luckily they were only a few people separating them and they quickly located a tall tree that they'd use as their meeting point. Denise turned to look over the packs that were spread out in front of them but Jeff carried on staring at her. The sun was hidden behind her head and gave the illusion that she was glowing. Her small smile of contemplation radiated with warmth and, for the rest of the minute until the klaxon sounded, she became all there was in Jeff's world.

When the klaxon went off it shot Jeff out of the haze Denise had put him in and he turned and ran off into the woods, his mind set on the tree. He got there and climbed, trying to get a view of the bloodbath. After moviong from branch to branch for a good few minutes and not finding a good clear view of anything, he decided to climb back down and stay put in case his movement was visible to any of the other tributes.

He sat in the tree for what felt like years.

He only noticed night had fallen when the seal came into the sky and the anthem pulled Jeff into reality and out of the blankness that had began to devour him.

He had waited so long to finally see her again. And there she was. In the sky. At last. For the last time.

Jeff had been stripped of his life. Been thrown into an arena to fight for his life. The only good thing to happen to him had now been brutally taken from him. Her beauty would no longer dance with the sunlight. She was gone.

Gone.

The blankness was creeping in.

Then a sharp intake of breath came from next to him. His heart leapt to his throat and his mind cursed itself by jumping straight to the thought of it being Denise. He turned and came face-to-face with a frightened little girl from District 5 who obviously had no idea that tree was occupied. She fumbled for a knife that she had attatched to her belt, then thrusted her arm towards Jeff. He grabbed her hand, his reactions not affected by his current state of mind. He just stared at the girl for a few seconds, gripping her hand tight.

"You were going to kill me." He finally said, her eyes went wide with confusion and fear. "Of course you were. That's why we're here...that's why we're here." and with one swift movement he twisted her hand and pushed it back towards her, the blade penetrated her stomach and blood gushed over both of them. Jeff pulled the knife out and she fell backwards out of the tree, hitting the ground with a loud thud and the shudder inducing sound of bones breaking.

Jeff stared at the knife. The blankness taking over again. He looked up to where Denise's face had been moments before. He smiled at the thought of her before weilding the knife one last time.