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Ray's POV
I travel from rock to rock and crevasse to crevasse searching for a good place to hide so I can check my bag to see what's in it. I can't find anywhere to hide. All I see is rocky terrain and a few trees here and there. Wait trees! I can climb a tree and check my bag! I find the nearest pine and make sure the limbs aren't to slim that they will break. I lick my lips and tighten my grip on one of the branches. It's kind of a disadvantage because I'm only eleven and my hands are small.
I pull up and I'm off the ground and hidden by the tree branches. I keep pulling myself up until I find a branch that comforts me. I settle in the branch and pull my bag off my back. It's good because it's brown and I don't have to worry about camouflaging it. I shuffle through the bag and look at what I have. A bag of beef, matches, rope, knives, and a bottle of water. I sigh in relief.
"Thank goodness for the water." I open the cap and am about to take big gulps when I think first. I need to save the water for later. I take little sips and settle in the treetops for a bit. I wonder how Dray's doing, is the bloodbath still going on, is Dray alive… no, I can't think about that. I look at the horizon. The sun's still up but I know it will soon go down. I know this tree won't keep me safe forever so I come to a conclusion to find some sort of crack in the rocks and stay there for the night.
I climb down the tree and am about two feet from the ground when my feet slip from underneath me. I let out a little scream and my butt hits the rock. I wince a little but soon get up. My hands sting so I quickly examine it.
"That's just great." I say to myself. My hands are bleeding a little and I know that if I don't treat them, they will get infected. I think back to the Quarter Quell. Something that District 4 victor showed Katniss…moss that's it. I look around the tree and soon find the soft green stuff. I take hunks off of it and grab the rope and knives. I cut two pieces of rope and tie the moss around my cuts
"That should do it." I put the rope and knives back in my bag and look for a perfect place to camp for the night. It doesn't take long either. Mostly because I end up tripping on the large crack in the ground. I peak down inside and see that it's kind of like an underground cave. It's perfect because it looks like only someone my size could fit through it.
I crawl down, feet first and hit the rocks with a thud. I brush the rock dust off my pants and look up. I become amazed. Now that I have a better look, this underground cave is more like a cavern. I see stalactites hanging off the cavern with water dripping down into a little pool of water.
"This is perfect." I say quietly because there is sort of an echo and I don't want to attract any attention. Then I hear the canons fire from the bloodbath earlier. One, two, three, four. I count until they stop and I get twelve canons that were fired. Half of the tributes are dead already! And I hope none of them are Dray, or Amary either. I guess I'll have to wait until tonight when they show the faces of the dead tributes.
I settle down farther in the cavern, which would be by the pool of water under the dripping stalactite. I nibble on one piece of beef and put it back into the bag. It's kind of comforting hearing the dripping of the water. But I can't get my mind off of Dray and how he's holding up…if he's even still alive.
Dray's POV
I listen to the Careers bicker and wine amongst each other. It gets annoying after awhile. I fiddle around with my sword and listen to the arguing.
"You saw what happened to the Careers in the 74th Hunger Games! What if someone gets the same idea and decides to blow up our food?" The boy from 1, Rich says.
"Well we can't just sit here doing nothing, there are people out there that are in need of being killed!" Razz, the boy from 2 argues. His comment makes me sick. Then the girl who got me into this mess, who I now know as Raving, comes up with a solution.
"How about this, three people stay here while the rest go on to slaughter a few saps." Raving says with a smooth voice. People shake their heads in agreement and decide which three will stay back.
"So, who want's to stay back?" I automatically raise my hand and District 1 raise their hands too.
"Alright, then let's head out. You three, make sure nothing happens to the food. Got it?" Razz orders and we shake our heads. It's always the boys from 2 who end up being the leaders.
"We might camp someplace else so we want you guys to take turns watching the supplies." The girl from 2 says and then they leave without another word. I hear the anthem begin to play and automatically look at the sky, hoping with all my might that I won't see Ray's face tonight.
"What's the matter miner boy, worried about your little sister? She might as well be good as dead." Dazzle says with a snarl. This pushes me over the edge.
"Maybe you might as well be good as dead!" I throw back and look back up at the sky. None of the Careers died, as I would know. The girl from 3, both from 5, both from 6, girl from 7, both from 8, both from 9, girl from 10, and sadly, the boy from 11, have all died in the bloodbath. Half of the tributes, gone, slaughtered from these stupid games. At least I know Ray is safe…for now. But then I think, what if they don't listen to my promise and go ahead and kill Ray. I need to get to her, fast. Just in case.
"Twelve down, twelve to go." I hear Rich mumble. "Now, who's taking first shift." I don't pay attention because I'm to busy thinking about how I will get away from these Careers without getting killed. But then it hits me. I turn around quickly with my plan in my head.
"I will!" I say a bit to quickly.
"Okay Mr. Eager, we're not gonna argue." They settle into bed and I watch the sky. I know I will hate myself for this, it'll just be something else to be guilty about. I hear them rustle in their bags until I hear their steady breathing. I wait a bit and let my thoughts roam through my mind.
How is Ray holding up and where is she? I hope she's not freezing because it is a bit nippy tonight. Maybe she seeked refuge in the trees or behind a rock somewhere on the mountain. But then I get to thinking, what if the Careers forget about the deal amd kill her, what if they got to her already? This jolts me out of my thoughts and back to my plan. I quickly look back to Dazzle and Rich, then to my sword.
I get up and double check to make sure they're asleep. I go over and grab my sword, oh so quietly, then walk back over to the two. I take one last look at them and then, with a one quick move, I jam the sword through Rich's chest. He makes a sort of gurgling noise and he falls back down on his bloody sleeping bag, dead. The cannon shoots out through the cold air and I see Dazzle awake with a startle.
"What the—." She never has time to finish because my sword is at her neck. She has a pleading look in her eyes. "Please, Dray, you-you can't do this!" She cries. I feel sorry for her but I know if I want to live, I have to kill her because I know if I let her go, she'll tell the rest and I will be killed for sure.
"I'm so sorry." I say with a little bit of sorrow in my voice. I slice her neck but somehow she still manages a bloodcurdling scream. But that's the last thing she does before she slumps to the ground and takes her last breath. Another cannon rings out and I know the Careers will be back in a hurry so I quickly gather my things and look back at them one more time before I set out to do what I promised. Find and protect my little sister.
Haymitch's POV
I can't believe what I just saw, the boy just killed two Careers in their sleep. That hasn't been done in years. And I mean years. I continue to look at the screen as Dray walks through the rocky terrain, probably searching for Ray. I take a sip of my liquor and decide to go check for sponsors. They've been piling up, but not as much as the last two years. I can't think right because my brain is becoming foggy. Katniss and Peeta are sleeping so I have to watch the two for about another hour.
I look at the bottle and then back at the screen. I remember Dray wanting me to be at least sober for the games, just like the other two. I get up and throw my bottle away. It may be my only way of keeping myself sane, but I mentally promised that I wouldn't drink. And thanks to Katniss and Peeta, I've been able to keep my promises, no matter what.
In my opinion, it wasn't the best ending but I couldn't think of anything cliffie. So, tell me your thoughts and stuff like that and I will try to update as fast as I can!