Vocaloid Hunger Games

by Ryu Nashua Kai

Rin is your average girl living in a crazy world, until she volunteers for her brother, Len, to go into the 101st Annual Hunger Games, but she's up against one of her best friends, Uta Utatane, also known as Defoko. She also alliances with a boy she may or may not be falling in love with. Rin goes from being a naive girl, to a young woman forced to watch all those close to her die.

6. Chapter 6

I roll over onto my stomach, and place my forearms under the pillow. I rest my chin on top of my arms. "Oh no." I moan aloud. "I'm a bigger idiot than I had expected."

A moan erupts from Defoko's bed. I lean over the bunk to look at her. Sweat beads were ringed around her forehead. I started to climb down the ladder when the collar around my neck, pulsed an electrical shock throughout my body. "WAAGH!" I screamed and fell off the ladder onto the hard floor.

Oh yeah. I think. I forgot, tomorrow we go into the games. After receiving our scores, there would be a three hour sponsor time, and then we would be shipped off to the the arena. This year, for the arena's theme, it would be forest woods.

This was good for me, but not as good for Defoko. You see, Defoko has asthma, and forest terrain is full of stuff that can cause an attack: pollen, flowers, humidity, etc.

Anyway; I sit up, rubbing my neck. I pull at the collar and a mini-shock hits me this time. These things must be programmed to electrocute everyone who tries to leave. I think as I look at Defoko. I walk over to her bed and feel her forehead. It's boiling. I wipe the sweat off of my hand and rip a piece of fabric off of my night clothes. I lay the compress on her forehead and it immediately is soaked.

I rub her forehead and start to cry. "Why?" I hiccup. "Why?" I pause for about three seconds before gripping the sheets and looking up. "WHY?!"