Ch. 13: Ryan and (Raynor)
The words in parentheses is Raynor's view. The rest is Ryan's view.
"Hey Ryan where are we going in case we get spilt up?" Mary asks me. "Up to district 13" I say with a hint of doubt. (I was right they are going to district 13 I think as I climb up a tree). I hear a faint noise that sounds familiar, but I shrug it off. With me and Mary together, we should be able to handle any problems with wildlife. (Fuck, haven't climbed in a while, hope they didn't hear that. I look over and they're still walking towards me, good.) Then I see it, a dark shadow in the tree up ahead, but how to inform Mary without it attacking? I lean in and Mary is expecting a kiss but I whisper in her ear "tree ahead, near middle of it." She nods and whispers back "kiss me to make sure they don't get suspicious." I do and get ready to pull out my sword. (Ah Ryan is in love, good now he'll know how I felt after I kill her than him.) I being to move forward again and too late I see the trip wire Mary steps on. "No!" is all I can say before she gets hit with a very large stick to the head. (Well now it's just you and me Ryan, as I jump down.) The figure has finally came out of the tree and lands in front of me and when I see his face my blood drains, this is no bandit. ("Hello Ryan, how are you today?" I ask as I pull out my two swords.) "Raynor what the? How? When? What?" ("Ryan calm down I'm just here to kill you" I say smirking) Now this is just bad, I know Raynor is good with swords. This is going to be a really bad fight but why are we fighting is the real question? (I now see Ryan has a shield as well, but my two swords should just counter that, and that's when I rush him.) Raynor is faster than me and is running at me with some kind of hatred in his eyes. I'm just able to pull out my shield when he tries to bring the first sword on my face. I raise my shield but it's a fake he really just goes for my legs, I feel a sharp cut and some blood come out and down my pants.("now Ryan you can do better than that get up and fight me!")I can't help but admire this guy but his over confidantes will be his downfall I think as I get ready to fight for my life. He rushes me again but I sidestep and block his hit while thrusting the sword forward towards his chest, he deflects and slashes my face. I can feel a long cut running down my face now, hopefully Mary won't mind I think as I begin the counter attack. I fake left then bash him with my shield, then I smack him with the butt of my sword. He quickly recovers and begins to dodge, roll, sidestep, and slash. I can only hope he has lost some of his skills while morning for Audrie. As we continue on, I get him in the leg, an arm, part of his chest, but I'm taking far more damage. ("Come on Ryan this is just sad here let me help you up.") I try to stand but it's too late he twirls, slashes my chest then hits me down to the ground where he knees my face. I stab his foot then tackle him pinning him to the ground for a few seconds. ("You bitch get off of me so I can kill you!")He thrusts upwards knocking me off him then he pulls out a golden short sword. (Money has never let me down before and with Ryan this injured it should be real quick.) Raynor has just unsheathed Money, a short sword that he was somehow able to get into the hunger games. I do the only thing I can and have left I chuck my shield at him knocking him out and I begin to lose consciousness too from all the blood I have lost. I wake up by a campfire and its morning out and I'm in my undergarments. Mary is reaching over to take them off when she stops and sees I'm awake. I just stare at her completely stunned and try to say calmly "ummm what...were you about to...do?" She blushes to a very bright red and says I have nasty sword cuts all over me, and she needs to make sure she found all of them. I respond a little angrily for some reason, "Raynor may be a fucking bitch with a sword but he fights fair and did not go for a hit down there!" She is startled then says "Raynor is nearby?" She begins to look panicked and I grab her gently and pull her down toward my lips, kiss her then say "don't worry I put up a good fight he won't be bothering us for a bit." She calms down a little and tells me I won't be going anywhere for a while either, and she beings to tend to my wounds. I wince as she grabs plants and then puts them on my wounds. Then I notice something, the undergarments I am wearing aren't the same ones I had on yesterday, oh god no. Um Mary? Yes, umm these aren't the same garments I was wearing yesterday. Now she is really blushing and replies your clothes had blood and dirt all over them, and I just couldn't help but umm change them. So she saw me naked, great, I feel weird and am probably blushing really hard right now and I notice she is blushing the same color as the roses near her. I look at her and say "please don't ever do that again!" I start to get angry at her. "Oh my god Ryan I didn't look I just needed to change them." Oh thank god I think. So after she is done dressing my wounds she grabs my clothes helps me put them on and then lies down next to me handing me bits of turkey and water. After I am done I calmly put my left arm on her left shoulder. As night begins to fall we have kissed a dozen times, and are now huddling for warmth. I just hope I feel well enough to move in the morning because if Raynor is well I know he'll be back and be even more pissed.