Chapter 2 The Games

Bodil's pov

I watched Simon leave and get on a saddled horse that would take him to the main hub, where everyone lived. It was like a reproduction of New York. Tall skyscrapers and everything. I followed him, figuring once I got to the main hub I could get to know some of the other players, since Simon seemed …I don't know…odd. He started heading up a reeeaaaallllyyyyy tall building. Must be the control center.

Another player clad in orange, blue and black armor ran into me as I head off down Survival Lane.

"OW!" I shouted, more in pain then anything. The other player was lying face down on the ground.

He lept up, dusted himself off, then looked to see what he ran into.

Ghost's pov

"Oh my goodness!" I squeaked , offering my hand to the scrawny kid with the jet black hair. Never seen him on this server before. Maybe Baki knew him…Wait a minute…

"Bodil?!" I scream in disbelief. "Dude! I haven't seen you in ages!"

Bodil smiles. "Good to see you again, Ghost!" He laughs with that iconic, contagious laugh of his. I laugh along with him.

Baki, my friend and partner, walks up to us. "Bodil?! Is that really you?" he asks.

"It's the snowman!" Bodil laughs. "I didn't know you guys were on this server!"

We laugh and tell stories from after we joined and our first nights on the server. I look up at one point and notice Simon talking to Vikk and pointing at Bodil occasionally.

"Hey, so Bodil, you're friends with Simon?" I ask Bodil.

He looks over at me. "Yeah, we're neighbors, why?"

I clench my teeth. There was a reason Simon requested a private part of the server. So he could cope with his unforgotten past.

Simon's pov

I was talking to Vikk about Bodil's placement when an announcer started talking about the weekly Hunger Games.

"Hello to everyone on the server! For this week's Hunger Games there will be team verses team! The first team is Bodil40 and SimonHDS90!"

I turned pale, realizing who my teammate was. Why does it have to be teamed? At the very least pair me with someone like…I don't know…someone who would get killed right away?!

The universe is cruel like that.

HHHHhhhh *flashback*

"I can walk on water I can fly! I will keep on fighting for you till I die!"

BudderNinja laughed. "Simon! Stop making me laugh! You know my brother Jerome doesn't approve of our relationship! We're only ten!"

Simon laughed, making BudderNinja giggle. "Oh, Simon. I'm going to miss you when I go back to New Jersey. Bulgaria is…I don't know…I just feel at home here."

Simon leaned over by BudderNinja and kissed her on the cheek. "I love you…"

*flashback over*

Simon cried, not caring who heard him. He missed BudderNinja. The way her white blonde hair reflected the sunlight on a warm summer day. The way she laughed, crisp and clear like the rush of a waterfall. And her smile, that just made his heart melt.

Simon cried himself to sleep.