I've re-uploaded this chapter, as I had forgotten to add something important ^^ It's in the end o.o Thanks for reading so far :3

The baking sun stood high on the cloudless sky and coloured my world blinding white for a little while. When I got my sight back, I could feel my jaw slipping towards my stomach.

The arena was a fearsome sight to behold. We were standing in a city square, and there were streets in every corner around us, leading in between houses of maximum two floors. But this city had been abandoned for years and years. The buildings were falling apart, their bricks smouldered. Little tile islands on the dusty grey earth bore witness of some once glorious streets.

But none of this was really important at the moment. Every single eye in the whole nation was staring at us now, and we were staring at the cornucopia in front of us, listening to the count down.

"15... 14... 13..."

It was a broken end of a huge, out-dried pipe, filled with everything from weapons to delicious Capitol food.

"9... 8... 7..."

I didn't care about the small packages, dry breads, sleeping bags and whatever else was in between. I stood ready.

"4... 3... 2... 1!" A buzzing sounded, and everyone started running, but not I. I turned around on the spot and apparated to the cornucopia before anyone else was even half way there.

Give them hell from the very beginning, I could hear Coleene say in the back of my head, as I drew my wand and with the most dramatic movement, I could make without ruining the spell, I send the tributes running towards me back through the air in an explosion of dust, that made the atmosphere foggy and unbreathable. Another swish with my wand, and the air around me was clear.

Now, I thought smug, I had the whole cornucopia to myself in a couple of minutes, and I started searching for food. Fastly I found two backpacks filled with food and a knife, a sleeping bag and even a tent. Packing everything together as I best could, I turned to run away, but I wasn't alone anymore. It was the guy from three who came toward me, and I dropped my acquirements to head him with raised wand.

"Ha!" he exclaimed. "A stick? You want me to be afraid of a stick? I must laugh!" But he most certainly didn't. With cold eyes he rose his arm as if he wanted to throw the knife, he had there.

"Expelliarmus," I whispered, and the knife flew out of his grip. His eyes showed a short glimpse of startle, but it was gone so quickly, that I almost doubted it had ever been there, and he continued against me.

"I warn you!" I said. "You saw what I can do with this!" This time he laughed loudly, my words were as empty as they sounded.

"You're no killer." I swallowed as I realized he was right. I didn't have to kill him directly. Anything I could do to prevent him from killing me would mean his death. But I had no choice, I concluded.

"Petrificus totalus," muttered, and his body got limb immediately.

Running away, I could hear the screams of the blood bath behind me, and someone's grin together with the sound of human flesh getting cut and bones breaking as they found the lame body, I'd left behind.

I'd never been exercising, which showed it's effect soon enough, as I had to slow down my pace to a walk closer to the Cornucopia, than I wanted to. But yet again, they were far to busy conquering the supplies than tracking me down right now.

After about an hour of walking, I was still surrounded by houses. I considered going into one, but somehow they seemed suspiciously dark and quiet, so instead I wandered on in the heat, with sweat running down my spine and covering my front head, till the sound of a canon ranged through the streets. I was about to panic, when I realized it meant the blood bath was over. Allowing myself a break, I stood silent while I counted. It stopped at eleven. I continued forward.

Night fell and even then there seemed no end to the gloomy buildings. I tip toed into a backyard,, and when nothing happened, I decided to stay. After I'd put up the tent, I started walking around my camping spot.

"Salvio hexia," I chanted. "Protego totalum. Repello mugletum. Muffliato. Cave inimicum." Relieved by the safety of the spells, I sad down eating with comfort.