Day 1

So after yesterday I see some of you have some questions. Now not all of them will be answered today so bear with me. Also, to those who read my last stories; I got 11 reviews on my last chapter; you know how happy that made me? You guys are so sweet! Enjoy the Chapter and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour!

Annaliese Slate POV

How can this be happening? I get into the Careers, as is my birth right, only to have it thrown back in my face. We're still trapped in this stupid temple and what's worse? The hovercraft hasn't collected the bodies in case we try to escape. For the first time since I've been here, I'm keeping my mouth shut. There's no use in drawing attention to myself; I've already done that by pissing off Lupus. I know exactly who should die; that little wimp from 1, Scout. He doesn't seem like a bad kid but at the end of the day he's a liability. Not that it counts for anything since he's protected by Whittier and Dusty will stand by Whittier's decisions.

"I say we kill off the Sass Machine" Whittier points at Santana accusingly; personally I think Santana's one of our best allies.

I'd rather her than Whittier any bloody day.

"Watch it Blondie; don't make me rip those extensions out of your head. Why don't you think about strength instead of people who hurt your little feelings? Exactly how many kills did you make Dusty?" Santana leers.

"At least I don't let my emotions get in my way; some people have a temper tantrum if their arrow misses" Dusty hisses at Lupus.

I notice nobody has said anything about Scout; everyone seems to have come to the same conclusion as I have. They also don't have the courage to question Whittier's usefulness and that's just because they can't; everyone in the alliance either loves her or recognises her power well enough to drop it. Lupus still hasn't said a word; he just leans up against the pillar smirking to himself.

"Well? What do you have to say for yourself Lupus?" Whittier growls impatiently.

"Hmm; I was just thinking- why are we Careers? Why were people originally put into the Career alliance?" he pauses to see if we can answer "They all had Career blood. They came from Career districts; last I checked Annaliese was from district- eurgh- 3."

Shit.

"That's a good point actually" Whittier's frown slowly transforms into a sadistic smile "You're an inbred."

"I-I'm not! I was born and raised in district 2; I've only lived in district 3 for two years!" my voice is getting higher with every defensive syllable.

"But you're blood has been corrupted by the district 3 diet; you're not one of us."

"I am! I am a Career!"

"Scout- get me my dagger."

This is it; I'm going to die. Unless-

"Wait! If you kill me, you'll never know my plan. We're all strong; we want to keep our alliance as large as possible right? I know how to keep it that way if you just listen."

"I say we cut her heart out" Dusty whispers.

"No" Whittier objects putting her dagger down "Go ahead sweetie; tell us your idea. But remember, your life's depending on it."

Luke Matthew Pond POV

My plan has got so wrong; I'm the most hated person in the Capitol. Jenneth hasn't spoken since her interview where she's so embarrassed. We managed to get a backpack each but our only weapons are a penknife for Jenneth and some kind of gun for me. But it's not loaded and it doesn't look like there are any bullets available. It's not like there's nowhere to stop; there are hundreds of abandoned stone houses making up the arena. But we need to find food first; my backpack carried the weird gun and two large bottles of water and Jenneth got a lighter plus some dried fruit. But that's hardly going to last us long.

"Luke, we need to stop soon; this sun is giving me a headache" Jenneth clutches her head in pain but then she winks at me.

It's just a flicker of the eyelid but it's enough; I know what she's doing. She's trying to get me to behave the supportive boyfriend so we can get some sponsors. I run over to her and kiss her forehead.

"It's alright baby; we'll stop soon, I promise. I hate seeing you in pain" I squeeze her hand supportively.

After taking another half an hour or so to look for food I decide to call it a day and, after checking no one is nearby trying to ambush us, sneak inside one of the houses. It's very small; one room on each of the two floors. Jenneth, still trying to look weak, lies down in the shadows where she can't be seen. I come over and lie next to her.

"Hey Jenneth; I'm sorry you've got to do this with me. I get that it's kind of weird but your doing a good job" I whisper; just about loud enough for her to hear so the camera don't pick up what I'm saying.

"You're not bad at it yourself; I guess if I had to pretend to be in love with someone, I'm glad it's you" she replies, her eyes still closed.

Clio Slate POV

"What are we going to do? We can't do this alone Clio; you know we can't" Dani winces as if each words is painful "W-what if they're dead?"

"They're not dead" I say defiantly "There were only four canons; they could have been for anyone."

"Including them!"

Dani bursts into tears; I'm trying to help her the best I can but I'm still scared. We're camped out in one of the buildings but neither of us wanted to go too far which means the Careers could still get us, easy. I need Ruby back; she knows what to do all the time. And Lewis seems so smiley; maybe he could at least lighten the mood. On the bright side, we got a lot of food at the Cornucopia. Dani picked up a big basket of fruit as well as a sack containing four heavy metal balls. I found a backpack containing a packet of dried beef and a sharp throwing knife. But I'm no Lisey; I'm a baby just like she said.

"Yeah, I'm proud to be a coal miner's daughter; I remember the well the well where I drew water. The work we done was hard, at night we'd sleep 'cause we were tired. I never thought of ever leaving Butcher Holler" Dani murmurs to herself, keeping to a regular tune as if she's singing.

"What is that?" I ask, after a couple more verses.

"Oh! Sorry; it's just a silly song they sing in the coal mines back home. I kind of picked up the words."

"Don't stop; I like it."

So Dani nervously starts to sing the song from the beginning. As she gets more into it, I find myself joining it. Soon we're singing in unison. But then a cold wind passes through the house and we stop. We remember.

Aurora Felici POV

Something isn't right; I have some weird feeling inside me. It's the Careers. I can't be certain, but I don't think they've moved since the Bloodbath. That doesn't make sense. They have Whittier and Lupus in there; why haven't they hunted again? At least, I don't think they're hunting. I got incredibly lucky in the Bloodbath; I walked right by Lupus and he didn't do a thing. I think he was so angry about missing his shot at the girl from 8 he ignored me; I managed to grab a packet of dried beef and a spear before Dusty from district 4 noticed me. From there I just ran to the nearest ally where I found a shack not unlike the one I sleep in with Opal back home. I considered staying in one of the abandoned houses but that's the first place the Careers will look; even if they have to go through them all. I hear the horrible loud Capitol anthem and "The Fallen" appears in the sky; I watch through a hole in the roof of the shack.

District 5: Mai Moonlight

District 7: Lewis Simmons

District 9: Terrian Demetrius

District 12: Coal Hartcell

I'm relieved I don't recognise any of the names at all but seconds later I feel awful. Maybe Mai was an older sister, looking after her siblings alone or maybe Terrian was a rich boy who gave food to the poor. I've always known the Capitol didn't care about any of the districts let alone the tributes in the games. But I never thought I'd stop caring about the other tributes too. Maybe I'm just as bad as them.

Sorry for using the word "maybe" a lot; I felt like it might be effective in some way. Anyway, with luck I'll get day 2 up tomorrow but after that it's more likely updates will be every 2 or 3 days instead.

Death List

24th- Lewis Simmons: I had no problem with him but I thought one of the alliances should have a loss plus I think following Ruby is the kind of thing Lewis would do. I will miss him though; he was all cheery.

23rd- Mai Moonheart: I always felt so sad when I was writing for her; I had no idea what to do with her character. I thought it'd be best if I just ended her pain.

22nd- Coal Hartcell: I felt kind of bad killing him because he's been pretty popular but I struggled to write for him.

21st- Terrian Demetrius: I'm sorry to his creator but he was one of the hardest characters for me to write for. I have no idea why. Plus, he was all bitchy towards Cersai and I'm thinking "this girl has enough issues without you targeting her".

Remaining Tributes

Both District 1 Tributes

Both District 2 Tributes

Both District 3 Tributes

Both District 4 Tributes

Riddell Thicket of District 5

Both District 6 Tributes

Nicole Jade Smith of District 7

Both District 8 Tributes

Cersai Grace Helms of District 9

Both District 10 Tributes

Both District 11 Tributes

Dandelion Wildflee of District 12