Day 2

So, as you may or may not know a while ago I said I wasn't going to have a Sponsorship System. Then I realised that if I didn't, I'd have to pick myself and that would be favouritism so here's what I'm going to do. Every two or three chapters I'm gonna post either a poll or a couple of quiz questions. In the case of the poll, the most popular tribute will receive a small random sponsor gift like food, water or a lighter. On the rarer occasion that I post a couple of quiz questions, whoever PMs me the answers first gets to give ANY sponsor gift (within reason) to a tribute of their choice. Anywho, I've just put a poll on my profile so go on there to give your tribute the best chance of getting a sponsor gift! Enjoy the Chapter and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour!

Jayden Williams POV

Jesus, these games are harder than I thought and I'm only on the first damn day. In the Bloodbath, I focussed on the one thing I needed; a weapon. It took pretty much all my energy to get a hold of a dagger quick enough. I didn't think of food; I just made the assumption I'd be able to hunt things later. I didn't take into account the fact we'd be in some dusty old city with barely any plants much less animals. I didn't wanna have to do it so early but I'm gonna have to kill someone; even if they don't have any food, it might get me sponsors. I have a lot of Capitol ladies right where I want them, but they won't send stuff unless they actually believe I'm strong.

Whittier Lear POV

I actually can't believe how stupid these boys are; they're all serving me like I'm the president. If the Sass Machine and Poor Lisey can't take it, then they'll be the ones who pay. I'm running this alliance now. Annaliese is easy enough to control; thanks to Lupus she's practically bringing the next kill to me. As much as I hate these morons, her idea seems to make sense. Scout's playing dead, since he'll pretty much screw up any other job that doesn't require getting me things. I'm gonna "cry" over the body when we see a tribute close by while Lupus, Santana and Dusty argue whose fault it was he "died". As the tribute comes closer, Annaliese will call him over (we're hoping for some stupid little kid who'll eat out of her hands) and ask him if he wants to be a Career since we've lost a member; obviously the tribute will say yes and as soon as the gamemakers get rid of the force field to let him in, it'll be too late for the idiot to even scream. We all get in position and notice the boy from 5 coming near; perfect.

"Why? He was so young" I sob, trying not to get the blood (previously belonging to the district 9 boy) on my clothes.

"It was you! You always said he was liability" Santana growls at Lupus.

"This coming from the girl whose always hated Whit; what better way to get back at her than by killing her best friend?" he snarls.

From the corner of my eye I see the boy registering the situation and then Annaliese gestures to him; I don't hear anything until the boy asks loudly-

"I've just got one question; why is that dead guy breathing" he laughs; dammit.

"Breathing? He's not breathing!" I push down hard on Scout's chest to try and stop it rising.

"Oh come on Careers; you've gotta do better than that to fool me!"

"Look are you gonna help us or not?" Annaliese says seriously.

"Of course; I wanna be a Career!"

His tone is sarcastic but suddenly he trips and as he falls, his arm comes through the force field. Annaliese grabs his arm and pulls him in; we've got him. She holds him up against one of the pillars. I get up, my dagger in my hand.

"I applaud you sweetie; you made it into the Careers. Unfortunately, sometimes members are prone to little accidents" I stab the dagger into his thigh.

"Ow, look I'm sorry. You see, I have two personalities and one of them- OW" I stab his shoulder before he can finish his sentence.

"You wanna hear something interesting about most trained Careers; we know exactly how to cause the most pain for the longest time" I smile at him, almost trying to be friendly; it's all part of the fun.

"Whittier, stop; he's had enough" Annaliese pipes up.

"But we're having so much fun, aren't we kid?"

The kid groans in pain, but I'm not done with this pathetic little liar yet.

BOOM

His body goes limp, a knife in his head.

"Who threw that?" I yell "Tell me now!"

"I did" Santana sneers still holding the throwing knives.

"That wasn't your decision to make!"

"Well my throwing knives would beg to differ."

"Shut the hell up both of you! We can't just stop with this kid; we need to make up for lost time. Let's hunt some tributes" Lupus barks.

Eurgh I hate her; I hate her so much. Why can't she just succumb to my charms like the others? Or at least fear me like Annaliese; stupid girl. I would kill her in a heartbeat but how would that make me look huh? I'd be killing one of the stronger members of our alliance; they'd think I was sabotaging them. She wants me to kill her for that reason; I just know it. I need to break her.

Jayden Williams POV

I've been walking around this arena for hours; everyone's snuck inside those houses with their alliances and I can't attack whole alliances. Wait a minute; as I pass an alleyway, I notice a small shack. I could hide in there until someone came nearby; then I could strike. I run towards it but as I open the door I'm met with a spear head right in front of my face.

"You have 5 seconds to tell me why the hell I shouldn't kill you" it's a girl; should be easy pickings.

"You know, for someone whose threatening my life, your very pretty" I say flirtily, but she's unmoved.

"4 seconds."

"Is it wrong that this is really turning me on?"

"Yes; 3 seconds. You're seriously pushing your luck aren't you?"

"Fine; do you need an ally?"

"Nope; 2 seconds."

"Ok, I'm really sorry; if you don't kill me I won't hit on you as much I swear!"

She pulls her spear away from me and looks down at the dagger.

"If you even try, you will be very sorry."

I breathe a sigh of relief as she lets me into the shack; I would kill her but considering how quick she was with that spear, I think I'll leave it.

"Well welcome to my little slice of paradise" she sighs sitting down on the floor.

"So what's your name?" I ask her.

"Aurora; call me Auri if you must."

"I'm Jayden; call me Jay if you must."

"Are you making fun of me less than a minute after I spared your life?"

"I guess you could say I am."

"Then you have some serious balls; I like that."

"Enough to get rid of the rule about me not hitting on you?"

"Nope."

Angel West POV

I hate being in debt to people, especially now. I know I should be grateful that Ares saved my life but I know if we get near the end, I won't be able to kill him and that scares the shit out of me. But not as much as the fact that I'm now responsible for all of these people; if they die it's gonna be on my conscience. Besides all of that though, I like my alliance; Juliette's a smart girl, if not a bit wimpy. Although it's thanks to her we've got a decent amount of food; the rest of us focussed on weapons while she managed to get three backpacks. I still don't know much about Reedman; he doesn't talk much. As for Ares, I can't say I like him but he's a good guy; he's not a complete idiot and he's a good hunting partner. We're not gonna be any more than hunting partners but that suits me. Or it did, until I started owing him. The Capitol anthem blares again and the four of us peer through the window.

District 5: Riddell Thicket

"District 5 has been wiped out already?" Juliette says in surprise; she walks over to the chart she's drawn in the sand and crosses it out.

"I'm just glad it's not us" Ares says shaking his head.

Reedman just shrugs. It's early days yet and I don't know what tomorrow will bring.

God, I feel like I'm getting so boring. I really hope you don't agree but if you do feel free to offer advice please.

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".

20th- Riddell Thicket: After not giving him an alliance, I didn't know what to do with him. Sorry to everyone who supported him.

Remaining Tributes

Both District 1 Tributes

Both District 2 Tributes

Both District 3 Tributes

Both District 4 Tributes

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