Day 6
Can I just say thanks for the reaction to the last chapter? I like it when people want me update; I feel like I'm doing something right. Anyways, I thought it's about time I did another sponsor gift thing but no polls this time. Below I'll post 3 questions; two hunger games trivia and one random. First to PM me all 3 correct answers (or the closest in the case of question 3) gets to send a sponsor gift to a tribute of their choice. Enjoy the Chapter and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour!
In the book version of The Hunger Games, what position does Thresh finish in?
Rearrange the following anagram into a character that first appears in Catching Fire- REABINOA
How old am I (closest wins and btw, it's not on my profile)?
Jenneth Myra Speare POV
"Jenneth, Jenneth, stay awake, please" Luke's face is blurry; I can only just hear his voice.
"Huh" I groan.
Someone else comes into view; it's another Career.
"Luke; behind you" I doubt my words are intelligible so I try to make my tone urgent.
Luckily he picks it up and turns around almost instantly.
"Keep away from her 2; haven't you and your kind done enough?" he snarls.
"I just want to help; I'm not a Career. Just because I've just lost my ally doesn't mean you should have to lose yours. To what I understand, she's more than an ally" Luke hesitates but when I groan in pain again, he moves so the girl can take a look at me "Ok do you have any kind of like twine?"
Luke hands her the rope from the backpack and in turn she pulls out a piece of fabric from her pocket. She puts the fabric over the wound and carefully secures it using the rope; it's tight, but maybe it'll stop the bleeding. My vision still isn't clearing up; it's getting worse.
"Thank you; thank you so much" Luke says gratefully "I hope I can repay you somehow."
"That'd be nice. But you won't" the girl sighs "Good luck loverboy."
I wince; that's what the girl from 1 called Luke before she hurt me. The girl from 2 walks away; Luke squeezes my hand and slowly I drift away into sleep, for who knows how long.
Ares Tower POV
"Hey Ares, you know why we're slowing down? Because you're wearing our legs down to stubs!" Reed calls to me; I ignore him "What is with this guy?"
"I dunno" I just about hear Juliette say.
"I do; the people in my dreams told me" Cersai says mysteriously.
"Enlighten us."
"He's in love with her."
For a moment, I stop dead in my tracks.
"What the heck kind of romantic drama bullshit?" I mutter to myself.
"Ares" Juliette calls uncertainly "Are you ok?"
"Yeah, fine."
I continue walking so I can listen in.
"Look, Cersai, call me a cynic, but Ares doesn't seem in love to me" Reed pauses "I know love; love is the reason I need to get back. It's the reason I will get back."
"I didn't think you were that pathetic" Cersai sneers.
"I didn't think you were this nuts."
"Please don't fight" Juliette pleads but to no avail.
"Who you calling nuts?"
"Stop it!" I glare at them all "We're an alliance; act like it. I don't care if Cersai is insane or if Reed is obsessed with some girl back in district 10; we're never gonna beat the Careers by pissing each other off."
"So are you in love with Angel?" Reed asks persistently.
"Yes- no- I don't know. What did I say about pissing each other off?"
"Jesus dude, chill out. You ain't my boss."
I shake my head and carry on walking. The truth is I don't know what to think about Angel; part of my thinks I'd be this determined if one our alliance members was lost. But when I think of Angel, it seems different. What the hell is the matter with me?
Dandelion Wildflee POV
I don't feel good. I'm not sick or injured. I should have helped Clio get Ruby but I was a coward. You don't realise how much you need someone until they're gone. With Ruby, we all felt stronger. Because we weren't just a three 12 year olds without skills; we were a team. Now its two scared little kids who want to go home. At least Clio can hold his head high; he did everything he could of to help Ruby. It makes me want to hurt and maybe even to kill thinking about what the girl from 1 did to her. We saw her body, later that day, as it was beamed up by the hovercraft. There wasn't much left; Ruby's death was brutal. What did Ruby do to make that girl hate her so much? Now Clio and I are just trying to preserve the energy we have but it won't last much longer in this cave. Soon we'll be as weak as Ruby is- was.
"Dani, do you hear that?" Clio's voice makes me jump; it's more hoarse than before where he needs water "It sounds like trotting."
"Trotting?" my own voice is more shrill than hoarse "Why would they put a horse in the arena?"
Then we find out. Opposite us is the body of a horse; but the torso and face are that of a man. Two sharp horns stick out of his head.
"What is it?" I whisper.
"I think it's the Minotaur; they're not friendly" he murmurs back.
I notice from the corner of my eye the Minotaur is scraping its hoof against the ground.
"What's it doing?" I ask Clio shakily.
"Dani" he looks at the Minotaur then back at me "Run."
As soon as we start I hear the sound of hooves hammering against the ground; I get out of breath quickly so Clio takes my hand and we run together. As we rush around a third corner, the Minotaur slows down. Clio pulls me round another corner, leading to a dead end not much larger than a ditch. I shake in fear and it's all I can do not to scream. I hear the Minotaur's nostrils, metres away, trying to sniff us out. A few seconds later we hear it trot away in search of other tributes. When I'm sure it's gone I sob into the wall but Clio doesn't comfort me. He's too busy doing the same. Whether it's about his sister or Ruby or the Minotaur, I can't be the one to comfort him. I don't have the courage. I just want Ruby back. We're both so lost.
Reedman Phelps POV
We've been walking in silence for the last hour; I can't help but wonder if we're all thinking about the same thing. Ares and Angel; it's weird. I don't understand it; I try to compare them to me and Mali but we're nothing alike. None the less, Cersai seems to be pretty sure of it.
"Ow-OW!" she cries, clutching her head in pain "She's close."
"Angel?" Ares swerves around so fast he deserves an award.
"Yes; yes Angel. Ow- man and beast- man and beast unite for sacrifice- Ow!"
Cersai stumbles but Juliette and I catch her. We all look at her expectantly but she just laughs at us and stays silent. Wait, what's that noise?
"Did any of you hear something? Kind of like footsteps?" I look at Juliette and Cersai.
"I thought I was going crazy" Juliette briefly looks at Cersai but quickly turns her head away so she doesn't hurt her feelings.
"I think I know what it is" Ares pauses around the corner and freezes "Man and beast."
"What?" I walk towards him.
"Don't come any closer; it's round here. Man and beast unite."
"Why do you keep saying that?" I walk around the corner "Oh."
The beast is a head taller than me; a human head and chest on the body of a horse. When I see it, Cersai's prediction makes sense.
"Ares, I need you do something" I say as the creature breathes over me "Tell Mali I love her."
"Reed, don't do something stupid" Ares warns me.
"You need to find Angel. Don't let her die alone."
I shove him around the corner and pull out my sword before running to the other end of the passage. It soon follows; I turn around and run towards it.
"Reed don't!" Juliette screams.
As the beast's horns pierce my flesh, I stab my sword into its back. It falls first, the horns ripping through my chest. I hope you aren't disappointed Mali. I will die a good man.
BOOM
Aw, I liked Reed. He was a giver and I will be at least a little sad to see him go. Just to say, there's a new poll up on my profile just for my personal amusement- Who do you ship in the 77th Hunger Games? I've added some extra couples in too so make sure you check that out if you can. I'm trying to get up my chapter every 1 or 2 days so if I miss a day, sorry but it can't be helped.
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.
19th- Dusty Abernez: In short, I thought I should have another death and believe me, choosing who to kill off was pretty bloody hard. In the end I chose Dusty, just because I thought he'd fallen under Whittier's spell the most and was therefore most likely to do something stupid.
18th- Ruby Rachel Rodriguez: I literally chose the first person who I could think of a death for; it was the only way.
17th- Annaliese Slate: Pretty much the same reason as Ruby but also because I didn't want her death end up too cliché.
16th- Jayden Williams: He wasn't as popular as some other tributes and I thought he'd run his course.
15th- Reedman Phelps: Like Jayden, he wasn't overly popular but I did like him quite a bit; at least he died a good man.
Remaining Tributes
Both District 1 Tributes
Both District 2 Tributes
Clio Slate of District 3
Santana Wolf of District 4
Both District 6 Tributes
Nicole Jade Smith of District 7
Angel West of District 8
Cersai Grace Helms of District 9
Both District 11 Tributes
Dandelion Wildflee of District 12