Day 7
We've reached the end of the first week folks. TheOtherLachance won the sponsor prize contest but she's yet to PM me on what she wants to send and who to so you'll have to wait until next chapter. If she doesn't PM me by tomorrow, I'll ask the person who was second to give me all 3 correct answers. In terms of the poll results, Arangel (Ares and Angel) was pretty popular but so were Whitana (Whittier and Santana) and Scupus (Scout and Lupus) which I found hilarious. Enjoy the Chapter and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour!
Juliette Ryde POV
It seems so quiet without Reed here; I'm quiet anyway and Cersai barely speaks at all besides the random outburst. I feel kind of sorry for her but I'm scared of her too. Even as we've been looking for Angel, Ares has spoken every now and then. Since Reed's died; nothing. When he died, for a moment, Reed just sat there, his mouth open in shock. It was just awful. What's worse is, though I hate to admit it, I'm grateful that it was Reed and not Ares. It makes me feel so guilty, but I was never close with Reed even though he was funny. Maybe that's why Ares isn't speaking; because he's secretly glad it wasn't him. He wants to find Angel so badly though I fear the Careers may find her first.
"You hear that you bastards? I'm not giving up" a voice yells; I recognise it.
"Angel? Angel!" Ares yells.
"Ares?"
Angel comes round the corner; she looks weaker but her face is glowing. Ares stays still for a moment. Then they run towards each other. She clutches his arms as if she never wants to let go.
"You found me" she whispers.
"Did you ever doubt I would?" he takes her hands and goes to kiss her but she pulls away worriedly.
Suddenly she smiles brightly and runs over to me.
"Juliette; god how could I forget about you?" she hugs me tight but I see Ares sad smile.
"Hello Angel" Cersai says from behind me.
"Oh- hi Cersai" Angel doesn't hug her, which is kind of weird, but while Ares awkwardly returns Angel's bow and arrows, I realise something even weirder.
Angel is feet away from Cersai; what happened to Cersai's headaches?
Lupus Cobaine POV
I'm starting to regret ever volunteering for this shit. Do you know how many tributes I've killed? One; one stinking tribute. That makes me even with Scout, that little inbred twat. I bet his parents are secretly from district 12; eurgh. Still, I can't be blamed for the stupidity of the other tributes. They all run into Whittier all the time. I'd hate her if she wasn't so hot. What's rather concerning is ever since Dusty died; all the time we aren't hunting she spends talking to Scout. I'm hardly jealous; I know Whittier's just a whore with nothing to blow on. But if I don't get in on that soon, I'm screwed in the Career Bloodbath; Santana's definitely Whittier's big target so she'll be gone first, no question about it. But then she'll team up with Scout and come after me. Even I can admit Whittier is as strong as me; it's one of the things that makes her so attractive. Scout's tiny contribution could be what tips me over the edge; I wish I could kill that stupid kid. Whittier and Scout come back from hunting tributes while Santana and I were guarding the few supplies we have left.
"Lupus; you don't mind waiting around a little longer do you? I just want some more hunting time is all" she pouts at me, trying to be cute; I'll have to grin and bear it for now so I nod "Great! Come on Santana."
"Err yeah I'll pass" Santana almost looks kind of disgusted.
"You don't wanna hunt? It's your duty as a Career to do so and want to do so!"
"Oh I wanna hunt; just not with you."
Whittier doesn't say a word but her cheeks flush red; Santana's playing with fire as usual although she has given me an idea.
"I'll go with you Whit" I shrug as if it's no big deal.
"Hmm… I suppose it'll be nice to have a man with me for once" I hear her mutter "Ok I'll take you up on that offer sweetie; just hope you can keep up."
When we walk off into the maze, I go to say something but Whittier beats me to it.
"So, what did make you wanna come hunting with me" she giggles at my face "Oh come on; I doubt you'd have been as enthusiastic if you'd been going with Scout."
"What can I say Miss Lear; you're irresistible. I only wish we had a tent so you and I could have some private time" I smile at her and wink.
"You're quite the bad boy aren't ya Lupus?" she pushes me up against one of the walls "I've always had a weakness for bad boys."
She kisses me passionately and predictably she's an amazing kisser. It's a shame a mouth like that will eventually be attached to a decapitated head. Or a lifeless body; anything for my girl.
Aurora Felici POV
Jeez, I never thought it'd be so hard going at this alone again; plus now I've got the guilt of Jayden dying hanging over my shoulders. The only way I can cope is by telling myself his death was necessary and it would have happened sooner or later; I should be grateful I didn't have to do it myself. But it gives me that feeling like when I used to tell stories to Opal when she was young and I accidently missed out huge details. In this case, I miss out the fact that I probably could have saved him if I'd got medical supplies at the Cornucopia and that even though he would have had to die for me to win it didn't have to happen so soon. I hate my brain sometimes, always thinking of the negative bullshit that makes me feel like a loser or a coward or whatever. Anyway, now I'm just wandering through the labyrinth looking for other tributes; not to kill, even though I'm kind of regretting not killing the two from 11 despite the fact my gut tells me it was the right thing to do. I just wanna steal supplies; stealing's what I've always done best. Wait a second; is that-it is! There's a gap in the wall, an exit. I walk up to it cautiously and slowly put my hand through; who knows what kind of force field electric shock business the Capitol could be pulling? When I'm sure it's safe, I quickly run through it. I'm out; I've escaped. This is great. I look around and see the arena has changed into a more traditional forest, probably with some slight twist as predicted. Now this is more like i-
RUMBLE
Clio Slate POV
"What's happening?" cries Dandelion.
I wish I knew; we hold each other for protection.
RUMBLE
Nicole Jade Smith POV
The walls either side of me begin to crumble; let the second Bloodbath begin.
RUMBLE
Luke Matthew Pond POV
Jenneth begins to stir; I hold her steady.
RUMBLE
Cersai Grace Helms POV
"Ares get out the way" Angel screams as a block comes tumbling down.
He gets out of the way and we huddle together. The rumbling stops and we're all left in a pile of rubble. The Careers are separated; this is a chance to escape before they regroup.
"Let's move!" Ares commands; we run for the trees and as I look back I see the boy from 3 and the girl from 12 doing the same, but keep a distance from us.
Eventually the four of us find a clearing. I see a squirrel in a tree; a look at it and it's neck breaks. I didn't do that did I? I didn't want that to happen. All the same I pick it up and give it to Ares who skins it. Juliette lights a fire and he tries to cook it. I notice it beginning to burn.
"Here, let me do it" I smile and take the squirrel off of him; I cook it pretty well and it's split between us.
As I eat mine, I glare at Angel, who looks worried. But not about me, about something else. I don't like Angel; the voices in my dreams hate her. They think she's bad. She can't be trusted. But now I don't know what to try; faking headaches around her should have gave them a hint. I had to give that up when we found her. If she's smart enough to trick us all, she's smart enough to catch me out. I need to get rid of her before it's too late.
Yeah; I fear for Angel. I really do. She's my own character and I've given her an enemy; not good at all. I liked writing for Lupus; I realised he hasn't had POV since the Bloodbath. By the way, I need to give credit where it's due. The whole "Whittier's just a whore with nothing to blow on" was inspired by something captain-random64 wrote in a review. It made me laugh so I thought I'd include it here. Tomorrow might be a Capitol chapter, like an overview of the first 10 deaths. So I'll leave you lying in wait, wondering; if you're that bothered.
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