Day 12

I'm considering doing another SYOT after this one; I've thought of a theme and stuff, but would you guys be interested? Let me know if you can; we're nearly halfway now, well technically, by tribute count. In reality I don't know how many more chapters there'll be. Anywho, the time has come for another sponsor contest. There's a poll on my profile right now; I'll be closing it when I'm about halfway through my next chapter.

Nicole Jade Smith POV

I'm going to kill again today; it's been prophesised. This is so easy. I know exactly who I'm looking for and how I should kill them. Today it's the girl from 9; good thing I've seen what she looks like because she's completely irrelevant in my eyes. I had no idea who she was. It's a shame it'll be so early; Cole won't see what he's made me do. I climb up a tree and spot her.

"Cersai Grace Helms; your brother's all alone now isn't he? How do you know he isn't dead?" I hiss from above her; she doesn't respond "No, not dead. Your daddy wouldn't let him die. He's still training, every single day."

Still nothing; I jump down and land on my feet. It doesn't hurt; I no longer feel pain. I'm right behind her, but she doesn't turn around. She stays steal.

"Nicole Jade Smith" she murmurs quietly.

"What?" how does she know my name; she hasn't even seen me.

"You must wonder how I know who you are; I know for the same reason you know me. We're both the same."

"Oracles" we whisper in unison.

Cersai now turns round and faces me.

"But we have one little difference" she takes a few steps back "I am the superior one."

"Oh come on; you don't even know how to use what you've got. Everyone thinks you're just plain crazy" I sneer.

"And that's exactly why you're gonna die. I'm innocent; I've done nothing. At least, nothing people have seen."

"You don't know what you're talking about."

"But you've done a lot haven't you Nicole? All to get revenge on someone who, let's be honest, doesn't really care."

"What did you just say?"

"You think he cares that you've killed all of those people; he's as much a monster as you are."

"Don't talk about him like that you little bitch!"

I reach for my sword but… I can't move. I look down at my feet; my body is grey, almost- like stone.

"What are you doing to me?" I cry as I feel my waist stiffen.

"Me? I didn't do anything to you. You did this to yourself" she says gravely her eyes white; she starts walking away.

"W-where are you going? You can't just leave me!"

She doesn't answer; I clench my fist in anger, but to my horror, they crumble. I wave my arms around trying to get someone's attention.

"NO! SOMEONE HELP!" I can no longer wave my arms, and soon, I can't even scream.

BOOM

Whittier Lear POV

Something's the matter with Scout; he's practically ignoring me right now. Sure we've made out a couple of times but I don't feel the same emotion out of him. I don't have his heart and without his heart, I lose control. As soon as I lose control of Scout, Lupus becomes more demanding. He's an idiot; I don't want him to think he's entitled to more than he actually is.

"Why Miss Lear; you look pretty angry" not this loser again.

"I am not angry; now piss off" I snap.

"Maybe I should be more direct; I know why your little wimp isn't paying attention to you."

"Go on then; entertain me with one of your bonehead theories. Frankly I could use a laugh."

"Now Whit, what exactly is in it for me?"

"How about you can keep your head for that little bit longer?"

"I may not be the smartest, but I'm not a fool. Killing me won't do you much good; the dead aren't exactly good with words. I'm sure you already know my terms."

"Eurgh you're pathetic; you'd sell your soul for a screw if you were desperate enough."

"So we're agreed?"

"Not so fast sweetie; my end of the deal comes first."

"Why?"

"Because I like to get the most time consuming thing out of the way first and I'm certain dealing with Scout's distraction will take longer than two minutes."

Lupus just blinks at me confusedly and I sigh in exasperation. I pull him close and kiss him; I feel something from him. I don't have his heart, but I do have his balls. After the kiss I still keep him close lean over to his ear.

"Mark my word Mr Cobaine; don't screw me over."

Riddell Thicket POV

I've nearly got it; so the girl from 2 doesn't notice, I've slowly been making each rope making up the trap weaker and weaker; pretty soon I'll be able cut right through them all simultaneously. She's gone right now, so I'm trying to take advantage by cutting as much as I can but then I hear her climbing up. I quickly put away my knife.

"You alright up here?" she asks me, as if I'm a guest in her home; I nod "Are you hungry? I couldn't get any meat but I've got berries if you want them."

"No" I'm not an idiot; she's probably just got some nightlock.

"Oh I get it; you think I'm trying to poison you? Trust me, I wouldn't go to the effort of getting nightlock when I've got a perfectly good spear with me."

"Prove it."

The girl raises her eyebrows but then shrugs and eats three berries, chews them loudly and swallows. The two of us pause for a moment.

"Satisfied smart arse?" she sniggers "Tell you what, I'll give you the rest of them if you answer another one of my questions."

"Ok what is it?" I may as well play along a little longer.

"When you're dead, do you ever get to, like, see your family. I mean, I guess you couldn't talk to them but maybe just give them little signs your there. Can you?"

I think long and hard; I should try and be honest if I can, if this is gonna be the last question I answer for her.

"I-I don't think I remember" I say honestly.

"Try; come on you have to try. I need to know" she pleads.

"I can't!"

"TRY!"

"I can't!"

"JUST TRY!"

I close my eyes and do what she says; I try. I really do try. But I can't think of one way to give her the answer she clearly wants.

"No; no I don't think you can. At least- at least I never did" I answer shakily.

The girl puts both hands over her face and suddenly lets out an angry cry, plunging her spear into the tree.

"It's not fair" she whimpers "It's not fair; I'm all she has."

I don't dare to ask who; I take advantage of her not looking by cutting the rope slightly more. She suddenly looks up. She doesn't say anything; she picks up her spear, sets it up for a swing and… she splits the trap open.

"Go; before I change my mind" her voice is threatening but it doesn't ring true; she mainly sounds kind of sad.

"No."

"What; I've given you your freedom, now get lost."

"No; I'm gonna help you get back to whoever it is who needs you."

Luke Matthew Pond POV

Jenneth. Jenneth. Jenneth. Jenneth.

I write it again and again in the dirt; she's on my mind. She won't leave.

Jenneth. Jenneth. Jenneth. Jenneth.

I've avenged her, so why is she still here?

Jenneth. Jenneth. Jenneth. Jenneth.

Wait; didn't that boy from 3 have an ally; the girl from 12. Maybe she was the one that killed her. Maybe her death will stop this feeling. I see a small shadowy figure run past the cave; it's got to be her. I run after it and pounce on top of her, holding the throwing knife with my teeth.

"What's your name?" I growl.

"R-Ruby" she gasps, breathless.

"Ruby?"

Ruby? Ruby Cross; my girl in district 11. I loved her. Ruby. Ruby. Ruby.

"RUBY!" I yell; I stand up "Ruby; ruby, ruby. Ruby? Ruby!"

It's the only word I can say; the girl looks terrified. Ruby. What's happening to me? I don't understand. Ruby. I've forgotten everything. Ruby. Wait, Jenneth? Jenneth. Ruby. Jenneth. Ruby. Jenneth.

"Ruby, Jenneth, Ruby, Jenneth, Ruby, Jenneth" I look at my hands like I'm trying to count but I don't know what.

I can't hear anything; the names echo. What do you they mean? I look down at my knife.

"I need it to stop; need it to stop" I push the knife into my head and mumble what I hear as I fall "Ruby, Jenneth, Rubeth, Jeny, Ruby."

Ruby. Jenneth. Yes, everything is clearer now.

BOOM

Dandelion Wildflee POV

This is so strange; two days before, Annaliese was fierce and angry. Now she's kind of… motherly. She's protecting me endlessly; I'm not allowed to go far from the river and if I'm hurt, I must call for her right away. At least that's what she told me to do. I do as she says because I haven't got the heart to reject her. Her brother's just died; I couldn't do it. So I hide in the trees while she's gone and play along. We're nearly halfway; I'll probably die soon. Something rustles in the bushes.

"Hello?" I call; there's no answer and I gulp nervously "Whose there?"

Without warning a figure runs out of the bush, it's bloody knife glimmering in the moonlight.

"Dani?" the voice is small and soft; it's a girl, around my age.

I only know one girl like that who was ever here.

"Ruby? Is that you?" I ask; Ruby looks up in response "You're alive."

"Yes" she says simply; she's me looking at the knife in alarm "It wasn't me; he did it to himself. Oh Dani it was horrible."

"Who?"

"The boy from 11; he- he stabbed himself in the head. I only had one knife; I needed another so I pulled it out of his sk-sk-sk- skull."

With her face in view, I see blood on her face.

"You're safe now" I assure her even though I'm unsure what Annaliese will say.

"Dani; who is this?" both Ruby and I swerve around to face her.

"Lisey it's ok; she was in our alliance. She was our- mine and Clio's friend."

Annaliese looks slightly calmed, but then she grabs Ruby's arm roughly.

"Then why did you abandon them?" she barks.

Ruby and I look at each other. Ruby closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.

"I died" she speaks the words as if they're the most normal to say in the world.

Annaliese lets go of Ruby, her mouth wide open and her eyes look on.

"She can stay; I'm going to lie down now" she mutters.

I look at Ruby; she's different. Death has made her wiser, but it has also taken away the fire in her eyes; the same fire I've never had and always wanted.

I actually kind of scared myself when I was writing Luke's crazy scene; maybe it's cos I'm scared of going crazy. Can you blame me? I feel like this chapter was such a downer although it is the Hunger Games. Don't forget to vote on the poll. I might get a new chapter up tomorrow but I do have work to do so we'll see.

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.

14th- Jenneth Myra Speare: She was actually reasonably popular but I just wasn't feeling her storyline anymore; also, I unfortunately left her in an awkward position what with her critical injuries and all.

13th- Clio Slate: I just couldn't think of much more to write about him and I thought he should go out before his storyline got boring. Also, selfish as it is, I kind of felt like his death will somewhat do Annaliese good.

12th- Nicole Jade Smith: I just felt like- "You know what, she's done enough." Also, it was a crazy on crazy meet up so… WHAT THE HECK DID YOU THINK WAS GONNA HAPPEN?

11th- Luke Matthew Pond: I've always considered him a pretty smart character, the type that looks at things from a logical point of view so it's the not that surprising the whole Ruby thing freaked him the crap out. To be honest, I did think about him winning at some point, but after Jenneth got stabbed I was just like, this isn't gonna happen really is it? Still, an awesome character and I'm sorry to get rid of him.

Remaining Tributes

Both District 1 Tributes

Both District 2 Tributes

Annaliese Slate of District 3

Santana Wolf of District 4

Riddell Thicket of District 5

Both District 6 Tributes

Angel West of District 8

Cersai Grace Helms of District 9

Ruby Rachel Rodriguez of District 10

Dandelion Wildflee of District 12