Day 15
So I wrote some long thing apologising for if you guys consider me high and mighty but tell you the truth I believe haters gonna hate, potatoes gonna potate and that's the last I shall say on the matter. Enjoy the Chapter and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour!
Aurora Felici POV
I drink some of the water in the stream then put my feet in; the water is freezing but the rush fills me with energy so I guess it's worth it. It's also kind of a way of forgetting; forgetting how much I owe Riddell and what I'm going to have to do to him to win. He knows it too but he doesn't seem to mind. Sometimes I think about asking why but I shouldn't pry; not when he's doing so much already. I sigh and put my shoes back on. I hope Riddell's stayed hidden; he may not mind dying but I won't let it be through my carelessness. I look around for the right tree and then I see it; the mark is barely noticeable unless you're looking for it- a single O just in case Opal sees this and then she can know I'm thinking of her. I climb the tree but he's not there. Maybe he's just well hidden. I start to climb further when I hear someone hiss "Looking for someone?" I swerve round and there's Riddell, a sword to his throat. But when I look up; the girl from 9?
"Aurora is it not? No; not Aurora. Auri" she smirks.
"Let him go; pick on someone your own size" I snarl.
"Why restrict myself to one?"
She slits his throat then throws him onto the ground like garbage. I'm grateful that he closed his eyes; he won't look at me in blame.
BOOM
I want to cradle his body like he's my brother but that's just what she wants.
"That was a mistake" I say quietly.
"Why pray tell" she replies.
"Because" I take a step towards her "Now there's nothing else you can take away from me."
I pull out my spear and hurl it at her face but she catches it. She catches my spear and snaps it in half.
"Nice try; but I'm afraid you cannot avoid death; what's written cannot be altered" she says, the same calm smile on her face.
"You'll have to catch me first" I climb the tree; she may be strong but I'm faster.
"Not so fast" she says in a sing songy tone before I feel her pulling at my shirt; seconds later my body slams onto the ground.
I'm broken; the fall was hard, much harder than I've felt before. I try to crawl towards Riddell but the girl kicks me down and promptly stabs me in the stomach. I bite my lip; she won't see my pain.
Now she lets me crawl in the knowledge that I won't last a lot longer. I lie next to Riddell and hold his hand. I keep my eyes open and stare at her; she deserves the blame.
BOOM
Juliette Ryde POV
I don't know what to do; Ares won't speak to me. I don't understand why Cersai would do that to her? I know she didn't like Angel but she didn't deserve that. Angel was kind of rough around the edges but she was kind to me. I can't imagine how Ares is feeling but all I can think about is how terrified I am of feeling the same way. Ares and Angel were one thing but if Scout and me got caught; I don't know who would die first. Ares is gentle; he wouldn't hurt me. But he could see Scout and think the wrong thing. Or one of the Careers could make Scout watch me die. I need to stop this before it goes too far; before something goes wrong.
"Ares; I'm going now. But I'll come back" he doesn't look up; he doesn't even gesture in my direction.
It's a short walk to the Careers' camp but it's pretty dangerous. I look through the trees and see Scout with the boy from 2; I don't how to get one's attention without attracting the other. Suddenly I just scream. Scout looks worried but the boy from 2 just shrugs.
"That's one more kill I won't be getting; all because I have to stay here with you" he pushes Scout and I wince seeing him hit.
"Maybe whoever got them is nearby; I'm gonna go look" Scout says.
"Now just wait a minute; if anyone's getting to kill this guy, it's me."
"What makes it was a guy? Maybe it was Whittier."
The boy from 2 goes pale.
"Well go look then if you care so much dickhead" he says.
Scout walks towards me and I take a step back, so I don't shock him. We look at each other for a brief moment, expecting the other to start a conversation.
"I know I shouldn't be here but there's something I need to say" I say barely able to look him in the eye.
"Well, what is it?" Scout replies.
"We- we can't do this anymore; you and me. We need to stop meeting up."
"Why?"
"You're gonna get hurt; bad. If one of us dies, the other dies with them; I've seen what losing someone can do to a person now and I don't like it."
Scout looks confused; I realise I've never told him about my alliance.
"Juliette I don't want you to get hurt but not everyone's situation ends the same even if we are here" he tries to puts his arm around me but I squirm away.
"I don't love you!" I yell.
Scout takes a step back.
"You don't?" his voice doesn't sound hurt; it sounds confused.
"Take my advice Scout- win the games, go home and find a girl who loves you the way I never have" my own voice is shaky; this is for the best "Goodbye."
I begin to walk away and as soon as I hear his footsteps I let myself cry. So this is what it feels like to be heartbroken.
Annaliese Slate POV
"Ok; hit two trees with one knife" Ruby says.
"Alright; those two" I point two trees; one of which holds an old birds nest.
I throw the knife at the branch and the bird's nest falls, hitting the second tree on the way.
"Hey no fair; I meant hit them both with the knife" Ruby complains.
"You never said so; a good knife thrower is smart as well as having a good aim" I say smirking at her.
I guess I'm growing to like Ruby; I don't know when I became her and Dani's babysitter. Maybe it was when I realised how much they both remind me of Clio, Dani's gentleness and Ruby's sense of humour. Dani jumps down from the tree and hugs my knees.
"What the heck are you doing Dani?" I give her a light kick in ribs to get her off me.
"Lisey, there's something in the trees; it's really fast, like it was one place then it was another" she speaks so quickly it's a miracle I even understand her.
"It's ok Dani; me and Annaliese are here. Nothing can get you with our badass knife throwing power protecting you" Ruby grins, posing like an idiot.
"I wouldn't be so sure" a dark figure rushes forward and stabs Dani in the chest.
I pick up a knife and hurl it at it but it just laughs and jumps out of the way.
"Oh come off it; when are you gonna learn you can't defy what's been written. You have to die and I have to kill you; my apologies" I recognise the figure as the girl from 9; as Ruby kneels down to help Dani I grab a new knife and hurl it at girl's head.
She turns her head to the side just slightly and the knife whizzes past.
"Come on now; don't you want your sacrifice to be honourable?" she says.
"I don't want to be sacrificed at all" I throw another knife at her chest but she avoids it again; how is she doing this?
I'm gonna have to aim for something she's less likely to protect; I've been killed by one of these fortune telling bitches once before and it's not happening again. This time I throw I knife at her shin and she falls.
"ARRH; you bitch. I'll be back" she clutches her leg but before I can finish her off she's gone; I rush over to Dani.
"Ok Dani; just keep breathing, keep your eyes open" the sword left a deep hole; I think she already knew what was coming "It's gonna be ok."
"Tell me the truth; am I going to see my sister?" Dani asks "And my mummy; that'll be nice. But please, someone tell my daddy I really did try and that I love him. He'll like that."
"Dani don't close your eyes" I growl but she does anyway; I shake her "Dani; open your eyes! Open your eyes!"
BOOM
I keep saying it; Ruby just sniffs and cries silently. As I calm down I look up at Ruby; I've let two young lives be destroyed. I won't let it happen to a third.
Lupus Cobaine POV
"So you've seen what you need to see right?" I say excitedly "I've done my end of the deal."
"Yes, yes you have" Whittier smiles.
"What about yours?"
"Ah Lupus; haven't you ever heard the phrase "good things come to those who wait." Well great things come to those who wait longer."
"You have to do it; otherwise- I'll kill you."
Whittier shakes her head and then comes over to me; without warning she grabs my neck instead and pushes me up against the tree. She kisses me hard.
"Lupus do you know what a black widow spider is?" her hand stays firmly on my neck so I shake my head "A black widow spider finds a mate and when all is said and done- she eats him alive. Do you see where I'm going with this? Ask me again and you'll get what you want but then you'll have to deal with the consequences."
She lets go of my neck and walks off. I pick up my bow but then as if on cue, she looks back and winks; I put it down again like I'm under hypnosis.
I feel kind of sad to let this three go particularly Dani; she was a sweetheart. Plus I was kind of planning on killing off Aurora and Riddell from a couple of a chapter back but now I'm kind of gutted because I feel like I probably could have done something with their storyline but it's done now. I'm sorry about how delayed everything is lately but I'm just trying to make these chapters as good as I can.
Death List
27th- 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.
26th- 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.
25th- Coal Hartcell: I felt kind of bad killing him because he's been pretty popular but I struggled to write for him.
24th- 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".
23rd- Riddell Thicket: After not giving him an alliance, I didn't know what to do with him. Sorry to everyone who supported him.
22nd- 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.
21st- Ruby Rachel Rodriguez: I literally chose the first person who I could think of a death for; it was the only way.
20th- Annaliese Slate: Pretty much the same reason as Ruby but also because I didn't want her death end up too cliché.
19th- Jayden Williams: He wasn't as popular as some other tributes and I thought he'd run his course.
18th- Reedman Phelps: Like Jayden, he wasn't overly popular but I did like him quite a bit; at least he died a good man.
17th- 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.
16th- 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.
15th- 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?
14th- 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.
13th- Angel West: Call me self centred, but I love writing for my own characters. However, Angel's story had to come to an end because I've been writing it like that I guess. Plus, love has to end in tragedy in the games. It's a shame really because I loved her and Ares as a couple.
12th- Riddell Thicket: I quite liked him and like I said I probably could have given him more storyline but ultimately while he was a good character, he was one of the harder to write for characters.
11th- Aurora Felici: Poor thing was basically just another victim in Cersai's little riot; I always liked her but I just never really thought of much storyline other than the one at the last minute.
10th- Dandelion Wildflee: Loved her; loved her a lot. She has always been one of those character who actually cares about a lot of people. She never went crazy but she had a cowardly moment and I dunno, I just feel like, after a while, she got lost in the crowd.
Remaining Tributes
Both District 1 Tributes
Lupus Cobaine of District 2
Annaliese Slate of District 3
Santana Wolf of District 4
Both District 6 Tributes
Cersai Grace Helms of District 9
Ruby Rachel Rodriguez of District 10