*****I own none of the Hunger Games characters or the Hunger Games. My OC's are mine though.

Chapter 8

I woke up at 6am like I do every morning. Today was the day and I was not ready for any of this. I walked to the dining room, some food already set out for me. I poured me a glass of orange juice and grabbed an apple. I was trying to calm down, I didn't know what was going to happen and I was scared. Not only for myself, but Cato too. Then again he's been trained for this, me not so much.

"Well shooting star you ready?" Conner asked walking in.

"As ready as someone can be when they are going in an arena to kill other human beings," I muttered.

"Star you can't look at it like that or you will die. Humans in the arena are the same as the snakes you kill every day."

I sighed I wasn't ready for this, but I had to be ready to go in a few hours. I finished my apple and went back into my room. I put on the forest green pants and boots. I pulled a black long sleeved shirt on over my cami. I pulled the beads out of my hair from the night before and put my hair back.

===9

The hours seemed like minutes. And before I knew it Conner was walking me to a helicopter that was going to fly us to the arena.

"Star you know what needs to be done. Get to a knife and you'll be fine and please be careful," he said as I nodded.

I was escorted on the helicopter. I sighed, I saw Cato on this one it made me feel a little better. The Peacekeeper pushed me in the seat beside of him. I looked at him as he mouthed 'calm down' to me. I was not ready for this, I wanted to go home. I want to see my daddy and go on a walk. I want to see the guys and make jokes. We soon landed and were separated. I was taken inside a building a pushed in a room. The way I'm being treated is pissing me off.

"Star sweetie," Keans said as I hugged him.

We separated and he looked at me. A voice sounded saying I had 45 seconds to get in the tube. Keans went over grabbing a coat. He came back over and put it on me.

"Remember I'll hand this back to you when you come back," he said my knife in his hand.

"Thank you," I said as 20 seconds sounded.

"You're welcome, now go you have it in you," he said.

I nodded and walked over to the tube in the room. I walked inside and the doors closed. Soon I started going up and I wanted to cry. I took a deep breath to calm down, I had to, I can't show weakness. Soon light shined everywhere and we were in a field surrounded by forest. Ohh fuck me, I'm from District 9 where it's flat damn. I looked around and saw Cato beside me convenient. The Cornucopia was in the middle backpacks and weapons were everywhere. I saw there were two vests with knives. I looked at where everyone was placed, so I knew which to go for. I didn't want to make myself or Clove run farther than we had to. The timer on the top was counting down.

"When it hits zero run hard," Cato said I nodded.

I got ready; I knew I had to run faster than I ever have before. The clock was at 10 and these seconds were the longest of my life. Time was starting to change hours were short and seconds were long now that we were here. I took a deep breath getting ready.

5…4…3…2…1…0

I jumped off and ran as fast as I could. Cato wasn't far from me like he said. I jumped over backpacks knowing we'd get those later. I got to the vest and grabbed a knife out. I put it in my mouth, while I was getting the vest on.

Glimmer was shooting people with a bow. Marvel was throwing spears at bodies. Clove had her vest on throwing knives. And Cato was slaying people with a sword. I froze I'd never seen anything like this. There was blood and bodies everywhere.

"STAR, DUCK!" Marvel yelled breaking me of my trance.

I ducked as a spear went over me killing a guy right behind me. I shook my head, damn that was close. I grabbed the knife out of my mouth and threw it at a guy who was coming my way. He dropped dead and my eyes widened, I just killed someone. I couldn't believe it I really just killed someone.

"Starry," I heard Cato mutter in my ear.

I felt sick; I couldn't believe I just did that. I ran a few feet away and puked my breakfast. I couldn't get the image out of my head. I felt a hand on my back and I coughed.

"Clove check the bags and see if any of the canteens have water," Cato said.

"Is she ok?" Glimmer asked.

"She'll be ok; she's just not used to this is all."

Cato pulled me to my feet. I still felt like I was going to fall over any moment. Clove handed me water and I drank some of it to get the taste out of my mouth.

"Are you ok now?" Cato asked as I nodded.

"Yeah, I just can't believe I killed someone," I said.

His arms wrapped around me and he held me to him. I laid my head on his shoulder and felt his lips on my head. I bet everyone's surprised that I was his girl.

"It'll get better, I promise," he said as cannons started going off.

I started counting the cannons, since I had no idea how many people we killed, 10 total.

"Who's left?" I asked.

"The 5 of us of course, then two lovers from 12, the two from 11 and the boy from your district. We know those for sure," Marvel answered.

I can't believe that Scott got away. Cato kissed my forehead and hugged me tighter. I bet everyone in his district hates me now.

"Ok, let's check those packs. Get stuff ready because tonight we go on the hunt," Cato said before letting go of me.

We all went our separate ways. I went for packs that were blood free. I found some food, rope, tarps, canteens and matches. We all got our packs splitting everything. Cato smirked going in the Cornucopia and getting the huge sword. We went around looking for weapons. I luckily found a few more knives that I put in the vest. It was starting to get dark when we started making our way into the woods.

I was looking around; I knew we had to find water to fill the empty canteens. I was also looking for food sources for later. We came across a pond and got water.

"Well if it isn't lover boy," Marvel said running off.

It wasn't long before he came back dragging the boy from 12. I think that he has a death wish.

"Can I kill him?" Glimmer asked.

"Wait, he can lead us to fire girl, can't you lover boy," Cato said getting in his face.

"Yeah, I know her, I know where she'd go," he said.

"Alright give him a spear," Cato said walking to me.

He wrapped his arms around me holding me to him. I closed my eyes wrapping my arms around his neck.

"You're cold," he said.

I was shivering and I didn't know, wow. I'm really not used to this weather.

"I didn't know I was," I laughed.

"Hey there's a fire," Marvel said.

Cato pulled away from me as we all moved towards it. There was a girl curled into a ball shivering by the fire.

"Look at what we have here," Cato said smirking as the girl jumped.

"Please don't kill me please," she started whining.

It was pathetic, if we weren't going to kill her now she'd freeze to death. No matter what she loses. I shook my head what was I thinking, I'm turning into a heartless bitch.

"Who wants the honors?" Cato asked looking around.

Glimmer jumped at the chance taking a smaller sword from Cato. Once Glimmer is finished we start walking in the direction lover boy said Katniss went.

"I wonder why the cannon hasn't gone off." Marvel said.

"I'll go check," lover boy volunteers.

"Starry go with him please," Cato said I nodded before he kissed me.

"If he tries anything don't hesitate to kill him. If you need us yell," Cato mutter in my ear I nodded.

Lover boy and I took off back to where the girl was. She was laying in a pool of her blood slowly dying. I sighed, I couldn't let this happen. I took a knife and threw it ending her life.

"You're not like the others," lover boy said.

"Why do you say that?" I asked starting back to the others.

"Because you did that out of compassion, not to just kill."

"Whatever."

We walked back to the others. I wrapped my arms around Cato and rubbed my head against his chest, I was getting tired.

"How'd it go?" he asked rubbing my back as the cannon sounded…11.

"Good, are you tired?" he asked I nodded. "Let's set up camp for the night."