Sorry for taking forever! I was pretty busy but here you go :D I new chapter filled with terror and a intro to the Competition itself. Also! There's a lot more Tori and Beck in here also! I know I haven't been focused on that but that all changes now. Enjoy XD
Saturday: June 1st, 2010 – 5:45 P.M. (Trip Bus)
The biggest party imaginable was happening right on the bus filled with antsy students. Beck yawned and stared down at his worn out Vans shoes with a smile. These were the pair he's had since he was thirteen and miraculously, they still fit him. He kept staring at the duct taped repairs on the sides and chuckled to himself at the memories that came with them. Mike was stirring around in his sleep talking to himself. help
"Tori…Really great girl…Tori," he kept muttering. Beck couldn't help but grin at this evilly. He glanced over to Tori's seat and saw her fumbling a bag of watermelons in her hands.
'So cute,' Beck thought but remembered that Mike liked her and couldn't get in between them. That was the biggest dishonor between Best Friends. He continued to look at her anyways because looking doesn't hurt right? Tori kept tucking her hair back and occasionally laughed at the jokes her sister would tell her now and then. Trina was a mystery in Beck's eyes. She was nothing but a bubbly diva with perfume and attitude. The only conversations he ever had with her were based off of small talk topics like weather or school gossip. She was an okay person but sometimes she could get super irritating.
Beck averted his eyes from Tori and stared out of the window. The sun was setting and some people were beginning to take naps. Kacey had a sleep mask on her eyes and was off in dreamland as well as the rest of her cheerleading followers. Others were still alert and awake though, such as Mindy Crenshaw (Girl # 7, Class 3-C) and Robbie Shapiro. Those two were more awake than ever, planning the trip in crucial detail. Considering this would be the last time they would have the titles; Class Representative and Student-Body President, as students in Garside it was their duty to make sure that this trip was far beyond memorable.
"Maybe the special dinner under the firework show should be held at seven o'clock instead of six," Mindy pointed out with a serious tone.
"That would make sense considering that it would be darker out at that time and much more enjoyable," Robbie hooted while jotting it all down on his Pearpad. Mindy rolled her eyes at the loaded boy and let a solemn expression wash over her face.
Beck laid his head back on his headrest and attempted to close his eyes in order to sleep finally.
"Come on," Trina whispered with excitement.
"No!" Tori hissed while pushing her sister away.
"Why not you chicken?" Trina giggled.
"He's…He's sleeping. Sleeping, yeah that's why," she said with relief as she saw Beck actually lying down.
"You scaredy cat," Trina mocked while leaping from her seat, "Come on, let's go Tor," she laughed. Tori shook her head with bitterness as her sister pulled violently on her arm.
"I don't wanna!" Tori whispered violently. However, Trina won the battle and had Tori trailing right behind her as she paced over to Beck's seat near the middle.
"Excuse me! Coming through!" Trina shouted as she weaseled past the loud students. Beck jumped after hearing this and looked around him in surprise. Trina's exuberant face filled his eyes and he couldn't help but stifle a scream.
"Trina! What's up," he was always kind of freaked out at how headstrong she was.
"Hey Beck, I have someone who would love to talk to you," the giggly girl pulled Tori over. Mike woke up from all of the noise and began to rub his face tiredly.
"What's goin on?" he slurred. The drone boy's eyes found Tori and he immediately lit up from the shy girl's presence.
"Um…H-hey Beck. I um…I got these watermelons last night from my mom and uh…Well…I was wondering if," Tori babbled senselessly. Beck\ chuckled as she talked like this. "Would you like some…you know, some of the watermelon?" Tori turned a dark shade of red that matched her tie and held out the bag. Her head went to the side and Beck graciously accepted it.
"Thanks Tori," he smiled brightly, "I forgot to bring a lunch for the bus ride. Moronic move huh," he laughed as he opened the bag. Tori turned her head to him in shock and began to smile sweetly.
"Yeah, I guess you kind of are," she giggled, but snapped out of it. She began to panic and laugh at the same time, "Oh wait! That's not what I meant! You're not really a moron I just thought- Jeez…I'm so hopeless," Tori sighed while hiding her face in her hands.
"Don't worry about it," Beck laughed merrily while holding her arm, "I was joking with you." Tori began to turn red again and nodded hysterically.
'Tori…you are such an idiot!' she thought to herself grimly.
"She's always like this. Just be thankful you don't live with her," Trina laughed hysterically.
"Am Not…Drama princess," Tori muttered to herself as she folded her arms. Mike felt kind of left out and started to reach into the bag of watermelon slices longingly.
"Tori is it alright if I have a piece?"
"Huh?" Tori looked up at Mike confused, but began to nod with a smile, "Sure, go ahead Mike." Mike grinned widely and reached in. Everything went quiet suddenly between the four causing an awkward feeling to rise up between all of them.
"Oh! Tori, thanks a lot for the invite," Mike tapped Tori on the shoulder and gave her a sweet smile, "I…I really appreciate it."
"No problem Mike. I'm so glad you could come," she smiled back while holding the bag of watermelons nervously.
Beck's POV
She's so elegant. Even for a klutz, she's like an angel. Wait! What am I thinking! Mike is the one who loves her, not you Beck.
I stare up at her beaming face and begin to chew more on the juicy watermelon, however, this watermelon is pretty mashed up. Like it's been beaten to pulp while it was in that bag. Trina laughs incredulously after telling a strange joke but I can't really tell what she's was talking about but laugh anyway to get myself out of the trance this girl has on me. "Picture anyone?" a voice shouts from behind Tori causing her to jump with fright. It was the cherubic face of Carlos. He held his camera close to his face awaiting an answer from the four.
"Sure," Trina cheered while getting in a pose with Tori. Mike leaped from his seat and stood on it with one leg while smiling big into the camera. He was probably making bunny ears behind me, as if I wouldn't notice. He always did that, ever since we were kids.
"Wait! Carlos, no don't! Stop it," Tori cried while hiding her red face. However, she had a smile on it nonetheless and started to laugh at how stupid she was acting. The bus jumped with great force due to a pot hole no doubt and Carlos tripped back into his seat with Kendall.
"Don't worry Tori. You're not the only klutz you know," he laughed and started to check the slot of his camera. "Here we are," the Latino boy smiled brightly, pulling out the photograph and handed it to me.
"Wow! We look great as always," Trina said while nudging her sister in the side. Tori rolled her eyes but continued to smile anyway.
"Hey! What's the big idea Carlos! I'm hardly in the shot!" Mike reached over my lap with great force and waved it around violently to everyone. "See, See!"
"Calm down bro," I laugh hysterically along with everyone else. Mike shot a glare at me but began to laugh as well and tucked the picture in his pocket.
"I'll just keep it for safe keeping," he grinned.
Tori's POV
I couldn't stop myself from laughing. These two are so close. They're like a couple in a way…wait did I really just think that. I place my hands to my cheeks and can tell that they're still flushed and warm. I can never talk to Beck and keep my cool. I don't think any girl can, it's just that he's not like any other guy. I probably don't have a chance though due to the fact that every girl…and I mean every girl, is madly in love with him. He's one of the most popular guys in our entire class, even won Prom King, James was pretty upset at that.
"So, what are you guys gonna do when we get to the resort?" my sister asked with anticipation.
"Well, we were planning on getting on Space Mountain first," Mike beamed as he plopped back down into his seat.
"Cool, maybe me and Tori can join you guys," Trina said shaking me. What is she a matchmaker! I don't need her help, but sometimes I do whenever I say that. "What about you Carlos?" she softly said, turning her head over to Carlos. He was twiddling his fingers and had a goofy grin on his face.
"Hm, don't know yet. Me, James, Logan and Kendall were all going to unpack first since it's probably going to get to late to do anything anyways. In the morning though, I'm gonna go take as many picture as I can for this trip for my Garside Seniors Scrapbook at home," he beamed.
"Make sure you have plenty of me," Trina giggled causing me and Beck to stifle a laugh of pity. Carlos nodded with a big smile and turned to go back to his seat.
"You know, we should be heading back to. It's getting kind of late and we'll probably get there pretty soon," I say to Trina with a worried tone. I need to sit down, for some reason I'm starting to feel kind of tired.
"Maybe you're right. I'm starting to feel a little sleepy," she answered calmly, "Well, it was fun boys. See you later," she cheered one last time before scurrying back to her seat. I look over at Beck and start to wave at him. He looks at me and flashes a smile that could cause even the big bad Lucy Stone to faint.
"Later Tor," he says and elbows me playfully.
"Bye Beck, Bye Mike. Hope I see more of you during the trip," I say to both of them with a smile and walk back to my seat. I look around and notice something very strange. Everyone is starting to doze off. I, however, get the brunt of it all. Fatigue starts to overwhelm me as I collapse into my seat.
"What's happening to me?" I mumble half awake as I look over at Trina who is completely knocked out. Soon enough it takes me over and I close my eyes, not knowing of what is to come next.
Beck's POV
I stare down at my shoe once again hoping that we get there sooner than I want to. I look around and notice that it's suddenly become quiet on the bus. What's up with that? It's not even seven o'clock yet, but I can't help but feel tired either. I suddenly hear a loud banging on one of the windows and jerk my head in the direction of the sound.
"No. No, this cannot be happening," Katniss Everdeen (Girl # 5, Class 3-C) hissed while pounding her fists against the windows. Katniss…what is she doing? Katniss moved to New York and transferred into our class from some small town this year. Her whole family specializes in mining…or so I've heard. Katniss continues to pound violently on the windows causing her to scream louder and louder. "Get me the hell out of here!"
A very pristine woman in a stewardess outfit marched down the aisle and past the slumbering students until she made it to Katniss. "Miss, will you please take your seat," she said in a soft manner.
"No! I already know what you people are planning! I'll tell you right now that I'm not gonna be a part of it!" she screamed hysterically at the woman. I was surprised to see that the woman wasn't even fazed by Katniss' reply and just stood there for another few seconds. Katniss ignored her and continued to try and damage the glass again but to no avail, the glass didn't suffer even a scratch.
"That glass is made of a shatterproof material dear. It will not break no matter how many times you hit it, whether it is your fists or a hammer," she smiled darkly and reached into her velvet jacket's pocket. She finally pulled out a syringe and stuck its needle into Katniss' trembling arm. Without even a second going by, Katniss collapsed into her seat. It was probably a sedative of some sort. The weird woman walked back over to the front of the bus and started to have a conversation with the bus driver who looked like he was in tears.
"Why are you crying? Why did Katniss flip out? Wh-What's goin on?" I mumble to myself as I close my eyes, not being able to fight off the fatigue any longer. What's going to happen to us?
Sunday: June 2nd, 2010 – 12:23 A.M. (Unknown Location)
Narrator's POV
The air was cold and damp. It was darker than night itself but the only light source was the moon's extravagant shine as it filled the room. Beck squirmed for a few minutes before allowing his eyes to slowly open. He could barely see a thing but could make out different things from the outlines they had. He strained his eyes and began to smile as a familiar face came into the moonlight "Mike."
He jumped up and began to maneuver around the unconscious people and objects in his path. Beck finally made it to him and began to shake him violently. "Mike! Mike wake up! Mike!" Beck shouted. Mike began stir and moan in his sleep before opening his groggy eyes.
"What, what's happening? Are we there yet?" Mike groaned while rubbing his eyes. Beck started to look around and realized something wasn't right. Kendall was more alert than ever, shaking Carlos awake while James looked around the room cautiously with wide eyes. Logan was frantically looking in all directions whle tugging at a metallic object on his neck as he whimpered. Beck automatically went for his throat as well and felt something cold. It was some sort of metal collar. The lights suddenly turned on and revealed everyone's terrified faces. Everyone is wearing one of them.
Beck's POV
Where the hell are we? Back at Garside? No, Garside's classrooms don't even look like ! Where's Tori? I look around with panic rising within me as I spot everyone starting to freak out. Drake Parker (Boy # 9, Class 3-C) and his step-brother, Josh Nichols (Boy # 20, Class 3-C) were whispering to each other as they looked around with fear. Lulu, True and Jo stand up and begin talking to one another with tears in their eyes. I wander around the room with Mike behind me and see Tori slumped over Trina.
"Tori! Trina!" I shout causing the two girls to look over at us with tearful faces. As I walk over to them (more like staggering due to the tiredness wearing off) I hear something. The sound draws the attention of many others as it get closer from outside the window. I help Tori up and allow her to lean into me for support which causes Mike to give me a weird look before darting off to the window with Trina. Once the curtains of the window are pulled back with a powerful tug, lights of helicopters flood our eyes. I rush over to get a better look and see a helicopter landing on a dirt field that resembles a football field. Everyone begins to talk loudly as the same stewardess from the bus helps a man out of the aviating contraption. He was soft looking when it came to his demeanor and his hair was neatly combed to the side. The military men escorted him to the school building and busted through the doors, which we all could hear.
"Are we gonna die!" Susie cried while tugging on Jennifer Mosely's dress shirt.
"Oh my God. We've been abducted for some atomic bomb test or something. We must be the test subjects!" Kirby frantically shouted. What is this? What's happening? Katniss was in the very back of the room, leaning her head against a window. She seems much calmer now that it has become apparent that escape isn't an option now. She looks at me for just a couple of seconds before the doors of the classroom burst open. Army men spill into the room and line up in the front near the board along with the stewardess lady who now revealed her face. She had curly locks of light green and bubblegum pink, her face was completely bathed in ghostly white makeup and her eyes were coated with thick shades of purple eye shadow. Everyone backed away in fear occasionally knocking over a chair or two as the groomed man walked in with a beaming smile. He placed a stack of papers on a supposed teacher's desk and gave a huge wave to all of us.
"Principal Eikner?" Jade West whispers with wide eyes. Molly gasps along with a few others and gets a closer look at him.
"Oh my god! That is him," she says with a horrified expression.
"It can't be," Haley gasped from the back of the room.
"Hello there," he says, "My name is Mr. Eikner, that's E-I-K-N-E-R," he writes his name up on the board and tosses the piece of chalk up in the air to catch it. "I'll be your homeroom teacher for this trip, and I really hope we can all be friends," Mr. Eikner gives another creepy smile and turns to his associate who looked like a clown. "This is Ms. Trinket; she'll be my assistant for this little get-together. Say 'hello' Effie," he gestures her to the class. She steps forward with an awkward smile and begins to giggle abnormally.
"Hello there. Oh my…such a beautiful class today! You'll all be fantastic students and I really hope we can get along together," Effie gives an award winning smile underneath her velvet lips and motions towards Mr. Eikner. Is she for real? What's with all the makeup anyway, damn!
"Where the hell are we?" shouted Simon from the back with rage in his voice.
"What's going on?" asked a confused Carly with tears in her eyes.
"Who are all these freaking people!" snapped Logan with fear in his voice.
I look over at all my classmates and see looks of confusion, fear and sadness etched on all of their faces. Mr. Eikner walked slowly around the stiff lieutenant officers and began to write down something on the board. He continued to scratch the letters B and R onto the blackboard followed by the word Act. 'The BR Act…what is that?'
"Do any of you know this law?" He asks tenderly to all off us. When no one answers he begins to chuckle darkly. "Shame…shame indeed," he says as he walks back over to his desk and holds onto it for support. Tori and her sister exchanged glances with one another while Mike sat still on the floor with a frozen face.
"What the hell is going on?" a girl on the side of the room whispered to her friend.
"No god damn whispering!" he chucked a piece of chalk violently in their direction causing everyone to jump with fright. Molly leapt back with a shriek and Grace popped her gum awkwardly after she finished her idiotic laugh.
"Asshole!" screamed Jade, confronting the teacher face to face. Everything went silent and a look of suspense was radiating from Effie.
"If you brats knew what was good for you…you'd shut the hell up and listen," the man growled darkly while pushing the black and blue haired girl down to the ground. She winced in pain and shuffled back to her place enduring looks of irritation from everyone else. 'Be quiet or you'll get us all in trouble!' mouthed Kirby from the front as he held a shaking Molly in his arms. Jade snarled at the man before crossing her arms and sitting still again. Mr. Eikner gave a sigh and let a creepy smile fall back onto his groomed face. He regained his composure and let out a hearty laugh. "Why don't you all sit down in the desks around you and we can properly begin."
Everyone looked around at the forty-two desks aligned in neat rows of eight with five in each row (the last two had six instead of five) and began to stand up slowly with hesitation.
"He said SIT DOWN!" one of the lieutenants boomed from the front. It didn't take along until everyone scurried to a seat ready to begin as if it were normal school day. I looked across the room and found Tori sitting quietly with tears spilling from her eyes. Don't cry Tor…it'll all be okay. Mike was only a seat in front of me, still with a frozen expression as if he knew that making one single muscle movement would be his last. I reach over and squeeze his shoulder reassuringly which causes him to suddenly relax.
"We're gonna be fine okay. Just relax," I tell him quietly. Mike nods slowly but I can tell he's smiling, I always know. He holds the necklace from Ms. Linder close to his chest and closes his eyes. Poor kid…
"Now, I think it's time I tell you young folk about this law so that you get a clearer picture," Mr. Eikner said with the same stale smile. "So basically, this whole country's gone to the dogs," he mumbles darkly while turning his head to the board, "You all drove us adults into depression with your crappy behavior. So…the big heads in the U.S. government got together and came up with this little law, Battle Royale, and today's lesson…you kill each other off…until only one victor is left standing" he grinned maniacally and watched as people began to lean forward in their chairs. Grace giggled for some stupid reason and Andre started to sweat from all the pressure.
"Does this mean we aren't going to Disney World?" Cat asked with sad baby face. Everyone looked at her with a sad smile and shook their heads.
"Uh...No...No you are not young lady," said Mr. Eikner with a confused tone.
"Poo," pouted Cat as she frowned and sank back into her seat.
"Uh…Sir?" Kendall raised his hand slowly earning looks from others.
"Yes, Kendall," he laughed motioning towards the boy, "My God, you still on the basketball team? How's the family?" he laughed with joy. Kendall looked at him funny before adjusting the rubber bracelets on his arm.
"Yeah…I'm…definitely still on the team and uh…my mom, dad and little sis are doing great," Kendall said to him.
"Good. Good. Now what was your question sport?" Mr. Eikner asked with a caring look.
"Um…I don't really understand what you're telling us…I mean…this can't be true can it?" Kendall asked. Carlos fiddled around with his fingers and sobbed once or twice before James patted his back encouragingly.
"It's all to true my boy," said Mr. Eikner with a sigh. His eyes suddenly lit up, but it was hard to tell whether it was from anger or shock. Maybe both. "Mike! Mike Fukanaga!" he shouted with a laugh. Mike snapped his head up from his desk and looked at the man with a worried expression.
"Uh…yes," Mike said innocently. Mr. Eikner did nothing else but walk over to Mike's desk and smile widely at him.
"Man my ass still hurts," he said lowly to him, "After all these years…it still hurts like a bitch," Mr. Eikner smile faded like before and was replaced with an unsatisfied frown. This man was like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. "Six stitches Fukanaga, six stitches it took to repair the damage you did to me that day," he sighed while shaking his head. Mike did nothing but continue to stare forward again with a still face. "I remember telling your sorry ass to give up. You know, give up on school," he says rather loudly, "But here you are, a graduate and everything. You even decided to drag your lazy butt onto the senior trip." Suddenly, something snapped from within Mike and he looked up and gave the man a goofy grin. People snickered at this but it was soon stopped after Mike received a harsh slap on the cheek.
"Mike," I hissed as he falls to the ground groaning.
"See!" Mr. Eikner shouts while stomping back to the front, "This is what I'm talking about!" he shakes angrily and slams his fist down on his desk angrily. Effie trembles at the sight and forces a giddy smile back onto her face.
"Yes young man?" she squeaks, looking over at Zander who is raising his hand.
"How were we chosen?" he asked. Effie takes a deep breath to compose herself from all the drama and looks at him with a sincere smile.
"Lottery system. Over 42,000 high school's senior classes across the United States were chosen to be put in but only ten are picked for a season. Luckily, you are the tenth and last class on our show's 61st season," she explained nervously but walked over to the corner of the room and sat down, "May I please get a drink lieutenant?" she smiled insanely at him as he nodded earnestly and jogged out of the classroom.
Everyone looked to the front with silence hanging over them. The sound of the officer's combat boots pounding the floor from down the hall was the only thing heard. Whimpers soon began to echo through the classroom as well from many students. Effie got up and made her way to the teacher. She whispered sneakily in his ear causing him to brighten once again.
"That's correct! Thank you Ms. Trinket," he beamed at the pink haired woman who bowed with satisfaction. "Unfortunately, your teacher…Mr. Sikowitz is it? He didn't really come to terms with us selecting Class 3-C from Garside one single bit," he laughed while shaking his head.
Mr. Sikowitz? Our acting teacher? The barefooted, baldheaded goof we all came to love over the years? "What did you do to him?" I say from the back causing Mike to look at me with admiration. Tori glances over and mouths 'No, don't' while shaking her head over and over.
"Oh we just set him straight, that's all," he grinned while two officers walked over with a black bag. 'Dear god' was all I could think after they plopped it in front of Mr. Eikner. Without further instruction, they began to unzip the bag. No, they couldn't have. The bag shifts apart as they continue to lower the zipper. Please, don't let it be him. After what seemed like hours, the bag is completely opened and reveals a very disturbing image of Mr. Sikowitz's bloody and bruised body. His eyes gouged out and his face covered with a look of terror. His remaining hair was matted to his bludgeoned head by blood and sweat.
The room began to erupt in screams, some even began to vomit or gag at the horrid sight. I, personally, couldn't help but start bawling. He was the closest person I had to a father, and now…I cannot forgive this.
"What are you all upset about," the beaming man cried with happiness over the weeping kids, "You should be thanking me for ridding the Earth of scum like him." Sam sobbed into Freddie's white dress shirt hysterically while Robbie fell to the ground in utter disgust.
"This…This can't happen," Mike muttered in front of Beck, "You…You son of a fucking bitch!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. Everyone jumped and looked at him with horror. Lucy sat in her seat unaffected as she held her head up with one hand and began to yawn. "You're a fucking asshole! You honestly think we'll all subject to this crap!" Mike shouted at him while pounding his fists into the desk. I shook my head with sadness still overtaking me trying to stop Mike from making a big mistake. A few others, however, started to form around Mike and give him support.
"Y-Yeah…you can't make us do this ya know," Kevin stuttered while trying to be brave which we could all see through. Andre joined as well along with Jake who gave a confident smirk.
"Kevin! You're absolutely right!" Mike shouted with tears of joy, "If we band together…we can all pull through this. We can take them all on!" Mike screamed at the ceiling with a beaming smile. The room began to fill with applause and cheeriness. The crying ceased and was replaced with hope.
"That's right! There's no way in hell we'll be like mice in a test run for you!" shouted Jennifer who was now on the top of a table. That was the big protestor Jennifer Mosely for you. "C'mon guys! To Hell with this Game, Violence is Lame!" she started saying that one phrase over and over until half the room joined in pumping their fists.
"How cute," scoffed Mr. Eikner. Effie smiled at the enthusiasm of the class but went to the drawer of the desk and pulled something out. Still with a smile plastered on her face, she walked bouncily over to the teacher and handed him the object.
"If we stick together, we can overcome anything!" Mike howled while pumping his fist and jumping on his desk.
"Bunch of god damn morons," muttered Lucy Stone while listening to her iPod. More and more people became hopeful as time moved on. Mike's beaming face lit up the room and I smiled wide at my friend…my best friend.
"Mike," I sigh with a laugh, but it was cut short by a loud bang. At first I couldn't stop smiling but then I saw everyone rush around the room in a panic. Kevin fell to the floor squealing like pig while Jennifer looked around from the top of the desk horrified and hopped off. The frantic students ran straight back to their desks without making another sound. I realize I'm the only one left standing and can hear something I never wanted to hear. A gurgling noise coming from below me.
As I look down slowly I see Mike on his back, his face completely deformed. Half of his mouth is blown off and his tongue and teeth are nowhere to be found. I kneel down still with a smile on my face, because honestly I don't what I'm feeling at this point. My heart is sinking all the way down to my groin and I look deeply at Mike who is still alive, somewhat. He looks at me with teary eyes and brings his hand up to me. I understand immediately, I know what he wants. I reach for his hand and squeeze it, tears pour from my eyes yet I can't force this fucking smile to go away. Dark red liquid pours rapidly from Mike's face causing a pool to form around him. In my hands I find a necklace, the same one he was given by Ms. Linder.
"No…Mike…No!" I sob uncontrollably. He does nothing else but tries wiping a tear away from my face and pointed behind me. I follow his finger and spot Tori. "What about Tori?" I whisper but then I figure it out, "Protect her? You want me to keep her safe?" he nodded and gave a slight groan. I heard loud footsteps coming in my direction. Before I knew it I was coming face to face with the barrel of Mr. Eikner's pistol.
"Let's cut this good-bye short shall we, Mr. Oliver," he soothingly said to me. He shot death glare at the dying boy while I reluctantly got up and walked back to my seat. I'm sorry Mike…I'm so sorry.
As I sit down and watch Mike die before my eyes I can't help but break down and feel the bloody necklace in my hand with the name Mike on it. I suddenly notice something else in my hand as well, and look at the other unknown object. It's a photo, the photo Carlos took of Mike, Tori, Trina and me on the bus. Our gleaming faces lighting up the little picture and Mike being halfway in and Tori covering her face in embarrassment. I crush the picture and sob louder than before.
"Well, I was wondering if you liked anyone. That was dumb! Sorry I'm such a sap."
"Whoa, calm down. Now… do I like anyone? Not at the moment. Why? Do you?"
"Well yeah. I do actually."
"Really! Who is it? Is it Kacey Simon… never mind she's way out of your league. Um, is it Lulu?"
"It's actually… Tori."
"Tori? Tori Vega? Wow, I can tell why."
I turn my head over to Tori who is in the exact same condition as me. She gives a sincere look and sobs lightly in her seat while Trina comforts her from the next seat over. As I wipe my tear stained face I hear a surprising noise, a chair sliding out. Tori was running over to Mike with a few tears falling behind her as she knelt down beside him. She started to hold his hand and cry hysterically.
"Sir! You…You have to help him," she sobbed to the heartless man who was still in a violent trance.
"Really, and why should I do that Ms. Vega?" he snarled while giving her a suspicious glance.
"Well…you can't just leave him here to do die! What would that prove? It's your duty isn't it? Please sir…help him," she cried loudly, still clutching Mike's limp hand as if she were his life support. Little did she know, she really was his life support. Mr. Eikner pondered Tori's question and began to walk over to her and Mike slowly.
"I think I see what you mean Ms. Vega," the evil teacher laughed while pointing his gun at her menacingly, "I should finish what I started huh?" With that, he shot Mike right in the forehead causing the sticky red liquid to splatter everywhere. My eyes went wide and I started shake my head in denial. Mike's eyes now lifeless, stared right into mine. 'You let him die Beck…it's like you killed him yourself,' I thought harshly to myself.
"Was like only yesterday when I met you. So strong-willed, so hard headed, so determined…such a big heart. Although you went through something so horrible…you always focused on others Beck. Always wanted to make sure everyone else was okay before you. Mike was always the odd one out, but you befriended him because you wanted to make him feel special."
Ms. Linder's words echoed through Beck's head as he stared at Mike. I looked behind me to see Katniss give me a sympathetic look with grief mixed in as well.
"What did you do?" Tori began to whimper with her hands up to her mouth.
"Just finishing up the job I began," remarked Mr. Eikner with a devilish smile, "Now…get back to your seat so we can begin Ms. Vega."
"No," Tori snapped with teary eyes, "I will not!" Beck couldn't let this happen, not to Tori now. I stood up from my desk but heard someone shout from behind me.
"Just sit down! Let him finish damn it!" The voice came from Robbie who was now red in the face from exhaustion, "The kid was a low life anyway. He had no future ahead of him and was a waste of space." I clench my fists in anger and get the sudden urge to want to pound anyone in the face.
"The hell did you say," I mutter but no one hears me.
"Beck…just forget him," Drake whispers with an irritated face due to Robbie.
"Are you going to defy me?" snaps Mr. Eikner, "Fine, have your way then." A gunshot rings through the room once again and I can't help but close my eyes. 'Dear God…No…Can't be happening…Not her…please."
Boy # 7: Mike Fukanaga (DEAD)
41 Students Remaining
There you go! One student down...41 left. I don't know what happened but I put some Hunger Games Characters in here as well so I guess this will be mixed with Hunger Games haha! Don't forget to review :)