Chapter Six
A/N: This may seem weird after the last chapter but a big fan of this story (or at least I hope you are.. :/) persuaded me that Diana shouldn't die-not that it took that much persuading because Diana's just awesome! Enjoy and please review. :)
Gaia
I sit by the Cornucopia and watch Caina giving orders and acting as if he's in charge. I snort. Caine's time is running out and I very much hope he knows it.
'Orc, see if you can find any edible berries over there', Caine says pointing to the treeline.
'Taylor start a fire and Drake look for firewood. Oh, and Gaia, if you're not to busy doing, ah, nothing, maybe you could get off your butt and help?'
Caine looks at me in disdain. I get up slowly, carefully and walk towards him. I can hear Taylor drawing in a sharp breath and inwardly roll my eyes and promise to get rid of her as soon as I've dealt with Caine. Caine and I stand face-to-face, glaring, but before I can even speak, Orc bursts from the forest, gasping and clutching his throat. One hand falls to his side and a few purple berries drop from his slack fingertips. He falls to his knees as we all stare at him in shock. With one last rattling breath, Orc falls face first with a thud and his cannon fires.
Dekka
I stare distrustfully at the new member of our alliance. This Brianna. She is at the small pond with Sam, helping him collect water as I stand watch. I narrow my eyes as her laughter rings through the clearing and I see Sam cautiously smile. I tighten the grip on my axe and make my way towards them.
'Hey, Sam, let's check that arm', I say pulling Sam to his feet and away from Brianna, towards the backpack. 'I don't like this, Sam', I continue in a low voice while unwrapping the bandage. 'I don't trust her.'
'I don't know, Dekka. She seems okay and she is great with a knife. I think we should stick with her at least until we've taken down a few Careers.'
'Not unless she knifes us in the back in our sleep', I mutter. 'Fine, but at least one of us has to take watches with her!'
Diana
I wake up in the middle of the night and shiver. Then all the memories of the day before rush back to me and I gasp. My hands skim my arms, face, hair, searching for the bugs. I can't find them and it takes me a moment to realize that they must have gone, leaving me weak and trembling, but alive. I'm dangerously thirsty though, and the fact that the bugs have left-no doubt called away by a game maker- probably means I'm not alone here in the desert. I get to my feet a bit unsteadily and head back to the forest, realizing my will to live is even stronger than I had imagined.
Taylor
'Is he..?' I can't continue.
'Of course he's dead, Taylor. Don't be an idiot,' Gaia turns to face us.
'Why do you all look shocked? This is the Hunger Games, this is what we volunteered for.'
'It was just a bit of a...shock,' I say.
Penny snorted. 'God, Taylor, are you a Career or not?'
I bristle and turne on her. 'Yes, I am,' I snap.
'Oh would you all just shut up?' Caine snarls.
'I have a better idea,' says Gaia. 'Why don't you?'
We're all in a circle now, some of us glaring, some snarling and Caine and Gaia practically foaming at the mouth, but all of us clutch our weapons tightly. I have feeling heads are going to roll.
'Why don't you make me?'
'Guys, guys, seriously stop fighting,' I say, standing in between Gaia and Caine.
'You telling me what to do, Eight?' Gaia screams, so furious that I take a step back. 'You're nothing, I'm in charge! Me! Not some stupid little nobody. I'm the one who got an eleven, me!' We stare at Gaia as if she's lost her mind as she screams and rages.
Hey, maybe she had, I think with a smirk. Gaia bellows in rage, finally going over the edge. She snaps up her arms, pulls back the string of her bow and fires.
Gaia
Taylor falls, achingly slowly to the ground. The arrow is buried deep in her neck and she dies almost immediately. The others stare at me as if I'm crazy, but I just smile. I sit back down in the mouth of the Cornucopia.
'Someone build a fire.' They all scurry away.
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