AN: All the drama with Hope and Jesse in the previous couple of chapters has still been the first day. This chapter is going to start as nighttime on the first day and go into the second day. I have a plan as to how Jesse and Hope are going to reunite but I don't want it to happen so soon. So, maybe in three or four chapters they'll reunite.
Please check out the poll on my profile. I want you to decide which story I should write next. I'll give you a clue about what they are about…
The Psychic is a Hunger Games fic about Cinna the psychic telling Katniss she is in love with Peeta Mellark but she barely knows the baker's son and decides to get to know him to prove the psychic wrong.
The Bionic Lover's is about Annabeth being in a car accident and the only way for her to survive is if her limbs are replaced with bionic ones, making her the bionic woman. She meets Percy, the bionic man, and they save the world together and fall in love.
Kidnapped is about baby Percy getting kidnapped and when his 'mom' dies he realises that she's not his mother and travels around America with his best friend, Annabeth, to find his real parents.
The Patient is about Percy going in a coma after being in a car accident and Annabeth is a nurse and tries to keep him alive. They used to be best friends and when Percy wakes up he can only remember things that happened when Annabeth still lived in New York.
Wedding or No Wedding? Is about Percy and Annabeth being best friends. Percy loves Annabeth but she is getting married to Luke. Percy helps Annabeth pick out her dress and at the end of it all she realises that she does love Percy but by the time she realises that Percy is in hospital.
I hope that helps you pick your favourite. Sorry about the long AN. Please go vote after reading this chapter!
Hope
Jeremy and I carry on walking for another hour, looking out for a place to sleep. We come across large bushes that form a circle. "Jeremy," I speak up and he looks at me. I gulp, nervously. I don't know why I'm scared of him. He agreed to be my alley so I should trust him, right?
"What?" he snaps.
"We can crawl under those bushes and sleep there. It can be our camp or something," I explain and point at the circle of bushes.
"I suppose that will do," he finally says and starts to craw underneath a bush. Once I can't see him I begin to crawl under too.
It's not until I'm hidden inside when I wonder why I didn't run away from him when he was inside. It's too late now. I look at my surroundings and realise just how big this patch of grass is. It could fit both me and Jeremy and also Finnick and Jesse. The bushes hiding us don't have huge gaps so no one will be able to see us. We're safe. I'm safe.
I look at Jeremy. Okay, maybe I'm not. I don't trust him. I don't know why I did in the first place. Because of Haymitch, I tell myself. I trust Haymitch and if he trusts Jeremy then so should I.
I find myself thinking about Jesse. Is he okay? Were my suspicions right and is he stronger than he made everyone else believe? "I'm hungry," Jeremy says, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Check your backpack for food," I reply and he frowns before throwing his bag at me.
"You're the female. Girls were made to look after men. They were made to cook, clean and be slaves. So, you do what every other woman should," he growls and once again I flinch.
I have a weapon why won't I kill him? 'Because you're scared, scared to turn into a monster and scared of this guy,' a voice inside my head says. I don't want to believe what it said but I know deep down that it's true. I don't want the whole of Panem to think I'm a monster for killing someone.
"You know," Jeremy speaks up, "I heard that centuries ago men hit and beat their women if she didn't do as he said. I think those rules should come back. Anyway, we're in the arena so no one can stop me hitting anyone."
I grab his backpack while he chuckles and look at the contents. He has some crackers and cooked meat that is now cold. I hand the food over to him and he snatches it off me before eating them like an animal.
I empty my own bag and eat some cold chicken. I have to admit that it's nice but still nothing beats my mom's hunted meat. After dinner 'we', or should I say I, set up camp. We get lay on the grassy floor and I put my thin sheet around myself. It's not that cold but at the same time it isn't warm. My eyes grow heavy and I've just started to drift off to sleep when the anthem plays.
My eyes flutter open and I look at the sky as the pictures of each dead tribute flashes on the screen. The first tribute is the girl from District 1 called Sarah Ashford. No one from District 2 died. Both tributes from District 3, Annabeth Andrews and Ryan Jackson, are dead. I glance at Jeremy when Ryan pops onto the screen, thinking he'd be upset but instead he's… smiling?
I look back at the sky in disgust. Next up is District 4. I take a deep breath as Leah Carlo's face pops onto the screen. Finnick isn't dead! I sigh in relief and then remember Jesse could still be one of the dead tributes. Billy Cornish from District 5 is dead, Allison Ratter from 6, Both Joseph Stevens and Rebecca Morgan from 7, Liam Dello and Emily Pascoe from 8, Amy Thomas from 9, Joshua Osborne from 10 and Jack Coles from 11.
I squeeze my eyes shut for a second, not wanting to open them in case Jesse's picture is in the sky. "He's alive," Jeremy says. My eyes fly open and I'm relieved to find that both Jesse and Finnick are alive. "Don't get too happy about it. Someone could kill them before we find them." With that he turns on his side and goes to sleep.
I stay wide-awake for a while thinking about escaping now. It's no use. Jeremy will hear me going underneath the bushes. I'm going to just have to be patient.
Day 2
Jeremy
Unfortunately, Hope is already awake when I wake up. That's bad because if she was asleep then I could've killed her. "I'm thirsty," I snap, standing up and smirking when I notice Hope flinch. She's terrified of me and so she should be. She made a huge mistake teaming up with me but if I stick with her I can kill Jesse and Finnick. I will make her watch them die and when I'm finished with them I will kill her.
Hope jumps to her feet and scrambles through my bag, searching for a bottle of water. "There's only an empty bottle," she finally says after emptying the whole contents of the bag onto the floor.
"Well you'll have to go fine some water then, won't you?" I growl. Her eyes fill with tears. Girls are such babies.
"Actually, you stay here and rest," I say in a soothing voice. She'd probably run away if I let her go. What if she runs away when I'm gone? I huff. "I'll go but if I come back and you're not here…" I trail off and she nods abruptly.
"I'll stay here. We're alleys, right? Why would I leave you?" she quickly replies.
"Good."
With that I put my backpack over my shoulder and grab my knife. Then I crawl under the bush and start my search for water. Pfft, more like tributes. I'll search for water on my way, though. I don't want to die of thirst and I suppose I don't want Hope to die yet either. I better get her some water too.
I walk for about half an hour before I hear the sound of a river. Along with the sound I hear voices; voices I'm sure Hope will love to hear. I poop my head around the tree and I find Jesse filling empty bottles up with water. From here it look likes Finnick has been injured and is laying on his back on the ground. I creep behind a tree closer to the pair.
Finnick is defiantly injured. He has a huge burn mark on the side of his leg starting from his ankle to mid-thigh. Even I think that would hurt. I listen in to their conversation when I hear my name. "I don't trust that Jeremy," Jesse says. I grin. No one should trust me. "I wonder why Hope wanted to team up with him anyway."
"I've known Hope for years and even I have no clue as to why she'd team up with him. Maybe her parents told her to," Finnick replies.
"No, they couldn't have. Peeta and I had a talk a couple of days ago; he said that he didn't trust Jeremy either. We have to find her Finn. I said I'd look after her," Jesse says.
"Is that the only reason you want to find her? Because her dad wants you to protect her?" Finnick says in a teasing tone. Have I missed something? Does Jesse like Hope?
"Shut up, little Finny!" Jesse replies and Finnick frowns.
"Don't call me that. I'm fourteen years old," he moans.
"And I'm sixteen- to me you are little," Jesse replies. "Right, are you going to be okay on your own for a while? I'm going to hunt for some food while searching for Hope."
"I'll come with you," Finnick says and sits up.
"No, you're hurt. I want you to rest and use the cream your parent's sent you on you leg," Jesse orders.
"Yes, dad." Finnick huffs and lays back down.
"Good, I'll see you later… son," Jesse chuckles before grabbing his bow and arrow and walking in my direction.
I run off quickly, knowing I can't kill them if Hope isn't watching. I follow the river so Finnick won't see me and then fill the bottles up. I use my knife to kill some animals that I don't think are poisonous and then head back to the bushes. Like I thought Hope is still there.
I dump her bottle of water and the dead animals at her feet. "We have to get moving. I heard some tributes talking by the river. They're heading in this direction," I say and she starts packing everything up.
Once we are ready we crawl under the bushes and I lead the way. We walk for hours away from the bushes. Far enough until I know Jesse won't be able to find his crush…
Next chapter might be in Katniss or Peeta's point of view. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. PLEASE REVIEW AND VOTE!