The Hunger Games. [C H A P T E R : 10] (:

[prettyreckless]

Chapter 4: Let The Games Begin

Cristiano & Maria.

I couldn?t sleep all night. The words that were said to us were engraved in my mind.

Sleep well, tributes. The games start tomorrow.

They said it with no consideration, like we were game pieces. Objects. Easily replacable. In way, we were. The Government didn?t care if we all fought to the death. To them, life moved on. The games would continue & the tributes would keep on coming.

For us, life was going to end in a brutal way.

Well, for all except one. I knew there were one in twenty four chances that I?d win. But I was hoping & praying I would make it. Since we?d gotten to meet these people, we?d practically be killing our own friends. Even if we didn?t know them very well, even if we?d just met them, killing them would feel horrible.

?Maria?? Cristiano sat up. They say people can feel when they?re being watched. I?d been watching him sleep all night.

?You haven?t slept.? He said as he rubbed his eyes with his hands. He was so handsome & he looked so peaceful sleeping.

He stroked my cheek with his thumb softly & I closed my eyes.

?I?m just thinking..? I?ve known Cristiano all my life. Although we kind of stopped talking a few years ago, when he joined the high school?s soccer team. We were both always busy. Watching him get killed would hurt too much to bear.

He wrapped his strong, tan, arms around me & I layed my head against his chest. I could hear his heartbeat. It was a soothing sound.
?Don?t worry, meu amor.? As he started running his fingers through my hair, I felt the warmth of his embrace, it made me sleepy.

I looked up at him & he pressed his lips to mine softly.

?Eu te amo, meu amor.? He whispered gently.

?Eu te amo, Cristiano.?

Marc & Lea.

In the morning, they woke us up & led us to another hall with many doors on it. It was a much better looking place than where we?d been sleeping. They told us that the stylists were going to make us attractive so people would vote for us.

Like Marc & I needed any help. We were both gorgeous.

My stylist?s name was Liz. She was blonde & was wearing very bright colors. She reminded me of those people we saw in our history books back at school.
Hippies. I think that?s what they were called. They exsisted a really long time ago. The 1960?s, I think??

It didn?t really matter anyway.

?Hey! Mawr, Lee-uh.? She said our names with that weird accent the Government City people had. It bothered me. She told me to follow her into yet another room while Marc waited outside. To me, what I least cared about was looking pretty during the games. But if it helped me win over the crowd, I was good with that.

I was going to do everything I could to survive.

Once they gave us a make over, we were led to the entrance of the arena. There were papparazzi everywhere. The flash of the camaras was blinding. As we walked by they took pictures of us.

They were yelling out questions to us but there were just so many of them that I couldn?t understand what they were saying.

We walked up the steps to the arena?s entrance. I suddenly started feeling a bit nervous. But that feeling disappeared quickly because Marc held my hand and I knew in that moment that if Marc liked me, I could use his help to my advantage.

Jonathan & Katherine.

We walked into the dark arena.

It was huge. Bigger than it looks on TV. The spots around the cornucopia were about ten to fifteen feet apart and each spot had a name on it.

?Alright tributes. Find the spot with your name & stand on it until you hear the signal.?

I started to feel queasy. One doesn?t get picked for the hunger games everyday. Just think ing about the fact that only one would survive was sickening. Once all the tributes walked into the arena, they shut the door and locked it from the outside.

?Remember, if you step off your platform before the alarm sounds, your legs will be blown off.?

I made sure I stayed perfectly still. The cornucopia was huge. The entrance was as high as a building and it was filled to the top with supplies. All around the are, even by my feet there were weapons, less valuable than the ones in the cornucopia.

I studied the weapons to see which were more convenient for me to take. I lost focus & saw everyone run toward the cornucopia.
The alarm had already sounded & the games had begun.

Bianca & Iker.

I saw Iker run toward the cornucopia. He was the fastest runner here. This was an advantage for him. I was fast, but not as much. I quickly picked up a bag and collected as many weapons around me as I could. Then I ran into the forrest & climbed one of the trees.

I hoped Iker was safe. If I wasn?t going to win, I?d want him to be the winner.

I was determined to stay here until there were a few tributes left. I can probably make it. I?ll go down when I need food or water.

The other tributes will be too busy trying to kill each other to care where I am. In the distance I saw Iker holding many weapons in his arms, running toward the forrest. One of the boy tributes, Javier, I think that was his name, was a few yards behind.

He had a boy & arrow in his hands. He wanted to hurt Iker.

Just then, I started panicking. I looked through my bag frantically & found a knife. I had great aim. Surely I could hit a running target.

Right?

Plus, I wasn't going to let that guy leave me Iker-less. Atleast not without a fight.

I stood up on the tree branch & tried to balance myself. When he was about to shoot at Iker, I threw the knife at him as hard as I could & then hid between the branches.

I smiled to myself. I hit him! I have the ability to survive if I can find things to throw at people.

The knife cut deep into his shoulder & he fell to the floor in pain.

I jumped down from the tree to greet Iker.

?Iker!? I practically screamed with joy.

He saw me and smiled, ?Hey, Bianca.?

I wrapped his arms around him tightly, ?I?m glad you?re ok.?

?Thanks to you.? He said.

I climbed back up the tree & called out to him, ?Come up here. They won?t find us. I?m sure of it.?

Without saying anything, he smiled & climbed up the tree with me.

Diana & Javier.

When I saw that knife hit him my heart sank. I?d barely met my partner the day of the lottery, but I cared about him a lot. I didn?t want him to die. I ran over to him and started sobbing.

?Javier!? I fell on my knees hugged him tightly.

The fighting over the supplies in the cornucopia had stopped & the other tributes were nowhere in sight. I saw a lot of them get hurt. But they didn?t bother to hurt me since I just stood there, dazed & watching them.

?Diana?go away.? Javier said weakly. He was losing a lot of blood. Luckily I was able to pick up a first aid back pack. It?s the only thing that was left when everyone ran off.

I looked around the arena, maybe I could find shelter for us somewhere. Then, I spotted a cave. But what if someone was already there? I got up & picked up the bow & arrow.

?I?ll be right back.? I ran toward the cave as fast as I could. Every second I left him alone, wounded, could have been fatal. When I arrived at the cave, I didn?t hear any sounds. If there was someone there, they were doing a great job of hiding. I picked up a rock the size of my fist & threw it inside the cave. Nothing. I hoped there really wasn?t anyone there.

I then ran back to Javier?s side & took off my sweater. I opened the first aid back & started cleaning his wound.

?Diana! It hurts, dammit!? He winced.

?I?m trying to help you. Stop being such a baby. Suck it up.? I continued cleaning & disinfecting the wound & then ripped my sweater. I wrapped it around his wound & put the supplies back in the backpack.

I helped him up & together we walked to the cave. Where we?d be safe for a while. I hoped.

Daniel & Emilie.

We?d been running for hours already. We needed water & it was starting to get dark outside.

We were in the tundra part of the arena. There was no place to hide. We needed to find shelter quick before the others could find us. Daniel & I had enough supplies to last us a week at the most.

I feared we were the ones who wouldn?t last long enough.

I had no idea where to go next, we?d already passed through the lava craters with no luck of finding a place to hide. I wanted to find a place for us to stay until we recovered for today.

?Ems, I?m so tired. I give up.? He sat down in the snow in defeat.

I pulled him up & shook him gently, ?No, Danny. Please, you can?t give up. We can win this. Together. I promise you, if we get to be the last two, I?ll let you win.?

He just stared at me.

?Em, no. You have to win. You deserve it more than I do.? He stood up & started walking along side me again.

We walked through miles of snow for a few more hours until we saw a mountain with many cave on it. I smiled wide, ?Danny! I see shelter!? I jumped up & down with joy & started running as fast as my legs could carry me toward the snowy mountain.

?Pump those crazy legs, Em.? Danny joked as he ran after me. When we reached the cave, we went into the first one we saw. But I heard voices talking in hushed tones. I caught a piece of what one of them said, ?Javier, try to sleep. You?re badly wounded..?

I whispered, ?Danny?someone?s in there. I think they?re hurt.? Danny took a bomb called ?napalm bomb? from our backpack. Those orange colored bombs were horrbile. I remember seeing them in the previous games. The bomb exploded once it would hit something, & if the orange substance fell on your skin, it would tear your skin off.

?Come one, Em. Lets kill them before they get the chance to kill us.? He was about to throw the napalm bomb into the cave but I stopped him.

?No.? I said & snatched the bomb from his hand, sealed it, & put it back in our weapon backpack. ?I feel its unfair. I would want other contestants to have consideration for me if I were badly hurt.?

He said, ?But they wouldn?t, Em. Understand. Here its kill or get killed.? He walked ahead of me to the next cave & checked if no one was in there.

?The coast is clear.? He went into the cave & signaled for me to go inside. We set up a small fire & sat on the floor together.

?I know, but that?s just me.? I said as I rested my head on his shoulder.

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Eu te amo-I love you.
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I hope you guys liked the update. (:
Thank you so much for all your support.
I will do author replies. I just wanted to
post this so badly.

[makethemfallinlove]

First!

[prettyreckless]

LMFAO. On the poll..please don't vote for the 12 choices.
That was a typo I can't correct anymore.
My mistake. Haha. <3

[Camila7]

[leanielsen]

Reserved<3

[Diana_]

Reserved for comments I need to go for my run but as soon as I'm back I will comment furthur <3

Maria and Cristiano are so sweet. <3
Javier,  my poor bb. I hope he's alright. He's too pretty not to survive . I know how much it can hurt though. (sort of, my cousin shot me in the shoulder with an air rifle when we were younger accidently).
Emile is such a considerate person, I like her already

Love it. Hope to read an update soon

[Maii_423]

This is great!
Emilie is so kind, I hope that she's right.
But I think Daniel is right, regarding the game :S
"Kill or be killed." But for her sake, I totally hope that she's right.
Great update!

[Margo]

this is so awesome!
the fighting is so intense, I hope Javier will be ok!
Emile is so nice, I think if I was in her place I would have let Daniel do what he wanted, it's kill or be killed.
I love this, and I hope you update soon!

[mianafàbregas]

Tawn, carinya, t'estimo. Molt i molt i molt. <3
Stop thankin me all the time, you stupid, I have to say what I say. It's the effing truth!
YOU. ARE. SO. AMAZING.
And I love you. Much (:

I love how you update so fast, and I'm so sorry that I couldn't and didn't review
I was working 24/7 or I was in school. I hate my life. Bleh.

Anyways, so here I go reviewing (;

I bet everyone's saying "Aaron is so mean" and what not, but if I talked to Aaron and he'd tell me what he found, I wouldn't be so kind to Olivia.
I know... it's harsh, but what is he supposed to do? It's his own fucking life. He has to win.
Where there can survive only one, there are no friends.
And I feel with Aaron. I feel with Olivia too, though.
Her brother survived this? There's so much hope building up in her family, even if they try not to, they hope anyway.
She surely doesn't want to disappoint them. She surely doesn't want to lose.
But come on, how can you be so stupid and take it out while you're NOT alone? :O

I LOVE IBRAHIM. I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
He's a babe, he's my babe. GOD IN HEAVEN, I love Ibi.
Thanki Tawnee, thank you so much (:

Okay so seriously, I seem to feel for Olivia, I don't know if that'll last if I'd find out about the map.

Ibi? I call him Ibi! I Lo-lo-lo-lo-love him

David's a cutie, as is Cesc, those two boys, would be boys I'd get along with very well.
Seriously, you may think I am the weirdest person, but I kinda like it when boys talk like they're all that.
I love jerks.
I get along with jerks. Especially if they tend to be goofy.
Oh my, I am so excited about this. :O :O :O

Last line: "Hopefully, I would be one of the strong."

I'd get that as a tattoo :O
Oh my sweet Lord, goosebumbs. I got goosebumbs

I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu TAWNEE <3


AGHHHHHHHHHHHH
THE GAMES BEGIN THE GAMES BEGIN
THE FUCKING GAMES BEGIN!

Dios mio, Maria and Cristiano son tan adorables!
Imagine old Cristiano Ronaldo, he was so handsome. So so so handsome. I feel so sorry for Maria and him, since they obviously like each other! a lot. Oh noooo
Sleep well, tributes. The games start tomorrow. Soon you'll all be dead, but who the hell cares
That's how it goes and it amazes me. This game is fucking scary as hell, but it still amazes me. For real now.
I am so weird.

Lea is so calculating. It's scary. And she seems a little too sure of herself. I would like to shove that up her throat. Seriously, that's annoying.
I know, you have gotta be calculating in these games and that isn't the worst. You just shouldn't be to sure of yourself. At all.
Your surrounded by 23 gorgeous people. 23. You're just one.
So, just try to be a little more.. rational. :O

OH MY GOD. THE GAMES BEGUN. :O
So I see, everyone's fighting for themselves. But Bianca gives a fuck and tries to save Iker? Very very impressive. makes me feel a little proud. And she's a little foolish. Which is good for the rest of us.

Emilie is such a fool. I understand her in a way, but she's such a fool. She shouldn't considerate to be kind. There is no time to be considerate and she has to understand that.

Oh my god, I am such a mean and crazy person, but it's true, don't you agree?

Ibi and I are surrounded by fools. That's crazy!


TAWNEE MY BABE.
This was just fucking amazing. I love how the games begun and I'm so excited and I just want you to continue fast. Very fast. I love this.
So much. Much. Much.

You're an amazing writer, you put so much emotion is a word. And that leaves me breathless!
YOU ARE AMAZING BABY. <3


Edit:
I forgot to say: T'ESTIMO ♥
And I'm sorry, it's a crappy review.

And yo? WHY DOESN'T MY VOTE FOR CAMICESC SHOW UP!?
me angry

[chloeelove]

Cristiano is the cutest!



I feel bad for Javier! But I'm a little partial to Iker, so I can't say I'm not happy that he didn't get hurt.

Daniel & Emile need to get together. Like now. THEY ARE SO CUTE!

I loved the update chica! Intense. I can't wait for the next one!

[prettyreckless]

These are some lazy a** author replies.
I promise I will do a better jobe next time.
Its just that I didn't get much sleep last
night. (; Heh. I was so tired. But I couldn't
fall asleep. It was so annoying. <3

Author Replies:

Makethemfallinlove:Thank you for commenting. (:

Camila7:I?m glad you liked the chapter.

Leanielsen:Thanks for commenting. <3

Meroca:I wanted to have two of them be in love when the games start. It makes it more intense. (: I know. Javier. <3 It does hurt. I?ve gotten shot with a paintball gun. That hurts a lot. Now imagine a knife? I would pass out. He?s actually pretty strong. Heh. (:

Mikayla:I love Emilie?s character with all my life. She?s so nice. But maybe too nice. I also think Daniel was right. I mean, eliminate  as many as you can. But her heart was in the right place. Hopefully, this works out to her advantage. (:

Margo:I think I would?ve let Daniel throw the bomb too. (: But Emilie?s character is super considertate for others. <3 Thank you for commenting.

Mianapique:Miana Meu amor, eu te amo. <3 You are amazing at its best. To the fucking infinite power, Darling. (: Yes. Aaron is very much so viewed as the bad guy. But in his place, who can blame him? He wants to survive. All of them do. Ibrahim is a big sweetheart. <3 Cesc & David are going to be the biggest jerks ever in the games, trust me. (: Jerks are cute because they?re so full of themselves. Its just hot. I know. Maria & Cristiano D: </3 Broken heart. Heh. Lea is very sure of herself. Too sure of herslef, I believe. Emilie is just too nice. <3 The vote doesn?t show up, But Cesc & Camila currently have 3 votes. (:

Chloeelove:Cristiano is adorable. <3 (: I know. As I wrote, I was like ?Oh, no! Javier. D:? Heh. Danny & Em are a cute team. (: Love them to death. Then again, I very much love all my characters. <3 (:

[gypsy tea]

omg you're going to have to forgive me, I shouldn't even be online so I'll make this brief and put up a better comment later.

THIS WAS SO. GOOD. And intense. Almost to the point where I wanted to cry... but mostly good.

I'm so nervous now that the games have actually started. It's nice that you've giving perspectives from each main character throughout the update. I like to know how everyone's feeling (I think I've mentioned this before haha). I haven't really decided on how I feel about everyone just yet, but I really adored the scene between Cristiano and Maria. That was so cute! I do feel really sympathetic for them though. These are such hard circumstances to be in with somebody that you love.

I honestly can't believe my character was the first one to hurt somebody! I don't regret it though, since I don't like Man U. Also I feel like you have my personality pretty much nailed. It was short but I got a good feel for what I'm going to be like and I'm loving it <3

[prettyreckless]

According to the poll, Cesc & Camila are the popular team. (: So, I decided to write the next chapter. Its short, but they?re in it. (: Thank you for voting. Thank you for commenting. The next chapter will be longer. Also, the first killing might happen in this mentioned next chapter. Heh. (; Who will it be? I can?t say. But I have to start the killings or else this will become super boring. Anyway, enjoy this chapter. I enjoyed writing it. I also want to give a special thanks to any guests who are reading this. (: I?ve been noticing that some guests have been reading the Hunger Games here & I wonder if they?re the same people every time. Ok, I?m done talking. (: Enjoy the chapter, lovelies. (: <3

Chapter 5: Forming An Alliance.

Cesc & Camila.

Once the sun rose, Camila & I got out of our hiding place & walked through the forrest. After about an hour of walking, we stumbled upon some two idiots. How could they fall asleep out here where anyone can find them?

?Easy prey.? I grinned.

Camila looked at me & whispered, ?Kill them then.? She seemed unsure. I could sense that deep down, she wanted me to spare them. She didn?t want me to kill, she wanted me to survive.

I was starting to become very fond of Camila. It was causing me to change drastically. Had it been me alone, I?d have slaughtered them by now. They?d be dead.

I remembered these two, the arrogant ones from District 10. Marc & Lea. If anything, these were the first two who deserved to die. I shook them awake & said, ?Wake up, f*ckers.? They opened their eyes & stared at me in shock. ?You do realize you?re sleeping out in the clearing, not hiding from anyone. Stupid f*cks.? I laughed. Camila & I were pointing our spears at them.

?Marc, you idiot!? The girl screamed. ?I told you not to fall asleep!?

?I?m sorry, Lea.? He was her pet or something. Her guard dog. He?d be the first to go. Without him, she?s a much easier target.

?Shut the f*ck up, alright?? I yelled. ?Listen up. We won?t kill you. But we?ll make you a deal.? I thought about it & decided to do something else instead of killing them right then & there. I was going to propose something dangerous. Something that might cost me my life if I wasn?t careful.

The girl was curious. ?A deal??

?Yes. A deal, b*tch. Am I not being clear?? I loved this. Having control over their lives at this very moment. It was exhilerating. I could feel the adrenaline rushing through my veins. ?I propose we make an alliance. Now how does that sound? You don?t kill us, we don?t kill you. Together, we can get rid of all the other good for nothing sh*tty contestants. Once we are the final four, may the best tribute win. Do we have a deal??

I held out my hand to her. She stared at us, unsure of whether she should trust us or not. Then shook my hand.

?Alright, we have a deal. But if you kill me, Marc kills her.? She pointed at Camila. Camila replied, ?Who says I?ll let him kill me?? and smiled. Showing bravery in the face of enemies. Good job, Camila. I was starting to like her more & more by the minute.

Lea was going to respond to Camila?s challenge but I interrupted her, ?That won?t happen. But any of you f*ckers kill me, my Camila kills you both.? I grinned. This alliance thing was great. I had two other people who had Camila & my back.

This way, Camila & I had even higher chances of winning.

Miana & Ibrahim.

They told us to look up at the sky every morning so they could anounce who was dead.

Once I woke up, the first thing I did was look up at the sky. Nothing. Maybe none of them had died yet. When Ibi woke up, we started walking around the forrest. We were careful not to make a lot of noise & were ready to kill any attacker with our blow dart gun.

It was the best weapon we took from the cornucopia. The gun shot out darts. The tip of the darts was poisonous. Anyone who got hit by one, would die.

?Give me the map, Olivia!? Aaron & Olivia were close by. They were talking about a map. A map of what?

Ibi & I walked closer to listen to their conversation.

He softened his tone & repeated, ?Olivia, please. At least share the map with me.? She got up & replied, ?I don?t know what you?re saying.? As she started walking away, he grabbed her arm & pulled her back violently.

Ibrahim walked out into the open & said, ?Let her go.? Aaron let go of Olivia, ?What??

Ibrahim seemed mad. I?d never seen him like that before. ?I said let her go. Piece of sh*t. The Hunger Games are about staying alive & she?s obviously not trying to kill you. So stop.? He held his hand out to Olivia. ?Come with us. You can be our allie.? She hesitated for a bit & then walked with him. I thought Aaron would try to hurt Ibi, but instead, he walked away & disappeared into the forrest.

Sergio & Margo.

Right after everyone went for the cornucopia, I couldn?t find Sergio anymore. I was worried about him. But I ran away from the chaos as fast as possible. I slept at the edge of the forrest, right next to where the lava craters started. That?s a place I knew no one would come to. I was sure none of them would want to fall into a big pit of lava.

The last thing Sergio told me before the games started was, ?Run. Run as fast as you can. & Stay alive.?

I told him, I promised him, I would. I would try my best to stay alive as long as possible. What if Sergio was dead already? No, he couldn?t be dead. The very thought of it made me feel naseous. I couldn?t even imagine him not being a part of the games anymore.

As of now, I had to promise myself I was going to stop worrying about Sergio. He probably wasn?t even worried about me & I?m over here worried sick about him. I can?t get attached to anyone. I might not make it, or he might not make it. I?d just be suffering for him in vain.

[chloeelove]

WOAH. Cesc is potty mouth! Hahaha. But I honestly wonder how long that alliance is going to last. Those types of things never last long.



AARON IS SUCH A JERK. AISHAW)#*$U@Q_!(UJ


Olivia, Ibi, and Miana should all have their eyes on him.


OH NO! SERGIO CANNOT BE DEAD!

He's too sweet to die! Oh, he better be alive.

Anyways, I loved the update! It was amazing! I can't wait for the next one! 

[Diana_]

Oooh

I wonder how long the alliance will last! Can see things getting in the way .
Aaron! Back off now, boy, or I'll come smack him one.
Whaaaaat, Sergio is missing! I hope hes okay!