The 73rd Hunger Games ch.8

That night the anthium played and in the sky the names flashed, District 2, Blake, District 9, Nick.

"Who killed him?" I ask Jason watching the sky. He doesn't answer.

Then Julia's name appears. Her bloodided body flashbacks in my head and her name vanishes. Then Liam from 12. So that was the cannon from when we formed our allience with her.

"Julia," Jason mumbles. I turn my head towards him.

"What?"

"Julia got Nick, she was upset he betrayed her District by joining the Careers, she told me after you left," he says.

"Oh, I thought she would be mad if either you and I did if we killed him. I didn't expect her to get mad and kill him," I say dumbfounded. The anthium ends and the sky returns darkness. I should sleep. Thinking what tribute will be unlucky next. Hopefully it won't be me or Jason. I doze off.

The next morning I awake to the sound of the cannon.

"Jason." I shreik as my head bolts up.

"What? What?" he says. Thank god.

"The cannon sounded again,"

"Wonder who?" he says yawning.

"Maybe the boy from 8." I say. "Highly doubt it was the Careers,"

"True, come on we should move," Jason says decending from the trees. I follow him and we begin to walk. Two more cannon sounds, this is getting crazy. What are they doing over there? Causing a hell load of havic.

"How many," I ask nervously.

"You, me, Peter, District 2, and Emily are the main threats so it could've been 11 and 6." he answers.

"What's next?" I ask, "If there's only that many left, what happens if we're the last two tributes?"

"We won't be,"

"Your right we'll both die," I say.

"Don't think that way!" Jason excalims back. "One of us will make it out, I promise," he says turning to me. I walk to his side, lean my head on his shoulder.

"District 5 proubably needs a victor, wouldn't you say?" I ask.

"Yea, I told my mother before I left that District 5 will have a victor. But I didn't mean me," Jason begins. He strokes my hair and continues, "I meant you," he finsihes. I don't know how to respond.

"Isn't this a sight? Two lovebirds playing in the game of death!" a voice mocks behind. Both of us jerk our heads forward to see the District 4 Career, Emily.

"Shut up! What do you want?" I angirly bark at her.

"Oh, I heard poor Blake was struck down by District 5. In my book, that's illegal. District 5, isn't suppose to have a victor in any year. If a District doesn't have Careers, they'll never make it." she says. No one will mock my District like this! I reach slowly into my pocket and grip the handle of a dagger I stole from Blake's bag. Knowing it's a knife, I could work with it. I charge forward letting out a scream.

"Stella don't do it!" Jason yells behind me. It's too late before my dagger reveals itself and Emily starts to back away. I thought careers weren't afraid of anything. My dagger flies up and down. Swiping back and forth. Emily pulls a spear, I have no idea how she could've hide that. My dagger comes down again but she uses the spear to block it from entering her heart. She pushes back and we dive into a tumble. Now we're on the ground fighting to gain control of our weapons and ending another life.

"Stella!" Jason screeches from behind. He runs with the silver sword in his hand. I close my eyes as the weight on top of me loosens. I open to find Emily on her back with a sword in her stomach. Jason saved my life, from District 4, again. As the cannon signs I get up and run to hug him. I'm clutching him tightly, no chance of letting go. His hands are wrapped around my back. We're both panting heavily, when I hear a small whisper,

"I love you."