𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐒 ˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳ 𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 - 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐮

⇛ 𝐂𝐇. 𝟒

"what the hell was that!" doyoung yelled.

it was lunchtime and everyone had taken a break from training to eat and rest. lunch was served in the gymnasium but jihyun had gotten permission to go to the toilets as did a few others. she was on her way there when she was stopped by doyoung in the same empty hallway as yesterday.

"he started it so i ended it." she said. when she tried to walk away, he softly pulled her back by the arm.

"you two are from the same district and the gamemakers were all watching you! do you realise what you've done?" he hissed.

"i think what she did was a good thing."

jihyun turned to jisung who was leaning against the wall, his mentor, yuta, beside him. him, jeno and jaemin were everywhere and it was starting to get on her nerves.

"doyoung, give her a break. that boy deserved it." yuta said and the latter sighed.

"what did he say about you?" he asked jihyun.

"maybe you should have asked that before yelling at me." she retorted, veering around to get away from them all. she walked around aimlessly for a few minutes and then jisung appeared by her side.

"hey." he said. "you good?"

yes. no. yes.

"why do you care? you're just going to try to kill me in two days."

"yeah, well i've been thinking about it and i think we should be allies." he said and she froze in place. she hid her confused face from him and turned around with her arms crossed.

"why?"

"i've seen your agility, smarts and fighting skills. you'd be a good ally."

"maybe you should partner up with other careers instead." she said, walking over to the elevator. she pressed the button, waiting for it to open and entered, jisung still following.

"i have. jeno and chenle have already joined, but i wanted to ask you and jaemin as well."

"why?"

"you ask a lot of questions that you already have the answers to." he replied, amused. he was right. she had analysed all the tributes, finding out their strengths and weaknesses and who would be promising to team up with. 

"chenle knows a lot about survival skills and he can make weapons. he's also adored by a lot of people so he can bring in lots of sponsors. jeno is probably the strongest tribute here. jaemin is strong too and they're both good at using nearly all weapons, but their fists are just as useful."

"and me?"

"you're good at everything," she began to say and she saw a glimpse of pride flash across his face. "almost. you're not as smart as me. i'm nimble, analytical and knowledgeable. you need someone like me."

"so, what do you say?" he asked as the elevator door opened.

"yeah, what do you say, foxy?"

"jaemin na." she frowned at the boy who was standing on the other side of the elevator door.

"wrong floor. this is the seventh. i think you were looking for the underground gymnasium. you were off by a few floors." he said, smirking.

"are you getting in or not?" she asked, holding an arm by the door.

"yeah, i am." he entered and pressed the button for the underground gymnasium.

"so what's your answer to my question?" jisung asked as the doors opened once more.