SIREN #cato hadley

08

"Let the 74th Hunger Games commence. May the odds be ever in your favour."

Y/N tilted her head from side to side, stretching her neck in preparation. She sighed, eyeing up the spear closest to her.

The hot sun warmed her skin, bathing her in golden light. The countdown was on ten now.

Y/N shifted her legs, getting ready to sprint. The other Careers had the same idea.

Three, Glimmer tucked the loose strands of her hair away from her face.

Two, Clove's fingers twitched as she set her eyes on a pack of throwing knives.

One, Cato was the first to react.

Y/N sprinted off the platform, shoving tributes aside. A boy grabbed the spear before Y/N could, shakily holding it in front of him for some form of protection.

Y/N kicked his knees and harshly snatched the weapon out of his hands. She cut a thin line across his throat and left him to choke on his blood.

"Clove, knife." Y/N ordered, outstretching her hand. She could see Lio grabbing a backpack and running towards the forest, a curved dagger in his hand.

Y/N threw the knife, grinning as it impaled Lio's shoulder. It didn't feel as good as instantly killing him, but an infected wound was better torture. He'd be far too weak to fight back when Y/N saw him again.

Cato took care of most of the tributes, violently slicing them with his sword while Y/N gathered supplies.

"Do you think we collected enough?" Y/N sarcastically asked, motioning towards the huge pile. Cato chuckled.

"Hey, Glimmer, Y/N, do you feel like going on a girls trip?" Clove asked, flipping one of her knives in the air and catching it.

Y/N grinned. "You bet!"

Glimmer was just as excited. The three girls walked into the forest in search of tributes while Cato and Marvel guarded the supplies.

"Jeez, mosquitoes are everywhere." Y/N groaned as she squashed one trying to bite her arm. "The Capitol couldn't supply us with bug spray?"

"Hey! Look!" Glimmer pointed at a girl running towards the trio at full speed. She panted, not yet seeing the three girls.

"Have a nice run, sweetheart?" Y/N asked, smirking. The tribute gasped and scrambled back. She tripped over a tree root, leaving her vulnerable.

Glimmer drew back an arrow, shooting the girl in the leg.

"Ooh! That's gotta hurt!" Clove exclaimed, laughing. "Hey, hey, watch this!" She easily flicked two knives at the wounded tribute, stabbing both her hands. "Your kill, m'lady." Clove playfully bowed to Y/N, who's cheeks hurt from grinning too much.

"Why, thank you, my loyal subject." Y/N played along.

"This is gonna be good." Glimmer smirked as she and Clove stepped back, giving Y/N some room. Y/N swung her spear at the girl, piercing her heart and killing her. The canon boomed and Clove and Glimmer cheered like crazy.