summertimes close (c.s x oc)

seven

the hunger games were about to begin. summer stood in the arena, determined to win this. her and coriolanus were confusing but she needed to survive long enough to know what was going on. she didn't think the kisses were spur of the moment but maybe they were? she didnt want to be ghosted after winning the games. however, these thoughts came and went. she noticed marcus, hanging over the center of the arena. he was alive. she barely kept composure. once the gong rang, she ran towards the stands, dodging coral as she went. she ran up, ducking her head and staying out of view. she noticed a girl who'd killed marcus and untied him, letting him fall to the ground. summer continued to stay hidden, knowing it wouldn't last long. she pulled out a piece of wood, which hadn't been a good weapon but it'd work.
after staying like this for 2 hours, summer took a glance at the bloodbath awaiting her. she realized the gifts came in on drones and took note of this.
coriolanus sat in his seat, watching summer. as much as he wanted to send her food, he couldn't put her in an unsafe position like that. he wondered if she was hungry or scared or thinking about him. jessup had approached her, "i'm not here to hurt you."
jessup was sick with something, he was unlike himself. coriolanus was interrupted from watching summer by getting called by dr. gaul.
"you called for me?"
"you must put a leash on your deluded friend." the woman spat.
sejanus had been in the arena. now, this had led to coriolanus snow being put into the arena.
"sejanus? its me."
"you really cant stop rescuing me, can you?" he chuckled.
"believe me, i wish i could."
"you should go, you know." sejanus said.
"can't. they won't let me out until i've got you." coriolanus could feel eyes on them.
"sejanus, we need to go. you're not making a statement, we'll die if we stay in here." sejanus was clearly conflicted.
"you'll die for nothing, and you'll waste our chances of making things better."
"coriolanus!" summer yelled, which caused him to turn around and see bobbin sprinting at him.
this caused summer to jump onto him, punching and hitting him the best she could. she went to hit him with the wooden stake but he threw up to the ground. just as bobbin went to pull the knife on her, coriolanus rammed into him, causing him to stab him in the collarbone. even with bobbin down, coriolanus beat him over and over again.
"summer you need to go!" he yelled and she made a run for it, jessup running closely after her.
sejanus and coriolanus made it out of there and summer had saved him, yet again.
in the morning, they'd gathered back in their seats.
"seems like our summer has discovered a taste for blood! how'd she manage to do so much damage with just a plank of wood?" flickerman asked.
this got summer more donations and made her chances of survival that much greater.
summer had been fleeing the underground tunnels, messy blonde hair following behind her with jessup, her one new friend closing in on her.
he looked even sicklier than before, he'd contracted rabies. she's been terrified, with her cracked lips and pale skin. she was dehydrated.
wait, coriolanus realized. jessup would be scared of the water. he used the device to send in drones with water, jessups mentor stopped him.
"no, let me. he's my tribute after all." she had ordered bottle after bottle.
"you don't have to," he felt bad, but anything for summer.
"if jessup can't win, i want summer to. it's what he would've wanted."
the sound of drones flying in scared both summer and jessup. jessup became unsteady from the drones and fell off of the stands.
she'd moved closer to jessup. despite him trying to kill her, she had a good heart and sat with him until he died.
"sleep now, you're going to a better place jess."
this had moved his former mentor and even had her send summer food.
despite him possibly losing his home, he knew keeping summer safe was the most important thing to him. he didn't want some boring, sophisticated girl from the capital. he was summer barlowe, who sat with those in despair. who put on a performance. who was an actress.