Starstruck II: Saruman's Curse

Hunger Games Pt 2 (Hunger Games AU)

Late at night, Dean was woken up to the sound of two voices.

"I'm just so scared, Matt," said a girl.

"It's alright, Luna, we've got each other," said "Matt."

Dean looked through the branches where he saw the two tributes sitting together by a fire. Idiots, Dean thought. Anyone will be able to see that fire for miles. They were practically holding up signs that said "Hey! Come and kill us!"

"I'll be right back, I'm going to get more firewood," Matt said. He got up and moved in Dean's direction, but luckily Dean wasn't spotted.

Dean hardly dared to breathe, afraid of being heard. He thought he could probably take Matt and Luna if necessary, but he was still uncomfortable with the idea of killing people.

Just as Dean suspected, Luna was confronted by two other tributes while Matt was gone. Dean recognized them as Steve and Kirk. Dean had seen Steve training and knew he wasn't much to be feared, but Kirk was a different story. The judges had given him one of the highest scores. Kirk was not someone Dean would want to fight.

"Why, hello there," Dean heard Kirk's voice say.

Luna screamed and jumped to her feet, trying to run. She didn't get very far. Steve easily caught her and dragged her back towards the fire.

Dean heard a gasp from below. Matt was hiding behind his tree, too afraid to move to help Luna.

Dean saw Kirk pull a large knife out of his belt.

"Look at this, Cherry Pie," Kirk said with a smirk. "It's our first kill."

Kirk took his knife and plunged it deep into Luna's chest. She cried out for help, but Matt was still frozen in fear, knowing if he ran over he too would be killed. Kirk pulled the knife out of Luna's chest and dropped her to the ground.

"Come on Steve, she's as good as dead," Kirk said, cleaning his knife on the hem of Luna's shirt then putting it back onto his belt. Steve and Kirk walked away, laughing. As soon as they were far enough away, Matt ran over to Luna.

"Oh, oh my God Luna no," Matt said, keeping his voice quiet. Tears streamed down his face. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't know what to do I should have been there. I am so sorry."

The sound of a cannon sounded through the stadium.

"Luna," Matt whispered. "I'll win. I'll win this for you."

Matt laid Luna down in the grass and rose from the ground. He put the fire out then walked into the woods, towards an uncertain fate.

Thanks to the violent murder that went on a few trees away from him, Dean didn't get that much sleep that night. And when he did wake up from what little sleep he got, he realized he was very thirsty. Dean rummaged through his backpack for a minute and pulled out the canteen. He unscrewed the lid to discover it was empty.

Stupid gamemakers, he thought. Moving quickly and quietly, Dean untied himself from his tree branch and gathered his stuff together, planning to go out and find any source of water. He remembered there was a lake near the cornucopia. Other than that, Dean didn't know where to look for fresh water. He decided to start there.

Dean jumped down from the tree and started to make his way back to the cornucopia. He knew of the general direction it was in, but he wasn't sure of how long it would take him to find it, even if he found it at all.