Aftermath (Hunger Games fanficish)

Chapter 10.

Cold fingers touch my wrist. The owner of these fingers must think I'm asleep. They will try to kill me unless they find me dead. They are obviously checking my pulse. I grab the wrist of the fingers, looking up into dark brown eyes. The ponytail I previously had is let down, and my hair is covering my face. I must look quite scary. But what I see in the dark, almost black eyes, is genuine fear and shock.

"Why didn't you kill me?" I say through gritted teeth. She obviously has an answer for this. Maybe she's been asked this before.

She quickly replies, still slightly scared, "Because no one, no one, deserves to die in this damn arena."

After that moment, we decided right then and there, that we would make sure that neither of us would die at the hand of a murderer. Or tribute, as the City likes to call them.

--

The girl, who I find out her name is AJ Slice, from 13, walk side by side. She is quite a bit shorter than me, with almost black eyes, and long brown hair, pulled into a braid. I had re done my hair in a ponytail, the day before, just to get it out of my face.

"We make camp here. I can here water near by." I order. AJ nods, dropping the small, box like pack she managed to grab, on the pine needle covered forest floor. I creep around the area, quickly finding fire wood. I push a long stick into the ground, and throw my water proof rain jacket over it. I start a fire beneath it. No smoke. We cook a rabbit AJ had trapped the day before, and have that as a make shift dinner. I decide to take first watch, letting AJ get some well deserved rest. She's been hunting and tracking all day.

--

Two hours into the night, AJ awakens, and orders me to sleep. I guess I need it. Dark rings have formed under my eyes. I lay my head down on my scrunched up jacket, and let my heavy eye lids close. I am asleep with in seconds.

--

My grey eyes flash open, as I feel my ally shake me awake. It is morning by now, and we have to get going. I pull myself up, and throw on both my jacket, and dark blue backpack. We walk in silence, not exactly needing to go anywhere, hunting, and trapping on the way. We get 2 squirrels, and a bird before the day is done. I can tell that AJ will be a valuable ally.