"Tributes. The Capitol is amazed by your strenght and fortitude. Thanks to you, Panem has known only peace and prosperity. Therefore it's my duty to reward your efforts. Alliances shall be allowed now. Panem today, Panem tomorrow. Panem forever."
It's morning when they hear this. Namjoon doesn't care: he doesn't want an ally. He really doesn't need one. Neither does Jungkook who spent the whole night on the branch. He wakes up to the sound of birds singing as the sun shines through the lianas and smiles.
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Yoongi didn't sleep at all. Jimin fell into a deep sleep due to the high pain and is still unconscious. Before letting him sleep Yoongi forced him to drink and eat something, despite the fact he himself didn't eat anything. He touches Jimin's forehead: his ally has a fever.
Jimin wakes up to the strange feeling of something cold touching him. "What are you doing?" Yoongi looks offended. "You're hot. Are you sick?" Jimin shakes his head. "A fever means nothing." "Yeah but... You kept losing blood from your nose too. Listen, I'm not a doctor but..."
"Oh. I see." "You know what's going on right? You come from District 11. You guys know everything about plants, viruses and stuff like that..." Jimin shrugs. "I do but there's nothing you can do to heal me. Only a sponsor can and I have none." Yoongi nods. "I'll help you."
Jimin wipes away the blood that is coming out of his nose. "I told you, you can't help me! I'm doomed!" Yoongi is growing frustrated and annoyed at the boy. "Can you just tell me what's going on?" Jimin looks away. "I think I have yellow fever. Mosquitoes must have bit my cut."
THE MOSQUITOES
Genetically modified by the Capitol. They carry multiple diseases, one of them being the yellow fever. The symptoms usually take days to show but in this case it only takes a few hours. The last symptom is organs failure and the only cure comes from the Capitol.
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Yoongi sighs and gets up. "Listen... I'll go get some food, try to catch some fish. You stay here. You're my ally now." "Ally? Isn't it... Forbidden?" "Not anymore." "But if you know I'm going to die soon, why are you helping me?" "Can't I do something nice before I get killed?"
Jimin is shocked. "How are you giving up like this? Don't you have someone to come home to?" Yoongi shrugs. "Well... I do but don't laugh please." Jimin nods and Yoongi looks away. "It's my dog. I only have my dog." He says as he leaves the cave, breaking a bit of Jimin's heart.
Yoongi goes back to where he went the night before, hoping he could catch some food with his arrow. He doesn't know how to hunt and he has to learn quickly. He sets his eyes on a fish that seems big enough and gets ready. He shoots the arrow but misses the fish. Someone laughs.
"What good is your District if you can't even catch a fish?" Yoongi recognizes him: it's the boy from District 4. The one who spared his life during the first level. "Are you looking for an alliance or are you here to mock my fishing skills, mermaid boy?"
"Actually I am... Are you?" Hoseok gets closer to him as he enters the water. Yoongi stays silent. He thinks it through: Jimin is weak. Very weak. The following days will be harder. Hoseok kills a fish with his spear, his eyes still set on Yoongi, who rolls his. "Fine. Follow me"
He takes him to the cave. Hoseok lets out a whistle. "That's clever." "That's for cowards." Yoongi approaches Jimin but he doesn't look good. He's pale, there's vomit beside him and he's shaking. Hoseok looks shocked. "What the fuck? Sorry but I didn't make an alliance for this!"
He grabs Yoongi and steps away from Jimin. "What are you doing?" Yoongi almost growls. "I'm not leaving him." Hoseok points at the poor boy. "He's dead!" "I know! But I will never forgive myself if he dies alone!" "What about sponsors?" Yoongi stares at Hoseok. "We have none."
Hoseok doesn't say anything. He sighs and gets closer to Jimin. "What happened to you, my buddy?" Jimin's voice is weak. "Bad luck." Yoongi takes his backpack and weapons. "I'm getting whatever fruits I can find and then you'll throw away the poisonous ones, okay?" Jimin nods.
