BTS HUNGER GAMES AU

THE LAST GIFT

- This is your last gift. -

Hoseok sighs: he knew it.
Yoongi is waking up Jimin, who looks alarmed at the sudden agitation.
"They sent the medicine! You're safe!"
Jimin looks at Hoseok, his eyes asking if it were true.
Hoseok nods and shows him the box.
Jimin almost cries.

In the meantime Jin is sleeping.
Taehyung can't sleep.
The Head Gamemaker is watching him.
He commands to a Gamemaker to turn the volume up and sees Taehyung's reaction, which consists into ripping his hair off.
He's going crazy.
Hell is breaking loose.

There's something the tributes don't know.
Not only they have trackers in their arms, they also have a special kind of earbuds that allow the Gamemakers to make them listen to whatever they want.
Only Taehyung's are on.
And all he hears is people laughing at him.
Over and over.

Taehyung hasn't been able to close his eyes ever since he entered the arena.
He's sleep deprived. He's starving. He's mentally unstable.
His target is nowhere to be found and his District is laughing at him. Mocking him.
In reality District 1 doesn't even care.

He sees Jin sleeping right next to him and he wants to ask him how hes doing it.
How can he sleep through all this noise?
He tries to wake him up but when he does, Jin doesnt look very happy.
"What now?"
"How can you sleep? They're so loud!"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"

"Their laughs, Jin! Can't you hear them?"
Jin gets up: he's furious.
"Listen! I've had enough! You're a fucking psycho! You.. What did you do to your hair?"
Taehyung doesn't understand what's going on.
He just wants to sleep.
"Fucking hell."
Jin grabs his sword and steps back.

The Head Gamemaker nods.
"He won't need any more of these fake laughs after tonight" he smiles "These voices will forever be in his head. We will forever be inside his head."
The Capitol is watching.
The President is watching.
No one is protesting.

Jin isnt moving. He's staying as far as he can from Taehyung: he shouldn't have made that alliance.
Taehyung is observing Jin.
He sees how he first looks concerned and then grins.
He sees how his expression becomes amused.
Jin starts laughing.
Taehyung gets up.

The first cannon.

His body falls down, lifeless. Jin's bloody sword isn't shaking in his hand as he's been wanting to kill the boy ever since he paired up with him.
He thinks it's better off this way, he's telling himself Taehyung is in a more peaceful place now.
He takes all his items and leaves.

The cannon is heard by everyone. Namjoon was on guard duty as Jungkook was sleeping next to him, but he wakes up as soon as he hears it.
Namjoon keeps playing with a stick.
"What happened? Who died?"
Jungkook looks annoyed.
"Cant they just use something less noisy? Like a flute?"

"Nothing is as noisy as you." he mutters.
Jungkook rolls his eyes, offended.
"You know, it's a real bummer they don't show who dies anymore... I'd like to see how my face looks like in the sky. But then again, that would happen only if I died, so i can't witness it. How unfair."

"Do you even listen to yourself? And they stopped showing the faces of the fallen years ago. The infamous fear of the unknown."
Jungkook looks at him for a few seconds.
"Yeah, right... I will pretend I understood what you just said."
He goes back to sleep, leaving Namjoon alone.

In the cave, Jimin is sleeping. He took the medicine and felt instant relief. His nose isn't bleeding anymore and he said his head feels so much better: both Yoongi and Hoseok are delighted by that.
"Who do you think it was?"
Hoseok shrugs.
"It could be anyone. Or no one too."

"It's definitely someone. I guess we'll find out tomorrow."
Hoseok laughs.
"I guess so. It would be the greatest gift if it were the boy from District 2. He threw a knife at me!"
"Well, at least you're not wanted by a psychopath. My aiming skills got worse, I aimed at his heart."

"Well, I have a good aim. My dad taught me how to always center the target with any weapons I have. I was 4 when I started training and I absolutely hated it for some reasons..."
Yoongi nods and yawns.
"I think you should sleep. I'll be on guard duty."

The Head Gamemaker smiles.

END OF THE SECOND DAY.

NUMBER OF VICTIMS: 1