::Swiftstar's POV::

Dead (2):Apollo,Arjanna

The blue smoke with white she-cat sniffed cautiously around for prey.Her ally,Echostrike,did the same."Nothing here,"Echostrike mewed."Maybe we should try somewhere else,"Swiftstar suggested.

When Echostrike opened her jaws to answer,a figure bowled into her,toppling her off her paws.Fearsome screeching erupted as the pair battled relentlessly.

"Echostrike!!"Swiftstar shrieked,throwing herself onto her attacker.Lashing out,Swiftstar raked her claws against the back of the strange tribute,then felt the air knocked out of her as something slammed her aside.Her vision hazy,Swiftstar struggled to focus her vision on the figure standing over her.She felt saliva drip onto her muzzle,and hot,stinking breath billow into her face.Blurs of blue and gray began to get clear,and with a jolt,Swiftstar realized Midstrip standing over her.Forcing out a weak snarl of defiance,she spat,"What are you doing,Midstrip?"

He sneered in return."Isn't it obvious?Taking out the other tributes so there's less competition."He put a strong paw on her neck to keep her from moving.Swiftstar weakly thrashed,trying to escape from Midstrip's grasp,but her attempts were in vain.

I'm not giving up that easily! she thought,rage boiling inside of her.

Gathering up her last scraps of strength,she threw her head towards the paw Midstrip was holding down on her and sank her teeth in.The wolf let out a pained cry as he glared at Swiftstar,pure hatred burning in his eyes.

Swiftstar darted around him and leapt at the body of Echostrike's attacker,pinning him down by the shoulders as he madly thrashed under her hold.Sinking her claws in deeper,she heard a loud yowl sound behind her.

Echostrike was clawing madly at Midstrip's belly,darting out from under then back in to confuse him.Blood poured from the wolf's belly wounds,dripping onto Echostrike's pelt.Midstrip let out one last howl of pain before running off.

"Wait!Midstrip!Wait for me!"the body under Swiftstar called.She kept an even firmer hold on it,this time sinking her claws into his neck.

"Please don't kill me!I'll do anything for you!"he begged,his voice coming in rasping breaths.

Swiftstar recognized the cat under her.Burnflight! Her paws suddenly felt shaky.I can't kill him!What grudge do I have against him?

Releasing her grip,she allowed the tom to weakly get to his paws and shakily run off.

Swiftstar trotted over to Echostrike and helped her battered companion up.She examined her for any serious wounds,though she saw none."You OK?"

Echostrike flicked the tip of her tail."Apart from the fact I got a few scratches on my back from Burnflight and a now a nicked ear,I'm fine."

Swiftstar nodded."Come on,let's go find some place to shelter for the night."

Echostrike looked at her in confusion."It's almost night already?"

"I guess so,"Swiftstar said,lightly shrugging."Let's go find some place and watch to see deaths tonight."

Leading the way,Swiftstar padded out into a clearing surrounded by bushes.Sure,they were out in the open here,but at least they could see the deaths for the first day of the Games.

As she let Echostrike lean against her for support,the starry faces of Apollo and Arjanna shone in the star filled sky.

"No!Apollo can't be dead!"Echostrike wailed,sitting up then winced.

Swiftstar gave her a head a soothing lick."I'm sorry,Echostrike.He must've been killed at the beginning of the Games."

Swiftstar felt her heart twist in sadness as Echostrike looked blankly at her paws."He should've never been picked at the Reaping,"she sobbed.

Swiftstar nuzzled the silver tabby,doing her best to comfort her,though inwardly she felt her own heart crack in two.How many deaths will have to happen before we can't take it anymore?

So now poor Echostrike realizes that Apollo is dead :c I'm su sorreh Echostrike and xXIshehXx ;-; What I'm worried about right now is that I'll get told off for the fact that an O.C. actually doesn't like another O.C. and yet is still crying about them or I got their design wrong. ^^; Anyways,feedback is always appreciated,so tell me what you think so far! c:

~Webkinzluver5