Cold-Hearted {open}

[Alana Burwell]

The air was bitterly cold, but that didn't stop me from leaving my house and running as far as I possibly could away from it. I don't know how long or how far I had ran, but I finally decided to stop. The tears were streaming down my face, and my right eye was burning. "Thanks, dad..." I whisper to myself. I sit in the snow along the shoreline and continue crying. I rip a piece of my undershirt off and put a handful of snow in it. I slowly but firmly place it against my right eye. My father hit me again. It wasn't unusual for this to happen, but I got sick of it. So I ran away. I knew that if I went back he'd hurt me even more for leaving, so I was determined to never return. I could even be homeless for a while. Maybe even get a job and buy myself a house. I'm not sure what I plan to do just yet, but I'll have to figure that out soon. For right now I have to focus on where I'm going to sleep tonight. It is below freezing outside, and still dropping. The snow has stopped, but not before dropping a three foot layer of it all over the district. I'll have to find somewhere to go. For some reason I'm not sure of, I remain sitting on the shore. My tears have practically frozen to my face. The anger towards my father has been rising since I was eleven, and I can't hold it in anymore. "I HATE YOU!" I scream. I don't care if people hear me. It's in the middle of the night anyways. No one's going to be outside. No one will want to come find me in the freezing cold. Even if they did, maybe they'd take me to prison or something. At least it'd be warm there....

[thewingedthing]

Azzurra De'leau

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It was one of those rare days when Azzurra had decided to take off from work. The fish had been biting the entire week, the sharks and marlin swimming right into her grasp. Looking down at her stomach, Azzurra put a hand to it gently, patting it. She didn't think she'd ever been this full since she was eleven years old. Memories rushed up to barrage her mind, a sudden twinge in her temple alerting Azzurra of an oncoming headache.

Aw, not again!

She'd been getting them more and more frequently of late, which didn't mix well with the long, hard hours she usually put into a day. Bunching air up in her cheeks before blowing it out slowly, Azzurra's feet led her lazily along the beach; it was frigid outside, but she didn't mind in the slightest. Forcing the sad flashbacks from her mind, Azzurra cleared her throat, her eyes staring out to to sea as she walked. Today, for once, had started out promising. Nice, even. She was determined to keep it like that.

"I HATE YOU!"

Azzurra jumped in fright, a small yelp escaping from her lips. Who the hell? Looking around her, Azzurra's sharp, icy blue eyes found a figure curled up only a few yards ahead of her, a handful of snow wrapped in cloth held to the stranger's eye. Pausing for a moment, Azzurra took a small step forward, then another. Eventually, she was right beside the person, her head tilted to the side questioningly.

"Excuse me...? Are you--? I heard you scream and I was wondering--" Azzurra fidgeted, sighing in exasperation. Just spit it to already! "Are you okay?"[/color[

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CONNOR

I was having a lovely dream that I was flying through all of Panem and escaping it's terrible clutches. I flew over the water to….to….to….to somewhere, I didn't know where it was but it was warm and the water lapped gently on the beaches sand. But unfortunately it didn't last long as I was rudely awakened by a loud yell from not too far away startling me out of the tree I was in sleeping in.
I fell in the thick snow with a soft crunch entangled in my sleeping bag. "Stupid people doing stupid things probably,"I mutter to myself. Some people are honestly idiots. I Eventually managed to climb out of the sleeping bag and on the snow. My feet sinking with ever step, wishing now that I had stolen snow shoes. As I start approaching the location of the yell I crouch down low so that the person doesn't see me, as it wouldn't be fun if it was a peacekeeper for whatever reason.
Soon I found myself at the edge of the forest creeping along the beach,'Who would come to the beach at this hour?'I wondered. Soon I found who. A sobbing girl sitting by the water with a snow soaked piece of cloth to her eye. I wondered who would do that to her? She doesn't seem bad. Well then might as well put her out of her misery then. I silently grabbed a arrow and put it in my bow. I took aim and BAM something jumped on me causing me to miss by inches and to sink into the snow.
'Kill it!!Kill it!!!' I was about to pull my dagger from my belt when whatever was attacking me dug claws into my back. A wolf I realized. Then I had seconds. I grabbed my dagger and stabbed it in the throat multiple times, but not before it bit me in my back. Once it died I stood up in the snow shaking from the adrenalin and bloody from the wolfs blood and mine. Dropping the dagger and bow I turned to the girl breathing heavily.
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[thewingedthing]

Azzurra De'leau

***

The loud, harsh yelp of what sounded like a dog caused Azzurra to let loose a surprised scream. Looking around wildly in every direction, she soon pinpointed the cause of the commotion. A person and... and a wolf! Fighting, wrestling! Heart beating painfully against her chest, Azzurra though fast. "Move!"[/color] She cried, hooking her arms underneath the armpits of the girl, who seemed unaware of the fight going on behind her. With a grunt Azzurra managed to drag to girl a few paces before collapsing behind a rowboat, turned on its side for the winter. Peeping her head out from behind the white wood, she watched fearfully as the stranger slew the creature swiftly, stabbing it in the throat several times before the wolf let out a pitiful moan, dropping to the snow as crimson liquid spilled from it's body. Hands grasping the boat's wooden side firmly, Azzurra glared at the stranger, who, having dropped their weapons, was glaring back, breathing heavily.

A Career perhaps?[/color] Azzurra's thoughts were going a mile a minute. How else could someone have killed something so ferocious so fast. Granted, she was an expert when it came to killing sharks, but still... That was incredible! Her guard up now as she continued to glare at the figure, Azzurra turned to the girl next to her.[/size]

[Alana Burwell]

Before I had time to respond, or even look at the girl, an arrow flew past me and lodged itself deep in a pile of snow. I look to where the arrow came from and I see a man being attacked by a wolf. I had never seen a wolf around four, but I knew they roamed the streets at night. I must've forgotten. I feel the girl grab me and yank me behind a boat. We watch as the man fights off the wolf and he eventually kills it, but not before taking some claws and teeth to his back. I stand up from behind the boat and run to him. "Are you alright?" I ask, grasping his face in my hands. She motions for the girl behind the boat to come over. "We can take you to a doctor if you'd like... That is, if you don't try to murder me again." I smile at him. Then I turn to the girl. "Thanks, for moving me out of the way."

[thewingedthing]

Azzurra De'leau

***

Azzurra came out from behind the boat quickly upon seeing the girl motion to her. Kneeling beside the boy, the girl was asking him if he needed to go see a doctor. Azzurra felt her breath hiss from between her teeth as she crouched on his other side. The girl hadn't seen what he'd tried to do, but she had.

"You tried to shoot her,"[/color] She growled, pointing at the girl. It was only then that Azzurra noticed the giant, painful bruise forming over the girl's eye. What the hell happened to her?! It looked like she'd been hit with something hard. Turning her attention back to the boy, Azzurra's eyes narrowed. "Why'd you do it?!"[/color] She hissed.[/size]

[Alana Burwell]

I kneeled next to the boy as the girl began talking to him. "Why'd you do it?!" I heard her hiss at him. I knew he had tried to shoot me, but I didn't even bother to ask why. I am kind of wondering why he was trying to shoot me. I had never seen this boy in my entire life. "Why did you try to kill me?" I ask him quietly.

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CONNOR

The truth was I didn't really know why I did. Mabye I was mad that she interupted my best nights sleep in weeks, mabye it was that she seemed so pitful I wanted to put her out of her missery. I look straight at her and dropped my eyes,I....I.....I don't really......I don't know why..."I admitted gently pushing her hands off my face. As i brushed her hands off I noticed her hands were bitterly cold and that the cuts had stop and now i could see a rather large bruice around her eye.
I then turn to the other girl, she was much older then her though, and said"For the same reason I told her." Then I bent over to pick up my knife and bow. I studied them for a moment before saying"what are you too doing here at this hour?"I asked them. It was a cruios thing. What would anybody be doing here,in this weather, at this time? I then noticed that the girl with the bruice had barely anything on.
I pulled off my top jacket and gave it to her,"You must be freezing. Take this."

[thewingedthing]

Azzurra De'leau

***

Azzurra grunted as the boy sat up, standing when he did and folding her arms. He was wilder than most people she knew. Wait... he doesn't know why he wanted to kill the girl? What? Azzurra sighed silently. This guy had to be a Career. They were always doing crazy stuff, and to her, this pretty much fell under the category. Not to mention he'd taken out a huge wolf...

"I could ask you the same question."[/color] Azzurra said harshly, still ticked that the boy had just tried to kill someone innocent. Taking a deep breath, she slowly blew it out, trying to calm herself down. Azzurra watched as the kid removed his jacket and draped it over the girl's shoulders. Well, he can't be all bad, I guess...[/color]
"It's my day off from work and I... Like to come down to the beach to walk and think."[/color] She said in a gentler tone.[/size]

[Alana Burwell]

The boy gently placed his jacket over my shoulders and I pulled it around me and soaked in the warmness of it. "I dont have to have a reason to be out this late. And if I did have a reason, why would I tell you?" I hiss at him. I don't want to be this mean to him, but he did try to kill me. I should be much meaner to him than I have been. But that doesn't seem fair to him. I'll kill him with kindness. That should be fair. He doens't deserve my kindness, but he's going to get it. I turn to the girl. "What's your name?" If she wouldn't have been here I'm sure I would be dead. It's nice to know how safe I am in my district. Can't even go out at night without worrying about being killed.

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[shadow=00cccc,left,300]Connor[/shadow]
I now felt bad about trying to shoot the girl with my bow, and felt even worse when she hissed at me about trying to kill her....I wished I never came out of bed, then none of this would be happening and she wouldn't be mad. Ugh, I am a idoit. If only I thought about what I was doing none of this would have happened.
As these thoughts ran through my mind the first girl asked the other girl what her was. Acuatlly I was quite curios myself, but didn't dare ask. I looked down at my feet which were soaked with the melted snow and stained red by the wolf blood. Thats anything, why was the wolf by itself?I looked down and started examing it.......Oh god.It wasn't a outsider and wolf traveled in packs.........
I stood up nervously and started looking into the forest drawing my bow slowly. It may have been just a precation but I would need to kill anything I had to be ready."Ummmm.We might want to get out of here soon......"I said as small thouds starting makinf themselves known.....

[Alana Burwell]

The boy looks around and pulls out his bow, as if another wolf were about to jump out and attack us all. And then it hits me. Wolves only travel in packs. The wolf that originally attacked the boy was alone. Either that wolf was just alone, or he has a pack of wolves stalking us right this very moment. "That's sounds like a great idea. But I recommend that we make no sudden movements." We begin slowly walking off the beach and towards town. "Shhhhh! Did you hear that?" I whisper to the boy. I don't think he heard the wolf growl, but I did. "The wolves! I can hear them growling!" I say in a voice a bit louder than a whisper. I begin to start getting really scared. The only weapons we have with us are the bow and arrows and a daggar. That will provide no defense against a pack of wolves. We will all be dead if those wolves come out of their hiding. I place one of my hands on the crook of the boy's arm and sqeeze it gently. "Can we just please get out of here? Now?"

[bladerunner]

CONNOR
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I look around nervously as the girl sequezes my elbow and says,"Can we just please get out of here? Now?" As much as I want to say yes I could already see the eyes of the wolfs peeking out of the bushes and hear they're growls. No way I could take them out with the weapons I have too, so thats problem. I strain my brain to think of a way out of this mess when a idea hits me.The trees...."Quick! Onto the tree!!Now!!1I yell at her before jumping on the tree.

I run up the tree like I was a monkey, alothugh it helped I was in a life of death situation too, and soon reached the top. Looking down I saw the wolfs had gathered at the foot of the tree and where attempting to scale it like we did."Easy pickings."I muttered and started shooting down the wolfs. One by one.

[Alana Burwell]

I quickly climbed the tree after the boy and he pulled me the rest of the way up just before the wolves begin trying to climb it as well. I sit on one of the branches next to the boy while he picks off the wolves one by one. The girl sat right next to me and she seemed just as scared as me. He finally kills all the wolves, hopefully, so we sit on the branch and catch our breaths. "Nice one." I smile at the boy. "Thanks. We would be dead if it weren't for you." He jumps out of the tree and I follow right behind. We help the girl down and all three of us nearly collapse on the ground. "Hopefully that was the last of them." I sigh.

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CONNOR

As we come down the tree I look around for more wolfs but we seem safe, for now....... As we collaspe in the snow I'm thinking of somewhere to go, but nothing comes into mind, except one place........I sigh heavily and decide I might as well.Picking up the wolf bodys I say"Come on then. I know where we can be safe....' I lead them toward my camp and once we reach I take quick inventory,dead fire,tangled sleeping in the snow, and extra arrows."Home sweet home."I said.